Florida Statute 1005.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVIII
EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE

Chapter 1005
NONPUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

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F.S. 1005.03

1005.03 Designation “college” or “university.”—

(1) The use of the designation “college” or “university” in combination with any series of letters, numbers, or words is restricted in this state to colleges or universities as defined in s. 1005.02 that offer degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 and fall into at least one of the following categories:

(a) A Florida public college.

(b) A Florida or out-of-state college that has been in active operation and using the designation “college” or “university” since April 1, 1970.

(d) A college that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program and that is a nonprofit independent college or university located and chartered in this state and accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate degrees.

(e) A college that meets the description of either s. 1005.06(1)(e) or (f).

(2) If a college is approved under subsection (1) to use the designation “college” or “university,” a branch or extension of that college may use the name of the parent college, but shall include an indication of the location of the branch or extension.

(3) Any entity offering postsecondary educational courses or programs of study in Florida, whether or not college credit is awarded, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

(4) An entity shall not use the designation “college” or “university” in its name in Florida without approval by the commission, unless the commission determines that its name is clearly and accurately descriptive of the services provided by the entity and is not one that may mislead the public.

History.—s. 246, ch. 2002-387; s. 102, ch. 2007-217; s. 25, ch. 2018-4; s. 122, ch. 2019-3.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 1005.03

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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 1005.03.

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Cases Citing Statute 1005.03

Total Results: 4

Valle v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-08-23

Citation: 70 So. 3d 530, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 461, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1951, 2011 WL 3667696

Snippet: to automobile theft. See Valle I, 394 So.2d at 1005. [3] This Court reversed for an evidentiary hearing

Barrientos v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-02-06

Citation: 1 So. 3d 1209, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 793, 2009 WL 277439

Snippet: avoid fundamental error. See Nash, 951 So.2d at 1005. 3. Consolidating the Instructions on the Lesser

The Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-08-31

Citation: 418 So. 2d 1004, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2502

Snippet: adjudicatory hearing the court shall proceed therewith. *1005(3)If at the hearing provided for in (1) above the

Continental Casualty Co. v. Bows

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1916-06-20

Citation: 72 Fla. 17, 72 So. 278

Snippet: Insurance Co. v. Robinson, 45 Fla. 525, 33 South. Rep. 1005, 3 Ann. Cas. 931. It will be observed that the provision