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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Chapter 162
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT
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162.02 Intent.It is the intent of this part to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the counties and municipalities of this state by authorizing the creation of administrative boards with authority to impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinances in force in counties and municipalities, where a pending or repeated violation continues to exist.
History.s. 1, ch. 80-300; s. 2, ch. 82-37; s. 1, ch. 85-150; s. 1, ch. 86-201; s. 1, ch. 89-268.
Note.Former s. 166.052.

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Cases Citing Statute 162.02

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United States v. Isaac Feldman, 931 F.3d 1245 (11th Cir. 2019).

Cited 14 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(same); accord Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 162(2) ; Prosser and Keaton on Torts § 108, at 753-54;
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Rodeway Inns of Am. v. Alpaugh, 390 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

01, Fla. Stat.; 11 Fla.Jur.2d 469, Contracts § 162. [2] The actual basis of the denial of certiorari
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Verdi v. Metro. Dade Cnty., 684 So. 2d 870 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 724135

...Thus, the trial court dismissed this action with prejudice on the grounds that it was barred by the doctrine of res judicata. II Verdi argues on this appeal that the trial court erred because the legislative intent of Part I of Chapter 162 (or the "Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act") as evinced in sections 162.02 [2] and 162.09(1) [3] was to authorize the creation of administrative proceedings to address only pending or repeat code violations and not past violations....
...en v. Florida Dep't of Envtl. Regulation, 448 So.2d 566, 568-69 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984), approved and adopted, 472 So.2d 460 (Fla. 1985). Affirmed. NOTES [1] Although the complaint was subsequently amended, the relief sought was essentially the same. [2] Section 162.02 reads: It is the intent of this part to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the counties and municipalities of this state by authorizing the creation of administrative boards with authority t...
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Demura v. Cnty. of Volusia, 618 So. 2d 754 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 134078

...administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinances in force in counties and municipalities, where a pending or repeated violation exists." Section 162.02, Fla....
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Miskin v. City of Fort Lauderdale, 661 So. 2d 415 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 608514

...Chapter 162, Florida Statutes (1993), provides local code enforcement boards with the authority to "impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinances in force in counties and municipalities." § 162.02, Fla....
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City of Gainesville Code Enf't Bd. v. Lewis, 536 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 139520

...(1985), the "Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act", authorizes counties and municipalities to create a code enforcement board to enforce local codes and ordinances which have no criminal penalties, where a pending or repeated violation continues to exist. Section 162.02....
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Pleasures II Adult Video, Inc. v. City of Sarasota, 833 So. 2d 185 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31757000

...[1] pursuant to section 26.012, Florida Statutes (1997). We disagree. Section 26.012(1) specifically confers circuit court jurisdiction over "appeals from final administrative orders of local government code enforcement boards " (emphasis supplied). Section 162.02, Florida Statutes (1997), authorizes the creation of such boards "to impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinan...
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Monroe Cnty. Code Enf't v. Carter, 14 So. 3d 1019 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 5774, 2009 WL 1393689

...s Part I proceeding, the notice of violation need only state the date the inspector found the violation. The purpose of Part I is to "provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing any code and ordinance in force." § 162.02....
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Mathieu v. City of Lauderdale Lakes, 961 So. 2d 363 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 2119203

...e enforcement boards the authority to "impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinances in force in counties and municipalities." § 162.02, Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1988).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General (ls) 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 See, AGO 86-10 in which this office
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1996).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

continues to exist.5 The plain language of section 162.02, Florida Statutes, setting forth the legislative
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

force in counties and municipalities . . . ." Section 162.02, F.S. Subsection (4) of s162.05, F.S., states:
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1992).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

their assistance in addressing this problem. 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 See, AGO's 86-10, 85-84, 85-27, 85-17
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2009).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

intent for adopting the act is expressed in section 162.02, Florida Statutes: "It is the intent of this
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1993).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tjw 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 See, s. 162.05, F.S., providing for
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1993).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

pursuant to Part I, Ch. 162, F.S. RAB/tjw 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 Id. In light of s. 1, Art. V, State
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1989).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General (gh) 1 Section 162.02, F.S., as amended by s. 1, Ch. 89-268, Laws
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

statutory intent behind the act is expressed in section 162.02, Florida Statutes: "It is the intent of this
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CSX Corp. v. United States (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

the Accountable Plan Regulation. See 26 C.F.R. § 162-2; id. § 31.3121(a)-3 (incorporating the requirements
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1985).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

license, fire, building, zoning, and sign codes.' Section 162.02, F.S. In AGO 84-55, this office concluded that
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1997).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Stat., providing the title for the act. 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 3 Section 162.03(1), Fla. Stat
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Fla. Stat. 8 Section 162.06(5), Fla. Stat. 9 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 10 And see Inf. Op. to Dellagloria
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1993).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Attorney General RAB/tls 1 Section 162.01, F.S. 2 Section 162.02, F.S. Such authorization is necessary for the
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1995).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tgk 1 Section 162.02, Florida Statutes. 2 See, Attorney General
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Broward Cnty. v. Recupero, 949 So. 2d 274 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 1413, 2007 WL 397296

method of enforcing any codes and ordinances.... § 162.02, Fla. Stat. (2001). Accordingly, after inspection
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1995).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

RAB/tgk 1 See, s. 162.01, Fla. Stat. (1993). 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. (1993). 3 See, e.g., Ops. Att'y
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Stat., provides the short title for the act. 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat., provides legislative intent for
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1987).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

administrative fines on, a traffic infraction. Section 162.02, F.S. (1986 Supp.), provides that the legislative
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Florida Progress Corp. v. United States, 156 F. Supp. 2d 1265 (M.D. Fla. 1999).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1999 WL 33305818

ordinary and necessary business requirements of § 162. 2. Capitalizing the Trenching Costs onto the Underground
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1993).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tlt 1 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 2 Id. Based on provisions of the
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2009).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Structures Board Order #03-08, November 10, 2008. 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 3 Section 162.09(1), Fla. Stat
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tgh 1 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 2 Section 162.04(2), Fla. Stat
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2005).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

intent for adopting the act is expressed in section 162.02, Florida Statutes: "It is the intent of this
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Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Brown, 814 So. 2d 518 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 5238, 2002 WL 662885

its code and ordinance exists, Florida Statutes § 162.02, confers on local government the authority to
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1992).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

violator. RAB/tjw 1 Section 162.01, F.S. 2 Section 162.02, F.S. Authorization was necessary for the creation
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

enforcing county or municipal technical codes. Section 162.02, F.S. The local code inspectors are the authorized

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