Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...gment is rendered, whichever occurs first. Effective April 2000, the legislature amended section 162.09 to provide that local governments could obtain money judgments against code violators. As part of the amendment, however, the legislature enacted section 162.125, which provides: “Actions for money judgments under chapter 162, Florida Statutes, may be pursued only on fines levied after October 1, 2000.” In October 2000, pursuant to chapter 62, the city sued DeLuea seeking a money judgment. The trial court ruled that the city was entitled to a money judgment against DeLuea for fines that accrued after October 1, 2000. DeLuea contends that section 162.125 precluded entry of a money judgment against it because, it contends, the fines were “levied” against prior to October 1, 2000, because the city issued its orders against Deluca in May 1999 and July 2000....