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Fla. Stat. § 604.10 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.10
604.10 Limited agricultural association; powers, membership.
Status: in_force

Any three or more persons engaged in agricultural pursuits may form a limited agricultural association under the provisions of this law, and such association shall have and may exercise all the powers granted by the laws of this state to persons, partnerships and corporations for profit and not for profit, so far as the same may be applicable to agriculture or livestock in all its phases and the operations incident thereto and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this law. Persons may become members of such association upon such terms as may be prescribed in its bylaws. No member shall be held personally liable for any of the claims against or the indebtedness and obligations of the association.

History: s. 2, ch. 20620, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 121.012 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 121 / Part I / Section 121.012
121.012 Inclusive provisions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of part I of this chapter shall be applicable to parts II and III to the extent such provisions are not inconsistent with, or duplicative of, the provisions of parts II and III.

History: s. 1, ch. 2012-222.
Fla. Stat. § 627.141 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part I / Section 627.141
627.141 Subsequent disapproval of filing; workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.
Status: in_force

If at any time after a filing has been approved by it or has otherwise become effective the office finds that the filing no longer meets the requirements of this chapter, it shall issue an order specifying in what respects it finds that such filing fails to meet such requirements and stating when, within a reasonable period thereafter, such filing shall be deemed no longer effective. The order shall not affect any insurance contract or policy made or issued prior to the expiration of the period set forth in the order.

History: s. 424, ch. 59-205; s. 7, ch. 67-9; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 78-95; s. 100, ch. 79-40; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 357, 806, ch. 82-243; s. 49, ch. 82-386; ss. 9, 10, ch. 87-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1083, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 585.11 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 585 / Part II / Section 585.11
585.11 Cooperation with United States authorities and United States Department of Agriculture accredited private veterinarians.
Status: in_force

The department may cooperate with:

(1) The authorities of the United States in the enforcement of all acts of Congress for the control, prevention, suppression, and eradication of contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases affecting animals, or animal diseases which may affect humans, and in connection therewith may: (a) Appoint inspectors of the United States Department of Agriculture as temporary assistant state veterinarians or livestock inspectors; provided, they shall first consent to act without compensation or profit from the state; (b) Accept aid or assistance from the United States in conducting work related to the control or eradication of tuberculosis, brucellosis, pseudorabies, hog cholera, and any other such dangerous disease, or from any of its officers, representatives, or agents, in carrying out such work.

(2) The officials of the United States Department of Agriculture in the control or eradication of tuberculosis, brucellosis, pseudorabies, and hog cholera and with the owners of animals, who accept indemnity for animals found to be diseased and slaughtered in accordance with the 1 special Acts of Congress now in effect and appropriating funds for this purpose, or that may hereafter be available from such source.

(3) The United States Department of Agriculture in carrying out the provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the National Turkey Improvement Plan in Florida, and in connection therewith, may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the National Turkey Improvement Plan in Florida.

(4) Appointed United States Department of Agriculture accredited private veterinarians in conducting work related to the control or eradication of contagious and infectious diseases, who may be compensated for services.

History: s. 12, ch. 7345, 1917; RGS 2112; s. 12, ch. 9201, 1923; CGL 3341; s. 7, ch. 17273, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3323(7); s. 1, ch. 22581, 1945; s. 3, ch. 25358, 1949; s. 6, ch. 59-457; s. 2, ch. 61-408; s. 15, ch. 90-321; s. 36, ch. 2002-295.
Fla. Stat. § 943.146 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.146
943.146 Securing of copyrights by the department and sale of department work products.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “product” includes any and all inventions, methodologies, techniques, and creations that may be properly protected by patent, copyright, or trademark. The term specifically includes, but is not limited to, job task analyses; all curricula developed for basic or postbasic training in the disciplines of law enforcement, corrections, and correctional probation; support materials, including, but not limited to, associated instructor or student guides, textbooks, computer software, and video, electronic, and digital materials; and all other materials, regardless of form, developed by or on behalf of the commission to support the delivery of the basic recruit or postbasic training in the disciplines of law enforcement, corrections, and correctional probation.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Law Enforcement is authorized, in its own name, to: (a) Perform all things necessary to secure copyrights on any legitimately acquired work product and to enforce its rights therein. (b) License, lease, assign, or otherwise give written consent to any person, firm, or corporation for the publication, manufacture, or use of any product protected by copyright, whether on a royalty basis or for such other consideration as the department may deem proper. (c) Take any action necessary, including legal action to enforce its rights under any agreement and to protect its property rights from improper or unlawful use or infringement. (d) Enforce the collection of any payments or other obligations due to the department for the publication or use of any product by any other party. (e) Sell any product, except where otherwise provided by public records laws, which the department may create or cause to be created, whether or not the product is protected by a copyright of the department, and to execute all instruments necessary to consummate any such sale. (f) Do all other acts necessary and proper for the execution of powers and duties conferred upon the department under this section.

(3) The department shall notify the Department of State in writing whenever property rights by copyright are secured or exploited by the department.

(4) Any proceeds from the sale of products or the right to publish or use a product shall be deposited in the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the department and may be appropriated to finance activities of the department.

History: s. 12, ch. 98-251.
Fla. Stat. § 50.0211 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0211
50.0211 Internet website publication.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to legal notices that must be published in accordance with this chapter unless otherwise specified.

(2) If a governmental agency publishes a legal notice in the print edition of a newspaper, each legal notice must be published on the newspaper’s website on the same day that the printed notice appears in the newspaper, at no additional charge, in a separate web page titled “Legal Notices,” “Legal Advertising,” or comparable identifying language. A link to the legal notices web page shall be provided on the front page of the newspaper’s website that provides access to the legal notices. If there is a specified size and placement required for a printed legal notice, the size and placement of the notice on the newspaper’s website must optimize its online visibility in keeping with the print requirements. The newspaper’s web pages that contain legal notices must present the legal notices as the dominant and leading subject matter of those pages. The newspaper’s website must contain a search function to facilitate searching the legal notices. A fee may not be charged, and registration may not be required, for viewing or searching legal notices on a newspaper’s website if the legal notice is published in a newspaper.

(3)(a) If a legal notice is published in the print edition of a newspaper, the newspaper publishing the notice shall place the notice on the statewide website established and maintained as an initiative of the Florida Press Association as a repository for such notices located at the following address: www.floridapublicnotices.com. (b) A legal notice placed on the statewide website created under this subsection must be: 1. Accessible and searchable by party name and case number. 2. Published for a period of at least 90 consecutive days after the first day of publication. (c) The statewide website created under this subsection shall maintain a searchable archive of all legal notices published on the publicly accessible website for 18 months after the first day of publication. Such searchable archive shall be provided and accessible to the general public without charge.

History: s. 1, ch. 2012-212; s. 1, ch. 2014-210; s. 3, ch. 2021-17; s. 3, ch. 2022-4; s. 3, ch. 2022-103.
Fla. Stat. § 394.676 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part IV / Section 394.676
394.676 Indigent psychiatric medication program.
Status: in_force

(1) Within legislative appropriations, the department may establish the indigent psychiatric medication program to purchase psychiatric medications for persons as defined in s. 394.492(5) or (6) or pursuant to s. 394.674(1), who do not reside in a state mental health treatment facility or an inpatient unit.

(2) The department must adopt rules to administer the indigent psychiatric medication program. The rules must prescribe the clinical and financial eligibility of clients who may receive services under the indigent psychiatric medication program, the requirements that community-based mental health providers must meet to participate in the program, and the sanctions to be applied for failure to meet those requirements.

(3) To the extent possible within existing appropriations, the department must ensure that non-Medicaid-eligible indigent individuals discharged from mental health treatment facilities continue to receive the medications which effectively stabilized their mental illness in the treatment facility, or newer medications, without substitution by a service provider unless such substitution is clinically indicated as determined by the licensed physician responsible for such individual’s psychiatric care.

History: s. 9, ch. 2000-349.
Fla. Stat. § 574.14 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 574 / Section 574.14
574.14 Rules.
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 8, ch. 72-188; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 4, ch. 83-9; s. 1, ch. 93-6; s. 190, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 618.17 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 618 / Section 618.17
618.17 Marketing contracts.
Status: in_force

The association and its members may make and execute marketing contracts requiring the members to sell, for any period of time, all or any specified part of their agricultural products or specified commodities exclusively to or through the association or any agencies designated by the association. The contracts may provide that the association may sell or resell the products of its members with or without taking title thereto; and pay to its members the resale price, after deducting all necessary selling, overhead and other costs and expenses, including interest or dividends on stock, not exceeding 8 percent per annum, and reserves for retiring the stock, if any; and other proper reserves; and any other proper deductions.

History: s. 17, ch. 9300, 1923; CGL 6482(1); s. 17, ch. 14675, 1931.
Fla. Stat. § 626.84201 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part V / Section 626.84201
626.84201 Nonresident title insurance agents.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 626.8414(2), the department, upon application and payment of the fees specified in s. 624.501, may issue a license as a nonresident title insurance agent to an individual not a resident of this state in the same manner applicable to the licensure of nonresident general lines agents under the provisions of s. 626.741, provided the individual passes the examination for licensure required under s. 626.221. Nonresident title insurance agents licensed pursuant to this section must complete the continuing education requirements of s. 626.2815 in the same manner as resident title insurance agents. Sections 626.742 and 626.743 apply to nonresident title insurance agents.

History: s. 30, ch. 2005-257; s. 1, ch. 2007-44.
Fla. Stat. § 641.3111 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.3111
641.3111 Extension of benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) Every group health maintenance contract shall provide that termination of the contract shall be without prejudice to any continuous loss which commenced while the contract was in force, but any extension of benefits beyond the period the contract was in force may be predicated upon the continuous total disability of the subscriber and may be limited to payment for the treatment of a specific accident or illness incurred while the subscriber was a member. Such extension of benefits may be limited to the occurrence of the earliest of the following events: (a) The expiration of 12 months. (b) Such time as the member is no longer totally disabled. (c) A succeeding carrier elects to provide replacement coverage without limitation as to the disability condition. (d) The maximum benefits payable under the contract have been paid.

(2) For the purposes of this section, an individual is totally disabled if the individual has a condition resulting from an illness or injury which prevents an individual from engaging in any employment or occupation for which the individual is or may become qualified by reason of education, training, or experience, and the individual is under the regular care of a physician.

(3) In the case of maternity coverage, when not covered by the succeeding carrier, a reasonable extension of benefits or accrued liability provision is required, which provision provides for continuation of the contract benefits in connection with maternity expenses for a pregnancy that commenced while the policy was in effect. The extension shall be for the period of that pregnancy and shall not be based upon total disability.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (1), no subscriber is entitled to an extension of benefits if the termination of the contract by the health maintenance organization is based upon any event referred to in s. 641.3922(7)(a), (b), or (e).

History: ss. 16, 24, ch. 88-388; ss. 124, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 25, ch. 98-159.
Fla. Stat. § 195.0012 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 195 / Section 195.0012
195.0012 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the legislative purpose and intent in this entire chapter to recognize and fulfill the state’s responsibility to secure a just valuation for ad valorem tax purposes of all property and to provide for a uniform assessment as between property within each county and property in every other county or taxing district.

History: s. 47, ch. 70-243; s. 2, ch. 73-172.
Fla. Stat. § 860.146 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 860 / Section 860.146
860.146 Fake airbags; junk-filled airbag compartment.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Airbag” means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system, including all component parts, such as the cover, sensors, controllers, inflators, and wiring, that is designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for a given make, model, and year of a vehicle. (b) “Counterfeit airbag” means an airbag displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer without authorization from said manufacturer. (c) “Fake airbag” means any item other than an airbag that was designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for a given make, model, and year of motor vehicle as part of a motor vehicle inflatable restraint system, including counterfeit or nonfunctioning airbags. (d) “Junk-filled airbag compartment” means an airbag compartment that is filled with any substance that does not function in the same manner or to the same extent as an airbag to protect vehicle occupants in a vehicle crash. The term does not include a compartment from which an airbag has deployed if there is no concealment of the deployment. (e) “Nonfunctional airbag” means a replacement airbag that: 1. Was previously deployed or damaged; 2. Has an electric fault that is detected by the vehicle airbag diagnostic system after the installation procedure is completed; or 3. Includes any part or object, including, but not limited to, a counterfeit or repaired airbag cover, installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of such motor vehicle into believing that a functional airbag has been installed.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly import, manufacture, purchase, sell, offer for sale, install, or reinstall on a vehicle a fake airbag or junk-filled airbag compartment. Any person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-85; s. 4, ch. 2014-181.
Fla. Stat. § 373.316 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part III / Section 373.316
373.316 Existing installations.
Status: in_force

No well in existence on the effective date of this part shall be required to conform to the provisions of s. 373.313 or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. However, any well now or hereafter abandoned or repaired as defined in this part shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of this part and any applicable rules or regulations with respect to abandonment of wells, and any well which is determined by the department to be a hazard to the groundwater resources must comply with the provisions of this part and applicable rules and regulations within a reasonable time after notification of such determination has been given.

History: s. 5, part III, ch. 72-299.
Fla. Stat. § 376.011 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.011
376.011 Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Control Act; short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 376.011-376.21 shall be known as the “Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Control Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 70-244; s. 1, ch. 74-336; s. 79, ch. 83-310; s. 4, ch. 92-113; s. 25, ch. 2011-4; s. 79, ch. 2014-17.
Fla. Stat. § 1001.61 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1001 / Part III / Section 1001.61
1001.61 Florida College System institution boards of trustees; membership.
Status: in_force

(1) Florida College System institution boards of trustees shall be comprised of five members when a Florida College System institution district is confined to one school board district; seven members when a Florida College System institution district is confined to one school board district and the board of trustees so elects; and not more than nine members when the district contains two or more school board districts, as provided by rules of the State Board of Education. However, Florida State College at Jacksonville shall have an odd number of trustees, and St. Johns River State College shall have seven trustees from the three-county area that the college serves.

(2) Trustees shall be appointed by the Governor to staggered 4-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate in regular session.

(3) Members of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation but may receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in s. 112.061. A member is subject to s. 112.313 with respect to business dealings with the institution, including any entity under the control of or established for the benefit of the institution under his or her purview while he or she is a member of that institution’s board of trustees.

(4) At its first regular meeting after July 1 of each year, each Florida College System institution board of trustees shall organize by electing a chair, whose duty as such is to preside at all meetings of the board, to call special meetings thereof, and to attest to actions of the board, and a vice chair, whose duty as such is to act as chair during the absence or disability of the elected chair. It is the further duty of the chair of each board of trustees to notify the Governor, in writing, whenever a board member fails to attend three consecutive regular board meetings in any one fiscal year, which absences may be grounds for removal.

(5) A Florida College System institution president shall serve as the executive officer and corporate secretary of the board of trustees and shall be responsible to the board of trustees for setting the agenda for meetings of the board of trustees in consultation with the chair. The president also serves as the chief administrative officer of the Florida College System institution, and all the components of the institution and all aspects of its operation are responsible to the board of trustees through the president.

History: s. 77, ch. 2002-387; s. 10, ch. 2009-228; s. 18, ch. 2011-5; s. 1, ch. 2015-19; s. 6, ch. 2024-101.
Fla. Stat. § 776.051 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 776 / Section 776.051
776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty; prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) A person is not justified in the use or threatened use of force to resist an arrest by a law enforcement officer, or to resist a law enforcement officer who is engaged in the execution of a legal duty, if the law enforcement officer was acting in good faith and he or she is known, or reasonably appears, to be a law enforcement officer.

(2) A law enforcement officer, or any person whom the officer has summoned or directed to assist him or her, is not justified in the use of force if the arrest or execution of a legal duty is unlawful and known by him or her to be unlawful.

History: s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 1192, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2008-67; s. 8, ch. 2014-195.
Fla. Stat. § 189.013 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part I / Section 189.013
189.013 Special districts; creation, dissolution, and reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

All special districts, regardless of the existence of other, more specific provisions of applicable law, shall comply with the creation, dissolution, and reporting requirements set forth in this chapter.

History: s. 4, ch. 89-169; s. 5, ch. 97-255; s. 11, ch. 2014-22.