§ 616.04, Fla. Stat. · Part I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Evidence of existence and contents of charter.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A certified copy of the charter and decree of incorporation of a fair association shall be evidence of the contents of the charter in all actions and proceedings, and shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of the incorporated association in all actions and proceedings where the question of its existence is only collaterally involved, and prima facie evidence in all other actions and proceedings.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 2, ch. 7388, 1917; RGS 4520; CGL 6519; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 5, 44, ch. 93-168.
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