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Fla. Stat. § 138.12 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 138 / Section 138.12
138.12 Commissioners may expand county seat.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of any county may expand the geographical area of the county seat of its county beyond the corporate limits of the municipality named as the county seat by adopting a resolution to that effect at any regular or special meeting of the board. Such a resolution may be adopted only after the board has held not less than two public hearings on the proposal at intervals of not less than 10 or more than 20 days and after notice of the proposal and such meetings has been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. However, nothing herein shall be deemed to extend the boundaries of the municipality in which the county seat was previously located or annex to such municipality the territory added to the county seat.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-320.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.084 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part I / Section 1004.084
1004.084 College affordability.
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education shall annually identify strategies to promote college affordability for all Floridians by evaluating, at a minimum, the impact of: (a) Tuition and fees on undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at public colleges and universities and graduate assistants employed by public universities. (b) Federal, state, and institutional financial aid policies on the actual cost of attendance for students and their families. (c) The costs of textbooks and instructional materials.

(2) By December 31 of each year, beginning in 2016, the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education shall submit a report on their respective college affordability initiatives to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

History: s. 2, ch. 2016-236.
Fla. Stat. § 740.004 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 740 / Section 740.004
740.004 Terms-of-service agreement preserved.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use the digital assets of the user.

(2) This chapter does not give a fiduciary or a designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the user for whom, or for whose estate or trust, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents.

(3) A fiduciary’s or designated recipient’s access to digital assets may be modified or eliminated by a user, by federal law, or by a terms-of-service agreement if the user has not provided direction under s. 740.003.

History: s. 5, ch. 2016-46.
Fla. Stat. § 420.9079 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part VII / Section 420.9079
420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Local Government Housing Trust Fund, which shall be administered by the corporation on behalf of the department according to the provisions of ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section. There shall be deposited into the fund a portion of the documentary stamp tax revenues as provided in s. 201.15, moneys received from any other source for the purposes of ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section, and all proceeds derived from the investment of such moneys. Moneys in the fund that are not currently needed for the purposes of the programs administered pursuant to ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be invested as provided by law. The interest received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund.

(2) The corporation shall administer the fund exclusively for the purpose of implementing the programs described in ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section. With the exception of monitoring the activities of counties and eligible municipalities to determine local compliance with program requirements, the corporation shall not receive appropriations from the fund for administrative or personnel costs. For the purpose of implementing the compliance monitoring provisions of s. 420.9075(9), the corporation may request a maximum of one-quarter of 1 percent of the annual appropriation per state fiscal year. When such funding is appropriated, the corporation shall deduct the amount appropriated prior to calculating the local housing distribution pursuant to ss. 420.9072 and 420.9073.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-317; s. 40, ch. 97-167; s. 16, ch. 98-56; s. 25, ch. 2006-69; s. 11, ch. 2009-2; s. 32, ch. 2009-96; s. 18, ch. 2011-15; s. 87, ch. 2015-229; s. 74, ch. 2018-10; s. 96, ch. 2019-116; s. 87, ch. 2020-114; s. 20, ch. 2022-5.
Fla. Stat. § 672.205 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part II / Section 672.205
672.205 Firm offers.
Status: in_force

An offer by a merchant to buy or sell goods in a signed record which by its terms gives assurance that it will be held open is not revocable, for lack of consideration, during the time stated or if no time is stated for a reasonable time, but in no event may such period of irrevocability exceed 3 months; but any such term of assurance on a form supplied by the offeree must be separately signed by the offeror.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 45, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 125.59 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part I / Section 125.59
125.59 Special grand jury fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The boards of county commissioners of the respective counties are hereby authorized to budget and expend county funds for the creation and use of a special grand jury fund.

(2) The moneys of the special grand jury fund may be used by any grand jury in the county, in their discretion, in investigating crime and enforcing the criminal laws. The grand jury may employ special investigators and special legal counsel and may pay all expenses incidental to such purposes; provided, that no expenditure shall be made without the approval of a majority of the members of the grand jury, whose vote shall be recorded in the minutes of the grand jury’s proceedings.

(3) The moneys in the special grand jury fund shall be payable to the grand jury on their order upon a voucher being presented to the clerk of the circuit court, signed by the foreperson and by a member of the grand jury designated as grand jury treasurer.

History: s. 1, ch. 67-466; s. 819, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 552.212 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.212
552.212 Inspection of buildings, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, equipment, or premises.
Status: in_force

The division may, when it deems necessary, inspect, at any reasonable hour, any building, storage facility, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment, or premises where explosive materials are stored, kept, transported, used, manufactured, distributed, or sold, to determine if there is any violation of this chapter or of any rule or regulation of the division.

History: s. 20, ch. 77-84.
Fla. Stat. § 403.5312 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part II / Section 403.5312
403.5312 Filing of notice of certified corridor route.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 60 days after certification of a transmission line corridor under ss. 403.52-403.5365, the applicant shall file with the department and, in accordance with s. 28.222, with the clerk of the circuit court for each county through which the corridor will pass, a notice of the certified route.

(2) The notice must consist of maps or aerial photographs in the scale of 1:24,000 which clearly show the location of the certified route and must state that the certification of the corridor will result in the acquisition of rights-of-way within the corridor. Each clerk shall record the filing in the official record of the county for the duration of the certification or until such time as the applicant certifies to the department and the clerk that all lands required for the transmission line rights-of-way within the corridor have been acquired within the county, whichever is sooner.

(3) The recording of this notice does not constitute a lien, cloud, or encumbrance on real property.

History: s. 12, ch. 81-131; s. 40, ch. 90-331; s. 61, ch. 2006-230; s. 91, ch. 2008-227.
Fla. Stat. § 905.25 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 905 / Section 905.25
905.25 Grand juror not permitted to state or testify.
Status: in_force

A grand juror shall not be permitted to state or testify in any court how she or he or any other grand juror voted on any matter before them or what opinion was expressed by herself or himself or any other grand juror about the matter.

History: s. 104, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(104); s. 64, ch. 70-339; s. 1502, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 500.451 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.451
500.451 Horse meat; offenses.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Sell in the markets of this state horse meat for human consumption unless the horse meat is clearly stamped, marked, and described as horse meat for human consumption. (b) Knowingly transport, distribute, sell, purchase, or possess horse meat for human consumption that is not clearly stamped, marked, and described as horse meat for human consumption or horse meat that is not acquired from a licensed slaughterhouse.

(2) A person that violates this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, except that any person who commits a violation of this section must be sentenced to a minimum mandatory fine of $3,500.

(3) In addition to any penalties provided in subsection (2), any license of any restaurant, store, or other business may be suspended as provided in the applicable licensing law upon conviction of an owner or employee of that business for a violation of this section in connection with that business.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 21986, 1943; s. 11, ch. 25035, 1949; s. 454, ch. 71-136; s. 19, ch. 82-225; s. 27, ch. 94-180; s. 3, ch. 2010-87; s. 21, ch. 2019-167.
Fla. Stat. § 679.2041 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part II / Section 679.2041
679.2041 After-acquired property; future advances.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a security agreement may create or provide for a security interest in after-acquired collateral.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a security interest does not attach under a term constituting an after-acquired property clause to: (a) Consumer goods, other than an accession when given as additional security, unless the debtor acquires rights in them within 10 days after the secured party gives value; or (b) A commercial tort claim.

(3) Subsection (2) does not prevent a security interest from attaching: (a) To a consumer good as proceeds under s. 679.3151(1) or commingled goods under s. 679.336(3); (b) To a commercial tort claim as proceeds under s. 679.3151(1); or (c) Under an after-acquired property clause to property that is proceeds of consumer goods or a commercial tort claim.

(4) A security agreement may provide that collateral secures, or that accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes are sold in connection with, future advances or other value, whether or not the advances or value are given pursuant to commitment.

History: s. 2, ch. 2001-198; s. 76, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 189.015 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part I / Section 189.015
189.015 Meetings; notice; required reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of each special district shall file quarterly, semiannually, or annually a schedule of its regular meetings with the local governing authority or authorities. The schedule shall include the date, time, and location of each scheduled meeting. The schedule shall be published quarterly, semiannually, or annually in the manner required in this subsection. The governing body of an independent special district shall advertise the day, time, place, and purpose of any meeting other than a regular meeting or any recessed and reconvened meeting of the governing body, at least 7 days before such meeting as provided in chapter 50 in the county or counties in which the special district is located, unless a bona fide emergency situation exists, in which case a meeting to deal with the emergency may be held as necessary, with reasonable notice, so long as it is subsequently ratified by the governing body. No approval of the annual budget shall be granted at an emergency meeting. The notice shall be posted as provided in chapter 50. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and except in the case of emergency meetings, water management districts may provide reasonable notice of public meetings held to evaluate responses to solicitations issued by the water management district, as provided in chapter 50 by publication on a publicly accessible website or by publication in a newspaper in the county where the principal office of the water management district is located, or in the county or counties where the public work will be performed, no fewer than 7 days before such meeting.

(2) All meetings of the governing body of the special district shall be open to the public and governed by the provisions of chapter 286.

(3) Meetings of the governing body of the special district shall be held in a public building when available within the district, in a county courthouse of a county in which the district is located, or in a building in the county accessible to the public.

History: s. 10, ch. 79-183; s. 78, ch. 81-259; s. 24, ch. 89-169; s. 19, ch. 97-255; s. 33, ch. 99-378; s. 39, ch. 2014-22; s. 16, ch. 2021-17; s. 15, ch. 2022-103.
Fla. Stat. § 513.03 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.03
513.03 Application for and issuance of permit.
Status: in_force

(1) An application for a permit must be made in writing to the department, on a form prescribed by the department. The application must state the location of the existing or proposed park or camp, the type of park or camp, the number of mobile homes or recreational vehicles to be accommodated or the number of recreational campsites, the type of water supply, the method of sewage disposal, and any other information the department requires.

(2) If the department is satisfied, after reviewing the application of the proposed or existing park or camp and causing an inspection to be made, that the park or camp complies with this chapter and is so located, constructed, and equipped as not to be a source of danger to the health of the general public, the department shall issue the necessary permit, in writing, on a form prescribed by the department.

History: s. 3, ch. 12419, 1927; CGL 4142; s. 1, ch. 19365, 1939; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 440, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 14, 15, ch. 83-321; s. 8, ch. 84-182; ss. 5, 26, ch. 93-150.
Fla. Stat. § 11.9345 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.9345
11.9345 Vote cast outside the scope of instructions; criminal liability.
Status: in_force

A delegate or alternate delegate commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, who signs an oath of office as required by s. 11.9336 in the state and who thereafter violates the oath by knowingly or intentionally voting or attempting to vote outside the scope of:

(1) The instructions established by a concurrent resolution adopted pursuant to ss. 11.93-11.9352; or

(2) The limits placed by the Legislature in a concurrent resolution or memorial that calls for an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the subjects and amendments that may be considered by the Article V convention.

History: s. 17, ch. 2014-52.
Fla. Stat. § 744.387 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VI / Section 744.387
744.387 Settlement of claims.
Status: in_force

(1) When a settlement of any claim by or against the guardian, whether arising as a result of personal injury or otherwise, and whether arising before or after appointment of a guardian, is proposed, but before an action to enforce it is begun, on petition by the guardian of the property stating the facts of the claim, question, or dispute and the proposed settlement, and on any evidence that is introduced, the court may enter an order authorizing the settlement if satisfied that the settlement will be for the best interest of the ward. The order shall relieve the guardian from any further responsibility in connection with the claim or dispute when the settlement has been made in accordance with the order. The order authorizing the settlement may also determine whether an additional bond is required and, if so, shall fix the amount of it.

(2) In the same manner as provided in subsection (1) or as authorized by s. 744.301, the natural guardians or guardian of a minor may settle any claim by or on behalf of a minor that does not exceed $15,000 without bond. A legal guardianship shall be required when the amount of the net settlement to the ward exceeds $15,000.

(3)(a) No settlement after an action has been commenced by or on behalf of a ward shall be effective unless approved by the court having jurisdiction of the action. (b) In the event of settlement or judgment in favor of the ward or minor, the court may authorize the natural guardians or guardian, or a guardian of the property appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, to collect the amount of the settlement or judgment and to execute a release or satisfaction. When the amount of net settlement to the ward or judgment exceeds $15,000 and no guardian has been appointed, the court shall require the appointment of a guardian for the property.

(4) In making a settlement under court order as provided in this section, the guardian is authorized to execute any instrument that may be necessary to effect the settlement. When executed, the instrument shall be a complete release of the person making the settlement.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 14, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 3, ch. 78-342; s. 10, ch. 79-221; s. 63, ch. 89-96; s. 48, ch. 90-271; s. 10, ch. 2002-195.
Fla. Stat. § 526.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 526 / Part I / Section 526.05
526.05 Mixing, blending, or compounding liquid fuels of different manufacturers prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person shall mix, blend or compound the liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or similar products of a manufacturer or distributor with the products of any other manufacturer or distributor, or adulterate the same, and expose, offer for sale, or sell such mixed, blended or compounded products under the trade name, trademark or name or other distinguishing mark of either of said manufacturers or distributors, or as the unadulterated products of such manufacturer or distributor; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent the lawful owner thereof from applying its own trademark, trade name, or symbol to any product or material.

History: s. 5, ch. 16083, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7315(6).
Fla. Stat. § 627.411 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.411
627.411 Grounds for disapproval.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall disapprove any form filed under s. 627.410, or withdraw any previous approval thereof, only if the form: (a) Is in any respect in violation of, or does not comply with, this code. (b) Contains or incorporates by reference, where such incorporation is otherwise permissible, any inconsistent, ambiguous, or misleading clauses, or exceptions and conditions which deceptively affect the risk purported to be assumed in the general coverage of the contract. (c) Has any title, heading, or other indication of its provisions which is misleading. (d) Is printed or otherwise reproduced in such manner as to render any material provision of the form substantially illegible. (e) Is for residential property insurance and contains provisions that are unfair or inequitable or encourage misrepresentation. (f) Is for health insurance, and: 1. Provides benefits that are unreasonable in relation to the premium charged. 2. Contains provisions that are unfair or inequitable or contrary to the public policy of this state or that encourage misrepresentation. 3. Contains provisions that apply rating practices that result in unfair discrimination pursuant to s. 626.9541(1)(g)2. (g) Excludes coverage for human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome or contains limitations in the benefits payable, or in the terms or conditions of such contract, for human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome which are different than those which apply to any other sickness or medical condition.

(2) In determining whether the benefits are reasonable in relation to the premium charged, the office, in accordance with reasonable actuarial techniques, shall consider: (a) Past loss experience and prospective loss experience within and without this state. (b) Allocation of expenses. (c) Risk and contingency margins, along with justification of such margins. (d) Acquisition costs.

History: s. 460, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 366, 377, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 48, ch. 88-380; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 63, ch. 93-129; s. 1, ch. 2003-139; s. 1115, ch. 2003-261; s. 9, ch. 2005-111; s. 16, ch. 2013-101; s. 12, ch. 2016-11; s. 7, ch. 2016-194.
Fla. Stat. § 284.34 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 284 / Part II / Section 284.34
284.34 Professional medical liability of the university boards of trustees and nuclear energy liability excluded.
Status: in_force

Unless specifically authorized by the Department of Financial Services, no coverages shall be provided by this fund for professional medical liability insurance for the university boards of trustees or the physicians, officers, employees, or agents of any board or for liability related to nuclear energy which is ordinarily subject to the standard nuclear energy liability exclusion of conventional liability insurance policies. This section does not affect the self-insurance programs of the university boards of trustees established pursuant to s. 1004.24.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-206; s. 5, ch. 74-235; s. 1, ch. 79-136; s. 175, ch. 81-259; s. 941, ch. 2002-387; s. 320, ch. 2003-261.