Fla. Stat. § 75.01
Jurisdiction
Circuit courts have jurisdiction to determine the validation of bonds and certificates of indebtedness and all matters connected therewith.
Florida Statutes Chapter 75 — BOND VALIDATION
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Fla. Stat. § 75.02
Plaintiff
Any county, municipality, taxing district or other political district or subdivision of this state, including the governing body of any drainage, conservation or reclamation district, and including also state agencies, commissions and departments authorized by law to issue bonds, may determine its authority to incur bo…
Fla. Stat. § 75.03
Condition precedent
As a condition precedent to filing of a complaint for the validation of bonds or certificates of debt, the county, municipality, state agency, commission or department, or district desiring to issue them shall cause an election to be held to authorize the issuance of such bonds or certificates and show prima facie that…
Fla. Stat. § 75.04
Complaint
(1) The complaint shall set out the plaintiff’s authority for incurring the bonded debt or issuing certificates of debt, the holding of an election and the result when an election is required, the ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding authorizing the issue and its adoption, all other essential proceedings had or t…
Fla. Stat. § 75.05
Order and service
(1) The court shall issue an order directed against the state and the several property owners, taxpayers, citizens and others having or claiming any right, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of bonds or certificates, or to be affected thereby, requiring all persons, in general terms and withou…
Fla. Stat. § 75.06
Publication of notice
(1) Before the date set for hearing, the clerk shall publish a copy of the order in the county where the complaint is filed, and if plaintiff is a municipality or district in more than one county, then in each county, at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks, commencing with the first publication, which shall no…
Fla. Stat. § 75.07
Intervention; hearings
Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or person interested may become a party to the action by moving against or pleading to the complaint at or before the time set for hearing. At the hearing the court shall determine all questions of law and fact and make such orders as will enable it to properly try and determine th…
Fla. Stat. § 75.08
Appeal and review
Any party to the action whether plaintiff, defendant, intervenor or otherwise, dissatisfied with the final judgment, may appeal to the Supreme Court within the time and in the manner prescribed by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Fla. Stat. § 75.09
Effect of final judgment
If the judgment validates such bonds, certificates or other obligations, which may include the validation of the county, municipality, taxing district, political district, subdivision, agency, instrumentality or other public body itself and any taxes, assessments or revenues affected, and no appeal is taken within the…
Fla. Stat. § 75.10
Recording of judgment in other counties
If any judgment extends into more than one county it shall be recorded in each county in which the plaintiff municipality or district extends.
Fla. Stat. § 75.11
Stamping instruments validated
(1) Bonds or certificates, when validated under this chapter, shall have stamped or written thereon, by the proper officers of such county, municipality or district issuing them, a statement in substantially the following form:“This bond is one of a series of bonds which were validated by judgment of the Circuit Court…
Fla. Stat. § 75.12
Payment of costs
The costs shall be paid by the county, municipality, or district filing the complaint except when a taxpayer, citizen, or other person contests the action or intervenes, the court may tax the whole or any part of the costs against him or her as is equitable.
Fla. Stat. § 75.13
Certain prior proceedings validated
Any action for validation heretofore brought by any municipality, special taxing district or political district or subdivision which extends into more than one county or judicial circuit, whereby bonds or certificates of debt have been validated in which the proceedings have been brought in one county and a decree has…
Fla. Stat. § 75.14
Landowner or taxpayer not disqualification of judge
No judge shall be disqualified in any validation action because the judge is a landowner or taxpayer of any county, municipality, or district seeking relief hereunder.
Fla. Stat. § 75.16
Certain orders and decrees validated
All orders, decrees, and judgments heretofore or hereafter made in actions for the validation of bonds or certificates of indebtedness by any judge disqualified by matters not apparent on the record are valid and binding on all parties unless attacked within 20 days of the entry thereof; and all orders, decrees, and ju…
Fla. Stat. § 75.17
Commencement of action after validation; affidavit of good faith
Every person who commences an action as taxpayer or otherwise to challenge the validity of any bonds or certificates or to prevent the use of any moneys derived from the sale of the bonds or certificates after the bonds or certificates have been validated by courts of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter, sh…