Florida Statute 616.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 616
PUBLIC FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

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F.S. 616.01

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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Cases Citing Statute 616.01

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TERRELL EUGENE TUMBLIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-02

Snippet: and titled “Exclusion of Witnesses.” Section 90.616(1) provides: “At the request of a party the court

SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR AND PALM BEACH COUNTY EXPOSITIONS, INC v. WIDLEY JOSEPH

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-05

Citation: 256 So. 3d 875

Snippet: and operating public fairs or expositions.” § 616.001(9), Fla. Stat. These statutory provisions

Daughtry v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-25

Citation: 211 So. 3d 84, 2017 WL 361128, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 790

Snippet: hearing the testimony of other witnesses. § 90.616(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). Witness sequestration is designed

Cokely v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-05-28

Citation: 138 So. 3d 1204, 2014 WL 2197736, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8078

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

Benjamin v. Tandem Healthcare, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-06-27

Citation: 93 So. 3d 1076, 2012 WL 2400880, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10488

Snippet: does not permit the court to exclude parties. § 90.616(1), (2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009); see also J.R. v. State

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2010-07-13

Snippet: within the scope of this jurisdiction. Section 616.01, Florida Statutes, authorizes the creation of a

Hernandez v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-01-30

Citation: 4 So. 3d 642, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 149, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 149, 2009 WL 217972

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

Garcia v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-11-09

Citation: 949 So. 2d 980, 2006 WL 3228800

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

J.R. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-03-29

Citation: 923 So. 2d 1269, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4359, 2006 WL 778619

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

Chamberlain v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-06-17

Citation: 881 So. 2d 1087, 2004 WL 1348732

Snippet: hear the testimony of other witnesses.... § 90.616(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). The rule is designed to aid

Knight v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-11-12

Citation: 746 So. 2d 423, 1999 WL 184502

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

Knight v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-11-12

Citation: 721 So. 2d 287

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

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1995-03-03

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

State v. Smith

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-06-22

Citation: 547 So. 2d 613, 1989 WL 68818

Snippet: construction set forth in Carawan. More specifically: *616 (1) The legislature rejects the distinction we drew

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1986-06-19

Snippet: (licenses upon certain shows required). And see, s. 616.01, F.S., providing for the formation of a not for

Dardashti v. Singer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-01-06

Citation: 407 So. 2d 1098

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

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-12-04

Snippet: purposes of the fair association on January 1 (see ss. 616.01(2), 616.15(4), and 616.17), then the property is

Atlas Properties, Inc. v. Didich

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-09-17

Citation: 226 So. 2d 684

Snippet: Jacksonville Street Railway Co. v. Chappel, 22 Fla. 616, 1 So. 10 (1886), and Jones, Arnum & Co. v. Townsend

Glens Falls Insurance v. Beachcrest of Hollywood, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-02-18

Citation: 220 So. 2d 385, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 6023

Snippet: The judgment awarded damages in the amount of $2,616.01, which was the exact amount of the repair bill

Barnes v. PENNSYLVANIA THRESHERMEN & FARMERS'MUTUAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-11-05

Citation: 146 So. 2d 119

Snippet: Guaranty Co. v. Snite, 106 Fla. 702, 143 So. 615, 616.[1] In American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Vliet, 148