The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 553
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

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F.S. 553.503

553.503 Adoption of federal standards.—Subject to modifications under this part, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design, and related regulations provided in 28 C.F.R. parts 35 and 36 and 49 C.F.R. part 37, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as the law of this state and shall be incorporated into the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction and adopted by the Florida Building Commission in accordance with chapter 120.

History.—s. 1, ch. 93-183; s. 2, ch. 97-76; s. 65, ch. 2000-141; s. 59, ch. 2000-154; s. 22, ch. 2011-222.

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Amendments to 553.503

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 553.503

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 553.503.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

HOEWISCHER, v. CEDAR BEND CLUB, INC., 877 F. Supp. 2d 1212 (M.D. Fla. 2012)

. . . Section 553.503, Florida Statutes, adopts the ADA standards for accessible design and incorporates them . . .

J. PAROLIN v. CITY OF BOSTON,, 327 F. Supp. 2d 101 (D. Mass. 2004)

. . . . § 553.503(b), (c). . . .

MEYERS v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,, 754 So. 2d 198 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . . § 553.503, Fla. Stat. . . .