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Fla. Stat. § 252.923 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part III / Section 252.923
252.923 General implementation.
Status: in_force

(1) Each party state entering into this compact recognizes many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state further recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside resources to make a prompt and effective response to such an emergency. This is because few, if any, individual states have all the resources they may need in all types of emergencies or the capability of delivering resources to areas where emergencies exist.

(2) The prompt, full, and effective utilization of resources of the participating states, including any resources on hand or available from the Federal Government or any other source, that are essential to the safety, care, and welfare of the people in the event of an emergency or disaster declared by a party state, shall be the underlying principle on which all articles of this compact shall be understood.

(3) On behalf of the governor of each state participating in the compact, the legally designated official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management will be responsible for formulation of the appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and procedures necessary to implement this compact.

History: s. 1, ch. 96-244.
Fla. Stat. § 680.517 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part V / Section 680.517
680.517 Revocation of acceptance of goods.
Status: in_force

(1) A lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit the nonconformity of which substantially impairs its value to the lessee if he or she has accepted it: (a) Except in the case of a finance lease, on the reasonable assumption that its nonconformity would be cured and it has not been seasonably cured; or (b) Without discovery of the nonconformity if the lessee’s acceptance was reasonably induced either by the lessor’s assurances or, except in the case of a finance lease, by the difficulty of discovery before acceptance.

(2) Revocation of acceptance must occur within a reasonable time after the lessee discovers or should have discovered the ground for it and before any substantial change in condition of the goods which is not caused by the nonconformity. Revocation is not effective until the lessee notifies the lessor.

(3) A lessee who so revokes has the same rights and duties with regard to the goods involved as if the lessee had rejected them.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 721, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 456.032 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.032
456.032 Hepatitis B or HIV carriers.
Status: in_force

(1) The department and each appropriate board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance shall have the authority to establish procedures to handle, counsel, and provide other services to health care professionals within their respective boards who are infected with hepatitis B or the human immunodeficiency virus.

(2) Any person licensed by the department and any other person employed by a health care facility who contracts a blood-borne infection shall have a rebuttable presumption that the illness was contracted in the course and scope of his or her employment, provided that the person, as soon as practicable, reports to the person’s supervisor or the facility’s risk manager any significant exposure, as that term is defined in s. 381.004(1)(f), to blood or body fluids. The employer may test the blood or body fluid to determine if it is infected with the same disease contracted by the employee. The employer may rebut the presumption by the preponderance of the evidence. Except as expressly provided in this subsection, there shall be no presumption that a blood-borne infection is a job-related injury or illness.

History: s. 75, ch. 91-297; s. 76, ch. 94-218; s. 62, ch. 97-261; s. 81, ch. 99-397; s. 59, ch. 2000-160; s. 121, ch. 2012-184; s. 2, ch. 2015-110.
Fla. Stat. § 628.041 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part I / Section 628.041
628.041 Applicability of general corporation statutes.
Status: in_force

The applicable statutes of this state relating to the powers and procedures of domestic private corporations formed for profit shall apply to domestic stock insurers and to domestic mutual insurers, except:

(1) As to any domestic mutual insurers incorporated pursuant to chapter 617, which chapter shall govern such insurers when in conflict with part I of chapter 607; and

(2) When in conflict with the express provisions of this code.

History: s. 624, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 633, 665, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 55, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 571.06 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 571 / Part I / Section 571.06
571.06 License; application, fee, and conditions.
Status: in_force

(1) Application for license to reproduce or use a seal of quality shall be made to the department on application forms supplied by the department. Anyone making application and payment of license fee in the amount of $10 and meeting other qualifications required under this part and rules adopted hereunder shall be granted license for which applied. Such license shall be valid for 1 year from date of issue. The department, however, may refuse to issue a license to any person whose license has been revoked until such person demonstrates to the department that he or she no longer will violate the provisions of this part or rules adopted hereunder.

(2) Issue of license shall be conditioned upon the applicant’s satisfying the department that he or she has an adequate bookkeeping system, that he or she keeps and will keep at all times all records necessary to indicate accurately the total volume of agricultural products on which the seal of quality has been used, that such records shall be open at all times for periodic inspection and examination by auditors of the department. The volume and kind of agricultural products on which the seal of quality has been used shall be reported monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually as prescribed by rule of the department and such report shall be made with remittance of the advertising and promotion fee applicable not later than the 20th day of the month following the period covered by the report. The report shall be made under oath and on forms furnished by the department. If the report is not filed and advertising and promotion fee paid on the date due or if the report be false, the amount of fee due is subject to a penalty of 10 percent, which shall be added to the advertising and promotion fee and paid therewith.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-378; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 11, ch. 90-323; s. 900, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 393.504 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 393 / Section 393.504
393.504 Administration of insulin.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, a direct-support professional or a client’s relative may administer insulin to a client residing in a group home facility if all of the following conditions have been met: (a) The group home facility has an established procedure to provide training to the direct-support professional or relative in the administration of insulin. The training must be provided by a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464; a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459; or a physician assistant licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. (b) The group home facility has adopted policies and procedures governing the administration of insulin by direct-support professionals and relatives. The policies and procedures must include, but need not be limited to, the following provisions: 1. For clients requiring insulin, the group home facility shall have on file the prescribed dosage of insulin required for the client and proof of the direct-support professional’s or relative’s training as required under paragraph (a). 2. The group home facility and the direct-support professional or relative shall coordinate in advance before insulin is administered to the client to avoid duplication in administration. 3. The group home facility shall establish emergency procedures related to the administration of insulin to clients. 4. The group home facility must certify any direct-support professional or relative to administer insulin under this section if he or she is in compliance with the requirements of this section. 5. The group home facility must immediately notify a direct-support professional or relative if he or she is not in compliance with this section and immediately cease to allow them to administer insulin.

(2) A group home facility that complies with this section and its established policies and procedures is immune from civil liability for damages arising out of the administration of insulin by a direct-support professional or a client’s relative.

(3) A direct-support professional or relative administering insulin to a client residing in a group home facility in compliance with this section is immune from civil liability for damages or civil or criminal penalties arising out of the administration of insulin to the client.

(4) For purposes of this section, the administration of insulin includes sliding scale insulin therapy, to include the calculation of an insulin dose based on current blood glucose and the administration of that calculated dose subcutaneously using an insulin pen containing premeasured doses or a syringe filled with the calculated dose drawn from a vial of insulin.

History: s. 2, ch. 2025-111.
Fla. Stat. § 559.541 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part V / Section 559.541
559.541 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 559.541-559.548 may be cited as the “Florida Commercial Collection Practices Act.”

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-275.
Fla. Stat. § 679.331 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.331
679.331 Priority of rights of purchasers of controllable accounts, controllable electronic records, controllable payment intangibles, documents, instruments, and securities under other articles; priority of interests in financial assets and security entitlements and protection against assertion of claim under chapters 669 and 678.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a protected purchaser of a security, or a qualifying purchase of a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier security interest, even if perfected, to the extent provided in chapters 669, 673, 677, and 678.

(2) This chapter does not limit the rights of or impose liability on a person to the extent that the person is protected against the assertion of an adverse claim under chapter 669 or chapter 678.

(3) Filing under this chapter does not constitute notice of a claim or defense to the holders, purchasers, or persons described in subsections (1) and (2).

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-198; s. 97, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 403.713 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.713
403.713 Ownership and control of solid waste and recovered materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this act or in any local act or ordinance shall be construed to limit the free flow of solid waste across municipal or county boundaries provided such solid waste is transported or disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this part. However, any local government that undertakes resource recovery from solid waste pursuant to general law or special act may control the collection and disposal of solid waste, as defined by general law or such special act, which is generated within the territorial boundaries of such local government and other local governments which enter into interlocal agreements for the disposal of solid waste with the local government sponsoring the resource recovery facility.

(2) Any local government which undertakes resource recovery from solid waste pursuant to general law or special act may institute a flow control ordinance for the purpose of ensuring that the resource recovery facility receives an adequate quantity of solid waste from solid waste generated within its jurisdiction. Such authority shall not extend to recovered materials, whether separated at the point of generation or after collection, that are intended to be held for purposes of recycling pursuant to requirements of this part; however, the handling of such materials shall be subject to applicable state and local public health and safety laws.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-342; s. 1, ch. 83-293; s. 20, ch. 88-130; s. 23, ch. 93-207.
Fla. Stat. § 446.045 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 446 / Section 446.045
446.045 State Apprenticeship Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Joint organization” means an apprenticeship sponsor who participates in a collective bargaining agreement. (b) “Nonjoint organization” means an apprenticeship sponsor who does not participate in a collective bargaining agreement.

(2)(a) There is created a State Apprenticeship Advisory Council to be composed of 10 voting members appointed by the Governor and two ex officio nonvoting members. The purpose of the advisory council is to advise the department on matters relating to apprenticeship. The advisory council may not establish policy, adopt rules, or consider whether particular apprenticeship programs should be approved by the department. (b) The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner’s designee shall serve ex officio as chair of the State Apprenticeship Advisory Council, but may not vote. The state director of the Office of Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the council. The Governor shall appoint to the council four members representing employee organizations and four members representing employer organizations. Each of these eight members shall represent industries that have registered apprenticeship programs. The Governor shall also appoint two public members who are knowledgeable about registered apprenticeship and apprenticeable occupations and who are independent of any joint or nonjoint organization. Members shall be appointed for 4-year staggered terms. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c) The council shall meet at the call of the chair or at the request of a majority of its membership, but at least twice a year. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum is necessary to take action. (d) The Governor may remove any member for cause. (e) The council shall maintain minutes of each meeting. The department shall keep on file the minutes of each meeting and shall make the minutes available to any interested person. (f) Members of the council shall serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses under s. 112.061. Meetings may be held via teleconference or other electronic means.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-55; s. 22, ch. 83-174; s. 69, ch. 85-81; s. 1, ch. 88-14; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 95-345; s. 145, ch. 97-103; s. 54, ch. 99-5; s. 116, ch. 2000-165; s. 5, ch. 2004-322; s. 3, ch. 2009-40; s. 4, ch. 2019-119.
Fla. Stat. § 122.04 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 122 / Section 122.04
122.04 Compulsory participation.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this law shall be compulsory as to all persons who enter the employment of the state or county of the state on or after July 1, 1947, and there shall be deducted from the salary of every officer and employee who thereafter enters the employment of the state or county of the state 6 percent as provided for in s. 122.03. All persons entering the service of the state or county of the state after July 1, 1947, shall be considered new employees or new officers and no prior service of such employees or officers shall be computed as part of their aggregate number of years of service under this law, except employees in military service on leave of absence who return immediately from military service to the service of the state or county of the state. Provided further that any person who is employed after the effective date of this chapter by a county having a retirement system shall be a compulsory member of this retirement system unless he or she becomes a member of its local retirement system.

History: s. 4, ch. 29801, 1955; s. 782, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 736.1015 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part X / Section 736.1015
736.1015 Interest as general partner.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless personal liability is imposed in the contract, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner in a general or limited partnership is not personally liable on a contract entered into by the partnership after the trust’s acquisition of the interest if the fiduciary capacity was disclosed in the contract or in a statement previously filed pursuant to a Uniform Partnership Act or Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

(2) A trustee who holds an interest as a general partner is not personally liable for torts committed by the partnership or for obligations arising from ownership or control of the interest unless the trustee is personally at fault.

(3) If the trustee of a revocable trust holds an interest as a general partner, the settlor is personally liable for contracts and other obligations of the partnership as if the settlor were a general partner.

History: s. 10, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 790.31 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 790 / Section 790.31
790.31 Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Armor-piercing bullet” means any bullet which has a steel inner core or core of equivalent hardness and a truncated cone and which is designed for use in a handgun as an armor-piercing or metal-piercing bullet. (b) “Exploding bullet” means any bullet that can be fired from any firearm, if such bullet is designed or altered so as to detonate or forcibly break up through the use of an explosive or deflagrant contained wholly or partially within or attached to such bullet. The term does not include any bullet designed to expand or break up through the mechanical forces of impact alone or any signaling device or pest control device not designed to impact on any target. (c) “Dragon’s breath shotgun shell” means any shotgun shell that contains exothermic pyrophoric misch metal as the projectile and that is designed for the sole purpose of throwing or spewing a flame or fireball to simulate a flamethrower. (d) “Bolo shell” means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and that expels as projectiles two or more metal balls connected by solid metal wire. (e) “Flechette shell” means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and that expels two or more pieces of fin-stabilized solid metal wire or two or more solid dart-type projectiles.

(2)(a) Any person who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or delivers any armor-piercing bullet or exploding bullet, or dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (b) Any person who possesses an armor-piercing bullet or exploding bullet with knowledge of its armor-piercing or exploding capabilities loaded in a handgun, or who possesses a dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell with knowledge of its capabilities loaded in a firearm, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (c) Any person who possesses with intent to use an armor-piercing bullet or exploding bullet or dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell to assist in the commission of a criminal act is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) This section does not apply to: (a) The possession of any item described in subsection (1) by any law enforcement officer, when possessed in connection with the performance of his or her duty as a law enforcement officer, or law enforcement agency. (b) The manufacture of items described in subsection (1) exclusively for sale or delivery to law enforcement agencies. (c) The sale or delivery of items described in subsection (1) to law enforcement agencies.

History: s. 1, ch. 83-253; s. 1, ch. 92-141; s. 1221, ch. 97-102; s. 16, ch. 2023-18.
Fla. Stat. § 817.61 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part II / Section 817.61
817.61 Fraudulent use of credit cards.
Status: in_force

A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value or any other person, uses, for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value, a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this part or a credit card which he or she knows is forged, or who obtains money, goods, services, or anything else of value by representing, without the consent of the cardholder, that he or she is the holder of a specified card or by representing that he or she is the holder of a card and such card has not in fact been issued violates this section. A person who, in any 6-month period, uses a credit card in violation of this section two or fewer times, or obtains money, goods, services, or anything else in violation of this section the value of which is less than $100, is subject to the penalties set forth in s. 817.67(1). A person who, in any 6-month period, uses a credit card in violation of this section more than two times, or obtains money, goods, services, or anything else in violation of this section the value of which is $100 or more, is subject to the penalties set forth in s. 817.67(2).

History: s. 4, ch. 67-340; s. 4, ch. 84-297; s. 3, ch. 85-43; s. 75, ch. 95-211; s. 1270, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 576.132 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 576 / Section 576.132
576.132 Recovery of damages.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may file for penalties due for deficiencies in a court of competent jurisdiction upon 10 days’ notice after the 60 days’ payment period.

(2) When penalties are due and unpaid by a nonresident licensee, dealer, or agent, the department may proceed by attachment as provided by law. In the case of nonresident and absconding debtors, the department may proceed against any fertilizer, credits of the licensee, dealer, or agent wherever found within the limits of this state.

(3) When fertilizer in lots of one or more tons is delivered in the same car, boat or other form of transport and consigned to more than one purchaser, analysis of one sample shall be considered representative of all the fertilizer and shall entitle each purchaser to the remedies provided by this chapter.

(4) All fertilizer analysis reports, when properly verified, shall be competent evidence in any court of law or equity in this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-348; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 14, 19, ch. 92-143; s. 11, ch. 97-6.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2957 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2957
316.2957 Exemption for motor vehicle manufacturers.
Status: in_force

The provisions of ss. 316.2951-316.2956 do not apply to the manufacturer’s tinting or glazing of motor vehicle windows or windshields which is otherwise in compliance with or permitted by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 as promulgated in 49 C.F.R. s. 571.205.

History: s. 1, ch. 84-296.