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Fla. Stat. § 112.3151 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part III / Section 112.3151
112.3151 Extensions of time for filing disclosure.
Status: in_force

The Commission on Ethics may grant, for good cause, on an individual basis, an extension of time for filing of any disclosure required under the provisions of this part or s. 8(a), Art. II of the State Constitution. However, no extension may extend the filing deadline to a date within 20 days before a primary election. The commission may delegate to its chair the authority to grant any extension of time which the commission itself may grant under this section; however, no extension of time granted by the chair may exceed 45 days. Extensions of time granted under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 120.

History: s. 4, ch. 83-282; s. 700, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 548.043 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.043
548.043 Weights and classes, limitations; gloves.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall establish classes of participants based upon weights.

(2) The commission shall establish by rule the acceptable difference in weight between participants; however, the maximum difference in weight in boxing matches shall not exceed 12 pounds, except matches in the cruiserweight and heavyweight classes and exhibitions.

(3) The commission shall establish by rule the need for gloves, if any, and the weight of any such gloves to be used in each pugilistic match. Participants shall wear such protective devices as the commission deems necessary.

(4) Participants in a match shall be weighed on the same scale at a time and place to be determined by the commission or a commission representative. The weigh-in shall be conducted in the presence of the opponent of the participant and a commission representative. If a participant fails to arrive at the weigh-in at the scheduled time and place, the opponent of the late-arriving participant will be permitted to be weighed without the late-arriving participant present. The participant who arrived at the weigh-in on time shall not lose his or her right of observing the weighing in of his or her opponent. The weigh-in shall occur no sooner than 4 p.m. on the day preceding the date of the program of matches or at such other time as designated by the commission or commission representative.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 6, ch. 88-365; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 123, ch. 99-251; s. 12, ch. 2002-172; s. 11, ch. 2021-135; s. 7, ch. 2023-211.
Fla. Stat. § 255.076 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 255 / Section 255.076
255.076 Award of court costs and attorney’s fees.
Status: in_force

In an action to recover amounts due for construction services purchased by a public entity, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, including fees incurred through any appeal, to the prevailing party, if the court finds that the nonprevailing party withheld any portion of the payment that is the subject of the action without any reasonable basis in law or fact to dispute the prevailing party’s claim to those amounts.

History: s. 10, ch. 2005-230.
Fla. Stat. § 695.09 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 695 / Section 695.09
695.09 Identity of grantor.
Status: in_force

No acknowledgment or proof shall be taken, except as set forth in s. 695.03(3), by any officer within or without the United States unless the officer knows, or has satisfactory proof, that the person making the acknowledgment is the individual described in, and who executed, such instrument or that the person offering to make proof is one of the subscribing witnesses to such instrument.

History: RS 1975; GS 2486; RGS 3828; CGL 5706; s. 3, ch. 84-97; s. 765, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 913.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 913 / Section 913.12
913.12 Qualifications of jurors.
Status: in_force

The qualifications of jurors in criminal cases shall be the same as their qualifications in civil cases.

History: RS 2849; GS 3905; RGS 6003; CGL 8297; s. 88, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8303 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8303
620.8303 Statement of partnership authority.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership may file a statement of partnership authority, which: (a) Must include the name of the partnership, as identified in the records of the Department of State, and the names of the partners authorized to execute an instrument transferring real property held in the name of the partnership. (b) May also state or include the authority, or limitations on the authority, of some or all of the partners to enter into other transactions on behalf of the partnership, and any other matter.

(2) If a filed statement of partnership authority is executed pursuant to s. 620.8105(6) and states the name of the partnership but does not contain all of the other information required by subsection (1), the statement nevertheless operates with respect to a person not a partner as provided in subsections (3) and (4).

(3) Except as provided in subsection (6), a filed statement of partnership authority supplements the authority of a partner to enter into transactions on behalf of the partnership as follows: (a) Except for transfers of real property, a grant of authority contained in a filed statement of partnership authority is conclusive in favor of a person who gives value without knowledge to the contrary, so long as and to the extent that a limitation on that authority is not then contained in another filed statement. A filed cancellation of a limitation on authority revives the previous grant of authority. (b) A grant of authority to transfer real property held in the name of the partnership contained in a certified copy of a filed statement of partnership authority recorded in the office for recording transfers of such real property is conclusive in favor of a person who gives value without knowledge to the contrary, so long as and to the extent that a certified copy of a filed statement containing a limitation on such authority is not then of record in the office for recording transfers of such real property. The recording in the office for recording transfers of such real property of a certified copy of a filed cancellation of a limitation on authority revives the previous grant of authority.

(4) A person who is not a partner is deemed to know of a limitation on the authority of a partner to transfer real property held in the name of the partnership if a certified copy of the filed statement containing the limitation on authority is of record in the office for recording transfers of such real property.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4) and ss. 620.8704 and 620.8805, a person not a partner is not deemed to know of a limitation on the authority of a partner merely because the limitation is contained in a filed statement.

(6) Unless earlier canceled, a filed statement of partnership authority is canceled by operation of law 5 years after the date on which the statement, or the most recent amendment, was filed with the Department of State.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 7, ch. 99-285.
Fla. Stat. § 205.1969 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 205 / Section 205.1969
205.1969 Health studios; consumer protection.
Status: in_force

A county or municipality may not issue or renew a business tax receipt for the operation of a health studio pursuant to ss. 501.012-501.019, unless such business exhibits a current license, registration, or letter of exemption from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

History: s. 4, ch. 93-116; s. 28, ch. 2006-152; s. 20, ch. 2014-147.
Fla. Stat. § 601.27 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.27
601.27 Department of Agriculture; citrus inspectors.
Status: in_force

The inspection in the state of all citrus fruit and the canned and concentrated products thereof, and the certifying as to grades and qualifications thereof, and the enforcement of all provisions of this chapter and rules and orders made pursuant to and under authority of this chapter shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of the Department of Agriculture. The sampling, testing, and inspection of all processed citrus products shall be done by authorized agents or inspectors of the Department of Agriculture or pursuant to cooperative agreement between the Department of Agriculture and any agency of the Federal Government.

History: s. 27, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 1, ch. 90-195.
Fla. Stat. § 122.27 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 122 / Section 122.27
122.27 Contributions.
Status: in_force

From and after the date of the execution of the agreement, the officer or board paying the salary of a member of division B shall withhold the following from such salary:

(1) Four percent of such salary, which shall constitute the contribution of the member to this system with respect to retirement and other benefits payable under this system. The officer or board so withholding such percentage of salary shall without delay deposit the same in the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement Trust Fund.

(2) The percentage of such salary, which shall constitute the contribution of the member required for social security coverage as now or hereafter fixed by relevant federal statutes. The officer or board so withholding such percentage of salary shall submit the same without delay to the Internal Revenue Fund as directed by the Social Security Administration.

(3) Any contributions made by a member of division B during the calendar years 1956 and 1957, for state and county retirement contributions, in excess of 4 percent of the member’s total salary shall be returned to the member on the effective date of the member’s retirement or applied to any shortage which may exist in the member’s retirement account.

History: s. 2, ch. 57-382; s. 4, ch. 59-285; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 14, ch. 2004-234.
Fla. Stat. § 475.628 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part II / Section 475.628
475.628 Professional standards for appraisers registered, licensed, or certified under this part.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall adopt rules establishing standards of professional practice which meet or exceed nationally recognized standards of appraisal practice, including standards adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. Each appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part must comply with the rules. Statements on appraisal standards which may be issued for the purpose of clarification, interpretation, explanation, or elaboration through the Appraisal Foundation are binding on any appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part, upon adoption by rule of the board.

(2) The board may adopt rules establishing standards of professional practice other than standards adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation for nonfederally related transactions. The board shall require that when performing an appraisal or appraisal service for any purpose other than a federally related transaction, an appraiser must comply with the Ethics and Competency Rules of the standards adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation, and other requirements as determined by rule of the board. An assignment completed using alternate standards does not satisfy the experience requirements under s. 475.617 unless the assignment complies with the standards adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

History: ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 35, ch. 98-250; s. 22, ch. 2012-61; s. 9, ch. 2017-30.
Fla. Stat. § 413.43 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 413 / Part II / Section 413.43
413.43 Utilization of state and federal funds.
Status: in_force

The division is authorized to utilize for purposes of this law, and for matching any federal funds which may be available for similar rehabilitation purposes, any funds appropriated or allotted to the division. The division is authorized to accept such gifts and refunds as may be made unconditionally or as are not burdened with conditions inconsistent with the purposes of this part.

History: s. 8, ch. 59-385; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 321, ch. 77-147; s. 17, ch. 87-227; s. 30, ch. 94-324.
Fla. Stat. § 715.102 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 715 / Section 715.102
715.102 Definitions of terms used in ss. 715.10-715.111.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 715.10-715.111, unless some other meaning is clearly indicated, the term:

(1) “Landlord” means any operator, keeper, lessor, or sublessor of furnished or unfurnished premises for rent, or her or his agent or successor-in-interest.

(2) “Owner” means any person other than the landlord who has any right, title, or interest in personal property.

(3) “Premises” includes any common areas associated therewith.

(4) “Reasonable belief” means the actual knowledge or belief a prudent person should have without making an investigation, including any investigation of public records; except that, when the landlord has specific information indicating that such an investigation would more probably than not reveal pertinent information and the cost of such an investigation would be reasonable in relation to the probable value of the personal property involved, the term “reasonable belief” includes the actual knowledge or belief a prudent person would have if such an investigation were made.

(5) “Tenant” includes any paying guest, lessee, or sublessee of any premises for rent, whether a dwelling unit or not.

History: s. 11, ch. 83-151; s. 840, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 631.60 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part II / Section 631.60
631.60 Effect of paid claims.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person recovering under this part shall be deemed to have assigned her or his rights under the policy to the association to the extent of the person’s recovery from the association, regardless of whether such recovery is received directly from the association or through payments made from the proceeds of bonds issued under former s. 166.111(2). Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of this part shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as such person would have been required to cooperate with the insolvent insurer. The association shall have no cause of action against the insured of the insolvent insurer for any sums it has paid out except such causes of action as the insolvent insurer would have had if such sums had been paid by the insolvent insurer. In the case of an insolvent insurer operating on a plan with assessment liability, payments of claims of the association shall not operate to reduce the liability of insureds to the receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor for unpaid assessments.

(2) The receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor of an insolvent insurer shall be bound by settlements of covered claims by the association or a similar organization in another state. The court having jurisdiction shall grant such claims priority equal to that to which the claimant would have been entitled in the absence of this part against the assets of the insolvent insurer. The expenses of the association or similar organization in handling claims shall be accorded the same priority as the liquidator’s expenses.

(3) The association shall periodically file with the receiver or liquidator of the insolvent insurer statements of the covered claims paid by the association and estimates of anticipated claims on the association which shall preserve the rights of the association against the assets of the insolvent insurer.

(4) Any release of the association and its insured must clearly state whether or not any claim filed with the receiver in excess of the liability of the association under s. 631.57 is waived.

History: s. 11, ch. 70-20; s. 11, ch. 71-970; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 31, ch. 83-38; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 92-345; s. 412, ch. 97-102; s. 129, ch. 2004-5.
Fla. Stat. § 680.402 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part IV / Section 680.402
680.402 Anticipatory repudiation.
Status: in_force

If either party repudiates a lease contract with respect to a performance not yet due under the lease contract, the loss of which performance will substantially impair the value of the lease contract to the other, the aggrieved party may:

(1) For a commercially reasonable time, await retraction of repudiation and performance by the repudiating party;

(2) Make demand pursuant to s. 680.401 and await assurance of future performance adequate under the circumstances of the particular case; or

(3) Resort to any right or remedy upon default under the lease contract or this chapter, even though the aggrieved party has notified the repudiating party that the aggrieved party would await the repudiating party’s performance and assurance and has urged retraction. In addition, whether or not the aggrieved party is pursuing one of the foregoing remedies, the aggrieved party may suspend performance or, if the aggrieved party is the lessor, proceed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter on the lessor’s right to identify goods to the lease contract notwithstanding default or to salvage unfinished goods (s. 680.524).

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Fla. Stat. § 159.607 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IV / Section 159.607
159.607 Removal of members.
Status: in_force

A member of a housing finance authority may be removed without cause by a three-fifths vote of the governing body of the county, or for neglect of duty or misconduct in office by a majority vote of the governing body of the county. A member may be removed only after he or she has been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing thereon and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. If a member is removed, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the clerk where the certificate of appointment for such member is filed.

History: s. 7, ch. 78-89; s. 891, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 932.705 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 932 / Section 932.705
932.705 Law enforcement trust funds; Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles deposits.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) There is created the Law Enforcement Trust Fund into which the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may deposit revenues received as a result of criminal proceedings or forfeiture proceedings, other than revenues deposited into the department’s Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund under paragraph (b). (b)1. There is created the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund into which the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may deposit receipts and revenues received as a result of federal criminal, administrative, or civil forfeiture proceedings and receipts and revenues received from federal asset-sharing programs. The trust fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of that year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(2) Each trust fund listed in subsection (1) which is subject to termination pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution shall be reviewed prior to its scheduled termination as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

History: s. 2, ch. 87-401; s. 1, ch. 98-389; s. 2, ch. 2002-150.
Fla. Stat. § 687.146 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 687 / Section 687.146
687.146 Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any provision of this act commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 7, ch. 91-87.
Fla. Stat. § 624.4243 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4243
624.4243 Reporting of premium growth.
Status: in_force

(1) Each insurer that has been authorized to transact property and casualty insurance in this state for a continuous period of less than 3 years shall monthly calculate its premium growth as follows: (a) For the 12-month period ending on the last day of the previous month, obtain the amount of the insurer’s direct and assumed written premiums for the United States and its territories. (b) For the 12-month period immediately preceding the 12-month period specified in paragraph (a), obtain the amount of the insurer’s direct and assumed written premiums for the United States and its territories. (c) Subtract the amount of premiums calculated under paragraph (b) from the amount of premiums calculated under paragraph (a). (d) Divide the amount of premiums determined under paragraph (c) by the amount of premiums determined under paragraph (b).

(2) Until an insurer has held a certificate of authority in this state for 24 months, the insurer shall, instead of making the calculations required under subsection (1), report to the office no later than the last day of each month the insurer’s direct and assumed written premiums from the United States and its territories for the previous month.

(3) If the amount of the premium growth calculated by an insurer under this section exceeds 33 percent, the insurer shall, within 30 days after the end of the 12-month period ending on the last day of the previous month, file with the office a statement of the premium growth calculations under this section. The commission shall adopt rules specifying the form for the report. In response to a report under this section, the office may require the insurer to submit an explanation of the insurer’s pattern of premium growth.

(4) For the purposes of this section, direct and assumed written premiums shall be calculated in the same manner as for the preparation of the insurer’s annual statement under s. 624.424.

History: s. 8, ch. 93-410; s. 1, ch. 93-412; s. 805, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 332.01 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 332 / Section 332.01
332.01 Airport law; definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words, terms, and phrases shall in ss. 332.01-332.12 have the meanings herein given, unless otherwise specifically defined, or unless another intention clearly appears, or the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Municipality” means any county, city, village, or town of this state.

(2) “Airport purposes” means and includes airport, restricted landing area, and other air navigation facility purposes.

(3) “Airport” means any area, of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving and discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for access to airport facilities, airport buildings, or other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights-of-way, whether heretofore or hereafter established.

(4) “Air navigation facility” means any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports, restricted landing areas, and any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, marks, communicating systems, or other instrumentalities or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking off, navigation, and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport, or restricted landing area, and any combination of any or all of such facilities.

(5) “Air navigation” means the operation or navigation of aircraft in the airspace over this state, or upon any airport or restricted landing area within this state.

(6) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

History: s. 1, ch. 22846, 1945; s. 69, ch. 90-136.