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Fla. Stat. § 945.46 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 945 / Section 945.46
945.46 Initiation of involuntary placement proceedings with respect to a mentally ill inmate scheduled for release.
Status: in_force

(1) If an inmate who is receiving mental health treatment in the department is scheduled for release through expiration of sentence or any other means, but continues to be mentally ill and in need of care and treatment, as defined in s. 945.42, the warden is authorized to initiate procedures for involuntary placement pursuant to s. 394.467, 60 days prior to such release.

(2) In addition, the warden may initiate procedures for involuntary examination pursuant to s. 394.463 for any inmate who has a mental illness and meets the criteria of s. 394.463(1).

(3) The warden shall file petitions for involuntary inpatient placement for inmates scheduled to be released in the court in the county where the inmate is located. Upon filing, the clerk of the court shall provide copies to the Department of Children and Families, the inmate, and the state attorney and public defender of the judicial circuit in which the inmate is located. A fee may not be charged for the filing of a petition under chapter 394. Within 1 court working day after the filing of a petition for involuntary inpatient placement, the court shall appoint the public defender to represent the inmate who is the subject of the petition, unless the inmate is otherwise represented by counsel. The clerk of the court shall immediately notify the public defender of such appointment. Any attorney representing the inmate shall have access to the inmate, witnesses, and records relevant to the presentation of the patient’s case and shall represent the interests of the inmate, regardless of the source of payment to the attorney. The state attorney for the circuit in which the inmate is located shall represent the state, rather than the petitioning warden, as the real party in interest in the proceeding. The remainder of the proceedings shall be governed by chapter 394.

(4) After considering the public safety and security concerns presented by transporting the inmate or in conducting onsite hearings, the court may order that the hearing be conducted by electronic means or in person at the facility or at another location designated by the court. If the hearing is ordered by the court to be conducted at a location other than the facility, the department is authorized to transport the inmate to the location of the hearing.

(5) The department may transport an individual who is being released from its custody to a receiving or mental health treatment facility for involuntary examination or placement. Such transport shall be made to a facility that is specified by the Department of Children and Families as able to meet the specific needs of the individual. If the Department of Children and Families does not specify a facility, transport shall be made to the nearest receiving facility.

History: s. 1, ch. 82-224; s. 29, ch. 84-361; s. 7, ch. 96-422; s. 23, ch. 2000-161; s. 15, ch. 2008-250; s. 15, ch. 2010-64; s. 326, ch. 2014-19; s. 13, ch. 2025-81.
Fla. Stat. § 61.505 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.505
61.505 Application to Indian tribes.
Status: in_force

(1) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. ss. 1901 et seq., is not subject to this part to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for purposes of applying ss. 61.501-61.523.

(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 317.0008 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.0008
317.0008 Duplicate certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may issue a duplicate certificate of title upon application by the person entitled to hold such a certificate if the department is satisfied that the original certificate has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated. A fee of $15 shall be charged for issuing a duplicate certificate.

(2) If, following the issuance of an original, duplicate, or corrected certificate of title by the department, the certificate is lost in transit and is not delivered to the addressee, the owner of the off-highway vehicle or the holder of a lien thereon may, within 180 days after the date of issuance of the certificate, apply to the department for reissuance of the certificate. An additional fee may not be charged for reissuance under this subsection.

(3) The department shall implement a system to verify that the application is signed by a person authorized to receive a duplicate certificate of title under this section if the address shown on the application is different from the address shown for the applicant on the records of the department.

History: s. 62, ch. 2002-295; s. 48, ch. 2005-164.
Fla. Stat. § 288.019 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part I / Section 288.019
288.019 Rural considerations in grant review and evaluation processes.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, and to the fullest extent possible, the member agencies and organizations of the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) as defined in s. 288.0656(6)(a) shall review all grant and loan application evaluation criteria to ensure the fullest access for rural counties as defined in s. 288.0656(2) to resources available throughout the state.

(1) Each REDI agency and organization shall review all evaluation and scoring procedures and develop modifications to those procedures which minimize the impact of a project within a rural area.

(2) Evaluation criteria and scoring procedures must provide for an appropriate ranking based on the proportionate impact that projects have on a rural area when compared with similar project impacts on an urban area.

(3) Evaluation criteria and scoring procedures must recognize the disparity of available fiscal resources for an equal level of financial support from an urban county and a rural county. (a) The evaluation criteria should weight contribution in proportion to the amount of funding available at the local level. (b) In-kind match should be allowed and applied as financial match when a county is experiencing financial distress through elevated unemployment at a rate in excess of the state’s average by 5 percentage points or because of the loss of its ad valorem base.

(4) For existing programs, the modified evaluation criteria and scoring procedure must be delivered to the department for distribution to the REDI agencies and organizations. The REDI agencies and organizations shall review and make comments. Future rules, programs, evaluation criteria, and scoring processes must be brought before a REDI meeting for review, discussion, and recommendation to allow rural counties fuller access to the state’s resources.

History: s. 10, ch. 2001-201; s. 22, ch. 2009-51; s. 133, ch. 2011-142.
Fla. Stat. § 736.1204 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part XII / Section 736.1204
736.1204 Powers and duties of trustee of a private foundation trust or a split interest trust.
Status: in_force

(1) In the exercise of a trustee’s powers, including the powers granted by this part, a trustee has a duty to act with due regard to the trustee’s obligation as a fiduciary, including a duty not to exercise any power in such a way as to: (a) Deprive the trust of an otherwise available tax exemption, deduction, or credit for tax purposes; (b) Deprive a donor of a trust asset or tax deduction or credit; or (c) Operate to impose a tax on a donor, trust, or other person. For purposes of this subsection, the term “tax” includes, but is not limited to, any federal, state, or local excise, income, gift, estate, or inheritance tax.

(2) Except as provided in s. 736.1205, a trustee of a private foundation trust shall make distributions at such time and in such manner as not to subject the trust to tax under s. 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) and in s. 736.1205, a trustee of a private foundation trust, or a split interest trust to the extent that the split interest trust is subject to the provisions of s. 4947(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, in the exercise of the trustee’s powers shall not: (a) Engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in s. 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) Retain any excess business holdings as defined in s. 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (c) Make any investments in a manner that subjects the foundation to tax under s. 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code; or (d) Make any taxable expenditures as defined in s. 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) Paragraphs (3)(b) and (c) shall not apply to a split interest trust if: (a) All the income interest, and none of the remainder interest, of the trust is devoted solely to one or more of the purposes described in s. 170(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and all amounts in the trust for which a deduction was allowed under s. 170, s. 545(b)(2), s. 556(b)(2), s. 642(c), s. 2055, s. 2106(a)(2), or s. 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code have an aggregate fair market value of not more than 60 percent of the aggregate fair market value of all amounts in the trust; or (b) A deduction was allowed under s. 170, s. 545(b)(2), s. 556(b)(2), s. 642(c), s. 2055, s. 2106(a)(2), or s. 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code for amounts payable under the terms of the trust to every remainder beneficiary but not to any income beneficiary.

History: s. 12, ch. 2006-217; s. 17, ch. 2007-153.
Fla. Stat. § 366.14 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 366 / Section 366.14
366.14 Regulatory assessment fees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, each regulated company under the jurisdiction of the commission which was in operation for any part of the preceding 6-month period shall pay to the commission within 30 days following the end of each 6-month period a fee based upon its gross operating revenues for that period. The fee may not be greater than:

(1) For each public utility that supplies electricity, 0.125 percent of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate business, excluding sales for resale between public utilities, municipal electric utilities, and rural electric cooperatives or any combination thereof;

(2) For each public utility that supplies gas (natural, manufactured, or similar gaseous substance), 0.5 percent of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate business, excluding sales for resale between public utilities and municipal gas utilities or any combination thereof;

(3) For each municipal gas utility or gas district, 0.25 percent of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate business, excluding sales for resale between public utilities and municipal gas utilities or any combination thereof; and

(4) For each municipal electric utility or rural electric cooperative, 0.015625 percent of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate business, excluding sales for resale between public utilities, municipal electric utilities, or rural electric cooperatives or any combination thereof.

History: ss. 16, 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 627.636 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.636
627.636 Industrial health insurance.
Status: in_force

Industrial health insurance is that form of individual health insurance for which the premium is payable weekly. No policy of industrial health insurance may be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it has printed thereon the words “industrial policy” or “weekly premium policy” or words of similar import. Each policy shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter except that:

(1) Any policy may contain a provision requiring proof of continuance of disability. If such provision is used, it shall be in the following words: “Affirmative proof of continuance of disability must be furnished at the expiration of each period for which a claim is filed.”

(2) The insurer may refuse to endorse the name of any proposed beneficiary who does not appear to the insurer to have an insurable interest in the life of the insured.

History: s. 579, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 485, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 435.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 435 / Section 435.09
435.09 Confidentiality of personnel background check information.
Status: in_force

No criminal or juvenile information obtained under this section may be used for any purpose other than determining whether persons meet the minimum standards for employment or for an owner or director of a covered service provider. The criminal records and juvenile records obtained by the department or by an employer are exempt from s. 119.07(1).

History: s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 282, ch. 96-406; s. 49, ch. 2000-349.
Fla. Stat. § 487.2061 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 487 / Part II / Section 487.2061
487.2061 Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

Any person covered by this part may not:

(1) Fail to provide agricultural pesticide information as required in this part; or

(2) Take retaliatory action.

History: s. 52, ch. 2004-64.
Fla. Stat. § 30.27 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 30 / Section 30.27
30.27 Constructive mileage not to be charged.
Status: in_force

No sheriff or coroner shall charge constructive mileage. The mileage charged for must be actually traveled by the nearest and most direct route by the public highway.

History: s. 2, ch. 3106, 1879; RS 1256; GS 1684; RGS 2894; CGL 4592; s. 4, ch. 73-334.
Fla. Stat. § 733.6175 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part VI / Section 733.6175
733.6175 Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
Status: in_force

(1) The court may review the propriety of the employment of any person employed by the personal representative and the reasonableness of any compensation paid to that person or to the personal representative.

(2) Court proceedings to determine reasonable compensation of the personal representative or any person employed by the personal representative, if required, are a part of the estate administration process, and the costs, including attorneys’ fees, of the person assuming the burden of proof of propriety of the employment and reasonableness of the compensation shall be determined by the court and paid from the assets of the estate unless the court finds the requested compensation to be substantially unreasonable. The court shall direct from which part of the estate the compensation shall be paid.

(3) The burden of proof of propriety of the employment and the reasonableness of the compensation shall be upon the personal representative and the person employed. Any person who is determined to have received excessive compensation from an estate for services rendered may be ordered to make appropriate refunds.

(4) The court may determine reasonable compensation for the personal representative or any person employed by the personal representative without receiving expert testimony. Any party may offer expert testimony after notice to interested persons. If expert testimony is offered, a reasonable expert witness fee shall be awarded by the court and paid from the assets of the estate. The court shall direct from what part of the estate the fee shall be paid.

History: s. 2, ch. 76-172; s. 1014, ch. 97-102; s. 143, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 561.351 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.351
561.351 Manufacturers, brokers, sales agents, importers, and passenger common carriers; term of license.
Status: in_force

All licenses of manufacturers, brokers, sales agents, importers, and passenger common carriers as provided for under s. 565.02 shall be issued annually and shall run from October 1 to the succeeding September 30; except that, when a manufacturer, broker, sales agent, importer, or passenger common carrier begins business after April 1 in any year, the division may issue a license expiring on the succeeding September 30 upon the payment of one-half the tax for such annual license. However, the division may revise license renewal dates and establish a pro rata fee schedule for initial implementation of the revised renewal dates by rule.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-230; ss. 11, 16, ch. 81-158; s. 5, ch. 96-419.
Fla. Stat. § 197.323 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.323
197.323 Extension of roll during adjustment board hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 193.122, the board of county commissioners may, upon request by the tax collector and by majority vote, order the roll to be extended prior to completion of value adjustment board hearings, if completion thereof would otherwise be the only cause for a delay in the issuance of tax notices beyond November 1. For any parcel for which tax liability is subsequently altered as a result of board action, the tax collector shall resolve the matter by following the same procedures used for correction of errors. However, approval by the department is not required for refund of overpayment made pursuant to this section.

(2) A tax certificate or warrant shall not be issued under s. 197.413 or s. 197.432 with respect to delinquent taxes on real or personal property for the current year if a petition currently filed with respect to such property has not received final action by the value adjustment board.

History: s. 156, ch. 85-342; s. 163, ch. 91-112.
Fla. Stat. § 284.44 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 284 / Part II / Section 284.44
284.44 Salary indemnification costs of state agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature, through the implementation of this section, to provide state agencies with an increased incentive to become actively involved in the prevention and management of workers’ compensation claims involving state employees.

(2) State agencies covered by the state risk management program established under this part shall be responsible for funding initial salary indemnification costs, for employees who are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to chapter 440, from funds appropriated to pay salaries and benefits.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “salary indemnification costs” means the payments made to employees for temporary total disability benefits. After an employee has been eligible for disability benefits for 10 weeks, salary indemnification costs shall be funded from the State Risk Management Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of this part for those agencies insured by the fund.

(4) For the purpose of administering this section, the Division of Risk Management of the Department of Financial Services shall continue to pay all claims, but shall be periodically reimbursed from funds of state agencies for initial salary indemnification costs for which they are responsible.

(5) If a state agency demonstrates to the Executive Office of the Governor and the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees that no funds are available to pay initial salary indemnification costs for a specific claim pursuant to this section without adversely impacting its ability to perform statutory responsibilities, the Executive Office of the Governor may direct the Division of Risk Management to fund all salary indemnification costs for that specific claim from the State Risk Management Trust Fund and waive the state agency reimbursement requirement.

(6) If a state agency fails to pay casualty increase premiums or salary indemnification reimbursements within 30 days after being billed, the Division of Risk Management shall advise the Chief Financial Officer. After verifying the accuracy of the billing, the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer the appropriate amount from any available funds of the delinquent state agency to the State Risk Management Trust Fund.

History: s. 20, ch. 95-327; s. 16, ch. 2000-122; s. 328, ch. 2003-261; s. 5, ch. 2024-140.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2222 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part I / Section 379.2222
379.2222 Acquisition of state game lands.
Status: in_force

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with the approval of the Governor, may acquire, in the name of the state, lands and waters suitable for the protection and propagation of game, fish, nongame birds, or fur-bearing animals, or for hunting purposes, game farms, by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise to be known as state game lands. The said commission may erect such buildings and fences as may be deemed necessary to properly maintain and protect such lands, or for propagation of game, nongame birds, freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals. The title of land acquired by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise, shall be approved by the Department of Legal Affairs. The deed to such lands shall be deposited as are deeds to other state lands. No property acquired under this section shall be exempt from state, county, or district taxation.

History: ss. 6, 67, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(6), 1977 (67); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 25, ch. 29615, 1955; ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 127, ch. 99-245; s. 28, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 520.91 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part V / Section 520.91
520.91 Uttering a false completion certificate.
Status: in_force

Any person who accepts or receives a completion certificate or other evidence that performance of a home improvement contract is complete or satisfactorily concluded, with knowledge that such document is false and that the performance is not completed, and who utters, offers, or uses such document in connection with making or accepting any assignment or negotiation of the right to receive any payment from the owner, under or in connection with a home improvement contract or for the purpose of obtaining or granting any credit or loan on the security of the right to receive any payment, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-44; s. 494, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 39.901 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part XII / Section 39.901
39.901 Domestic violence centers; legislative findings; requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes that the perpetration of violence by persons against their intimate partners, spouses, ex-spouses, or those with whom they share a child in common poses a significant public health threat that has adverse physical, emotional, and financial impacts on families and communities in this state. The Legislature further finds that it is critical that victims of domestic violence and their dependents have access to safe emergency shelter, advocacy, and crisis intervention services to assist them with the resources necessary to be safe and live free of violence.

(2) To ensure statewide consistency in the provision of confidential, comprehensive, and effective services to victims of domestic violence and their families, the Department of Children and Families shall certify and monitor domestic violence centers. The department and certified domestic violence centers shall serve as partners and together provide a coordinated response to address victim safety, hold batterers accountable, and prevent future violence in this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-281; s. 1, ch. 84-343; s. 113, ch. 98-403; s. 1, ch. 2021-152.