The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general applicability.
While the legislature may create specific chapters, the Florida Office of Legislative Services' Division of Statutory Revision has the final authority to determine where the legislation will be codified and the location of the sections within the chapters. Some laws do not appear in the statutes where the bill identifies their placement.
Since 1999, the Florida Statutes have been published annually. Before then, they were published biannually following each odd-year regular session, and a supplement was published following each even-year regular session. The practice of publishing the Florida Statutes every other year was a relic of when the Florida Legislature, prior to 1969, met only in odd-numbered years.
Titles of the Florida Statutes
- Title I: Construction of Statutes (Chapters 1âÂÂ2)
- Title II: State Organization (Chapters 6âÂÂ8)
- Title III: Legislative Branch; Commissions (Chapters 10âÂÂ13)
- Title IV: Executive Branch (Chapters 14âÂÂ24)
- Title V: Judicial Branch (Chapters 25âÂÂ44)
- Title VI: Civil Practice and Procedure (Chapters 45âÂÂ88)
- Title VII: Evidence (Chapters 90âÂÂ92)
- Title VIII: Limitations (Chapters 95)
- Title IX: Electors and Elections (Chapters 97âÂÂ107)
- Title X: Public Officers, Employees, and Records (Chapters 110âÂÂ122)
- Title XI: County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations (Chapters 124âÂÂ164)
- Title XII: Municipalities (Chapters 165âÂÂ185)
- Title XIII: Planning and Development (Chapters 186âÂÂ191)
- Title XIV: Taxation and Finance (Chapters 192âÂÂ221)
- Title XV: Homestead and Exemptions (Chapter 222)
- Title XVI: Teachers' Retirement System; Higher Educational Facilities Bonds (Chapters 238âÂÂ243)
- Title XVII: Military Affairs and Related Matters (Chapters 250âÂÂ252)
- Title XVIII: Public Lands and Property (Chapters 253âÂÂ274)
- Title XIX: Public Business (Chapters 279âÂÂ290)
- Title XX: Veterans (Chapters 292âÂÂ296)
- Title XXI: Drainage (Chapter 298)
- Title XXII: Ports and Harbors (Chapters 308âÂÂ315)
- Title XXIII: Motor Vehicles (Chapters 316âÂÂ325)
- Title XXIV: Vessels (Chapters 326âÂÂ328)
- Title XXV: Aviation (Chapters 329âÂÂ333)
- Title XXVI: Public Transportation (Chapters 334âÂÂ349)
- Title XXVII: Railroads And Other Regulated Utilities (Chapters 350âÂÂ368)
- Title XXVIII: Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use (Chapters 369âÂÂ380)
- Title XXIX: Public health (Chapters 381âÂÂ408)
- Includes 394.451-394.47891, Baker Act
- Title XXX: Social Welfare (Chapters 409âÂÂ430)
- Title XXXI: Labor (Chapters 435âÂÂ452)
- Title XXXII: Regulation of Professions and Occupations (Chapters 454âÂÂ493)
- Title XXXIII: Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations (Chapters 494âÂÂ560)
- Title XXXIV: Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (Chapters 561âÂÂ569)
- Title XXXV: Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry (Chapters 570âÂÂ604)
- Title XXXVI: Business Organizations (Chapters 606âÂÂ623)
- Title XXXVII: Insurance (Chapters 624âÂÂ651)
- Title XXXVIII: Banks and Banking (Chapters 655âÂÂ667)
- Title XXXIX: Commercial Relations (Chapters 668âÂÂ688)
- Title XL: Real and Personal Property (Chapters 689âÂÂ723)
- Title XLI: Statute of Frauds, Fraudulent Transfers, and General Assignments (Chapters 725âÂÂ727)
- Title XLII: Estates and Trusts (Chapters 731âÂÂ739)
- Title XLIII: Domestic Relations (Chapters 741âÂÂ753)
- Title XLIV: Civil Rights (Chapters 760âÂÂ765)
- Title XLV: Torts (Chapters 766âÂÂ774)
- Title XLVI: Crimes (Chapters 775âÂÂ896)
- Title XLVII: Criminal Procedure and Corrections (Chapters 900âÂÂ985)
- Title XLVIII: K-20 Education Code (Chapters 1000âÂÂ1013)
- Title XLIX: Parental Rights (Chapter 1014)
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