Article XII
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Article XII is the transitional and schedule article of the Florida Constitution, outlining how and when its provisions take effect and interact with prior laws and constitutional provisions.
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| instanceOf |
article of a state constitution
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constitutional provision → |
| appliesTo |
Florida Constitution
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constitutional amendments adopted after 1968 → prior Florida Constitution of 1885 → |
| citationForm |
Art. XII, Fla. Const.
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| concerns |
implementation details of specific constitutional articles
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preservation of existing governmental structures during transition → relationship between new and prior constitutional provisions → |
| defines |
how conflicting prior provisions are superseded
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how existing rights and obligations are preserved → how new constitutional provisions take effect → treatment of existing constitutional officers → treatment of existing judicial officers → treatment of existing statutes under the new constitution → treatment of pending causes in the courts → |
| governs |
implementation of amendments to the Florida Constitution
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temporal application of constitutional changes → |
| hasFunction |
schedule provisions
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transitional provisions → |
| hasJurisdiction |
State of Florida
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| hasPurpose |
to avoid legal gaps during constitutional change
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to coordinate new constitutional provisions with prior law → to provide an orderly transition to the current Florida Constitution → |
| hasSectionType |
effective date clauses
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savings clauses → transitory provisions → |
| hasTitle |
Schedule
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| isScheduleArticleOf |
Florida Constitution
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| isTransitionalArticleOf |
Florida Constitution
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| language |
English
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| legalSystem |
United States state constitutional law
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| locatedIn |
State of Florida
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| partOf |
Constitution of the State of Florida
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| regulates |
continuity of courts
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continuity of laws → continuity of legal proceedings → continuity of public offices → effective dates of constitutional provisions → transition from prior Florida constitutions → transition of education provisions → transition of homestead exemption provisions → transition of legislative apportionment provisions → transition of local government provisions → transition of taxation provisions → |
| subjectOf |
Florida constitutional law
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Referenced by (2)
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Article XII (Florida Constitution)
("Art. XII, Fla. Const.")
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Constitution of Florida
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