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Fla. Stat. § 376.83 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.83
376.83 Violation; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It is a violation of ss. 376.77-376.85, and it is prohibited for any person, to knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained, or to falsify, tamper with, or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under ss. 376.77-376.85, or by any permit, rule, or order issued under this chapter or chapter 403.

(2) Any person who willfully commits a violation specified in subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by 6 months in jail, or by both, for each offense. Each day during any portion of which such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

History: s. 7, ch. 97-277; s. 6, ch. 98-75.
Fla. Stat. § 316.172 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.172
316.172 Traffic to stop for school bus.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any person using, operating, or driving a vehicle on or over the roads or highways of this state shall, upon approaching any school bus which displays a stop signal, bring such vehicle to a full stop while the bus is stopped, and the vehicle shall not pass the school bus until the signal has been withdrawn. A person who violates this section commits a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318. (b) Any person using, operating, or driving a vehicle that passes a school bus on the side that children enter and exit when the school bus displays a stop signal commits a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318, and is subject to a mandatory hearing under the provisions of s. 318.19.

(2) The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway with an unpaved space of at least 5 feet, a raised median, or a physical barrier is not required to stop when traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus which is stopped in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(3) Every school bus shall stop as far to the right of the street as possible and shall display warning lights and stop signals as required by rules of the State Board of Education before discharging or loading passengers. When possible, a school bus shall not stop where the visibility is obscured for a distance of 200 feet either way from the bus.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 89, ch. 77-104; s. 3, ch. 85-309; s. 1, ch. 87-167; s. 23, ch. 95-143; s. 19, ch. 96-350; s. 1, ch. 97-10.
Fla. Stat. § 40.02 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 40 / Section 40.02
40.02 Selection of jury lists.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief judge or the chief judge’s designee shall direct the clerk of the court to select, by lot and at random, a sufficient number of names, with their addresses, from the initial juror candidate list of persons who are qualified to serve as jurors under s. 40.01 and to generate a final juror candidate list of not fewer than 250 persons to serve as jurors as provided for in s. 40.221. The final juror candidate list must be signed and verified by the clerk of the court as having been selected as aforesaid. The final juror candidate list may be created, updated, or supplemented as often as necessary to prevent the selection list from becoming exhausted, but in no case less than annually during the first week of January of each year, or as soon thereafter as practicable. A circuit judge in a county to which he or she has been assigned may also request that the final juror candidate list be updated or supplemented, or that a new list be created as necessary.

(2) When the final juror candidate list is prepared pursuant to the request of a chief judge or the chief judge’s designee, the previously prepared final juror candidate lists shall be withdrawn from further use. If, notwithstanding this provision, some names are not withdrawn, such error or irregularity does not invalidate any subsequent proceeding or jury. The fact that any person so selected had been on a former jury list or had served as a juror in any court at any time shall not be grounds for challenge of such person as a juror. If any person so selected shall be ascertained to be disqualified or incompetent to serve as a juror, such disqualification shall not affect the legality of such list or be cause of challenge to the array of any jury chosen from such list, but any person ascertained to be disqualified to serve as a juror shall be subject to challenge for cause, as defined by law. The set of juror candidate lists, although they may be defective or irregular in form or other formal requirement, or in the number or qualification of the persons so named, shall be the lists from which the names of persons for jury service are to be drawn as prescribed by law.

(3) The clerk of the court shall be responsible for preserving the security of the source and juror candidate lists.

(4) The clerk of the court shall perform the duties set forth in this section and in ss. 40.221, 40.23, and 40.231 in counties having an approved, computerized jury selection system, the provisions of any special law or general law of local application to the contrary notwithstanding. However, the chief judge may designate the court administrator to perform these duties if the county provides funding to the court administrator to provide the personnel and other costs associated with jury services.

History: s. 2, ch. 4015, 1891; s. 2, ch. 4122, 1893; GS 1571; s. 1, ch. 6531, 1913; RGS 2772; s. 2, ch. 12068, 1927; CGL 4444; s. 1, ch. 28281, 1953; s. 3, ch. 67-154; s. 6, ch. 73-334; s. 3, ch. 79-235; s. 246, ch. 95-147; s. 61, ch. 2003-402; s. 8, ch. 2012-100.
Fla. Stat. § 631.55 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part II / Section 631.55
631.55 Creation of the association.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a nonprofit corporation to be known as the “Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Incorporated.” All insurers defined as member insurers in s. 631.54 shall be members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state, and, further, as a condition of such authority, an insurer must agree to reimburse the association for all claim payments the association makes on the insurer’s behalf if such insurer is subsequently rehabilitated. The association shall perform its functions under a plan of operation established and approved under s. 631.58 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under s. 631.56. The corporation shall have all those powers granted or permitted nonprofit corporations, as provided in chapter 617.

(2) For the purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall be divided into two separate accounts: (a) The auto liability and auto physical damage account. (b) The account for all other insurance to which this part applies.

History: s. 6, ch. 70-20; s. 117, ch. 79-40; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 14, ch. 89-360; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 92-345; s. 18, ch. 97-262; s. 1353, ch. 2003-261; s. 33, ch. 2006-12; s. 3, ch. 2010-49; s. 5, ch. 2015-65.
Fla. Stat. § 760.05 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 760 / Part I / Section 760.05
760.05 Functions of the commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall promote and encourage fair treatment and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status and mutual understanding and respect among all members of all economic, social, racial, religious, and ethnic groups; and shall endeavor to eliminate discrimination against, and antagonism between, religious, racial, and ethnic groups and their members.

History: s. 4, ch. 69-287; s. 4, ch. 77-341; s. 4, ch. 79-400; s. 3, ch. 2015-68.
Fla. Stat. § 253.111 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.111
253.111 Riparian owners of land.
Status: in_force

(1) If a riparian owner exists with respect to any land to be sold by the board of trustees, such riparian owner shall have a right to secure such land, provided that such riparian owner shall be required to pay for such land upon such prices, terms, and conditions as determined by the board of trustees. Such riparian owner may waive this right.

(2) This section does not apply to: (a) Any land exchange approved by the board of trustees; (b) The conveyance of any lands located within the Everglades Agricultural Area; or (c) Lands managed pursuant to ss. 253.781-253.785.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-324; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 79-83; s. 4, ch. 83-223; s. 3, ch. 89-174; s. 4, ch. 91-80; s. 4, ch. 92-109; s. 3, ch. 2001-275; s. 7, ch. 2008-229; s. 10, ch. 2016-233.
Fla. Stat. § 125.68 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part II / Section 125.68
125.68 Codification of ordinances; exceptions; public record.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), counties shall maintain a current codification of all ordinances. Such codification shall be published annually by the board of county commissioners. (b) Any comprehensive plan, or amendment to such plan, adopted by ordinance pursuant to s. 163.3184, is exempt from codification and annual publication requirements if the board of county commissioners determines that the text of the comprehensive plan, or an amendment to such plan, or any associated maps, diagrams, or charts cannot be published in a reasonable manner according to the county’s established method of publication. Factors which may be considered in determining reasonableness of publication include the cost of publication, changes that are required in the method of publication, the number of documents in the comprehensive plan or amendment, and how frequently a plan is amended. This paragraph does not prohibit the adoption or incorporation by reference of a comprehensive plan, or amendment to such plan, in order to enact the plan or amendment by ordinance. (c) The following ordinances are exempt from codification and annual publication requirements: 1. Any development agreement, or amendment to such agreement, adopted by ordinance pursuant to ss. 163.3220-163.3243. 2. Any development order, or amendment to such order, adopted by ordinance pursuant to s. 380.06(4). (d) Any ordinance that is exempt from codification and annual publication requirements must be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and maintained by the clerk of the board of county commissioners. The existence and location of such records shall be noted in any ordinance that adopts a comprehensive plan, development order, development agreement, or an amendment to any such plan, order, or agreement. The existence and location of such records shall also be noted in any ordinance that establishes procedures or requirements for development orders or development agreements.

(2) All ordinances shall be public records, and copies of such ordinances shall be available to the public. A reasonable charge may be made for the provision of copies, but such charges shall not exceed the actual costs incidental to providing such copies.

History: s. 3, ch. 69-32; s. 2, ch. 90-152; s. 6, ch. 2018-158.
Fla. Stat. § 316.226 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.226
316.226 Visibility requirements for reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps and marker lamps.
Status: in_force

(1) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in s. 316.2225 shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps, except that the visibility for reflectors on vehicles manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1972, shall be measured in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.

(2) Front and rear clearance lamps and identification lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at all distances between 550 feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.

(3) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at all distances between 550 feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.

(4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 25, ch. 76-31; s. 178, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 1013.53 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1013 / Part III / Section 1013.53
1013.53 Cooperative development of educational facilities in juvenile justice programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide early notice to school districts regarding the siting of new juvenile justice detention facilities. School districts shall include the projected number of students in the districts’ annual estimates. School districts must be consulted regarding the types of students expected to be assigned to detention facilities for education planning and budgeting purposes.

(2) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify, in writing, the Department of Education when a request for proposals is issued for the construction or operation of a detention facility anywhere in this state. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify, in writing, the appropriate school district when a request for proposals is issued for the construction or operation of a detention facility when a county or site is specifically identified.

(3) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall also notify the district school superintendent within 30 days after: (a) The award of a contract for the construction or operation of a detention facility within that school district. (b) Obtaining a permit to begin construction of a new detention facility within that school district.

History: s. 854, ch. 2002-387; s. 4, ch. 2023-59.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9933 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part XII / Section 626.9933
626.9933 Opt out from long-term care products standards.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Article VII of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, adopted by this act, this state prospectively opts out of all uniform standards adopted by the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission involving long-term care insurance products, and such opt out may not be treated as a material variance in the offer or acceptance of this state to participate in the compact.

History: s. 3, ch. 2013-140.
Fla. Stat. § 943.2561 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.2561
943.2561 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

(1) “Region” means a geographic area which is no less than one county.

(2) “Participating agency” means any public county or municipal law enforcement or corrections agency that elects to utilize the center in its region.

History: s. 2, ch. 91-205.
Fla. Stat. § 832.10 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 832 / Section 832.10
832.10 Alternative to bad check diversion program; fees for collection.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to presenting a complaint about a dishonored check to a state attorney, a payee on such bad check may place or assign the debt evidenced by the bad check for collection pursuant to this section by a private debt collector registered under part VI of chapter 559.

(2) Upon such placement or assignment, the payee shall be entitled to add a collection fee to offset the cost of collection. This collection fee is in addition to the bad check service charges authorized by law. The collection fee payable to the debt collector shall be a reasonable fee in accord with industry standards, based upon the total amount collected.

(3) Unless extended by the payee, the debt collector shall have 90 days from the date of placement or assignment of the debt for collection within which to collect the amount of the bad check, applicable bad debt charges, and the collector’s collection fee. Upon the expiration of such 90 day period and any extensions thereof, the payee then may present a complaint to the appropriate state attorney. The debt collector may continue to try to collect the debt, provided such collection effort does not impede the prosecution or other disposition of the case by the state attorney.

(4) The debt collector may not compromise the amount to be collected without the express consent of the payee of the check. The debt collector shall remit to the payee the amount collected less the collector’s fee percentage on the total amount collected.

(5) The use of such debt collector shall not affect the authority of the state attorney to prosecute any person for any violation of s. 832.04, s. 832.041, s. 832.05, or s. 832.06. The use of this section by a payee on a bad check shall not affect the rights of the payee, other than as set forth in this section, to present a complaint to the appropriate state attorney.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-223.
Fla. Stat. § 403.905 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VII / Section 403.905
403.905 Removal of fill on sovereignty lands.
Status: in_force

The department or the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund has the authority to direct an abutting upland owner to remove from submerged sovereignty lands or state-owned lands any fill created in violation of 1 ss. 403.91-403.929 or part IV of chapter 373, except that the department or the board may consider the time at which the submerged land was filled, the length of upland ownership by the current owner, and any other equitable consideration. In the event that the abutting upland owner does not remove such fill as directed, the department or board may remove it at its own expense, and the costs of removal will become a lien upon the property of such abutting upland owner. However, the department and board may, if they choose, allow such fill to remain as state-owned land and may employ a surveyor to determine the boundary between such state land and that of the abutting upland owner. The amount of the cost of such survey will become a lien on the property of the abutting upland owner. Nothing herein may be construed to grant the department or the board authority to direct an upland owner to adjust, alter, or remove silt, fill, or other solid material which has accumulated or has been deposited seaward of his or her property, through no fault of the owner.

History: s. 38, ch. 93-213; s. 20, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 494.0076 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 494 / Part III / Section 494.0076
494.0076 Servicing audits.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Each licensee under this part who services mortgage loans shall: 1. Maintain a segregated set of records for accounts that are serviced by the licensee. 2. Have a separate, segregated depository account for all receipts relating to servicing. (b) For fiscal years ending after January 1, 1992, such records and receipts shall be audited annually pursuant to the Uniform Single Audit Program for Mortgage Bankers as approved by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America with the cooperation of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (c) The audited statement shall be maintained at the licensee’s place of business.

(2)(a) In lieu of the audit referred to in subsection (1), a person who services an aggregate value of less than $7.5 million in outstanding mortgage loans, excluding mortgage loans serviced under contract as an agent for federal, state, or municipal agencies, may obtain a fidelity bond, financial guaranty bond, fidelity insurance, or other financial guaranty providing protection against theft, loss, or other illegal diversion of funds for any amounts normally held by such person. (b) The commission may adopt rules to ensure that investors are adequately protected under this subsection.

History: ss. 48, 50, ch. 91-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 546, ch. 2003-261; s. 60, ch. 2009-241.
Fla. Stat. § 627.505 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part IV / Section 627.505
627.505 Entire contract; statements in application.
Status: in_force

The policy shall provide that the policy shall constitute the entire contract between the parties or, if a copy of the application is endorsed upon or attached to the policy when issued, that the policy and the application therefor shall constitute the entire contract. If the application is so made a part of the contract, the policy shall also provide that all statements made by the applicant in such application shall, in the absence of fraud, be deemed to be representations and not warranties.

History: s. 511, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 408, 420, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 678.4061 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part IV / Section 678.4061
678.4061 Obligation to notify issuer of lost, destroyed, or wrongfully taken security certificate.
Status: in_force

If a security certificate has been lost, apparently destroyed, or wrongfully taken, and the owner fails to notify the issuer of that fact within a reasonable time after the owner has notice of it and the issuer registers a transfer of the security before receiving notification, the owner may not assert against the issuer a claim for registering the transfer under s. 678.4041 or a claim to a new security certificate under s. 678.4051.

History: s. 4, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 1006.41 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1006 / Part I / Section 1006.41
1006.41 Disposal of instructional materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Instructional materials that have become unserviceable or surplus or are no longer on state contract may be disposed of, under adopted rule of the district school board, by: (a) Giving or lending the materials to other public education programs within the district or state, to the teachers to use in developing supplementary teaching materials, to students or others, or to any charitable organization, governmental agency, home education students, private school, or state. (b) Selling the materials to used book dealers, recycling plants, pulp mills, or other persons, firms, or corporations upon such terms as are most economically advantageous to the district school board.

(2) The district school board may prescribe by rule the manner for destroying instructional materials that cannot be disposed of as provided in subsection (1).

(3) All moneys received for the sale, exchange, or other disposition of instructional materials shall be deposited in the district school fund and added to the district appropriation for instructional materials.

(4) Instructional materials which have been sold, exchanged, lost, destroyed, or damaged and for which proper charges have been assessed and collected, and instructional materials which have been destroyed by fire or storm damage or by order of a competent health officer or the district school superintendent, shall be dropped from the record of instructional materials for which, as provided by law, district school boards are held responsible.

History: s. 316, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 817.24 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.24
817.24 Unlawful to add or alter or deface existing brand.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for anyone to add to or alter or deface any existing brand on any animal not his or her own or without the consent of the owner, with a fraudulent intent to claim the same, any bar, letter, figure, or character of any kind. Any violation of this section shall be a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 4734, 1899; GS 3334; RGS 5174; CGL 7277; s. 857, ch. 71-136; s. 1254, ch. 97-102.