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Fla. Stat. § 199.133 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 199 / Part I / Section 199.133
199.133 Levy of nonrecurring tax.
Status: in_force

(1) A one-time nonrecurring tax of 2 mills is hereby imposed on each dollar of the just valuation of all notes, bonds, and other obligations for payment of money which are secured by mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien upon real property situated in this state. This tax shall be assessed and collected as provided by this chapter.

(2) The nonrecurring tax shall apply to a note, bond, or other obligation for payment of money only to the extent it is secured by mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien upon real property situated in this state. Where a note, bond, or other obligation is secured by personal property or by real property situated outside this state, as well as by mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien upon real property situated in this state, then the nonrecurring tax shall apply to that portion of the note, bond, or other obligation which bears the same ratio to the entire principal balance of the note, bond, or other obligation as the value of the real property situated in this state bears to the value of all of the security; however, if the security is solely made up of personal property and real property situated in this state, the taxpayer may elect to apportion the taxes based upon the value of the collateral, if any, to which the taxpayer by law or contract must look first for collection. In no event shall the portion of the note, bond, or other obligation which is subject to the nonrecurring tax exceed in value the value of the real property situated in this state which is the security.

History: s. 10, ch. 85-342; s. 10, ch. 2006-312.
Fla. Stat. § 663.055 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part I / Section 663.055
663.055 Capital requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) To qualify for a license under this part, the proposed capitalization of the international banking corporation must be in such amount as the office determines is necessary, taking into consideration the risk profile of the international banking corporation and the ability of the international banking corporation to operate a licensed office in a safe and sound manner. In making this determination, the office must consider the financial resources of the international banking corporation, including: (a) The international banking corporation’s current and projected capital position, profitability, level of indebtedness, and business and strategic plans; (b) The financial condition of any of the international banking corporation’s existing offices located in the United States; (c) The minimum capital requirements of the international banking corporation’s home-country jurisdiction; and (d) The capital ratio standards used in the United States and in the international banking corporation’s home-country jurisdiction.

(2) The proposed capitalization of the international banking corporation must be in such amount as the office deems adequate, but in no case may the total capital accounts of the international banking corporation be less than the minimum required under s. 658.21(2) to establish a state bank.

(3) The office may specify such other conditions as it determines are appropriate, considering the public interest and the need to maintain a safe, sound, and competitive banking system in this state.

(4) For the purpose of this part, the capital accounts of and capital ratio standards for an international banking corporation must be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. In adopting such rules, the commission shall consider similar rules adopted by bank regulatory agencies in the United States and the need to provide reasonably consistent regulatory requirements for international banking corporations doing business in this state, as well as capital adequacy standards of an international banking corporation’s home-country jurisdiction.

History: s. 155, ch. 92-303; s. 1818, ch. 2003-261; s. 6, ch. 2010-9; s. 9, ch. 2017-83.
Fla. Stat. § 720.3045 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 720 / Part I / Section 720.3045
720.3045 Installation, display, and storage of items.
Status: in_force

Regardless of any covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements of an association, and unless prohibited by general law or local ordinance, an association may not restrict parcel owners or their tenants from installing, displaying, or storing any items on a parcel which are not visible from the parcel’s frontage or an adjacent parcel, an adjacent common area, or a community golf course, including, but not limited to, artificial turf, boats, flags, vegetable gardens, clotheslines, and recreational vehicles.

History: s. 3, ch. 2023-64; s. 6, ch. 2024-221.
Fla. Stat. § 369.309 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 369 / Part II / Section 369.309
369.309 Airboats prohibited; exceptions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The operation of an airboat on the Wekiva River System shall be prohibited. For the purposes of this section, an airboat is any boat, sled, skiff, or swamp vessel that is pushed, pulled, or propelled by air power generated by a nondetachable motor of more than 10 horsepower.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of an emergency or to any employee of a municipal, county, state, or federal agency or their agents on official government business.

(3) Persons convicted for violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-81.
Fla. Stat. § 409.9066 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part III / Section 409.9066
409.9066 Medicare prescription discount program.
Status: in_force

(1) As a condition of participation in the Florida Medicaid program or the pharmaceutical expense assistance program, a pharmacy must agree to charge any individual who is a Medicare beneficiary and who is a Florida resident showing a Medicare card when he or she presents a prescription, a price no greater than the cost of ingredients equal to the average wholesale price minus 9 percent, and a dispensing fee of $4.50.

(2) In lieu of the provisions of subsection (1), and as a condition of participation in the Florida Medicaid program or the pharmaceutical expense assistance program, a pharmacy must agree to: (a) Provide a private voluntary prescription discount program to state residents who are Medicare beneficiaries; or (b) Accept a private voluntary discount prescription program from state residents who are Medicare beneficiaries. Discounts under this subsection must be at least as great as discounts under subsection (1).

(3) The Agency for Health Care Administration shall publish, on a free website available to the public, the most recent average wholesale prices for the 200 drugs most frequently dispensed and shall provide a mechanism that consumers may use to calculate the retail price and the price that should be paid after the discount required in subsection (1) is applied. The agency shall provide retail information by geographic area and retail information by provider within geographical areas.

History: s. 3, ch. 2000-254; s. 1, ch. 2003-61; s. 12, ch. 2004-297.
Fla. Stat. § 633.518 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 633 / Part V / Section 633.518
633.518 Studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries by the division; refusal to admit; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall make studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries with respect to compliance with this part or any rules authorized under this part and the causes of firefighter employee injuries, illnesses, safety-based complaints, or Line of Duty Deaths (LODD) as defined in rule in firefighter employee places of employment and shall make such recommendations to the Legislature and firefighter employers and insurers as the department considers proper to prevent or reduce future occurrences. In making such studies, investigations, inspections, or inquiries, the department may cooperate with any agency of the United States charged with the duty of enforcing any law securing safety against injury in any place of firefighter employment covered by this part or any agency or department of the state engaged in enforcing any law to ensure safety for firefighter employees.

(2) The division by rule may adopt procedures for conducting investigations, inspections, or inquiries of firefighter employers under this part.

(3) The division and authorized representatives of the division may enter and inspect any firefighter employee’s place of employment at any reasonable time for the purpose of investigating compliance with this part and conducting inspections for the proper enforcement of this part. A firefighter employer who refuses to admit any member of the division or authorized representative of the division to any place of employment or to allow investigation and inspection pursuant to this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 82, ch. 2013-183; s. 37, ch. 2016-165.
Fla. Stat. § 373.200 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.200
373.200 Seminole Tribe Water Rights Compact.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the provisions of s. 285.165, the South Florida Water Management District is authorized to act in accordance with the Seminole Tribe Water Rights Compact incorporated by reference therein.

History: s. 6, ch. 2000-133.
Fla. Stat. § 468.521 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XI / Section 468.521
468.521 Board of Employee Leasing Companies; membership; appointments; terms.
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Employee Leasing Companies is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2) Five members of the board shall be chosen from individuals already engaged in the employee leasing industry and must be licensed pursuant to this part. One of the licensed members must be in an employee leasing company that has an annual gross Florida payroll for its leased employees which is among the smallest 20 percent of licensed employee leasing companies in the state at the time of the member’s appointment and each reappointment. The remaining two board members shall be residents of this state and must not be, or ever have been, connected with the business of employee leasing.

(3) The Governor shall appoint members for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed. The members’ service on the board shall begin upon appointment and shall continue until their successors are appointed.

(4) If at any time a sufficient number of appointed board members does not exist to constitute a quorum pursuant to s. 455.207, the department may, only during the absence of such quorum, exercise all powers and duties granted to the board pursuant to chapter 455 and this chapter.

History: ss. 3, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 32, ch. 94-119; s. 146, ch. 94-218; s. 7, ch. 2024-178.
Fla. Stat. § 663.13 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part I / Section 663.13
663.13 Rules; exemption from statement of estimated regulatory costs requirements.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other rulemaking authority it has under the financial institutions codes, the commission may adopt reasonable rules that it deems advisable for the administration of international banking corporations under this part, in the interest of protecting depositors, creditors, borrowers, or the public interest and in the interest of maintaining a sound banking system in this state. Because of the difficulty in obtaining economic data with regard to such banks, no statement of estimated regulatory costs shall be required in connection with these rules.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-157; s. 257, ch. 79-400; ss. 94, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 170, ch. 92-303; s. 293, ch. 96-410; s. 1830, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 402.403 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.403
402.403 Child Protection and Child Welfare Personnel Tuition Exemption Program.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established within the department the Child Protection and Child Welfare Personnel Tuition Exemption Program for the purpose of recruiting and retaining high-performing individuals who are employed as child protection and child welfare personnel. For purposes of this section, “child protection and child welfare personnel” includes child protective investigators and child protective investigation supervisors employed by the department and case managers and case manager supervisors employed by a community-based care lead agency or a subcontractor of a community-based care lead agency who do not possess a master’s degree in social work.

(2) Child protection and child welfare personnel who meet the requirements specified in subsection (3) are exempt from the payment of tuition and fees at a state university.

(3) The department may approve child protection and child welfare personnel for the tuition and fee exemption if such personnel: (a) Are employed as child protection and child welfare personnel and are determined by their employers to perform at a high level as established by their personnel evaluations; and (b) Are accepted in a graduate-level social work program or a certificate program related to child welfare which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

(4) Child protection and child welfare personnel who meet the requirements specified in subsection (3) may enroll for up to 6 credit hours of courses per term.

(5) Child protection and child welfare personnel who are accepted into a graduate-level social work program or a certificate program related to child welfare which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education shall take courses associated with the degree or certificate program online if such courses are offered online.

(6) All child protection and child welfare personnel who participate in the tuition exemption program established under this section must remain employed by the department, a state agency, or a contracted provider for 5 years after completion of a graduate level social work program. If employment ends before the 5-year period, the benefit shall be repaid according to a pro rata calculation based on the number of years of service.

History: s. 24, ch. 2014-224.
Fla. Stat. § 406.16 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 406 / Part I / Section 406.16
406.16 Professional liability insurance.
Status: in_force

The district medical examiners and associate medical examiners shall obtain professional liability insurance in an amount to be determined by the board of county commissioners of the county or counties served. The fees for such insurance shall be paid from funds appropriated by the board of county commissioners of such county or counties. No county shall be liable for any acts of a medical examiner not within the scope of his or her official duties.

History: s. 10, ch. 70-232; s. 32, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 694.07 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 694 / Section 694.07
694.07 Certain grant of lands confirmed.
Status: in_force

The state does hereby grant and confirm to purchasers, grantees and assigns of the several railroad companies which accepted the provisions of the act entitled, “An Act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal improvements in this state,” approved January 6, 1855, and their assigns, the lands and titles thereto which were granted to the state by the United States to aid in the construction of certain railroads in the state, by Act of Congress, approved May 17, 1856, which said land has been selected and located for the several railroad companies accepting the provisions of said act along the line of their respective roads, to the extent and proportion to which they severally became entitled under said act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal improvements in this state and the Act of Congress granting the same above referred to. And to confirm and convey the title to any lands which may hereafter be selected and approved to the state for the use of the several railroads as aforesaid, to the purchasers, grantees and assigns of said railroads.

History: s. 1, ch. 4707, 1899; GS 2479; RGS 3821; CGL 5694.
Fla. Stat. § 207.016 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 207 / Section 207.016
207.016 Officer’s sale of property or franchise.
Status: in_force

(1) No sheriff, receiver, assignee, general or special magistrate, or other officer shall sell the property or franchise of any person for failure to pay taxes, penalties, or interest without first filing with the department a statement containing the following information: (a) The name of the plaintiff or party at whose instance or upon whose account the sale is made. (b) The name of the person whose property or franchise is to be sold. (c) The time and place of sale. (d) The nature of the property and the location of the same.

(2) The department, after receiving notice as provided in subsection (1), shall furnish to the sheriff, receiver, trustee, assignee, general or special magistrate, or other officer having charge of the sale a certified copy or copies of all taxes, penalties, and interest on file in the office of the department as liens against such person and, in the event there are no such liens, a certificate showing that fact, which certified copy or copies of certificate shall be publicly read by such officer at and immediately before the sale of the property or franchise of such person.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-415; s. 2, ch. 81-151; s. 74, ch. 2004-11.
Fla. Stat. § 30.60 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 30 / Section 30.60
30.60 Establishment of neighborhood crime watch programs.
Status: in_force

A county sheriff or municipal police department may establish neighborhood crime watch programs within the county or municipality. The participants of a neighborhood crime watch program shall include, but need not be limited to, residents of the county or municipality and owners of businesses located within the county or municipality.

History: s. 1, ch. 2004-18.
Fla. Stat. § 937.028 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 937 / Section 937.028
937.028 Fingerprints; missing persons.
Status: in_force

(1) If fingerprints have been taken for the purpose of identifying a child, in the event that child becomes missing, the state agency, public or private organization, or other person who took such fingerprints shall not release the fingerprints to any law enforcement agency or other person for any purpose other than the identification of a missing child. Such records and data are exempt from s. 119.07(1).

(2) Fingerprints of children taken and retained by any state agency other than the Department of Law Enforcement, any public or private organization, or other person, excluding the parent or legal custodian of the child, shall be destroyed when the child attains 18 years of age. Fingerprints of persons, including children, who are reported missing that have been entered into the automated biometric identification system maintained by the Department of Law Enforcement may be retained until the department is notified that the missing person has been recovered.

History: s. 2, ch. 84-43; s. 1, ch. 94-95; s. 439, ch. 96-406; s. 8, ch. 2013-116.
Fla. Stat. § 626.844 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part V / Section 626.844
626.844 Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment.
Status: in_force

The department may, in its discretion, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the license or appointment of any title insurance agent or agency, and it may suspend or revoke the eligibility to hold a license or appointment of any such title insurance agent or agency if it finds that as to the applicant or licensee or appointee, or any principal thereof, any one or more of the following grounds exist under circumstances for which such denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal is not mandatory under s. 626.8437:

(1) Any cause for which issuance of the license or appointment could have been refused had it then existed and been known to the department.

(2) Violation of any provision of the Florida Insurance Code in the course of dealing under the license or appointment.

(3) Violation of any lawful order or rule of the department.

(4) Failure or refusal upon demand to pay over to any title insurer that the appointee represents or has represented any money coming into the hands of such appointee and belonging to the title insurer.

(5) Engaging in unfair methods of competition or in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of business, as prohibited under part IX of this chapter, or having otherwise shown himself or herself to be a source of injury or loss to the public or to be detrimental to the public interest.

(6) The licensee if an individual, or the partners if a partnership, or owner if a sole proprietorship, or the officers if a corporation, having been found guilty of or having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of the United States or of any state or under the law of any other country, without regard to whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court having jurisdiction of such cases.

(7) Having been the subject of, or having had a license, permit, appointment, registration, or other authority to conduct business subject to, any decision, finding, injunction, suspension, prohibition, revocation, denial, judgment, final agency action, or administrative order by any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative law proceeding, state agency, federal agency, national securities, commodities, or option exchange, or national securities, commodities, or option association involving a violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, or a violation of any rule or regulation of any national securities, commodities, or options exchange or national securities, commodities, or options association.

(8) Revocation or cancellation of a licensee’s resident license in a jurisdiction other than this state.

History: s. 13, ch. 85-185; s. 1, ch. 86-286; s. 126, ch. 90-363; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 279, ch. 97-102; s. 49, ch. 98-199; s. 49, ch. 2001-63; s. 26, ch. 2019-140; s. 27, ch. 2023-144.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0605 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0605
617.0605 Transfer of membership interests.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of a corporation may not transfer a membership or any right arising from membership except as otherwise allowed in this section.

(2) Except as set forth in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a mutual benefit corporation, a member of a mutual benefit corporation may not transfer a membership or any right arising from membership.

(3) If transfer rights have been provided for one or more members of a mutual benefit corporation, a restriction on such rights is not binding with respect to a member holding a membership issued before the adoption of the restriction unless the restriction is approved by the members and the affected member.

History: s. 17, ch. 2009-205.
Fla. Stat. § 197.243 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.243
197.243 Definitions relating to homestead property tax deferral.
Status: in_force

(1) “Household” means a person or group of persons living together in a room or group of rooms as a housing unit, but the term does not include persons boarding in or renting a portion of the dwelling.

(2) “Income” means the “adjusted gross income,” as defined in s. 62 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, of all members of a household.

History: s. 2, ch. 77-301; s. 1, ch. 78-161; s. 19, ch. 79-334; s. 144, ch. 85-342; s. 4, ch. 98-139; s. 14, ch. 2011-151.