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Fla. Stat. § 316.087 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.087
316.087 Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway.
Status: in_force

(1) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (a) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; (b) Upon a curve in the highway where the driver’s view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction; (c) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any intersection, except that this section shall not apply to any intersection on a state-maintained or county-maintained highway located outside city limits unless such intersection is marked by an official Department of Transportation or county road department traffic control device indicating an intersection either by symbol or by words and such marking is placed at least 100 feet before the intersection; (d) When approaching within 100 feet of or traversing any railroad grade crossing; (e) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.

(2) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway, nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.

(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 2, ch. 86-36; s. 110, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 626.551 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.551
626.551 Notice of change of address, name.
Status: in_force

A licensee must notify the department, in writing, within 30 days after a change of name, residence address, principal business street address, mailing address, contact telephone numbers, including a business telephone number, or e-mail address. A licensee who has moved his or her principal place of residence and principal place of business from this state shall have his or her license and all appointments immediately terminated by the department. Failure to notify the department within the required time shall result in a fine not to exceed $250 for the first offense and a fine of at least $500 or suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to s. 626.611, s. 626.6115, s. 626.621, or s. 626.6215 for a subsequent offense. The department may adopt rules to administer and enforce this section.

History: s. 234, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 201, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 49, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 92-146; s. 231, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 2002-206; s. 942, ch. 2003-261; s. 44, ch. 2004-390; s. 4, ch. 2008-237; s. 18, ch. 2012-209.
Fla. Stat. § 621.051 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 621 / Section 621.051
621.051 Limited liability company organization.
Status: in_force

A group of professional service corporations, professional limited liability companies, or individuals, in any combination, duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional services may organize and become members of a professional limited liability company for pecuniary profit under the provisions of chapter 605 for the sole and specific purpose of rendering the same and specific professional service.

History: s. 6, ch. 93-110; s. 79, ch. 93-284; ss. 22, 23, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 680.511 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part V / Section 680.511
680.511 Merchant lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to any security interest of a lessee (s. 680.508(5)), if a lessor or a supplier has no agent or place of business at the market of rejection, a merchant lessee, after rejection of goods in his or her possession or control, shall follow any reasonable instructions received from the lessor or the supplier with respect to the goods. In the absence of those instructions, a merchant lessee shall make reasonable efforts to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the goods for the lessor’s account if they threaten to decline in value speedily. Instructions are not reasonable if on demand indemnity for expenses is not forthcoming.

(2) If a merchant lessee (subsection (1)) or any other lessee (s. 680.512) disposes of goods, he or she is entitled to reimbursement either from the lessor or the supplier or out of the proceeds for reasonable expenses of caring for and disposing of the goods and, if the expenses include no disposition commission, to such commission as is usual in the trade or, if there is none, to a reasonable sum not exceeding 10 percent of the gross proceeds.

(3) In complying with this section or s. 680.512, the lessee is held only to good faith. Good faith conduct hereunder is neither acceptance or conversion nor the basis of an action for damages.

(4) A purchaser who purchases in good faith from a lessee pursuant to this section or s. 680.512 takes the goods free of any rights of the lessor and the supplier even though the lessee fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 718, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 893.0301 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 893 / Section 893.0301
893.0301 Death resulting from apparent drug overdose; reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

If a person dies of an apparent drug overdose:

(1) A law enforcement agency shall prepare a report identifying each prescribed controlled substance listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV of s. 893.03 which is found on or near the deceased or among the deceased’s possessions. The report must identify the person who prescribed the controlled substance, if known or ascertainable. Thereafter, the law enforcement agency shall submit a copy of the report to the medical examiner.

(2) A medical examiner who is preparing a report pursuant to s. 406.11 shall include in the report information identifying each prescribed controlled substance listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV of s. 893.03 that was found in, on, or near the deceased or among the deceased’s possessions.

History: s. 6, ch. 2007-156; s. 28, ch. 2016-105.
Fla. Stat. § 125.379 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part I / Section 125.379
125.379 Disposition of county property for affordable housing.
Status: in_force

(1) By October 1, 2023, and every 3 years thereafter, each county shall prepare an inventory list of all real property within its jurisdiction to which the county or any dependent special district within its boundaries holds fee simple title which is appropriate for use as affordable housing. The inventory list must include the address and legal description of each such real property and specify whether the property is vacant or improved. The governing body of the county must review the inventory list at a public hearing and may revise it at the conclusion of the public hearing. The governing body of the county shall adopt a resolution that includes an inventory list of such property following the public hearing. Each county shall make the inventory list publicly available on its website to encourage potential development.

(2) The properties identified as appropriate for use as affordable housing on the inventory list adopted by the county may be used for affordable housing through a long-term land lease requiring the development and maintenance of affordable housing, offered for sale and the proceeds used to purchase land for the development of affordable housing or to increase the local government fund earmarked for affordable housing, sold with a restriction that requires the development of the property as permanent affordable housing, or donated to a nonprofit housing organization for the construction of permanent affordable housing. Alternatively, the county or special district may otherwise make the property available for use for the production and preservation of permanent affordable housing. For purposes of this section, the term “affordable” has the same meaning as in s. 420.0004(3).

(3) Counties are encouraged to adopt best practices for surplus land programs, including, but not limited to: (a) Establishing eligibility criteria for the receipt or purchase of surplus land by developers; (b) Making the process for requesting surplus lands publicly available; and (c) Ensuring long-term affordability through ground leases by retaining the right of first refusal to purchase property that would be sold or offered at market rate and by requiring reversion of property not used for affordable housing within a certain timeframe.

History: s. 1, ch. 2006-69; s. 4, ch. 2023-17.
Fla. Stat. § 119.0715 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 119 / Section 119.0715
119.0715 Trade secrets held by an agency.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITION. — “Trade secret” has the same meaning as in s. 688.002.

(2) PUBLIC RECORD EXEMPTION. — A trade secret held by an agency is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3) AGENCY ACCESS. — An agency may disclose a trade secret to an officer or employee of another agency or governmental entity whose use of the trade secret is within the scope of his or her lawful duties and responsibilities.

(4) LIABILITY. — An agency employee who, while acting in good faith and in the performance of his or her duties, releases a record containing a trade secret pursuant to this chapter is not liable, civilly or criminally, for such release.

(5) OPEN GOVERNMENT SUNSET REVIEW. — This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History: s. 1, ch. 2021-223.
Fla. Stat. § 29.016 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 29 / Section 29.016
29.016 Contingency fund; judicial branch.
Status: in_force

(1) An appropriation may be provided in the General Appropriations Act for the judicial branch to serve as a contingency fund to alleviate deficits in contracted due process services appropriation categories that may occur from time to time due to extraordinary events that lead to unexpected expenditures.

(2) In the event that a chief judge incurs such a deficit, the following steps shall be taken in order: (a) The chief judge shall attempt to identify surplus funds from other appropriation categories within his or her circuit and submit a request to the Chief Justice for a budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216 to transfer funds from within the circuit budget. (b) In the event that the chief judge is unable to identify surplus funds from within his or her circuit, he or she shall certify this to the Office of the State Courts Administrator along with a complete explanation of the circumstances which led to the deficit and steps taken to reduce or alleviate the deficit. The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall inquire as to whether any other circuit has surplus funds in its contracted due process service appropriation categories which can be transferred to the circuit that is experiencing the deficit. If other circuits indicate that surplus funds are available, the Office of the State Courts Administrator shall notify the Trial Court Budget Commission established within the judicial branch by Rule of Judicial Administration. The Trial Court Budget Commission shall make recommendations to the Chief Justice to alleviate the deficit. The Chief Justice may authorize a transfer of funds among circuits to alleviate the deficit.

(3) If no other circuits indicate that surplus funds are available to alleviate the deficit, the Trial Court Budget Commission may request the Chief Justice to request a budget amendment to transfer funds from the contingency fund. Such transfers shall be requested subject to the notice and review requirements set forth in s. 216.177. The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall include in the budget amendment documentation provided by the chief judge explaining the circumstances that led to the deficit and the steps taken to identify surplus funds to alleviate the deficit.

(4) Notwithstanding any provisions in chapter 216 to the contrary, no circuit shall transfer funds from a contracted due process services appropriation category or from a contingency fund category authorized in this section except as specifically authorized in this section.

History: s. 50, ch. 2003-402; s. 30, ch. 2004-265.
Fla. Stat. § 627.482 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part III / Section 627.482
627.482 Interest payable on cash surrender of policy.
Status: in_force

(1) If an insured requests payment of the cash surrender value of a policy from its insurer, such payment shall include interest at the rate of interest specified in s. 625.121(6)(e), unless such payment is made by the insurer within 30 days of receipt of the insurance policy and request for cash surrender.

(2) An insurer shall be exempt from the requirements of this section if, upon petition by the insurer to the office, it is determined by the office that payment of such interest threatens the solvency of the insurer.

History: s. 1, ch. 89-360; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 66, ch. 91-108; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1134, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 286.0111 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 286 / Section 286.0111
286.0111 Legislative review of certain exemptions from requirements for public meetings and recordkeeping by governmental entities.
Status: in_force

The provisions of s. 119.15, the Open Government Sunset Review Act, apply to the provisions of law which provide exemptions to s. 286.011, as provided in s. 119.15.

History: s. 9, ch. 84-298; s. 2, ch. 85-301; s. 3, ch. 95-217; s. 53, ch. 2008-4.
Fla. Stat. § 409.969 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part IV / Section 409.969
409.969 Enrollment; disenrollment.
Status: in_force

(1) ENROLLMENT. — All Medicaid recipients shall be enrolled in a managed care plan unless specifically exempted under this part. Each recipient shall have a choice of plans and may select any available plan unless that plan is restricted by contract to a specific population that does not include the recipient. Medicaid recipients shall have 30 days in which to make a choice of plans.

(2) DISENROLLMENT; GRIEVANCES. — After a recipient has enrolled in a managed care plan, the recipient shall have 90 days to voluntarily disenroll and select another plan. After 90 days, no further changes may be made except for good cause. For purposes of this section, the term “good cause” includes, but is not limited to, poor quality of care, lack of access to necessary specialty services, an unreasonable delay or denial of service, or fraudulent enrollment. The agency must make a determination as to whether good cause exists. The agency may require a recipient to use the plan’s grievance process before the agency’s determination of good cause, except in cases in which immediate risk of permanent damage to the recipient’s health is alleged. (a) The managed care plan internal grievance process, when used, must be completed in time to permit the recipient to disenroll by the first day of the second month after the month the disenrollment request was made. If the result of the grievance process is approval of an enrollee’s request to disenroll, the agency is not required to make a determination in the case. (b) The agency must make a determination and take final action on a recipient’s request so that disenrollment occurs no later than the first day of the second month after the month the request was made. If the agency fails to act within the specified timeframe, the recipient’s request to disenroll is deemed to be approved as of the date agency action was required. Recipients who disagree with the agency’s finding that good cause does not exist for disenrollment shall be advised of their right to pursue a Medicaid fair hearing to dispute the agency’s finding. (c) Medicaid recipients enrolled in a managed care plan after the 90-day period shall remain in the plan for the remainder of the 12-month period. After 12 months, the recipient may select another plan. However, nothing shall prevent a Medicaid recipient from changing providers within the plan during that period. (d) On the first day of the month after receiving notice from a recipient that the recipient has moved to another region, the agency shall automatically disenroll the recipient from the managed care plan the recipient is currently enrolled in and treat the recipient as if the recipient is a new Medicaid enrollee. At that time, the recipient may choose another plan pursuant to the enrollment process established in this section. (e) The agency must monitor plan disenrollment throughout the contract term to identify any discriminatory practices.

History: s. 10, ch. 2011-134.
Fla. Stat. § 250.04 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.04
250.04 Naval militia; marine corps.
Status: in_force

The Governor may organize a naval militia and a marine corps in accordance with federal law governing the Naval Militia or Marine Corps of the United States and regulations issued by the Secretary of the Navy for the governing of the United States Navy, Naval Militia, and Marine Corps.

History: s. 17, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2029; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 99, ch. 95-148; s. 4, ch. 2003-68.
Fla. Stat. § 984.10 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 984 / Section 984.10
984.10 Intake.
Status: in_force

(1) Intake shall be performed by the department or the department’s authorized agent. A report alleging that a child is from a family in need of services shall be made to the intake office operating in the county in which the child is found or in which the case arose. Any person or agency, including, but not limited to, the parent, legal guardian, or custodian, the local school district, a law enforcement agency, or the Department of Children and Families, having knowledge of the facts may make a report.

(2) A representative of the department shall make a preliminary determination as to whether the report is complete. The criteria for the completeness of a report with respect to a child alleged to be from a family in need of services while subject to compulsory school attendance shall be governed by s. 984.03. In any case in which the representative of the department finds that the report is incomplete, the representative of the department shall return the report without delay to the person or agency originating the report or having knowledge of the facts or to the appropriate law enforcement agency having investigative jurisdiction and request additional information in order to complete the report.

(3) If the representative of the department determines that in his or her judgment the interests of the family, the child, and the public will be best served by providing the family and child services and treatment voluntarily accepted by the child and the parents, legal guardians, or custodians, the department’s representative may refer the family or child to an appropriate service provider. As part of the intake procedure, the department’s representative shall inform the parent, legal guardian, or custodian, in writing, of the services currently available to the child and family by department providers and other community agencies in the county in which the family is located, and the rights and responsibilities of the parent, legal guardian, or custodian under this chapter. Upon admission, and depending on services, a staff member may be assigned to the family as deemed appropriate.

(4) If the department reasonably believes that the child has been abandoned, abused, or neglected, it shall proceed pursuant to chapter 39 and report immediately to the central abuse hotline.

History: s. 8, ch. 87-133; s. 3, ch. 88-319; s. 234, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 95-152; s. 8, ch. 95-280; s. 22, ch. 96-398; s. 168, ch. 97-101; s. 96, ch. 97-238; s. 5, ch. 97-281; s. 68, ch. 98-280; s. 166, ch. 98-403; s. 17, ch. 2000-135; s. 337, ch. 2014-19; s. 12, ch. 2025-153.
Fla. Stat. § 744.3725 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VI / Section 744.3725
744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority.
Status: in_force

Before the court may grant authority to a guardian to exercise any of the rights specified in s. 744.3215(4), the court must:

(1) Appoint an independent attorney to act on the incapacitated person’s behalf, and the attorney must have the opportunity to meet with the person and to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at any hearing on the petition for authority to act;

(2) Receive as evidence independent medical, psychological, and social evaluations with respect to the incapacitated person by competent professionals or appoint its own experts to assist in the evaluations;

(3) Personally meet with the incapacitated person to obtain its own impression of the person’s capacity, so as to afford the incapacitated person the full opportunity to express his or her personal views or desires with respect to the judicial proceeding and issue before the court;

(4) Find by clear and convincing evidence that the person lacks the capacity to make a decision about the issue before the court and that the incapacitated person’s capacity is not likely to change in the foreseeable future; and

(5) Be persuaded by clear and convincing evidence that the authority being requested is in the best interests of the incapacitated person.

The provisions of this section and s. 744.3215(4) are procedural and do not establish any new or independent right to or authority over the termination of parental rights, dissolution of marriage, sterilization, abortion, or the termination of life support systems.

History: s. 58, ch. 89-96; s. 43, ch. 90-271; s. 25, ch. 95-401; s. 1093, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 2017-16.
Fla. Stat. § 383.324 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 383 / Section 383.324
383.324 Inspections and investigations; inspection fees.
Status: in_force

Each facility licensed under s. 383.305 shall pay to the agency an inspection fee established by rule of the agency. In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the agency shall coordinate all periodic inspections for licensure made by the agency to ensure that the cost to the facility of such inspections and the disruption of services by such inspections is minimized.

History: ss. 24, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 16, ch. 98-171; s. 8, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 403.081 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part I / Section 403.081
403.081 Performance by other state agencies.
Status: in_force

All state agencies, including the Department of Health, shall be available to the department to perform, at its direction, the duties required of the department under this act.

History: s. 9, ch. 67-436; ss. 19, 26, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 269, ch. 77-147; s. 359, ch. 94-356; s. 156, ch. 99-8.
Fla. Stat. § 56.18 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 56 / Section 56.18
56.18 Executions; trial of claims of third persons.
Status: in_force

As soon as possible after the return, or after service of a Notice to Appear pursuant to s. 56.29(2), a jury, if not waived, shall be impaneled to try the right of property. If the verdict is in favor of the judgment creditor and it appears that the claim brought pursuant to s. 56.16 was interposed for delay, the judgment creditor may be awarded reasonable damages, not exceeding 20 percent of the value of the property claimed. If the claimant denies in writing under oath filed at least 3 days before the trial, the correctness of the appraisement of the value of the property by the officer levying the execution, and the verdict is in favor of the judgment creditor, the jury if not waived, shall fix the value of each item thereof, or of the items covered by such denial.

History: s. 10, Feb. 17, 1833; RS 1199; GS 1628; RGS 2832; CGL 4519; s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 11, ch. 2016-33.