Florida Statute 373.443 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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F.S. 373.443

373.443 Immunity from liability.—No action shall be brought against the state or district, or any agents or employees of the state or district, for the recovery of damages caused by the partial or total failure of any stormwater management system, dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work, or works upon the ground that the state or district is liable by virtue of any of the following:

(1) Approval of the permit for construction or alteration.

(2) The issuance or enforcement of any order relative to maintenance or operation.

(3) Control or regulation of stormwater management systems, dams, impoundments, reservoirs, appurtenant work, or works regulated under this chapter.

(4) Measures taken to protect against failure during emergency.

History.—s. 13, part IV, ch. 72-299; s. 23, ch. 89-279.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 373.443

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 373.443.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 373.443

Total Results: 6

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm. v. William Daws, Jr. and Ouida Gershon

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-16

Citation: 256 So. 3d 907

Snippet: trial court erred in determining that section 373.443, Florida Statutes, which addresses immunity from

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm. v. William Daws, Jr. and Ouida Gershon

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-04-10

Snippet: trial court erred in determining that section 373.443, Florida Statutes, which addresses immunity from

Barnes v. District Board of Trustees

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-12

Citation: 147 So. 3d 102, 2014 WL 3906856, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12388

Snippet: District was entitled to immunity under section 373.443, Florida Statutes. We affirm. I. The Barneses’

Crowley Museum & Nature Center, Inc. v. Southwest Florida Water Management District

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-10-31

Citation: 993 So. 2d 605, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 16551, 2008 WL 4756402

Snippet: District. The trial court determined that section 373.443, Florida Statutes (2007), required dismissal of

Southwest Florida Water Management District v. Nanz

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-09-29

Citation: 642 So. 2d 1084, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 470, 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1994 WL 525901

Snippet: question of great public importance: Does section 373.443, Florida Statutes (1989), immunize a water management

Nanz v. Southwest Florida Water Management District

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-03-31

Citation: 617 So. 2d 735, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 3647, 1993 WL 95587

Snippet: to be immune from liability pursuant to section 373.443, Florida Statutes (1989), and found that Hillsborough