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Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59)
125.001 - Board meetings; notice. - (1) Upon the giving of due public notice, regular and...
125.01 - Powers and duties. - (1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall...
125.0101 - County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts. - (1) It is the legislative intent of this act to...
125.0102 - Sign ordinances. - History.—s. 5, ch. 78-8. 1Note.—Also published at s. 166.0425.
125.0103 - Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures. - (1)(a) Except as hereinafter provided, no county, municipality, or other...
125.0104 - Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. - (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section shall be known and may be...
125.01045 - Prohibition of fees for first responder services. - (1) A county may not impose a fee or seek...
125.01047 - Rules and ordinances relating to towing services. - (1) A county may not enact an ordinance or rule...
125.0105 - Service fee for dishonored check. - History.—s. 2, ch. 75-56; s. 28, ch. 79-164; s. 1,...
125.01055 - Affordable housing. - (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may...
125.0107 - Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition. - History.—s. 2, ch. 83-253.
125.0108 - Areas of critical state concern; tourist impact tax. - (1)(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, any county...
125.0109 - Family day care homes; local zoning regulation. - History.—s. 3, ch. 86-87; s. 11, ch. 99-8; s. 34,...
125.011 - Definitions. - (1) “County” means any county operating under a home rule...
125.012 - Project facilities; general powers and duties. - (1) To construct, acquire, establish, improve, extend, enlarge, reconstruct, equip,...
125.013 - General obligation bonds; revenue bonds. - (1) The board of county commissioners of any such county...
125.014 - Title designation of authority. - History.—s. 3, ch. 71-249; s. 24, ch. 91-45.
125.015 - Acquisition of facilities from municipalities. - History.—s. 4, ch. 71-249.
125.016 - Ad valorem tax. - History.—s. 5, ch. 71-249.
125.0167 - Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue. - (1) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 201.031, the governing...
125.0168 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-241.
125.017 - Administrative agents. - History.—s. 6, ch. 71-249; s. 816, ch. 95-147.
125.018 - Rules and regulations. - History.—s. 7, ch. 71-249.
125.019 - Exemption from taxation; immunity. - (1) All powers, acts, and deeds hereby conferred or authorized...
125.022 - Development permits and orders. - (1) Within 30 days after receiving an application for approval...
125.025 - County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers. - History.—s. 3, ch. 87-144.
125.029 - County park entrance fee discounts. - (1) A county park or recreation department shall provide a...
125.031 - Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-240; s. 1, ch. 89-103; s. 1,...
125.045 - County economic development powers. - (1) The Legislature finds and declares that this state faces...
125.15 - To sue and be sued in the name of county. - History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 3242, 1881; RS 580; GS 773;...
125.17 - Clerk. - History.—RS 583; GS 776; RGS 1498; CGL 2261; s. 817,...
125.221 - Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse. - History.—s. 1, ch. 29795, 1955.
125.222 - Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings. - History.—s. 1, ch. 57-331; s. 19, ch. 94-348.
125.27 - Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the Florida Forest Service; state funding; county fire control assessments; disposition; equipment donations. - (1) The Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture...
125.271 - Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments. - (1) As used in this section, the term “county” means:...
125.275 - Countywide air quality protection; authority of counties designated as nonattainment areas; preemption of municipal ordinances. - (1) The board of county commissioners of any county which...
125.325 - Loans to public agencies authorized. - History.—s. 3, ch. 96-216.
125.3401 - Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by county. - (1) The most recent available income and expense statement for...
125.35 - County authorized to sell real and personal property and to lease real property. - (1)(a) The board of county commissioners is expressly authorized to...
125.355 - Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure. - (1)(a) In any case in which a county, pursuant to...
125.37 - Exchange of county property. - History.—s. 3, ch. 23829, 1947.
125.379 - Disposition of county property for affordable housing. - (1) By July 1, 2007, and every 3 years thereafter,...
125.38 - Sale of county property to United States, or state. - History.—s. 4, ch. 23829, 1947.
125.39 - Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes. - History.—s. 5, ch. 23829, 1947; s. 1, ch. 73-260; s....
125.411 - Conveyance of land by county. - (1) Deeds of conveyance of lands, the title to which...
125.42 - Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. - (1) The board of county commissioners, with respect to property...
125.421 - Telecommunications services. - (1) Separately accounts for the revenues, expenses, property, and source...
125.485 - Utility services; nonpayment of charges by former occupant of rental unit; county action limited. - History.—s. 1, ch. 85-96; s. 18, ch. 87-224; s. 2,...
125.488 - Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning temporary underground power panels. - (1) A county may not enact any ordinance, regulation, or...
125.56 - Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees; inspectors; etc. - (1) The board of county commissioners of each of the...
125.561 - Amateur radio antennas; construction in conformance with federal requirements. - (1) No county shall enact or enforce any ordinance or...
125.563 - Abatement of water pollution and shore erosion of inland lakes. - (1)(a) It is declared to be the legislative intent to...
125.568 - Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping. - (1)(a) The Legislature finds that Florida-friendly landscaping contributes to the...
125.569 - Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for counties. - (1) As used in this section, the term “sanitary sewer...
125.571 - Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence. - History.—s. 15, ch. 2017-149. 1Note.—Also published at s. 166.0483.
125.5801 - Criminal history record checks for certain county employees and appointees. - (1) Notwithstanding chapter 435, a county may require, by ordinance,...
125.581 - Certain local employment registration prohibited. - (1) Except as authorized by law, no county or municipality...
125.585 - Employee assistance programs; public records exemption. - (1) As used in this section, “employee assistance program” means...
125.59 - Special grand jury fund. - (1) The boards of county commissioners of the respective counties...
Part II - Self-Government (Ss. 125.60-125.69)
125.60 - Adoption of county charter. - History.—s. 1, ch. 69-45.
125.61 - Charter commission. - (1) Following the adoption of a resolution by the board...
125.62 - Charter commission; organization. - (1) A charter commission appointed pursuant to s. 125.61 shall...
125.63 - Proposal of county charter. - History.—s. 3, ch. 69-45; s. 2, ch. 73-290.
125.64 - Adoption of charter; dissolution of commission. - (1) Upon submission to the board of county commissioners of...
125.66 - Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or resolutions. - (1) In exercising the ordinance-making powers conferred by s. 1,...
125.67 - Limitation on subject and matter embraced in ordinances; amendments; enacting clause. - History.—s. 2, ch. 69-32.
125.68 - Codification of ordinances; exceptions; public record. - (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), counties...
125.69 - Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors. - (1) Violations of county ordinances shall be prosecuted in the...
Part III - County Administration (Ss. 125.70-125.74)
125.70 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-193.
125.71 - Purpose. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-193.
125.72 - Application of the part. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-193.
125.73 - County administrator; appointment, qualifications, compensation. - (1) Each county to which this part applies shall appoint...
125.74 - County administrator; powers and duties. - (1) The administrator may be responsible for the administration of...
Part IV - Optional County Charters (Ss. 125.80-125.88)
125.80 - Short title. - History.—s. 2, ch. 74-193.
125.81 - Definitions. - (1) “County charter” means the charter by which county government...
125.82 - Charter adoption by ordinance. - (1) As a supplemental and alternative way to the provisions...
125.83 - County charters; general provisions. - (1) A county charter may prescribe one of the optional...
125.84 - County charters; optional forms. - (1) COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM.—The county executive form shall provide for...
125.85 - County charters; executive responsibilities. - (1) Report annually, or more often if necessary, to the...
125.86 - County charters; legislative responsibilities. - (1) Advise and consent to all appointments by the executive...
125.87 - Administrative code; adoption and amendment. - (1) Following the organization of the first board of county...
125.88 - Civil service. - (1) Upon adoption of an administrative code and also upon...
Part V - Children’s Services (Ss. 125.901, 125.902)
125.901 - Children’s services; independent special district; council; powers, duties, and functions; public records exemption. - (1) Each county may by ordinance create an independent special...
125.902 - Children’s services council or juvenile welfare board incentive grants. - (1) Subject to specific appropriations, it is the intent of...
Part VI - Volunteers (Ss. 125.9501-125.9506)
125.9501 - Definitions. - (1) “Volunteer” means a person who, of his or her...
125.9502 - Scope of ss. 125.9501-125.9506; status of volunteers. - (1) Each unit of county government and each constitutional county...
125.9503 - Responsibilities of units of county government and constitutional county officers. - (1) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to...
125.9504 - Volunteer benefits. - (1) Meals may be furnished without charge to a regular-service...
125.9506 - Construction. - History.—s. 6, ch. 88-66.