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Fla. Stat. § 164.1065 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 164 / Section 164.1065
164.1065 Applicability of ch. 99-279.
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, but shall not be construed to abrogate any otherwise applicable agreements or requirements of any contracts, interlocal agreements, or other written instruments which are in existence as of the effective date of this act. To the extent that any contractual or other agreement provisions in existence on the effective date of this act conflict with the provisions of this act, the provisions in the written agreement shall control.

History: s. 14, ch. 99-279.
Fla. Stat. § 205.065 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 205 / Section 205.065
205.065 Exemption; nonresident persons regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Status: in_force

If any person engaging in or managing a business, profession, or occupation regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation has paid a business tax for the current year to the county or municipality in the state where the person’s permanent business location or branch office is maintained, no other local governing authority may levy a business tax, or any registration or regulatory fee equivalent to the business tax, on the person for performing work or services on a temporary or transitory basis in another municipality or county. Work or services performed in a place other than the county or municipality where the permanent business location or branch office is maintained may not be construed as creating a separate business location or branch office of that person for the purposes of this chapter. Any properly licensed contractor asserting an exemption under this section who is unlawfully required by the local governing authority to pay a business tax, or any registration or regulatory fee equivalent to a business tax, has standing to challenge the propriety of the local government’s actions, and the prevailing party in such a challenge is entitled to recover a reasonable attorney’s fee.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-203; s. 11, ch. 94-218; s. 1484, ch. 95-147; s. 6, ch. 99-254; s. 18, ch. 2006-152.
Fla. Stat. § 767.135 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 767 / Part II / Section 767.135
767.135 Attack or bite by unclassified dog that causes death; confiscation; destruction.
Status: in_force

If a dog that has not been declared dangerous attacks and causes the death of a human, the dog must be immediately confiscated by an animal control authority; placed in quarantine, if necessary, for the proper length of time; impounded; and held for 10 business days after the owner is given written notification under s. 767.12, and thereafter destroyed in an expeditious and humane manner. The owner may request a hearing under s. 767.12 during the 10 business days after such notification. If the owner files a written appeal under s. 767.12 or this section, the dog must be held and may not be destroyed while the appeal is pending. The owner is responsible for payment of all boarding costs and other fees as may be required to humanely and safely keep the animal during any appeal procedure.

History: s. 4, ch. 90-180; s. 4, ch. 93-13; s. 4, ch. 94-339; s. 3, ch. 2016-16; s. 7, ch. 2025-61.
Fla. Stat. § 212.133 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.133
212.133 Information reports required for sales of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) For the sole purpose of enforcing the collection of the tax levied by this chapter on retail sales, the department shall require every seller of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products to file an information report of any sales of those products to any retailer in this state. (b) As used in this section, the term: 1. “Retailer” means a person engaged in the business of making sales at retail and who holds a license pursuant to chapters 561 through 565 or a permit pursuant to chapters 210 and 569. 2. “Seller” means any manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products who sells to a retailer in this state.

(2)(a) The information report must be filed electronically by using the department’s e-filing website or secure file transfer protocol or electronic data interchange files with the department’s e-filing provider. The information report must contain: 1. The seller’s name. 2. The seller’s beverage license or tobacco permit number. 3. The retailer’s name. 4. The retailer’s beverage license or tobacco permit number. 5. The retailer’s address, including street address, municipality, state, and five-digit zip code. 6. The general item type, such as cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, beer, wine, spirits, or any combination of those items. 7. The net monthly sales total, in dollars sold to each retailer. (b) The department may annually waive the requirement to submit the information report through an electronic data interchange due to problems arising from the seller’s computer capabilities, data system changes, or operating procedures. The annual request for a waiver must be in writing, and the seller must demonstrate that such circumstances exist. A waiver under this paragraph does not operate to relieve the seller from the obligation to file an information report.

(3) The information report must contain the required information for the period from July 1 through June 30. The information report is due annually on July 1 for the preceding reporting period and is delinquent if not received by the department by September 30.

(4) Any seller who fails to provide the information report by September 30 is subject to a penalty of $1,000 for every month, or part thereof, the report is not provided, up to a maximum amount of $10,000. This penalty must be settled or compromised if it is determined by the department that the noncompliance is due to reasonable cause and not to willful negligence, willful neglect, or fraud.

History: s. 2, ch. 2011-86.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9706 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IX / Section 626.9706
626.9706 Life insurance; discrimination on basis of sickle-cell trait prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) No insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state shall refuse to issue and deliver any policy of life insurance solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

(2) No life insurance policy issued and delivered in this state shall carry a higher premium rate or charge solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-35; s. 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 329.10 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 329 / Section 329.10
329.10 Aircraft registration.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person in this state to knowingly have in his or her possession an aircraft that is not registered in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration contained in Title 14, chapter 1, parts 47-49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2) Any aircraft in or operated in this state that is found to be registered to a nonexistent person, firm, or corporation or to a firm, business, or corporation which is no longer a legal entity is in violation of this section. Any firm, business, or corporation that has no physical location or corporate officers or that has lapsed into an inactive state or been dissolved by order of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 90 days with no documented attempt to reinstate the firm, business, or corporation or to register its aircraft in the name of a real person or legal entity in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations is in violation of this section.

(3) A person who knowingly supplies false information to a governmental entity in regard to the name, address, business name, or business address of the owner of an aircraft in or operated in the state is in violation of this section.

(4) It is a violation of this section for any person or corporate entity to knowingly supply false information to any governmental entity in regard to ownership by it or another firm, business, or corporation of an aircraft in or operated in this state if it is determined that such corporate entity or other firm, business, or corporation: (a) Is not, or has never been, a legal entity in this state; (b) Is not, or has never been, a legal entity in any other state; or (c) Has lapsed into a state of no longer being a legal entity in this state as defined in part I of chapter 607 or s. 865.09, and no documented attempt has been made to correct such information with the governmental entity for a period of 90 days after the date on which such lapse took effect with the Secretary of State.

(5) This section does not apply to any aircraft registration or information supplied by a governmental entity in the course and scope of performing its lawful duties.

(6)(a) A violation of this section shall be deemed a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (b) Any violation of this section shall constitute the aircraft to which it relates as contraband, and said aircraft may be seized as contraband by a law enforcement agency and shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to ss. 932.701-932.704.

History: s. 5, ch. 83-272; s. 2, ch. 84-259; s. 21, ch. 87-243; s. 471, ch. 95-148; s. 41, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0501 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0501
607.0501 Registered office and registered agent.
Status: in_force

(1) Each corporation shall designate and continuously maintain in this state: (a) A registered office, which may be the same as its place of business in this state; and (b) A registered agent, which must be: 1. An individual who resides in this state whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office; 2. Another domestic entity that is an authorized entity and whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office; or 3. A foreign entity authorized to transact business in this state which is an authorized entity and whose business address is identical to the address of the registered office.

(2) This section does not apply to corporations which are required by law to designate the Chief Financial Officer as their attorney for the service of process, associations subject to the provisions of chapter 665, and banks and trust companies subject to the provisions of the financial institutions codes.

(3) Each initial registered agent, and each successor registered agent that is appointed, shall file a statement in writing with the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, accepting the appointment as registered agent while simultaneously being designated as the registered agent. The statement of acceptance must provide that the registered agent is familiar with, and accepts, the obligations of that position.

(4) The duties of a registered agent are: (a) To forward to the corporation at the address most recently supplied to the registered agent by the corporation, a process, notice, or demand pertaining to the corporation which is served on or received by the registered agent; and (b) If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required under s. 607.0503 to the corporation at the address most recently supplied to the registered agent by the corporation.

(5) The department shall maintain an accurate record of the registered agent and registered office for service of process and shall promptly furnish any information disclosed thereby upon request and payment of the required fee.

(6) A corporation may not prosecute or maintain an action in a court in this state until the corporation complies with this section, pays to the department any amounts required under this chapter, and, to the extent ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, pays to the department a penalty of $5 for each day it has failed to so comply or $500, whichever is less.

(7) A court may stay a proceeding commenced by a corporation until the corporation complies with this section.

History: s. 30, ch. 89-154; s. 139, ch. 90-179; s. 203, ch. 92-303; s. 8, ch. 93-281; s. 6, ch. 97-102; s. 745, ch. 2003-261; s. 4, ch. 2009-205; s. 31, ch. 2019-90; s. 7, ch. 2020-32; s. 18, ch. 2024-265.
Fla. Stat. § 285.12 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 285 / Part I / Section 285.12
285.12 Reservation; mineral deposits.
Status: in_force

The tribe shall benefit from the discovery and development of all mineral deposits on the lands of the reservation the same as if the title to said lands were vested in the tribe and any law relating to the use of public lands shall not apply.

History: s. 6, ch. 29908, 1955; s. 1, ch. 69-298.
Fla. Stat. § 327.43 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 327 / Section 327.43
327.43 Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs; navigation channel.
Status: in_force

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is directed to mark a navigation channel within Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs, located on the western shore of Lake George on the St. Johns River.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 94-341; s. 26, ch. 99-245; s. 3, ch. 2003-143.
Fla. Stat. § 628.535 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part I / Section 628.535
628.535 Authority to adopt rules.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 7, ch. 85-214; s. 1, ch. 86-286; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 206, ch. 98-200; s. 1293, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 420.171 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part II / Section 420.171
420.171 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; tax privileges and fiscal year.
Status: in_force

(1) Any tax exemptions, tax credits, or tax privileges granted to banks, savings and loan associations, and trust companies by the general laws of the state are granted to the corporation organized pursuant to this chapter.

(2) The corporation organized under this chapter shall adopt the calendar year as its fiscal year.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-172.
Fla. Stat. § 219.01 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 219 / Section 219.01
219.01 Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

(1) For the purposes of this act, the term “officer” shall be taken to mean a county officer, including an officer whose authority is ordinarily confined to a district within a county, whose duties require or authorize him or her to collect public money; the term “officer” shall not include any board or commission or any member thereof acting as such.

(2) The term “public money” shall be taken to mean and include all money collected by a county officer which he or she is required or authorized by law, as such county officer, to collect, and underpayments, overpayments, partial payments and deposits of such money, except the county officer’s salary when his or her sole compensation is provided by such salary.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-349; s. 1181, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 400.9983 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part XI / Section 400.9983
400.9983 Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

A violation of this part or any rule adopted pursuant thereto shall be classified according to the nature of the violation and the gravity of its probable effect on facility clients. The agency shall indicate the classification on the written notice of the violation as follows:

(1) Class “I” violations are defined in s. 408.813. The agency shall issue a citation regardless of correction and impose an administrative fine of $5,000 for an isolated violation, $7,500 for a patterned violation, or $10,000 for a widespread violation. Violations may be identified, and a fine must be levied, notwithstanding the correction of the deficiency giving rise to the violation.

(2) Class “II” violations are defined in s. 408.813. The agency shall impose an administrative fine of $1,000 for an isolated violation, $2,500 for a patterned violation, or $5,000 for a widespread violation. A fine must be levied notwithstanding the correction of the deficiency giving rise to the violation.

(3) Class “III” violations are defined in s. 408.813. The agency shall impose an administrative fine of $500 for an isolated violation, $750 for a patterned violation, or $1,000 for a widespread violation. If a deficiency giving rise to a class III violation is corrected within the time specified by the agency, the fine may not be imposed.

(4) Class “IV” violations are defined in s. 408.813. The agency shall impose for a cited class IV violation an administrative fine of at least $100 but not exceeding $200 for each violation. If a deficiency giving rise to a class IV violation is corrected within the time specified by the agency, the fine may not be imposed.

History: s. 1, ch. 2015-25.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.59 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.59
1012.59 Certification fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule separate fees for applications, examinations, certification, certification renewal, late renewal, recordmaking, and recordkeeping, and may establish procedures for scheduling and administering an examination upon an applicant’s request. Unless otherwise specified in this subsection, each fee shall be based on department estimates of the revenue required to implement the law with respect to certification of school personnel. The application fee is nonrefundable. The rule must specify an examination fee for the following: (a) Initial registration for first-time test takers. (b) Retake of the full battery of subtests of an examination, if applicable. The retake fee for the full battery of subtests may not exceed the fee for the initial registration. (c) Retake for each subtest of an examination. The retake fee for each subtest must be prorated based on the number of subtests within the examination.

(2) The proceeds from the collection of certification fees, fines, penalties, and costs levied pursuant to this chapter shall be remitted by the Department of Education to the Chief Financial Officer for deposit into a separate fund to be known as the “Educational Certification and Service Trust Fund” and disbursed for the payment of expenses incurred by the Educational Practices Commission and in the printing of forms and bulletins and the issuing of certificates, upon vouchers approved by the department.

(3) The State Board of Education shall waive initial general knowledge, professional education, and subject area examination fees and certification fees for: (a) A member of the United States Armed Forces or a reserve component thereof who is serving or has served on active duty or the spouse of such a member. (b) The surviving spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces or a reserve component thereof who was serving on active duty at the time of death. (c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces or a veteran of a reserve component thereof and the spouse or surviving spouse of such a veteran. (d) A retired first responder, which includes a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102(9), or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23.

(4) The State Board of Education shall waive initial subject area examination fees and certification fees for a teacher who holds a temporary or professional certificate in: (a) Exceptional Student Education K-12 and who applies to add a subject coverage in Elementary Education K-6. (b) Elementary Education K-6 and who applies to add a subject coverage in Exceptional Student Education K-12.

History: s. 734, ch. 2002-387; s. 1975, ch. 2003-261; s. 36, ch. 2009-59; s. 54, ch. 2018-7; s. 18, ch. 2019-23; s. 2, ch. 2022-186; s. 8, ch. 2023-38; s. 26, ch. 2024-159.
Fla. Stat. § 376.325 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.325
376.325 Alternative to containment and integrity plan requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) As an alternative to the requirements of s. 376.324, an owner or operator may choose to provide the department with certification by a professional engineer that no aboveground tank at the facility is in direct contact with the ground, and under and around each tank has been placed and sealed to its supports a secondary containment system which is either: (a) Designed and built to contain in excess of 110 percent of the capacity of the largest tank within the containment; or (b) Equipped with a drainage system routed to a permitted wastewater treatment system that is designed and built to contain accidental releases.

(2) All new and replacement tanks installed after July 1, 1992, shall have secondary containment.

History: s. 6, ch. 90-98; s. 21, ch. 92-30.
Fla. Stat. § 627.949 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIX / Section 627.949
627.949 Restrictions on insurance purchased by purchasing groups.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to purchase insurance or coverage for a risk located in this state, which risk is a subject of insurance of a member of the purchasing group, a purchasing group shall only purchase insurance or coverage from: (a) A risk retention group that is certificated or licensed in one of the states of the United States; (b) An authorized insurer; or (c) An eligible surplus lines insurer.

(2) A purchasing group shall utilize an agent licensed and appointed in this state in order to solicit, transact, or purchase insurance or coverage for a risk located in this state, which risk is a subject of insurance of a member of the purchasing group.

History: ss. 2, 5, ch. 87-282; s. 134, ch. 91-108; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 674.502 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part V / Section 674.502
674.502 Presentment of “on arrival” drafts.
Status: in_force

If a draft or the relevant instructions require presentment “on arrival,” “when goods arrive,” or the like, the collecting bank need not present until in its judgment a reasonable time for arrival of the goods has expired. Refusal to pay or accept because the goods have not arrived is not dishonor; the bank must notify its transferor of the refusal but need not present the draft again until it is instructed to do so or learns of the arrival of the goods.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 46, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 38.03 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.03
38.03 Waiver of grounds of disqualification by parties.
Status: in_force

The parties to any cause, or their attorneys of record, may, by written stipulation filed in the cause, waive any of the grounds of disqualification named in s. 38.02 and such waiver shall be valid and binding as to orders previously entered as well as to future acts of the judge therein; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent a judge from disqualifying himself or herself of his or her own motion under s. 38.05.

History: s. 4, ch. 16053, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 4155(3); s. 207, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 732.506 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part V / Section 732.506
732.506 Revocation by act.
Status: in_force

A will or codicil, other than an electronic will, is revoked by the testator, or some other person in the testator’s presence and at the testator’s direction, by burning, tearing, canceling, defacing, obliterating, or destroying it with the intent, and for the purpose, of revocation. An electronic will or codicil is revoked by the testator, or some other person in the testator’s presence and at the testator’s direction, by deleting, canceling, rendering unreadable, or obliterating the electronic will or codicil, with the intent, and for the purpose, of revocation, as proved by clear and convincing evidence.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 23, ch. 75-220; s. 963, ch. 97-102; s. 31, ch. 2019-71.