Florida courts generally require a statute to be ambiguous in order to review the legislative intent behind a Florida statute.
- State v. Egan, 287 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1973).
- Ruled that only when a court finds a statute to be ambiguous may it then consider the legislative intent.
- Webber v. Dobbins, 616 So.2d 956 (Fla 1993).
- Ruled that in addition to ambiguity, courts may consider legislative intent where there are "cogent reasons" to suggest that the plain terms or plain meaning of the statute do not accurately reflect the intent of the legislature.
