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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided March 28, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Charles P. Vitunac Indian River County Attorney 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Dear Mr. Vitunac:
You have asked substantially the following question:
May a county subject itself to arbitration under the terms of a contract with a private entity without reference to the Florida Arbitration Code, Chapter 682, Florida Statutes?
In sum:
A county may settle disputes arising under a contract by providing for arbitration, without reference to the Florida Arbitration Code in Chapter 682, Florida Statutes.
This question arises in light of Attorney General Opinion 74-122, in which this office…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- City of St. Petersburg v. CarterSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Treadway v. TerrellSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- STATE, DHRS v. EDS Federal Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Paid Prescriptions, Inc. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977