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Fla. Stat. § 391.021 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 391 / Part I / Section 391.021
391.021 Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this act, the term:

(1) “Children and youth with special health care needs” means those children and youth younger than 21 years of age who have chronic and serious physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who require health care and related services of a type or amount beyond that which is generally required by children and youth.

(2) “Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan” or “plan” means a statewide managed care service system that includes health care providers, as defined in this section.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(4) “Eligible individual” means a child or youth with a special health care need or a female with a high-risk pregnancy, who meets the financial and medical eligibility standards established in s. 391.029.

(5) “Health care provider” means a health care professional, health care facility, or entity licensed or certified to provide health services in this state that meets the criteria as established by the department.

(6) “Health services” includes the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or disabling conditions.

(7) “Participant” means an eligible individual who is enrolled in the Children’s Medical Services program.

(8) “Program” means the Children’s Medical Services program established in the department.

History: s. 3, ch. 78-106; s. 695, ch. 95-148; s. 87, ch. 97-101; s. 4, ch. 98-288; s. 43, ch. 99-397; s. 15, ch. 2004-350; s. 75, ch. 2012-184; s. 4, ch. 2025-88.
Fla. Stat. § 250.545 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part III / Section 250.545
250.545 Construction and severability.
Status: in_force

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating herein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.

History: s. 3, ch. 93-283.
Fla. Stat. § 395.3041 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part I / Section 395.3041
395.3041 Emergency medical services providers; triage and transportation of stroke victims to a stroke center.
Status: in_force

(1) By June 1 of each year, the department shall send the list of acute stroke ready centers, primary stroke centers, thrombectomy-capable stroke centers, and comprehensive stroke centers to the medical director of each licensed emergency medical services provider in the state.

(2) The department shall develop a sample stroke-triage assessment tool. The department must post this sample assessment tool on its website and provide a copy of the assessment tool to each licensed emergency medical services provider. Each licensed emergency medical services provider must use a stroke-triage assessment tool that is substantially similar to the sample stroke-triage assessment tool provided by the department.

(3) The medical director of each licensed emergency medical services provider shall develop and implement assessment, treatment, and transport-destination protocols for stroke patients with the intent to assess, treat, and transport stroke patients to the most appropriate hospital. Such protocols must consider the capability of an emergency receiving facility to improve outcomes for those patients suspected of having an emergent large vessel occlusion.

(4) Each emergency medical services provider licensed under chapter 401 must comply with this section.

History: s. 5, ch. 2004-325; s. 3, ch. 2017-172; s. 4, ch. 2019-135.
Fla. Stat. § 946.41 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 946 / Part I / Section 946.41
946.41 Promotion of inmate work programs; safety signage.
Status: in_force

The department shall, to the extent possible and within existing resources, promote inmate work programs to the public which may include any or all of the following: signs clearly displayed which identify inmate work crews as inmates working in the community under the supervision of the department or another entity, signs clearly displayed on vehicles commonly utilized for the purpose of transporting inmate work crews working in the community, or signs clearly displayed by the supervising entity in public areas when inmate work crews are performing roadway maintenance or when safety signs are otherwise required. The department may also provide a uniform of distinctive design for inmate work crews in the community, including work crews under the supervision of another entity.

History: s. 37, ch. 95-283.
Fla. Stat. § 527.11 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 527 / Section 527.11
527.11 Minimum storage.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person who engages in the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas for resale to domestic, commercial, or industrial consumers as a prerequisite to obtaining a liquefied petroleum gas license shall install, own, or lease bulk storage with an aggregate capacity of not less than 18,000 gallons (water capacity) within the state. The bulk storage must have loading and unloading provisions solely for the licenseholder and be operated and maintained in compliance with this chapter for the duration of the license.

(2) A dealer who does not provide written proof of minimum storage may have her or his license denied, suspended, or revoked. A dealer or wholesaler may not enter into written agreements that allocate an amount of storage that exceeds the dealer’s or wholesaler’s total storage capacity minus 18,000 gallons (water capacity).

(3) A dealer in liquefied petroleum gas operating a single dispensing unit for the sole purpose of direct product sale to customers, including delivery of cylinders of 40 pounds or less of propane gas capacity for use with outdoor equipment or appliances that are not connected to or part of the permanent interior piping of a structure, or an operator of a cylinder exchange unit is exempt from the requirements of this section. A person may not deliver liquefied petroleum gas by cargo vehicle unless the person complies with requirements for minimum storage.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 57-219; s. 1, ch. 61-158; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 18, 19, ch. 81-175; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-6; s. 5, ch. 84-126; ss. 2, 3, ch. 87-34; s. 9, ch. 90-215; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 727, ch. 97-103; s. 5, ch. 2000-269; s. 6, ch. 2003-132; s. 8, ch. 2006-165; s. 8, ch. 2024-170.
Fla. Stat. § 817.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.06
817.06 Misleading advertisements prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) No person, persons, association, copartnership, or institution shall, with intent to offer or sell or in anywise dispose of merchandise, securities, certificates, diplomas, documents, or other credentials purporting to reflect proficiency in any trade, skill, profession, credits for academic achievement, service or anything offered by such person, persons, association, copartnership, corporation, or institution directly or indirectly, to the public, for sale or distribution or issuance, or with intent to increase the consumption or use thereof, or with intent to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title thereto, or any interest therein, or ownership thereof, knowingly or intentionally make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place before the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated or circulated or placed before the public in this state in a newspaper or other publication or in the form of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet or letter or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding such certificate, diploma, document, credential, academic credits, merchandise, security, service or anything so offered to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation or statement which is untrue, deceptive, or misleading.

(2) Any person, persons, association, copartnership, corporation, or institution found guilty of a violation of subsection (1) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 11827, 1927; CGL 7311, 7312; ss. 1, 2, ch. 57-410; s. 846, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 373.013 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.013
373.013 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Florida Water Resources Act of 1972.”

History: s. 1, part I, ch. 72-299.
Fla. Stat. § 45.0315 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 45 / Section 45.0315
45.0315 Right of redemption.
Status: in_force

At any time before the later of the filing of a certificate of sale by the clerk of the court or the time specified in the judgment, order, or decree of foreclosure, the mortgagor or the holder of any subordinate interest may cure the mortgagor’s indebtedness and prevent a foreclosure sale by paying the amount of moneys specified in the judgment, order, or decree of foreclosure, or if no judgment, order, or decree of foreclosure has been rendered, by tendering the performance due under the security agreement, including any amounts due because of the exercise of a right to accelerate, plus the reasonable expenses of proceeding to foreclosure incurred to the time of tender, including reasonable attorney’s fees of the creditor. Otherwise, there is no right of redemption.

History: s. 2, ch. 93-250.
Fla. Stat. § 475.021 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part I / Section 475.021
475.021 Division of Real Estate.
Status: in_force

(1) All services concerning this chapter, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping services, examination services, legal services, and investigative services, and those services in chapter 455 necessary to perform the duties of this chapter shall be provided by the Division of Real Estate. The commission may, by majority vote, delegate a duty or duties to the appropriate division within the department. The commission may, by majority vote, rescind any such delegation of duties at any time.

(2) The Division of Real Estate shall be funded by fees and assessments of the commission, and funds collected by the commission shall be used only to fund real estate regulation.

History: s. 1, ch. 82-1; s. 2, ch. 87-50; ss. 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 121, ch. 98-166; s. 181, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 509.036 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.036
509.036 Public food service inspector standardization.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person performing required inspections of licensed public food service establishments for the division or its agent must: (a) Be standardized by a food service evaluation officer certified by the federal Food and Drug Administration; (b) Pass an approved food protection practices test as prescribed by s. 509.039; and (c) Pass a written examination to demonstrate knowledge of the laws and rules which regulate public food service establishments.

(2) The division or its agent shall provide a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually for each public food service inspector. This continuing education shall include instruction in techniques to prevent food-borne illness, sanitation, and a review of relevant laws.

(3) An inspector may be subject to suspension or dismissal for cause as set forth in s. 110.227.

(4) Any costs incurred as a direct result of the requirements of subsection (1) shall be funded from the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund from the amounts deposited from public food service establishment license fees.

History: s. 6, ch. 90-339; s. 15, ch. 91-201; s. 56, ch. 91-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 23, ch. 92-180; s. 15, ch. 93-53; s. 31, ch. 2002-299; s. 78, ch. 2013-18.
Fla. Stat. § 605.04074 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.04074
605.04074 Agency rights of members and managers.
Status: in_force

(1) In a member-managed limited liability company, the following rules apply: (a) Except as provided in subsection (3), each member is an agent of the limited liability company for the purpose of its activities and affairs, and an act of a member, including signing an agreement or instrument of transfer in the name of the company for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course of the company’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the company, binds the company unless the member had no authority to act for the company in the particular matter and the person with whom the member was dealing knew or had notice that the member lacked authority. (b) An act of a member which is not done for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course of the limited liability company’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the company, binds the company only if the act was authorized by appropriate vote of the members.

(2) In a manager-managed limited liability company, the following rules apply: (a) A member is not an agent of the limited liability company for the purpose of its business solely by reason of being a member. (b) Except as provided in subsection (3), each manager is an agent of the limited liability company for the purpose of its activities and affairs, and an act of a manager, including signing an agreement or instrument of transfer in the name of the company, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course of the company’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the company, binds the company unless the manager had no authority to act for the company in the particular matter and the person with whom the manager was dealing knew or had notice that the manager lacked authority. (c) An act of a manager which is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course of the limited liability company’s activities and affairs or activities and affairs of the kind carried on by the company, binds the company only if the act was authorized by appropriate vote of the members.

(3) Unless a certified statement of authority recorded in the applicable real estate records limits the authority of a member or a manager, a member of a member-managed company or a manager of a manager-managed company may sign and deliver an instrument transferring or affecting the limited liability company’s interest in real property. The instrument is conclusive in favor of a person who gives value without knowledge of the lack of the authority of the person signing and delivering the instrument.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 22, ch. 2015-148.
Fla. Stat. § 467.016 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 467 / Section 467.016
467.016 Informed consent.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop a uniform client informed-consent form to be used by the midwife to inform the client of the qualifications of a licensed midwife and the nature and risk of the procedures to be used by a midwife and to obtain the client’s consent for the provision of midwifery services.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; s. 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; s. 19, ch. 92-179; s. 79, ch. 2001-62.
Fla. Stat. § 322.201 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.201
322.201 Records as evidence.
Status: in_force

A copy, computer copy, or transcript of all abstracts of crash reports and all abstracts of court records of convictions received by the department and the complete driving record of any individual certified by the department or by the clerk of a court shall be received as evidence in all courts of this state without further authentication, if the same is otherwise admissible in evidence. Further, any court or the office of the clerk of any court of this state which is electronically connected by a terminal device to the computer data center of the department may use as evidence in any case the information obtained by this device from the records of the department without need of such certification; however, if a genuine issue as to the authenticity of such information is raised by a party or by the court, the court may require that a record certified by the department be submitted for admission into evidence. For computer copies generated by a terminal device of a court or clerk of court, entry in a driver’s record that the notice required by s. 322.251 was given constitutes sufficient evidence that such notice was given.

History: s. 2, ch. 63-371; s. 1, ch. 67-305; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 81-34; s. 20, ch. 83-218; s. 30, ch. 91-221; s. 288, ch. 99-248; s. 35, ch. 2009-71.
Fla. Stat. § 623.10 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 623 / Section 623.10
623.10 Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Any corporation existing under the provisions of this act, unless otherwise limited by its charter or bylaws shall have the following powers:

(1) To purchase, own, lease, hold, sell, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, tangible and intangible.

(2) To borrow money and contract debts whenever necessary for the transaction of its business or for the exercise of its corporate powers, rights, and privileges, or for any other lawful purpose; to issue bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange, debentures, and other obligations and evidences of indebtedness, payable at a specified time, or payable upon the happening of a specified event, whether secured by mortgages, pledge or otherwise, or unsecured for money borrowed or in payment of property purchased or acquired, or for any other lawful object.

(3) To accept gifts from members and nonmembers and other legitimate sources.

(4) To do all things necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the objectives and purposes of the corporation as enumerated in its charter, its bylaws, or any amendment thereof, or necessary or incidental to the attainment of the objectives and purposes of the corporation.

(5) To sue and be sued.

History: s. 10, ch. 59-113.
Fla. Stat. § 526.55 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 526 / Part II / Section 526.55
526.55 Violation and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful: (a) To sell any brake fluid that is adulterated or misbranded, not registered, or on which a permit has not been issued. (b) For anyone to remove any stop-sale order placed on a product by the department, or any product upon which a stop-sale order has been placed.

(2) If the department finds that a person has violated or is operating in violation of ss. 526.50-526.56 or the rules or orders adopted thereunder, the department may, by order: (a) Issue a notice of noncompliance pursuant to s. 120.695; (b) Impose an administrative fine in the Class II category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation; (c) Direct that the person cease and desist specified activities; (d) Revoke or suspend a registration, or refuse to register a product; or (e) Place the registrant on probation for a period of time, subject to conditions as the department may specify.

(3) The administrative proceedings seeking entry of an order imposing any of the penalties specified in subsection (2) are governed by chapter 120.

(4) If a registrant is found to be in violation of ss. 526.50-526.56 and fails to pay a fine within 30 days after imposition of the fine, the department may suspend all registrations issued to the registrant by the department until the fine is paid.

(5) All fines collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 61-390; s. 509, ch. 71-136; s. 722, ch. 97-103; s. 32, ch. 2012-67; s. 51, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 39.804 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part X / Section 39.804
39.804 Penalties for false statements of paternity.
Status: in_force

Any male person or any mother of a dependent child who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement concerning the paternity of a child in conjunction with a petition to terminate parental rights under this chapter and causes such false statement of paternity to be filed with the court commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who makes a statement claiming paternity in good faith is immune from criminal liability under this section.

History: s. 34, ch. 94-164; s. 86, ch. 98-403; s. 34, ch. 2000-139.
Fla. Stat. § 64.202 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 64 / Part II / Section 64.202
64.202 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Ascendant” means an individual who precedes another individual in lineage, in the direct line of ascent from the other individual.

(2) “Collateral” means an individual who is related to another individual under the law of intestate succession of this state but who is not the other individual’s ascendant or descendant.

(3) “Descendant” means an individual who follows another individual in lineage, in the direct line of descent from the other individual.

(4) “Determination of value” means a court order determining the fair market value of heirs property under s. 64.206 or s. 64.210 or adopting the valuation of the property agreed to by all cotenants.

(5) “Equitable accounting” means considering contributions and adjustments of accounts between cotenants, which are related to the real property and are based upon such contributions and adjustments, s. 64.081, and common law.

(6) “Heirs property” means real property held in tenancy in common which satisfies all of the following requirements as of the filing of a partition action: (a) There is no agreement in a record binding all the cotenants which governs the partition of the property; (b) One or more of the cotenants acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; and (c) Any of the following applies: 1. Twenty percent or more of the interests are held by cotenants who are relatives; 2. Twenty percent or more of the interests are held by an individual who acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; or 3. Twenty percent or more of the cotenants are relatives.

(7) “Partition by sale” means a court-ordered sale of the entire heirs property, whether by open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction conducted under s. 64.210.

(8) “Partition in kind” means the division of heirs property into physically distinct and separately titled parcels.

(9) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(10) “Relative” means an ascendant, descendant, or collateral or an individual otherwise related to another individual by blood, marriage, adoption, or law of this state other than this part.

History: s. 2, ch. 2020-55.