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Fla. Stat. § 101.6951 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.6951
101.6951 State write-in vote-by-mail ballot.
Status: in_force

(1) An overseas voter may request, not earlier than 180 days before a general election, a state write-in vote-by-mail ballot from the supervisor of elections in the county of registration. In order to receive a state write-in ballot, the voter shall state that due to military or other contingencies that preclude normal mail delivery, the voter cannot vote a vote-by-mail ballot during the normal vote-by-mail voting period. State write-in vote-by-mail ballots shall be made available to voters 90 to 180 days prior to a general election. The Department of State shall prescribe by rule the form of the state write-in vote-by-mail ballot.

(2) In completing the ballot, the overseas voter may designate his or her choice by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party, in which case the ballot must be counted for the candidate of that political party, if there is such a party candidate on the ballot.

(3) Any abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party must be disregarded in determining the validity of the ballot if there is a clear indication on the ballot that the voter has made a definite choice.

(4) The state write-in vote-by-mail ballot shall contain all offices, federal, state, and local, for which the voter would otherwise be entitled to vote.

History: s. 48, ch. 2001-40; s. 30, ch. 2016-37.
Fla. Stat. § 626.927 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VIII / Section 626.927
626.927 Licensing of surplus lines agent.
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual, while licensed as a general lines agent under this code, and who has a minimum of 1 year of experience working for a licensed surplus lines agent or who has successfully completed 60 class hours in surplus and excess lines in a course approved by the department, may, upon taking and successfully passing a written examination as to surplus lines, as given by the department, be licensed as a surplus lines agent solely for the purpose of placing with surplus lines insurers property, marine, casualty, or surety coverages originated by general lines agents.

(2) Application for the license shall be made to the department on forms as designated and furnished by it.

(3) License and appointment fees in the amount specified in s. 624.501 shall be paid to the department in advance. The license and appointment of a surplus lines agent continue in force until suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated. The appointment of a surplus lines agent continues in force until suspended, revoked, or terminated, but is subject to biennial renewal or continuation by the licensee in accordance with procedures prescribed in s. 626.381 for agents in general.

(4) Examinations as to surplus lines, as required under subsection (1), are subject to the provisions of part I as applicable to applicants for licenses in general.

(5) An individual who has been licensed by the department as a surplus lines agent as provided in this section may be subsequently appointed without additional written examination if his or her application for appointment is filed with the department within 48 months after the date of cancellation or expiration of the prior appointment. The department may require an individual to take and successfully pass an examination as for original issuance of license as a condition precedent to the reinstatement or continuation of the licensee’s current license or reinstatement or continuation of the licensee’s appointment.

(6) Prelicensure coursework is not required for an applicant who is a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces or the spouse of such a member or veteran. A qualified individual must provide a copy of a military identification card, military dependent identification card, military service record, military personnel file, veteran record, discharge paper, or separation document that indicates such member is currently in good standing or such veteran is honorably discharged.

History: s. 366, ch. 59-205; s. 6, ch. 63-86; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 307, 318, 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 173, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 304, ch. 97-102; s. 71, ch. 98-199; s. 20, ch. 2001-142; s. 40, ch. 2002-206; s. 48, ch. 2012-209; s. 46, ch. 2018-7; s. 36, ch. 2018-102.
Fla. Stat. § 127.02 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 127 / Section 127.02
127.02 County commissioners may authorize acquirement of property by eminent domain.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners may not exercise its power of eminent domain unless the board adopts a resolution authorizing the acquisition of a property, real or personal, by eminent domain for any county use or purpose designated in such resolution, subject to the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014.

History: s. 2, ch. 7338, 1917; RGS 1504; CGL 2282; s. 5, ch. 2006-11.
Fla. Stat. § 893.30 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 893 / Section 893.30
893.30 Controlled substance safety education and awareness.
Status: in_force

(1) This section may be cited as the “Victoria Siegel Controlled Substance Safety Education and Awareness Act.”

(2) The department shall develop a written pamphlet relating to controlled substances which includes educational information about the following: (a) Precautions regarding the use of pain management prescriptions. (b) The potential for misuse and abuse of controlled substances by adults and children. (c) The risk of controlled substance dependency and addiction. (d) The proper storage and disposal of controlled substances. (e) Controlled substance addiction support and treatment resources. (f) Telephone helplines and website links that provide counseling and emergency assistance for individuals dealing with substance abuse.

(3) The department shall encourage health care providers, including, but not limited to, hospitals, county health departments, physicians, and nurses, to disseminate and display information about controlled substance safety, including, but not limited to, the pamphlet created pursuant to subsection (2).

(4) The department shall encourage consumers to discuss the risks of controlled substance use with their health care providers.

(5) The State Surgeon General shall make publicly available, by posting on the department’s website, the pamphlet created pursuant to subsection (2) and additional resources as appropriate.

(6) The department shall fund the promotion of controlled substance safety education and awareness under this section through grants from private or federal sources.

(7) The department is encouraged to collaborate with other agencies, organizations, and institutions to create a systematic approach to increasing public awareness regarding controlled substance safety.

History: s. 22, ch. 2016-212.
Fla. Stat. § 636.027 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part I / Section 636.027
636.027 Delivery of contract.
Status: in_force

Unless delivered upon execution or issuance, a prepaid limited health services contract, certificate of coverage, or member handbook must be mailed or delivered to the subscriber or, in the case of a group prepaid limited health services contract, to the employer or other person who will hold the contract on behalf of the subscriber group, prior to the effective date of coverage by the prepaid limited health service organization. However, if the employer who will hold the contract on behalf of the subscriber group requires retroactive enrollment of a subscriber, the organization must deliver the contract certificate or member handbook to the subscriber within 10 days after receiving notice from the employer of the retroactive enrollment.

History: s. 22, ch. 93-148.
Fla. Stat. § 212.0602 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0602
212.0602 Education; limited exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) To facilitate investment in education and job training, there is also exempt from the taxes levied under this chapter, subject to this section, the purchase or lease of materials, equipment, and other items by any entity, institution, or organization that is primarily engaged in teaching students to perform any qualified production services, that conducts classes at a fixed location located in this state, that is licensed under chapter 1005, and that has at least 500 enrolled students. Any entity, institution, or organization meeting the requirements of this section is deemed to qualify for the exemptions in s. 212.08(5)(f) and (12) and to qualify for an exemption for its purchase or lease of materials, equipment, and other items used for education or demonstration of the school’s curriculum, including supporting operations. This section does not preclude an entity described in this section from qualifying for any other exemption provided for in this chapter.

(2) As used in this section, the term “qualified production services” means any activity or service performed directly in connection with the production of a qualified motion picture, as defined in s. 212.06(1)(b), and includes: (a) Photography; sound and recording; casting; location managing and scouting; shooting; creation of special and optical effects; animation; adaptation, including language, media, electronic, or otherwise; technological modifications; computer graphics; set and stage support, including electricians, lighting designers and operators, greensmen, prop managers and assistants, and grips; wardrobe, including design, preparation, and management; hair and makeup, including design, production, and application; performing, including acting, dancing, and playing; designing and executing stunts; coaching; consulting; writing; scoring; composing; choreographing; script supervising; directing; producing; transmitting dailies; dubbing; mixing; editing; cutting; looping; printing; processing; duplicating; storing; and distributing. (b) The design, planning, engineering, construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of real or personal property, including stages, sets, props, models, paintings, and facilities principally required for the performance of the services listed in paragraph (a). (c) Property management services directly related to property used in connection with the services listed in paragraphs (a) and (b).

History: s. 3, ch. 97-188; s. 2, ch. 99-238; s. 917, ch. 2002-387; s. 44, ch. 2025-208.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8915 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8915
620.8915 Effect of conversion.
Status: in_force

(1) An organization that has been converted pursuant to this act is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the conversion.

(2) When a conversion takes effect: (a) Title to all real estate and other property, or any interest therein, owned by the converting organization at the time of its conversion remains vested in the converted organization without reversion or impairment under this act. (b) All debts, liabilities, and other obligations of the converting organization continue as obligations of the converted organization. (c) An action or proceeding pending by or against the converting organization may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred. (d) Except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of the converting organization remain vested in the converted organization. (e) Except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, the terms and conditions of the plan of conversion take effect. (f) Except as otherwise agreed, the conversion does not dissolve a converting limited partnership for purposes of this act and ss. 620.8801-620.8807 shall not apply.

(3) A converted organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any obligation owed by the converting partnership, if before the conversion the converting partnership was subject to suit in this state on the obligation. A converted organization that is a foreign organization and not authorized to transact business in this state shall appoint the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process for purposes of enforcing an obligation under this subsection. Service on the Secretary of State under this subsection is made in the same manner and with the same consequences as provided in s. 48.161.

(4) A copy of the certificate of conversion, certified by the Secretary of State, may be filed in any county of this state in which the converting organization holds an interest in real property.

History: s. 22, ch. 2005-267; s. 34, ch. 2022-190.
Fla. Stat. § 250.351 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.351
250.351 Courts-martial; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) Members of the Florida National Guard are subject to this chapter and the Florida Code of Military Justice, including the punitive provisions thereof, at all times during their enlistment or appointment, whether in civilian or military status and whether serving in this state or outside the state. Jurisdiction is based exclusively on membership in the Florida National Guard and not subject to any additional requirements.

(2) Subject matter jurisdiction is established if a nexus exists between an offense, either military or nonmilitary, and the state military force. Courts-martial under the Florida Code of Military Justice have primary jurisdiction over military offenses committed when not in the active service of the United States. A proper civilian court has primary jurisdiction over a nonmilitary offense when an act or omission violates both the Florida Code of Military Justice and local criminal law, foreign or domestic. In such a case, a court-martial may be initiated only after the civilian authority has declined to prosecute or has dismissed the charge, provided jeopardy has not attached. Jurisdiction over attempted crimes, conspiracy crimes, solicitation, and accessory crimes must be determined by the underlying offense. Courts-martial under the Florida Code of Military Justice may be initiated for offenses committed by a Florida National Guard member while in the active service of the United States only after the commander with authority over the offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice has declined to prosecute or has dismissed the charge, provided jeopardy has not attached.

(3) Courts-martial may be convened and held in a unit of the Florida National Guard serving outside the state, and the court has the same jurisdiction and powers as if the courts-martial were held within the state. An offense committed outside the state may be tried and punished outside the state or within the state.

History: s. 32, ch. 2003-68; s. 7, ch. 2021-148.
Fla. Stat. § 482.157 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 482 / Section 482.157
482.157 Limited certification for commercial wildlife management personnel.
Status: in_force

1 (1) The department shall establish a limited certificate that authorizes a person who engages in the commercial trapping of wildlife to use nonchemical methods, including traps, mechanical or electronic devices, and exclusionary techniques to control commensal rodents.

(2) The department shall issue a limited certificate to an applicant who: (a) Submits an application and examination fee of at least $150, but not more than $300, as prescribed by the department by rule; (b) Passes an examination that the department shall provide in person and remotely through a third-party vendor. The third-party vendor may collect and retain a convenience fee. The department shall make available the appropriate study materials for the examination; and (c) Provides proof, including a certificate of insurance, that the applicant has met the minimum bodily injury and property damage insurance requirements in s. 482.071(4).

(3) A certificate expires 1 year after the date of issuance. A certificateholder must apply to the department to renew his or her certificate on or before the 1-year anniversary of the date of issuance. The application must be accompanied by a recertification fee of at least $75, but not more than $150, as prescribed by the department by rule. The application must also be accompanied by proof of completion of the required 4 classroom hours of acceptable continuing education and the required proof of insurance. After a grace period not exceeding 30 calendar days following such expiration date, the department shall assess a late fee of $50 in addition to the renewal fee. If a certificateholder fails to renew his or her certificate and provide proof of completing the required continuing education units within 60 days after the expiration date, the certificateholder may be recertified only after reexamination.

(4) Certification under this section does not authorize: (a) The use of pesticides or chemical substances, other than adhesive materials, to control rodents or other nuisance wildlife in, on, or under structures; (b) Operation of a pest control business; or (c) Supervision of an uncertified person using nonchemical methods to control rodents.

History: s. 4, ch. 2011-192; s. 10, ch. 2011-206; s. 6, ch. 2024-137; s. 37, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 348.63 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 348 / Part II / Section 348.63
348.63 Cooperation with other units, boards, agencies and individuals.
Status: in_force

Express authority and power is hereby given and granted any county, municipality, drainage district, road and bridge district, school district or any other political subdivision, board, authority, corporation or individual in or of the state to make and enter into with the authority, contracts, leases, conveyances or other agreements within the provisions and purposes of this part. The authority is hereby expressly authorized to make and enter into contracts, leases, conveyances and other agreements with any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of the state and any and all federal agencies, corporations and individuals for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part.

History: s. 14, ch. 63-447.
Fla. Stat. § 489.101 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 489 / Part I / Section 489.101
489.101 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry.

History: ss. 1, 17, ch. 79-200; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 20, 21, ch. 88-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 20, ch. 2000-332.
Fla. Stat. § 380.20 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part II / Section 380.20
380.20 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 380.205-380.27 may be cited as the “Florida Coastal Management Act.”

History: s. 5, ch. 78-287; s. 1, ch. 92-276; s. 186, ch. 99-13; s. 1, ch. 2002-275.
Fla. Stat. § 196.141 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 196 / Section 196.141
196.141 Homestead exemptions; duty of property appraiser.
Status: in_force

The property appraiser shall examine each claim for exemption filed with or referred to him or her and shall allow the same, if found to be in accordance with law, by marking the same approved and by making the proper deductions on the tax books.

History: s. 6, ch. 17060, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 897(7); ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 6, ch. 79-332; s. 995, ch. 95-147; s. 38, ch. 98-129; s. 49, ch. 2005-278.
Fla. Stat. § 571.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 571 / Part I / Section 571.02
571.02 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to authorize the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt seals of quality to be used in advertising and promoting the sale of agricultural products produced in Florida and to provide controls in the use of such seals of quality.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-378; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 90-323.
Fla. Stat. § 34.191 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 34 / Section 34.191
34.191 Fines and forfeitures; dispositions.
Status: in_force

(1) All fines and forfeitures arising from offenses tried in the county court shall be collected and accounted for by the clerk of the court and, other than the charge provided in s. 318.1215, disbursed in accordance with ss. 28.2402, 34.045, 142.01, and 142.03 and subject to the provisions of s. 28.246(5) and (6). Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, all fines and forfeitures arising from operation of the provisions of s. 318.1215 shall be disbursed in accordance with that section.

(2) All fines and forfeitures received from violations of municipal ordinances committed within a municipality within the territorial jurisdiction of the county court, other than the charge provided in s. 318.1215, shall be paid monthly to the municipality except as provided in s. 28.2402(2), s. 34.045(2), s. 318.21, or s. 943.25. A municipality does not include the unincorporated areas, if any, of a government created pursuant to s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

(3) All other fines and forfeitures collected by the clerk, other than the charge provided in s. 318.1215, shall be considered income of the office of the clerk for use in performing court-related duties of the office.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 72-70; s. 17, ch. 72-404; s. 3, ch. 80-179; s. 3, ch. 83-215; s. 1, ch. 85-250; s. 1, ch. 85-255; s. 2, ch. 86-154; s. 3, ch. 96-350; s. 2, ch. 98-258; s. 56, ch. 2003-402; s. 34, ch. 2004-265; s. 6, ch. 2005-2; s. 23, ch. 2005-236.
Fla. Stat. § 483.823 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.823
483.823 Qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall prescribe minimal qualifications for clinical laboratory personnel and shall issue a license to any person who meets the minimum qualifications and who demonstrates that she or he possesses the character, training, and ability to qualify in those areas for which the license is sought.

(2) Personnel qualifications may require appropriate education, training, or experience or the passing of an examination in appropriate subjects or any combination of these, but a practitioner of the healing arts licensed to practice in this state is not required to obtain any license or to pay any fee under this part.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 444, ch. 97-103; s. 168, ch. 97-264; s. 102, ch. 2018-24.