Fla. Stat. 165.043
Official county or municipal seal

The governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance, designate an official county or municipal seal. The manufacture, use, display, or other employment of any facsimile or reproduction of the county or municipal seal, except by county or municipal officials or employees in the performance of their official duties, without the express approval of the governing body is a second degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Source: Section 165.043 — Official county or municipal seal, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0165.043 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

165.011
Short title 165.021
Purpose 165.022
Preemption 165.031
Definitions 165.041
Incorporation 165.043
Official county or municipal seal 165.051
Dissolution procedures 165.061
Standards for incorporation, merger, and dissolution 165.071
Financial allocations 165.081
Judicial review 165.0225
Counties prohibited from requiring consideration for allowing incorporation

Current through Fall 2025

§ 165.043. Off. county or municipal seal's source at flsenate.gov

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._165.043

Original Source: Section 165.043 — Official county or municipal seal, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0165.043 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Fla. Stat. 165.043 Official county or municipal seal

Fla. Stat. 165.043
Official county or municipal seal