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Fla. Stat. § 933.09 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 933 / Section 933.09
933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant.
Status: in_force

The officer may break open any outer door, inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if after due notice of the officer’s authority and purpose he or she is refused admittance to said house or access to anything therein.

History: s. 9, ch. 9321, 1923; s. 1, ch. 10273, 1925; CGL 8511; s. 1571, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 670.102 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 670 / Part I / Section 670.102
670.102 Subject matter.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in s. 670.108, this chapter applies to funds transfers defined in s. 670.104.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-70.
Fla. Stat. § 940.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 940 / Section 940.01
940.01 Clemency; suspension or remission of fines and forfeitures, reprieves, pardons, restoration of civil rights, and commutations.
Status: in_force

(1) Except in cases of treason and in cases when impeachment results in conviction, the Governor may, by executive order filed with the Secretary of State, suspend collection of fines and forfeitures, grant reprieves not exceeding 60 days, and, with the approval of two members of the Cabinet, grant full or conditional pardons, restore civil rights, commute punishment, and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses.

(2) In cases of treason, the Governor may grant reprieves until adjournment of the regular session of the Legislature convening next after the conviction, at which session the Legislature may grant a pardon or further reprieve; otherwise the sentence shall be executed.

History: RS 2997; GS 4073; RGS 6177; CGL 8491; s. 1, ch. 69-29; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 88-193; s. 18, ch. 2003-6.
Fla. Stat. § 606.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 606 / Section 606.05
606.05 Custodian.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State is hereby designated the custodian of the master business index.

History: s. 5, ch. 97-15.
Fla. Stat. § 11.9334 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.9334
11.9334 Method of appointment and recall.
Status: in_force

The Legislature shall appoint or recall delegates or alternate delegates by concurrent resolution.

History: s. 8, ch. 2014-52.
Fla. Stat. § 272.04 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.04
272.04 Department to allocate space.
Status: in_force

The Department of Management Services shall have authority to allocate space to house the various departments, agencies, boards, and commissions in said buildings, excepting, however, the new Supreme Court Building, for which authority shall be vested in the justices of the Supreme Court.

History: s. 4, ch. 25032, 1949; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 75-70; s. 44, ch. 85-349; s. 200, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 45, ch. 98-279.
Fla. Stat. § 332.11 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 332 / Section 332.11
332.11 Cooperation of authorities.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for and full power and authority is hereby conferred upon municipalities in any area of the state to cooperate in the exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon municipalities under the provisions of ss. 332.01-332.12, and such municipalities shall share in such exercise of power and authority equally or upon such other terms as may be mutually agreed upon between said municipalities.

History: s. 11, ch. 22846, 1945.
Fla. Stat. § 633.136 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 633 / Part I / Section 633.136
633.136 Fire and Emergency Incident Information Reporting Program; duties; fire reports.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Fire and Emergency Incident Information Reporting Program is created within the division. The program shall: 1. Establish and maintain an electronic communication system capable of transmitting fire and emergency incident information to and between fire service providers. 2. Initiate a Fire and Emergency Incident Information Reporting System that is responsible for: a. Receiving fire and emergency incident information from fire service providers. b. Preparing and disseminating annual reports to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, fire service providers, and, upon request, the public. Each report must include, but not be limited to, the information listed in the National Fire Incident Reporting System. c. Upon request, providing other states and federal agencies with fire and emergency incident data of this state. 3. Adopt rules to effectively and efficiently implement, administer, manage, maintain, and use the Fire and Emergency Incident Information Reporting Program. The rules shall be considered minimum requirements and may not preclude a fire service provider from implementing its own requirements that may not conflict with the rules of the division. 4. By rule, establish procedures and a format for each fire service provider to voluntarily monitor its records and submit reports to the program. 5. Maintain an electronic information database that is accessible and searchable by fire service providers. (b) The division shall consult with the Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the State Surgeon General of the Department of Health to coordinate data, ensure accuracy of the data, and limit duplication of efforts in data collection, analysis, and reporting.

(2) The Fire and Emergency Incident Information System Technical Advisory Panel is created within the division. The panel shall advise, review, and recommend to the State Fire Marshal with respect to the requirements of this section. The membership of the panel consists of the 15 members of the Firefighters Employment, Standards, and Training Council as established in s. 633.402.

(3) As used in this section, the term “fire service provider” has the same meaning as in s. 633.102.

History: s. 2, ch. 2005-117; s. 75, ch. 2012-7; s. 112, ch. 2012-184; s. 17, ch. 2013-183; s. 24, ch. 2021-113.
Fla. Stat. § 212.0596 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0596
212.0596 Taxation of remote sales.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, the term: (a) “Remote sale” means a retail sale of tangible personal property ordered by mail, telephone, the Internet, or other means of communication from a person who receives the order outside of this state and transports the property or causes the property to be transported from any jurisdiction, including this state, to a location in this state. For purposes of this paragraph, tangible personal property delivered to a location within this state is presumed to be used, consumed, distributed, or stored to be used or consumed in this state. (b) “Substantial number of remote sales” means any number of taxable remote sales in the previous calendar year in which the sum of the sales prices, as defined in s. 212.02(16), exceeded $100,000.

(2) Every person making a substantial number of remote sales is a dealer for purposes of this chapter.

(3) The department may establish by rule procedures for collecting the use tax from unregistered persons who but for their remote purchases would not be required to remit sales or use tax directly to the department. The procedures may provide for waiver of registration, provisions for irregular remittance of tax, elimination of the collection allowance, and nonapplication of local option surtaxes.

(4) A marketplace provider that is a dealer under this chapter or a person who is required to collect and remit sales tax on remote sales is required to collect surtax when the taxable item of tangible personal property is delivered within a county imposing a surtax as provided in s. 212.054(3)(a).

History: s. 3, ch. 87-402; s. 84, ch. 90-132; s. 30, ch. 91-112; s. 1, ch. 92-207; s. 1112, ch. 95-147; s. 34, ch. 95-280; s. 3, ch. 97-99; s. 25, ch. 2017-36; s. 5, ch. 2021-2.
Fla. Stat. § 627.3515 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part I / Section 627.3515
627.3515 Market assistance plan; property and casualty risks.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall adopt a market assistance plan to assist in the placement of risks of applicants who are unable to procure property insurance as defined in s. 624.604 or casualty insurance as defined in s. 624.605(1)(b), (e), (f), (g), or (h) from authorized insurers when such insurance is otherwise generally available from insurers authorized to transact and actually writing that kind and class of insurance in this state. Through such measures as are found appropriate by the board of governors, the market assistance plan shall take affirmative steps to assist in the removal from the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation any risk that can be placed in the voluntary market. All property and casualty insurers licensed in this state shall participate in the plan.

(2)(a) Each person serving as a member of the board of governors of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation shall also serve as a member of the board of governors of the market assistance plan. (b) The plan shall be funded through payments from the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and annual assessments of residential property insurers in the amount of $450. (c) The plan is not required to assist in the placement of any workers’ compensation, employer’s liability, malpractice, or motor vehicle insurance coverage.

(3)(a) The plan and the corporation shall develop a business plan and present it to the Financial Services Commission for approval by September 1, 2007, to provide for the implementation of an electronic database for the purpose of confirming eligibility pursuant to s. 627.351(6). The business plan may provide that authorized insurers or agents of authorized insurers may submit to the plan or the corporation in electronic form, as determined by the plan or the corporation, information determined necessary by the plan or the corporation to deny coverage to risks ineligible for coverage by the corporation. Any authorized insurer submitting such information that results in a risk being denied coverage by the corporation is required to offer coverage to the risk at its approved rates, for the coverage and premium quoted, for at least 1 year. (b) There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, any authorized insurer acting within the scope of its authority under this subsection or its agents or employees for any action taken by them in the performance of their duties or responsibilities under this subsection.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-92; s. 43, ch. 86-160; s. 1, ch. 86-286; s. 6, ch. 88-390; ss. 26, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 12, ch. 95-276; s. 3, ch. 96-377; s. 1105, ch. 2003-261; s. 23, ch. 2007-1; s. 13, ch. 2007-90.
Fla. Stat. § 494.0036 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 494 / Part II / Section 494.0036
494.0036 Mortgage broker branch office license.
Status: in_force

(1) Each branch office of a mortgage broker must be licensed under this section.

(2) The office shall issue a mortgage broker branch office license to a mortgage broker licensee after the office determines that the licensee has submitted a completed application for a branch office in a form prescribed by commission rule and payment of an initial nonrefundable branch office license fee of $225 per branch office. Application fees may not be prorated for partial years of licensure. The branch office license shall be issued in the name of the mortgage broker that maintains the branch office. An application is considered received for purposes of s. 120.60 upon receipt of a completed application form as prescribed by commission rule, and the required fees.

(3) A branch office license must be renewed annually at the time of renewing the mortgage broker license under s. 494.00322. A nonrefundable branch renewal fee of $225 per branch office must be submitted at the time of renewal. To renew a branch office license, a mortgage broker must: (a) Submit a completed license renewal form as prescribed by commission rule. (b) Submit a nonrefundable renewal fee. (c) Submit any additional information or documentation requested by the office and required by rule concerning the licensee. Additional information may include documents that may provide the office with the appropriate information to determine eligibility for license renewal.

(4) The office may not renew a branch office license unless the branch office continues to meet the minimum requirements for initial licensure under this section and adopted rule.

(5) If a licensed branch office fails to meet the requirements of this section for annual license renewal on or before December 31 but meets such requirements before March 1, the branch office’s license status shall be changed to “failed to renew” pending review and renewal by the office. A nonrefundable reinstatement fee of $225 shall be charged in addition to registry fees. The license status shall not be changed until the requirements of this section are met and all fees are paid. If the licensee fails to meet the requirements of this section and pay all required fees before March 1, such license is expired and such branch office must apply for a new mortgage broker branch office license under this section.

History: ss. 23, 50, ch. 91-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 13, ch. 99-213; s. 532, ch. 2003-261; s. 10, ch. 2006-213; s. 33, ch. 2009-241; s. 41, ch. 2014-91.
Fla. Stat. § 157.15 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.15
157.15 County commissioners may issue bonds to pay scrip; decrease of assessment.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may, with the consent of the holder of any scrip issued under the provisions of any existing law to raise money to pay for the construction or the deepening or widening of any ditch, drain or canal, issue bonds for a corresponding or longer period, and sell the same and pay the scrip, or exchange with the holder thereof, cancel the original scrip and lower the annual assessment in accordance with the longer time the bonds may run.

History: s. 13, ch. 6457, 1913; s. 6, ch. 6958, 1915; RGS 1749; CGL 2800; s. 43, ch. 77-104.
Fla. Stat. § 25.262 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 25 / Section 25.262
25.262 Duties of marshal, process.
Status: in_force

The marshal shall have the power to execute the process of the court throughout the state, and in any county he or she may deputize the sheriff or a deputy sheriff for such purpose.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-274; s. 105, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 22.03 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 22 / Section 22.03
22.03 Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in ss. 22.01-22.10:

(1) “Attack” means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or processes.

(2) “Emergency interim successor” means a person designated pursuant to ss. 22.01-22.10, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(3) “Office” includes all state and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances, except the office of Governor and the Legislature.

(4) “Political subdivision” includes counties, cities, towns, villages, townships, districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under charter or general law.

(5) “Unavailable” means either that a vacancy in office exists or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

History: s. 3, ch. 59-447; s. 9, ch. 2023-8.
Fla. Stat. § 468.1135 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part I / Section 468.1135
468.1135 Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2)(a) Four members of the board shall be persons licensed under this part, as follows: 1. Two members shall be practicing speech-language pathologists. 2. Two members shall be practicing audiologists. (b) One member shall be a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458 who is a neurologist, an otolaryngologist, or a pediatrician. (c) Two members shall be citizens of the state who are communicatively impaired and who are not, and have never been, licensed as a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist and who are in no way connected with the practice of such profession. At least one of the two shall be a hearing aid user. (d) At least one member of the board shall be 60 years of age or older.

(3) As the terms of the initial members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors who meet the requirements of subsection (2) for terms of 4 years. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed.

(4) The board shall appoint two of its members to serve as the state’s delegates on the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Commission, as required under s. 468.1335, one of whom must be an audiologist and one of whom must be a speech-language pathologist.

(5)(a) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it. (b) The board shall adopt rules requiring that each prospective purchaser of a hearing aid be notified by the attending audiologist, at the time of the initial examination for fitting and sale of a hearing aid, of telecoil, “t” coil, or “t” switch technology. The rules shall further require that licensed audiologists make available to prospective purchasers information regarding telecoils, “t” coils, or “t” switches. These rules shall be effective on or before October 1, 1994.

(6) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall apply to the board.

(7) The board shall maintain its official headquarters in Tallahassee.

History: ss. 4, 31, ch. 90-134; s. 21, ch. 90-341; ss. 1, 10, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 329, ch. 94-119; s. 2, ch. 94-160; s. 131, ch. 94-218; s. 268, ch. 97-103; s. 75, ch. 98-166; s. 131, ch. 98-200; s. 133, ch. 2000-160; s. 78, ch. 2002-1; s. 56, ch. 2024-15.
Fla. Stat. § 92.351 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.351
92.351 Prohibition against prisoners submitting nondocumentary physical evidence without authorization of court; prisoner mailings to courts.
Status: in_force

(1) No prisoner as defined by s. 57.085 who is a party to a judicial proceeding may submit evidence or any other item that is not in paper document form to a court or clerk of court without first obtaining authorization from the court. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, all nondocumentary evidence or items offered in support of a motion, pleading, or other document filed with the court. This prohibition does not preclude a prisoner who is appearing in person or through counsel before a court at a trial or hearing from submitting physical evidence to the court at the appropriate time.

(2) A corrections or detention facility for prisoners may conduct a cursory examination of the outside of any package or other mailing from a prisoner to a court or clerk of court of this state to determine whether the package or mailing contains materials other than paper documents. If such package or mailing appears to contain materials other than paper documents, the facility shall refuse to forward it until the sender presents a court order authorizing the mailing of such nondocumentary items or demonstrates that the contents are not prohibited by this section.

History: s. 3, ch. 96-106.
Fla. Stat. § 316.1958 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.1958
316.1958 Out-of-state vehicles bearing identification of issuance to persons who have disabilities.
Status: in_force

Motor vehicles displaying a special license plate or parking permit issued to a person who has a disability by any other state or district subject to the laws of the United States or by a foreign country that issues disabled parking permits that display the international symbol of accessibility are recognized as displaying a valid license plate or permit, that allows such a vehicle special parking privileges under s. 316.1955, if the other state or district grants reciprocal recognition for residents of this state who have disabilities. However, when an individual is required by law to have a Florida driver license or a Florida vehicle registration, a special motor vehicle license plate or parking permit issued by another state, district, or country to persons who have disabilities is not valid and the individual whose vehicle displays such an invalid plate or permit is subject to the same penalty as an individual whose vehicle does not display a valid plate or permit. A law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist may not ticket a vehicle for a violation of s. 316.1955 without first determining whether the vehicle is transporting a resident of another state who is the owner of the out-of-state placard.

History: s. 5, ch. 85-227; s. 26, ch. 90-330; s. 4, ch. 96-200; s. 2, ch. 98-202; s. 2, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 366.07 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 366 / Section 366.07
366.07 Rates; adjustment.
Status: in_force

Whenever the commission, after public hearing either upon its own motion or upon complaint, shall find the rates, rentals, charges or classifications, or any of them, proposed, demanded, observed, charged or collected by any public utility for any service, or in connection therewith, or the rules, regulations, measurements, practices or contracts, or any of them, relating thereto, are unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, excessive, or unjustly discriminatory or preferential, or in anywise in violation of law, or any service is inadequate or cannot be obtained, the commission shall determine and by order fix the fair and reasonable rates, rentals, charges or classifications, and reasonable rules, regulations, measurements, practices, contracts or service, to be imposed, observed, furnished or followed in the future.

History: s. 7, ch. 26545, 1951; s. 24, ch. 57-1; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 80-35; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 20, 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 708.09 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 708 / Section 708.09
708.09 Married women’s rights; agreements with husband, power of attorney, etc.
Status: in_force

Every married woman may enter into agreements and contracts with her husband, may become the partner of her husband or others, may give a power of attorney to her husband, and may execute powers conferred upon her by her husband, including the power to execute and acknowledge all instruments, including relinquishments of dower, conveying, transferring, or encumbering property, or any interest in it, owned by her, or by herself and her husband as tenants by the entirety, or by her husband. All powers of attorney heretofore executed by a wife to her husband and vice versa, and the execution of all documents executed thereunder, are hereby validated and confirmed.

History: s. 1, ch. 21696, 1943; s. 2, ch. 21932, 1943; s. 3, ch. 70-4.
Fla. Stat. § 252.89 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part II / Section 252.89
252.89 Tort liability.
Status: in_force

The commission and the committees shall be state agencies, and the members of the commission and committees shall be officers, employees, or agents of the state for the purposes of s. 768.28.

History: s. 1, ch. 88-200.