Florida Statute 28.001 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 28
CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS

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28.001 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:

(1) “Official records” means each instrument that the clerk of the circuit court is required or authorized to record in one general series called “Official Records” as provided for in s. 28.222.

(2) “Public records” has the same meaning as in s. 119.011 and includes each official record.

History.—s. 1, ch. 94-348; s. 1, ch. 99-259.

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Cases Citing Statute 28.001

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Jacqueline Scott v. Mark F. Taylor, 405 F.3d 1251 (11th Cir. 2005).

Cited 46 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 6082, 2005 WL 845679

making law. See Ga. Const., Art. Ill, § VI; O.C.G.A. § 28-1-1 et seq. An injunction running against them therefore

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Fla. Soc. of Ophthalmology v. Fla. Optometric, 489 So. 2d 1118 (Fla. 1986).

Cited 27 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

section 18 of the 1885 Constitution. Article III, section 28[1] provided that the governor had five days, exclusive

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Berry v. CSX Transp., Inc., 709 So. 2d 552 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).

Cited 26 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 85601

techniques are valid. Modern Scientific Evidence at § 28-1.1; see also Green, 86 Nw. U.L.Rev. at 659, 663-64

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WFTV, Inc. v. Wilken, 675 So. 2d 674 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

Cited 20 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 332346

...This is because there is no other subsection within chapter 28 dealing with the copying of court records and no other statute specifically pertaining to charges for court records. The focus of our statutory analysis is the phrase "instrument in the public records." The term "public records" has been defined by statute, see § 28.001(2), Fla....

...A statutory term should not be read in isolation, but rather in context. See C.S. & J.S. v. S.H. & K.H., 671 So.2d 260, 268 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Arthur Young, 630 So.2d at 1202. Interpreting the phrase "instruments in the public records" as limited to recorded documents would be inconsistent with section 28.001, which defines "official records" and "public records": (1) " Official records " means each instrument that the clerk of the circuit court is required or authorized to record in the series of books called "Official Records" as provided for in s....

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Brevard Cnty. v. Ramsey, 658 So. 2d 1190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).

Cited 18 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 471654

title to land cannot be thus conveyed." Fratcher § 28.1. The other consideration is that perhaps all trusts

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Stallworth v. Moore, 827 So. 2d 974 (Fla. 2002).

Cited 10 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2002 WL 31097677

Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice § 28.1, at 597 (2d ed.1997) (pointing out that "Rule 9

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W.R. Huff Asset Mgmt. Co. v. Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co., 566 F.3d 979 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 10 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 9608, 2009 WL 1148026

enunciated in the Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 28(1): Although an issue is actually litigated and determined

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Winmark Corp. v. Brenoby Sports, Inc., 32 F. Supp. 3d 1206 (S.D. Fla. 2014).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2014 WL 3400564, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95839

prohibitory injunction. See Trawick, Fla. Prac. & Proc. § 28:1 (2013-2014 ed.). Where the relief requested is

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Bull Motors, LLC v. Brown, 152 So. 3d 32 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 18103, 2014 WL 5654266

Trawick, Jr., Trawick’s Florida Practice & Procedure § 28.1 (2010 ed.). Mandatory injunctions, which

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Grant v. GHG014, LLC, 65 So. 3d 1066 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15817, 2010 WL 4103356

Trawick, Jr., Trawick's Florida Practice & Procedure § 28.1 (2010 ed.). Mandatory injunctions, which compel

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Gulf Power Co. v. Coalsales II, L.L.C., 661 F. Supp. 2d 1270 (N.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95949, 2009 WL 3190459

Gulf Power disputes. Gulf Power states that Section 28.01 of the CSA requires any amendments to the contract

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Tappy v. State ex rel. Ervin, 82 So. 2d 161 (Fla. 1955).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1955 Fla. LEXIS 3888

be given by clerks of the circuit courts.” Section 28.01, Florida Statutes. 1953, F.S.A., relating t

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Jose Oliva, in his Off. capacity as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Bill Galvano, in his Off. capacity as President of the Florida Senate v. Florida Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., Florida Defenders of the Env't, Inc. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

Thus, the trial court held that Article X, section 28: 1. creates a fund for the acquisition of

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1997).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Att'y Gen. Fla. 79-70 (1979). 4 Section 28.001(1), Fla. Stat. 5 Section 28.001(2), Fla. Stat. 6 See, e.g.

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1998).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

public inspection of the nonexempt portion). 10 Section 28.001(1), Fla. Stat., defines "Official records"

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Bayonet Point Reg. Med. Ctr. v. Dhrs, 516 So. 2d 995 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1987 WL 1896

discretionary acts of administrators. Davis at § 28:1, p. 254. As stated in an early opinion of the United

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Sara Rosenberg, Etc. v. U.S. Bank, N.A. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

Padovano, Trawick’s Florida Practice and Procedure § 28:1 (2022 ed.) (an issued execution “can be levied

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Knighten v. Palisades Collections, LLC, 721 F. Supp. 2d 1261 (S.D. Fla. 2010).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67168, 2010 WL 2696768

limitation period is six years. N.D. Cent.Code § 28-01-16. According to Jacobson, a claim on an unpaid

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Consum. Credit Counseling Serv. of Florida Gulf Coast, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Revenue, 742 So. 2d 259 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 7558, 1997 WL 361836

R. Hopkins, The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations § 28.1 (6th ed.1992). The Internal Revenue Service has

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R & S P'ship v. Martin Schaffel Enter., Inc., 529 So. 2d 794 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 81882

Schaffel's liability. Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 28(1) (1982). See Edwards v. Boeing Vertol Co., 750

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Oceancoast Corp. v. City of Miami Beach, 221 So. 2d 802 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5989

such tax * * [Ch. 13101, § 1 Sp.Acts (1927)] Section 28(1) (a) empowers the City Council: “ * * * to license

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