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Fla. Stat. § 414.32 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.32
414.32 Prohibitions and restrictions with respect to food assistance program.
Status: in_force

(1) COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. — (a) A parent or caretaker relative who receives temporary cash assistance or food assistance on behalf of a child under 18 years of age who has an absent parent is ineligible for food assistance unless the parent or caretaker relative cooperates with the state agency that administers the child support enforcement program in establishing the paternity of the child, if the child is born out of wedlock, and in obtaining support for the child or for the parent or caretaker relative and the child. This paragraph does not apply if the state agency that administers the food assistance program determines that the parent or caretaker relative has good cause for failing to cooperate. The Department of Revenue shall determine good cause for failure to cooperate if the Department of Children and Families obtains written authorization from the United States Department of Agriculture approving such arrangements. (b) A putative or identified noncustodial parent of a child under 18 years of age is ineligible for food assistance if the parent fails to cooperate with the state agency that administers the child support enforcement program in establishing the paternity of the child, if the child is born out of wedlock, or fails to provide support for the child. This paragraph does not apply if the state agency that administers the child support enforcement program determines that the noncustodial parent has good cause for refusing to cooperate in establishing the paternity of the child.

(2) REDUCTION OR DENIAL OF TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE. — The food assistance allotment shall be reduced or terminated as otherwise provided in this chapter if cash assistance under the Temporary Cash Assistance Program is reduced or denied because an individual in the family fails to perform an action required under the program.

(3) DENIAL OF FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR RECEIPT OF MULTIPLE FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS. — An individual is ineligible to participate in the food assistance program individually, or as a member of any assistance group, for 10 years following a conviction in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the identity or place of residence of the individual in order to receive multiple benefits simultaneously under the food assistance program.

(4) DENIAL OF FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO FLEEING FELONS. — An individual is ineligible to participate in the food assistance program during any period when the individual is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement after committing a crime, attempting to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the place from which the individual flees or a high misdemeanor in the State of New Jersey, or violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal or state law.

History: s. 34, ch. 96-175; s. 26, ch. 97-173; s. 34, ch. 98-397; s. 47, ch. 2001-158; s. 4, ch. 2005-61; s. 25, ch. 2010-209; s. 227, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 877.20 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 877 / Section 877.20
877.20 Local juvenile curfew ordinances; legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to protect minors in this state from harm and victimization, to promote the safety and well-being of minors in this state, to reduce the crime and violence committed by minors in this state, and to provide counties and municipalities with the option of adopting a local juvenile curfew ordinance by incorporating by reference the provisions of ss. 877.20-877.25.

History: s. 82, ch. 94-209.
Fla. Stat. § 550.235 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.235
550.235 Conniving to prearrange result of race or jai alai game; using medication or drugs on horse or dog; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who influences, or has any understanding or connivance with, any owner, jockey, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any stable, kennel, horserace, dograce, or jai alai game, in which any horse, dog, or jai alai player participates, to prearrange or predetermine the results of any such race or game, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Any person who attempts to affect the outcome of a horserace or dograce through administration of medication or drugs to a race animal as prohibited by law; who administers any medication or drugs prohibited by law to a race animal for the purpose of affecting the outcome of a horserace or dograce; or who conspires to administer or to attempt to administer such medication or drugs is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 25, ch. 92-348; s. 30, ch. 97-98.
Fla. Stat. § 402.314 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.314
402.314 Supportive services.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide consultation services, technical assistance, and inservice training, when requested and as available, to operators, licensees, registrants, and applicants to help improve programs, homes, and facilities for child care, and shall work cooperatively with other organizations and agencies concerned with child care.

History: s. 13, ch. 74-113; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 7, ch. 83-248; s. 29, ch. 85-54; ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-115.
Fla. Stat. § 548.057 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.057
548.057 Attendance of referee and judges at match; scoring; seconds.
Status: in_force

(1) At each boxing match involving a participant, except at an exhibition held solely for training purposes, at the expense of the promoter, a referee designated by the commission shall direct and control the match.

(2) At each contest, at the expense of the promoters, three judges appointed by the executive director as delegated by the commission shall attend and shall render their individual decisions in writing on scorecards supplied by the commission. Each judge shall have one vote, and a majority of the votes cast shall determine the winner.

(3) The commission shall ensure that all referees, judges, and other officials are Florida-licensed officials qualified pursuant to rules of the commission and that no sanctioning organization or promoter has been permitted to influence the appointment of any officials, and shall prescribe the methods of scoring.

(4) Before the start of any match, the referee shall obtain the name of each participant’s chief second. The chief second shall be responsible for the conduct of her or his assistants during the match.

(5) For matches other than boxing, the commission shall establish such standards and requirements for referees as are deemed necessary.

(6) No judge licensed in this state shall act as a judge at any match in a state, territory, commonwealth, or Native American Reservation that is not regulated by a state boxing commission unless the match is supervised by a state boxing commission or a Native American commission properly constituted under federal law.

(7) No judge shall also serve as a supervisor or on the ratings committee or recommend boxers to the ratings committee for a sanctioning body.

(8) Any person whose application for a judge’s license has been denied shall not be permitted to reapply for a judge’s license for a period of 6 months. Any person whose application for a judge’s license has been denied on three occasions shall not be permitted to reapply.

(9) The number of judges shall be assigned in accordance with rules of the commission. The number of unofficial judges at each event shall be limited to three by the commission.

(10) The judges shall be located in seats designated for them by the commission representative.

(11) If sufficient judges are not available, a referee shall be selected to act as a judge for that specific program of matches.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 2, ch. 85-21; s. 15, ch. 88-365; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 774, ch. 97-103; s. 129, ch. 99-251; s. 17, ch. 2002-172.
Fla. Stat. § 744.2008 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part II / Section 744.2008
744.2008 Costs of public guardian.
Status: in_force

(1) All costs of administration shall be paid from the budget of the office of public guardian. No costs of administration, including filing fees, shall be recovered from the assets or the income of the ward.

(2) In any proceeding for appointment of a public guardian, or in any proceeding involving the estate of a ward for whom a public guardian has been appointed guardian, the court shall waive any court costs or filing fees.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-120; s. 100, ch. 89-96; s. 16, ch. 2016-40; s. 2, ch. 2020-73.
Fla. Stat. § 985.6885 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 985 / Part XI / Section 985.6885
985.6885 Persons authorized to visit juvenile facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The following persons may visit at their pleasure between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. all facilities housing juveniles which are operated or overseen by the department or a county: (a) The Governor. (b) A Cabinet member. (c) A member of the Legislature. (d) A judge of a state court. (e) A state attorney. (f) A public defender. (g) A person authorized by the secretary of the department.

(2) A person specified in subsection (1) may visit a facility subject to this section before 6 a.m. or after 11 p.m. pursuant to rules adopted by the department.

(3) The department may not unreasonably withhold permission to visit a facility subject to this section from a person who gives sufficient evidence that he or she is a bona fide reporter or writer.

(4) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-47.
Fla. Stat. § 403.885 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.885
403.885 Water Projects Grant Program.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall administer a grant program to use funds appropriated by the Legislature for water quality improvement, stormwater management, wastewater management, and water restoration and other water projects as specifically appropriated by the Legislature. Eligible recipients of such grants include counties, municipalities, water management districts, and special districts that have legal responsibilities for water quality improvement, water management, stormwater management, wastewater management, lake and river water restoration projects, and drinking water projects pursuant to this section.

(2) The grant program shall provide for the evaluation of annual grant proposals. The department shall evaluate such proposals to determine if they: (a) Protect public health or the environment. (b) Implement plans developed pursuant to the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act created in part IV of chapter 373, other water restoration plans required by law, management plans prepared pursuant to s. 403.067, or other plans adopted by local government for water quality improvement and water restoration.

History: s. 11, ch. 2002-291; s. 16, ch. 2005-291; s. 34, ch. 2006-26; s. 73, ch. 2006-230; s. 14, ch. 2008-5; s. 73, ch. 2015-229.
Fla. Stat. § 257.43 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.43
257.43 Citizen support organization; use of state administrative services and property; audit.
Status: in_force

(1) CITIZEN SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. — The division may support the establishment of a citizen support organization to provide assistance, funding, and promotional support for the library, archives, and records management programs of the division. For the purposes of this section, a “citizen support organization” means an organization which is: (a) A Florida corporation not for profit incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State. (b) Organized and operated to conduct programs and activities; raise funds; request and receive grants, gifts, and bequests of money; acquire, receive, hold, invest, and administer, in its own name, securities, funds, objects of value, or other property, real or personal; and make expenditures to or for the direct or indirect benefit of the division or individual program units of the division. (c) Determined by the division to be consistent with the goals of the division and in the best interests of the state. (d) Approved in writing by the division to operate for the direct or indirect benefit of the division. Such approval shall be given in a letter of agreement from the division.

(2) USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND PROPERTY. — (a) The division may fix and collect charges for the rental of facilities and properties managed by the division and may permit, without charge, appropriate use of administrative services, property, and facilities of the division by a citizen support organization, subject to the provisions of this section. Such use must be directly in keeping with the approved purposes of the citizen support organization and may not be made at times or places that would unreasonably interfere with opportunities for the general public to use such facilities for established purposes. Any moneys received from rentals of facilities and properties managed by the division may be held in the operating trust fund of the division or in a separate depository account in the name of the citizen support organization and subject to the provisions of the letter of agreement with the division. The letter of agreement shall provide that any funds held in the separate depository account in the name of the citizen support organization shall revert to the division if the citizen support organization is no longer approved by the division to operate in the best interests of the state. (b) The division shall not permit the use of any administrative services, property, or facilities of the state by a citizen support organization which does not provide equal membership and employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.

(3) ANNUAL AUDIT. — The citizen support organization shall provide for an annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981.

History: s. 6, ch. 2005-207; s. 8, ch. 2014-96; s. 3, ch. 2015-4; s. 2, ch. 2019-93.
Fla. Stat. § 393.23 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 393 / Section 393.23
393.23 Developmental disabilities centers; trust accounts.
Status: in_force

All receipts from the operation of canteens, vending machines, hobby shops, sheltered workshops, activity centers, farming projects, and other like activities operated in a developmental disabilities center, and moneys donated to the center, must be deposited in a trust account in any bank, credit union, or savings and loan association authorized by the State Treasury as a qualified depository to do business in this state, if the moneys are available on demand.

(1) Moneys in the trust account must be expended for the benefit, education, or welfare of clients. However, if specified, moneys that are donated to the center must be expended in accordance with the intentions of the donor. Trust account money may not be used for the benefit of agency employees or to pay the wages of such employees. The welfare of clients includes the expenditure of funds for the purchase of items for resale at canteens or vending machines, and for the establishment of, maintenance of, and operation of canteens, hobby shops, recreational or entertainment facilities, sheltered workshops, activity centers, farming projects, or other like facilities or programs established at the center for the benefit of clients.

(2) The center may invest, in the manner authorized by law for fiduciaries, any money in a trust account which is not necessary for immediate use. The interest earned and other increments derived from the investments of the money must be deposited into the trust account for the benefit of clients.

(3) The accounting system of the center must account separately for revenues and expenses for each activity. The center shall reconcile the trust account to the center’s accounting system and check registers and to the accounting system of the Chief Financial Officer.

(4) All sales taxes collected by the center as a result of sales shall be deposited into the trust account and remitted to the Department of Revenue.

(5) Funds shall be expended in accordance with requirements and guidelines established by the Chief Financial Officer.

History: s. 34, ch. 2006-227; s. 99, ch. 2008-4; s. 10, ch. 2008-244; s. 3, ch. 2009-56.
Fla. Stat. § 768.042 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.042
768.042 Damages.
Status: in_force

In any action brought in the circuit court to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, the amount of general damages shall not be stated in the complaint, but the amount of special damages, if any, may be specifically pleaded and the requisite jurisdictional amount established for filing in any court of competent jurisdiction.

History: ss. 8, 9, ch. 75-9; s. 161, ch. 2020-2.
Fla. Stat. § 55.11 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 55 / Section 55.11
55.11 Judgments; no lien against municipalities.
Status: in_force

No money judgment or decree against a municipal corporation is a lien on its property nor shall any execution or any writ in the nature of an execution based on the judgment or decree be issued or levied.

History: s. 1, ch. 17125, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4492(4); s. 9, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 944.38 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.38
944.38 Acceptance of remuneration from contractor; dealing or barter with prisoners; interest in contract; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) An officer or employee of the department may not receive any compensation whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for any act or service that she or he may do or perform for or on behalf of any officer or employee or agent, or employee of a contractor. An officer or employee of the department or the state may not have an interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase made, or authorized to be made, by anyone for or on behalf of the department. (b) This subsection does not prevent an officer or employee of the department from accepting other employment or following any pursuit that does not interfere with the full and faithful discharge by the officer or employee of his or her duties to the department. This subsection does not prevent an officer or employee of the department from accepting secondary employment with an entity contracting with the department if the officer or employee does not have responsibilities or involvement with the department’s award or management of the contract or with the process of making referrals to or evaluating the contracting entity.

(2) An officer or employee of the department or of the state, or any contractor, or employee of a contractor, may not, without permission of the department, make any gift or present to a prisoner, receive a gift or present from any prisoner, or have any barter or dealings with any prisoner.

(3) For any violation of the provisions of this section the officer or employee of the state shall be discharged from her or his office or service; and every contractor, or employee, or agent of a contractor engaged therein, and a party thereto, shall be expelled from the institutional grounds, and not again permitted within the same as a contractor, agent, or employee.

History: s. 36, ch. 57-121; s. 18, ch. 61-530; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 56, ch. 77-120; s. 66, ch. 79-3; s. 1649, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2004-51.
Fla. Stat. § 402.47 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.47
402.47 Foster grandparent and retired senior volunteer services to high-risk and handicapped children.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Foster grandparent” means an individual who volunteers to provide support services to high-risk and handicapped children. (b) “Foster grandparent program” means a program established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-113, to provide opportunities for low-income persons 60 years of age and older to give support services to high-risk and handicapped children. (c) “Retired senior volunteer” means an individual who volunteers to provide services under the retired senior volunteer program. (d) “Retired senior volunteer program” means a program established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-113, for the purpose of providing volunteer opportunities for any person 60 years of age or older who wants to use his or her experience and talents in useful service to others in the community.

(2) The Department of Children and Families shall: (a) Establish a program to provide foster grandparent and retired senior volunteer services to high-risk and handicapped children. Foster grandparent services and retired senior volunteer services to high-risk and handicapped children shall be under the supervision of the department, in coordination with intraagency and interagency programs and agreements as provided for in s. 411.203. (b) In authorized districts, contract with foster grandparent programs and retired senior volunteer programs for services to high-risk and handicapped children, utilizing funds appropriated for handicap prevention. (c) Develop guidelines for the provision of foster grandparent services and retired senior volunteer services to high-risk and handicapped children, and monitor and evaluate the implementation of the program. (d) Coordinate with the Federal Action State Office regarding the development of criteria for program elements and funding.

History: s. 10, ch. 89-379; s. 9, ch. 91-158; s. 61, ch. 2000-139; s. 21, ch. 2000-337; s. 150, ch. 2014-19; s. 19, ch. 2015-4.
Fla. Stat. § 591.24 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 591 / Section 591.24
591.24 Community forests; fiscal reports.
Status: in_force

A fiscal year report of expenditures, income, sales, development and management shall be made by the forestry committee to the governing board of the county, city, town, or school district, and a copy sent to the Florida Forest Service. All reports shall be audited by the regular auditor of the county, city, town, or school district.

History: s. 10, ch. 20902, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 73, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 397.752 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 397 / Part VIII / Section 397.752
397.752 Scope of part.
Status: in_force

An inmate’s substance abuse service records are confidential in accordance with s. 397.501(7). No other provision of parts I-VII of this chapter applies to inmates except as indicated by the context or specified.

History: s. 9, ch. 93-39.
Fla. Stat. § 500.149 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.149
500.149 Employment of help; expenses and salaries.
Status: in_force

The department may employ all help necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to foods and may designate any employee of the department to perform any duties necessary to carry out such provisions. All expenses and salaries shall be paid out of the General Inspection Trust Fund.

History: s. 23, ch. 19656, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(686); s. 5, ch. 59-302; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 14, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 428, ch. 77-147; s. 17, ch. 82-225; s. 13, ch. 87-388.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0402 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0402
605.0402 Form of contribution.
Status: in_force

A contribution may consist of tangible or intangible property or other benefit to a limited liability company, including money, services performed, promissory notes, other agreements to contribute money or property, and contracts for services to be performed.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.