{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-7.17","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 7.17","heading":"Escambia County.","body":"The County of Escambia comprehends all that part of the State of Florida lying to the west and south of a line beginning at the Alabama line where said line crosses the Escambia River; running thence down the thread of said river to Escambia Bay; thence along said bay to Deer Point, at the intersection of Santa Rosa Sound with said bay; thence up said Santa Rosa Sound to a line parallel to and exactly 1 mile west of the range line dividing ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven west, thence south along such parallel line to the waters of the Gulf of America; and the Counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa shall have concurrent jurisdiction of any offenses committed on the waters of Santa Rosa Sound.\nHistory.—s. 1, Ord. July 21, 1821; s. 1, Aug. 12, 1822; s. 1, Dec. 9, 1825; s. 8, Nov. 23, 1828; s. 1, Feb. 18, 1842; RS 11; GS 9; RGS 9; CGL 11; s. 1, ch. 23867, 1947; s. 1, ch. 57-834; s. 1, ch. 83-130; s. 1, ch. 91-310; s. 6, ch. 2025-8.","path":["CHAPTER 7 COUNTY BOUNDARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0007/0007.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:56:41Z","sha256":"75ee3d45c9489c61534c0b1d76048cec18acc121f39d710d10aa793ae71259fd","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-7.16","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-7.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}