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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXII
PORTS AND HARBORS
Chapter 308
SHIPPING MASTERS
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CHAPTER 308
TITLE XXII
PORTS AND HARBORS
CHAPTER 308
SHIPPING MASTERS
308.01 Appointment and duties.
308.02 Bond; penalties.
308.03 License and regulation; penalties.
308.04 Acting as shipping master without license; penalties.
308.01 Appointment and duties.—There shall be created in and for the several ports of this state, one or more shipping masters, to be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the common council of each city or incorporated town in this state, whose business it shall be to provide and ship crews for vessels and seamen, in accordance with the laws of the United States, whenever required to do so, by proper authority, representing the vessels or owners.
History.—s. 1, ch. 1750, 1870; RS 933; GS 1287; RGS 2457; CGL 3866.
308.02 Bond; penalties.—Before obtaining the license provided for in s. 308.03, said shipping master shall execute a bond, with two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the mayor, in the sum of $2,000, payable to the mayor and the mayor’s successors in office, conditioned for the honest and faithful transaction of all business appertaining to the shipping master’s office and occupation; and if any shipping master, or any other person by his or her consent, procurement, advice or connivance, shall be found guilty of harboring, concealing or enticing away any marine or seaman from a vessel, or encouraging any marine or seaman to mutiny or disobey lawful orders, he, she, or they shall, in addition to the punishment provided by law for every such offense under this chapter, forfeit for the use of the port or town for which the shipping master is appointed, not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; the cause to be tried in the proper court on complaint of the mayor or party aggrieved.
History.—s. 2, ch. 1750, 1870; RS 934; GS 1288; RGS 2458; CGL 3867; s. 276, ch. 95-148.
308.03 License and regulation; penalties.—The mayor and council may grant license in conformity to this chapter, under such rules and regulations as they may prescribe, and such ordinances and orders as in their judgment may be most conducive to the interests of their port, and for the government of the shipping and for the welfare and protection of the marine and seamen, subject to the laws of the United States, and for the direction and government of said shipping masters as they may deem proper; and the same at any time may amend or revoke, and may impose fines for the violation of such rules, ordinances, orders and regulations, provided such fines so imposed by city or town authority under this chapter shall not exceed $50 for each offense in violating said rules, orders and regulations or ordinances.
History.—s. 3, ch. 1750, 1870; RS 935; GS 1289; RGS 2459; CGL 3868.
308.04 Acting as shipping master without license; penalties.—Whoever attempts to exercise the calling of a shipping master, or falsely represents himself or herself as a shipping master, in this state, not having been licensed or appointed by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 4, ch. 1750, 1870; RS 2750; GS 3745; RGS 5770; CGL 8000; s. 167, ch. 71-136; s. 277, ch. 95-148.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 308
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S308.04 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - ACT AS PORT SHIPPING MASTER WITHOUT LICENSE - M: S
S526.308 - FRAUD - SELL MTR FUEL RESALE ILLEGAL REBATE SUBSQ OFF - M: F
S526.308 - FRAUD - SELL MTR FUEL RESALE ILLEGAL REBATE 1ST OFF - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 308

Total Results: 20

Rogers, Rogers v. Gregor, Skipper

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-23

Snippet: (quoting Ham v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 308 So. 3d 942, 946 (Fla. 2020)). “A statute that is

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. True Builders A/A/O David Joiner and Melaney Joiner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-13

Snippet: principle. Ham v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 308 So. 3d 942, 946 (Fla. 2020). This principle dictates

Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc., and University of Florida Board of Trustees

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: (citing Galen of Fla., Inc. v. Braniff, 696 So. 2d 308, 309–10 (Fla. 1997)); see also McDonald v. Fla. Birth-Related

BSE Investments I, LLC v. ACE Group Investors, L.L.C.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: Triton Stone Holdings, L.L.C. v. Magna Bus., L.L.C., 308 So. 3d 1002, 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (“[C]ourts

Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc., and University of Florida Board of Trustees

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: (citing Galen of Fla., Inc. v. Braniff, 696 So. 2d 308, 309–10 (Fla. 1997)); see also McDonald v. Fla. Birth-Related

Gabriel Toledo De La Cruz v. Mayra Eliuth Perez Garcia

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: de novo review.” De Carvalho v. Carvalho Pereira, 308 So. 3d 1078, 1082 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (citing Wigley

Carlos E. Gutierrez v. in Re: Noemi D. Gutierrez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: with this court’s order); Gutierrez v. Gutierrez, 308 So. 3d 101 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) (table) (petitions

Andwele R. Williams v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: security numbers. Sustakoski v. State, 992 So. 2d 306, 308 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008); see also Johnson v. State, 936

WALKER, HESS v. BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: means." Ham v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., 308 So. 3d 942, 946 (Fla. 2020) (alteration in original)

Tom Roy Jenkins v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-02

Snippet: State ex rel. Hillsborough Cnty., 383 So.2d 308, 308 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980) (confirming that the “surety

Carlos De La Melena v. Joanna Patricia Montezuma Panez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-22

Snippet: exceptions apply.” De Carvalho v. Carvalho Pereira, 308 So. 3d 1078, 1081 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (quoting Abbott

U. S. BANK TRUST, N. A., AS TRUSTEE, LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST v. RODRIGUEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON BEHALF OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-22

Snippet: "); Focht v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 124 So. 3d 308, 310 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) ("A plaintiff who is

Erica McDonald, as Parent and Natural Guardian of J.M., a Minor v. Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, and Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. D/B/A Tampa General Hospital; And University of South Florida Board of Trustees

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-20

Snippet: also Galen of Fla., Inc. v. Braniff, 696 So. 2d 308, 309–10 (Fla. 1997) (“[T]he purpose of the notice

Gessner v. Southern Company and Gulf Power Company

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-20

Snippet: see also Ham v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 308 So. 3d 942, 946 (Fla. 2020) (following the “supremacy-of-text”

Elizabeth Estevill v. Tomas Estevill

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-20

Snippet: appeal. See Page v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, 308 So. 3d 953, 960 (Fla. 2020) (“Subject-matter jurisdiction

Christopher Moncrief, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melissa Marie Moncrief v. Charles Edward Kollmer, M.D., and New Smyrna Orthopedics, P.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-15

Snippet: means.’” Ham v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 308 So. 3d 942, 946 (Fla. 2020) (quoting Antonin Scalia

Vitalia at Tradition Residents' Association, Inc. v. Vitalia at Tradition, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-13

Snippet: unenforceable because it conflicted with section 720.308, Florida Statutes (2019), governing the proportional

Eduardo Acosta v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: So. 3d 831, 834 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019), approved, 308 So. 3d 961 (Fla. 2020) (“[B]y finding that the video

T.I.J., a Juvenile v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: dismissal is proper. E.A.B. v. State, 851 So. 2d 308, 310 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

Anthawn Ragan, Jr. v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-30

Snippet: Court’s decision in State v. Maisonet-Maldonado, 308 So. 3d 63 (Fla. 2020), which eliminated the “single