812.037

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
State v. Camp (1992) fla · cites it 2× “Moreover, section 812.037, Florida Statutes (1989), expressly requires that section 812.”
Senfeld v. Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co. (1984) fladistctapp “[13] The statute itself, in Section 812.037, states that "notwithstanding s.”
Goddard v. State (1984) fla · cites it 2× “" Fla. Stat. § 812.037 (1983). Thus, to determine whether section 812.”
State v. Telesz (2004) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “§ 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1983). On the other hand, section 775.”
Snyder v. Bell (1999) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “See § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1995) ("Notwithstanding §§ 775.”
Roush v. State (1982) fla “" 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 (1990) fladistctapp · 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 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, LTD., etc. (2021) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “” See § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (“Notwithstanding s.”
Alvarez v. Striegel (1985) fladistctapp “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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