Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 540.02 (2025)

Duty of state attorneys.

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540.02 Duty of state attorneys.The state attorneys and the Department of Legal Affairs shall enforce the provisions of s. 540.01 by appropriate actions in courts of competent jurisdiction.
History.s. 3, ch. 6945, 1915; RGS 2518; CGL 3940; ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 73-334.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1966–1966 · leading case: Nat'l Dairy Prods. Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Warren, 189 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966).
Nat'l Dairy Prods. Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Warren, 189 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Section 540.02, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. the State Attorney of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, instituted injunctive proceedings in Volusia County Circuit Court, seeking to enjoin certain named defendants from continuing violations of Section 540.”
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