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Fla. Stat. § 403.754 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.754
403.754 Registration of persons transporting, processing, burning, or marketing used oil; fees; reports and records.
Status: in_force

(1) The following persons shall register annually with the department pursuant to rules of the department on forms prescribed by it: (a) Used oil transporters and transfer facilities. However, no registration will be issued by the department unless the requirements of s. 403.767 are met. (b) Used oil processors and rerefiners. However, no registration will be issued by the department unless the requirements of s. 403.769 are met. (c) Used oil burners. (d) Used oil fuel marketers.

(2) An electric utility the operations of which generate used oil and which used oil is then reclaimed, recycled, or rerefined by the electric utility for use in its operations is not required to register or report pursuant to this section, but may be subject to other applicable federal or state rules pertaining to used oil processors and rerefiners.

(3) An onsite burner which only burns a specification used oil generated by such burner is not required to register or report pursuant to this section, provided that such burning is done in compliance with any air permits issued by the department, but may be subject to other applicable federal or state rules pertaining to used oil processors and rerefiners.

(4) The department may prescribe a fee for the registration required by this section in an amount which is sufficient to cover the cost of processing applications.

(5) The department shall require each registered person to submit, no later than March 1 of each year, a report which specifies the type and quantity of used oil transported, recycled, burned, or processed during the preceding calendar year.

(6) Each registered person who transports, processes, burns, or recycles used oil shall maintain records which identify at least: (a) The source of the materials transported or recycled; (b) The quantity of materials received; (c) The date of receipt; and (d) The destination or end use of the materials.

(7) The department shall perform technical studies to sample used oil at facilities of representative used oil transporters and at representative processing facilities to determine the incidence of contamination of used oil with hazardous, toxic, or other harmful substances.

History: s. 60, ch. 84-338; s. 28, ch. 88-130; s. 48, ch. 93-207.
Fla. Stat. § 542.41 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 542 / Part II / Section 542.41
542.41 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act.”

History: s. 2, ch. 2025-213.
Fla. Stat. § 627.457 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part III / Section 627.457
627.457 Dividends.
Status: in_force

(1) Every participating policy shall provide that, beginning not later than the end of the third policy year, the insurer shall annually ascertain and apportion the divisible surplus, if any, that will accrue on the policy anniversary or other dividend date specified in the policy provided the policy is in force and all premiums to that date are paid.

(2) Except as provided in this section, any dividend so apportioned shall, at the option of the party entitled to elect such option, be either payable in cash or applied to any one of such other dividend options as may be provided by the policy. If any such other dividend options are provided, the policy shall further state which option shall be automatically effective if such party has not elected some other option. If the policy specifies a period within which such other option may be elected, such period shall be not less than 30 days following the date on which such dividend is due and payable.

(3) The annually apportioned dividend shall be deemed to be payable in cash within the meaning of subsection (2) even though the policy provides that payment of such dividend is to be deferred for a specified period, provided such period does not exceed 6 years from the date of apportionment and that interest will be added to such dividend at a specified rate.

(4) If a participating policy provides that the benefit under any paid-up nonforfeiture provision is to be participating, it may provide that any divisible surplus apportioned while the insurance is in force under such nonforfeiture provision be applied in the manner set forth in the policy.

History: s. 484, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 384, 404, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 418.24 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 418 / Section 418.24
418.24 Filing of ordinance.
Status: in_force

Any ordinance creating or amending the charter of a recreation district, upon being finally adopted, shall be filed in the minutes of the governing body of the municipality or county, and certified copies thereof shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which said district is located and with the property appraiser of said county. The charter of a recreation district may contain findings by the governing body of the municipality or county:

(1) That the creation of such district is the best alternative available for delivering recreational service.

(2) That such district is amenable to separate special district government.

(3) That all of the territory in the district will be benefited by proposed improvements to be made by said district.

(4) That, for recreation districts created for exclusive use by a condominium established pursuant to chapter 718 or a cooperative established under chapter 719, based upon the number of residents, potential for proliferation of crime, automobile traffic flow, district development, availability of other recreational facilities outside the district, excessive noise levels, or other factors applicable to the particular district, a valid and paramount public purpose will be served by making the recreational facilities available exclusively for district residents and property owners.

If such charter contains any one or more such findings, each such finding may be reviewed by a court only as part of any review of the ordinance making such finding.

History: s. 6, ch. 78-237; s. 26, ch. 94-350.
Fla. Stat. § 597.001 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 597 / Section 597.001
597.001 Florida Aquaculture Policy Act; short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Florida Aquaculture Policy Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 84-90; s. 1, ch. 93-152.
Fla. Stat. § 679.319 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.319
679.319 Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), for purposes of determining the rights of creditors of, and purchasers for value of goods from, a consignee, while the goods are in the possession of the consignee, the consignee is deemed to have rights and title to the goods identical to those the consignor had or had power to transfer.

(2) For purposes of determining the rights of a creditor of a consignee, law other than this chapter determines the rights and title of a consignee while goods are in the consignee’s possession if, under this part, a perfected security interest held by the consignor would have priority over the rights of the creditor.

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 925.055 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 925 / Section 925.055
925.055 Law enforcement investigative funds.
Status: in_force

(1) State and local law enforcement agencies which receive investigative and evidence funds from their budgetary authority or which receive special law enforcement trust funds for complex or protracted investigations shall adopt policies which provide for accountability of the expenditures of such funds.

(2) The policies of local law enforcement agencies must provide for an annual financial audit to be performed in conformity with generally accepted government accounting principles. Local and state law enforcement agencies are not required to reveal to the auditors the names of confidential informants, and the audit report may not include information exempted in s. 119.07. The names of confidential informants are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

History: s. 49, ch. 88-381; s. 1, ch. 94-70; s. 438, ch. 96-406.
Fla. Stat. § 198.155 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 198 / Section 198.155
198.155 Payment of tax on generation-skipping transfers.
Status: in_force

(1) The person liable for payment of the federal generation-skipping transfer tax shall be liable for the tax imposed by ss. 198.021 and 198.031.

(2) The tax imposed by ss. 198.021 and 198.031 is due upon a taxable distribution or taxable termination as determined under applicable provisions of the federal generation-skipping transfer tax.

(3) The tax becomes delinquent the day after the last day allowed for filing a return for the generation-skipping transfer.

(4) The tax shall be paid to the Department of Revenue.

(5) If the tax, or any portion thereof, is not paid before it becomes delinquent, it shall bear interest at the rate of 1 percent per month for each month or fraction thereof that it is delinquent.

History: s. 21, ch. 80-153.
Fla. Stat. § 215.16 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.16
215.16 Appropriations from General Revenue Fund for public schools, state institutions of higher learning, and community colleges; reduction.
Status: in_force

(1) All state appropriations, from the General Revenue Fund, for the benefit of the uniform system of public free schools and the state institutions of higher learning shall be on a parity with all other state appropriations for all other purposes from the General Revenue Fund; provided, that the appropriations by the Legislature of the proceeds from specific tax levies set aside and earmarked for a particular purpose shall not be affected by this section.

(2) If the state appropriations from the General Revenue Fund for the benefit of the uniform system of public free schools, state institutions of higher learning, and community colleges cannot be paid in full during any given year, they shall be diminished only in the same proportion that appropriations for all other purposes from the General Revenue Fund are diminished during such year. Additionally, any funding reductions to public free schools, state institutions of higher learning, and community colleges shall be diminished in proportions identical to one another. For the purpose of implementing this section, general revenue funds exclude the administrative budgets of the Board of Governors and the Department of Education.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 19001, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892; s. 1, ch. 83-49; s. 8, ch. 97-307; s. 21, ch. 2007-217.
Fla. Stat. § 497.457 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part IV / Section 497.457
497.457 Ownership of proceeds received on contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, all funds paid pursuant to a preneed contract by a purchaser to a preneed licensee shall be the sole property of, and within the full dominion and control of, said preneed licensee.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the relationship between the purchaser of a preneed contract and a preneed licensee shall be deemed for all purposes as a debtor-creditor relationship.

History: ss. 8, 17, ch. 88-139; ss. 97, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 106, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 408.824 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 408 / Part II / Section 408.824
408.824 Facial covering requirements for health care practitioners and health care providers.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Department” means the Department of Health. (b) “Facial covering” means a cloth or surgical face mask, a face shield, or any other facial covering that covers the mouth and nose. (c) “Health care practitioner” has the same meaning as in s. 456.001. (d) “Health care provider” means a provider as defined in s. 408.803; a service provider licensed or certified under s. 393.17, part III of chapter 401, or part IV of chapter 468; a provider with an active health care clinic exemption under s. 400.9935; an optical establishment permitted under s. 484.007; a massage establishment licensed under s. 480.043; a pharmacy as defined in s. 465.003; or an office registered under s. 458.328 or s. 459.0138. (e) “Office” means an office maintained for the practice of a health care practitioner’s profession, as provided in his or her practice act.

(2)(a) By July 1, 2023, the agency and the department shall jointly develop standards for the appropriate use of facial coverings for infection control in health care settings. (b) The agency and the department shall adopt emergency rules for the standards developed under paragraph (a). Emergency rules adopted under this section are exempt from s. 120.54(4)(c) and shall remain in effect until replaced by rules adopted under the nonemergency rulemaking procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act. (c) The agency and the department shall publish the standards developed under paragraph (a) on their respective websites and provide a link for persons to report violations of the standards.

(3) By August 1, 2023, each health care practitioner who owns or operates an office and each health care provider shall establish facial covering policies and procedures for their respective health care settings, if such health care practitioner or health care provider requires any individual to wear a facial covering for any reason. Such policies and procedures must comply with the standards developed under subsection (2) and must be accessible from the home page of such health care practitioner’s or health care provider’s website or conspicuously displayed in the lobby of its health care service setting or settings.

(4) Effective August 1, 2023: (a) Health care practitioners and health care providers may not require any person to wear a facial covering for any reason unless the requirement is in accordance with the standards developed under subsection (2) and the policies and procedures established under subsection (3). (b) A health care practitioner or a health care provider in violation of paragraph (a) or subsection (3) is subject to disciplinary action by the agency or a board as defined in s. 456.001, or the department if there is no board, as applicable.

History: s. 5, ch. 2023-43.
Fla. Stat. § 292.10 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 292 / Section 292.10
292.10 Local governing bodies authorized to assist war veterans; powers.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of each county and the governing body of each city in the state are hereby granted full and complete power and authority to aid and assist wherever practical and feasible the veterans, male and female, who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States in any war and received an honorable discharge from any branch of the military service of the United States, and their dependents, in presenting claims for and securing such compensation, hospitalization, education, loans, career training, and other benefits or privileges to which said veterans, or any of them, are or may become entitled under any federal or state law or regulation by reason of their service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

History: s. 1, ch. 23017, 1945; s. 4, ch. 77-330; s. 25, ch. 2004-357.
Fla. Stat. § 215.195 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.195
215.195 Agency deposits relating to the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan.
Status: in_force

(1) APPLICATION FOR ALLOCABLE STATEWIDE OVERHEAD. — Each state agency, and the judicial branch, making application for federal grant or contract funds shall, in accordance with the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan (SWCAP), include in its application a prorated share of the cost of services provided by state central service agencies which are reimbursable to the state pursuant to the provisions of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87. Preparation of the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan and coordination thereof with all applicable parties is the responsibility of the Department of Financial Services. The Department of Financial Services shall ensure that the SWCAP presents the most favorable allocation of central services cost allowable to the state by the Federal Government.

(2) DEPOSIT OF OVERHEAD IN THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND. — If an application for federal grant or contract funds is approved, the state agency or judicial branch receiving the federal grant or contract shall identify that portion representing reimbursement of allocable statewide overhead and deposit that amount into the General Revenue Fund unallocated as directed by the Department of Financial Services. The Department of Financial Services shall be responsible for monitoring agency compliance with this section.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 77-419; s. 1, ch. 78-350; s. 8, ch. 79-190; s. 119, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 83-331; s. 8, ch. 92-142; s. 2, ch. 99-192; s. 44, ch. 2004-305.
Fla. Stat. § 627.4265 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.4265
627.4265 Payment of settlement.
Status: in_force

In any case in which a person and an insurer have agreed in writing to the settlement of a claim, the insurer shall tender payment according to the terms of the agreement no later than 20 days after such settlement is reached. The tender of payment may be conditioned upon execution by such person of a release mutually agreeable to the insurer and the claimant, but if the payment is not tendered within 20 days, or such other date as the agreement may provide, it shall bear interest at a rate of 12 percent per year from the date of the agreement; however, if the tender of payment is conditioned upon the execution of a release, the interest shall not begin to accrue until the executed release is tendered to the insurer.

History: s. 12, ch. 83-288; s. 3, ch. 84-94; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 631.51 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part II / Section 631.51
631.51 Purposes.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this part are to:

(1) Provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies to avoid excessive delay in payment and to avoid financial loss to claimants or policyholders because of the insolvency of an insurer;

(2) Assist in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies;

(3) Create a nonprofit corporation to administer and supervise the operation of such association; and

(4) Assess the cost of such protection among insurers.

History: s. 2, ch. 70-20; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 329.51 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 329 / Section 329.51
329.51 Liens for labor, services, fuel, or material expended upon aircraft; notice.
Status: in_force

Any lien claimed on an aircraft under s. 329.41 or s. 713.58 is enforceable when the lienor records a verified lien notice with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the aircraft was located at the time the labor, services, fuel, or material was last furnished. The lienor is not required to possess the aircraft to perfect such lien. The lienor must record such lien notice within 90 days after the time the labor, services, fuel, or material was last furnished. The notice must state the name of the lienor; the name of the owner; a description of the aircraft upon which the lienor has expended labor, services, fuel, or material; the amount for which the lien is claimed; and the date the expenditure was completed. This section does not affect the priority of competing interests in any aircraft or the lienor’s obligation to record the lien under s. 329.01.

History: s. 2, ch. 83-272; s. 3, ch. 84-259; s. 2, ch. 93-73; s. 473, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 2019-88.
Fla. Stat. § 101.043 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.043
101.043 Identification required at polls.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The precinct register, as prescribed in s. 98.461, shall be used at the polls for the purpose of identifying the elector at the polls before allowing him or her to vote. The clerk or inspector shall require each elector, upon entering the polling place, to present one of the following current and valid picture identifications: 1. Florida driver license. 2. Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 3. United States passport. 4. Debit or credit card. 5. Military identification. 6. Student identification. 7. Retirement center identification. 8. Neighborhood association identification. 9. Public assistance identification. 10. Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. 11. A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06. 12. Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality. (b) If the picture identification does not contain the signature of the elector, an additional identification that provides the elector’s signature shall be required. The address appearing on the identification presented by the elector may not be used as the basis to challenge an elector’s legal residence. The elector shall sign his or her name in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for recording the elector’s signature. The clerk or inspector shall compare the signature with that on the identification provided by the elector and enter his or her initials in the space provided on the precinct register or on an electronic device provided for that purpose and allow the elector to vote if the clerk or inspector is satisfied as to the identity of the elector.

(2) If the elector fails to furnish the required identification, the elector shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot. The canvassing board shall determine the validity of the ballot pursuant to s. 101.048(2).

History: s. 1, ch. 77-267; s. 533, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 98-129; s. 3, ch. 2001-40; s. 13, ch. 2003-415; s. 23, ch. 2005-277; s. 30, ch. 2005-278; s. 26, ch. 2007-30; s. 25, ch. 2011-40; s. 2, ch. 2016-167; s. 15, ch. 2022-73.
Fla. Stat. § 589.12 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.12
589.12 Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The Florida Forest Service may make rules and regulations and do such acts and things as shall be reasonable and necessary to accomplish the purposes of ss. 589.07-589.11.

History: s. 8, ch. 17027, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-ff); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 36, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 521.004 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 521 / Section 521.004
521.004 Disclosures.
Status: in_force

A retail lessor must:

(1) Disclose to the retail lessee in the lease agreement in a separate blocked section, in capital letters of at least 12-point bold type, with the appropriate amounts specified, as follows: THIS IS A LEASE AGREEMENT. THIS IS NOT A PURCHASE AGREEMENT. PLEASE REVIEW THESE MATTERS CAREFULLY AND SEEK INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN EXACT COPY OF THE AGREEMENT YOU SIGN. CAPITALIZED COST $ (Your total cost of goods, services, & fees.) CAPITALIZED COST REDUCTION $ (Your total credits.) ADJUSTED OR NET CAPITALIZED COST $ (Your net cost of goods, services, & fees.) For purposes of this subsection, that portion of the disclosure stating the terms “capitalized cost,” “capitalized cost reduction,” and “adjusted or net capitalized cost,” and the explanations contained in the parentheticals, as well as their respective amounts, are not required to be disclosed if the terms “gross capitalized cost,” “capitalized cost reduction,” and “adjusted capitalized cost” and the descriptions and disclosures set forth and required by the federal Consumer Leasing Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 1667 et seq., and Federal Reserve Board Regulation M. 12 C.F.R. part 213, are set forth elsewhere in the lease agreement.

(2) Provide the retail lessee with a copy of the lease agreement.

History: s. 4, ch. 95-350; s. 1, ch. 98-128; s. 1, ch. 2005-125.