Florida Statute 162.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 162
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT

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162.04 Definitions.—As used in ss. 162.01-162.13, the term:

(1) “Local governing body” means the governing body of the county or municipality, however designated.

(2) “Code inspector” means any authorized agent or employee of the county or municipality whose duty it is to assure code compliance.

(3) “Local governing body attorney” means the legal counselor for the county or municipality.

(4) “Enforcement board” means a local government code enforcement board.

(5) “Repeat violation” means a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person who has been previously found through a code enforcement board or any other quasi-judicial or judicial process, to have violated or who has admitted violating the same provision within 5 years prior to the violation, notwithstanding the violations occur at different locations.

History.—s. 1, ch. 80-300; s. 4, ch. 82-37; s. 10, ch. 83-216; s. 3, ch. 86-201; s. 3, ch. 89-268; s. 3, ch. 99-360; s. 22, ch. 2001-60.

Note.—Former s. 166.054.

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).

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...Thus, as was concluded in AGO 89-16, even if a violation is corrected at the time a hearing is scheduled, the code enforcement board is authorized to hold a hearing if the violation continued past the date set by the code inspector for compliance. This applies equally in the case of a repeat violation. Section 162.04 (5), F.S., defines "[r]epeat violation: to mean "a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person whom the code enforcement board has previously found to have violated the same provision within 5 years prior to the violation ....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).

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enumerating the general powers of corporations. 6 Section 162.04(2), F.S. defines "[c]ode inspector" to mean

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).

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carried out by the code enforcement board.4 Section 162.04(2), Florida Statutes, defines a "Code inspector"

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).

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General RAB/tgh 1 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 2 Section 162.04(2), Fla. Stat. 3 Section 162.06(1), Fla. Stat

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