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Fla. Stat. § 675.109 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 675 / Section 675.109
675.109 Fraud and forgery.
Status: in_force

(1) If a presentation is made that appears on its face strictly to comply with the terms and conditions of the letter of credit, but a required document is forged or materially fraudulent, or honor of the presentation would facilitate a material fraud by the beneficiary on the issuer or applicant: (a) The issuer shall honor the presentation, if honor is demanded by: 1. A nominated person who has given value in good faith and without notice of forgery or material fraud; 2. A confirmer who has honored its confirmation in good faith; 3. A holder in due course of a draft drawn under the letter of credit which was taken after acceptance by the issuer or nominated person; or 4. An assignee of the issuer’s or nominated person’s deferred obligation that was taken for value and without notice of forgery or material fraud after the obligation was incurred by the issuer or nominated person. (b) The issuer, acting in good faith, may honor or dishonor the presentation in any other case.

(2) If an applicant claims that a required document is forged or materially fraudulent or that honor of the presentation would facilitate a material fraud by the beneficiary on the issuer or applicant, a court of competent jurisdiction may temporarily or permanently enjoin the issuer from honoring a presentation or grant similar relief against the issuer or other persons only if the court finds that: (a) The relief is not prohibited under the law applicable to an accepted draft or deferred obligation incurred by the issuer; (b) A beneficiary, issuer, or nominated person who may be adversely affected is adequately protected against loss that it may suffer because the relief is granted; (c) All of the conditions to entitle a person to the relief under the laws of this state have been met; and (d) On the basis of the information submitted to the court, the applicant is more likely than not to succeed under its claim of forgery or material fraud and the person demanding honor does not qualify for protection under paragraph (1)(a).

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 1, ch. 99-137.
Fla. Stat. § 154.13 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 154 / Part II / Section 154.13
154.13 Designated facilities; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Any designated facility owned or operated by a public health trust and located within the boundaries of a municipality is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the county creating the public health trust and is not within the jurisdiction of the municipality.

History: s. 2, ch. 2018-24.
Fla. Stat. § 563.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.01
563.01 Definitions.
Status: in_force

The term:

(1) “Beer” means a brewed beverage that meets the federal definition of beer in 27 C.F.R. s. 25.11 and contains less than 6 percent alcohol by volume.

(2) “Malt beverage” means any brewed beverage containing malt.

The terms “beer” and “malt beverage” have the same meaning when either term is used in the Beverage Law. The terms do not include alcoholic beverages that require a certificate of label approval by the Federal Government as wine or as distilled spirits.

History: s. 3, ch. 72-230; s. 47, ch. 2017-36.
Fla. Stat. § 632.607 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 632 / Section 632.607
632.607 Location of office; meetings; communications to members; grievance procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) The principal office of any domestic society shall be located in this state. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in any state, district, province, or territory wherein such society has at least one subordinate lodge, and all business transacted at such meetings shall be as valid in all respects as if such meetings were held in this state. The minutes of the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board of directors shall be in the English language.

(2)(a) A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in which any notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members, including notice of election, may be published. Such required reports, notices, and statements shall be printed conspicuously in the publication. If the records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailing address, an official publication mailed to one member is deemed to be mailed to all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy. (b) Not later than June 1 of each year, a synopsis of the society’s annual statement providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition of the society thereby disclosed shall be printed and mailed to each benefit member of the society or, in lieu thereof, such synopsis may be published in the society’s official publication.

(3) A society shall provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaint procedures for members.

History: ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 155.16 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 155 / Section 155.16
155.16 County hospitals; residents; nonresidents; fees; contagious diseases; etc.
Status: in_force

Every hospital established under this law shall be for the benefit of the inhabitants of such county and of any person falling sick or being injured or maimed within its limits, but the board of hospital trustees may extend the privileges and use of such hospital to persons residing outside of such county upon terms and conditions as such board of trustees may from time to time, by its rules and regulations, prescribe. Every such inhabitant or person who is not a pauper shall pay to such board or such officer as it shall designate, a reasonable compensation for occupancy, nursing, care, medicine, and attendance, according to the rules and regulations prescribed by the said board. Such hospital always shall be subject to such rules and regulations as said board may adopt in order to render the use of said hospital of the greatest benefit to the greatest number; and said board may exclude from treatment and care any indigent or pay case having a communicable or contagious disease where such disease may be a detriment to the best interest of such hospital and a source of contagion or infection to the patient in its care, and all inhabitants and persons who shall willfully violate any rules and regulations of such hospital.

History: s. 13, ch. 20905, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 551.116 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 551 / Section 551.116
551.116 Days and hours of operation.
Status: in_force

Slot machine gaming areas may be open 24 hours per day throughout the year.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-362; s. 9, ch. 2007-252; s. 32, ch. 2021-271.
Fla. Stat. § 404.141 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 404 / Section 404.141
404.141 Prohibited uses.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of radiation unless licensed, registered, or exempted by the department in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted and promulgated hereunder.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-373; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 22, ch. 82-186; ss. 17, 18, ch. 84-190; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 316.067 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.067
316.067 False reports.
Status: in_force

Any person who gives information in oral, electronic, or written reports as required in this chapter, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 4, ch. 74-377; s. 10, ch. 96-350; s. 89, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 121.151 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 121 / Part I / Section 121.151
121.151 Investments.
Status: in_force

The Board of Administration, created by authority of the State Constitution, shall invest and reinvest available funds of the System Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.44-215.53.

History: s. 15, ch. 70-112; s. 7, ch. 81-295.
Fla. Stat. § 403.850 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.850
403.850 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Florida Safe Drinking Water Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 77-337.
Fla. Stat. § 634.4062 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.4062
634.4062 Prohibited investments and loans.
Status: in_force

A service warranty association shall not directly or indirectly invest in or lend its funds upon the security of any note or other evidence of indebtedness of any director, officer, or controlling stockholder of the service warranty association. This prohibition applies only to investments and loans initially reported on a service warranty association’s financial statements after the third quarterly statement for 2006.

History: s. 8, ch. 2006-272.
Fla. Stat. § 384.24 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.24
384.24 Unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person who has chancroid, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, genital herpes simplex, chlamydia, nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)/acute salpingitis, or syphilis, when such person knows he or she is infected with one or more of these diseases and when such person has been informed that he or she may communicate this disease to another person through sexual intercourse, to have sexual intercourse with any other person, unless such other person has been informed of the presence of the sexually transmissible disease and has consented to the sexual intercourse.

(2) It is unlawful for any person who has human immunodeficiency virus infection, when such person knows he or she is infected with this disease and when such person has been informed that he or she may communicate this disease to another person through sexual intercourse, to have sexual intercourse with any other person, unless such other person has been informed of the presence of the sexually transmissible disease and has consented to the sexual intercourse.

History: s. 90, ch. 86-220; s. 27, ch. 88-380; s. 674, ch. 95-148; s. 1, ch. 97-37.
Fla. Stat. § 40.235 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 40 / Section 40.235
40.235 Juror accommodations.
Status: in_force

Whenever jurors are required by law or by order of court to be kept together during the conduct of a trial or while considering their verdict, or whenever by order of court lodging is required to be furnished juries, separate lodging and restroom facilities shall be provided for jurors of different sexes; and, under contemplation of law, jurors shall be deemed to have been kept together whenever the jurors of different sexes occupy the accommodations provided for their respective sexes.

History: s. 9, ch. 79-235.
Fla. Stat. § 425.15 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 425 / Section 425.15
425.15 Merger.
Status: in_force

Any one or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated a “merging cooperative,” may merge into another cooperative, hereinafter designated the “surviving cooperative,” by complying with the following requirements:

(1) The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and proposed articles of merger to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of trustees of each merging cooperative and by the board of trustees of the surviving cooperative. The proposed articles of merger shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state: (a) The name of each merging cooperative, the address of its principal office, the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation with the Department of State; (b) The name of the surviving cooperative and the address of its principal office; (c) A statement that the merging cooperatives elect to be merged into the surviving cooperative; (d) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute the board of trustees of the surviving cooperative until the next following annual meeting of the members thereof; (e) The terms and conditions of the merger and the mode of carrying the same into effect, including the manner and basis of converting the memberships in the merging cooperative or cooperatives into memberships in the surviving cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of such converted memberships; and (f) Any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the surviving cooperatives;

(2) The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and the proposed articles of merger approved by the board of trustees of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, shall then be submitted to a vote of the members of each such cooperative at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed merger. The proposed merger and the proposed articles of merger shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members of each cooperative voting thereon at such meeting; and

(3) Upon such approval by the members of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, articles of merger in the form approved shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of each such cooperative by its president or vice president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice president of each cooperative executing such articles of merger shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section were duly complied with by such cooperative. Such articles of merger and affidavits shall be submitted to the Department of State for filing as provided in this chapter.

History: s. 14, ch. 19138, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 6494(57); ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 376.20 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.20
376.20 Limitation on application.
Status: in_force

Nothing in ss. 376.011-376.21 shall be deemed to apply to the storage or transportation of liquefied petroleum gas or to industrial effluents discharged into the waters or atmosphere of the state pursuant to either a federal or state permit.

History: s. 20, ch. 70-244; s. 2, ch. 71-137; s. 17, ch. 74-336.
Fla. Stat. § 215.3208 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.3208
215.3208 Trust funds; legislative review.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to implement s. 19(f), Art. III of the State Constitution, for the purpose of reviewing trust funds prior to their automatic termination pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Legislature shall review all state trust funds at least once every 4 years. The schedule for such review may be included in the legislative budget instructions developed pursuant to the requirements of s. 216.023. The Legislature shall review trust funds as they are identified by a classification scheme set out in the legislative budget request instructions pursuant to s. 216.023 consistent with the Department of Financial Services’ financial systems. When a statutorily created trust fund that was in existence on November 4, 1992, has more than one fund code in the financial systems, the Legislature may treat it as a single trust fund for the purposes of this section. The Legislature may also conduct its review concerning accounts within such trust funds.

(2)(a) When the Legislature terminates a trust fund, the agency or branch of state government that administers the trust fund shall pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the trust fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer shall close out and remove the trust fund from the various state financial systems, using generally accepted accounting principles concerning assets, liabilities, and warrants outstanding. (b) If the Legislature determines to terminate a trust fund, it may provide for the distribution of moneys in that trust fund. If such a distribution is not provided, the moneys remaining after all outstanding obligations of the trust fund are met shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.

History: s. 4, ch. 93-159; s. 2, ch. 94-67; s. 55, ch. 94-356; s. 21, ch. 99-8; s. 14, ch. 99-155; s. 26, ch. 2000-158; s. 22, ch. 2000-210; s. 48, ch. 2000-371; s. 211, ch. 2003-261; s. 11, ch. 2006-122.
Fla. Stat. § 393.122 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 393 / Section 393.122
393.122 Applications for continued residential services.
Status: in_force

(1) If a client is discharged from residential services under the provisions of s. 393.115, application for needed services shall be encouraged.

(2) A client receiving services from a state agency may not be denied continued services due to any change in eligibility requirements by chapter 77-335, Laws of Florida.

History: s. 5, ch. 77-335; s. 11, ch. 88-398; s. 28, ch. 2006-227.
Fla. Stat. § 403.8645 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.8645
403.8645 Intended Use Plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The Florida Legislature recognizes that over 80 percent of the state’s population lives in coastal areas and is dependent on groundwater sources for drinking water supplies. Further, the Legislature recognizes that saltwater intrusion is an increased threat to healthful and safe drinking water supplies.

(2) The Intended Use Plan required of the department under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, shall provide, in general, to the maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of funds be given to projects that: (a) Address the most serious risk to human health, especially projects that would develop alternative water supply in areas with saltwater intrusion problems; (b) Are necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, including requirements for filtration; and (c) Assist systems most in need on a per-household basis according to affordability criteria established by the Department of Environmental Protection by rule.

History: s. 2, ch. 97-236.
Fla. Stat. § 220.185 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part II / Section 220.185
220.185 State housing tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Credit period” means the period of 5 years beginning with the year the project is completed. (b) “Eligible basis” means a project’s adjusted basis of the housing portion of the qualified project as of the close of the first taxable year of the credit period. (c) “Adjusted basis” means the owner’s adjusted basis in the project, calculated in a manner consistent with the calculation of basis under the Internal Revenue Code, taking into account the adjusted basis of property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation used in common areas or provided as comparable amenities to the entire project. (d) “Designated project” means a qualified project designated pursuant to s. 420.5093 to receive the tax credit under this section. (e) “Qualified project” means a project located in an urban infill area, at least 50 percent of which, on a cost basis, consists of a qualified low-income project within the meaning of s. 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, including such projects designed specifically for the elderly but excluding any income restrictions imposed pursuant to s. 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code upon residents of the project unless such restrictions are otherwise established by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation pursuant to s. 420.5093, and the remainder of which constitutes commercial or single-family residential development consistent with and serving to complement the qualified low-income project. (f) “Urban infill area” means an area designated for urban infill as defined by s. 163.3164 or as defined through a statewide urban infill study solicited and approved by the Board of Directors of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.

(2) AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT STATE HOUSING TAX CREDITS; LIMITATION. — (a) There shall be allowed a credit of up to 9 percent, but no more than necessary to make the project feasible, of the eligible basis of any designated project for each year of the credit period against any tax due for a taxable year under this chapter. (b) The total amount of tax credits allocated for all projects shall not exceed the amount appropriated for the State Housing Tax Credit Program in the General Appropriations Act. The total tax credits allocated is defined as the total credits pledged over a 5-year period for all projects. (c) The tax credit shall be allocated among designated projects by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation as provided in s. 420.5093. (d) Each designated project must comply with the applicable provisions of s. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the multifamily residential rental housing element of the project, including specifically the provisions of s. 42(h)(6). (e) A tax credit shall be allocated to a designated project and shall not be subject to transfer by the recipient unless the transferee is also an owner of the designated project.

History: s. 19, ch. 99-378; s. 27, ch. 2000-210.
Fla. Stat. § 628.301 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part I / Section 628.301
628.301 Membership in mutual insurer.
Status: in_force

(1) Each policyholder of a domestic mutual insurer, other than of a reinsurance contract, is a member of the insurer with all rights and obligations of such membership; and the policy shall so specify. Group certificateholders may also be members of the insurer if so specified in the bylaws.

(2) Any person, public or private corporation, board, association, firm, estate, trustee, or fiduciary may be a member of a domestic mutual insurer. Any officer, stockholder, trustee, or legal representative of any such corporation, board, association, or estate may be recognized as acting for or on its behalf for the purpose of such membership and shall not be personally liable upon any contract of insurance for acting in such representative capacity. A mutual insurer may issue policies of insurance covering property of this state, or of any county or municipality of this state, without contingent liability, when such policy contains a provision that the state or any such county or municipality insured under it may not participate in the profits of such insurer.

History: s. 650, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 659, 665, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 836.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 836 / Section 836.01
836.01 Punishment for libel.
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of the publication of a libel shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 15, sub-ch. 7, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2418; GS 3256; RGS 5087; CGL 7189; s. 987, ch. 71-136.