{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-138.01","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 138.01","heading":"Petition to change county seat.","body":"The qualified electors in any county in this state wishing to change their county seat, shall present to the board of county commissioners of such county a petition signed by one-third of the qualified electors, who are taxpayers on real or personal property, praying for a change of the location of such county seat.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 1890, 1872; RS 622; GS 831; s. 1, ch. 6239, 1911; RGS 1578; CGL 2426.","path":["CHAPTER 138 COUNTY SEATS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0100-0199/0138/0138.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:59:55Z","sha256":"c8f786a499b8a10eb691ec624bb7cac7020f618759a93a263d348af928856bf1","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-137.10","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-138.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}