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Fla. Stat. § 27.703 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 27 / Part IV / Section 27.703
27.703 Conflict of interest and substitute counsel.
Status: in_force

(1) The capital collateral regional counsel shall not accept an appointment or take any other action that will create an actual conflict of interest. If, at any time during the representation of a person, the capital collateral regional counsel alleges that the continued representation of that person creates an actual conflict of interest, the sentencing court shall, upon determining that an actual conflict exists, designate another regional counsel. If the replacement regional counsel alleges that an actual conflict of interest exists, the sentencing court shall, upon determining that an actual conflict exists, appoint one or more members of The Florida Bar who meet the requirements of s. 27.704(2) and who are not disqualified pursuant to s. 27.7045 to represent the person. An actual conflict of interest exists when an attorney actively represents conflicting interests. A possible, speculative, or merely hypothetical conflict is insufficient to support an allegation that an actual conflict of interest exists.

(2) Appointed counsel shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Justice Administrative Commission. The hourly rate may not exceed $100. However, all appointments of private counsel under this section shall be in accordance with ss. 27.710 and 27.711.

(3) Capital collateral regional counsel appointed pursuant to this section must have participated in at least five felony jury trials, five felony appeals, or five capital postconviction evidentiary hearings, or any combination of at least five of such proceedings, and must not be disqualified pursuant to s. 27.7045.

History: s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 147, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 96-290; s. 3, ch. 97-313; s. 2, ch. 99-221; s. 13, ch. 2000-3; s. 86, ch. 2003-261; s. 5, ch. 2013-216; s. 3, ch. 2024-153.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.50 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.50
1011.50 Agricultural experiment stations; assent to Act of Congress; federal appropriation.
Status: in_force

The objects and purposes contained in the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and regulating the expenditure thereof” are assented to; and the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida is authorized to accept and receive the annual appropriations for the use and benefit of the agricultural experiment station fund of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Florida, located at Gainesville, upon the terms and conditions contained in said Act of Congress.

History: s. 644, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 322.263 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.263
322.263 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the legislative intent to:

(1) Provide maximum safety for all persons who travel or otherwise use the public highways of the state.

(2) Deny the privilege of operating motor vehicles on public highways to persons who, by their conduct and record, have demonstrated their indifference for the safety and welfare of others and their disrespect for the laws of the state and the orders of the state courts and administrative agencies.

(3) Discourage repetition of criminal action by individuals against the peace and dignity of the state, its political subdivisions, and its municipalities and impose increased and added deprivation of the privilege of operating motor vehicles upon habitual offenders who have been convicted repeatedly of violations of traffic laws.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-175.
Fla. Stat. § 100.341 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.341
100.341 Bond referendum ballot.
Status: in_force

The ballots used in bond referenda shall include a printed description of the issuance of bonds to be voted on as prescribed by the authority calling the referendum. A separate statement of each issue of bonds to be approved, giving the amount of the bonds and interest rate thereon, together with other details necessary to inform the electors, shall be printed on the ballots in connection with the question “For Bonds” and “Against Bonds.”

History: s. 11, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(11); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 2001-40.
Fla. Stat. § 24.104 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 24 / Section 24.104
24.104 Department; purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the department is to operate the state lottery as authorized by s. 15, Art. X of the State Constitution so as to maximize revenues in a manner consonant with the dignity of the state and the welfare of its citizens.

History: s. 4, ch. 87-65; s. 6, ch. 2000-158.
Fla. Stat. § 742.107 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 742 / Section 742.107
742.107 Determining paternity of child with mother under 16 years of age when impregnated.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature intends to facilitate the criminal prosecution of persons 21 years of age or older who have impregnated a child under 16 years of age by ensuring that paternity is determined for a dependent child whose mother was impregnated while under 16 years of age.

(2) Whenever paternity has not been established for a dependent child whose mother was impregnated with the child while under 16 years of age, the mother shall be required to identify the father of the child and cooperate as provided in s. 409.2572, including Human Leukocyte Antigen or other scientific tests.

(3) Whenever the information provided by a mother who was impregnated while under 16 years of age indicates that the alleged father of the child was 21 years of age or older at the time of conception of the child, the Department of Revenue or the Department of Children and Families shall advise the applicant or recipient of public assistance that she is required to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the prosecution of the alleged father.

(4) When the information provided by the applicant or recipient who was impregnated while under age 16 indicates that such person is the victim of child abuse as provided in s. 827.04(3), the Department of Revenue or the Department of Children and Families shall notify the county sheriff’s office or other appropriate agency or official and provide information needed to protect the child’s health or welfare.

(5) The confidentiality of any records under this chapter, relating to determination of paternity, does not prohibit the sharing of information for the purpose of cooperating with an ongoing criminal investigation.

History: s. 5, ch. 96-215; s. 81, ch. 99-3; s. 282, ch. 99-8; s. 287, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 347.04 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 347 / Section 347.04
347.04 Commissioners may regulate.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners, when they shall grant any license to keep a ferry or toll bridge, shall order and direct the rates of ferriage or toll which the person licensed may charge, and may, from time to time thereafter during the continuance of such license, alter such rates, and they may also direct what and how many hours each day such person shall attend her or his ferry or bridge, which hours shall be at least from daylight till dark, and may direct how long persons desiring to be crossed may be detained.

History: s. 2, ch. 3039, 1877; RS 640; GS 913; RGS 1695; CGL 2743; s. 512, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 125.01045 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part I / Section 125.01045
125.01045 Prohibition of fees for first responder services.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may not impose a fee or seek reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for services provided by a first responder, including costs or expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for costs to contain or clean up hazardous materials in quantities reportable to the Florida State Warning Point at the Division of Emergency Management, and costs for transportation and treatment provided by air ambulance services or emergency medical services vehicles, as those terms are defined in s. 401.23.

(2) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also considered a first responder of the state or local government for purposes of this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2009-191; s. 123, ch. 2013-183; s. 6, ch. 2022-35.
Fla. Stat. § 34.161 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 34 / Section 34.161
34.161 Persons convicted in county court allowed 48 hours to pay fine before being worked.
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of crime in the county court who shall have a pecuniary fine or sum of money assessed or adjudged against him or her as punishment may, on being taken into custody by the proper officer of the court or prior to such arrest at any time within 48 hours from the time the person is sentenced, pay the said fine and cost or give the bail for the payment of such fine and cost of prosecution, as provided in s. 921.15; and such person convicted in the county court shall not be transferred or turned over to persons working the county prisoners until the expiration of 48 hours from the time such person was sentenced by the court.

History: s. 14, ch. 72-404; s. 198, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 316.510 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.510
316.510 Projecting loads on passenger vehicles.
Status: in_force

No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extending more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 234, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 310.181 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.181
310.181 Corporate powers.
Status: in_force

All the rights, powers, and liabilities conferred or imposed by the laws of Florida relating to corporations for profit organized under part I of chapter 607 or under former chapter 608 before January 1, 1976, or to corporations organized under chapter 621 apply to corporations organized pursuant to s. 310.171.

History: s. 2, ch. 75-201; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 78-140; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 23, ch. 83-216; ss. 2, 3, ch. 84-185; ss. 10, 11, ch. 86-280; s. 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 40, ch. 2014-209; s. 18, ch. 2015-148.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.31 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part II / Section 1004.31
1004.31 Assent to Hatch Act and Morrill Land-Grant Act.
Status: in_force

The assent of the Legislature is given to the provisions and requirements of the Acts of Congress commonly known as the “Hatch Act of 1887,” the “First Morrill Act of 1862,” the “Second Morrill Act of 1890,” and all acts supplemental thereto. The University of Florida Board of Trustees may receive grants of money appropriated for the benefit of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in the case of the First Morrill Act, the Hatch Act, and all acts supplemental thereto. The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Board of Trustees may receive grants of money appropriated for the benefit of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in the case of the Second Morrill Act and all acts supplemental thereto. The provisions of chapter 3564, 1885, Laws of Florida, and s. 7, chapter 1776, 1870, Laws of Florida, are made applicable to said universities insofar as the same are or can be made effective; and all estate, right, property claim, and emoluments, and the rents and issues thereof, or any substitutions thereof, and all claims and demands arising or that may or can arise thereunder, or any Act of Congress in that regard, are hereby preserved, maintained, and transferred to the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Board of Trustees for the use and benefit of said universities under the terms of said acts.

History: s. 175, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 458.309 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.309
458.309 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon it.

(2)(a) Any rules which the board adopts relating to the classroom phase of medical education shall not apply to any person who is enrolled in the classroom phase of medical education or has graduated prior to or at the time the rule becomes effective, so long as such person does not interrupt his or her medical education. (b)1. Any rules which the board adopts relating to the clinical clerkship phase of medical education shall not apply to any person who is enrolled in the clinical clerkship phase of medical education prior to or at the time the rule becomes effective, so long as such person does not interrupt his or her medical education. 2. Rules adopted by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners prior to October 1, 1986, and relating to clinical clerkships for graduates of foreign medical schools do not apply to any such graduate who: a. Had completed a clinical clerkship prior to the effective date of the rule; or b. Had begun a clinical clerkship but had not completed the clinical clerkship prior to the effective date of the rule, so long as the clinical clerkship took no longer than 3 years to complete. (c) Any rules which the board adopts relating to residency shall not apply to any person who has begun his or her residency prior to or at the time the rule becomes effective, so long as such person does not interrupt the residency.

History: ss. 1, 8, ch. 79-302; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 22, 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 200, ch. 97-103; s. 120, ch. 98-200; s. 92, ch. 99-397; s. 3, ch. 2009-198; s. 3, ch. 2010-211; s. 94, ch. 2012-184; s. 2, ch. 2019-130.
Fla. Stat. § 500.173 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.173
500.173 Causes for seizure and condemnation of foods.
Status: in_force

Any article of food that is adulterated or misbranded under the provisions of this chapter is subject to seizure and condemnation by the department or by its duly authorized agents designated for that purpose in regard to foods.

History: s. 13, ch. 59-302; s. 3, ch. 61-456; ss. 14, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 434, ch. 77-147; s. 24, ch. 82-225; s. 17, ch. 87-388.
Fla. Stat. § 943.611 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.611
943.611 Director of Capitol Police.
Status: in_force

(1) The executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement shall nominate, no later than 7 days prior to each organization session of the Legislature, an individual to serve as the director of the Capitol Police, who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement.

(2) Unless discharged by the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement, the director shall serve until: (a) A successor has been nominated; or (b) The director has been nominated for reappointment and the time for obtaining reapproval has expired.

(3) In the event that a nominee is not approved or the director is discharged by the executive director of the department, or the position is otherwise vacant, a successor shall be nominated and approved as provided in subsection (4). No person who has previously been nominated and who failed to obtain approval shall be nominated to serve as the successor.

(4) Each person nominated pursuant to either subsection (1) or subsection (3) must be approved no later than 30 days after the adjournment sine die of the next session of the Legislature, whether organization, regular, or special session, by the Governor and by the House of Representatives and the Senate, in a manner determined by the presiding officer of each house unless an approval process is otherwise provided for in the rules of the respective house.

(5) A nominee shall serve as the acting director until the time for obtaining approval has expired.

(6) At the discretion of the executive director of the department, the director may serve as the director of the unit within the department providing transportation and protective services as set forth in s. 943.68.

History: s. 15, ch. 2002-21; s. 2, ch. 2005-120.
Fla. Stat. § 744.362 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VI / Section 744.362
744.362 Initial guardianship report.
Status: in_force

(1) Each guardian shall file with the court an initial guardianship report within 60 days after her or his letters of guardianship are signed. The initial guardianship report for a guardian of the property must consist of a verified inventory. The initial report for a guardian of the person must consist of an initial guardianship plan. The initial report shall be served on the ward, unless the ward is a minor under the age of 14 years or is totally incapacitated, and the attorney for the ward. Either the ward or the ward’s attorney may request a hearing concerning the adequacy of the report.

(2) Review of the initial guardianship report and representation of the ward during an objection thereto, if any, shall be the appointed attorney’s final official action on behalf of the ward. Thereafter, the court-appointed attorney is no longer obligated to represent the ward.

History: s. 46, ch. 89-96; s. 30, ch. 90-271; s. 24, ch. 92-200; s. 23, ch. 95-401; s. 1085, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 400.969 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VIII / Section 400.969
400.969 Violation of part; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, and except as provided in s. 400.967(3), a violation of any provision of this part, part II of chapter 408, or applicable rules is punishable by payment of an administrative or civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.

(2) A violation of this part or of rules adopted under this part is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.

History: s. 9, ch. 99-144; s. 37, ch. 2002-400; s. 120, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 1013.26 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1013 / Part II / Section 1013.26
1013.26 Department of Legal Affairs to represent university board in condemnation proceedings.
Status: in_force

Any suits or actions brought by a university board of trustees to condemn property, as provided in s. 1013.25, shall be brought in the name of the university board of trustees, and the Department of Legal Affairs shall conduct the proceedings for, and act as the counsel of, the university board of trustees.

History: s. 820, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.305 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part III / Section 1010.305
1010.305 Audit of student enrollment.
Status: in_force

(1) The Auditor General shall periodically examine the records of school districts, and other agencies as appropriate, to determine compliance with law and State Board of Education rules relating to the classification, assignment, and verification of full-time equivalent student enrollment and student transportation reported under the Florida Education Finance Program.

(2) If it is determined that the approved criteria and procedures for the placement of students and the conduct of programs have not been followed by the district, appropriate adjustments in the full-time equivalent student count for that district must be made, and any excess funds must be deducted from subsequent allocations of state funds to that district. As provided for by rule, if errors in a specific program of a district recur in consecutive years due to lack of corrective action by the district, adjustments may be made based upon statistical estimates of error projected to the overall district program.

History: s. 545, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 672.204 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part II / Section 672.204
672.204 Formation in general.
Status: in_force

(1) A contract for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of such a contract.

(2) An agreement sufficient to constitute a contract for sale may be found even though the moment of its making is undetermined.

(3) Even though one or more terms are left open a contract for sale does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a contract and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254.
Fla. Stat. § 765.545 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 765 / Part V / Section 765.545
765.545 Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators.
Status: in_force

Procurement organizations may employ coordinators who are registered nurses, physician assistants, or other medically trained personnel who meet the relevant standards for procurement organizations adopted by the agency under s. 765.541, to assist in the medical management of organ donors or in the surgical procurement of cadaveric organs, tissues, or eyes for transplantation or research. A coordinator who assists in the medical management of organ donors or in the surgical procurement of cadaveric organs, tissues, or eyes for transplantation or research must do so under the direction and supervision of a physician medical director pursuant to rules and guidelines adopted by the agency. With the exception of organ procurement surgery, this supervision may be indirect supervision. For purposes of this section, the term “indirect supervision” means that the medical director is responsible for the medical actions of the coordinator, that the coordinator is operating under protocols expressly approved by the medical director, and that the medical director or his or her physician designee is always available, in person or by telephone, to provide medical direction, consultation, and advice in cases of organ, tissue, and eye donation and procurement. Although indirect supervision is authorized under this section, direct physician supervision is to be encouraged when appropriate.

History: s. 6, ch. 91-271; s. 9, ch. 94-305; s. 1035, ch. 95-148; s. 34, ch. 2003-1; s. 17, ch. 2009-218.