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Florida Statute 947.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 947.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 947.07 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
947.07 Rules.The commission has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 for its governance, including among other things rules of practice and procedure and rules prescribing qualifications to be possessed by its employees.
History.s. 27, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 1, ch. 23757, 1947; s. 34, ch. 83-131; s. 37, ch. 86-183; s. 67, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 228, ch. 98-200.

Cases Citing F.S. 947.07

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Fla. Inst. Legal Serv. v. Fla. Parole & Prob. Comm., 391 So. 2d 247 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...1980), the Commission is bound to adopt the practice and procedure rules which Section 120.53 states "each agency shall" adopt, and the Commission must, in the words of Section 120.54(5), "provide the minimum public information required by s. 120.53." We do not construe Sections 947.07 and 947.071 as exempting the Commission from the uniform requirements of Section 120.53....
...1st DCA 1980), affirmed, 389 So.2d 1181 (Fla. 1980), mandates the result here as to applicability of the Administrative Procedures Act, Florida Statutes, Chapter 120, to the Parole and Probation Commission and standing under that act. I, therefore, concur. NOTES [*] Section 947.07, enacted long before the 1974 APA, provides: The commission shall have power to make such rules and regulations as it deems best for its governance, including among other things rules of practice and procedure and rules prescribing qualifications to be possessed by its employees. Section 947.071 provides: It is the intent of the Legislature that all rulemaking procedures by the commission shall be conducted pursuant to the Florida Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120.
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Florida Institutional Legal Servs., Inc. v. Florida Parole & Prob. Comm'n, 391 So. 2d 247 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18219

...t the practice and procedure rules which Section 120.53 states “each agency shall” adopt, and the Commission must, in the words of Section 120.54(5), “provide the minimum public information required by s. 120.53.” We do not construe Sections 947.07 and 947.071 as exempting the Commission from the uniform requirements of Section 120.-53....
...to be observed in rescission proceedings. FILS has not shown a legal entitlement to further rulemaking on the subject. The Commission’s order is AFFIRMED in part and REVERSED in part. SHAW, J., concurs. BOOTH, J., specially concurs with opinion. ' Section 947.07, enacted long before the 1974 APA, provides: The commission shall have power to make such rules and regulations as it deems best for its governance, including among other things rules of practice and procedure and rules prescribing qualifications to be possessed by its employees. Section 947.071 provides: It is the intent of the Legislature that all rulemaking procedures by the commission shall be conducted pursuant to the Florida Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120.

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