Florida Statute 47.071 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 47
VENUE

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47.071 Jurisdiction over navigable waters.—When the territorial jurisdiction of a court extends to one bank of any navigable water, such court has jurisdiction across such navigable water from shore to shore. If the territorial jurisdiction of different courts, whether of the same county or not, extends to the opposite bank of any navigable water, such courts have concurrent jurisdiction across said navigable water from shore to shore.

History.—RS 1002; GS 1387; RGS 2583; CGL 4223; s. 3, ch. 67-254.

Note.—Former s. 46.06.

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Total Results: 4

Lightsey v. Williams

526 So. 2d 764, 1988 WL 59578

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1988 | Docket: 1679832

Cited 12 times | Published

49 and 7.53, Florida Statutes (1987). [2] Section 47.071, Florida Statutes (1987).

Hendry Corp. v. State Bd. of Trustees of Int. Imp. Tr. F.

313 So. 2d 453

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 1975 | Docket: 1511620

Cited 6 times | Published

local action rule is overridden by Fla. Stat. § 47.071[2] which confers jurisdiction in the Hillsborough

BD. OF TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL v. Walker Ranch

496 So. 2d 153

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 21, 1986 | Docket: 459558

Cited 5 times | Published

were not the county boundary is rebutted by section 47.071, Florida Statutes (1985),[6] which provides

Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Magee

389 So. 2d 1090, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 17556

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 5, 1980 | Docket: 64578667

Published

Chapter 47, the venue statute, and specifically Section 47.071 thereof which provides: Jurisdiction over navigable

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