Florida Statutes § 683.22 — Law Day and Law Week.
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(1) May 1 of each year is designated as “Law Day,” and the week starting with the Sunday preceding May 1 is proclaimed “Law Week” in Florida. If May 1 falls on a Sunday, Law Week begins on that day. During the week, all residents, schools, businesses, and clubs and the mass media are invited to commemorate the role of law in our lives. The theme to be celebrated will be determined by the Supreme Court of Florida and publicized and supported by the lawyers of Florida through The Florida Bar.
(2) The Governor may issue annually a proclamation celebrating these events, with a theme to be determined by the Supreme Court of Florida and supported by the lawyers of Florida through The Florida Bar.
History
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-23.
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