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Fla. Stat. § 116.33 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 116 / Section 116.33
116.33 Exercise of police power.
Status: in_force

It is deemed by the Legislature of the state, that this act is necessary for the more efficient and speedy method of forfeiture of property that is held by the clerks of the circuit court of Florida, and a lawful exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare of the people of the state. All the provisions of this act shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of the purposes herein mentioned. This act is to be considered as cumulative and not an exclusive method of forfeiture.

History: s. 12, ch. 61-380.
Fla. Stat. § 298.349 — Florida Code / Title XXI / Chapter 298 / Section 298.349
298.349 Uniform initial acreage assessment for payment of expenses.
Status: in_force

There is levied upon each acre of land within a water control district created on or after July 1, 1997, a uniform initial assessment of $50 per acre for the year in which the district is created, to be used by the district, through its board of supervisors, for the purpose of district administration, paying expenses incurred or to be incurred in making surveys of the lands in the district, assessing benefits and damages, and other expenses necessarily incurred, as estimated or determined by the board of supervisors, before the board collects or receives funds under the remaining provisions of this chapter. The assessment constitutes a lien upon the lands in the district from the effective date of the special act creating the district and must be collected by the district. If the board of supervisors determines that it is necessary to obtain funds to pay any expenses incurred or to be incurred in organizing the district, or any other expenses relating to the conduct and operation of the district, before a sufficient sum can be obtained by collecting the acreage assessment levied by this section, the board may borrow a sufficient sum of money for any of those purposes, may issue notes or bonds therefor, and may pledge any and all assessments of the initial acreage assessment levied under the provisions of this section for the repayment thereof. The board of supervisors may issue notes or bonds to any person or persons performing work or services or furnishing anything of value in the organization of the district or for any other expenses necessarily incurred before the receipt of funds arising from assessments or benefits.

History: s. 20, ch. 97-40.
Fla. Stat. § 893.131 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 893 / Section 893.131
893.131 Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Distribute” has the same meaning as in s. 893.02, and includes the direct or indirect delivery of a controlled substance to a user. (b) “Emergency opioid antagonist” has the same meaning as in s. 381.887(1). (c) “Medical care” means the administration of treatment for the purposes of preserving or sustaining life or the administration of an emergency opioid antagonist. (d) “Overdose or serious bodily injury” means drug toxicity or a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of death or substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. (e) “Substantial factor” means that the use of a substance or mixture alone is sufficient to cause an overdose or serious bodily injury, regardless of whether any other substance or mixture used is also sufficient to cause an overdose or serious bodily injury.

(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person 18 years of age or older who unlawfully distributes: 1. Heroin, as described in s. 893.03(1)(b)11.; 2. Alfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)1.; 3. Carfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)6.; 4. Fentanyl, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9.; 5. Sufentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)30.; 6. Fentanyl derivatives, as described in s. 893.03(1)(a)63.; 7. A controlled substance analog, as described in s. 893.0356, of any substance specified in subparagraphs 1.-6.; or 8. A mixture containing any substance specified in subparagraphs 1.-7., and an overdose or serious bodily injury of the user results, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, when such substance or mixture is proven to have caused or been a substantial factor in causing the overdose or serious bodily injury of the user. (b) A person 18 years of age or older who commits a violation of paragraph (a) and who has previously been convicted of a violation of paragraph (a) commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) The administration of medical care by an emergency responder, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement officer, a paramedic, or an emergency medical technician is prima facie evidence that the person receiving medical care experienced an overdose or serious bodily injury.

(4) A person who experiences, or has a good faith belief that he or she is experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose and receives medical assistance, or a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose, is afforded the protections provided under s. 893.21.

History: s. 2, ch. 2023-196; s. 3, ch. 2024-20.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.87 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part III / Section 1009.87
1009.87 Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.
Status: in_force

The provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 shall be in addition to the other provisions of this chapter and shall not be construed to be in derogation thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided hereby.

History: s. 469, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 112.182 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.182
112.182 “Firefighter rule” abolished.
Status: in_force

(1) A firefighter or properly identified law enforcement officer who lawfully enters upon the premises of another in the discharge of his or her duty occupies the status of an invitee. The common-law rule that such a firefighter or law enforcement officer occupies the status of a licensee is hereby abolished.

(2) It is not the intent of this section to increase or diminish the duty of care owed by property owners to invitees. Property owners shall be liable to invitees pursuant to this section only when the property owner negligently fails to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition or negligently fails to correct a dangerous condition of which the property owner either knew or should have known by the use of reasonable care or negligently fails to warn the invitee of a dangerous condition about which the property owner had, or should have had, knowledge greater than that of the invitee.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-308; s. 693, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 624.508 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part IV / Section 624.508
624.508 Insurer’s license tax; when payable.
Status: in_force

(1) The insurer’s license tax provided for in s. 624.501(3) shall be paid, by an insurer newly applying for a certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state, prior to and contingent upon the issuance of its original certificate of authority. If the certificate of authority is not issued, the license tax payment shall be refunded to the insurer. The license tax so paid by a newly authorized insurer shall cover the period expiring on the June 1 next following the date of its original certificate of authority.

(2) Each authorized insurer shall pay the license tax annually on or before June 1.

History: s. 80, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 63-149; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-237; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 68, ch. 82-243.
Fla. Stat. § 627.031 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part I / Section 627.031
627.031 Purposes of this part; interpretation.
Status: in_force

(1) The purposes of this part are: (a) To promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates as herein provided to the end that they shall not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory; (b) To encourage independent action by, and reasonable price competition among, insurers; (c) To authorize the existence and operation of qualified rating organizations and advisory organizations and to require that specified rating services of such rating organizations be generally available to all authorized insurers; and (d) To authorize cooperation between insurers in ratemaking and other related matters.

(2) It is the purpose of this part to protect policyholders and the public against the adverse effects of excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory insurance rates, and to authorize the office to regulate such rates. If at any time the office has reason to believe any such rate is excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory under the law, it is directed to take the necessary action to cause such rate to comply with the laws of this state.

(3) Nothing in this part shall be construed to repeal or modify the provisions of part IX of chapter 626, relating to unfair trade practices.

History: s. 411, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 67-9; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-3(B); s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 338, 357, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; ss. 49, 79, ch. 82-386; s. 28, ch. 87-228; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 54, ch. 2001-63; s. 1061, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 380.0675 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part I / Section 380.0675
380.0675 Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded.
Status: in_force

Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-170.
Fla. Stat. § 1001.63 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1001 / Part III / Section 1001.63
1001.63 Florida College System institution board of trustees; board of trustees to constitute a corporation.
Status: in_force

Each Florida College System institution board of trustees is constituted a body corporate by the name of “The District Board of Trustees of (Name of Florida College System institution) , Florida” with all the powers and duties of a body corporate, including the power to adopt a corporate seal, to contract and be contracted with, to sue or be sued, to plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or equity, and to give and receive donations. In all suits against a board of trustees, service of process shall be made on the chair of the board of trustees or, in the absence of the chair, the corporate secretary or designee of the chair.

History: s. 79, ch. 2002-387; s. 20, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 607.1107 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.1107
607.1107 Abandonment of a merger or share exchange.
Status: in_force

(1) After a plan of merger or a plan of share exchange has been adopted and approved as required by this chapter, and before the articles of merger or the articles of share exchange have become effective, the plan may be abandoned by a domestic corporation that is a party to the plan without action by its shareholders in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan of merger or the plan of share exchange or, if no such procedures are set forth in the plan, in the manner determined by the board of directors.

(2) If a merger or share exchange is abandoned under subsection (1) after articles of merger or articles of share exchange have been delivered to the department for filing but before the articles of merger or articles of share exchange have become effective, a statement of abandonment signed by all the parties that signed the articles of merger or articles of share exchange must be delivered to the department for filing before the articles of merger or articles of share exchange become effective. The statement shall take effect on filing, whereupon the merger or share exchange shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain: (a) The name of each party to the merger or the names of the acquiring and acquired entities in a share exchange; (b) The date on which the articles of merger or articles of share exchange were filed by the department; and (c) A statement that the merger or share exchange has been abandoned in accordance with this section.

History: s. 115, ch. 89-154; s. 5, ch. 2004-378; s. 140, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 328.64 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 328 / Part II / Section 328.64
328.64 Change of interest and address.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner shall furnish the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles notice of the transfer of all or any part of his or her interest in a vessel registered or titled in this state pursuant to this chapter or of the destruction or abandonment of such vessel, within 30 days thereof, on a form prescribed by the department. Such transfer, destruction, or abandonment shall terminate the certificate for such vessel, except that in the case of a transfer of a part interest which does not affect the owner’s right to operate such vessel, such transfer shall not terminate the certificate. The department shall provide the form for such notice and shall attach the form to every vessel title issued or reissued.

(2) Any holder of a certificate of registration shall notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or the county tax collector within 30 days, if his or her address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate and shall, as a part of such notification, furnish the department or such county tax collector with the new address. The department shall provide in its rules and regulations for the surrender of the certificate bearing the former address and its replacement with a certificate bearing the new address or for the alteration of an outstanding certificate to show the new address of the holder.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-399; s. 1, ch. 65-361; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 74-327; s. 6, ch. 84-184; s. 453, ch. 95-148; s. 53, ch. 95-333; s. 19, ch. 99-289; s. 4, ch. 2006-309; s. 46, ch. 2007-5.
Fla. Stat. § 373.604 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part VI / Section 373.604
373.604 Awards to employees for meritorious service.
Status: in_force

The governing board of any water management district may adopt and implement a program of meritorious service awards for district employees who make proposals which are implemented and result in reducing district expenditures or improving district operations, who make exceptional contributions to the efficiency of the district, or who make other improvements in the operations of the district. No award granted under the provisions of this section shall exceed $2,000 or 10 percent of the first year’s savings, whichever is less, unless a larger award is made by the Legislature. Awards shall be paid by the district from any available funds.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-287.
Fla. Stat. § 92.525 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.525
92.525 Verification of documents; perjury by false written declaration, penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) If authorized or required by law, by rule of an administrative agency, or by rule or order of court that a document be verified by a person, the verification may be accomplished in the following manner: (a) Under oath or affirmation taken or administered before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; (b) Under oath or affirmation taken or administered by an officer authorized under s. 117.10 to administer oaths; or (c) By the signing of the written declaration prescribed in subsection (2).

(2) A written declaration means the following statement: “Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing [document] and that the facts stated in it are true,” followed by the signature of the person making the declaration, except when a verification on information or belief is permitted by law, in which case the words “to the best of my knowledge and belief” may be added. The written declaration shall be printed or typed at the end of or immediately below the document being verified and above the signature of the person making the declaration.

(3) A person who knowingly makes a false declaration under subsection (2) is guilty of the crime of perjury by false written declaration, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) As used in this section: (a) The term “administrative agency” means any department or agency of the state or any county, municipality, special district, or other political subdivision. (b) The term “document” means any writing including, without limitation, any form, application, claim, notice, tax return, inventory, affidavit, pleading, or paper. (c) The requirement that a document be verified means that the document must be signed or executed by a person and that the person must state under oath or affirm that the facts or matters stated or recited in the document are true, or words of that import or effect.

History: s. 12, ch. 86-201; s. 1, ch. 2015-23; s. 10, ch. 2025-163.
Fla. Stat. § 145.19 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 145 / Section 145.19
145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for state career service employees; limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Annual factor” means 1 plus the lesser of: 1. The average percentage increase in the salaries of state career service employees for the current fiscal year as determined by the Department of Management Services or as provided in the General Appropriations Act; or 2. Seven percent. (b) “Cumulative annual factor” means the product of all annual factors certified under this act prior to the fiscal year for which salaries are being calculated. (c) “Initial factor” means a factor of 1.292, which is a product, rounded to the nearest thousandth, of an earlier cost-of-living increase factor authorized by chapter 73-173, Laws of Florida, and intended by the Legislature to be preserved in adjustments to salaries made prior to enactment of chapter 76-80, Laws of Florida, multiplied by the annual increase factor authorized by chapter 79-327, Laws of Florida.

(2) Each fiscal year, the salaries of all officials listed in this chapter, s. 1001.395, and s. 1001.47 shall be adjusted. The adjusted salary rate shall be the product, rounded to the nearest dollar, of the salary rate granted by the appropriate section of this chapter, s. 1001.395, or s. 1001.47 multiplied first by the initial factor, then by the cumulative annual factor, and finally by the annual factor. The Department of Management Services shall certify the annual factor and the cumulative annual factors. Any special qualification salary received under this chapter, s. 1001.47, or the annual performance salary incentive available to elected superintendents under s. 1001.47 shall be added to such adjusted salary rate. The special qualification salary shall be $2,000, but shall not exceed $2,000.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-327; s. 19, ch. 80-377; s. 6, ch. 81-167; s. 5, ch. 83-55; s. 3, ch. 84-241; s. 1, ch. 88-42; s. 75, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 3, ch. 93-146; s. 901, ch. 2002-387; s. 4, ch. 2004-41; s. 2, ch. 2007-234.
Fla. Stat. § 475.28 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part I / Section 475.28
475.28 Rules of evidence.
Status: in_force

(1) In all proceedings before the commission or the courts, civil or criminal, in which the payment, receipt, or expectation of a commission, compensation, or a valuable consideration is a necessary element of the offense, proof of the performance of the act, service, or condition for which such commission, compensation, or valuable consideration is required to be shown shall be prima facie evidence that such act, service, or condition was performed or existed for or in expectation of the payment or receipt of a commission, compensation, or a valuable consideration. If it is material to determine whether or not a party to any action, civil or criminal, is properly licensed, the burden of proof shall be on such party.

(2) Photostatic copies of any papers or documents may be introduced in lieu of the originals in any proceeding or prosecution under this chapter. The books of account and records of any person shall be admissible upon a showing that they were made in the regular course of business, without introducing the person who made the entries, the weight of such evidence to be decided by the court or commission.

History: s. 30, ch. 12223, 1927; CGL 4091; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 48, ch. 78-95; ss. 20, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 22, 38, ch. 82-1; ss. 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 165.0225 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 165 / Section 165.0225
165.0225 Counties prohibited from requiring consideration for allowing incorporation.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 165.022, any municipality formed after January 1, 2000, and any municipality formed on or after July 1, 2007, shall not be required to pay any charge, assessment, tax, fee, or other consideration as a condition for allowing the citizens of an area to incorporate and govern themselves.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-26.
Fla. Stat. § 373.609 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part VI / Section 373.609
373.609 Enforcement; city and county officers to assist.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every state and county attorney, sheriff, police officer, and other appropriate city and county official, upon request, to assist the department, the governing board of any water management district, or any local board, or any of their agents in the enforcement of the provisions of this law and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

History: s. 15, ch. 57-380; s. 15, ch. 63-336; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 117, ch. 77-104; s. 232, ch. 81-259.