Florida Statute 366.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES

Chapter 366
PUBLIC UTILITIES

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F.S. 366.01

366.01 Legislative declaration.—The regulation of public utilities as defined herein is declared to be in the public interest and this chapter shall be deemed to be an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare and all the provisions hereof shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.

History.—s. 1, ch. 26545, 1951; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 80-35; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Total Results: 14

State Ex Rel. Shevin v. Yarborough

257 So. 2d 891, 93 P.U.R.3d 401

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 1972 | Docket: 1287034

Cited 16 times | Published

" Although the P.S.C. by virtue of Fla. Stat. § 366.01, F.S.A., exercises the police power of the State

Consolidated Gas Company of Florida, Inc. v. City Gas Company of Florida, a Florida Corporation

912 F.2d 1262, 118 P.U.R.4th 287, 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 16430, 1990 WL 125506

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 19, 1990 | Docket: 998055

Cited 14 times | Published

the FPSC to regulate public utilities. Fla.Stat. § 366.01. Section 366.03 addresses the general duties of

United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Bevis

336 So. 2d 560, 1976 WL 352305

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 7, 1976 | Docket: 1378620

Cited 10 times | Published

to pay a different and higher price. [15] Section 366.01, Fla. Stat. (1973), declares the regulation

Richter v. Florida Power Corp.

366 So. 2d 798, 1979 WL 396265

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 1979 | Docket: 1655562

Cited 9 times | Published

the statutory regulation of public utilities. In § 366.01 the legislature has mandated that the regulation

City Commission of Fort Pierce v. State Ex Rel. Altenhoff

143 So. 2d 879

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 1962 | Docket: 1319326

Cited 8 times | Published

a health measure enacted under that part of Section 366.1 which is as follows: `* * * and such as shall

Ft. Pierce, Etc. v. Florida Public Service Com'n

388 So. 2d 1031, 1980 WL 579665

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 1980 | Docket: 419513

Cited 6 times | Published

from the legislative declaration contained in section 366.01, Florida Statutes (1977): Legislative declaration

Peoples Gas System, Inc. v. City Gas Company

167 So. 2d 577, 1964 WL 117711

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 1964 | Docket: 1693956

Cited 4 times | Published

state of its police power for the public welfare. § 366.01 Fla. Stat., F.S.A. Thus, Chapters 542 and 366

Citizens of the State of Florida, etc. v. Florida Public Service Commission

146 So. 3d 1143, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 519, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2581, 2014 WL 4257733

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 2014 | Docket: 1171081

Cited 3 times | Published

exhaustive list of the OPC’s specific powers and section 366.01, Florida Statutes (2012), provides that chapter

City of St. Petersburg v. Competition Sails, Inc.

449 So. 2d 852, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12370

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 21, 1984 | Docket: 1325539

Cited 3 times | Published

agreement. See 51C C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 366(1)b (1968). The case of Fischer v. Collier, 143 So

Sierra Club v. Julie Imanuel Brown, etc.

243 So. 3d 903

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 17, 2018 | Docket: 6748448

Cited 2 times | Published

construed for the accomplishment of that purpose. § 366.01, Fla. Stat. (2017) (maintaining the original statute's

Floridians Against Increased Rates, Inc. v. Gary F. Clark, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 2023 | Docket: 67836463

Published

Commission must act in the “public interest,” section 366.01, Florida Statutes (2021), and ensure that

Citizens of the State of Florida v. Art Graham, etc.

191 So. 3d 897

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 19, 2016 | Docket: 3065480

Published

construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.” § 366.01, Fla. Stat. (2014). The PSC may set rates that

Action Group v. Deason

615 So. 2d 683, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 156, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 443, 1993 WL 74254

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 18, 1993 | Docket: 64695054

Published

GRIMES and HARDING, JJ., concur. . See also section 366.01, Florida Statutes (1991), which provides for

Florida Power & Light Co. v. City of Miami

72 So. 2d 270, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1396

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 1954 | Docket: 64485482

Published

the Legislature enacted Chapter 26545, F.S.A. § 366.01 et seq., which contained the provision, in Sec