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Fla. Stat. § 540.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 540 / Section 540.01
540.01 Unfair discrimination and competition prohibited; definition of commodity.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person doing business in the state, and engaged in the production, manufacture, sale or distribution of any commodity in general use, that shall, for the purpose of destroying the business of a competitor in any locality, discriminate between different sections, communities, or cities of this state by selling such commodity at a lower rate in one section, community or city, than is charged for said commodity by said party in another section, community or city, after making due allowance for the difference, if any, in the grade or quality and in the actual cost of transportation from the point of production, if a raw product, or from the point of manufacture, if a manufactured product, shall be deemed guilty of unfair discrimination, which is declared unlawful; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent discrimination in prices in the same or different sections, communities, or cities of this state made in good faith in an amount necessary to meet competition.

(2) As used in this chapter the word “commodity” shall include any article, product, thing of value, service or output of a service trade.

History: s. 1, ch. 6945, 1915; RGS 2517; CGL 3939; s. 1, ch. 61-323; s. 1, ch. 67-485.
Fla. Stat. § 364.0361 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 364 / Section 364.0361
364.0361 Local government authority; nondiscriminatory exercise.
Status: in_force

A local government shall treat each telecommunications company in a nondiscriminatory manner when exercising its authority to grant franchises to a telecommunications company or to otherwise establish conditions or compensation for the use of rights-of-way or other public property by a telecommunications company. A local government may not directly or indirectly regulate the terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, the operating systems, qualifications, services, service quality, service territory, and prices, applicable to or in connection with the provision of any voice-over-Internet protocol, regardless of the platform, provider, or protocol, broadband or information service. This section does not relieve a provider from any obligations under s. 337.401.

History: s. 33, ch. 95-403; s. 5, ch. 2003-32; s. 15, ch. 2005-132; s. 9 ch. 2007-29.
Fla. Stat. § 369.314 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 369 / Part III / Section 369.314
369.314 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Wekiva Parkway Protection Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 2004-384.
Fla. Stat. § 28.03 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.03
28.03 Obligation of sureties.
Status: in_force

Each surety upon such bond may bind himself or herself for a specified sum, but the aggregate amount for which the sureties shall bind themselves shall not be less than the penalty of the bond.

History: s. 9, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 934; GS 1822; RGS 3067; CGL 4848; s. 2, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; s. 154, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0031 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0031
684.0031 Place of arbitration.
Status: in_force

(1) The parties may agree on the place of arbitration. Failing such agreement, the place of arbitration shall be determined by the arbitral tribunal having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the convenience of the parties.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the arbitral tribunal may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, meet at any place it considers appropriate for consultation among its members, for hearing witnesses, experts, or the parties, or for inspection of goods, other property, or documents.

History: s. 32, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 901.28 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 901 / Section 901.28
901.28 Notice to appear for misdemeanors or violations of municipal or county ordinances; effect on authority to conduct search.
Status: in_force

The issuance of a notice to appear shall not be construed to affect a law enforcement officer’s authority to conduct an otherwise lawful search, as provided by law.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-27; s. 7, ch. 85-77.
Fla. Stat. § 400.241 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part II / Section 400.241
400.241 Prohibited acts; penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person, long-term care facility, or other entity to willfully interfere with the unannounced inspections mandated by s. 400.19(3) or part II of chapter 408. Alerting or advising a facility of the actual or approximate date of such inspection shall be a per se violation of this subsection.

(2) A violation of any provision of this part or of any minimum standard, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.

History: s. 11, ch. 70-361; s. 347, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 31, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 30, ch. 93-177; s. 49, ch. 93-217; s. 19, ch. 99-394; s. 73, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 218.401 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 218 / Part IV / Section 218.401
218.401 Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this part to promote, through state assistance, the maximization of net interest earnings on invested surplus funds of local units of government, based on the principles of investor protection, mandated transparency, and proper governance, with the goal of reducing the need for imposing additional taxes.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-394; s. 1, ch. 2008-59; s. 38, ch. 2019-3.
Fla. Stat. § 651.065 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 651 / Section 651.065
651.065 Waiver of statutory protection.
Status: in_force

No act, agreement, or statement of any resident, or of an individual purchasing care for a resident, under any contract to furnish care to the resident shall constitute a valid waiver of any provision of this chapter intended for the benefit or protection of the resident or the individual purchasing care for the resident.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-323; s. 25, ch. 81-292; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 12, 31, 33, 35, ch. 83-328; s. 12, ch. 93-22; s. 13, ch. 97-229.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0007 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0007
684.0007 Extent of court intervention.
Status: in_force

In matters governed by this chapter, a court may not intervene except to the extent authorized by this chapter.

History: s. 8, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 367.022 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 367 / Section 367.022
367.022 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The following are not subject to regulation by the commission as a utility nor are they subject to the provisions of this chapter, except as expressly provided:

(1) The sale, distribution, or furnishing of bottled water.

(2) Systems owned, operated, managed, or controlled by governmental authorities, including water or wastewater facilities operated by private firms under water or wastewater facility privatization contracts as defined in s. 153.91, and nonprofit corporations formed for the purpose of acting on behalf of a political subdivision with respect to a water or wastewater facility.

(3) Manufacturers providing service solely in connection with their operations.

(4) Public lodging establishments providing service solely in connection with service to their guests.

(5) Landlords providing service to their tenants without specific compensation for the service.

(6) Systems with the capacity or proposed capacity to serve 100 or fewer persons.

(7) Nonprofit corporations, associations, or cooperatives providing service solely to members who own and control such nonprofit corporations, associations, or cooperatives.

(8) Any person who resells water or wastewater service at a rate or charge which does not exceed the actual purchase price of the water or wastewater.

(9) Any person who resells water service to his or her tenants or to individually metered residents for a fee that does not exceed the actual purchase price of the water and wastewater service plus the actual cost of meter reading and billing, not to exceed 9 percent of the actual cost of service.

(10) Wastewater treatment plants operated exclusively for disposing of industrial wastewater.

(11) The sale of bulk supplies of desalinated water to a governmental authority.

(12) Any person providing only nonpotable water for irrigation or fireflow purposes in a geographic area where potable water service is available from a governmentally or privately owned utility or a private well.

(13) The sale for resale of bulk supplies of water or the sale or resale of wastewater services to a governmental authority or to a utility regulated pursuant to this chapter either by the commission or the county.

(14) The owner of a mobile home park operating both as a mobile home park and a mobile home subdivision, as those terms are defined in s. 723.003, who provides service within the park and subdivision to a combination of both tenants and lot owners, provided that the service to tenants is without specific compensation.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-278; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 3, 25, 26, ch. 80-99; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 26, 27, ch. 89-353; s. 1, ch. 90-166; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 96-107; s. 10, ch. 96-202; s. 24, ch. 97-236; s. 4, ch. 99-319; s. 39, ch. 2002-296; s. 2, ch. 2016-226; s. 12, ch. 2020-27.
Fla. Stat. § 24.101 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 24 / Section 24.101
24.101 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Florida Public Education Lottery Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 87-65.
Fla. Stat. § 155.10 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 155 / Section 155.10
155.10 County hospitals; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall make and adopt such bylaws and rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the government of the hospital as may be deemed expedient for the economic and equitable conduct thereof, not inconsistent with this law, or the ordinance of the city or town wherein such hospital is located. They shall have exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys collected to the credit of the hospital fund.

History: s. 7, ch. 20905, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 520.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part I / Section 520.09
520.09 Credit upon anticipation of payments.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any retail installment contract to the contrary, any buyer may pay in full at any time before maturity the debt of any retail installment contract and in so paying such debt shall receive a refund credit thereon for such anticipation of payments. The amount of such refund shall represent at least as great a proportion of the finance charge after first deducting from such finance charge an acquisition cost of $25, as the sum of the monthly balances after the month in which prepayment is made, bears to the sum of all the monthly balances under the schedule of payments in the contract. Where the amount of credit is less than $1 no refund need be made.

History: s. 8, ch. 57-799; s. 4, ch. 69-370; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 468.409 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part VII / Section 468.409
468.409 Records required to be kept.
Status: in_force

Each talent agency shall keep on file the application, registration, or contract of each artist. In addition, such file must include the name and address of each artist, the amount of the compensation received, and all attempts to procure engagements for the artist. No such agency or employee thereof shall knowingly make any false entry in applicant files or receipt files. Each card or document in such files shall be preserved for a period of 1 year after the date of the last entry thereon. Records required under this section shall be readily available for inspection by the department during reasonable business hours at the talent agency’s principal office. A talent agency must provide the department with true copies of the records in the manner prescribed by the department.

History: ss. 9, 15, ch. 86-292; s. 63, ch. 91-137; s. 13, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 26, ch. 94-119; s. 6, ch. 2009-195.
Fla. Stat. § 288.1201 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part I / Section 288.1201
288.1201 State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the Department of Commerce the State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund. Moneys deposited in the trust fund shall be used for infrastructure and job creation opportunities and for the following purposes or programs: (a) Transportation facilities that meet a strategic and essential state interest with respect to the economic development of the state; (b) Affordable housing programs and projects in accordance with chapter 420; (c) Economic development incentives for job creation and capital investment; (d) Workforce training associated with locating a new business or expanding an existing business; and (e) Tourism promotion and marketing services, functions, and programs.

(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for the purposes specified in subsection (1). Moneys to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of documentary stamp tax proceeds as specified in law, local financial support funds, interest earnings, and cash advances from other trust funds. Funds shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the department’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216.

(3) Notwithstanding 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.

History: s. 1, ch. 2011-138; s. 2, ch. 2014-46; s. 71, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 569.19 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 569 / Part I / Section 569.19
569.19 Annual report.
Status: in_force

The division shall report annually with written findings to the Legislature and the Governor by December 31 on the progress of implementing the enforcement provisions of this part. This must include, but is not limited to:

(1) The number and results of compliance visits.

(2) The number of violations for failure of a retailer to hold a valid license.

(3) The number of violations for selling tobacco products to persons under age 21 and the results of administrative hearings on the above and related issues.

(4) The number of persons under age 21 cited for violations of s. 569.11 and sanctions imposed as a result of citation.

History: s. 16, ch. 97-162; s. 116, ch. 2010-5; s. 19, ch. 2021-14.
Fla. Stat. § 403.875 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.875
403.875 Prohibitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not: (a) Perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or domestic wastewater treatment plant unless he or she is licensed under ss. 403.865-403.876. (b) Use the name or title “water treatment plant operator,” “water distribution system operator,” “domestic wastewater treatment plant operator” or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an operator, or otherwise holds himself or herself out as an operator, unless the person is the holder of a valid license issued under ss. 403.865-403.876. (c) Present as his or her own the license of another. (d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the department. (e) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive or delinquent status. (f) Employ unlicensed persons to perform the duties of an operator of a water treatment or domestic wastewater treatment plant or a water distribution system. (g) Conceal information relative to any violation of ss. 403.865-403.876.

(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 15, ch. 97-236; s. 12, ch. 2001-270.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1201 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1201
617.1201 Secured transactions and other dispositions of corporate property and assets not requiring member approval.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws otherwise provide, the board of directors may authorize any of the following transactions without any vote or consent of the members, even though the corporation has members entitled to vote: (a) Any mortgage or pledge of, or creation of a security interest in, or conveyance of title to, all or any part of the property and assets of the corporation of any description, or any interest therein, for the purpose of securing the payment or performance of any contract, note, bond, or other obligation of the corporation; (b) Any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of less than substantially all the property and assets of the corporation; and (c) Any sale of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the corporation if: 1. The corporation is insolvent and a sale for cash or its equivalent is deemed advisable by the board in order to meet the liabilities of the corporation; or 2. The corporation was incorporated for the purpose of liquidating such property and assets.

(2) Any transaction made pursuant to this section without any vote or consent of the members may be upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the board may deem to be in the best interests of the corporation.

History: s. 74, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 270.20 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 270 / Section 270.20
270.20 When title reverts to state; lands go back to department from which it originated.
Status: in_force

When title to lands or other property becomes vested in the state or its agency under ss. 270.16-270.19, such lands or other property shall be covered into that state fund or state department from which they originated or to which they may be conveyed. When title to lands or other property becomes so vested in the state or its agency, the title which may hereafter issue, from the state or its agency, will be a complete, new, independent title originating in the sovereign.

History: s. 5, ch. 15641, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 1771(10).
Fla. Stat. § 960.194 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 960 / Section 960.194
960.194 Emergency responder death benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, the term: (a) “Call for service” means actively performing official duties, including the identification, prevention, or enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state, traveling to the scene of an emergency situation, and performing those functions for which the emergency responder has been trained and certified to perform. (b) “Emergency responder” means a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic. (c) “Emergency medical technician” has the same meaning as provided in s. 401.23. (d) “Firefighter” has the same meaning as provided in s. 633.102. (e) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10. (f) “Paramedic” has the same meaning as provided in s. 401.23. (g) “Surviving family members of an emergency responder” means the surviving spouse, children, parents or guardian, or siblings of a deceased emergency responder.

(2) Notwithstanding ss. 960.065(1) and 960.13, the department may award for any one claim up to a maximum of $50,000, to the surviving family members of an emergency responder who, as a result of a crime, is killed answering a call for service in the line of duty.

(3) In determining the amount of an award, the department shall determine whether, because of his or her conduct, the emergency responder contributed to his or her death, and the department shall reduce the amount of the award or reject the claim altogether, in accordance with such determination. However, the department may disregard the contribution of the emergency responder to his or her own death when the record shows that such contribution was attributed to efforts by the emergency responder acting as an intervenor as defined in s. 960.03.

(4) If there are two or more persons entitled to an award pursuant to this section for the same incident, the award shall be apportioned among the claimants at the discretion and direction of the department.

(5) The department may adopt rules that establish award limits below the amount set forth in subsection (2) and establish criteria governing awards pursuant to this section.

(6) An award pursuant to this section shall be reduced or denied if the department has previously approved or paid out a claim under s. 960.13 to the same claimant regarding the same incident. An award for victim compensation under s. 960.13 shall be denied if the department has previously approved or paid out an emergency responder death benefits claim under this section.

History: s. 15, ch. 2017-155.
Fla. Stat. § 125.60 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part II / Section 125.60
125.60 Adoption of county charter.
Status: in_force

Any county not having a chartered form of consolidated government may, pursuant to the provisions of ss. 125.60-125.64, locally initiate and adopt by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the county a county home rule charter.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-45.
Fla. Stat. § 559.957 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part XII / Section 559.957
559.957 Registration of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems; prohibition against warranty conditioned upon registration.
Status: in_force

(1) The full length of a manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or retailer’s warranty of a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system or any component of the system is effective in this state on the date of installation if installed by a contractor licensed under part I of chapter 489.

(2) If a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of an HVAC system or any component of the system provides a warranty or product registration card or form, or an electronic, online warranty or product registration form, the card or form must contain the following information, displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner: (a) The card or form is for the product registration. (b) Failure to complete and return the card or form does not diminish any warranty rights or decrease the warranty length.

(3) Any offered manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or retailer’s warranty of an HVAC system or a component of the system may not be in any way conditioned upon the product registration.

History: s. 3, ch. 2024-206.
Fla. Stat. § 610.105 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 610 / Section 610.105
610.105 Eligibility for state-issued franchise.
Status: in_force

(1) After July 1, 2007, an incumbent cable or video service provider is immediately eligible at its option to apply for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority under this chapter and shall file a written notice with the applicable municipality or county in which the provider provides cable or video service simultaneously with any filing with the department under this chapter. The applicable municipal or county franchise is terminated under this section on the date the department issues the state-issued certificate of franchise authority.

(2) If an incumbent cable or video service provider has been granted a state-issued certificate of franchise authority that covers all or a portion of a municipality or county, any obligation under any existing municipal or county franchise that exceeds the obligations imposed on the certificateholder in the area covered by the certificate shall be against public policy and void.

History: s. 7, ch. 2007-29.