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Fla. Stat. § 267.0724 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 267 / Section 267.0724
267.0724 Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network.
Status: in_force

Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the Department of State shall, in accordance with s. 267.071, partner with the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network to preserve the history, culture, and contributions of Florida’s black and African-American residents. Such preservation efforts must include, but are not limited to, providing funding to support member museums and affiliates and institutions served; supporting galleries and archives; providing funding in the areas of technology, equipment acquisition, content and exhibit development, fabrication, and installation; preserving documents and artifacts; providing professional and resource development services, including conducting conferences and workshops; and providing funding for training and technical assistance. The Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network shall submit a list of member museums to the department, and the department shall independently verify that such museums are members of the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network. The department and the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network shall determine other eligible expenditures related to the partnership’s stated mission and goals, which may include providing funding for an internship, field training sessions, virtual communication methods to maintain connectivity among the museums, traveling exhibits, and living history presentations.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-75.
Fla. Stat. § 765.309 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 765 / Part III / Section 765.309
765.309 Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.

(2) The withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures from a patient in accordance with any provision of this chapter does not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide.

History: s. 4, ch. 92-199.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0213 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0213
605.0213 Fees of the department.
Status: in_force

The fees of the department under this chapter are as follows:

(1) For furnishing a certified copy, $30.

(2) For filing original articles of organization or articles of revocation of dissolution, $100.

(3) For filing a foreign limited liability company’s application for a certificate of authority to transact business, $100.

(4) For filing a certificate of merger of limited liability companies or other business entities, $25 per constituent party to the merger, unless a specific fee is required for a party under other applicable law.

(5) For filing an annual report, $50.

(6) For filing an application for reinstatement after an administrative or judicial dissolution or a revocation of authority to transact business, $100.

(7) For filing a certificate designating a registered agent or changing a registered agent, $25.

(8) For filing a registered agent’s statement of resignation from a limited liability company that has not been dissolved, $85.

(9) For filing a registered agent’s statement of resignation from a dissolved limited liability company or a composite statement of resignation from two or more dissolved limited liability companies pursuant to s. 605.0115(6), $25.

(10) For filing a certificate of conversion of a limited liability company, $25.

(11) For filing any other limited liability company document, $25.

(12) For furnishing a certificate of status, $5.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 12, ch. 2024-265.
Fla. Stat. § 253.783 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.783
253.783 Expenditures for acquisition of land for a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of America via the St. Johns River prohibited.
Status: in_force

The department shall make no expenditures for the purpose of acquiring land for constructing, operating, or promoting a canal across the peninsula of Florida connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the waters of the Gulf of America via the St. Johns River.

History: ss. 4, 16, ch. 79-167; ss. 2, 5, ch. 84-287; ss. 1, 4, ch. 85-302; ss. 3, 10, ch. 90-328; s. 1, ch. 92-116; s. 59, ch. 93-213; s. 87, ch. 94-356; s. 848, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 97-259; s. 9, ch. 99-205; s. 2, ch. 2013-231; s. 35, ch. 2025-8.
Fla. Stat. § 985.64 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 985 / Part XI / Section 985.64
985.64 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules may not conflict with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. All rules and policies must conform to accepted standards of care and treatment.

(2) The department shall adopt rules to ensure the effective provision of health services to youth in facilities or programs operated or contracted by the department. The rules shall address the delivery of the following: (a) Ordinary medical care. (b) Mental health services. (c) Substance abuse treatment services. (d) Services to youth with developmental disabilities. The department shall coordinate its rulemaking with the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to ensure that the rules adopted under this section do not encroach upon the substantive jurisdiction of those agencies. The department shall include the above-mentioned entities in the rulemaking process, as appropriate. This subsection does not supersede the provisions governing consent to treatment and services found in ss. 39.407, 743.0645, and 985.18, or otherwise provided by law.

History: s. 65, ch. 97-238; s. 230, ch. 98-200; s. 86, ch. 2006-120; s. 2, ch. 2010-123; s. 359, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 627.801 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIV / Section 627.801
627.801 Application of this part.
Status: in_force

This part applies to annuity contracts, life insurance contracts, and contracts upon the lives of beneficiaries under life insurance contracts when such annuities or contracts provide for variable or indeterminate benefits, values, or premiums.

History: s. 1, ch. 61-441; s. 1, ch. 73-30; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 585, 593, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 163.357 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part III / Section 163.357
163.357 Governing body as the community redevelopment agency.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) As an alternative to the appointment of not fewer than five or more than seven members of the agency, the governing body may, at the time of the adoption of a resolution under s. 163.355, or at any time thereafter by adoption of a resolution, declare itself to be an agency, in which case all the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities vested by this part in an agency will be vested in the governing body of the county or municipality, subject to all responsibilities and liabilities imposed or incurred. (b) The members of the governing body shall be the members of the agency, but such members constitute the head of a legal entity, separate, distinct, and independent from the governing body of the county or municipality. If the governing body declares itself to be an agency which already exists, the new agency is subject to all of the responsibilities and liabilities imposed or incurred by the existing agency. (c) A governing body which consists of five members may appoint two additional persons to act as members of the community redevelopment agency. The terms of office of the additional members shall be for 4 years, except that the first person appointed shall initially serve a term of 2 years. Persons appointed under this section are subject to all provisions of this part relating to appointed members of a community redevelopment agency. (d) As provided in an interlocal agreement between the governing body that created the agency and one or more taxing authorities, one or more members of the board of commissioners of the agency may be representatives of a taxing authority, including members of that taxing authority’s governing body, whose membership on the board of commissioners of the agency would be considered an additional duty of office as a member of the taxing authority governing body.

(2) Nothing in this part prevents the governing body from conferring the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and immunities of a community redevelopment agency upon any entity in existence on July 1, 1977, which has been authorized by law to function as a downtown development board or authority or as any other body the purpose of which is to prevent and eliminate slums and blight through community redevelopment plans. Any entity in existence on July 1, 1977, which has been vested with the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and immunities of a community redevelopment agency is subject to all provisions and responsibilities imposed by this part, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in any law or amendment thereto which established the entity. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair or diminish any powers of any redevelopment agency or other entity as referred to herein in existence on the effective date of this act or to repeal, modify, or amend any law establishing such entity, except as specifically set forth herein.

History: s. 2, ch. 77-391; s. 75, ch. 79-400; s. 2, ch. 83-231; s. 5, ch. 84-356; s. 3, ch. 2006-307.
Fla. Stat. § 270.19 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 270 / Section 270.19
270.19 Reconveyance to state; extinguishes tax liens.
Status: in_force

Reinstatement of title by reconveyance or by forfeiture covering land or other property for which the state or its agency holds mortgage, or other instrument of indebtedness, or the vesting of title to lands or other property in the state or in its agency in any other manner, shall have the same effect as to tax or assessment liens as set forth in s. 270.18.

History: s. 4, ch. 15641, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 1771(9).
Fla. Stat. § 28.231 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.231
28.231 Service charges by clerks of courts.
Status: in_force

The clerk of any state appellate or county or state trial court shall receive as compensation for similar services the same charges as provided in this chapter for the clerk of the circuit court.

History: s. 39, ch. 70-134.
Fla. Stat. § 831.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 831 / Section 831.01
831.01 Forgery.
Status: in_force

Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits a public record, or a certificate, return or attestation of any clerk or register of a court, public register, notary public, town clerk or any public officer, in relation to a matter wherein such certificate, return or attestation may be received as a legal proof; or a charter, deed, will, testament, bond, or writing obligatory, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, bill of lading, bill of exchange or promissory note, or an order, acquittance, or discharge for money or other property, or an acceptance of a bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of money, or any receipt for money, goods or other property, or any passage ticket, pass or other evidence of transportation issued by a common carrier, with intent to injure or defraud any person, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 1, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2479; s. 6, ch. 4702, 1899; GS 3359; RGS 5206; CGL 7324; s. 1, ch. 59-31; s. 1, ch. 61-98; s. 959, ch. 71-136; s. 32, ch. 73-334.
Fla. Stat. § 106.353 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.353
106.353 Candidates voluntarily abiding by election campaign financing limits but not requesting public funds; irrevocable statement required; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than qualifying for office, each candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet who has not made a request to receive contributions from the 1 Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund, but who wishes to voluntarily abide by the applicable expenditure limit set forth in s. 106.34 and the contribution limits on personal and party funds set forth in s. 106.33, shall file an irrevocable statement to that effect with the Secretary of State.

(2) Any candidate who files such a statement and subsequently exceeds such limits shall pay to the 1 Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund an amount equal to the amount of the excess contributions or expenditures. Such penalty shall not be an allowable campaign expense and shall be paid from personal funds of the candidate. However, if a nonparticipating candidate exceeds the expenditure limit as described in s. 106.355, a candidate signing the statement pursuant to this section may exceed the applicable expenditure limit to the extent the nonparticipating candidate exceeded the limit without being subject to a penalty.

History: s. 23, ch. 91-107; ss. 1, 6, ch. 2024-116.
Fla. Stat. § 447.51 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 447 / Part II / Section 447.51
447.51 Violations not a ground for municipal recall.
Status: in_force

Any violation of this part (Labor Organizations; Public Employees) shall not subject any person to municipal recall and shall not be considered as grounds for municipal recall.

History: s. 2, ch. 77-279.
Fla. Stat. § 348.64 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 348 / Part II / Section 348.64
348.64 Covenant of the state.
Status: in_force

The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders from time to time of the bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority, the department, the county and the city to collect revenues and Hillsborough County gasoline tax funds and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds or to in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds and the interest due thereon have been paid. The state does further pledge to and agree with the United States and any federal agency that in the event any federal agency shall construct or contribute funds for the construction, reconstruction, extension or improvement of the system or any part thereof the state will not alter or limit the rights of the authority, the department, the county or the city in any manner which would be inconsistent with the continued maintenance or operation of the system or the construction, reconstruction, extension or improvement thereof and which would be inconsistent with the due performance of any agreements between the authority and any such federal agency. The authority, the department, the county and the city shall continue to have and may exercise all powers herein granted so long as the same shall be necessary or desirable for the carrying out of the purposes of this part.

History: s. 15, ch. 63-447; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 403.5065 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part II / Section 403.5065
403.5065 Appointment of administrative law judge; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 7 days after receipt of an application, the department shall request the Division of Administrative Hearings to designate an administrative law judge to conduct the hearings required by this act. The division director shall designate an administrative law judge within 7 days after receipt of the request from the department. In designating an administrative law judge for this purpose, the division director shall, whenever practicable, assign an administrative law judge who has had prior experience or training in electrical power plant certification proceedings. Upon being advised that an administrative law judge has been appointed, the department shall immediately file a copy of the application and all supporting documents with the designated administrative law judge, who shall docket the application.

(2) The administrative law judge shall have all powers and duties granted to administrative law judges by chapter 120 and by the laws and rules of the department.

History: s. 4, ch. 76-76; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 7, ch. 81-131; s. 7, ch. 90-331; s. 136, ch. 96-410; s. 25, ch. 2006-230; s. 71, ch. 2008-227.
Fla. Stat. § 487.044 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 487 / Part I / Section 487.044
487.044 Certification; examination.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may independently, or through the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, develop a certification program, including an optional training session of at least 4 hours, designed to ensure the competency of those persons to whom the department issues licenses. A standard core examination shall be developed which shall be administered to all applicants for licensure.

(2) The department shall require each applicant for a certified applicator’s license to demonstrate competence by a written or oral examination in which the applicant must demonstrate adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and application of restricted-use pesticides in each classification for which application for license is made. The department shall provide in-person and remote testing through a third-party vendor. A third-party vendor may collect and retain a convenience fee. The examination may be prepared, administered, and evaluated by the department. Each applicant for a certified applicator’s license must demonstrate minimum competence as to: (a) The proper use of the equipment. (b) The environmental hazards that may be involved in applying restricted-use pesticides. (c) Calculating the concentration of restricted-use pesticides to be used in particular circumstances. (d) Identification of common pests to be controlled and the damages caused by such pests. (e) Protective clothing and respiratory equipment required during the handling and application of restricted-use pesticides. (f) General precautions to be followed in the disposal of containers, as well as the cleaning and decontamination of the equipment which the applicant proposes to use. (g) Applicable state and federal pesticide laws, rules, and regulations. (h) General safety precautions.

History: ss. 8, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 39, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 77.06 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 77 / Section 77.06
77.06 Writ; effect.
Status: in_force

(1) Service of the writ shall make garnishee liable for all debts due by him or her to defendant and for any tangible or intangible personal property of defendant in the garnishee’s possession or control at the time of the service of the writ or at any time between the service and the time of the garnishee’s answer. Service of the writ creates a lien in or upon any such debts or property at the time of service or at the time such debts or property come into the garnishee’s possession or control.

(2) The garnishee shall report in its answer and retain, subject to the provisions of s. 77.19 and subject to disposition as provided in this chapter, any deposit, account, or tangible or intangible personal property in the possession or control of such garnishee; and the answer shall state the name or names and addresses, if known to the garnishee, of the defendant and any other persons having or appearing to have an ownership interest in the involved property.

(3) In any case where a garnishee in good faith is in doubt as to whether any indebtedness or property is required by law to be included in the garnishee’s answer or retained by it, the garnishee may include and retain the same, subject to the provisions of s. 77.19 and subject to disposition as provided in this chapter, and in such case the garnishee shall not be liable for so doing to the defendant or to any other person claiming the same or any interest therein or claiming to have sustained damage on account thereof.

(4) Service of a writ on a garnishee shall render him or her liable as provided in this chapter in any fiduciary or representative capacity held by him or her if the fiduciary or representative capacity is specified in the writ.

History: s. 1, ch. 43, 1845; RS 1670; GS 2134; RGS 3436; CGL 5289; s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 1, ch. 71-69; s. 1, ch. 74-98; s. 2, ch. 85-272; s. 387, ch. 95-147; s. 24, ch. 2000-258.
Fla. Stat. § 320.605 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.605
320.605 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state by regulating the licensing of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, maintaining competition, providing consumer protection and fair trade, and providing minorities with opportunities for full participation as motor vehicle dealers. Sections 320.61-320.70 are intended to apply solely to the licensing of manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, and importers and do not apply to non-motor-vehicle-related businesses.

History: ss. 4, 22, ch. 88-395; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 2017-187; s. 2, ch. 2023-233.
Fla. Stat. § 440.132 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.132
440.132 Investigatory records relating to workers’ compensation managed care arrangements; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

All investigatory records of the Agency for Health Care Administration made or received pursuant to s. 440.134 and any examination records necessary to complete an investigation are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active, except that portions of medical records which specifically identify patients must remain confidential and exempt. An investigation is considered “active” while such investigation is being conducted by the agency with a reasonable, good faith belief that it may lead to the filing of administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings. An investigation does not cease to be active if the agency is proceeding with reasonable dispatch and there is good faith belief that action may be initiated by the agency or other administrative or law enforcement agency.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-419; s. 286, ch. 96-406; s. 54, ch. 2004-335.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.21 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part II / Section 1010.21
1010.21 Indirect costs.
Status: in_force

District school boards shall assess district indirect costs only for services received by the program or institution against which such cost is assessed. When assigning each specific indirect cost to multiple programs or institutions, district school boards shall identify one basis for the assessment of such cost and shall maintain the same basis for assigning such cost to each program or institution.

History: s. 538, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 132.14 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.14
132.14 Exchange in lieu of sale.
Status: in_force

As hereinbefore provided the refunding bonds instead of being sold may be exchanged for bonds or for interest on bonds or interest on overdue interest on bonds to refund which they are issued. The principal and accrued interest of the refunding bonds shall not exceed the amount of the obligations refunded.

History: s. 14, ch. 15772, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2383(14).