Florida Legal Overview: Palm Coast The Palm Coast metropolitan area in Florida is defined by the Census Bureau as covering all of Flagler County. It is part of the Greater Orlando region, which is officially called the Orlando–Deltona–Daytona Beach combined statistical area or CSA. Apart from the Palm Coast metro area, Greater Orlando additionally includes the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metro and Sumter County. Flagler County is served by the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Listed below are the main cities in the Palm Coast metro area.
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1. The circuit court for Flagler County is located in Bunnell, in the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center. It is the main trial court with general jurisdiction. The county courts with limited jurisdiction are located in the same courthouse. The circuit criminal division handles felony prosecutions while the circuit civil court hears civil actions that involve disputes over amounts exceeding $15,000. The county courts handle misdemeanors, traffic violations and civil actions in between $5,000 and $15,000. A small claims court handles lesser amounts. 2. The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Flagler County schools, alleging that black students get suspended and expelled at higher rates than white students. 3. Flagler County’s biggest electricity provider has agreed to a settlement that allows it raise rates on industrial power users, but not as much as it had initially proposed. The state’s Office of Public Counsel which represents consumers in utility cases says it does not agree to the settlement, and wants consumer rates to decrease next year.
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Trending Palm Coast Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts handed out by the lower courts can be filed with the Fifth District Court of Appeal, which is based in Daytona Beach. The Florida Supreme Court, as the court of last resort, may agree to further review the appellate court’s decision. Federal cases in Flagler County have to be filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. All federal appeals in Florida are handled by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |