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ST. JOHN'S VILLAGE I v. DEPT., STATE

No. 86-60.

497 So.2d 990 (1986)

ST. JOHN'S VILLAGE I, LTD., and St. John's Village II, Ltd., Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew K. Macfarlane of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, for appellants.

Patricia L. Smith, Tallahassee, for appellee.

COBB, Judge.

The issue raised in this case is whether the 1984 amendment of section 620.31, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1984), has retroactive effect so as to authorize fines against limited partnerships for transacting business without authority prior to June 7, 1984, the effective date of the amended statute. This is a case of first impression in Florida.

Prior to the 1984 amendment, section 620.31(2), Florida Statutes (1983), stated:

(2) If the general...

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