Florida Florida Statutes
§ 125.691 — Prohibition against duplicating county constitutional office powers or authority; penalties; remedies
FS § 125.691Ch. 125
Statute text
View on source(1)A county may not create any office, special district, or governmental unit, or expand the powers or authority of any existing office, special district, or governmental unit, for the purpose of exercising any power or authority allocated exclusively to a sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, supervisor of elections, or clerk of the court by the State Constitution or general law.
(2)A county commissioner who votes in favor of a proposed ordinance to create an office, special district, or governmental unit, or expand the powers or authority of an existing office, special district, or governmental unit, for the purpose of exercising any power or authority allocated exclusively to a sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, supervisor of elections, orcodes and ordinances. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (j), nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a county from enforcing its codes or ordinances by any other means.
Legislative history
s. 3, ch. 69-234; ss. 1, 2, ch. 70-452; s. 1, ch. 79-379; s. 12, ch. 89-268; s. 1, ch. 90-37; s. 1, ch. 98-287; s. 1, ch. 99-360; s. 113, ch. 2000-141; s. 35, ch. 2001-186; s. 4, ch. 2001-372; s. 80, ch. 2003-402; s. 52, ch. 2004-265; s. 26, ch. 2007-62; s. 1, ch. 2010-112; s. 1, ch. 2021-167.