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Fla. Stat. § 220.184 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part II / Section 220.184
220.184 Hazardous waste facility tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) A credit against the tax imposed by this chapter shall be allowed to the owner of any commercial hazardous waste facility who incurs expenses for hydrologic, geologic, or soil site evaluations and permit fees required by the Department of Environmental Protection, which credit shall be equal to the amount of such expenses incurred.

(2) A credit against the tax imposed by this chapter shall be allowed to the owner of any commercial hazardous waste recycling facility permitted by the state, which credit shall be an amount equal to 5 percent of the cost of the stationary facility equipment placed in service during the taxable year and used for the recycling of hazardous wastes.

(3) If any credit granted pursuant to this section is not fully used in the first year for which it becomes available, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year under this section after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(8).

History: s. 18, ch. 83-310; s. 20, ch. 88-201; s. 57, ch. 94-356; s. 33, ch. 2000-210.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.457 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part IV / Section 1003.457
1003.457 Cardiac emergencies and automated external defibrillators on school grounds.
Status: in_force

(1) Each public school shall develop a plan for urgent life-saving emergencies (PULSE) that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds. Each PULSE must integrate evidence-based core elements and consider those elements recommended by the American Heart Association for schools responding to cardiac emergencies.

(2) School officials shall work directly with local emergency service providers to integrate the PULSE into the community’s emergency responder protocols.

(3)(a) No later than July 1, 2027, each public school, including charter schools, must have at least one operational automated external defibrillator on school grounds. The defibrillator must be available in a clearly marked and publicized location. Schools must maintain the defibrillator according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and maintain all verification records for such defibrillators. Compliance with the requirements of s. 1006.165 does not constitute compliance with this section. (b) Appropriate school staff must be trained in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and defibrillator use. (c) The location of each defibrillator must be registered with a local emergency medical services medical director. (d) The use of defibrillators by school employees and volunteers is covered under ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.

(4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section.

History: s. 2, ch. 2025-67.
Fla. Stat. § 946.517 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 946 / Part II / Section 946.517
946.517 Corporation records.
Status: in_force

Corporation records are public records; however, proprietary confidential business information shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, the Legislature, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Governor, pursuant to their oversight and auditing functions, shall have access to all proprietary confidential business information upon request and without subpoena and shall retain the confidentiality of information so received. “Proprietary confidential business information” means information regardless of form or characteristics, that is owned or controlled by the corporation; is intended to be and is treated by the corporation as private and the disclosure of the information would cause harm to the corporation’s business operations; has not been disclosed unless disclosed pursuant to a statutory provision, an order of a court or administrative body, a legislative proceeding pursuant to s. 5, Art. III of the State Constitution, or a private agreement that provides that the information may be released to the public; and, which is information regarding:

(1) Internal auditing controls and reports of internal auditors.

(2) Matters reasonably encompassed in privileged attorney-client communications.

(3) Security measures, systems, or procedures.

(4) Information concerning bids or other contractual data, banking records, and credit agreements, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the corporation to contract for goods or services on favorable terms.

(5) Information relating to private contractual data, the disclosure of which would impair the competitive interest of the provider of the information.

(6) Corporate officer, employee personnel, or inmate worker information unrelated to compensation, duties, qualifications, or responsibilities.

History: s. 2, ch. 83-209; s. 4, ch. 87-286; s. 1, ch. 94-331; s. 450, ch. 96-406; s. 1934, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 28.42 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.42
28.42 Manual of filing fees, charges, costs, and fines; payment plan form.
Status: in_force

(1) The clerks of court, through their association and in consultation with the Office of the State Courts Administrator, shall prepare and disseminate a manual of filing fees, service charges, costs, and fines imposed pursuant to state law, for each type of action and offense, and classified as mandatory or discretionary. The manual also shall classify the fee, charge, cost, or fine as court-related revenue or noncourt-related revenue. The clerks, through their association, shall disseminate this manual to the chief judge, state attorney, public defender, and court administrator in each circuit and to the clerk of the court in each county. The clerks, through their association and in consultation with the Office of the State Courts Administrator, shall at a minimum update and disseminate this manual on July 1 of each year.

(2) By October 1, 2021, the clerks of court, through the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation, shall develop a uniform payment plan form for use by persons seeking to establish a payment plan in accordance with s. 28.246(4). The form must inform the person of the minimum payment due each month, the term of the plan, acceptable payment methods, and the circumstances under which a case may be sent to collections for nonpayment.

(3) By January 1, 2022, each clerk of court shall use the uniform payment plan form developed pursuant to subsection (2) when establishing payment plans.

History: s. 98, ch. 2004-265; s. 3, ch. 2012-124; s. 8, ch. 2021-116.
Fla. Stat. § 672.701 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part VII / Section 672.701
672.701 Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not impaired.
Status: in_force

Remedies for breach of any obligation or promise collateral or ancillary to a contract for sale are not impaired by the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254.
Fla. Stat. § 279.03 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 279 / Section 279.03
279.03 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The code provides that interest with respect to certain obligations may not be exempt from federal income taxation unless such obligations are in registered form. It is therefore a matter of state concern that public entities be authorized to provide for the issuance of obligations in such form. It is a purpose of this act to empower all public entities to establish and maintain a system pursuant to which obligations may be issued in registered form within the meaning of the applicable provisions of the code.

(2) Obligations traditionally have been issued in bearer form rather than in registered form; and a change from bearer form to registered form may affect the relationships and rights and duties of issuers of, and persons dealing with, obligations, and by such effects may affect the costs. Such effects will impact the various issuers and varieties of obligations differently depending on their legal and financial characteristics, their markets, and their adaptability to recent and prospective technological and organizational developments. It is therefore a matter of state concern that public entities be provided flexibility in the development of such systems and control over system incidents, so as to accommodate such differing impacts. It is a purpose of this act to empower the establishment and maintenance, and amendment from time to time, of differing systems of registration of obligations, including system incidents, so as to accommodate the differing impacts upon issuers and varieties of obligations. It is further a purpose of this act to authorize systems that will facilitate the prompt and accurate transfer of registered public obligations and to develop practices with regard to the registration and transfer of registered public obligations.

History: s. 3, ch. 83-271.
Fla. Stat. § 101.74 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.74
101.74 Temporary change of polling place in case of emergency.
Status: in_force

In case of an emergency existing in any precinct at the time of the holding of any election, the supervisor of elections may establish, at any safe and convenient point outside such precinct, an additional polling place for the electors of that precinct, in which place the qualified electors may vote. The registration books of the affected precinct shall be applicable to, and shall be used at, the polling place so established.

History: s. 39, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 193; s. 70, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 254; RGS 298; CGL 354; s. 5, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 44, ch. 65-380; s. 23, ch. 77-175; s. 2, ch. 83-334; s. 4, ch. 92-16.
Fla. Stat. § 619.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 619 / Section 619.09
619.09 Quo warranto to test validity of incorporation.
Status: in_force

The right of an association claiming to be organized and incorporated and carrying on its business under this chapter to do and to continue its business, may be inquired into by quo warranto at the suit of the Department of Legal Affairs, but not otherwise.

History: s. 8, ch. 5958, 1909; RGS 4516; CGL 6515; ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 30.22 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 30 / Section 30.22
30.22 When sheriff may accept service.
Status: in_force

Sheriffs, when sued in their official capacity, may accept service, and when so sued with others may serve their codefendants and receive the fees allowed by law, except no fees shall be allowed for acceptance of service.

History: s. 1, ch. 4411, 1895; GS 1674; RGS 2879; CGL 4576; s. 6, ch. 22790, 1945.
Fla. Stat. § 403.0671 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part I / Section 403.0671
403.0671 Basin management action plan wastewater reports.
Status: in_force

(1) By July 1, 2021, the department, in coordination with the county health departments, wastewater treatment facilities, and other governmental entities, shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives evaluating the costs of wastewater projects identified in the basin management action plans developed pursuant to ss. 373.807 and 403.067(7) and the onsite sewage treatment and disposal system remediation plans and other restoration plans developed to meet the total maximum daily loads required under s. 403.067. The report must include all of the following: (a) Projects to: 1. Replace onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems with enhanced nutrient-reducing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. 2. Install or retrofit onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems with enhanced nutrient-reducing technologies. 3. Construct, upgrade, or expand domestic wastewater treatment facilities to meet the domestic wastewater treatment plan required under s. 403.067(7)(a)9. 4. Connect onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems to domestic wastewater treatment facilities. (b) The estimated costs, nutrient load reduction estimates, and other benefits of each project. (c) The estimated implementation timeline for each project. (d) A proposed 5-year funding plan for each project and the source and amount of financial assistance the department, a water management district, or other project partner will make available to fund the project. (e) The projected costs of installing enhanced nutrient-reducing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems on buildable lots in priority focus areas to comply with s. 373.811.

(2) By July 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that provides an assessment of the water quality monitoring being conducted for each basin management action plan implementing a nutrient total maximum daily load. In developing the report, the department may coordinate with water management districts and any applicable university. The report must: (a) Evaluate the water quality monitoring prescribed for each basin management action plan to determine if it is sufficient to detect changes in water quality caused by the implementation of a project. (b) Identify gaps in water quality monitoring. (c) Recommend water quality monitoring needs.

(3) Beginning January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, the department shall submit to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research the cost estimates for projects required in s. 403.067(7)(a)9. The office shall include the project cost estimates in its annual assessment conducted pursuant to s. 403.928.

History: s. 14, ch. 2020-150; s. 15, ch. 2024-180.
Fla. Stat. § 627.836 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XV / Section 627.836
627.836 Licensee’s books and records; reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The licensee shall keep and use in her or his business such books, accounts, and records as will enable the office to determine whether the licensee is complying with the provisions of this part and with the rules pertaining thereto. Every licensee shall preserve such books, accounts, and records, including cards used in a card system, if any, for at least 3 years after making the final entry in respect to any premium finance agreement recorded therein; however, the preservation of photographic reproductions thereof or records in photographic form shall constitute compliance with this requirement.

(2) Each licensee shall annually, on or before March 1, file a report with the office giving such information as the office may require. The report shall be made under oath and in the form prescribed by the commission and shall be accompanied by the annual report filing fee specified in s. 627.849. The office may make and publish annually an analysis and recapitulation of such reports. In addition, the office may require such additional regular or special reports as it deems necessary. The commission may by rule require all or part of the statements or filings required under this section to be submitted by electronic means in a computer-readable form compatible with the electronic data format specified by the commission.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-16; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 72-249; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 600, 612, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 366, ch. 97-102; s. 1220, ch. 2003-261; s. 3, ch. 2006-64.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9894 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IX / Section 626.9894
626.9894 Gifts and grants.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may accept, for purposes of anti-fraud efforts, any donation or grant of property or moneys from any governmental unit, public agency, institution, person, firm, or corporation.

(2) All rights to, interest in, and title to such donated or granted property shall immediately vest in the Division of Criminal Investigations upon donation. The division may hold such property in co-ownership, sell its interest in the property, liquidate its interest in the property, or dispose of its interest in the property in any other reasonable manner.

(3) All donations or grants of moneys to the division shall be deposited into the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund and shall be separately accounted for and may be used by the division to carry out its duties and responsibilities, or for the subgranting of such funds to state attorneys for the purpose of funding or defraying the costs of dedicated fraud prosecutors.

(4) Moneys deposited into the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund pursuant to this section may be appropriated by the Legislature, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216, for the purpose of enabling the division to carry out its duties and responsibilities, or for the purpose of funding or defraying the costs of dedicated fraud prosecutors.

(5) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance of moneys deposited into the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund pursuant to this section remaining at the end of any fiscal year is available for carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the division. The department may request annual appropriations from the grants and donations received pursuant to this section and cash balances in the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund for the purpose of carrying out its duties and responsibilities related to the division’s anti-fraud efforts, including the funding of dedicated prosecutors and related personnel.

History: s. 9, ch. 2011-59; s. 6, ch. 2012-197; s. 3, ch. 2015-179; s. 19, ch. 2016-165; s. 14, ch. 2025-4.
Fla. Stat. § 166.0442 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.0442
166.0442 Criminal history record checks for certain municipal employees and appointees.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding chapter 435, a municipality may require, by ordinance, state and national criminal history screening for: (a) Any position of municipal employment or appointment, whether paid, unpaid, or contractual, which the governing body of the municipality finds is critical to security or public safety; (b) Any private contractor, employee of a private contractor, vendor, repair person, or delivery person who is subject to licensing or regulation by the municipality; or (c) Any private contractor, employee of a private contractor, vendor, repair person, for-hire chauffeur, or delivery person who has direct contact with individual members of the public or access to any public facility or publicly operated facility in such a manner or to such an extent that the governing body of the municipality finds that preventing unsuitable persons from having such contact or access is critical to security or public safety.

(2) The ordinance must require each person applying for, or continuing employment or appointment in, any such position, applying for initial or continuing licensing or regulation, or having such contact or access to be fingerprinted. The fingerprints shall be submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement for a state criminal history record check and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. The information obtained from the criminal history record checks conducted pursuant to the ordinance may be used by the municipality to determine a person’s eligibility for such employment or appointment and to determine a person’s eligibility for continued employment or appointment. This section is not intended to preempt or prevent any other background screening, including, but not limited to, criminal history background checks, that a municipality may lawfully undertake.

History: s. 2, ch. 2002-169; s. 2, ch. 2013-116.
Fla. Stat. § 61.536 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.536
61.536 Recognition and enforcement.
Status: in_force

A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this part which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under ss. 61.514-61.523.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 316.21265 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.21265
316.21265 Use of all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, low-speed vehicles, or utility vehicles by law enforcement agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any law enforcement agency in this state may operate all-terrain vehicles as defined in s. 316.2074, golf carts as defined in s. 320.01, low-speed vehicles as defined in s. 320.01, or utility vehicles as defined in s. 320.01 on any street, road, or highway in this state while carrying out its official duties.

(2) Such vehicles must be clearly marked as vehicles of a law enforcement agency and may be equipped with special warning lights, signaling devices, or other equipment approved or authorized for use on law enforcement vehicles.

(3) The vehicle operator and passengers must wear safety gear, such as helmets, which is ordinarily required for use by operators or passengers on such vehicles.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-154; s. 80, ch. 2013-160; s. 5, ch. 2019-19.
Fla. Stat. § 589.32 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.32
589.32 Cost of providing county forestry assistance.
Status: in_force

The cost of county forestry assistance provided under the provisions of ss. 589.28-589.34 shall be jointly determined and paid by the Florida Forest Service and the county commission or municipality and shall be not less than 40 percent of the cost of the equivalent of 1 person-year of assistance. However, the county or municipality share shall not exceed the sum of $3,000 per annum for each person-year of assistance provided.

History: s. 5, ch. 20899, 1941; s. 1, ch. 63-399; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 71-183; s. 3, ch. 95-396; s. 952, ch. 97-103; s. 53, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 406.03 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 406 / Part I / Section 406.03
406.03 Organization and meetings of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall annually select a chair from among its own membership and shall meet at least four times each year and on the call of the chair.

History: s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6, 7, ch. 81-89; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 7, 8, ch. 87-359; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 26, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 627.639 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.639
627.639 Application signed by agent.
Status: in_force

If the application for a health insurance policy is to be made a part of the contract of insurance, the insurer’s agent who completed the application shall sign the same in the capacity of soliciting agent.

History: s. 582, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 488, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 215.77 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.77
215.77 Trust funds.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of all bonds and all taxes, revenues, or other funds provided for in this act and the proceedings which authorized the issuance of such bonds shall be and constitute trust funds and shall be used and applied solely in the manner and for the purposes provided in this act and the proceedings which authorized the issuance of such bonds.

History: s. 22, ch. 69-230.
Fla. Stat. § 163.3237 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part II / Section 163.3237
163.3237 Amendment or cancellation of a development agreement.
Status: in_force

A development agreement may be amended or canceled by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement or by their successors in interest. A party or its designated successor in interest to a development agreement and a local government may amend or cancel a development agreement without securing the consent of other parcel owners whose property was originally subject to the development agreement, unless the amendment or cancellation directly modifies the allowable uses or entitlements of such owners’ property.

History: s. 28, ch. 86-191; s. 3, ch. 2021-195.