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The 2024 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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Amendments to 285.16

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 285.16

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 285.16.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 285.16

Total Results: 15

Florida House of Representatives v. Crist

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-07-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 999 So. 2d 601

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

Florida House of Representatives v. Crist

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-07-03T00:00:00-07:00

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

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

Hall v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-05-12T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: , in 1961, the state of Florida enacted section 285.16, which provides: “(1) The [sjtate of Florida hereby…are parties rising within Indian reservations.” § 285.16, Fla. Stat. (1995). Furthermore, “Indian country

Woodward v. Berkery

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-02-03T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 714 So. 2d 1027

Snippet: Fla.Fam.L.R.P. 12.285(a)(1). [15] Fla.Fam.L.R.P. 12.285. [16] Fla.Fam.L.R.P. 12.285(g) ("Objections to

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1994-05-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: authority, the Florida Legislature enacted section 285.16, Florida Statutes, which provides: (1) The State…The district court held that by adopting section 285.16, Florida Statutes, "Florida could assume no…state has assumed jurisdiction pursuant to section 285.16.16 Such law enforcement personnel are considered…reservation by virtue of federal law and section 285.16, Florida Statutes. Sincerely, Robert A. Butterworth…, Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 77-29 (1977) (section 285.16, Florida Statutes, does not include local ordinances

Houghtaling v. Seminole Tribe of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1993-01-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 611 So. 2d 1235

Snippet: being of great public importance: DOES SECTION 285.16, FLORIDA STATUTES (1989), PROVIDE FLORIDA COURTS…authority, the Florida Legislature enacted section 285.16, Florida Statutes (1961), which reads, in pertinent…are parties rising within Indian reservations. § 285.16(1), Fla. Stat. (1961). Houghtaling contends that… have subject matter jurisdiction under section 285.16, Florida Statutes (1989), to hear civil disputes…the Tribe itself. Houghtaling argues that section 285.16 was enacted pursuant to Congress's express

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Houghtaling

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-12-03T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 589 So. 2d 1030

Snippet: civil jurisdiction. Florida had done so in 1961. § 285.16, Fla. Stat. (1989). The Florida statute reads as…#x27;s analysis that Public Law 280 and section 285.16, Florida Statutes (1989), did not confer civil …Supreme Court the following question: DOES SECTION 285.16, FLORIDA STATUTES (1989), PROVIDE FLORIDA COURTS

Serian v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-10-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 588 So. 2d 251

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

State v. Gibson

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1991-09-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 585 So. 2d 285, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 623, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1612, 1991 WL 183082

Snippet: McDonald, Overton, Shaw 19 September 1991 585 So. 2d 285, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 623, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1612,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1987-05-27T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: .L. 280, the Florida Legislature had enacted s. 285.16, F.S., which provides in subsection (2) that "…district court held that "by adopting Fla.Stat. s.285.16, Florida could assume no more jurisdiction than

State v. Billie

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-11-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 497 So. 2d 889

Snippet: Florida assumed this jurisdiction by enacting section 285.16, Florida Statutes (1961).[1] Although section 7…C.J., and HALL, J., concur. NOTES [1] Subsection 285.16 provides that: (1) The State of Florida hereby

Seminole Police Dept. v. Casadella

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 478 So. 2d 470

Snippet: immunity by accepting the benefits of sections 285.16 and 285.18, Florida Statutes (1983). We cannot

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1979-12-10T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: supervision, not to exceed a term of 15 years. Section 285.16, F. S., provides in pertinent part that the criminal… Indians and Indian reservations pursuant to s. 285.16, F.S., and any such laws are enforceable against…by Ch. 61-252, Laws of Florida, condified as s. 285.16, F. S., provided the following. (1) The state…affected Indian reservations in accordance with s. 285.16, F. S. All of the aforementioned statutes (and …, 57 L.Ed.2d 489, fn. 24 (1978). Pursuant to s. 285.16, F. S., Florida has accepted such jurisdiction.

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-03-22T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Indians or Indian reservation lands because s. 285.16, F. S., does not grant such authorization. It is…supra, the Florida Legislature in 1961 enacted s. 285.16, F. S., which assumed state jurisdiction over criminal…reservations. See also s. 285.061(4), F. S. Section 285.16 provides as follows: (1) The state of Florida…and criminal laws of Florida' as used in s. 285.16, supra, so as to allow their operation over reservation…property within a particular county. Rather, s. 285.16 requires the civil and criminal laws of Florida

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1974-03-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: legislation the Florida Legislature enacted s. 285.16, F.S., which provides: "(1) The state of Florida