Florida Attorney General Opinions
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Could Florida city commissioners share documents about upcoming business outside a public meeting?
Yes. The 2007 opinion said a city commissioner could send documents for upcoming commission business outside a public meeting if the other commissioners did not respond or interact about them before…
Could a Florida town be dissolved through a citizen petition to amend its charter?
The 2007 informal letter did not decide whether Cedar Grove's citizen petition could dissolve the town. It described the separate state-law routes for dissolution and charter amendments, and…
Could outside officers help decide a Florida police misconduct complaint before the employing agency made its initial findings?
The 2007 informal letter said investigative confidentiality prevented officers from other law enforcement agencies from participating in resolving a complaint before the employing agency made its…
Could a Florida community association tell a trespasser to leave an owner's property?
The 2007 letter said section 810.09 included community associations as authorized persons when the owner had authorized the association to act as an agent. The office said the statute would appear…
Are photos taken by a medical examiner's investigator at a car accident scene exempt from Florida public records disclosure?
The 2007 letter said the autopsy-record exemption did not cover crime scene photographs merely because a medical examiner held them. Photos made as part of the autopsy process were treated differently.
Does Florida's farm-building exemption cover the whole Building Code or only structural rules?
The 2007 informal letter read the exemption for nonresidential farm buildings on farms as referring to the whole Florida Building Code, not merely its structural provisions. It repeated an earlier…
Could Naples change its city election and candidate qualifying dates by ordinance to coincide with the presidential primary?
Yes. The 2007 opinion said Naples could amend its charter by ordinance to hold its regular municipal election alongside the presidential preference primary every four years and set a corresponding…
Could a family living on a 99-year residential land lease qualify for Florida's homestead tax exemption?
The 2007 opinion said a bona fide residential lease with an original term of at least 98 years could qualify, including the home on the leased land. It left technical valuation questions to the…
Could a Florida property appraiser shift a pre-2003 road assessment from subdivision common land to individual lots?
No. The 2007 opinion found that section 193.0235 did not authorize a property appraiser to move an existing special assessment from subdivision common elements to individual lots when the bonds had…
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Attorney general opinions in Florida are written by the Florida Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.