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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided October 25, 1985Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. L. Michael Milbrath County Attorney Marion County 19 N.W. Pine Avenue Room 200 Ocala, Florida 32670

Dear Mr. Milbrath:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

CAN A NONCHARTER COUNTY BY ORDINANCE LEVY A SURCHARGE ON CRIMINAL TRAFFIC OFFENSES FROM TEN DOLLARS TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR DRUNK DRIVING ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS WITHOUT SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY?

Your question is answered in the negative for the following reasons.

Noncharter counties have full authority to carry on county government and may act through the exercise…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Speer v. OlsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. Grapeland Heights Civic Ass'n v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
  4. Broward County v. Plantation Imports, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  5. Hyman v. STATE, DEPT. OF BUSINESS REGULATIONDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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