# Fla. Stat. § 285.07: 285.07 Purpose of law

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.07

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 285.07
- **Heading:** 285.07 Purpose of law
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 285 / Part I / Section 285.07

## Text

The purpose of ss. 285.07-285.13 is to protect the Seminole Indians of Florida against undue and unnecessary hardships during these difficult years of transition from their ancestral culture to the culture of the white person’s civilization and to aid said Indians to obtain economic independence as a tribe and as individuals.

History: s. 1, ch. 29908, 1955; s. 11, ch. 91-221; s. 206, ch. 95-148.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 285.01 285.01 Lands set aside; description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.03 285.03 Grant of Florida lands to Seminole Indians.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.04 285.04 Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund authorized to exchange state lands for United States lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.05 285.05 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund authorized to exchange lands with individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.06 285.06 State Indian Reservation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.07 285.07 Purpose of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.08 285.08 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.09 285.09 Rights of Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes with respect to hunting, fishing, and frogging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.10 285.10 No license or permit fees required; identification card required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.011 285.011 Seminole Indian lands; trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.11 285.11 Reservation; improvement leases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.12 285.12 Reservation; mineral deposits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.13 285.13 Campsites; flood control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.14 285.14 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund as trustee to accept donations of and acquire property for Indians.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.14.md)

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