# Fla. Stat. § 92.16: 92.16 Certificates of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund respecting the ownership, conveyance of, and other facts in connection with public lands

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.16

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 92.16
- **Heading:** 92.16 Certificates of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund respecting the ownership, conveyance of, and other facts in connection with public lands
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.16

## Text

A certificate of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund under its official seal, with respect to the present or past ownership by the state or by the school, seminary or internal improvement funds of any lands in this state, or of the conveyance or transfer of any such lands by said Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or of the State Board of Education or other officers or boards of the state having power to convey any such lands, or any facts shown by the public records of his or her office with respect to any of such lands, or the transfer, ownership, or conveyance of the same, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein certified, and every such certificate shall be admissible in evidence in all of the courts of this state. All such certificates shall, without other or further proof, be admitted to record and recorded in the deed books of the respective counties of this state where the lands mentioned in such certificates lie, and the record of every such certificate shall have the same force and effect for all purposes as the record of deeds.

History: s. 1, ch. 2063, 1875; RS 1112; GS 1524; s. 1, ch. 7381, 1917; RGS 2724; CGL 4395; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 3, ch. 63-294; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 509, ch. 95-147.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 92.05 92.05 Final judgments and decrees of courts of record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.06 92.06 Judgments and decrees of United States District Courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.07 92.07 Judgments and decrees of this state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.08 92.08 Deeds and powers of attorney of record for 20 years or more.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.09 92.09 Effect of reversal, etc., of judgment or successful attack on deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.13 92.13 Certified copies of records of certified copies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.14 92.14 United States deeds and patents and copies thereof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.16 92.16 Certificates of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund respecting the ownership, conveyance of, and other facts in connection with public lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.16.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.17 92.17 Effect of seal of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.17.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.18 92.18 Certificate of state officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.18.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.19 92.19 Portions of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.19.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.20 92.20 Certificates issued under authority of Congress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.20.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.21 92.21 Certificate as to sanitary condition of buildings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.21.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.23 92.23 Rule of evidence in suits on fire policies for loss or damage to building.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.23.md)

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