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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided December 12, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

Newman C. Brackin Clerk Circuit Court Crestview

QUESTIONS:

1. If a municipality has adopted by ordinance certain matters covered by Ch. 316, F. S., is it necessary for the municipality to cite the appropriate section of the state traffic control law in addition to the municipal ordinance violated in order for it to be paid the fines and forfeitures and the civil penalties received by the county court for such traffic violations?

2. If a municipality has adopted or by reference incorporated the state's criminal laws or enacts an ordinance which creates offenses against the municipality for acts…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Waller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Orr v. QuiggSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  3. Jaramillo v. City of HomesteadSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  4. City of Fort Lauderdale v. ByrdDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  5. State ex rel. McFarland v. RobertsSupreme Court of Florida · 1954

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