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Fla. Stat. § 812.037 (2025)

Construction of ss. 812.012-812.037.

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812.037 Construction of ss. 812.012-812.037.—Notwithstanding s. 775.021, ss. 812.012-812.037 shall not be construed strictly or liberally, but shall be construed in light of their purposes to achieve their remedial goals.
History.—s. 13, ch. 77-342; s. 294, ch. 79-400.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2021 · leading case: State v. Camp, 596 So. 2d 1055 (Fla. 1992).
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State v. Camp, 596 So. 2d 1055 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 2× “Moreover, section 812.037, Florida Statutes (1989), expressly requires that section 812.”
Senfeld v. Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co., 450 So. 2d 1157 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). “[13] The statute itself, in Section 812.037, states that "notwithstanding s.”
Goddard v. State, 458 So. 2d 230 (Fla. 1984). · cites it 2× “" Fla. Stat. § 812.037 (1983). Thus, to determine whether section 812.”
State v. Telesz, 873 So. 2d 1236 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004). · cites it 2× “§ 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1983). On the other hand, section 775.”
Snyder v. Bell, 746 So. 2d 1096 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). · cites it 2× “See § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1995) ("Notwithstanding §§ 775.”
Roush v. State, 413 So. 2d 15 (Fla. 1982). “" Given the remedial nature of the act (section 812.037), we find nothing unreasonable about this directive and believe the circuit court was justified in conducting the hearing at the earliest possible opportunity in an effort to prevent further harm.”
State v. Guthrie, 567 So. 2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). · cites it 2× “" The statute contains its own tolling provisions and does not expressly adopt the tolling provision in section 775.”
Yair Barak v. Acs Int'l Projects, Ltd., Etc., 347 So. 3d 81 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021). · cites it 2× “” See § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (“Notwithstanding s.”
Alvarez v. Striegel, 471 So. 2d 1356 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “037 is not exclusive, section 812.037 states that section 812.035(11) “shall not be construed strictly or liberally, but shall be construed in light of [its] purposes to achieve [its] remedial goals.”
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