The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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F.S. 125.67

125.67 Limitation on subject and matter embraced in ordinances; amendments; enacting clause.—Every ordinance shall embrace but one subject and matter properly connected therewith, and the subject shall be briefly expressed in the title. No ordinance shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only. Ordinances to revise or amend shall set out in full the revised or amended section, subsection, or paragraph of a subsection. The enacting clause of every ordinance shall read: “Be It Ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of County:”

History.—s. 2, ch. 69-32.

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Amendments to 125.67

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 125.67

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 125.67.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

J. NEUMONT, v. MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,, 280 F. Supp. 2d 1367 (S.D. Fla. 2003)

. . . Hallandale court dealt with Florida Statutes § 166.041, there is an exact correlation to the language of § 125.67 . . .

MIAMI HEAT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a a v. C. LEAHY,, 682 So. 2d 198 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . Abreau even more directly disposes of any argument that the single subject requirement found in section 125.67 . . .

CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OF ORANGE COUNTY, v. SCOTT,, 647 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 1994)

. . . Section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1991), applies the single-subject rule to county ordinances, and section . . . Section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1991), provides in relevant part: 125.67 Limitation on subject and . . .

CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OF ORANGE COUNTY, v. SCOTT, T. K., 627 So. 2d 520 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Additionally, we find that article VIII, section 1(g) of the Florida Constitution and section 125.67, . . . have all of the powers of local self-government not inconsistent with general law, and under section 125.67 . . . Const, (applying the single subject rule to amendments by initiative to the Florida Constitution); § 125.67 . . .

HAWAII S THOUSAND FRIENDS, a a v. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, a, 821 F. Supp. 1368 (D. Haw. 1993)

. . . . §§ 125.56-125.67. 24. . . .

STATE v. L. CUMMINGS,, 382 So. 2d 683 (Fla. 1980)

. . . Section 125.67, Florida Statutes (1977), which applies to county ordinances instead of to laws enacted . . .

SAVE OUR COUNTY COALITION, v. A. WITTENSTEIN, BROWARD COUNTY, v. A. WITTENSTEIN,, 351 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . finding the proposed ordinance facially invalid was the failure of the ordinance to comply with Section 125.67 . . .