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Fla. Stat. § 335.01 (2025)

Designation and systemization of public roads.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1971–2000 · leading case: Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).
Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 335.01, Fla. Stat. (1997). Section 334.”
Hillsborough Cnty. v. Kortum, 585 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). · cites it 2× “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.”
City of Waldo v. Alachua Cnty., 249 So. 2d 419 (Fla. 1971). · cites it 2× “Fla.Stat. § 335.01, F.S.A., designates and classifies state roads into four classes: (a) The state highway system; (b) The state park road system; (c) The county road systems; and (d) The city street systems.”
CITY OF DELRAY v. Dept. of Transp., 456 So. 2d 944 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). “§ 335.01(2), .04, Fla. Stat. (1977). Under this plan, roads were to be assigned to categories of use according to the character of service which they provided in relation to the total road network.”
— 335.01(2) — 1 case
CITY OF DELRAY v. Dept. of Transp., 456 So. 2d 944 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). “§ 335.01(2), .04, Fla. Stat. (1977). Under this plan, roads were to be assigned to categories of use according to the character of service which they provided in relation to the total road network.”
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