The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 138
COUNTY SEATS

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F.S. 138.02

138.02 Commissioners to order election.—The county commissioners of any county in this state, upon receiving such petition as is specified in s. 138.01 shall order an election to be held at the several precincts of such county for the location of such county seat, giving not less than 30 days’ notice thereof, and no person shall be allowed to vote in such elections except those qualified to vote under the general election laws of Florida.

History.—s. 2, ch. 1890, 1872; RS 623; GS 832; s. 2, ch. 6239, 1911; RGS 1579; CGL 2427.

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Amendments to 138.02

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 138.02

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 138.02.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL- CIO- CLC, v. ST. GABRIEL S HOSPITAL, St., 871 F. Supp. 335 (D. Minn. 1994)

. . . . § 138.02, subd. 2. . . .

A. M. SEAMON v. UPHAM,, 536 F. Supp. 931 (E.D. Tex. 1982)

. . . 136.06, 136.07, 136.08, 136.09, 136.10, 137.01, 137.02, 137.04, 137.05, 137.06, 137.07, 137.08, 138.01, 138.02 . . .

VOLUSIA COUNTY, a L. W. M. S. E. B. H. v. J. EUBANK, G. F. T. S., 151 So. 2d 37 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

. . . Board of County Commissioners of said county a petition for an election as provided by F.S. 138.01 and 138.02 . . . qualified persons required to sign the same in order to compel the Board to call an election under Section 138.02 . . . filed August 16, 1960, is in manner and form sufficient to require an election to be called under F.S. 138.02 . . . to require the county defendants to keep under seal the petition filed February 15, 1962, under F.S. 138.02 . . . F.S. 138.02, F.S.A. provides: “Commissioners to order election. . . .

UNITED STATES v. F. STEELE, 148 F. Supp. 515 (W.D. Pa. 1957)

. . . It points out that “[t]he total includes bad debts of $138.02 which are not allowable”, and “neglects . . .

THE ULRICA, 224 F. 140 (D.N.J. 1915)

. . . The Weehawken Company is entitled to priority in payment as to the sum of $138.02, the value of the repairs . . .