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Fla. Stat. § 456.031 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.031
456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The appropriate board shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter 458, chapter 459, part I of chapter 464, chapter 466, chapter 467, chapter 490, or chapter 491 to complete a 2-hour continuing education course, approved by the board, on domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, as part of every third biennial relicensure or recertification. The course shall consist of information on the number of patients in that professional’s practice who are likely to be victims of domestic violence and the number who are likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence, screening procedures for determining whether a patient has any history of being either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and instruction on how to provide such patients with information on, or how to refer such patients to, resources in the local community, such as domestic violence centers and other advocacy groups, that provide legal aid, shelter, victim counseling, batterer counseling, or child protection services. (b) Each such licensee or certificateholder shall submit confirmation of having completed such course, on a form provided by the board, when submitting fees for every third biennial renewal. (c) The board may approve additional equivalent courses that may be used to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a). Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete an educational course pursuant to this subsection may include the hour required for completion of the course in the total hours of continuing education required by law for such profession unless the continuing education requirements for such profession consist of fewer than 30 hours biennially. (d) Any person holding two or more licenses subject to the provisions of this subsection shall be permitted to show proof of having taken one board-approved course on domestic violence, for purposes of relicensure or recertification for additional licenses. (e) Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action under each respective practice act and under s. 456.072(1)(k). In addition to discipline by the board, the licensee shall be required to complete such course.

(2) Each board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

History: s. 4, ch. 95-187; s. 61, ch. 97-261; s. 58, ch. 2000-160; s. 6, ch. 2000-295; s. 112, ch. 2000-318; s. 1, ch. 2001-176; s. 1, ch. 2001-250; s. 105, ch. 2001-277; s. 1, ch. 2006-251.
Fla. Stat. § 73.061 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 73 / Section 73.061
73.061 Pretrial hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to the date of trial, the court may hold a hearing, in limine, to settle all disputed matters properly before it which must be determined prior to trial. Should it appear that the causes of action joined cannot be conveniently disposed of together, the court may order separate trials; provided, however, that any such actions shall be tried in the county in which the lands are located.

(2) The court in which an action in eminent domain is pending shall have jurisdiction and authority over any and all taxes and assessments encumbering the lands involved in such actions, and may stay or defer the enforcement of such taxes and assessments, including all applications for tax deeds, foreclosures and other enforcement proceedings, until final termination of such eminent domain actions. The said court may make such orders concerning such taxes and assessments as may be equitable and proper; provided, however, that ad valorem taxes levied upon any such lands shall be prorated against the owner to the date of taking.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-369.
Fla. Stat. § 404.091 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 404 / Section 404.091
404.091 Emergency orders.
Status: in_force

Whenever the department finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health and safety or the environment, the department may, without notice or hearing, issue an order stating the existence of such emergency and requiring that such action be taken as is necessary to meet the emergency. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such order is directed shall comply therewith immediately and, on application to the department, shall be afforded a hearing within 10 days. On the basis of such hearing, the emergency order may be continued, modified, or revoked within 30 days after such hearing, as the department deems appropriate under the evidence.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-373; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 22, ch. 82-186; ss. 6, 17, 18, ch. 84-190; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 420.626 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part VI / Section 420.626
420.626 Homelessness; discharge guidelines.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature, to encourage mental health facilities or institutions under contract with, operated, licensed, or regulated by the state and local governments to ensure that persons leaving their care or custody are not discharged into homelessness.

(2) The following facilities and institutions are encouraged to develop and implement procedures designed to reduce the discharge of persons into homelessness when such persons are admitted or housed for more than 24 hours at such facilities or institutions: hospitals and inpatient medical facilities; crisis stabilization units; residential treatment facilities; assisted living facilities; and detoxification centers.

(3) The procedures should include all of the following: (a) Development and implementation of a screening process or other mechanism for identifying persons to be discharged from the facility or institution who are at considerable risk for homelessness or face some imminent threat to health and safety upon discharge. (b) Development and implementation of a discharge plan addressing how identified persons will secure housing and other needed care and support upon discharge. (c) Communication with the entities to whom identified persons may potentially be discharged to determine their capability to serve such persons and their acceptance of such persons into their programs, and selection of the entity determined to be best equipped to provide or facilitate the provision of suitable care and support. (d) Coordination of effort and sharing of information with entities that are expected to bear the responsibility for providing care or support to identified persons upon discharge. (e) Provision of sufficient medication, medical equipment and supplies, clothing, transportation, and other basic resources necessary to ensure that the health and well-being of identified persons are not jeopardized upon their discharge.

(4) This section is intended only to recommend model guidelines and procedures that mental health facilities or institutions under contract with or operated, licensed, or regulated by the state or local governments may consider when discharging persons into the community. This section is not an entitlement, and no cause of action shall arise against the state, the local government entity, or any other political subdivision of this state for failure to follow any of the procedures or provide any of the services suggested under this section.

History: s. 13, ch. 2001-98; s. 8, ch. 2020-44.
Fla. Stat. § 344.11 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 344 / Section 344.11
344.11 Records of indebtedness.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the circuit court of each county shall be the official custodian of all records pertaining to outstanding indebtedness of the county, and also of all bonded indebtedness of special road and bridge districts, and shall make a complete record of each issue of such bonds outstanding on June 21, 1929, including all county bonds and special road and bridge district bonds. This record shall contain the information with relation to each issue in a well-bound book, which shall be a public record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court.

History: s. 11, ch. 14486, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 2470(11); s. 27, ch. 63-572.
Fla. Stat. § 732.604 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part VI / Section 732.604
732.604 Failure of testamentary provision.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 732.603, if a devise other than a residuary devise fails for any reason, it becomes a part of the residue.

(2) Except as provided in s. 732.603, if the residue is devised to two or more persons, the share of a residuary devisee that fails for any reason passes to the other residuary devisee, or to the other residuary devisees in proportion to the interests of each in the remaining part of the residue.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 968, ch. 97-102; s. 52, ch. 2001-226; s. 29, ch. 2003-154; s. 34, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 817.0311 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.0311
817.0311 Fraudulent sale or lease of real property.
Status: in_force

A person who lists or advertises real property for sale knowing that the purported seller has no legal title or authority to sell the property, or rents or leases the property to another person knowing that he or she has no lawful ownership in the property or leasehold interest in the property, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 4, ch. 2024-44; s. 5, ch. 2025-112.
Fla. Stat. § 310.075 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.075
310.075 Deputy pilot training program.
Status: in_force

The licensed state pilots in each port shall submit to the board for its approval a deputy pilot training program of not less than 2 years’ duration, applicable to all deputy pilots appointed to serve at such port. The following requirements constitute the parameters within which deputy pilot training programs are to be established and carried out by the licensed state pilots at all ports in this state:

(1) Upon receiving his or her appointment, a deputy pilot must report to the licensed state pilots at the port he or she is appointed to serve and must serve a period of not less than 90 days as an observer trainee. During such period: (a) The observer trainee must accompany licensed state pilots, becoming thoroughly familiar with all of the waters, the channels, the harbor, and the port under varied conditions. (b) The observer trainee must obtain a valid United States Coast Guard first-class unlimited pilot’s license covering all of the waters of the port before the board may authorize him or her to pilot vessels within the limits and specifications established by the licensed state pilots of the port.

(2) Upon completion of the observer-trainee period, the deputy pilot must submit to the board a deputy pilot vessel handling form for each vessel upon which he or she has accompanied a licensed state pilot. Each such form must be signed by the pilot in charge who accompanied the deputy pilot and must accurately recite: (a) The vessel’s registry, length, gross tonnage, and draft; (b) The name of the berth from which or to which the vessel was piloted; (c) The weather and sea conditions encountered; (d) The time of day; (e) Any marine incidents required to be reported under s. 310.111; and (f) The comments of the pilot in charge, including whether, under his or her supervision, the pilot in charge turned the navigation of the vessel over to the deputy pilot.

(3) Each request to increase the limits and specifications under which a deputy pilot is authorized to pilot must be submitted to the board and must be accompanied by a deputy pilot vessel handling form as provided in subsection (2) for each vessel the deputy pilot has piloted since his or her limits and specifications were last increased by the board.

(4) For successful completion of the deputy pilot training program, a deputy pilot must have gradually been increased in his or her authorized limits and specifications until the deputy pilot has been authorized by the board to pilot vessels with a maximum draft of not more than 3 feet less than the normal maximum draft allowable in the port in which the deputy pilot is authorized to pilot, as proposed by the licensed state pilots in that port and approved by the board.

History: ss. 5, 11, ch. 86-280; s. 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 281, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 401.31 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 401 / Part III / Section 401.31
401.31 Inspection and examination.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to carry out the requirements of this part, the department shall periodically and randomly inspect licensees for compliance with the requirements of this part and departmental rules. The department shall conduct inspections without impeding patient care.

(2) The department shall, in the course of the inspections provided for in subsection (1), determine the continuing compliance of each business, service, ambulance, and piece of vehicle equipment and all personnel with the requirements of this part, the rules of the department, and the applicable vehicle safety requirements of chapter 316 relating to: (a) Exhaust system; (b) Exterior lights; headlights, high and low beam; turn signals; brake lights; taillights; and red emergency lights; (c) Horn; (d) Windshield and windshield wipers; (e) Mirrors; (f) Tires; and (g) Siren.

(3) The refusal of a licensee to allow an inspection is a ground for revocation of the licensee’s license.

(4) Upon completion of an inspection, the department may request an inspection corrective action statement from a licensee stating that any violation found during the inspection has been corrected. The department shall adopt, by rule, procedures which provide for categories of violations, the type of violations in each category, the time for correcting violations in each category, and the time for returning the inspection corrective action statement to the department. Failure of a licensee to submit the inspection corrective action statement within the required time is a ground for discipline under s. 401.411.

History: s. 11, ch. 73-126; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 255, ch. 77-147; s. 3, ch. 77-347; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 8, 10, ch. 79-280; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 24, 25, ch. 82-402; ss. 12, 13, ch. 83-196; s. 12, ch. 84-317; s. 61, ch. 86-220; ss. 13, 36, ch. 92-78.
Fla. Stat. § 7.27 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.27
7.27 Hernando County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Hernando County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Withlacoochee River where the same is intersected by the section line dividing sections twelve and thirteen, township twenty-one south, range twenty east; thence southeasterly along the thread of said river to the juncture therewith of the Little Withlacoochee River; thence southeasterly along the thread of said Little Withlacoochee River to the head of same; thence east to the range line between ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east; thence south on said range line to the line dividing sections twenty-four and thirteen, township twenty-three south, range twenty-two east; thence west on said section line and other section lines to the line between ranges twenty and twenty-one east; thence south on said range line to the line dividing townships twenty-three and twenty-four south; thence west on said township line to the Gulf of America; thence northerly, including the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the township line dividing townships twenty and twenty-one south; thence east, concurrent with the south boundary line of Citrus County, on said township line to where same is intersected by the section line dividing sections four and five, township twenty-one south, range nineteen east; thence south on said section line and other section lines to the southwest corner of section nine, township twenty-one south, range nineteen east; thence east on the south line of said section nine and other sections to the place of beginning.

History: s. 1, ch. 107, 1847; s. 1, ch. 415, 1850; s. 1, ch. 3471, 1883; ss. 1, 8, ch. 3772, 1887; RS 45; GS 43; RGS 47; CGL 49; s. 9, ch. 2025-8.
Fla. Stat. § 298.21 — Florida Code / Title XXI / Chapter 298 / Section 298.21
298.21 Supervisors may remove officers and employees.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may at any time remove any officer, attorney, chief engineer or other employee appointed or employed by said board.

History: s. 47, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1144; CGL 1501.
Fla. Stat. § 744.625 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VIII / Section 744.625
744.625 Petition for support, or support and education, of ward’s dependents; payments of apportioned benefits prohibit contempt action against veteran.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is dependent on a ward for support may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order directing the guardian of the ward’s estate to contribute from the estate of the ward to the support, or support and education, of the dependent person, when the estate of the ward is derived in whole or in part from payments of compensation, adjusted compensation, pension, insurance, or other benefits made directly to the guardian of the ward by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. A notice of the application for support, or support and education, shall be given by the applicant to the office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located at least 15 days before the hearing on the application.

(2) The grant or denial of an order for support, or support and education, does not preclude a further petition for an increase, decrease, modification, or termination of the allowance for such support, or support and education, by either the petitioner or the guardian.

(3) The order for the support, or support and education, of the petitioner is valid for any payment made pursuant to the order, but no valid payment can be made after the termination of the guardianship. The receipt of the petitioner shall be a sufficient release of the guardian for payments made pursuant to the order.

(4) When a claim for apportionment of benefits filed with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of a dependent or dependents of a disabled veteran is approved by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, subsequent payments of such apportioned benefits by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs prohibit an action for contempt from being instituted against the veteran.

History: s. 9, ch. 84-62; s. 47, ch. 93-268.
Fla. Stat. § 468.351 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part V / Section 468.351
468.351 Purpose and intent; application.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The purpose in enacting this part is to provide for the licensure of persons who deliver respiratory care services and who meet certain requirements. The delivery of respiratory care services by persons licensed pursuant to this part shall not be construed to permit the practice of medicine. (b) It is the finding of the Legislature that the delivery of respiratory care services by unskilled and incompetent persons presents a danger to the public health and safety. Because it is difficult for the public to make informed choices related to respiratory care services and since the consequences of wrong choices can seriously endanger public health and safety, it is the intent of the Legislature to prohibit the delivery of respiratory care services by persons who are determined to possess less than minimum competencies or who otherwise present a danger to the public.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department regulate blood gas laboratories and that the supervision of health care practitioners performing blood gas analysis and specimen collection for the purpose of such analysis be specified in rules pursuant to the applicable practice act. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that personnel licensed pursuant to this part shall be exempt from the licensure provisions of chapter 483.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 84-252; s. 1, ch. 86-60; s. 1, ch. 87-553; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 129, ch. 97-264.
Fla. Stat. § 403.514 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part II / Section 403.514
403.514 Enforcement of compliance.
Status: in_force

Failure to obtain a certification, or to comply with the conditions thereof, or to comply with this act shall constitute a violation of chapter 403.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-33; s. 12, ch. 76-76; s. 20, ch. 90-331.
Fla. Stat. § 38.22 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.22
38.22 Power to punish contempts.
Status: in_force

Every court may punish contempts against it whether such contempts be direct, indirect, or constructive, and in any such proceeding the court shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and fact.

History: s. 1, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 975; GS 1345; RGS 2534; CGL 4161; s. 1, ch. 23004, 1945; s. 4, ch. 73-334.
Fla. Stat. § 409.259 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.259
409.259 Filing fees in Title IV-D cases; electronic filing of pleadings, returns of service, and other papers.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding s. 28.241, each clerk of the circuit court shall accept petitions, complaints, and motions filed by the department in Title IV-D cases without billing the department separately for each filing, as long as the clerk is being reimbursed in a different manner for expenses incurred in such filings under the cooperative agreement with the department pursuant to ss. 61.181(1) and 61.1826(2) and (4).

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the department shall continue to be entitled to the other necessary services of the clerk of court in any proceedings under the IV-D program as authorized under s. 409.2571.

(3) The clerks of the circuit court, chief judges through the Office of the State Courts Administrator, sheriffs, Office of the Attorney General, and Department of Revenue shall implement electronic filing of pleadings, returns of service, and other papers in Title IV-D cases upon completion of the Child Support Automated Management System II.

History: s. 11, ch. 89-183; s. 94, ch. 96-175; s. 94, ch. 2000-165; s. 17, ch. 2004-334; s. 34, ch. 2005-39; s. 12, ch. 2010-187.
Fla. Stat. § 414.35 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.35
414.35 Emergency relief.
Status: in_force

In administering emergency food assistance and other emergency assistance programs, the department shall cooperate fully with the United States Government and with other departments, instrumentalities, and agencies of this state.

History: s. 12, ch. 78-433; s. 43, ch. 83-334; s. 37, ch. 96-175; s. 27, ch. 97-173; s. 44, ch. 2000-165; s. 28, ch. 2010-209; s. 64, ch. 2013-18.
Fla. Stat. § 605.09091 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.09091
605.09091 Judicial review of denial of reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department denies a foreign limited liability company’s application for reinstatement after revocation of its certificate of authority, the department must serve the foreign limited liability company, pursuant to s. 605.0117(2), with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for the denial.

(2) Within 30 days after service of a notice of denial of reinstatement, a foreign limited liability company may appeal the denial by petitioning the Circuit Court of Leon County to set aside the revocation. The petition must be served on the department and must contain a copy of the department’s notice of revocation, the foreign limited liability company’s application for reinstatement, and the department’s notice of denial.

(3) The circuit court may order the department to reinstate the certificate of authority of the foreign limited liability company or take other action the court considers appropriate.

(4) The circuit court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.

History: s. 262, ch. 2019-90; s. 20, ch. 2022-190.