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Ago (1975)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Dec. 03, 1975

QUESTION: What is the appropriate method for payment by a condemning authority of the poundage due the clerk of the circuit court upon moneys deposited in the registry of the court pursuant to an order of taking under Ch. 74 , F.S. SUMMARY: In eminent domain proceedings under Ch. 74 , F.S., the circuit court clerk must wait until all moneys required to be paid out of the registry of the court to the defendant have been disbursed before collecting from the condemning authority the fee to which th..

Ago (1979)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Apr. 24, 1979

Wilson W. Wright Association Counsel William J. Roberts General Counsel State Association of County Commissioners of Florida Tallahassee QUESTIONS: 1. Does Volusia County after its adoption of part II of Ch. 163, F. S., have the authority to adopt zoning ordinances independent of, and inconsistent with, part II of Ch. 163 2. Does Volusia County have authority to rescind its adoption of the zoning and subdivision powers and procedures prescribed by part II of Ch. 163 SUMMARY: When a county (in t..

Ago (1977)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Nov. 18, 1977

Helen P. Keefe, R.N. Executive Director Board of Nursing Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation Jacksonville (See 077-96 for questions) SUMMARY: Nursing personnel, based upon their training and experience, and exercising their professional duty, have an obligation to question medication and drug treatment orders given by a certified physician's assistant that appear, in their judgment, to be in error. This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of AGO 077-96, regar..

Ago (2011)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Jul. 19, 2011

Dear Mr. Hess: You ask substantially the following question: Does the electronic game operated by a veterans' organization as described in your letter constitute an illegal slot machine or device In sum: Based upon the information you have provided regarding the electronic machine in question, such a machine would appear to constitute an illegal slot machine or device. You state that a local veterans' organization has acquired electronic games which appear to be slot-type machines. This office h..

Ago (2003)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Dec. 15, 2003

Ms. Denise Nieman Palm Beach County Attorney Post Office Box 1989 West Palm Beach, Florida 33402-1989 Dear Ms. Nieman: On behalf of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, you ask the following question: Does section 166.231 (4)(a), Florida Statutes, provide an exemption from the public service tax imposed by a charter county on the retail sale of bottled natural liquefied petroleum gas used to power forklifts According to your letter, the county's internal auditor recently conducte..

Ago (2002)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Sep. 30, 2002

Mr. Richard J. Taylor Sarasota City Attorney 1 South School Avenue, Suite 700 Sarasota, Florida 34237 Dear Mr. Taylor: You ask substantially the following questions: 1. Are gambling devices that were seized by the Sarasota Police Department as slot machines and confiscated pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act subject to disposition under the Contraband Forfeiture Act, or must they be destroyed pursuant to gambling laws of this state 2. If the gambling devices are subject to disposit..

Ago (1993)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Mar. 11, 1993

Mr. Larry M. Haag County Attorney Citrus County 107 North Park Avenue, Suite 8 Inverness, Florida 34450 Dear Mr. Haag: You ask substantially the following question: Is the county responsible for reimbursing the expenses incurred by a county judge in defending charges pending before the Judicial Qualifications Commission In sum: Florida courts have recognized a public officer may be entitled to reimbursement for expenses in defending charges of official misconduct. Under the rationale of these ca..

Ago (1987)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Apr. 07, 1987

Mr. John C. Randolph Attorney for Clerk of the Circuit Court Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Palm Beach County 310 Okeechobee Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33402 Dear Mr. Randolph: This is in response to your request for an Attorney General's Opinion on substantially the following question: WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE ENDORSED OR STAMPED ON AN INSTRUMENT BY THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK WHEN SUCH INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CLERK FOR RECORDING You make this request on behalf of the Clerk of the ..

Ago (2007)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Mar. 23, 2007

Dear Ms. Bosch: On behalf of the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners, you ask the following question: May the county provide for a partial opt-out of the provisions of section 316.2123 , Florida Statutes Chapter 316 , Florida Statutes, the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law, was enacted to eliminate the "hodgepodge of ordinances which vary as to language and penalty" 1 and "to make uniform traffic laws to apply throughout the state and its several counties and uniform traffic ordinance..

Ago (2000)

Florida Attorney General Reports Filed: Nov. 17, 2000

Mr. Charles J. Billias Cocoa Beach City Manager Post Office Box 322430 Cocoa Beach, Florida 32932-2430 Dear Mr. Billias: You have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question: Is it a violation of section 286.011 , Florida Statutes, for elected city commissioners to attend other city board meetings and comment on agenda items that may subsequently come before the commission for final action In sum: It is not a violation of the Government in the Sunshine Law for elected city commi..

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