Florida Statutes > Chapter 189 > Part II – Dependent Special Districts
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§ 189.02 | Dependent special districts |
§ 189.021 | Refund of certain special assessments |
§ 189.022 | Status statement |
Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 189 > Part II - Dependent Special Districts
- Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Florida Statutes 189.012
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent special district: means a special district that meets at least one of the following criteria:(a) The membership of its governing body is identical to that of the governing body of a single county or a single municipality. See Florida Statutes 189.012
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Special district: means a unit of local government created for a special purpose, as opposed to a general purpose, which has jurisdiction to operate within a limited geographic boundary and is created by general law, special act, local ordinance, or by rule of the Governor and Cabinet. See Florida Statutes 189.012