Article VII, Section 10 of the Florida Constitution

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Article VII, Section 10 of the Florida Constitution is a state constitutional provision that restricts the use of public credit and funds to aid private entities, with limited exceptions for specified public purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
section of the Florida Constitution
allows issuance of revenue bonds for specified public purposes without pledging taxing power
appliesTo counties in Florida
municipalities in Florida
special districts in Florida
Florida
surface form: state of Florida
bindingOn Florida Legislature
Government of Florida
surface form: Florida executive branch

Florida local governments
constitutionalLevel state constitutional law
containsExceptionFor airport facilities
industrial or manufacturing plants when authorized by law
port facilities
public transportation facilities
revenue bonds for certain public purposes
governs use of public credit in Florida
use of public funds in Florida
interpretedBy Florida Supreme Court
jurisdiction Florida
surface form: State of Florida
languageType prohibitory with enumerated exceptions
legalDomain public finance
public–private relationships
state finance law
legalEffect prohibits counties from pledging their credit to aid any corporation, association, partnership or person
prohibits municipalities from pledging their credit to aid any corporation, association, partnership or person
prohibits special districts from pledging their credit to aid any corporation, association, partnership or person
prohibits the state from pledging its credit to aid any corporation, association, partnership or person
objective to ensure that public funds are used for public purposes
to protect taxpayers from public credit being used for private benefit
partOf Article VII of the Florida Constitution
primaryPurpose to restrict the use of public credit to aid private entities
to restrict the use of public funds to aid private entities
prohibits counties becoming joint owners with private entities except as provided
lending or using taxing power to aid private enterprises except as expressly authorized
municipalities becoming joint owners with private entities except as provided
special districts becoming joint owners with private entities except as provided
state becoming a joint owner with a private entity except as provided
using public credit to aid private associations
using public credit to aid private corporations
using public credit to aid private partnerships
using public credit to aid private persons
relatedTo Article VII, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution
Florida public bond financing provisions
scope financial relationships between government entities and private parties in Florida
sourceOf limitations on economic development incentives involving public credit
usedIn litigation challenging public subsidies to private entities in Florida
litigation concerning public bond financing for private projects in Florida

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Article VII hasSection Article VII, Section 10 of the Florida Constitution
subject surface form: Article VII of the Florida Constitution
Article VII, Section 12 of the Florida Constitution relatedTo Article VII, Section 10 of the Florida Constitution