Art. V, § 21, Fla. Const. · Article V. JUDICIARY
Judicial interpretation of statutes and rules.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
In interpreting a state statute or rule, a state court or an officer hearing an administrative action pursuant to general law may not defer to an administrative agency’s interpretation of such statute or rule, and must instead interpret such statute or rule de novo.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 1, 2018, filed with the Secretary of State May 9, 2018; adopted 2018.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes
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