Florida Statute 616.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 616
PUBLIC FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

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616.01 Number of persons required; requisites of proposed charter.—Twenty-five or more persons who are residents and qualified electors of the county in which the annual public fair is to be located, who wish to form an association not for profit for the purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions, may become incorporated in the following manner. The subscribers shall submit the proposed charter to the department for review and approval. If the proposed charter is approved, the subscribers shall sign and present the proposed charter to the judge of the circuit court for the county in which the principal office of the association will be located. The proposed charter must specify:

(1) The name of the association and the place where the principal office is to be located. The name of the association shall include the word, “Inc.”

(2) The general nature of the objectives and powers of the association, including a provision that the association is incorporated for the sole purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions.

(3) The qualifications and terms of association members and criteria for their admission and expulsion. Provision may be made in the charter for ex officio membership.

(4) The time for which the association is to exist.

(5) The name and residence of each subscriber.

(6) Procedures for the election of and governance by officers, who may be elected or appointed.

(7) The designation of officers who will manage the affairs of the association until the first election or appointment under the charter.

(8) Procedures for the adoption, amendment, or rescission of bylaws of the association.

(9) The highest amount of indebtedness or liability that may be accrued by the association.

History.—s. 1, ch. 7388, 1917; RGS 4517; CGL 6516; s. 1, ch. 57-796; s. 1, ch. 59-166; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 2, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 2, ch. 2012-204.

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Chamberlain v. State, 881 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. 2004).

Cited 87 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2004 WL 1348732

(quoting Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 616.1, at 506 (1998 ed.)). In this case, there is no

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Knight v. State, 746 So. 2d 423 (Fla. 1998).

Cited 51 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1999 WL 184502

collusion." Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 616.1, at 506 (1998 ed.). Section 90.616(2)(c), Florida

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Hernandez v. State, 4 So. 3d 642 (Fla. 2009).

Cited 36 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 149, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 149, 2009 WL 217972

(quoting Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 616.1 at 506 (1998 ed.)). In this case, I conclude that

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T.P. Ex Rel. T.P. v. Bryan Cnty. Sch. Dist., 792 F.3d 1284 (11th Cir. 2015).

Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11439, 2015 WL 4038715

fact for determination.” Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. § 616-1-2-15(1); see Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

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Knight v. State, 721 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 1998).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

collusion." Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 616.1, at 506 (1998 ed.). Section 90.616(2)(c), Florida

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Garcia v. State, 949 So. 2d 980 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 3228800

(quoting Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 616.1, at 509 (1998 ed.)). For example, in Knight, a

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Dardashti v. Singer, 407 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

5 Erhardt's Florida Practice, Florida Evidence § 616.1. Be that as it may, we now clarify the "rule" for

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South Florida Fair & Palm Beach Cnty. Expositions, Inc v. Widley Joseph, 256 So. 3d 875 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...It is authorized by Part I of section 616, and is “an association not for profit incorporated under this chapter for the purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions.” § 616.001(9), Fla. Stat. These statutory provisions control the creation of a fair association, sections 616.01, .02, Florida Statutes, which can be district fairs, county fairs, community fairs, or regional fairs....

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Cokely v. State, 138 So. 3d 1204 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 2197736, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8078

Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence (2012 ed.), § 616.1 at 675. In this case the trial court erroneously

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1995).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

pursuant to Chapter 616, Florida Statutes. Section 616.01(1), Florida Statutes, authorizes "[t]wenty-five

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J.R. v. State, 923 So. 2d 1269 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4359, 2006 WL 778619

hearing.” Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 616.1, at 596 (2004 ed.). III. If J.R.’s mother was a

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

come within the scope of this jurisdiction. Section 616.01, Florida Statutes, authorizes the creation

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