Florida Statute 285.16 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XIX
PUBLIC BUSINESS

Chapter 285
INDIAN RESERVATIONS AND AFFAIRS

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F.S. 285.16

285.16 Civil and criminal jurisdiction; Indian reservation.—

(1) The State of Florida hereby assumes jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed by or against Indians or other persons within Indian reservations and over civil causes of actions between Indians or other persons or to which Indians or other persons are parties rising within Indian reservations.

(2) The civil and criminal laws of Florida shall obtain on all Indian reservations in this state and shall be enforced in the same manner as elsewhere throughout the state.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 61-252.

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Cases Citing Statute 285.16

Total Results: 13

Florida House of Representatives v. Crist

999 So. 2d 601, 2008 WL 5642083

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 2008 | Docket: 464908

Cited 16 times | Published

Laws of Fla. (codified at § 285.16, Fla. *614 Stat. (2007)); see also § 285.16(2), Fla. Stat. (2007) ("The

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Butterworth

491 F. Supp. 1015, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13614

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 6, 1980 | Docket: 2450168

Cited 13 times | Published

reservations." Id. Accordingly, by adopting Fla.Stat. § 285.16, Florida could assume no more jurisdiction than

Houghtaling v. Seminole Tribe of Florida

611 So. 2d 1235, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 44, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 4, 1993 WL 1333

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 7, 1993 | Docket: 1674164

Cited 10 times | Published

question as being of great public importance: DOES SECTION 285.16, FLORIDA STATUTES (1989), PROVIDE FLORIDA COURTS

State v. Billie

497 So. 2d 889

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 1986 | Docket: 1238079

Cited 6 times | Published

Florida assumed this jurisdiction by enacting section 285.16, Florida Statutes (1961).[1] Although section

United States v. William Daye, III

696 F.2d 1305, 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 30933

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 31, 1983 | Docket: 770537

Cited 6 times | Published

Florida assumed this jurisdiction. Fla.Stat. Section 285.16 (1961). The Federal statute provides that a

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Houghtaling

589 So. 2d 1030, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 12113, 1991 WL 259751

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1991 | Docket: 1730673

Cited 5 times | Published

civil jurisdiction. Florida had done so in 1961. § 285.16, Fla. Stat. (1989). The Florida statute reads

John v. Furry v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

685 F.3d 1224, 2012 WL 2478232, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 13397

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 29, 2012 | Docket: 1073590

Cited 2 times | Published

. Furry also refers once to Fla. Stat. § 285,16(2), which provides: “The civil and criminal laws

Serian v. State

588 So. 2d 251, 1991 WL 193328

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 1991 | Docket: 1708360

Cited 1 times | Published

actions arising within the reservation under section 285.16, Florida Statutes (1961). However, the assertion

Florida House of Representatives v. Crist

990 So. 2d 1035, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 437, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1220, 2008 WL 2669767

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 2008 | Docket: 64855713

Published

Laws of Fla. (codified at § 285.16, Fla. Stat. (2007)); see also § 285.16(2), Fla. Stat. (2007) (“The

Hall v. State

762 So. 2d 936, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 5570, 2000 WL 571382

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 2000 | Docket: 64798819

Published

statute, in 1961, the state of Florida enacted section 285.16, which provides: “(1) The [sjtate of Florida

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 10, 1994 | Docket: 3257263

Published

authority, the Florida Legislature enacted section 285.16, Florida Statutes, which provides: (1) The

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 11, 1979 | Docket: 3256113

Published

supervision, not to exceed a term of 15 years. Section 285.16, F. S., provides in pertinent part that the

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 23, 1977 | Docket: 3255399

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reservations. See also s. 285.061(4), F. S. Section 285.16 provides as follows: (1) The state of