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Fla. Stat. § 520.998 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part VI / Section 520.998
520.998 Regulatory Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

All fees, charges, and fines collected by the office pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Regulatory Trust Fund under the office.

History: ss. 34, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 30, ch. 99-155; s. 638, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 626.8467 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part V / Section 626.8467
626.8467 Testimony compelled; immunity from prosecution.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person asks to be excused from attending or testifying or from producing any books, papers, records, contracts, documents, or other evidence in connection with any examination, hearing, or investigation being conducted under s. 624.5015, ss. 626.8417-626.847, or s. 627.791 by the department or office or its examiner on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of the person may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture and notwithstanding is directed to give such testimony or produce such evidence, the person must, if so directed by the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Legal Affairs or by the office and the Department of Legal Affairs, nonetheless comply with such direction, but he or she shall not thereafter be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he or she may have so testified or produced evidence, and no testimony so given or evidence produced shall be received against the person upon any criminal action, investigation, or proceeding. However, a person so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him or her in such testimony, and the testimony or evidence so given or produced shall be admissible against him or her upon any criminal action, investigation, or proceeding concerning such perjury; and such person shall not be exempt from the refusal, suspension, or revocation of any license or appointment, permission, or authority conferred or to be conferred pursuant to s. 624.5015, ss. 626.8417-626.847, or s. 627.791.

(2) Any such person may execute, acknowledge, and file with the Department of Financial Services or the office, as appropriate, a statement expressly waiving such immunity or privilege with respect to any transaction, matter, or thing specified in the statement, and thereupon the testimony of such person or such evidence in relation to such transaction, matter, or thing may be received or produced before any judge or justice, court, tribunal, or grand jury or otherwise and, if so received or produced, such person shall not be entitled to any immunity or privilege on account of any testimony he or she may so give or evidence so produced.

History: s. 21, ch. 85-185; s. 1, ch. 86-286; s. 133, ch. 90-363; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 281, ch. 97-102; s. 969, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 627.7072 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part X / Section 627.7072
627.7072 Testing standards for sinkholes.
Status: in_force

The professional engineer and professional geologist shall perform such tests as sufficient, in their professional opinion, to determine the presence or absence of sinkhole loss or other cause of damage within reasonable professional probability and for the professional engineer to make recommendations regarding necessary building stabilization and foundation repair.

History: s. 20, ch. 2005-111; s. 27, ch. 2006-12.
Fla. Stat. § 390.01116 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.01116
390.01116 Public records exemptions; minors seeking waiver of notice requirements.
Status: in_force

Any information that can be used to identify a minor petitioning a circuit court for a judicial waiver, as provided in s. 390.01114, of the notice requirements under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act is:

(1) Confidential and exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by a circuit court or an appellate court.

(2) Confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel or the Justice Administrative Commission.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-321; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2005-104; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2010-41; s. 1, ch. 2015-74.
Fla. Stat. § 501.714 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part V / Section 501.714
501.714 Deidentified data, pseudonymous data, and aggregate consumer information.
Status: in_force

(1) A controller in possession of deidentified data shall do all of the following: (a) Take reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with an individual. (b) Maintain and use the data in deidentified form. A controller may not attempt to reidentify the data, except that the controller may attempt to reidentify the data solely for the purpose of determining whether its deidentification processes satisfy the requirements of this section. (c) Contractually obligate any recipient of the deidentified data to comply with this part. (d) Implement business processes to prevent the inadvertent release of deidentified data.

(2) This part may not be construed to require a controller or processor to do any of the following: (a) Reidentify deidentified data or pseudonymous data. (b) Maintain data in an identifiable form or obtain, retain, or access any data or technology for the purpose of allowing the controller or processor to associate a consumer request with personal data. (c) Comply with an authenticated consumer rights request under s. 501.705 if the controller: 1. Is not reasonably capable of associating the request with the personal data or it would be unreasonably burdensome for the controller to associate the request with the personal data; 2. Does not use the personal data to recognize or respond to the specific consumer who is the subject of the personal data or associate the personal data with other personal data about the same specific consumer; and 3. Does not sell the personal data to a third party or otherwise voluntarily disclose the personal data to a third party other than a processor, except as otherwise authorized by this section.

(3) The consumer rights enumerated under s. 501.705(2) and controller duties imposed under s. 501.71 do not apply to pseudonymous data or aggregate consumer information in cases in which the controller is able to demonstrate that any information necessary to identify the consumer is kept separate and is subject to effective technical and organizational controls that prevent the controller from accessing the information.

(4) A controller that discloses pseudonymous data, deidentified data, or aggregate consumer information shall exercise reasonable oversight to monitor compliance with any contractual commitments to which the data or information is subject and shall take appropriate steps to address any breach of the contractual commitments.

History: s. 17, ch. 2023-201.
Fla. Stat. § 636.002 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part I / Section 636.002
636.002 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 1-57, chapter 93-148, Laws of Florida, may be cited as the “Prepaid Limited Health Service Organization Act of Florida.”

History: s. 1, ch. 93-148.
Fla. Stat. § 1001.7415 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1001 / Part IV / Section 1001.7415
1001.7415 State university boards of trustees; personnel; loyalty tests and ideological preference prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A public institution of higher education may not: 1. Require or solicit a person to complete a political loyalty test as a condition of employment or admission into, or promotion within, such institution. 2. Give preferential consideration to a person for employment by, admission into, or promotion within the institution for an opinion or actions in support of: a. A partisan, a political, or an ideological set of beliefs; or b. Another person or group of persons based on the person’s or group’s race or ethnicity or support of an ideology or movement identified under sub-subparagraph (b)1.a. (b)1. A political loyalty test includes compelling, requiring, or soliciting a person to identify commitment to or to make a statement of personal belief in support of: a. Any ideology or movement that promotes the differential treatment of a person or a group of persons based on race or ethnicity, including an initiative or a formulation of diversity, equity, and inclusion beyond upholding the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution or a theory or practice that holds that systems or institutions upholding the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution are racist, oppressive, or otherwise unjust; or b. A specific partisan, political, or ideological set of beliefs. 2. A political loyalty test does not include fidelity to, or an oath or effort taken to uphold, general and federal law, the United States Constitution, or the State Constitution.

(2) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors may adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to implement this section and establish penalties for a willful violation of this section.

(3) If any provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this section or chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.

History: s. 3, ch. 2023-83.
Fla. Stat. § 674.302 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part III / Section 674.302
674.302 Payor bank’s responsibility for late return of item.
Status: in_force

(1) If an item is presented to and received by a payor bank, the bank is accountable for the amount of: (a) A demand item, other than a documentary draft, whether properly payable or not, if the bank, in any case in which it is not also the depositary bank, retains the item beyond midnight of the banking day of receipt without settling for it or, whether or not it is also the depositary bank, does not pay or return the item or send notice of dishonor until after its midnight deadline; or (b) Any other properly payable item unless, within the time allowed for acceptance or payment of that item, the bank either accepts or pays the item or returns it and accompanying documents.

(2) The liability of a payor bank to pay an item pursuant to subsection (1) is subject to defenses based on breach of a presentment warranty (s. 674.2081) or proof that the person seeking enforcement of the liability presented or transferred the item for the purpose of defrauding the payor bank.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 36, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 679.512 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part V / Section 679.512
679.512 Amendment of financing statement.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to s. 679.509, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or, subject to subsection (5), otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement by filing an amendment that: (a) Identifies, by its correct file number, if any, the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates, and the name of the debtor and the secured party of record; and (b) If the amendment relates to an initial financing statement filed or recorded in a filing office described in s. 679.5011(1)(a), provides the information specified in s. 679.5021(2), the official records book and page number of the initial financing statement to which the amendment relates, and the name of the debtor and secured party of record.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.515, the filing of an amendment does not extend the period of effectiveness of the financing statement.

(3) A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds collateral is effective as to the added collateral only from the date of the filing of the amendment.

(4) A financing statement that is amended by an amendment that adds a debtor is effective as to the added debtor only from the date of the filing of the amendment.

(5) An amendment is ineffective to the extent it: (a) Purports to delete all debtors and fails to provide the name of a debtor to be covered by the financing statement; or (b) Purports to delete all secured parties of record and fails to provide the name of a new secured party of record.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 466.00671 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 466 / Section 466.00671
466.00671 Renewal of the health access dental license.
Status: in_force

(1) A health access dental licensee shall apply for renewal each biennium. At the time of renewal, the licensee shall sign a statement that she or he has complied with all continuing education requirements of an active dentist licensee. The board shall renew a health access dental license for an applicant who: (a) Submits documentation, as approved by the board, from the employer in the health access setting that the licensee has at all times pertinent remained an employee; (b) Has not been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony or misdemeanor related to the practice of a health care profession; (c) Has paid a renewal fee set by the board. The fee specified herein may not differ from the renewal fee adopted by the board pursuant to s. 466.013. The department may provide payment for these fees through the dentist’s salary, benefits, or other department funds; (d) Has not failed the examination specified in s. 466.006 since initially receiving a health access dental license or since the last renewal; and (e) Has not been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, unless the applicant successfully appealed to have his or her name removed from the data bank.

(2) The board may undertake measures to independently verify the health access dental licensee’s ongoing employment status in the health access setting.

History: ss. 4, 6, ch. 2008-64; s. 12, ch. 2011-95; s. 2, ch. 2014-108; s. 2, ch. 2020-47; s. 25, ch. 2020-133.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6843 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part IX / Section 627.6843
627.6843 Consolidation disclosure requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) In conjunction with any offer of new coverage made in any consolidation, the new insurer must disclose in writing to each prospective insured all of the following: (a) That the insured debtor may have the right to continue or convert his or her old coverage by paying premiums directly to the old insurer. (b) That the offer of new coverage is not conditioned upon either the termination or the replacement of the old coverage. (c) The name and address of the old insurer and the new insurer. (d) The effective date of the new coverage. (e) The beneficiary of the new coverage. (f) Whether premium rates under the new plan are guaranteed. (g) The amount of coverage for both the new plan and the old plan; or, if the amount of coverage for the old plan is not known, a statement that the amount may be scheduled and it may be less than or greater than the amount of the loan, and that the insured should check the policy schedule for an exact amount of coverage. (h) Material differences, if any, between the new plan and the old plan. (i) A statement as to whether the old plan was an individual or group plan and a statement as to whether the new plan is an individual or group plan. (j) A consumer information phone number to call with questions regarding the consolidation.

(2) Disclosures required under this part may be made on behalf of the new insurer by the financial institution.

History: s. 75, ch. 92-318; s. 356, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 668.801 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 668 / Part V / Section 668.801
668.801 Purpose.
Status: in_force

This part shall be construed liberally to:

(1) Safeguard an owner, operator, or lessee of a protected computer used in the operation of a business from harm or loss caused by unauthorized access to such computer.

(2) Safeguard an owner of information stored in a protected computer used in the operation of a business from harm or loss caused by unauthorized access to such computer.

History: s. 2, ch. 2015-14.
Fla. Stat. § 320.69 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.69
320.69 Rules.
Status: in_force

The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this law.

History: s. 10, ch. 20236, 1941; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 16, 17, ch. 80-217; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21, ch. 88-395; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 63, ch. 98-200; s. 3, ch. 2017-187.
Fla. Stat. § 408.822 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 408 / Part II / Section 408.822
408.822 Direct care workforce survey.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “direct care worker” means a certified nursing assistant, a home health aide, a home health aide for medically fragile children, a personal care assistant, a companion services or homemaker services provider, a paid feeding assistant trained under s. 400.141(1)(v), or another individual who provides personal care as defined in s. 400.462 to individuals who are elderly, developmentally disabled, or chronically ill.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2021, each licensee that applies for licensure renewal as a nursing home facility licensed under part II of chapter 400, an assisted living facility licensed under part I of chapter 429, or a home health agency or companion services or homemaker services provider licensed under part III of chapter 400 shall furnish all of the following information to the agency in a survey on the direct care workforce: (a) The number of registered nurses and the number of direct care workers by category employed by the licensee. (b) The turnover and vacancy rates of registered nurses and direct care workers and the contributing factors to these rates. (c) The average employee wage for registered nurses and each category of direct care worker. (d) Employment benefits for registered nurses and direct care workers and the average cost of such benefits to the employer and the employee. (e) Type and availability of training for registered nurses and direct care workers.

(3) An administrator or designee shall include the information required in subsection (2) on a survey form developed by the agency by rule which must contain an attestation that the information provided is true and accurate to the best of his or her knowledge.

(4) The licensee must submit the completed survey before the agency issues the license renewal.

(5) The agency shall continually analyze the results of the surveys and publish the results on its website. The agency shall update the information published on its website monthly.

History: s. 11, ch. 2020-9; s. 8, ch. 2023-183.
Fla. Stat. § 957.16 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 957 / Section 957.16
957.16 Expanding capacity.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to modify and execute agreements with contractors to expand up to the total capacity of contracted correctional facilities. Total capacity means the design capacity of all contracted correctional facilities increased by one-half as described under s. 944.023(1)(b). Any additional beds authorized under this section must comply with the cost-saving requirements set forth in s. 957.07. Any additional beds authorized as a result of expanded capacity under this section are contingent upon specified appropriations.

History: s. 5, ch. 95-251; s. 20, ch. 2004-248; s. 19, ch. 2023-268.
Fla. Stat. § 373.417 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part IV / Section 373.417
373.417 Citation of rule.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other provisions within this part or any rules promulgated hereunder, the permitting agency shall, when requesting information for a permit application pursuant to this part or such rules promulgated hereunder, cite a specific rule. If a request for information cannot be accompanied by a rule citation, failure to provide such information cannot be grounds to deny a permit.

History: s. 6, ch. 79-161.
Fla. Stat. § 16.62 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 16 / Section 16.62
16.62 Recognition and awards.
Status: in_force

In addition to expenditures separately authorized by law, the Department of Legal Affairs may expend no more than $20,000 annually to support costs associated with the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Recognition and Awards Program and the Victims Services Recognition and Awards Program.

History: s. 2, ch. 2015-92.
Fla. Stat. § 213.50 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 213 / Section 213.50
213.50 Failure to comply; revocation of corporate charter or license to operate a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment; refusal to reinstate charter or license.
Status: in_force

(1) Any corporation of this state which has an outstanding tax warrant that has existed for more than 3 consecutive months is subject to the revocation of its charter as provided in s. 607.1420.

(2) A request for reinstatement of a corporate charter may not be granted by the Division of Corporations of the Department of State if an outstanding tax warrant has existed for that corporation for more than 3 consecutive months.

(3)(a) The Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation may suspend a license to operate a public lodging establishment or a public food service establishment if a tax warrant has been outstanding against the licenseholder for more than 3 months. (b) The division may deny an application to renew a license to operate a public lodging establishment or a public food service establishment if a tax warrant has been outstanding against the licenseholder for more than 3 months.

History: s. 23, ch. 92-320; s. 13, ch. 2010-138; s. 5, ch. 2010-166.
Fla. Stat. § 215.07 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.07
215.07 Preference of state in case of insolvency.
Status: in_force

When any revenue officer or other person now indebted or hereafter becoming indebted to the state, by bond or otherwise, shall become insolvent, or when the estate of any deceased debtor in the hands of executors or administrators shall not be sufficient to pay all the debt due from the deceased, the debt due to the state shall be first satisfied; and the priority established shall be deemed to extend as well to cases in which a debtor, not having sufficient property to pay all his or her debts, shall make a voluntary assignment thereof, or in which the estate and effects of an absconding, concealed or absent debtor shall be attached by process of law, as to cases in which the party shall be insolvent.

History: s. 5, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 410; GS 602; RGS 1037; CGL 1348; s. 1139, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 655.86 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.86
655.86 Issuance of postdated checks.
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the person drawing a postdated check to notify, in writing, the separate office or branch of the institution upon which such check is drawn, giving a complete description thereof, including the name of the payee, the date, the number, and the amount thereof; otherwise, the institution is not liable for paying such check.

History: s. 54, ch. 92-303.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.84 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part III / Section 1009.84
1009.84 Procurement of insurance as security for loans.
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may contract with any insurance company or companies licensed to do business in the state for insurance payable in the event of the death or total disability of any student borrower in an amount sufficient to retire the principal and interest owed under a loan made as provided in ss. 1009.78-1009.88. The cost of any insurance purchased under this section shall be paid by the student borrower as a part of the handling charges for the loan or as a separate item to be paid in connection with the loan.

History: s. 466, ch. 2002-387.