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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided September 22, 1976Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION: Is s. 775.15(2)(d), F. S., applicable to violations of municipal ordinances and, if not, what is the statute of limitations for prosecutions of violations of municipal ordinances when no limitation period is provided by law, municipal charter, or ordinance?

SUMMARY: Section 775.15(2)(d), F. S., which establishes a time limitation on prosecutions of misdemeanors of the second degree and noncriminal violations, is not applicable to prosecutions for violations of municipal penal ordinances, since convictions for violations of such ordinances are expressly excluded from the statutory…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. HickmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  2. City of Marysville v. Cities Service Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1931
  3. Battle v. Mayor of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. State v. McCloudSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  5. City of Birmingham v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915

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