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Florida Statute 335.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 335.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 335.01 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
335.01 Designation and systemization of public roads.—
(1) All roads which are open and available for use by the public and dedicated to the public use, according to law or by prescription, are hereby declared to be, and are established as, public roads.
(2) Public roads shall be divided into four systems:
(a) The State Highway System;
(b) The State Park Road System;
(c) The county road system; and
(d) The city street system.
History.—s. 25, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 6, ch. 77-165; s. 31, ch. 84-309.

Cases Citing F.S. 335.01

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·Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 1819401

...here the public can travel. Under section 861.01, Florida Statutes (1997), "[w]hoever obstructs any public road or established highway by fencing across or into same ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor...." Public roads include city street systems. § 335.01, Fla....
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·Env't Coalition of Broward Cnty., Inc. v. Myers, 831 F.2d 984 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 26 ERC 2043

(The emphasis throughout is added.) 33 C.F.R. § 335.1(d). The majority opinion further correctly, I think
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Cited as authorityEvans (2003)
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·Hillsborough Cnty. v. Kortum, 585 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 161733

...ight of way has been surveyed and fixed upon by the department or its duly authorized engineers and representatives. Subsequently, however, Section 335.04, Florida Statutes (1975) provided a method for the DOT to classify all roads within the state. Section 335.01, Florida Statutes (1975) provided that all public roads, extensions thereof, and connections thereto were state roads and were divided into four classes: (a) state highways; (b) state park roads; (c) county roads; and (d) city streets....
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Cited as authorityBuie (2015)
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Cited as authorityDianne (2012)
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Cited as authorityReinhardt (2005)
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·Martinez v. Sec'y, Dept. of Homeland Sec., 670 F. Supp. 2d 1325 (M.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2009 WL 3806153

and police records. 8 U.S.C. § 1446(a); 8 C.F.R. § 335.1. Next, the applicant is interviewed by an examiner
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Declined to followEdobor (2013)
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Cited as authorityEdobor (2013)
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·Campos v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 70 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (S.D. Fla. 1998).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22571, 1998 WL 1118627

neighborhood investigation. 8 U.S.C § 1446(a); 8 C.F.R. § 335.1. Third, the applicant is interviewed and examined
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Cited as authorityTancogne (2005)
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CITY OF DELRAY v. Dept. of Transp., 456 So. 2d 944 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...ent of a roadway. We reverse and remand to the agency for further explication of its action. In 1977 the legislature mandated DOT to classify all roads according to functional use and to assign them to city, county, state or state park jurisdiction. § 335.01(2), .04, Fla....
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·City of Waldo v. Alachua Cnty., 249 So. 2d 419 (Fla. 1971).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3605

in the benefits of revenue sharing. Fla.Stat. § 335.01, F.S.A., designates and classifies state roads
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2008).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...is the responsibility of the city, absent a maintenance agreement between the city and the county to the contrary. Sincerely, Bill McCollum Attorney General BM/tals 1 See s. 34, Ch. 95-257 , Laws of Fla. 2 Section 335.04(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1993). 3 Section 335.01 , Fla....
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Martinez v. Sec'y, Dep't of Homeland Sec., 670 F. Supp. 2d 1325 (M.D. Fla. 2009).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108915

and police records. 8 U.S.C. § 1446(a); 8 C.F.R. § 335.1. Next, the applicant is interviewed by an examiner
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1975).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...335 , F.S., designating certain public roads as secondary roads to be maintained by the department. The law above quoted describes a public road for the purpose of Ch. 588 , F.S., as being roads "which are or may be maintained by the Department of Transportation." Section 335.01 , F.S., defines public roads as being "all public roads open to travel by the public generally," specifically mentioning "the county road systems." It follows, therefore, that there is no authority for the allowing of cattle to roam at...
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John P. Middleton v. The Hollywood Reporter LLC (11th Cir. 2025).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Dec 10, 2024

California law. See Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1 (two-year statute of limitations for claims alleging
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1980).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

road systems, and the city street systems. Section 335.01(2). The Department of Transportation and counties
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1981).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

designated and established as state roads. Section 335.01(1), F.S. 1975. State roads were divided into
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

and all extensions and connections thereto. Section 335.01(1), F.S. See generally, s 335.01(2), F.S.,

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