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Fla. Stat. § 481.313 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 481 / Part II / Section 481.313
481.313 Renewal of license.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee.

(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.

(3) No license renewal shall be issued to a landscape architect by the department until the licensee submits proof, satisfactory to the department, that during the 2-year period prior to application for renewal, the licensee participated in such continuing education courses required by the board. The board shall approve only continuing education courses that relate to and increase the basic knowledge of landscape architecture. The board may make an exception from the requirements of continuing education in emergency or hardship cases.

(4) The board, by rule adopted pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, shall establish criteria for the approval of continuing education courses and providers, and shall by rule establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis. A landscape architect shall receive hour-for-hour credit for attending continuing education courses approved by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System or another nationally recognized clearinghouse for continuing education that relate to and increase his or her basic knowledge of landscape architecture, as determined by the board, if the landscape architect submits proof satisfactory to the board that such course was approved by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System or another nationally recognized clearinghouse for continuing education, along with the syllabus or outline for such course and proof of course attendance.

(5) The board shall require, by rule adopted pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, a specified number of hours in specialized or advanced courses, approved by the Florida Building Commission, on any portion of the Florida Building Code, adopted pursuant to part IV of chapter 553, relating to the licensee’s respective area of practice.

History: ss. 8, 18, ch. 79-407; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 18, 19, ch. 88-347; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 238, ch. 94-119; s. 17, ch. 98-287; s. 123, ch. 2000-141; s. 35, ch. 2001-186; s. 4, ch. 2001-372; s. 128, ch. 2008-4; s. 23, ch. 2009-195; s. 58, ch. 2020-160.
Fla. Stat. § 570.51 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.51
570.51 Director; qualifications; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the Division of Food Safety shall be appointed by the commissioner to serve at the commissioner’s pleasure.

(2) The director shall supervise, direct, and coordinate the activities of the division and enforce the provisions of chapters 500, 501, 502, 531, 583, 585, 597, and 601 and any other chapter necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the division.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 50, ch. 91-220; s. 34, ch. 92-291; s. 53, ch. 2001-89; s. 44, ch. 2011-206; s. 92, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 624.445 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.445
624.445 Order, notice, duration, effect of suspension or revocation; administrative fine.
Status: in_force

(1) Suspension or revocation of an arrangement’s certificate of authority shall be in accordance with ss. 624.420 and 624.421.

(2) If the office finds that one or more grounds exist for the discretionary revocation or suspension of an arrangement’s certificate of authority under ss. 624.436-624.446, the office may, in lieu of or in addition to such revocation or suspension, impose a fine upon such arrangement, in accordance with s. 624.4211.

History: s. 6, ch. 85-212; s. 1, ch. 86-286; ss. 39, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 821, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 101.5603 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.5603
101.5603 Definitions relating to Electronic Voting Systems Act.
Status: in_force

As used in this act, the term:

(1) “Automatic tabulating equipment” includes apparatus necessary to automatically examine, count, and record votes.

(2) “Ballot” means the card, tape, or other vehicle upon which the elector’s choices are recorded.

(3) “Ballot information” means the material containing the names of offices and candidates and the questions to be voted on.

(4) “Electronic or electromechanical voting system” means a system of casting votes by use of voting devices or marking devices and counting ballots by employing automatic tabulating equipment or data processing equipment, and the term includes touchscreen systems.

(5) “Marking device” means any approved device for marking a ballot with ink or other substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment.

(6) “Secrecy envelope” means an opaque device, used for enclosing a marked ballot, which conceals the voter’s choices.

(7) “Software” means the programs and routines used to employ and control the capabilities of data processing hardware, including, without limitation, operating systems, compilers, assemblers, utilities, library routines, maintenance routines, applications, and computer networking programs.

(8) “Voting device” means an apparatus by which votes are registered electronically.

History: s. 3, ch. 73-156; s. 21, ch. 77-175; s. 8, ch. 84-302; s. 8, ch. 89-348; s. 15, ch. 2001-40.
Fla. Stat. § 634.44 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.44
634.44 Appeals from orders of the department or office.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to an order of the department or office under s. 634.439 may obtain a review of such order by filing an appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions and procedures for appeal from the orders of the department or office in general under s. 120.68.

History: ss. 32, 38, ch. 83-322; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1512, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 738.308 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.308
738.308 Period.
Status: in_force

(1) A unitrust policy must provide the period used under ss. 738.306 and 738.307. The period must be the calendar year.

(2) A unitrust policy may provide standards for: (a) Using fewer preceding periods under s. 738.306(1)(b)1. or (2)(a) or (b) if: 1. The trust was not in existence in a preceding period; or 2. Market indices or other published data are not available for a preceding period; (b) Using fewer preceding periods under s. 738.307(2)(e) if: 1. The trust was not in existence in a preceding period; or 2. Fair market values are not available for a preceding period; and (c) Prorating a unitrust amount on a daily basis for a part of a period in which the trust or the administration of the trust as a unitrust or the interest of any beneficiary commences or terminates.

History: s. 17, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 61.502 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.502
61.502 Purposes of part; construction of provisions.
Status: in_force

The general purposes of this part are to:

(1) Avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict with courts of other states in matters of child custody which have in the past resulted in the shifting of children from state to state with harmful effects on their well-being.

(2) Promote cooperation with the courts of other states to the end that a custody decree is rendered in the state that can best decide the case in the interest of the child.

(3) Discourage the use of the interstate system for continuing controversies over child custody.

(4) Deter abductions.

(5) Avoid relitigating the custody decisions of other states in this state.

(6) Facilitate the enforcement of custody decrees of other states.

(7) Promote and expand the exchange of information and other forms of mutual assistance between the courts of this state and those of other states concerned with the same child.

(8) Make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this part among the states enacting it.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 379.224 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part I / Section 379.224
379.224 Memorandum of agreement relating to Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
Status: in_force

A memorandum of agreement will be developed between the Department of Environmental Protection and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which will detail the responsibilities of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute to the department, to include, at a minimum, the following services:

(1) Environmental monitoring and assessment.

(2) Restoration research and development of restoration technology.

(3) Technical support and response for oil spills, ship groundings, major marine species die-offs, hazardous spills, and natural disasters.

History: s. 14, ch. 99-245; s. 4, ch. 2004-264; s. 33, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 161.061 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part I / Section 161.061
161.061 Coastal construction serving no public purpose, endangering human life, health, or welfare, or becoming unnecessary or undesirable.
Status: in_force

(1) Any coastal construction, or any structure including groins, jetties, moles, breakwaters, seawalls, revetments, or other structures if of a solid or highly impermeable design upon sovereignty lands of Florida, below the mean high-water line of any tidal water of the state, regardless of date of construction or whether a permit has been issued in accordance with this part, which serves no public purpose, which is dangerous to or in any way endangers human life, health, or welfare, or which proves to be undesirable or becomes unnecessary, as determined by the department, shall be adjusted, altered, or removed by the abutting upland property owner after written notice by the division. Request for hearing must be filed by the owner with the department within 15 days after such notice. Adjustments, alterations, or removals required by this section shall be accomplished at no cost to the state. The decision of the department as to whether to adjust, alter, or remove such coastal construction or structure shall be final, and the department shall set a reasonable time within which the adjustment, alteration, or removal shall be accomplished.

(2) In the event that the upland property owner does not adjust, alter, or remove any coastal construction, or other structure including groins, jetties, moles, breakwaters, seawalls, revetments, or other structures if of a solid or highly impermeable design upon sovereignty lands of Florida, below the mean high-water line, when requested or directed by the department in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the department may alter, adjust, or remove such coastal construction or structures at its own expense, and the costs thereof shall become a lien upon the property of said abutting upland property owner.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-408; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 23, ch. 78-95; s. 23, ch. 94-356.
Fla. Stat. § 1007.22 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1007 / Part II / Section 1007.22
1007.22 Articulation; postsecondary institution coordination and collaboration.
Status: in_force

(1) The university boards of trustees, Florida College System institution boards of trustees, and district school boards are encouraged to establish intrainstitutional and interinstitutional programs to maximize articulation. Programs may include upper-division-level courses offered at the Florida College System institution, distance learning, transfer agreements that facilitate the transfer of credits between public and nonpublic postsecondary institutions, and the concurrent enrollment of students at a Florida College System institution and a state university to enable students to take any level of baccalaureate degree coursework.

(2) The levels of postsecondary education shall collaborate in further developing and providing articulated programs in which students can proceed toward their educational objectives as rapidly as their circumstances permit. Time-shortened educational programs, as well as the use of acceleration mechanisms, shall include, but not be limited to, the International Baccalaureate, Advanced International Certificate of Education, credit by examination or demonstration of competency, advanced placement, early admissions, and dual enrollment.

(3) Public postsecondary educational institutions serving the same students in a geographic and service area are encouraged to establish appropriate interinstitutional mechanisms to achieve cooperative planning and delivery of academic programs and related services, share a high-cost instructional facility and equipment, coordinate credit and noncredit outreach activities, have access to each other’s library and media holdings and services, and provide cooperative campus activities and consultative relationships for the discussion and resolution of interinstitutional issues and problems which discourage student access or transfer.

(4) Public postsecondary education institutions are encouraged to include independent colleges and universities and industries within their service areas in mutual planning of a comprehensive, complementary, cost-effective array of undergraduate and beginning graduate programs of study to serve that geographic area.

History: s. 347, ch. 2002-387; s. 3, ch. 2005-196; s. 112, ch. 2007-217; s. 89, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 627.4301 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.4301
627.4301 Genetic information for insurance purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Genetic information” means information derived from genetic testing to determine the presence or absence of variations or mutations, including carrier status, in an individual’s genetic material or genes that are scientifically or medically believed to cause a disease, disorder, or syndrome, or are associated with a statistically increased risk of developing a disease, disorder, or syndrome, which is asymptomatic at the time of testing. Such testing does not include routine physical examinations or chemical, blood, or urine analysis, unless conducted purposefully to obtain genetic information, or questions regarding family history. (b) “Health insurer” means an authorized insurer offering health insurance as defined in s. 624.603, a self-insured plan as defined in s. 624.031, a multiple-employer welfare arrangement as defined in s. 624.437, a prepaid limited health service organization as defined in s. 636.003, a health maintenance organization as defined in s. 641.19, a prepaid health clinic as defined in s. 641.402, a fraternal benefit society as defined in s. 632.601, or any health care arrangement whereby risk is assumed. (c) “Life insurer” has the same meaning as in s. 624.602 and includes an insurer issuing life insurance contracts that grant additional benefits in the event of the insured’s disability. (d) “Long-term care insurer” means an insurer that issues long-term care insurance policies as described in s. 627.9404.

(2) USE OF GENETIC INFORMATION. — (a) In the absence of a diagnosis of a condition related to genetic information, health insurers, life insurers, and long-term care insurers authorized to transact insurance in this state may not cancel, limit, or deny coverage, or establish differentials in premium rates, based on such information. (b) Health insurers, life insurers, and long-term care insurers may not require or solicit genetic information, use genetic test results, or consider a person’s decisions or actions relating to genetic testing in any manner for any insurance purpose. (c) This section does not apply to the underwriting or issuance of an accident-only policy, hospital indemnity or fixed indemnity policy, dental policy, or vision policy or any other actions of an insurer directly related to an accident-only policy, hospital indemnity or fixed indemnity policy, dental policy, or vision policy. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a life insurer or long-term care insurer from accessing an individual’s medical record as part of an application exam. Nothing in this section prohibits a life insurer or long-term care insurer from considering a medical diagnosis included in an individual’s medical record, even if a diagnosis was made based on the results of a genetic test.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-182; s. 43, ch. 2000-256; s. 10, ch. 2000-296; s. 1, ch. 2020-159.
Fla. Stat. § 500.032 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.032
500.032 Declaration of policy and cooperation among departments.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter in order to prevent fraud, harm, adulteration, misbranding, or false advertising in the preparation, manufacture, storage, or sale of articles of food. The department shall further enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to the production, manufacture, transportation, storage, and sale of food, as well as articles entering into, and intended for use as ingredients in the preparation of, food.

(2) The specific delegation of authority granted in subsection (1) is to specifically place responsibility and should not be construed so as to cause respective agencies to not cooperate each with the other by interchange of information and copies of reports when deemed advisable.

History: s. 17, ch. 59-302; ss. 14, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 417, ch. 77-147; s. 5, ch. 82-225; s. 4, ch. 87-388; s. 4, ch. 94-180; s. 6, ch. 2023-154.
Fla. Stat. § 673.1061 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part I / Section 673.1061
673.1061 Unconditional promise or order.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in this section, for the purposes of s. 673.1041(1), a promise or order is unconditional unless it states: (a) An express condition to payment; (b) That the promise or order is subject to or governed by another writing; or (c) That rights or obligations with respect to the promise or order are stated in another writing. A reference to another writing does not of itself make the promise or order conditional.

(2) A promise or order is not made conditional: (a) By a reference to another writing for a statement of rights with respect to collateral, prepayment, or acceleration; or (b) Because payment is limited to resort to a particular fund or source.

(3) If a promise or order requires, as a condition to payment, a countersignature by a person whose specimen signature appears on the promise or order, the condition does not make the promise or order conditional for the purposes of s. 673.1041(1). If the person whose specimen signature appears on an instrument fails to countersign the instrument, the failure to countersign is a defense to the obligation of the issuer, but the failure does not prevent a transferee of the instrument from becoming a holder of the instrument.

(4) If a promise or order at the time it is issued or first comes into possession of a holder contains a statement, required by applicable statutory or administrative law, to the effect that the rights of a holder or transferee are subject to claims or defenses that the issuer could assert against the original payee, the promise or order is not thereby made conditional for the purposes of s. 673.1041(1); but if the promise or order is an instrument, there cannot be a holder in due course of the instrument.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82; s. 143, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 153.19 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part I / Section 153.19
153.19 Private water supplies.
Status: in_force

No jurisdiction hereunder shall be exercised by the board of county commissioners over any privately owned industrial water supply system or the disposition of industrial or manufacturing wastes nor shall any rule or regulation be adopted or suit instituted or prosecuted hereunder designed or intended to control or regulate the same, unless one of the following conditions exists:

(1) That prior to the utilization of any waters for the disposition of industrial or manufacturing waste, such waters were being used as a source of, or as a part of a water supply system under this chapter, or

(2) In the case of an industrial or manufacturing plant that is connected with and using any facility authorized by this chapter; but any such rule, regulation or suit shall be limited to the particular waters or the particular industrial or manufacturing plant affected by one of the above conditions; provided, however, this shall not restrain or prevent the Department of Health in anywise from instituting a suit or taking other action in event said plant or manufacturing company shall pollute the waters in the state as defined in 1 s. 387.08.

History: s. 19, ch. 29837, 1955; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 28, ch. 77-147; s. 15, ch. 97-101.
Fla. Stat. § 633.528 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 633 / Part V / Section 633.528
633.528 Division cooperation with Federal Government; exemption from requirements for private firefighter employers.
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall cooperate with the Federal Government so that duplicate inspections will be avoided while at the same time ensuring safe firefighter employee places of employment for the citizens of this state.

(2) A private firefighter employer is not subject to the requirements set forth in part IV and this part if the private firefighter employer meets the requirements of this part and: (a) The private firefighter employer is subject to the federal regulations in 29 C.F.R. ss. 1910 and 1926. (b) The private firefighter employer has adopted and implemented a written safety program that conforms to the requirements of 29 C.F.R. ss. 1910 and 1926. (c) The private firefighter employer provides the division with a written statement that certifies compliance with this subsection.

(3) The division may enter at any reasonable time any place of private firefighter employment for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the written certification. If the division determines that the private firefighter employer has not complied with the requirements of subsection (2), the private firefighter employer shall be subject to the rules of the division until the private firefighter employer complies with subsection (2), which must be verified by a reinspection by the division.

(4) This section shall not restrict the division’s performance of any duties pursuant to a written contract between the division and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

History: s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 86, ch. 2013-183.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.898 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part III / Section 1009.898
1009.898 Fostering Prosperity grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the appropriation of funds for that purpose by the Legislature, the Fostering Prosperity program shall administer the following grants to youth and young adults aging out of foster care: (a) Grants to provide financial literacy instruction using a curriculum developed by the Department of Financial Services in consultation with the Department of Education. (b) Grants to provide CLT, SAT, or ACT preparation, including one-on-one support and fee waivers for the examinations. (c) Grants to youth and young adults planning to pursue trade careers or paid apprenticeships.

(2) If a young adult who is aging out of foster care is reunited with his or her parent, the grants must remain available for the young adult for up to 1 year after reunification.

(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section.

History: s. 36, ch. 2024-70.