Ordinance 69-01O
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ToM ADAMB
August 15, 1969
James R. Adams, Esquire
County Attorney
Collier County
Naples, Florida 33940
Dear Mr. Adams
Pursuant. to the provisions of Chapter 69-32,
Laws of Florida, Regular Session 1969, this will
acknowledge receipt of your letter of August 14
enclosing a certified co~y of Ordinance No. 69-100
relating to Chapter 67-836.
We have renumbered the ordinance as Collier
69-1, and it.was officially filed in this office
on August 15, 1969.
Trusting that you will feel free to call upon
us whenever we may be of service, I remain
Si nc ex ely,
TOM ADAMS
Secretary of state
William L. Griff+n.~
Director~ Laws Div~ion
WLG/lc
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ORDINANCE NO. 69 - 1~
AN OP-,DINANCE AtiENDINO CHAPTER 67-836,
SPEC~L ~ OF ~RIDA, C~INfl ~E
~ OF ~E CO~T ~T~ ~ SAID
A~ TO ~E ~I~L CO~T OF X~LEE,
COLLI~ CO~ F~RIDA'~ ~NGI~ ~g
DES~I~ION OF ~E G~~I~L
DI~ION OF SAID CO~Ti ~NGI~ ~g
OF ~E CO~T TO ~I~ APP~ ~Y BE TA~
~OH ~E CO~T ~T~ BY SAID ACT;
~OVIDI~ FOK!-AN ~IVE DATE
~tEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier ,County, Florida, that doubt and
confusion exist because of the name of the C~iminal Court of the
Justice of the Peace, Fourth District, Collier County~ Florida,
being similar to that of another court havin$ no connection there-
with, and
%qHEREAS, the Constitution of th~%tate of Florida of 1968,
specifically Article VIII, Section 6'(d)'and Attic1· VIII, Section 1
(f), and H. B. 235 of the 1969 Lesisla~ure enacted in pursuance
thereof, empowers the Board of Count~ Commissioners of the several
counties of the State.to amen~ or repeal by county ordinance any
local law relating only to unincorporated areas of a county on the
effective dace of said Article, and
~tEREAS, Chapter 67-826, Special Laws of Florida, is a
local law relating only to unincorporated areas of Collier County
and was in force on the effective date of said Article~ NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMHISSIONERS OF COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. The Title of Chapter 67-836, SpeCial Laws
of F~orida, is hereby amended to read:
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An act relating to Collier County, Florida,
establishing the Criminal Court o£ Immokalee,
Collier County, F~o~da~ ~n the seos~aph~ca~
a~ea described aa T~ah~p 46 South, Ranges
28 ~st, 29 ~sC and 30 East; To~sh~p 47
South, Ranges 27 ~st, 28 ~st, 29 ~st and
30 ~st; and T~ship 48 South, Ranges 27
~st, 28 ~sC, 29 East and 30 East, Cotlier
County, Florida; presc~bins the
o~ the co.ti pr~ldinS fo~ a Judge a~d the
erection, compensation and duties of said
Judge.and successo~ ]udses ot the cou~t;
providtnS fo~ the pa~ent of office expenses
and sala~les within ttm~s of Judge and
clerks of cou~C ~ county f~ne a~ for-
~eiC~e f~d; p~ovid~n~ fo~ p~actice and
procedure in sa~d cou~; p~ov~dins fo~ an
a~bitration ,p~ocedu~e for budseta~y d~spuCas;
providins,fo~ seve~ab~tity; p~ovidins an
ef~ective dace.
SECTION 2. Secti~n' 2 of ~apter 67-836, Spectat
of Florida, is amended to read: .~:
Court established: ,Upon the effective date of
this act, there shall be established in the
geographical areaa':~oflC~llier coUnty, Florida,
described as T°Wns~lp-46 South, Ran8es 28 ~sc,
29 East and 30 ~stl~T~ship 47 Souch, Ranges
27 ~st, 28 ~st, 2?~.~st and 30 ~at; a~
T~ship 48 South~ Ranges 27 ~st, 28 ~st,
29 ~sC and 30 ~sCf h co~ kn~ as ~he
Crimi~t Co~t of lmm:o~alee, Coltie= County,
SECTION ~.
Section 3 o£ Chapter 67-836, SpecialLaws
of Florida, is amended t° read:
Jurisdiction: The court herein and hereby
established shall have crimt~l Jurisdiction
o£ any misdemeanors co~mitted within the gao=
· graphical area described in Section 2 hereo£.
Said Jurisdiction shall be concurrent with the
criminal Jurisdiction of any other, courtO~:~:
courts established in the count7 having like
Jurisdiction. The process of the said cou~t
shall run throughout the State. The Judge of
the court herein and hereby established shall
be empowered to act and shall be deemed a
coroner, and shall be empowered to exercise the
functions of a co:one: aa set fo:tE.:~n Chapter
936, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 4.
Section 4 (2) of Chapter 67-836, Special
Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
The Judge shall be a resident of the geo-
graphical area ~r~thin the Jurisdiction of
the court, and shall be elected for a term
of four (4) sears by the electors of said
geographical area. A vacancy in the office
of Judge shall be filled as p~ovided by law.
SECTION 5. Section ? of Chapter 67-836, Special Laws
of Florida, is amended to read:
Holdtn~ of Court: ~l~e board of county commis-
sioners of Collier County shall furnish suitable
quarters for the holding of cou~t within the
geographical area within the Jurisdiction of
the Couzt.
SECTUON 6. Section 8 of Chapter 67-836., Special Laws
of Florida, is amended to read:
Practice and Procedure: P~actice and pro=
cedure in the cou~t herein and hereby
established shall be the same as in cou~ts
generally ~aving like .lu~isdiction, except
in all cases the .tudge shall be the
of ~acc. Should a c:ial by t~y be de-
manded by any defendan~ so entitled, the
case shall be bound ~e~ fo~ ~iat to
anothe~ co~C in ~he eo~y havi~
diction to t~y the same and
t~ials. Appeals shall be governed by the
Florida Appellate ~ules of C~imi~l ~o-
ced~e, as amended f~ time ~o time, and
shall be to the Circuit Co~t of the ~en-
t~eth J~ictal C~c~t, Collie~ Co~ty, Florida.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take effect upon re-
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ceipt by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County of
official acknowledgment from the office of the Secretary of State'
that it has bee~ filed.
BOARD OF CO~ COI4HISSIO~r~RS
OF COLLIER COU~, FLORIDA
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