§ 165.043, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 165. FORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Official county or municipal seal.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
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.
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History
s. 1, ch. 91-59.
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