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Fla. Stat. § 373.443

Immunity from liability

Known as the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act

The act spans §§ 373.012 to 373.813 (247 sections).

History.--s. 13, part IV, ch. 72-299; s. 23, ch. 89-279.

No action shall be brought against the state or district, or any agents or employees of the state or district, for the recovery of damages caused by the partial or total failure of any stormwater management system, dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work, or works upon the ground that the state or district is liable by virtue of any of the following:

(1) Approval of the permit for construction or alteration.

(2) The issuance or enforcement of any order relative to maintenance or operation.

(3) Control or regulation of stormwater management systems, dams, impoundments, reservoirs, appurtenant work, or works regulated under this chapter.

(4) Measures taken to protect against failure during emergency.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.