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Fla. Stat. § 63.0427 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 63 / Section 63.0427
63.0427 Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives.
Status: in_force

(1) A child whose parents have had their parental rights terminated and whose custody has been awarded to the department pursuant to s. 39.811, and who is the subject of a petition for adoption under this chapter, shall have the right to have the court consider the appropriateness of postadoption communication or contact, including, but not limited to, visits, written correspondence, or telephone calls, with his or her siblings or, upon agreement of the adoptive parents, with the parents who have had their parental rights terminated or other specified biological relatives. The court shall consider the following in making such determination: (a) Any orders of the court pursuant to s. 39.811(7). (b) Recommendations of the department, the foster parents if other than the adoptive parents, and the guardian ad litem. (c) Statements of the prospective adoptive parents. (d) Any other information deemed relevant and material by the court. If the court determines that the child’s best interests will be served by postadoption communication or contact, the court shall so order, stating the nature and frequency of the communication or contact. This order shall be made a part of the final adoption order, but the continuing validity of the adoption may not be contingent upon such postadoption communication or contact and the ability of the adoptive parents and child to change residence within or outside the State of Florida may not be impaired by such communication or contact.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 63.162, the adoptive parent may, at any time, petition for review of a communication or contact order entered pursuant to subsection (1), if the adoptive parent believes that the best interests of the adopted child are being compromised, and the court may order the communication or contact to be terminated or modified, as the court deems to be in the best interests of the adopted child; however, the court may not increase contact between the adopted child and siblings, birth parents, or other relatives without the consent of the adoptive parent or parents. As part of the review process, the court may order the parties to engage in mediation. The department shall not be required to be a party to such review.

History: s. 3, ch. 98-50; s. 24, ch. 99-2; s. 52, ch. 99-193; s. 11, ch. 2001-3; s. 7, ch. 2003-58; s. 7, ch. 2012-81.
Fla. Stat. § 379.303 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part IV / Section 379.303
379.303 Classification of wildlife; seizure of captive wildlife.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall promulgate rules defining Class I, Class II, and Class III types of wildlife. The commission shall also establish rules and requirements necessary to ensure that permits are granted only to persons qualified to possess and care properly for wildlife and that permitted wildlife possessed as personal pets will be maintained in sanitary surroundings and appropriate neighborhoods.

(2) In instances where wildlife is seized or taken into custody by the commission, said owner or possessor of such wildlife shall be responsible for payment of all expenses relative to the capture, transport, boarding, veterinary care, or other costs associated with or incurred due to seizure or custody of wildlife. Such expenses shall be paid by said owner or possessor upon any conviction or finding of guilt of a criminal or noncriminal violation, regardless of adjudication or plea entered, of any provision of chapter 828 or this chapter, or rule of the commission or if such violation is disposed of under s. 921.187. Failure to pay such expense may be grounds for revocation or denial of permits to such individual to possess wildlife.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-309; s. 6, ch. 98-333; s. 34, ch. 2002-46; s. 106, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 641.2019 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.2019
641.2019 Provider service network certificate of authority.
Status: in_force

A prepaid provider service network that applies for and obtains a health care provider certificate pursuant to part III of this chapter, meets the surplus requirements of s. 641.225, and meets all other applicable requirements of this part may obtain a certificate of authority under s. 641.21. A certified provider service network has the same rights and responsibilities as a health maintenance organization certified under this part.

History: s. 34, ch. 2011-135.
Fla. Stat. § 186.004 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 186 / Section 186.004
186.004 Governor; chief planning officer of the state.
Status: in_force

The Governor is the chief planning officer of the state and shall conduct a biennial review and revision of the state comprehensive plan.

History: s. 1, ch. 67-157; s. 7, ch. 71-377; s. 4, ch. 72-295; s. 21, ch. 93-206.
Fla. Stat. § 316.090 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.090
316.090 Driving on divided highways.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any highway has been divided into two or more roadways by leaving an intervening space or by a physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by official traffic control devices or police officers.

(2) No vehicle shall be driven over, across, or within any such dividing space, barrier, or section, except through an opening in such physical barrier or dividing section or space or at a crossover or intersection as established, unless specifically authorized by public authority.

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

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 3, ch. 86-36; s. 115, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 395.903 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part VI / Section 395.903
395.903 Behavioral Health Teaching Hospital grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established within the agency a grant program for the purpose of funding designated behavioral health teaching hospitals, subject to legislative appropriation. Grant funding may be used for operations and expenses and for fixed capital outlay, including, but not limited to, facility renovation and upgrades. (a)1. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency shall hold a 30-day, open application period beginning November 1, 2024, to accept applications from the behavioral health teaching hospitals designated under s. 395.902(4), in a manner determined by the agency. Applicants must include a detailed spending plan with the application. 2. For the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years, the agency shall hold a 30-day, open application period beginning October 1 of each year to accept applications from behavioral health teaching hospitals designated under s. 395.902, in a manner determined by the agency. Applicants must include a detailed spending plan with the application. On or before January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026, hospitals desiring to apply for designation in the next fiscal year shall submit letters of intent to the agency. (b) The agency, in consultation with the department, shall evaluate and rank grant applications based on compliance with s. 395.902(2) and the quality of the plan submitted under s. 395.902(2)(e) or plan implementation, as applicable, related to achieving the purposes of the behavioral health teaching hospital program. The agency, in consultation with the department, shall make recommendations for grant awards and distribution of available funding for such awards. The agency shall submit the evaluation and grant award recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within 90 days after the open application period closes. (c) Notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, the agency may submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures under s. 216.177, requesting the release of the funds to make awards. The agency is authorized to submit budget amendments relating to expenses under this subsection under the grant program only within the 90 days after the open application period closes.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, the balance of any appropriation from the General Revenue Fund for the program which is not disbursed but which is obligated pursuant to contract or committed to be expended by June 30 of the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated may be carried forward for up to 8 years after the effective date of the original appropriation.

(3) The agency may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

History: s. 4, ch. 2024-12.
Fla. Stat. § 326.001 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 326 / Section 326.001
326.001 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 326.001-326.006 may be cited as the “Yacht and Ship Brokers’ Act.”

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 88-282; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 40.26 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 40 / Section 40.26
40.26 Meals and lodging for jurors.
Status: in_force

The sheriff, when required by order of the court, shall provide juries with meals and lodging, the expense to be paid by the clerk of the circuit court.

History: s. 1, ch. 3860, 1889; RS 1162; GS 1587; s. 10, ch. 7838, 1919; RGS 2789; CGL 4475; s. 15, ch. 2008-111.
Fla. Stat. § 560.402 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 560 / Part IV / Section 560.402
560.402 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term:

(1) “Affiliate” means a person who, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a deferred presentment provider.

(2) “Deferment period” means the number of days a deferred presentment provider agrees to defer depositing, presenting, or redeeming a payment instrument.

(3) “Deferred presentment installment transaction” means a deferred presentment transaction that is repayable in installments.

(4) “Deferred presentment transaction” means providing currency or a payment instrument in exchange for a drawer’s check and agreeing to hold the check for a deferment period.

(5) “Drawer” means a customer who writes a personal check and upon whose account the check is drawn.

(6) “Extension of a deferred presentment agreement” means continuing a deferred presentment transaction past the deferment period by having the drawer pay additional fees and the deferred presentment provider continuing to hold the check for another deferment period.

(7) “Outstanding transaction balance” means the amount received by the drawer from the deferred presentment provider which is due and owing, exclusive of the fees allowed under this part, in a deferred presentment transaction.

(8) “Rollover” means the termination or extension of a deferred presentment agreement by the payment of an additional fee and the continued holding of the check, or the substitution of a new check by the drawer pursuant to a new deferred presentment agreement.

(9) “Termination of a deferred presentment agreement” means that all checks that are the basis for the agreement are redeemed by the drawer by payment in full in cash, or are deposited and the deferred presentment provider has evidence that such checks have cleared. Verification of sufficient funds in the drawer’s account by the deferred presentment provider is not sufficient evidence to deem that the deferred presentment transaction is terminated.

History: s. 13, ch. 2001-119; s. 725, ch. 2003-261; s. 43, ch. 2008-177; s. 1, ch. 2018-26.
Fla. Stat. § 714.20 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 714 / Section 714.20
714.20 Notice of appointment; claim against receivership; distribution to creditors.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6), a receiver shall give notice of appointment of the receiver to creditors of the owner by: (a) Deposit for delivery through first-class mail or other commercially reasonable delivery method to the last known address of each creditor; and (b) Publication as directed by the court.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6), the notice required under subsection (1) must specify the date by which each creditor holding a claim against the owner which arose before appointment of the receiver must submit the claim to the receiver. The date specified must be at least 90 days after the later of notice under paragraph (1)(a) or last publication under paragraph (1)(b). The court may extend the period for submitting the claim. Unless the court orders otherwise, a claim that is not timely submitted is not entitled to a distribution from the receivership.

(3) A claim submitted by a creditor under this section must: (a) State the name and address of the creditor; (b) State the amount and basis of the claim; (c) Identify any property securing the claim; (d) Be signed by the creditor under penalty of perjury; and (e) Include a copy of any record on which the claim is based.

(4) An assignment by a creditor of a claim against the owner is effective against the receiver only if the assignee gives timely notice of the assignment to the receiver in a signed record.

(5) At any time before entry of an order approving a receiver’s final report, the receiver may file with the court an objection to a claim of a creditor, stating the basis for the objection. The court shall allow or disallow the claim according to the laws of this state other than this chapter.

(6) If the court concludes that receivership property is likely to be insufficient to satisfy claims of each creditor holding a perfected lien on the property, the court may order that: (a) The receiver need not give notice under subsection (1) of the appointment to all creditors of the owner, but only such creditors as the court directs; and (b) Unsecured creditors need not submit claims under this section.

(7) Subject to s. 714.21: (a) A distribution of receivership property to a creditor holding a perfected lien on the property must be made in accordance with the creditor’s priority under the laws of this state other than this chapter; and (b) A distribution of receivership property to a creditor with an allowed unsecured claim must be made as the court directs according to the laws of this state other than this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-106.
Fla. Stat. § 573.109 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.109
573.109 Procedure for referendum.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of ss. 573.101-573.124, the department shall, before calling and announcing a referendum, fix, determine, and publicly announce, at least 15 days in advance of the date on which ballots and copies of the proposed order shall be mailed to all agricultural producers or handlers affected who are in the state and whose names and addresses are known, the date by which ballots must be returned to the department. Ballots and copies of the proposed order may be obtained from county agricultural agents’ offices in the marketing area by producers or handlers not receiving them by mail.

(2) It shall be the duty of the producers or handlers affected who vote in each referendum to send their marked ballots to the department, which shall have the ballots counted by qualified and impartial personnel in its office, and the department shall, within 10 days after the closing date for submitting ballots in any referendum, certify in writing and publish the results of such referendum on the front page of their website and shall send notice via e-mail to all publications of general circulation and all news departments of broadcast network affiliates located within the state.

History: ss. 9, 26, ch. 87-171; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 18, ch. 2012-212.
Fla. Stat. § 601.65 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.65
601.65 Liability of citrus fruit dealers.
Status: in_force

If any licensed citrus fruit dealer violates any provision of this chapter, such dealer shall be liable to the person allegedly injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of such violation. Such liability may be enforced either by proceeding in an administrative action to and before the Department of Agriculture and pursuing such action to its ultimate termination if desired or by filing of a judicial suit at law in a court of competent jurisdiction; however, in such court suit the bond of such citrus fruit dealer theretofore posted with the Department of Agriculture pursuant to s. 601.61 shall not be amenable or subject to any judgment or other legal process issuing out of or from such court in connection with such law suit, whether cash bond or surety company bond, but such bonds shall be amenable to and enforceable only by and through administrative proceedings before the Department of Agriculture, it being the intent and purpose of the Legislature that such citrus dealer’s bond so posted with the Department of Agriculture shall be applicable and liable only for the payment of claims duly adjudicated by order of the Department of Agriculture and the determination of such adjudicated claim if and in the event such order is appealed by any aggrieved party to the administrative proceeding.

History: s. 65, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 65-76; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 157, ch. 71-355; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 394.65 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part IV / Section 394.65
394.65 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as “The Community Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 70-109; s. 10, ch. 84-285; s. 4, ch. 2000-349.
Fla. Stat. § 941.42 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 941 / Part I / Section 941.42
941.42 Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind; purpose of law.
Status: in_force

This law is remedial and shall be in addition and as a supplement to any and all existing methods of procedure, including reciprocal agreements between this state and any other state for the transfer of persons of unsound mind; and shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

History: ss. 8, 9, ch. 29686, 1955.
Fla. Stat. § 1005.08 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1005 / Part I / Section 1005.08
1005.08 Use of state funds for travel to terrorist state.
Status: in_force

No state funds made available to a private college or university in this state may be used to implement, organize, direct, coordinate, or administer, or to support the implementation, organization, direction, coordination, or administration of, activities related to, or involving, travel to a terrorist state. For purposes of this section, “terrorist state” is defined as any state, country, or nation designated by the United States Department of State as a state sponsor of terrorism.

History: s. 4, ch. 2006-54.
Fla. Stat. § 626.851 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VI / Section 626.851
626.851 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be referred to in any legal proceedings as the “Insurance Adjusters Law.”

History: s. 315, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 293, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 220.21 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part III / Section 220.21
220.21 Returns and records; regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) Every taxpayer liable for the tax imposed by this code shall keep such records, render such statements, make such returns and notices, and comply with such rules and regulations, as the department may from time to time prescribe. The director may require any taxpayer or class of taxpayers, by notice or by regulation, to make such returns and notices, render such statements, and keep such records as the director deems necessary to determine whether such taxpayer or taxpayers are liable for tax under this code.

(2) A taxpayer who is required to file its federal income tax return by electronic means on a separate or consolidated basis shall file returns required by this chapter by electronic means. For the reasons described in s. 213.755(9), the department may waive the requirement to file a return by electronic means for taxpayers that are unable to comply despite good faith efforts or due to circumstances beyond the taxpayer’s reasonable control. The provisions of this subsection are in addition to the requirements of s. 213.755 to electronically file returns and remit payments required under this chapter. The department may prescribe by rule the format and instructions necessary for electronic filing to ensure a full collection of taxes due. In addition to the authority granted under s. 213.755, the acceptable method of transfer, the method, form, and content of the electronic data interchange, and the means, if any, by which the taxpayer will be provided with an acknowledgment may be prescribed by the department. In the case of any failure to comply with the electronic filing requirements of this subsection, a penalty shall be added to the amount of tax due with such return equal to 5 percent of the amount of such tax for the first 30 days the return is not filed electronically, with an additional 5 percent of such tax for each additional month or fraction thereof, not to exceed $250 in the aggregate. The department may settle or compromise the penalty pursuant to s. 213.21. This penalty is in addition to any other penalty that may be applicable and shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner as taxes.

(3) In addition to its authority under s. 213.755, the department may adopt rules requiring or allowing taxpayers to use an electronic filing system to file returns required by subsection (2), including any electronic systems developed by the Internal Revenue Service. Rulemaking authority requiring electronic filing is limited to the federal corporate income tax filing threshold for electronic filing as it exists on January 1, 2007.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 30, ch. 99-208; s. 31, ch. 2007-106.
Fla. Stat. § 482.032 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 482 / Section 482.032
482.032 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The department is empowered to enforce this chapter.

(2) It is the duty of every state attorney, sheriff, police officer, and other appropriate county or municipal officer to enforce, or to assist any duly authorized inspector or other agent of the department in the enforcement of, this chapter and the rules adopted by the department under the provisions of this chapter.

(3) The department may commence and maintain all proper and necessary actions and proceedings: (a) To enforce its rules. (b) To make application for injunction to the proper circuit court, and the judge of that court has jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary injunction or a permanent injunction, or both, restraining a person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules adopted under this chapter or from failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this chapter or of the rules adopted under this chapter.

(4) The department, or its agent, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carrier during regular business hours in the performance of its duties relating to pesticides and records pertaining to same.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-295; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 371, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 2, ch. 78-292; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 15, ch. 82-229; s. 3, ch. 89-180; ss. 27, 59, ch. 92-203.