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Fla. Stat. § 110.601 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part V / Section 110.601
110.601 Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

This part creates a system of personnel management the purpose of which is to deliver high-quality performance by those employees in select exempt classifications by facilitating the state’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel in these positions, while also providing sufficient management flexibility to ensure that the workforce is responsive to agency needs. The Legislature recognizes that the public interest is best served by developing and refining the technical and managerial skills of its Selected Exempt Service employees, and, to this end, technical training and management development programs are regarded as a major administrative function within agencies.

History: ss. 8, 14, ch. 85-318; s. 5, ch. 86-149; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-13; s. 18, ch. 94-113; s. 1, ch. 94-259; s. 28, ch. 2001-43.
Fla. Stat. § 399.105 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 399 / Section 399.105
399.105 Administrative fines.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who fails to comply with the reporting requirements of this chapter or with the reasonable requests of the department to determine whether the provisions of a service maintenance contract and its implementation ensure safe elevator operation is subject to an administrative fine not greater than $1,000 in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

(2) Any person who commences the operation, installation, relocation, or alteration of any elevator for which a permit or certificate is required by this chapter without having obtained from the department the permit or certificate is subject to an administrative fine not greater than $1,000 in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

(3) An elevator owner who continues to operate an elevator after notice to discontinue its use or after it has been sealed by the department is subject to an administrative fine not greater than $1,000 for each day the elevator has been operated after the service of the notice or sealing by the department, in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

(4) An elevator owner who fails to comply with an order to correct issued under s. 399.061(4) within 90 days after its issuance is subject, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, to an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(5) All administrative fines collected shall be deposited into the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund.

History: ss. 2, 7, 10, 16, 17, ch. 83-145; ss. 7, 8, ch. 93-16; s. 13, ch. 2001-186; s. 9, ch. 2002-293; s. 12, ch. 2002-299; s. 6, ch. 2010-110.
Fla. Stat. § 462.18 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 462 / Section 462.18
462.18 Educational requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time each licensee shall renew her or his license as otherwise provided in this chapter, each licensee, in addition to the payment of the regular renewal fee, shall furnish to the department satisfactory evidence that, in the year preceding each such application for renewal, the licensee has attended the 2-day educational program as promulgated and conducted by the Florida Naturopathic Physicians Association, Inc., or, as a substitute therefor, the equivalent of that program as approved by the department. The department shall send a written notice to this effect to every person holding a valid license to practice naturopathy within this state at least 30 days prior to May 1 in each even-numbered year, directed to the last known address of such licensee, and shall enclose with the notice proper blank forms for application for annual license renewal. All of the details and requirements of the aforesaid educational program shall be adopted and prescribed by the department. In the event of national emergencies, or for sufficient reason, the department shall have the power to excuse the naturopathic physicians as a group or as individuals from taking this postgraduate course.

(2) The determination of whether a substitute annual educational program is necessary shall be solely within the discretion of the department.

History: s. 4, ch. 21707, 1943; s. 1, ch. 63-414; s. 2, ch. 73-352; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; ss. 13, 15, 21, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 229, ch. 97-103; s. 63, ch. 2018-110.
Fla. Stat. § 190.031 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.031
190.031 Mandatory use of certain district facilities and services.
Status: in_force

To the full extent permitted by law, the district shall require all lands, buildings, premises, persons, firms, and corporations within the district to use the water management and control facilities and water and sewer facilities of the district.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407.
Fla. Stat. § 403.9321 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VII / Section 403.9321
403.9321 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 403.9321-403.9333 may be cited as the “Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 95-299.
Fla. Stat. § 327.731 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 327 / Section 327.731
327.731 Mandatory education for violators.
Status: in_force

(1) A person convicted of a noncriminal infraction as specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p), and (s)-(y) must: (a) Enroll in, attend, and successfully complete, at his or her own expense, a classroom or online boating safety course that is approved by and meets the minimum standards established by commission rule; (b) File with the commission within 90 days proof of successful completion of the course; and (c) Refrain from operating a vessel until he or she has filed proof of successful completion of the course with the commission.

(2) In addition to the penalties provided in paragraphs (1)(a)-(c), a person convicted of a criminal violation under this chapter, convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this chapter if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating accident, or convicted of two or more noncriminal infractions as specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p), and (s)-(y), the infractions occurring within a 12-month period, must pay a fine of $500. The clerk of the court shall remit all fines assessed and collected under this subsection to the Department of Revenue to be deposited into the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to support law enforcement activities.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “conviction” means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of whether or not adjudication was withheld or whether imposition of sentence was withheld, deferred, or suspended. Any person who operates a vessel on the waters of this state in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(4) The commission shall print on the reverse side of the defendant’s copy of the boating citation a notice of the provisions of this section. Upon conviction, the clerk of the court shall notify the defendant that it is unlawful for him or her to operate any vessel until he or she has complied with this section, but failure of the clerk of the court to provide such a notice shall not be a defense to a charge of unlawful operation of a vessel under subsection (3).

(5) The commission shall maintain a program to ensure compliance with the mandatory boating safety education requirements under this section. This program must: (a) Track any citations resulting in a conviction under this section and the disposition of such citations. (b) Send specific notices to each person subject to the requirement for mandatory boating safety education.

History: s. 7, ch. 88-133; s. 49, ch. 91-224; s. 465, ch. 95-148; s. 4, ch. 96-187; s. 9, ch. 98-308; s. 4, ch. 99-162; s. 32, ch. 99-245; s. 24, ch. 2000-362; s. 5, ch. 2004-74; s. 5, ch. 2006-172; s. 19, ch. 2009-86; s. 6, ch. 2011-152; s. 3, ch. 2014-136; s. 3, ch. 2016-233; s. 7, ch. 2022-197; s. 9, ch. 2025-197.
Fla. Stat. § 68.105 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 68 / Section 68.105
68.105 Use of funds; reports.
Status: in_force

All appropriations made for the purposes of the Florida Access to Civil Legal Assistance Act shall be used only for legal education or assistance in family law, juvenile law, entitlement to federal benefits, protection from domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, or immigration law. These funds may not be used in criminal or postconviction relief matters; for lobbying activities; to sue the state, its agencies or political subdivisions, or colleges or universities; for class action lawsuits; to provide legal assistance with respect to noncriminal infractions pursuant to chapter 316, chapter 318, chapter 320, or chapter 322; to contest regulatory decisions of any municipal, county, or state administrative or legislative body; or to file or assist in the filing of private causes of action under federal or state statutes relating to or arising out of employment or terms or conditions of employment. The contracting organization shall require pilot projects to provide data on the number of clients served, the types of cases, the reasons the cases were closed, and the state dollars saved and federal dollars brought into the state because of the legal services provided. The contracting organization shall provide to the department, within 60 days after completing the contract, a report on the legal services provided, the state dollars saved, and the federal dollars brought into the state.

History: s. 12, ch. 2002-288; s. 3, ch. 2012-96.
Fla. Stat. § 88.6091 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part VI / Section 88.6091
88.6091 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
Status: in_force

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in ss. 88.6011-88.6081 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.

History: s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 52, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 378.412 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 378 / Part III / Section 378.412
378.412 Relationship with other laws.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that ss. 378.202-378.804 supplement other laws regarding resource extraction. Nothing contained in such sections shall be construed to limit, abridge, or alter any agency’s duties, authority, and responsibilities granted pursuant to another statute. Nothing in ss. 378.202-378.804 shall be deemed to preempt local ordinances that impose stricter reclamation standards.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-294.
Fla. Stat. § 520.68 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part V / Section 520.68
520.68 Persons not required to be licensed.
Status: in_force

No home improvement finance seller’s or seller’s license shall be required under this act of any person when acting in any capacity or type of transaction set forth in this section:

(1) An individual who performs services for a home improvement finance seller for wages or salary.

(2) A plumber, electrician, architect, engineer, residential designer, or landscape architect who is required by state or local law to attain standards of competency or experience as a prerequisite to engaging in such craft or profession and who is acting exclusively within the scope of the craft or profession for which he or she is currently licensed pursuant to such other law. The installation of central heating and air-conditioning systems by such a person shall be deemed within the scope of such person’s craft or profession.

(3) A person who does not engage, in any manner, in two or more home improvements, each of which was for consideration of $500 or more, within a calendar year. This exemption does not apply if the work is divided and contracts for less than $500 are made for the purpose of evasion of this provision or otherwise.

(4) Any person engaged in the construction or erection of any building upon land owned by that person or in which such person has a substantial legal or equitable interest, which building the owner does not intend to occupy but intends to sell upon completion thereof or shortly thereafter.

(5) Any person licensed under chapter 527.

(6) Retail establishments, including employees thereof, which are licensed under part III of this chapter and which engage in home improvements as an incidental part of their business. However, such retail establishments and their employees shall be governed by all other provisions contained in this act.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-44; s. 2, ch. 70-149; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 16, 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 20, ch. 87-91; ss. 20, 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 693, ch. 97-103; s. 80, ch. 2018-110.
Fla. Stat. § 463.007 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 463 / Section 463.007
463.007 Renewal of license; continuing education.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $300.

(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.

(3) As a condition of license renewal, a licensee must demonstrate his or her professional competence by completing up to 30 hours of continuing education during the 2-year period preceding license renewal. For certified optometrists, the 30-hour continuing education requirement includes 6 or more hours of approved transcript-quality coursework in ocular and systemic pharmacology and the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular and systemic conditions and diseases during the 2-year period preceding application for license renewal.

(4) Criteria or course content of continuing education must be approved by the board and must be regularly reviewed by the board to assure that the programs adequately and reliably contribute to the professional competence of the licensee.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 11, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 93-101; s. 173, ch. 94-119; s. 20, ch. 2016-230.
Fla. Stat. § 932.66 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 932 / Section 932.66
932.66 Suggested forms for transfer.
Status: in_force

The petition for transfer, order of transfer, and agreement of bail bond agent to transfer bond shall be substantially as follows:

PETITION FOR TRANSFER TO COURT PROVIDING TRIAL BY JURY

IN THE COURT, FLORIDA

I, (Name) , am (Age) years of age and I reside at (Address) . I was arrested on (Date) , (Year) , and am charged in this court with (Description and number of each county or municipal ordinance) . I am presently incarcerated in the (Jail) awaiting trial on the charge(s) listed above.

—OR—

I am at liberty on (surety bond) (cash bond) (my own recognizance). My bail bond agent is (Name)

(Address)

I am due to appear in this court on (Date) for (Type of appearance) .

My charge(s) in this court constitute a violation of the criminal laws of the state as follows:

I desire a trial by jury and seek a transfer of the following charge(s)

to a court of this county providing criminal trial by jury.

I agree to appear in the court to which my case is transferred on the day of , (Year) .

(Signature of petitioner)

(Attorney for petitioner)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

This cause is hereby transferred to the court at , Florida.

DONE AND ORDERED this day

of , (Year)

(Judge)

AGREEMENT OF BAIL BOND AGENT TO TRANSFER BOND TO COURT PROVIDING TRIAL BY JURY

I, , a duly licensed bail bond agent agree to the transfer of that certain bond to Court at , Florida.

(Signature of bail bond agent)

History: s. 1, ch. 70-372; s. 1569, ch. 97-102; s. 40, ch. 99-6.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0315 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.0315
15.0315 State fruit.
Status: in_force

The orange ( Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof) is hereby designated the official fruit of Florida.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-38.
Fla. Stat. § 631.031 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part I / Section 631.031
631.031 Initiation and commencement of delinquency proceeding.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon a determination by the office that one or more grounds for the initiation of delinquency proceedings exist pursuant to this chapter and that delinquency proceedings must be initiated, the Director of the Office of Insurance Regulation shall notify the department of such determination and shall provide the department with all necessary documentation and evidence. If the director must notify the department of a determination regarding a property insurer, the notification must include an affidavit that identifies the grounds for rehabilitation pursuant to s. 631.051; the date that each insurer was deemed impaired of capital or surplus, as the terms impairment of capital and impairment of surplus are defined in s. 631.011, or insolvent, as the term insolvency is defined in s. 631.011; a concise statement of the circumstances that led to the insurer’s delinquency; and a summary of the actions taken by the insurer and the office to avoid delinquency. The department shall then initiate such delinquency proceedings.

(2) The department may commence any such proceeding by application to the court for an order directing the insurer to show cause why the department should not have the relief prayed for. On the return of such order to show cause, and after a full hearing, the court shall either deny the application or grant the application, together with such other relief as the nature of the case and the interests of the policyholders, creditors, stockholders, members, subscribers, or public may require. The department may also commence any such proceeding by application to the court by petition for the entry of a consent order of conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation.

(3) An insurer subject to an order to show cause entered pursuant to this chapter must file its written response to the order, together with any defenses it may have to the department’s allegations, no later than 20 days after service of the order to show cause, but no less than 15 days before the date of the hearing set by the order to show cause.

(4) A hearing held pursuant to this chapter to determine whether cause exists for the department to be appointed receiver must be commenced within 60 days after an order directing an insurer to show cause.

History: s. 719, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 213, ch. 77-104; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 38, ch. 88-166; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1343, ch. 2003-261; s. 3, ch. 2017-143; s. 20, ch. 2022-268.
Fla. Stat. § 604.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.09
604.09 Limited agricultural association; purpose of law.
Status: in_force

In order to promote, foster and encourage more efficient and progressive agriculture and to enable the farmers and growers of Florida to enjoy the manifold benefits of joint and collective effort without personal liability and without the expense and technical involvements incident to corporate structure, this chapter is enacted.

History: s. 1, ch. 20620, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 658.83 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 658 / Section 658.83
658.83 Liquidator; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other appropriate federal agency is appointed liquidator or makes a decision to liquidate a bank of which it has been appointed receiver, it may proceed independently with liquidation pursuant to its rules and regulations.

(2) Any other liquidator appointed pursuant to s. 658.80 shall, subject to the supervision of the office, have the power to: (a) Take possession of the books, records, and assets of every description of the bank or trust company and sue for and collect all debts, dues, and claims belonging to the bank or trust company; (b) Sue for and defend, compromise, and settle all claims involving the bank or trust company; (c) Subject to approval by the circuit court, sell any or all of the real and personal property of the bank or trust company and sell or compound all bad or doubtful debts; (d) Pay all expenses incurred in the liquidation process, which expenses shall be a first charge against the assets of the bank or trust company and shall be fully paid before any final distribution or payment of dividends to creditors, shareholders, or stockholders; (e) Borrow such sum of money as may be necessary or expedient in aiding in the liquidation of the bank or trust company and, in connection therewith, to secure such borrowings by the pledge, hypothecation, or mortgage of the assets of the bank or trust company; and (f) If necessary to pay the debts of such bank or trust company, sue for and enforce the individual liability of the stockholders.

(3) Such liquidator shall pay all moneys received to the Chief Financial Officer to be held as a special deposit for the use and benefit of the creditors subject to the order of the office and also shall make reports quarterly, or when called upon, to the office of all her or his acts and proceedings.

History: ss. 106, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 139, ch. 92-303; s. 544, ch. 97-102; s. 1800, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 215.31 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.31
215.31 State funds; deposit in State Treasury.
Status: in_force

Revenue, including licenses, fees, imposts, or exactions collected or received under the authority of the laws of the state by each and every state official, office, employee, bureau, division, board, commission, institution, agency, or undertaking of the state or the judicial branch shall be promptly deposited in the State Treasury, and immediately credited to the appropriate fund as herein provided, properly accounted for by the Department of Financial Services as to source and no money shall be paid from the State Treasury except as appropriated and provided by the annual General Appropriations Act, or as otherwise provided by law.

History: s. 2, ch. 22833, 1945; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-305; s. 13, ch. 92-142; s. 208, ch. 2003-261.