Florida Statute 550.0235 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 550
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING

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550.0235 Limitation of civil liability.—No permitholder licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; no commissioner or employee of the commission; and no steward, judge, or other person appointed to act pursuant to this chapter shall be held liable to any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other business entity for any cause whatsoever arising out of, or from, the performance by such permittee, director, employee, steward, judge, or other person of her or his duties and the exercise of her or his discretion with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the statutes and rules governing the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering, so long as she or he acted in good faith. This section shall not limit liability in any situation in which the negligent maintenance of the premises or the negligent conduct of a race contributed to an accident; nor shall it limit any contractual liability.

History.—s. 8, ch. 92-348; s. 782, ch. 97-103; s. 4, ch. 2021-271; s. 9, ch. 2022-7.

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Cases Citing Statute 550.0235

Total Results: 3

Witmer v. DEPT. OF BUSINESS & PRO. REG.

631 So. 2d 338, 1994 WL 26991

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 2, 1994 | Docket: 1465471

Cited 16 times | Published

Administrative Code Rule 61D-1.002(18) and section 550.235(2), Florida Statutes (1993). Witmer is a veterinarian

Plante v. DEPT. OF BUS. & PRO. REGULATION

685 So. 2d 886, 1996 WL 655766

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 1996 | Docket: 1415010

Cited 11 times | Published

agency found that Plante had violated *887 section 550.235(2), Florida Statutes (1993), and Florida Administrative

State v. Giamanco

682 So. 2d 1193, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 11937, 1996 WL 655765

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 1996 | Docket: 64769007

Published

The trial court dismissed the charges ruling section 550.235(2) unconstitutionally vague both on its face

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