# Fla. Stat. § 253.05: 253.05 Prosecuting officers to assist in protecting state lands

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.05

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 253.05
- **Heading:** 253.05 Prosecuting officers to assist in protecting state lands
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.05

## Text

State attorneys, other prosecuting officers of the state or county, wildlife officers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, conservation officers, together with the Secretary of Environmental Protection, and county sheriffs and their deputies shall see that the lands owned by the state, as described in ss. 253.01 and 253.03, shall not be the object of damage, trespass, depredation, or unlawful use by any person. The said officers and their deputies shall, upon information that unlawful use is being made of state lands, report the same, together with the information in their possession relating thereto, to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and shall cooperate with the said board in carrying out the purposes of ss. 253.01-253.04 and this section. State attorneys and other prosecuting officers of the state or any county, upon request of the Governor or Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, shall institute and maintain such legal proceedings as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of said sections.

History: s. 3, ch. 15642, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 1446(15); s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-117; s. 71, ch. 94-356; s. 72, ch. 99-245.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 253.001 253.001 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; duty to hold lands in trust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.01 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.02 253.02 Board of trustees; powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.002 253.002 Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.03 253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands; lands enumerated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.04 253.04 Duty of board to protect, etc., state lands; state may join in any action brought.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.05 253.05 Prosecuting officers to assist in protecting state lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.12 253.12 Title to tidal lands vested in state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.14 253.14 Rights of riparian owners; board of trustees to defend suit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.21 253.21 Board of trustees may surrender certain lands to the United States and receive indemnity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.21.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.025 253.025 Acquisition of state lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.025.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.027 253.027 Emergency archaeological property acquisition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.027.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.29 253.29 Board of trustees to refund money paid where title to land fails.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.29.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 253.031 253.031 Land office; custody of documents concerning land; moneys; plats.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.031.md)

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