Florida Administrative Law

As of July 1, 2015, Florida agencies are required to submit their final orders to the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) for inclusion in a central database that is fully text-searchable.  § 120.53, Fla. Stat.  The DOAH maintains two databases of administrative orders, keeping its own orders separate from orders issued by other agencies.

1. a database of DOAH's own orders, resulting from hearings involving "disputed issues of material fact," § 120.57(1), which has the following search options:
   
   
    
2. a database of orders from other agencies, which has the following search options:

If you cannot find an order in the DOAH databases, you may be able to find it on the agency's website, in print, or in a commercial database.

Some agencies post final orders on their own websites (in addition to making them available in the DOAH database).  For example:

• The Agency for Health Care Administration has a searchable database of orders.
• The Office of Financial Regulation maintains a database of its own orders. 
• The Public Service Commission has an extensive database of its own orders dating back to 1987.