Senate Bill sb1496

    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 1496

    By Senator Bennett





    21-1050-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to independent special fire

  3         control districts; amending s. 191.008, F.S.;

  4         authorizing a district to recover court costs

  5         and attorney's fees in civil actions involving

  6         enforcement of the firesafety code; providing

  7         an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Present subsections (5), (6), and (7) of

12  section 191.008, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as

13  subsections (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and a new

14  subsection (5) is added to the section, to read:

15         191.008  Special powers.--Independent special fire

16  control districts shall provide for fire suppression and

17  prevention by establishing and maintaining fire stations and

18  fire substations and acquiring and maintaining such

19  firefighting and fire protection equipment deemed necessary to

20  prevent or fight fires.  All construction shall be in

21  compliance with applicable state, regional, and local

22  regulations, including adopted comprehensive plans and land

23  development regulations.  The board shall have and may

24  exercise any or all of the following special powers relating

25  to facilities and duties authorized by this act:

26         (5)  Recover reasonable court costs, including

27  attorney's fees, from the nonprevailing party in any civil

28  action to enforce the provisions of chapter 553 or chapter 633

29  and this section concerning fire suppression and prevention

30  and the enforcement of the firesafety code in which the

31  special district is the prevailing party.

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 1496
    21-1050-06




 1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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 5    Authorizes an independent special fire control district
      to recover certain court costs and attorney's fees when
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      enforcement of the firesafety code.
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