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Fla. Stat. § 628.151 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part I / Section 628.151
628.151 Insurance business exclusive.
Status: in_force

(1) No domestic insurer shall engage directly or indirectly in any business other than the insurance business and business activities reasonably and necessarily incidental to such insurance business.

(2) A title insurer may also engage in business as an escrow agent; and any insurer may also engage in the business of making, acquiring, selling, dealing in, and servicing of real estate mortgage loans and loans incidental thereto.

(3) A business trust whose declaration of trust was filed with the Secretary of State of Florida prior to January 1, 1959, and which, at the time of the adoption of this code, held a certificate of authority as a title insurer may qualify as an insurer for lawyers’ professional liability insurance by complying with the applicable provisions of this code.

History: s. 635, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 644, 665, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 534.49 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 534 / Section 534.49
534.49 Livestock drafts; effect.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this section, a livestock draft given as payment at a livestock auction market for a livestock purchase shall not be deemed an express extension of credit to the purchaser and shall not defeat the creation of a lien on such animal and its carcass, all products therefrom, and all proceeds thereof, to secure all or a part of its sales price, as provided in s. 534.54(3).

History: s. 3, ch. 73-40; s. 1, ch. 75-212; s. 1, ch. 77-362; s. 1, ch. 79-18; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 83-7; s. 2, ch. 86-70; s. 1, ch. 93-5; s. 32, ch. 2018-84.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0041 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0041
684.0041 Settlement.
Status: in_force

(1) If, during arbitral proceedings, the parties settle the dispute, the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings and, if requested by the parties and not objected to by the arbitral tribunal, record the settlement in the form of an arbitral award on agreed terms.

(2) An award on agreed terms shall be made pursuant to s. 684.0042 and shall state that it is an award. Such an award has the same status and effect as any other award on the merits of the case.

History: s. 42, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 395.404 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part II / Section 395.404
395.404 Reporting of trauma data; report to National Trauma Data Bank.
Status: in_force

(1) Each trauma center shall participate in the National Trauma Data Bank, and the department shall solely use the National Trauma Data Bank for quality and assessment purposes.

(2) Each trauma center and acute care hospital shall report to the department all transfers of trauma patients and the outcomes for such patients.

(3) Each trauma center and acute care hospital shall report to the department’s brain and spinal cord injury central registry, consistent with the procedures and timeframes of s. 381.74, any person who has a moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injury, and shall include in the report the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and any additional information that the department finds necessary.

History: s. 7, ch. 87-399; s. 3, ch. 88-186; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 10, ch. 90-344; ss. 41, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 3, ch. 94-324; s. 4, ch. 95-387; s. 28, ch. 95-398; s. 219, ch. 96-406; s. 16, ch. 2000-153; s. 21, ch. 2002-22; s. 25, ch. 2004-350; s. 59, ch. 2005-2; s. 9, ch. 2018-66.
Fla. Stat. § 741.32 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.32
741.32 Batterers’ intervention programs.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the incidence of domestic violence in this state is disturbingly high and that, despite the efforts of many to curb this violence, one person dies at the hands of a spouse, ex-spouse, or cohabitant approximately every 3 days. Further, a child who witnesses the perpetration of this violence becomes a victim as he or she hears or sees it occurring. This child is at high risk of also being the victim of physical abuse by the parent who is perpetrating the violence and, to a lesser extent, by the parent who is the victim. These children are also at a high risk of perpetrating violent crimes as juveniles and, later, becoming perpetrators of the same violence that they witnessed as children. The Legislature finds that there should be standardized programming available to the justice system to protect victims and their children and to hold the perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their acts. To ensure statewide consistency in such programming, the Department of Children and Families shall certify and monitor batterers’ intervention programs to be used by the justice system. Finally, the Legislature recognizes that in order for batterers’ intervention programs to be successful in protecting victims and their children, all participants in the justice system as well as social service agencies and local and state governments must coordinate their efforts at the community level.

History: s. 16, ch. 95-195; s. 37, ch. 96-312; s. 280, ch. 99-8; s. 2, ch. 2001-183; s. 12, ch. 2012-147; s. 3, ch. 2021-152.
Fla. Stat. § 468.707 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XIII / Section 468.707
468.707 Licensure requirements.
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to be licensed as an athletic trainer shall apply to the department on a form approved by the department. An applicant shall also provide records or other evidence, as determined by the board, to prove he or she has met the requirements of this section. The department shall license each applicant who:

(1) Has completed the application form and remitted the required fees.

(2) Has submitted to background screening pursuant to s. 456.0135. The board may require a background screening for an applicant whose license has expired or who is undergoing disciplinary action.

(3)(a) Has obtained, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree from a college or university professional athletic training degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education or its successor organization recognized and approved by the United States Department of Education or the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, approved by the board, or recognized by the Board of Certification, and has passed the national examination to be certified by the Board of Certification; or (b) Has obtained, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree, has completed the Board of Certification internship requirements, and holds a current certification from the Board of Certification.

(4) Has current certification in both cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator set forth in the continuing education requirements as determined by the board pursuant to s. 468.711.

(5) Has completed any other requirements as determined by the department and approved by the board.

History: s. 5, ch. 95-388; s. 101, ch. 98-166; s. 4, ch. 99-349; s. 134, ch. 99-397; s. 159, ch. 2000-160; s. 1, ch. 2006-39; s. 18, ch. 2011-95; s. 5, ch. 2015-116; s. 2, ch. 2020-29; s. 32, ch. 2020-133.
Fla. Stat. § 252.351 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part I / Section 252.351
252.351 Mandatory reporting of certain incidents by political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “office” means the State Watch Office established within the division pursuant to s. 14.2016.

(2) The division shall create and maintain a list of reportable incidents. The list shall include, but is not limited to, the following events: (a) Major fires, including wildfires, commercial or multiunit residential fires, or industrial fires. (b) Search and rescue operations, including structure collapses or urban search and rescue responses. (c) Bomb threats or threats to inflict harm on a large number of people or significant infrastructure, suspicious devices, or device detonations. (d) Natural hazards and severe weather, including earthquakes, landslides, or ground subsidence or sinkholes. (e) Public health and population protective actions, including public health hazards, evacuation orders, or emergency shelter openings. (f) Animal or agricultural events, including suspected or confirmed animal diseases, suspected or confirmed agricultural diseases, crop failures, or food supply contamination. (g) Environmental concerns, including an incident of reportable pollution release as required in s. 403.077(2). (h) Nuclear power plant events, including events in process or that have occurred which indicate a potential degradation of the level of safety of the plant or which indicate a security threat to facility protection. (i) Major transportation events, including aircraft or airport incidents, passenger or commercial railroad incidents, major road or bridge closures, or marine incidents involving a blocked navigable channel of a major waterway. (j) Major utility or infrastructure events, including dam failures or overtopping, drinking water facility breaches, or major utility outages or disruptions involving transmission lines or substations. (k) Military events, when information regarding such activities is provided to a political subdivision.

(3) As soon as practicable following its initial response to an incident, a political subdivision shall provide notification to the office that an incident specified on the list of reportable incidents has occurred within its geographical boundaries. The division may establish guidelines specifying the method and format a political subdivision must use when reporting an incident.

(4) Beginning December 1, 2020, and by December 1 every year thereafter, the division must provide the list of reportable incidents to each political subdivision.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-53.
Fla. Stat. § 116.38 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 116 / Section 116.38
116.38 Notary fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as is hereinafter provided, all such notaries shall collect fees for their services as notaries performed in connection with such agency, board, commission or department at the rates provided for under chapter 117; provided, however, that in any case wherein a certain fee shall be provided by law for such service then in that event such fee as provided by law shall be collected.

(2) No notary fee shall be charged or collected by such notaries in connection with such agency, board, commission or department, in connection with or incidental to the issuance of motor vehicle license tags or titles.

(3) No notary public fees shall be charged by such notaries for notarizing loyalty oaths which are required by law.

(4) The chief administrative officer of any such agency, board, commission or department may, upon determining that such service should be performed as a public service, authorize such service to be performed free of charge.

History: ss. 4-7, ch. 67-282.
Fla. Stat. § 88.3101 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part III / Section 88.3101
88.3101 Duties of state information agency.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Revenue is the state information agency under this act.

(2) The state information agency shall: (a) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this act and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state. (b) Maintain a register of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states. (c) Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor’s property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this act received from another state or a foreign country.

(3) Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor’s property within this state not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor’s address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver licenses, and social security.

History: s. 3, ch. 96-189; s. 24, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 206.22 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 206 / Part I / Section 206.22
206.22 Restraining and enjoining violations.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part or who fails to pay fuel taxes and all interest and penalties due by him or her to the state under the provisions of the laws of this state may be restrained and enjoined in a suit or other proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction instituted in the name of the state by the Department of Legal Affairs or by any state attorney at the direction of the department from selling, consuming, using, distributing, or transporting any motor fuel which is taxable under the laws of this state until such person shall have paid all of said taxes, interest, and penalties due the state and complied with the provisions of this part. Any proceeding instituted under this section shall not operate as a bar to the prosecution of any person guilty of violating any of the criminal laws of the state.

History: s. 19, ch. 16082, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1167(80); s. 7, ch. 63-253; s. 5, ch. 65-371; s. 2, ch. 65-420; ss. 11, 21, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-995; s. 1072, ch. 95-147; s. 34, ch. 95-417.
Fla. Stat. § 458.307 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.307
458.307 Board of Medicine.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Board of Medicine, composed of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2) Twelve members of the board must be licensed physicians in good standing in this state who are residents of the state and who have been engaged in the active practice or teaching of medicine for at least 4 years immediately preceding their appointment. One of the physicians must be on the full-time faculty of a medical school in this state, and one of the physicians must be in private practice and on the full-time staff of a statutory teaching hospital in this state as defined in s. 408.07. At least one of the physicians must be a graduate of a foreign medical school. The remaining three members must be residents of the state who are not, and never have been, licensed health care practitioners. One member must be a health care risk manager. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.

(3) As the terms of the members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed.

(4) The board, in conjunction with the department, shall establish a disciplinary training program for board members. The program shall provide for initial and periodic training in the grounds for disciplinary action, the actions which may be taken by the board and the department, changes in relevant statutes and rules, and any relevant judicial and administrative decisions. No member of the board shall participate on probable cause panels or in disciplinary decisions of the board unless he or she has completed the disciplinary training program.

(5) During the time members are appointed to a probable cause panel, they shall attempt to complete their work on every case presented to them. In the event that consideration of a case is begun but not completed during the term of those members on the panel, they may reconvene as a probable cause panel for the purpose of completing their deliberations on that case.

(6) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of the board shall apply.

History: ss. 1, 8, ch. 79-302; s. 291, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 84-543; s. 3, ch. 84-553; s. 37, ch. 85-175; ss. 4, 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 10, ch. 87-172; s. 16, ch. 88-1; s. 13, ch. 88-392; s. 6, ch. 89-162; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 93-48; s. 104, ch. 94-218; s. 199, ch. 97-103; s. 16, ch. 97-264; s. 41, ch. 98-166; s. 91, ch. 99-397; s. 101, ch. 2000-160; s. 94, ch. 2018-24.
Fla. Stat. § 316.0875 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.0875
316.0875 No-passing zones.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities may determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway, indicate the beginning and end of such zones. When such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, a driver of a vehicle must obey the directions thereof.

(2) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (1), a driver may not, at any time, drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.

(3) This section does not apply to a driver who safely and briefly drives to the left of the center of the roadway only to the extent necessary to: (a) Avoid an obstruction; (b) Turn left into or from an alley, a private road, or a driveway; or (c) Overtake and pass a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or an electric bicycle pursuant to s. 316.083(2) or (3).

(4) A person who violates this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 111, ch. 99-248; s. 3, ch. 2021-180.
Fla. Stat. § 107.04 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 107 / Section 107.04
107.04 Candidates file application; fee and petition for name on official ballot.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person desiring to become a candidate for election as a delegate to said convention shall file a sworn application with the Department of State on such form as that department shall prescribe, not less than 20 days before the date of election, in which shall be stated the person’s name in full, residence, age, color, and occupation. Such application shall also state, under oath, that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and of the state and is a qualified elector of the county in which he or she resides. The applicant may also state whether or not he or she favors the ratification of the proposed amendment or opposes it and whether or not he or she desires his or her name to appear upon the ballot as favoring or opposing such amendment or as unpledged.

(2) If the applicant shall request that his or her name appear on the ballot as favoring or as opposing the amendment, his or her application shall be accompanied by a qualification fee of $25 and by one or more petitions, requesting that his or her name be placed upon the official ballot, and signed by not fewer than 500 qualified electors. It shall be permissible for any number of qualified voters to join in one or more petitions requesting the placing on the official ballot of the names of more than one candidate but not exceeding the total number to be elected. Any applicant may withdraw his or her name at any time before the ballots are actually printed.

History: s. 4, ch. 16180, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 319(4); ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 658, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 48.27 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.27
48.27 Certified process servers.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit may establish an approved list of natural persons designated as certified process servers. The chief judge may periodically add to such list the names of those natural persons who have met the requirements for certification provided for in s. 48.29. Each person whose name has been added to the approved list is subject to annual recertification and reappointment by the chief judge of a judicial circuit. The chief judge shall prescribe appropriate forms for application for inclusion on the list of certified process servers. A reasonable fee for the processing of any such application must be charged.

(2)(a) The addition of a person’s name to the list authorizes him or her to serve initial nonenforceable civil process on a person found within the circuit where the process server is certified when a civil action has been filed against such person in the circuit court or in a county court in the state. Upon filing an action in circuit or county court, a person may select from the list for the circuit where the process is to be served one or more certified process servers to serve initial nonenforceable civil process. (b) The addition of a person’s name to the list authorizes him or her to serve criminal witness subpoenas and criminal summonses on a person found within the circuit where the process server is certified. The state in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or any party in a criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding may select from the list for the circuit where the process is to be served one or more certified process servers to serve the subpoena or summons.

(3) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to exclude a sheriff or deputy or other person appointed by the sheriff pursuant to s. 48.021 from serving process or to exclude a person from appointment by individual motion and order to serve process in any civil action in accordance with Rule 1.070(b) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

History: s. 3, ch. 88-135; s. 5, ch. 97-96; s. 3, ch. 98-410; s. 3, ch. 2009-215.
Fla. Stat. § 459.0092 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 459 / Section 459.0092
459.0092 Fees.
Status: in_force

The board shall set fees according to the following schedule:

(1) The fee for application or certification pursuant to ss. 459.0055(2), 459.0075, and 459.0077 shall not exceed $500.

(2) The fee for application and examination pursuant to s. 459.0055(1)(m) shall not exceed $175 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the examination from the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners or a similar national organization.

(3) The fee for biennial renewal of licensure or certification shall not exceed $500.

History: ss. 11, 29, ch. 86-290; s. 33, ch. 88-1; s. 5, ch. 88-205; s. 27, ch. 89-162; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 89, ch. 92-149; s. 4, ch. 2007-229.
Fla. Stat. § 559.9281 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part XI / Section 559.9281
559.9281 Student tour operators.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall establish a process for sellers of travel to apply to be, and be listed as, approved student tour operators to serve students in all primary and secondary school districts within the state.

(2) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section, including the establishment of the application procedures and minimum standards for those persons wishing to be approved as student tour operators under this section. At a minimum, a student tour operator must be registered and approved by the department as a seller of travel under s. 559.928, maintain security requirements provided under s. 559.929, and be current on all state and local business taxes.

(3) The department shall maintain a list of approved student tour operators to serve students in all primary and secondary school districts within the state. The department shall update this list at least annually and shall provide, as created and updated, a current version of the list to the Department of Education.

(4) The Department of Education shall publish and maintain a current version of the list in a prominent location on its website.

History: s. 29, ch. 2016-166.