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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to unlawful demolition of historical 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | buildings and structures; amending s. 162.09, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | authorizing a code enforcement board or special 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | magistrate to impose a fine that exceeds certain 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | limits for the unlawful demolition of certain 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | historical buildings or structures under certain 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | circumstances; providing that such fine may not exceed 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | a certain percentage of just market valuation; 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | providing an effective date. 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | section 162.09, Florida Statutes, to read: 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 162.09 Administrative fines; costs of repair; liens. — 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (e) For the demolition of a building or structure that is 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | as defined in s. 267.021 or is a contributing resource to a 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | National Register-listed district, a code enforcement board or 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | special magistrate may impose a fine that exceeds the limits of 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | this subsection if the code enforcement board or special 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | magistrate finds, based on competent substantial evidence, that 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | the demolition of the building or structure was knowing and 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | willful and was not permitte d or the result of a natural 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | disaster. A fine imposed pursuant to this paragraph may not 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | exceed 20 percent of the fair or just market valuation of the 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | property before demolition of the building or structure, as 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | determined by the property appraiser. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 31 |
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