Florida Statute 683.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

683.02 Meaning of term “legal holidays” as used in contracts.—Whenever, in contracts to be performed in the state, reference is made to “legal holidays,” the term shall be understood to include those holidays designated in s. 683.01 and such others as may be designated by law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 5392, 1905; s. 1, ch. 6872, 1915; RGS 4847; CGL 6933; s. 2, ch. 16067, 1933; s. 2, ch. 29926, 1955; s. 2, ch. 69-24.

Cases Citing F.S. 683.02

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·RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kenyon, 826 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 1396061
...[6] Whenever any of these days fall on a Sunday, the following Monday is a legal holiday. See § 683.01(2), Fla. Stat. (2001). The legislature has specified that these days are legal holidays as used in contracts, but it has not attempted to require the courts to close on these days. See § 683.02, Fla....
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Cases Citing F.S. 683.02

·RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kenyon, 826 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).