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The UCF Libraries receive all public documents distributed by the State Library of Florida through the Florida Public Documents Depository Program (FPDDP). Although the depository program didn't begin until 1968, the libraries' collections also include some materials with information dating back to statehood in 1845 and reprints of some territorial papers.

Executive - Governor & Agencies

Governor & State Budget

Governor's Office
Florida's Budget
Online version
Florida Documents GOV A3:B83/

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Agencies & Departments

Find an Agency
Frequently Asked Questions About Florida Government (State Library of Florida)
Attorney General Advisory Opinions
Online version (full-text 1974+; index 1895-1981)
Florida Documents AG.B1: (1915-16, 1935-36, 1949-50, and 1965+)
Professional License Information (Florida Dept. of Business & Professional Regulation)
Sunbiz (Florida Division of Corporations)
provides online searches for corporations, trademarks, limited partnerships, fictitious names, etc.
Florida Research & Economic Database (FRED)
provides labor market information, economic, and demographic data for the state.

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Rules & Regulations

Florida Administrative Code
Online version
Online version
Florida Documents Reference shelves
Florida Administrative Weekly
Online version
Florida Documents SS.C 3: (1972+)
provides proposed & recent changes to State regulations.

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Executive - Historical Materials

Biennial and annual reports (some issues missing) from State agencies, such as:
  • Agriculture, 1903-? [AGR1.B:]
  • Education, 1912-? [EDU.A1:] - See also the Florida Heritage Collection for digitized versions of annual/biennial reports from the Dept of Public Instruction (1869-1930) and Board of Control / Board of Regents (1916-1968)
  • Internal Improvement Fund, 1855-? [IIF9:]
  • Adjutant-General, 1890-? [MA1: ]
  • Railroad Commission, 1899-? [RA1:]
  • State, 1905-? [SS1.B:]
  • Treasurer, 1888-? [TRE1:].
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
State Library & Archives of Florida
Division of Historical Resources
  • Florida Biography & Citation Index contains references to biographical information on notable Floridians in the books, periodicals, vertical files, newspapers and maps of the State Library's Florida Collection. Some of the resources indexed are rare, but many are current periodicals that might be found in the UCF Library or other local libraries.
    • The records in this index are a subset of the State Library of Florida's library catalog and are searched through the main catalog at http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm.
    • To search for just the Florida Biography/Citation Index citations,
      • click on the "Power Search" option (under the search box), and then on the search form,
      • choose Florida Biography & Citation Index from the "Location" dropdown box.
      • On the results of your search, you will see a list of the records with a call number in the format FLCITE(374332.1).
      • Click on the "Details" button to see the record.
      • On the detailed record click on the "Catalog Record" tab to see the list of citations for that record.
  • Florida Photographic Collection
  • Florida Memory Project
  • Florida Historical Markers Program
    - see also Boone's Florida Historical Markers & Sites - Reference F312.B66 1988
  • Florida Library Directory
Florida Heritage Collection
an ongoing cooperative project of the State University System (SUS) of Florida to digitize and provide online access to materials broadly representing Florida’s history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences. Thematic areas in this growing collection include Native American and minority populations, exploration and development, tourism, the natural environment, and regional interests.
See also Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM).

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Legislative Branch

Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes & Constitution
Online version (1997+)
Florida Documents AG 5:S 8/ (1927, 1941-43, 1951+)
Florida Statutes Annotated (West)
Reference KFF 30 1970 .A2
See also Florida Annotated Statutes (LexisNexis)

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Florida Senate

Locate Senators
Florida Senate website

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Florida House of Representatives

Locate Representatives
Florida House of Representatives website

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Legislative Resources

Online Sunshine
provides access to the status & full text of current legislation, addresses & biographical information for legislators, etc.
Florida Government Accountability Report (OPPAGA - Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
a free Internet service for legislators and the public to monitor the activities and performance of about 400 state government agencies and programs.
Florida Monitor Weekly (OPPAGA)
a free source for brief announcements of research reports, conferences, and other resources of interest for Florida's policy research and program evaluation community.
Office of Economic & Demographic Research (EDR)
publishes all of the official economic, demographic, revenue, and agency workload forecasts, including Population Data.
Documenting Florida Legislative Intent

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Legislative - Historical Resources

Journal of the House of Representatives
Online version (1998+)
Online version (1843-1997)
Florida Documents LEG.B.9: (1887+)
Microfilm F 311 .U5 (reels A.1a, A.1b, & A.1c (1822-1869)
Journal of the Senate
Online version (1998+)
Florida Documents LEG.C.9: (1881+)
Microfilm F 311 .U5 (reels A.1a, A.1b, & A.1c (1822-1869)
Laws of Florida
Online version (1997+)
Florida Documents SS 5:L3/ (1891+)
See also:
Florida Historical Legal Documents
includes Laws of Florida Territory, 1822-1845
Records of the States of the United States of America: Florida
Issued by the State Records Microfilm Project as a joint enterprise of the Library of Congress and the University of North Carolina.
Microfilm F 311 .U5 (36 reels)
An index is located on a separate reel in this set. The index includes coverage of other states, but only the Florida materials are held by UCF.

Includes
  • legislative records such as the journals of the Legislature (1822-1869, 1912)
  • ordinances & statutory law (1821-1877)
  • Duval's Compilation of Public Acts (1839)
  • Thompson's Digest (1847)
  • constitutional records (1810-1868)
  • administrative records (1827-1850)
  • executive records (1845-1874)
  • Supreme Court Record Book (1825-1845)
  • legislative/executive records (1764-1783)
  • records of the rudimentary State (1810-1817)
Other material regarding Florida history is also included on these microfilm reels.

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Judicial Branch - Courts

Florida State Courts (Supreme Court & State Court System)
9th Circuit Court (Orange & Osceola)
Other Local Circuit Courts and Local District Courts of Appeal

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Florida Documents Index

Florida Documents Index
Online version (1967+)
Florida Documents Reference shelves (Keyword in Context Index, 1969-1993)
Search the Florida Documents Index to identify specific print documents which may also be available in the UCF Florida Documents Collection.
UCF is a member of the Florida Public Documents Depository Program (FPDDP).

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Florida Databases

State Agency Databases (GODORT)
an annotated list of databases produced by Florida State Agencies - listed by producing agency.

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Prepared by: Rich Gause, Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/florida.asp

Last update:06/03/09 02:57:32 PM