Florida Statute 327.58 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIV
VESSELS

Chapter 327
VESSEL SAFETY

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327.58 Jurisdiction.—The safety regulations included under this chapter shall apply to all vessels, except as specifically excluded, operating upon the waters of this state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 27, ch. 79-334; s. 10, ch. 81-100; s. 79, ch. 82-226.

Note.—Former s. 371.66.

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Mihelich v. Travers, 889 So. 2d 837 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 16662, 2004 WL 2479757

...ble to “navigable waters.” This construction, in our view, improperly ignores the plain language of the statute. Moreover, other portions of chapter 327 clarify that the *840 legislature did not intend to limit the third sentence in this manner. Section 327.58, Florida Statutes, provides that the safety regulations of chapter 327 “shall apply to all vessels, except as specifically excluded, operating upon the waters of this state.” (Emphasis added)....

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