Florida Statute 336.9 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXVI
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 336
COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM

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F.S. 336.09

336.09 Closing and abandonment of roads; authority.—

(1) The commissioners, with respect to property under their control may in their own discretion, and of their own motion, or upon the request of any agency of the state, or of the Federal Government, or upon petition of any person or persons, are hereby authorized and empowered to:

(a) Vacate, abandon, discontinue and close any existing public or private street, alleyway, road, highway, or other place used for travel, or any portion thereof, other than a state or federal highway, and to renounce and disclaim any right of the county and the public in and to any land in connection therewith;

(b) Renounce and disclaim any right of the county and the public in and to any land, or interest therein, acquired by purchase, gift, devise, dedication or prescription for street, alleyway, road or highway purposes, other than lands acquired for state and federal highway; and

(c) Renounce and disclaim any right of the county and the public in and to land, other than land constituting, or acquired for, a state or federal highway, delineated on any recorded map or plat as a street, alleyway, road or highway.

(2) The commissioners, upon such motion, request, or petition, may adopt a resolution declaring that at a definite time and place a public hearing will be held to consider the advisability of exercising the authority granted in this section.

History.—s. 49, ch. 29965, 1955.

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Amendments to 336.09

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 336.09

Total Results: 6

Sammons v. Broward Bank

599 So. 2d 1018, 1992 WL 83877

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1992 | Docket: 1483922

Cited 8 times | Published

accomplished "without breach of the peace." See id. § 336.9-503. The conditional nature of the secured party's

Silebi De Donado v. Swacina

486 F. Supp. 2d 1360, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34961, 2007 WL 1417600

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 14, 2007 | Docket: 2022368

Cited 6 times | Published

remedies, for a de novo determination. 8 C.F.R. § 336.9(d). In response, Plaintiff argues that the Court

Bouldin v. Okaloosa County

580 So. 2d 205, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3852, 1991 WL 65354

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1991 | Docket: 64658978

Published

336.09 and 336.10, Florida Statutes (1989). Section 336.09 provides in pertinent part: (1) The commissioners

Ecological Development, Inc. v. Walton County

558 So. 2d 1069, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1744, 1990 WL 28172

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 1990 | Docket: 64649166

Published

vacate or abandon the roads altogether under section 336.09, Florida Statutes, which provides, in part

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 8, 1976 | Docket: 3257072

Published

unincorporated area of the county, as authorized by section 336.09, Florida Statutes, without the consent of the

Seaside Properties, Inc. v. State Road Department

190 So. 2d 391, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 4904

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 1966 | Docket: 64498172

Published

insufficient to prove or show an intent to abandon. Section 336.09, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides that the