Nassau County, FL Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

A designated code enforcement officer has the duty to investigate and initiate proceedings under Nassau County Code § 1-57 and § 1-58(a); the special magistrate cannot open a case on its own. Under § 1-58(b), a code officer may not act on an anonymous tip: the person reporting a potential violation of a code or ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the county before an enforcement proceeding may occur. That identification requirement is waived only if the code officer has reason to believe the condition presents an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare, or imminent destruction of habitat or sensitive resources.

Once a report leads to a confirmed violation, § 1-58(c) requires the code officer to notify the violator and allow a reasonable time to correct it before referring the case to the special magistrate for a hearing; repeat violations under § 1-58(d) skip the correction period and can go straight to a hearing. The special magistrate replaced the county's former code enforcement board, which Nassau County Code § 1-53 dissolved effective April 1, 2024, with all pending cases transferred to the special magistrate and prior liens and orders remaining in force.

Hearings are conducted under § 1-60, with notice mailed, hand-delivered or posted per § 1-59, and a final order may impose a compliance deadline and administrative fines under § 1-61. An aggrieved party, including the county, may appeal a final order to the circuit court within thirty days under § 1-65, though the appeal is limited to the record made before the special magistrate rather than a new hearing.