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Fla. Stat. § 828.03 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 828 / Section 828.03
828.03 Agents of counties, societies, etc., may prosecute violators.
Status: in_force

(1) Any county or any society or association for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, organized under the laws of this state, may appoint agents for the purpose of investigating violations of any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law of the state for the purpose of protecting children and animals or preventing any act of cruelty thereto.

(2) All appointments of such agents by such societies or corporations must have the approval of the mayor of the city in which the society or association exists, and if the society or association exists or works outside of any city, the appointment must be approved by the county court judge or the judge of the circuit court for the county, and the mayor or judge shall keep a record of such appointment. The approval of the appointment of any agent by a county for either the incorporated or unincorporated areas of such county shall be by the county commission.

History: s. 12, ch. 4971, 1901; GS 3158; RGS 4984; CGL 7073; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 75-223; s. 1, ch. 76-102; s. 1, ch. 77-174.
Fla. Stat. § 159.14 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part I / Section 159.14
159.14 Alternative method.
Status: in_force

This part shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing. This part, being necessary for the welfare of the inhabitants of the counties and municipalities of the state, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

History: s. 14, ch. 28045, 1953.
Fla. Stat. § 97.073 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Part II / Section 97.073
97.073 Disposition of voter registration applications; cancellation notice.
Status: in_force

(1) The supervisor must notify each applicant of the disposition of the applicant’s voter registration application within 5 business days after voter registration information is entered into the statewide voter registration system. The notice must inform the applicant that the application has been approved, is incomplete, has been denied, or is a duplicate of a current registration. A voter information card sent to an applicant constitutes notice of approval of registration. If the application is incomplete, the supervisor must request that the applicant supply the missing information using a voter registration application signed by the applicant. A notice of denial must inform the applicant of the reason the application was denied.

(2) Within 2 weeks after approval of a voter registration application that indicates that the applicant was previously registered in another state, the department must notify the registration official in the prior state that the applicant is now registered in this state.

History: s. 19, ch. 94-224; s. 62, ch. 2001-40; s. 13, ch. 2005-278; s. 7, ch. 2011-40.
Fla. Stat. § 922.14 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 922 / Section 922.14
922.14 Sentence of death unexecuted for unjustifiable reasons.
Status: in_force

If a death sentence is not executed because of unjustified failure of the Governor to issue a warrant, or for any other unjustifiable reason, on application of the Department of Legal Affairs, the Supreme Court shall issue a warrant directing the sentence to be executed during a week designated in the warrant.

History: s. 275, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(285); ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 141, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 70-439.
Fla. Stat. § 373.149 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.149
373.149 Existing districts preserved.
Status: in_force

The enactment of this act shall not affect the existence of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District created by chapter 25270, 1949, Laws of Florida, or the Southwest Florida Water Management District, created by chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, or any contract or obligation of such districts entered into prior to the effective date of this act. The two districts shall continue to exercise the taxing powers authorized to them in the territories within their respective boundaries, except that nothing herein shall limit the department in considering and recommending to the 1973 session of the Legislature changes in the boundaries and transfers of funds, appropriations, personnel, property, or equipment between or among the existing districts and districts created by this chapter. The two districts shall continue to exercise the powers presently authorized by chapter 378 and this chapter, notwithstanding provisions contained to the contrary in this chapter, until any such powers shall be specifically revoked or modified by the department pursuant to this chapter, except that the provisions of s. 373.139 relating to acquisition of real property shall apply.

History: s. 28, part I, ch. 72-299.
Fla. Stat. § 400.9972 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part XI / Section 400.9972
400.9972 License required; fee; application.
Status: in_force

(1) The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply to the provision of services that require licensure pursuant to this part and part II of chapter 408 and to entities licensed by or applying for licensure from the agency pursuant to this part. A license issued by the agency is required for the operation of a transitional living facility in this state. However, this part does not require a provider licensed by the agency to obtain a separate transitional living facility license to serve persons who have brain or spinal cord injuries as long as the services provided are within the scope of the provider’s license.

(2) In accordance with this part, an applicant or a licensee shall pay a fee for each license application submitted under this part. The license fee shall consist of a $4,588 license fee and a $90 per-bed fee per biennium and shall conform to the annual adjustment authorized in s. 408.805.

(3) An applicant for licensure must provide: (a) The location of the facility for which the license is sought and documentation, signed by the appropriate local government official, which states that the applicant has met local zoning requirements. (b) Proof of liability insurance as provided in s. 624.605(1)(b). (c) Proof of compliance with local zoning requirements, including compliance with the requirements of chapter 419 if the proposed facility is a community residential home. (d) Proof that the facility has received a satisfactory firesafety inspection. (e) Documentation that the facility has received a satisfactory sanitation inspection by the county health department.

(4) The applicant’s proposed facility must attain and continuously maintain accreditation by an accrediting organization that specializes in evaluating rehabilitation facilities whose standards incorporate licensure regulations comparable to those required by the state. An applicant for licensure as a transitional living facility must acquire accreditation within 12 months after issuance of an initial license. The agency shall accept the accreditation survey report of the accrediting organization in lieu of conducting a licensure inspection if the standards included in the survey report are determined by the agency to document that the facility substantially complies with state licensure requirements. Within 10 days after receiving the accreditation survey report, the applicant shall submit to the agency a copy of the report and evidence of the accreditation decision as a result of the report. The agency may conduct an inspection of a transitional living facility to ensure compliance with the licensure requirements of this part, to validate the inspection process of the accrediting organization, to respond to licensure complaints, or to protect the public health and safety.

History: s. 1, ch. 2015-25.
Fla. Stat. § 26.021 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 26 / Section 26.021
26.021 Judicial circuits; judges.
Status: in_force

The state is divided into 20 judicial circuits:

(1) The first circuit is composed of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties.

(2) The second circuit is composed of Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties.

(3) The third circuit is composed of Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor Counties.

(4) The fourth circuit is composed of Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties.

(5) The fifth circuit is composed of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties.

(6) The sixth circuit is composed of Pasco and Pinellas Counties.

(7) The seventh circuit is composed of Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia Counties.

(8) The eighth circuit is composed of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union Counties.

(9) The ninth circuit is composed of Orange and Osceola Counties.

(10) The tenth circuit is composed of Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Counties.

(11) The eleventh circuit is composed of Miami-Dade County.

(12) The twelfth circuit is composed of DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties.

(13) The thirteenth circuit is composed of Hillsborough County.

(14) The fourteenth circuit is composed of Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties.

(15) The fifteenth circuit is composed of Palm Beach County.

(16) The sixteenth circuit is composed of Monroe County.

(17) The seventeenth circuit is composed of Broward County.

(18) The eighteenth circuit is composed of Brevard and Seminole Counties.

(19) The nineteenth circuit is composed of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties.

(20) The twentieth circuit is composed of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties.

(21) Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(20), the territorial jurisdiction of a circuit court may be expanded as provided for in s. 910.03(3).

The judicial nominating commission of each circuit, in submitting nominations for any vacancy in a judgeship, and the Governor, in filling any vacancy for a judgeship, shall consider whether the existing judges within the circuit, together with potential nominees or appointees, reflect the geographic distribution of the population within the circuit, the geographic distribution of the caseload within the circuit, the racial and ethnic diversity of the population within the circuit, and the geographic distribution of the racial and ethnic minority population within the circuit.

History: s. 4, ch. 72-404; s. 1, ch. 80-164; s. 1, ch. 81-220; s. 1, ch. 82-238; s. 1, ch. 94-137; s. 2, ch. 94-184; s. 8, ch. 2008-4; s. 7, ch. 2014-182.
Fla. Stat. § 88.5031 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part V / Section 88.5031
88.5031 Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders.
Status: in_force

If the obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for two or more child support obligees.

History: s. 26, ch. 97-170; s. 38, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 15.092 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.092
15.092 Fees; exemption for state attorney.
Status: in_force

The Department of State shall provide, without charge, any state attorney or state attorney’s designated representative:

(1) Copies of any document or certificate under seal as provided in this chapter.

(2) Any of the services provided in this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-344; s. 43, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 733.619 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part VI / Section 733.619
733.619 Individual liability of personal representative.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a personal representative is not individually liable on a contract, except a contract for attorney’s fee, properly entered into as fiduciary unless the personal representative fails to reveal that representative capacity and identify the estate in the contract.

(2) A personal representative is individually liable for obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate or for torts committed in the course of administration of the estate only if personally at fault.

(3) Claims based on contracts, except a contract for attorney’s fee, entered into by a personal representative as a fiduciary, on obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate, or on torts committed in the course of estate administration, may be asserted against the estate by proceeding against the personal representative in that capacity, whether or not the personal representative is individually liable.

(4) Issues of liability as between the estate and the personal representative individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge, or indemnification, or other appropriate proceeding.

History: s. 82, ch. 75-220; s. 32, ch. 77-87; s. 228, ch. 77-104; s. 1015, ch. 97-102; s. 144, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 116.02 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 116 / Section 116.02
116.02 Payment of commissions on unremitted funds prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any state or county officer or any board of county officers, required to audit the accounts of officers under the laws of this state, to approve or pay any commissions on funds collected and not paid over as required by s. 116.01 and any officer violating the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 3, ch. 6205, 1911; RGS 5328; CGL 7461; s. 66, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 559.80 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part VIII / Section 559.80
559.80 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 559.80-559.815 may be cited as the “Sale of Business Opportunities Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 79-374.
Fla. Stat. § 874.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 874 / Section 874.01
874.01 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Criminal Gang Prevention Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 90-207; s. 34, ch. 96-388; s. 5, ch. 2008-238.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1902 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1902
620.1902 Application for certificate of authority.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign limited partnership shall apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering a signed application to the Department of State for filing. The application must state: (a) The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if the name does not comply with s. 620.1108, an alternate name adopted pursuant to s. 620.1905(1). (b) The state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized and the date of its formation. (c) The principal office and mailing address of the foreign limited partnership. (d) The name, street address in this state, and written acceptance of the foreign limited partnership’s initial registered agent in this state. (e) The name and principal office and mailing address of each of the foreign limited partnership’s general partners. Each general partner that is not an individual must be organized or otherwise registered with the Department of State as required by law, must maintain an active status, and may not be dissolved, revoked, or withdrawn. (f) Whether the foreign limited partnership is a foreign limited liability limited partnership.

(2) A foreign limited partnership shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence or a record of similar import signed by the Department of State or other official having custody of the foreign limited partnership’s publicly filed records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized, dated not more than 90 days prior to the delivery of the application to the Secretary of State.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 339.157 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 339 / Section 339.157
339.157 Resilience action plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop a resilience action plan for the State Highway System based on current conditions and forecasted future events. The goals of the action plan must be to: (a) Recommend strategies to enhance infrastructure and the operational resilience of the State Highway System that may be incorporated into the transportation asset management plan. (b) Recommend design changes to retrofit existing state highway facilities and to construct new state highway facilities. (c) Enhance partnerships to address multijurisdictional resilience needs.

(2) The resilience action plan must include all of the following: (a) An assessment of the State Highway System to identify roadway facilities and drainage outfalls that may be subject to vulnerabilities associated with tidal, rainfall, the combination of tidal and rainfall, and storm surge flooding, including future projections of sea level rise, using existing data for current and forecasted future events. As part of the assessment, the department shall, using the most up-to-date National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration precipitation frequency and sea level rise data, do all of the following: 1. Synthesize historical and current infrastructure resilience issues statewide. 2. Evaluate alternatives for retrofitting existing systems and infrastructure. 3. Develop prioritization criteria for resilience project identification. 4. Develop a prioritized resilience needs project list, in addition to existing projects within the work program, with the associated costs and timeline. 5. Develop a statewide database identifying and documenting those assets vulnerable to current and future flooding. The department shall develop a cost estimate and schedule to enhance existing data to include site-specific details and existing criteria to improve the needs prioritization. (b) A systemic review of the department’s policies, procedures, manuals, tools, and guidance documents to identify revisions that will facilitate cost-effective improvements to address existing and future State Highway System infrastructure vulnerabilities associated with flooding and sea level rise. (c) Provision of technical assistance to local agencies and modal partners on resilience issues related to the State Highway System and the deployment of local and regional solutions.

(3) By June 30, 2023, the department shall submit the resilience action plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Every third year on June 30 thereafter, the department shall submit a status report reviewing updates to the action plan and the associated implementation activities.

History: s. 3, ch. 2022-89.
Fla. Stat. § 162.11 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 162 / Part I / Section 162.11
162.11 Appeals.
Status: in_force

An aggrieved party, including the local governing body, may appeal a final administrative order of an enforcement board to the circuit court. Such an appeal shall not be a hearing de novo but shall be limited to appellate review of the record created before the enforcement board. An appeal shall be filed within 30 days of the execution of the order to be appealed.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-300; s. 10, ch. 82-37; s. 3, ch. 85-150; s. 10, ch. 86-201.
Fla. Stat. § 331.319 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 331 / Part II / Section 331.319
331.319 Comprehensive planning; building and safety codes.
Status: in_force

The board of directors may:

(1) Adopt, and from time to time review, amend, supplement, or repeal, a comprehensive general plan for the physical development of the area within the spaceport territory in accordance with the objectives and purposes of this act and consistent with the comprehensive plans of the applicable county or counties and municipality or municipalities adopted pursuant to the Community Planning Act, part II of chapter 163.

(2) Prohibit within the spaceport territory the construction, alteration, repair, removal, or demolition, or the commencement of the construction, alteration, repair (except emergency repairs), removal, or demolition, of any building or structure, including, but not by way of limitation, public utility poles, lines, pipes, and facilities, without first obtaining a permit from the board or such other officer or agency as the board may designate, and prescribe the procedure with respect to the obtaining of such permit.

History: ss. 19, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 18, ch. 2006-60; s. 50, ch. 2007-5; s. 47, ch. 2011-139.
Fla. Stat. § 719.616 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 719 / Part VI / Section 719.616
719.616 Disclosure of condition of building and estimated replacement costs.
Status: in_force

(1) Each developer of a residential cooperative created by converting existing, previously occupied improvements to such form of ownership shall disclose the condition of the improvements and the condition of certain components and their current estimated replacement costs.

(2) The following information shall be stated concerning the improvements: (a) The date and type of construction. (b) The prior use. (c) Whether there is termite damage or infestation and whether the termite damage or infestation, if any, has been properly treated. The statement shall be substantiated by including, as an exhibit, an inspection report by a certified pest control operator.

(3)(a) Disclosure of condition shall be made for each of the following components that the existing improvements may include: 1. Roof. 2. Structure. 3. Fireproofing and fire protection systems. 4. Elevators. 5. Heating and cooling systems. 6. Plumbing. 7. Electrical systems. 8. Swimming pool. 9. Seawalls. 10. Pavement and parking areas. 11. Drainage systems. (b) For each component, the following information shall be disclosed and substantiated by attaching a copy of a certificate under seal of an architect or engineer authorized to practice in this state: 1. The age of the component. 2. The estimated remaining useful life of the component. 3. The estimated current replacement cost of the component, expressed: a. As a total amount, and b. As a per unit amount, based upon each unit’s proportional share of the common expenses. 4. The structural and functional soundness of the component.

History: s. 7, ch. 80-3; s. 41, ch. 86-175; s. 20, ch. 94-350.