Administrative Procedure Act
Florida · Administrative Procedure Act · §§ 120.50 to 120.81 · 38 sections
Overview
The act governs how state administrative agencies make rules and how they resolve individual contested cases. On the rulemaking side it requires agencies to give advance notice of proposed rules, take public comment, prepare analyses of a proposed rule's anticipated impacts, and file and index rules before they take effect, while also providing for emergency rulemaking, public petitions to adopt rules, and periodic agency review of rules already on the books. For contested cases it establishes notice and an opportunity to be heard, the right to counsel, interpreters for deaf or hearing-impaired parties and witnesses, and informal disposition, and it preserves judicial review — including declaratory judgment actions testing the validity of a rule.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 40 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 560 U.S. 702 - Stop Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Sections covered
- Fla. Stat. § 120.50Exception to application of chapter
- Fla. Stat. § 120.51Short title
- Fla. Stat. § 120.515Declaration of policy
- Fla. Stat. § 120.52Definitions5 cites
- Fla. Stat. § 120.525Meetings, hearings, and workshops
- Fla. Stat. § 120.53Maintenance of agency final orders
- Fla. Stat. § 120.533Coordination of the transmittal, indexing, and listing of agency final orders by Department of State
- Fla. Stat. § 120.536Rulemaking authority; repeal; challenge1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 120.54Rulemaking1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 120.541Statement of estimated regulatory costs
- Fla. Stat. § 120.542Variances and waivers
- Fla. Stat. § 120.5435Agency review of rules
- Fla. Stat. § 120.545Committee review of agency rules
- Fla. Stat. § 120.55Publication
- Fla. Stat. § 120.555Summary removal of published rules no longer in force and effect
- Fla. Stat. § 120.56Challenges to rules1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 120.565Declaratory statement by agencies2 cites
- Fla. Stat. § 120.569Decisions which affect substantial interests4 cites
- Fla. Stat. § 120.57Additional procedures for particular cases6 cites
- Fla. Stat. § 120.573Mediation of disputes
- Fla. Stat. § 120.574Summary hearing
- Fla. Stat. § 120.595Attorney’s fees
- Fla. Stat. § 120.60Licensing2 cites
- Fla. Stat. § 120.62Agency investigations
- Fla. Stat. § 120.63Exemption from act
- Fla. Stat. § 120.65Administrative law judges
- Fla. Stat. § 120.651Designation of two administrative law judges to preside over actions involving department or boards
- Fla. Stat. § 120.655Withholding funds to pay for administrative law judge services to school boards
- Fla. Stat. § 120.66Ex parte communications
- Fla. Stat. § 120.665Disqualification of agency personnel
- Fla. Stat. § 120.68Judicial review16 cites
- Fla. Stat. § 120.69Enforcement of agency action
- Fla. Stat. § 120.695Notice of noncompliance; designation of minor violation of rules
- Fla. Stat. § 120.72Legislative intent; references to chapter 120 or portions thereof
- Fla. Stat. § 120.73Circuit court proceedings; declaratory judgments
- Fla. Stat. § 120.74Agency annual rulemaking and regulatory plans; reports
- Fla. Stat. § 120.80Exceptions and special requirements; agencies1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 120.81Exceptions and special requirements; general areas1 cite
Enacted in other states
Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Vermont, Wyoming
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