CIVIL EMERGENCY

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. XIX, ch. 674, pt. 3

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.301 Preservation of public peace.

Sec. 674.301. - Preservation of public peace. In the event of overt acts of violence or the imminent threat of violence within the City, and when the Governor has not declared a state of emergency to exist, the Mayor is authorized, by proclamation, to declare that a state of civil emergency exists in the City and to exercise one or more, or all, of the emergency powers granted by this Part. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.302 Requirements for declaration.

Sec. 674.302. - Requirements for declaration. Whenever the Mayor determines that there has been an act of violence or a flagrant and substantial defiance of or resistance to a lawful exercise of public authority and that, on account thereof, there is reason to believe that there exists a clear and present danger of a riot or other general public disorder, widespread disobedience of the law and substantial injury to persons or property, all of which constitute an imminent threat to public peace or order and to the general welfare of the City or a part or parts thereof, he may declare that a state of civil emergency exists within the City or any part or parts thereof. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.303 Reserved.

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.304 Discretionary emergency measures.

Sec. 674.304. - Discretionary emergency measures. Whenever the Mayor declares that a state of civil emergency exists pursuant to Section 674.302, he may exercise any or all of the following powers, in whole or in part, with such conditions and limitations as he deems appropriate, which shall be in effect during the period of the civil emergency in the area or areas for which the emergency has been declared: (a) The establishment of curfews, including the prohibition of or restrictions on pedestrian and vehicular movement, standing and parking, except for the provision of essential services such as fire, police and hospital services (including the transportation of patients), utility emergency repairs and emergency calls by physicians. (b) The prohibition of the sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage, with or without the payment of a consideration therefor. (c) The prohibition of the possession by any person in a public place of any portable container containing any alcoholic beverage. (d) The closing of places of public assemblage with designated exceptions. (e) The prohibition of the sale or other transfer of possession, with or without consideration, of gasoline or any other flammable or combustible liquid, altogether or except by delivery into a tank properly affixed to an operable motor-driven vehicle, bike, scooter, boat or airplane and necessary for its propulsion. (f) The prohibition of the possession in a public place of a portable container containing gasoline or any other flammable or combustible liquid. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.305 Filing and publication.

Sec. 674.305. - Filing and publication. A state of civil emergency or emergency measure declared, ordered or promulgated pursuant to Sections 674.302 through 674.304 shall, as promptly as practicable, be filed with the Council Secretary and delivered to appropriate news media for dissemination to the general public. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.306 Special meeting of Council.

Sec. 674.306. - Special meeting of Council. Concurrently with the declaration of the state of civil emergency, the Mayor shall convene the Council in special meeting, at which he shall report to the Council all the facts and circumstances known to him concerning the civil emergency and his recommendations in connection therewith. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.307 Duration and termination of emergency.

Sec. 674.307. - Duration and termination of emergency. A state of civil emergency declared pursuant to Section 674.302 shall commence upon the declaration thereof by the Mayor and shall terminate at the end of a period 72 consecutive hours thereafter unless, prior to the end of the period, the Mayor by proclamation or the Council by resolution shall terminate the state of civil emergency. An extension of the 72-hour time limit must be accomplished by request from the Mayor and the concurrence of the Council by resolution adopted in regular or special meeting. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 674.308 Part inapplicable to Urban Services Districts.

Sec. 674.308. - Part inapplicable to Urban Services Districts. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to, and the emergency powers herein granted may not be exercised within, the Second, Third, Fourth or Fifth Urban Services District. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXIXPUSA_CH674DIPRCIEM_PT3CIEMFetched: 10/27/2026