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Fla. Stat. § 682.06 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 682 / Section 682.06
682.06 Hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The arbitrator’s authority includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the hearing and, among other matters, determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of any evidence.

(2) An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition of a claim or particular issue: (a) If all interested parties agree; or (b) Upon request of one party to the arbitration proceeding, if that party gives notice to all other parties to the proceeding and the other parties have a reasonable opportunity to respond.

(3) If an arbitrator orders a hearing, the arbitrator shall set a time and place and give notice of the hearing not less than 5 days before the hearing begins. Unless a party to the arbitration proceeding makes an objection to lack or insufficiency of notice not later than the beginning of the hearing, the party’s appearance at the hearing waives the objection. Upon request of a party to the arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, or upon the arbitrator’s own initiative, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary, but may not postpone the hearing to a time later than that fixed by the agreement to arbitrate for making the award unless the parties to the arbitration proceeding consent to a later date. The arbitrator may hear and decide the controversy upon the evidence produced although a party who was duly notified of the arbitration proceeding did not appear. The court, on request, may direct the arbitrator to conduct the hearing promptly and render a timely decision.

(4) At a hearing under subsection (3), a party to the arbitration proceeding has a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.

(5) If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a replacement arbitrator must be appointed in accordance with s. 682.04 to continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.

History: s. 5, ch. 57-402; s. 12, ch. 67-254; s. 725, ch. 97-102; s. 16, ch. 2013-232.
Fla. Stat. § 409.14515 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.14515
409.14515 Independent living preparation.
Status: in_force

The department shall assist children who are in foster care in making the transition to independent living and self-sufficiency as adults. To support opportunities for participation in age-appropriate life skills activities, the department shall:

(1) Identify important life skills that children in out-of-home care should acquire.

(2) Develop a list of age-appropriate activities and responsibilities useful for the development of specific life skills for use by children and their caregivers. The age-appropriate activities must address specific topics tailored to the needs of each child’s developmental stage. For older youth, the list of age-appropriate activities must include, but is not limited to, informing the youth of available independent living services and community resources and how to apply for such services.

(3) Design and disseminate training for caregivers related to building needed life skills. The training must include components that address the challenges of children in foster care in transitioning to adulthood and information on programs for children who are aging out of care under ss. 414.56 and 409.1451, high school completion, applications for financial assistance for higher education, vocational school opportunities, supporting education, and employment opportunities.

(4) Beginning after the child’s 13th birthday, regularly assess the degree of life skills acquisition by each child. The department shall share the results of the assessments with the caregiver and support the caregiver in creating, implementing, monitoring, and revising plans as necessary to address the child’s life skills deficits, if any.

(5) Provide opportunities for children in foster care to interact with qualified, trained mentors who are committed to engaging reliably with the child long-term.

(6) Develop and implement procedures for children of sufficient age and understanding to directly access and manage the personal allowance they receive from the department.

History: s. 17, ch. 2021-169.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2937 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2937
316.2937 Motor vehicle emissions standards.
Status: in_force

If the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to adopt the California motor vehicle emission standards, such standards shall not be implemented until ratified by the Legislature. If the department proposes to modify its rule adopting the California motor vehicle emission standards, such rule modifications shall not be implemented until ratified by the Legislature.

History: s. 115, ch. 2008-227.
Fla. Stat. § 367.1214 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 367 / Section 367.1214
367.1214 Utility name change; notification; commission rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

A water and wastewater utility shall notify the commission and its customers before changing its name. The commission may adopt rules that a water and wastewater utility must follow when giving this notice to its customers.

History: s. 3, ch. 98-42.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.54 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part IV / Section 1010.54
1010.54 Disposition of surplus of bond issue.
Status: in_force

Should there remain any of the proceeds of the sale of school district bonds after the purpose and object for which the bonds were issued shall have been carried out and performed by the district school board, the surplus then shall be held by the district school board and expended for the exclusive use of the public schools within the school district as the district school board may deem reasonable and proper.

History: s. 563, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 774.208 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 774 / Part II / Section 774.208
774.208 Liability rules applicable to protect sellers, renters, and lessors.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) In a civil action alleging an asbestos or silica claim, a product seller other than a manufacturer is liable to a plaintiff only if the plaintiff establishes that: 1.a. The product that allegedly caused the harm that is the subject of the complaint was sold, rented, or leased by the product seller; b. The product seller failed to exercise reasonable care with respect to the product; and c. The failure to exercise reasonable care was a proximate cause of the harm to the exposed person; 2.a. The product seller made an express warranty applicable to the product that allegedly caused the harm that is the subject of the complaint, independent of any express warranty made by the manufacturer as to the same product; b. The product failed to conform to the warranty; and c. The failure of the product to conform to the warranty caused the harm to the exposed person; or 3.a. The product seller engaged in intentional wrongdoing, as determined under the law of this state; and b. The intentional wrongdoing caused the harm that is the subject of the complaint. (b) For the purpose of sub-subparagraph (a)1.b., a product seller may not be considered to have failed to exercise reasonable care with respect to a product based upon an alleged failure to inspect the product, if: 1. The failure occurred because there was no reasonable opportunity to inspect the product; or 2. The inspection, in the exercise of reasonable care, would not have revealed the aspect of the product which allegedly caused the exposed person’s impairment.

(2) In a civil action alleging an asbestos or silica claim, a person engaged in the business of renting or leasing a product is not liable for the tortious act of another solely by reason of ownership of that product.

History: s. 8, ch. 2005-274; s. 108, ch. 2006-1.
Fla. Stat. § 812.176 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 812 / Section 812.176
812.176 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco shall have the power to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 as necessary to implement the Convenience Business Security Act. The security measures and training provisions of ss. 812.173 and 812.174 shall meet the requirements of the department as set forth by rule.

History: s. 8, ch. 92-103; s. 24, ch. 2021-131.
Fla. Stat. § 550.909 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.909
550.909 Voting requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Each member of the compact committee is entitled to one vote.

(2) All action taken by the compact committee with regard to the addition of party states, the licensure of participants in pari-mutuel wagering, and the receipt and disbursement of funds requires a majority vote of the members of the compact committee or their alternates. All other action by the compact committee requires a majority vote of the members present or their alternates.

(3) The compact committee may not take any action unless a quorum is present. A majority of the members of the compact committee or their alternates constitutes a quorum.

History: s. 39, ch. 2000-354.
Fla. Stat. § 400.912 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VI / Section 400.912
400.912 Closing of a PPEC center.
Status: in_force

Whenever a PPEC center voluntarily discontinues operation, it shall, at least 30 days before the discontinuance of operation, inform each child’s legal guardian of the fact and the proposed time of such discontinuance.

History: ss. 12, 17, ch. 87-290; ss. 9, 14, ch. 93-66; s. 19, ch. 98-288; s. 100, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 320.8251 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.8251
320.8251 Mobile home installation products; product approval.
Status: in_force

(1) Each person or entity that engages in the manufacture of mobile home installation components, products, or systems must obtain a certification from the department which affirms that such component, product, or system is approved for use in the installation of mobile homes in this state.

(2) The department shall certify for use in this state any mobile home installation component, product, or system for which a person or entity applies to the department and which complies with subsection (3).

(3) In order to obtain the certification set forth in this section, a manufacturer must submit to the department a report certifying that the mobile home installation component, product, or system meets the mobile home installation standards set forth in this section and in department rules. The report must be signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in this state. In accordance with chapter 120, the department shall review the report and approve or deny the certification of the installation component, product, or system for use in the installation of mobile homes in this state.

(4) The certification set forth in this subsection is subject to suspension or revocation, and the person or entity that obtained the certification is subject to a fine set by department rules upon a finding by the department that the person or entity has obtained the certification by misrepresentation or fraud or that the product, component, or system does not meet the mobile home installation standards set forth in this chapter or in department rules.

History: s. 5, ch. 2004-283; s. 67, ch. 2020-2.
Fla. Stat. § 381.93 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.93
381.93 Breast and cervical cancer early detection program.
Status: in_force

This section may be cited as the “Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Act.”

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the rates of death due to breast and cervical cancer through early diagnosis and increased access to early screening, diagnosis, and treatment programs.

(2) The Department of Health, using available federal funds and state funds appropriated for that purpose, is authorized to establish the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and Early Detection Program to provide screening, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, case management, and followup and referral to the Agency for Health Care Administration for coverage of treatment services.

(3) The Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program shall be funded through grants for such screening and early detection purposes from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Title XV of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 300k et seq.

(4) The department shall limit enrollment in the program to persons with incomes up to and including 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The department shall establish an eligibility process that includes an income-verification process to ensure that persons served under the program meet income guidelines.

(5) The department may provide other breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services; however, such services shall be funded separately through other sources than this act.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-52.
Fla. Stat. § 641.545 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part III / Section 641.545
641.545 Subscriber risk assessments; requirements.
Status: in_force

The agency shall require an organization, when providing services to Medicaid subscribers, to attempt, at least twice if necessary, to contact each new Medicaid subscriber within 3 months after the Medicaid subscriber enrolls, in order to perform a health risk assessment. The health risk assessment instrument must include questions regarding early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment history of Medicaid subscribers who are under 21 years of age and questions regarding pregnancy history. The organization shall ask Medicaid subscribers to release to the plan or its providers medical records from providers who treated the Medicaid subscribers before their enrollment with the organization. The organization must use the health risk assessments and the released medical records to identify Medicaid subscribers who have not received screenings in the past according to the agency-approved periodic schedule. The organization must contact, up to twice if necessary, any Medicaid subscriber who is more than 2 months behind in the periodic screening schedule to urge that Medicaid subscriber or the Medicaid subscriber’s responsible party to make an appointment for a screening visit. The agency shall require each organization, for its Medicaid subscribers, to report its early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment rate, the trimester of pregnancy when prenatal care began, and the rate of low birth weight babies born to the organization’s Medicaid subscribers. The agency shall monitor the organization’s compliance with this section.

History: s. 36, ch. 96-199.
Fla. Stat. § 948.011 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 948 / Section 948.011
948.011 When court may impose fine and place on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment.
Status: in_force

When the law authorizes the placing of a defendant on probation, and when the defendant’s offense is punishable by both fine and imprisonment, the trial court may, in its discretion, impose a fine upon him or her and place him or her on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-175; s. 14, ch. 83-131; s. 1683, ch. 97-102; s. 13, ch. 2004-373.
Fla. Stat. § 173.14 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 173 / Section 173.14
173.14 Chapter supplemental to other law.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not repeal any other statute relating to the subject matter hereof, but shall be deemed to provide a supplemental, additional and alternative method of enforcement of tax liens and special assessments for the benefit of all incorporated cities or towns of the state of Florida, whether organized under special act or general laws, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.

History: s. 9, ch. 15038, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 3004(10).
Fla. Stat. § 16.717 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 16 / Section 16.717
16.717 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within the Florida Gaming Control Commission. The commission may deposit into the trust fund 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. Deposited funds may be used for the operation of the Florida Gaming Control Commission in accordance with ss. 16.71-16.716. 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 the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2028. Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-37.
Fla. Stat. § 732.402 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part IV / Section 732.402
732.402 Exempt property.
Status: in_force

(1) If a decedent was domiciled in this state at the time of death, the surviving spouse, or, if there is no surviving spouse, the children of the decedent shall have the right to a share of the estate of the decedent as provided in this section, to be designated “exempt property.”

(2) Exempt property shall consist of: (a) Household furniture, furnishings, and appliances in the decedent’s usual place of abode up to a net value of $20,000 as of the date of death. (b) Two motor vehicles as defined in s. 316.003, which do not, individually as to either such motor vehicle, have a gross vehicle weight in excess of 15,000 pounds, held in the decedent’s name and regularly used by the decedent or members of the decedent’s immediate family as their personal motor vehicles. (c) All qualified tuition programs authorized by s. 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including, but not limited to, the Florida Prepaid College Trust Fund advance payment contracts under s. 1009.98 and the Florida Prepaid College Trust Fund participation agreements under s. 1009.981. (d) All benefits paid pursuant to s. 112.1915.

(3) Exempt property shall be exempt from all claims against the estate except perfected security interests thereon.

(4) Exempt property shall be in addition to protected homestead, statutory entitlements, and property passing under the decedent’s will or by intestate succession.

(5) Property specifically or demonstratively devised by the decedent’s will to any devisee shall not be included in exempt property. However, persons to whom property has been specifically or demonstratively devised and who would otherwise be entitled to it as exempt property under this section may have the court determine the property to be exempt from claims, except for perfected security interests thereon, after complying with the provisions of subsection (6).

(6) Persons entitled to exempt property shall be deemed to have waived their rights under this section unless a petition for determination of exempt property is filed by or on behalf of the persons entitled to the exempt property on or before the later of the date that is 4 months after the date of service of the notice of administration or the date that is 40 days after the date of termination of any proceeding involving the construction, admission to probate, or validity of the will or involving any other matter affecting any part of the estate subject to this section.

(7) Property determined as exempt under this section shall be excluded from the value of the estate before residuary, intestate, or pretermitted or elective shares are determined.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 19, ch. 75-220; s. 10, ch. 77-87; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 81-238; s. 3, ch. 85-79; s. 67, ch. 87-226; s. 51, ch. 98-421; s. 3, ch. 99-220; s. 3, ch. 2001-180; s. 39, ch. 2001-226; s. 1036, ch. 2002-387; s. 5, ch. 2006-134; s. 5, ch. 2006-303; s. 8, ch. 2009-115; s. 81, ch. 2016-239.
Fla. Stat. § 16.64 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 16 / Section 16.64
16.64 Applications for compensation through the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; public records exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) Any names, dates of birth, driver license numbers, home addresses, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, or electronic mail addresses in an application submitted to the Department of Legal Affairs by a person seeking compensation through the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(2) The information made confidential and exempt under subsection (1) may be released to the Department of Education for the purpose of facilitating the award of standard high school diplomas to persons compensated through the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program in accordance with law.

(3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-255.
Fla. Stat. § 75.07 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 75 / Section 75.07
75.07 Intervention; hearings.
Status: in_force

Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or person interested may become a party to the action by moving against or pleading to the complaint at or before the time set for hearing. At the hearing the court shall determine all questions of law and fact and make such orders as will enable it to properly try and determine the action and render a final judgment with the least possible delay.

History: s. 3, ch. 6868, 1915; RGS 3298; s. 1, ch. 11854; s. 3, ch. 12003, 1927; CGL 5108, 5125; s. 25, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 837.021 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 837 / Section 837.021
837.021 Perjury by contradictory statements.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever, in one or more official proceedings, willfully makes two or more material statements under oath which contradict each other, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Whoever, in one or more official proceedings that relate to the prosecution of a capital felony, willfully makes two or more material statements under oath which contradict each other, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) In any prosecution for perjury under this section: (a) The prosecution may proceed in a single count by setting forth the willful making of contradictory statements under oath and alleging in the alternative that one or more of them are false. (b) The question of whether a statement was material is a question of law to be determined by the court. (c) It is not necessary to prove which, if any, of the contradictory statements is not true. (d) It is a defense that the accused believed each statement to be true at the time the statement was made.

(4) A person may not be prosecuted under this section for making contradictory statements in separate proceedings if the contradictory statement made in the most recent proceeding was made under a grant of immunity under s. 914.04; but such person may be prosecuted under s. 837.02 for any false statement made in that most recent proceeding, and the contradictory statements may be received against him or her upon any criminal investigation or proceeding for such perjury.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-314; s. 56, ch. 74-383; s. 34, ch. 75-298; s. 2, ch. 85-41; s. 4, ch. 97-90; s. 1312, ch. 97-102.