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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Chapter 162
County Or Municipal Code Enforcement
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Section 162.04, Florida Statutes 2000

1162.04  Definitions.--As used in ss. 162.01-162.13, the term:

(1)  "Local governing body" means the governing body of the county or municipality, however designated.

(2)  "Code inspector" means any authorized agent or employee of the county or municipality whose duty it is to assure code compliance.

(3)  "Local governing body attorney" means the legal counselor for the county or municipality.

(4)  "Enforcement board" means a local government code enforcement board.

(5)  "Repeat violation" means a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person who has been previously found through a code enforcement board or any other quasi-judicial or judicial process, to have violated or who has admitted violating the same provision within 5 years prior to the violation, notwithstanding the violations occur at different locations.

History.--s. 1, ch. 80-300; s. 4, ch. 82-37; s. 10, ch. 83-216; s. 3, ch. 86-201; s. 3, ch. 89-268; s. 3, ch. 99-360.

1Note.--Section 3, ch. 99-360, amended subsection (5), without publishing the catchline and introductory paragraph to the section. Absent affirmative evidence of legislative intent to repeal this material, it is published here pending clarification by the Legislature.

Note.--Former s. 166.054.