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Fla. Stat. § 531.64 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 531 / Section 531.64
531.64 Suspension and revocation of permits.
Status: in_force

Any permit issued under s. 531.62 may be suspended or revoked by the department if the devices or instruments for which the permit is issued are operated or used contrary to this chapter or adopted rules.

History: ss. 37, 40, ch. 2009-66; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2013-55; ss. 36, 37, ch. 2013-251; s. 30, ch. 2018-84; s. 27, ch. 2024-137.
Fla. Stat. § 257.32 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.32
257.32 Compact administrator.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Art. X of the compact. The Secretary of State may appoint a deputy compact administrator pursuant to said article.

History: s. 5, ch. 72-157.
Fla. Stat. § 468.627 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XII / Section 468.627
468.627 Application; examination; renewal; fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall establish by rule fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, certification and certification renewal, inactive status application, and reactivation of inactive certificates. The board may establish by rule a late renewal penalty. The board shall establish fees which are adequate, when combined with revenue generated by the provisions of s. 468.631, to ensure the continued operation of this part. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the revenue required to implement this part.

(2) The initial application fee may not exceed $25 for building code administrators, plans examiners, or building code inspectors.

(3) The initial examination fee may not exceed $150 for building code administrators, plans examiners, or building code inspectors.

(4) Employees of local government agencies having responsibility for building code inspection, building construction regulation, and enforcement of building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, gas, fire prevention, energy, accessibility, and other construction codes shall pay no application fees or examination fees.

(5) The certificateholder shall provide proof, in a form established by board rule, that the certificateholder has completed at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each biennium since the issuance or renewal of the certificate, including the specialized or advanced coursework approved by the Florida Building Commission, as part of the building code training program established pursuant to s. 553.841, appropriate to the licensing category sought. A minimum of 3 of the required 14 classroom hours must be on state law, rules, and ethics relating to professional standards of practice, duties, and responsibilities of the certificateholder. The board shall by rule establish criteria for approval of continuing education courses and providers, and may by rule establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.

History: s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 10, ch. 98-287; s. 6, ch. 98-419; s. 20, ch. 2000-372; s. 5, ch. 2007-227; s. 11, ch. 2009-195.
Fla. Stat. § 534.011 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 534 / Section 534.011
534.011 Inspection and protection of livestock; jurisdiction of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Status: in_force

The inspection and protection of livestock in the state are hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, herein called the “department.” Fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-357; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 29, ch. 97-220.
Fla. Stat. § 526.015 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 526 / Part I / Section 526.015
526.015 Lubricating oil standards and labeling requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not sell or distribute, or offer for sale or distribution, a lubricating oil that fails to meet a quality standard, such as those established by the Society of Automotive Engineers or other similar standard, or a labeling requirement designed to prevent deceptive or misleading practices as adopted by department rule.

(2) A product that fails to meet a standard or labeling requirement adopted by department rule shall be placed under a stop-sale order by the department, and the lot number of the product shall be identified and tagged by the department to prevent its sale.

(3) A person may not sell or distribute, or offer for sale or distribution, a product that has been placed under a stop-sale order.

(4) If a product is made to conform to standards and labeling requirements or is removed from the premises in a manner approved by the department, the department shall issue a release order.

History: s. 14, ch. 2014-147.
Fla. Stat. § 901.252 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 901 / Section 901.252
901.252 Authority to patrol municipally owned or leased property and facilities outside municipal limits; taking into custody outside territorial jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) A duly constituted law enforcement officer employed by a municipality may patrol property and facilities which are owned or leased by the municipality but are outside the jurisdictional limits of the municipality, and, when there is probable cause to believe a person has committed or is committing a violation of state law or of a county or municipal ordinance on such property or facilities, may take the person into custody and detain the person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time. The law enforcement officer employed by the municipality shall immediately call a law enforcement officer with jurisdiction over the property or facility on which the violation occurred after detaining a person under this subsection.

(2) A law enforcement officer employed by a municipality who detains a person under subsection (1) is not civilly or criminally liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful detention on the basis of any reasonable actions taken in compliance with subsection (1).

History: s. 1, ch. 91-174; s. 1468, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2001-105.
Fla. Stat. § 394.90826 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part IV / Section 394.90826
394.90826 Behavioral Health Interagency Collaboration.
Status: in_force

(1) The department and the Agency for Health Care Administration shall jointly establish behavioral health interagency collaboratives throughout the state with the goal of identifying and addressing ongoing challenges within the behavioral health system at the local level to improve the accessibility, availability, and quality of behavioral health services. The objectives of the regional collaboratives are to: (a) Facilitate enhanced interagency communication and collaboration. (b) Develop and promote regional strategies tailored to address community-level challenges in the behavioral health system.

(2) The regional collaborative membership shall, at a minimum, be composed of representatives from all of the following, serving the region: (a) Department of Children and Families. (b) Agency for Health Care Administration. (c) Agency for Persons with Disabilities. (d) Department of Elder Affairs. (e) Department of Health. (f) Department of Education. (g) School districts. (h) Area agencies on aging. (i) Community-based care lead agencies, as defined in s. 409.986(3)(d). (j) Managing entities, as defined in s. 394.9082(2). (k) Behavioral health services providers. (l) Hospitals. (m) Medicaid Managed Medical Assistance Plans. (n) Police departments. (o) Sheriffs’ offices.

(3) Each regional collaborative shall define the objectives of that collaborative based upon the specific needs of the region and local communities located within the region, to achieve the specified goals.

(4) The department shall define the region to be served by each collaborative and shall be responsible for facilitating meetings.

(5) All entities represented on the regional collaboratives shall provide assistance as appropriate and reasonably necessary to fulfill the goals of the regional collaboratives.

History: s. 18, ch. 2024-245.
Fla. Stat. § 23.21 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 23 / Part II / Section 23.21
23.21 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this part:

(1) “Collect information” means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties of facts or opinions by or for a department, regardless of form or format, calling for answers to identical questions posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, 10 or more persons, other than departments or employees of this state.

(2) “Department” means a principal administrative unit within the executive branch of state government as defined in chapter 20 and includes the State Board of Administration, the Executive Office of the Governor, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Commission on Offender Review, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the State University System, the Justice Administrative Commission, the capital collateral regional counsel, and separate budget entities placed for administrative purposes within a department.

(3) “Paperwork burden” means the resources expended by the entity providing information. Resources may include the time, effort, or financial expenditure associated with reviewing the instructions; acquiring, installing, and using technology to obtain, compile, or report the information; searching data sources; completing and reviewing the collected information; or transmitting the required information to the requesting department.

History: s. 3, ch. 96-390; s. 63, ch. 99-245; s. 3, ch. 2006-1; s. 4, ch. 2007-217; s. 5, ch. 2014-191; s. 10, ch. 2023-8.
Fla. Stat. § 673.2021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part II / Section 673.2021
673.2021 Negotiation subject to rescission.
Status: in_force

(1) Negotiation is effective even if obtained: (a) From an infant, a corporation exceeding its powers, or a person without capacity; (b) By fraud, duress, or mistake; or (c) In breach of duty or as part of an illegal transaction.

(2) To the extent permitted by other law, negotiation may be rescinded or may be subject to other remedies, but those remedies may not be asserted against a subsequent holder in due course or a person paying the instrument in good faith and without knowledge of facts that are a basis for rescission or other remedy.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 198.35 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 198 / Section 198.35
198.35 Interpretation and construction.
Status: in_force

When not otherwise provided for in this chapter, the rules of interpretation and construction applicable to the estate and inheritance tax laws of the United States shall apply to and be followed in the interpretation of this chapter.

History: s. 32, ch. 16015, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1342(111); s. 5, ch. 77-411; s. 1, ch. 79-34; s. 1, ch. 80-16; s. 1, ch. 82-38.
Fla. Stat. § 673.5011 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part V / Section 673.5011
673.5011 Presentment.
Status: in_force

(1) The term “presentment” means a demand made by or on behalf of a person entitled to enforce an instrument: (a) To pay the instrument made to the drawee or a party obliged to pay the instrument or, in the case of a note or accepted draft payable at a bank, to the bank; or (b) To accept a draft made to the drawee.

(2) The following rules are subject to chapter 674, agreement of the parties, and clearinghouse rules and the like: (a) Presentment may be made at the place of payment of the instrument and must be made at the place of payment if the instrument is payable at a bank in the United States; may be made by any commercially reasonable means, including an oral, written, or electronic communication; is effective when the demand for payment or acceptance is received by the person to whom presentment is made; and is effective if made to any one of two or more makers, acceptors, drawees, or other payors. (b) Upon demand of the person to whom presentment is made, the person making presentment must: 1. Exhibit the instrument; 2. Give reasonable identification and, if presentment is made on behalf of another person, reasonable evidence of authority to do so; and 3. Sign a receipt on the instrument for any payment made or surrender the instrument if full payment is made. (c) Without dishonoring the instrument, the party to whom presentment is made may: 1. Return the instrument for lack of a necessary indorsement; or 2. Refuse payment or acceptance for failure of the presentment to comply with the terms of the instrument, an agreement of the parties, or other applicable law or rule. (d) The party to whom presentment is made may treat presentment as occurring on the next business day after the day of presentment if the party to whom presentment is made has established a cutoff hour not earlier than 2 p.m. for the receipt and processing of instruments presented for payment or acceptance and presentment is made after the cutoff hour.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 219.04 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 219 / Section 219.04
219.04 Cash book.
Status: in_force

Each officer as defined in this act, shall keep a cash book, or books, wherein shall be entered daily all receipts and disbursements of public money, either by items or by summaries of itemized entries in other records, including machine tapes, kept in such office. The cash book shall be balanced, it shall show the amount of money on hand, and shall be a permanent record of the office.

History: s. 4, ch. 57-349; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 35, ch. 95-312.
Fla. Stat. § 296.04 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 296 / Part I / Section 296.04
296.04 Administrator; duties and qualifications; responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall appoint an administrator who shall be responsible for the overall operation of the home and the care of the residents.

(2) The administrator shall have the power to determine the eligibility and admission of applicants to the home in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and, together with the director, shall adopt all rules necessary for the preservation of order and enforcement of discipline in the home. All rules governing the home shall conform as nearly as possible to the rules and regulations for comparable facilities of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) The administrator position shall be assigned to the Selected Exempt Service under part V of chapter 110. The director shall give veterans’ preference in selecting an administrator, as provided in ss. 295.07 and 295.085. In addition, the administrator must have at least a 4-year degree from an accredited university or college and 3 years of administrative experience in a health care facility, or any equivalent combination of experience, training, and education totaling 7 years in work relating to administration of a health care facility.

(4) All employees who fill authorized and established positions appropriated for the home shall be state employees. The department shall classify such employees in the manner prescribed in chapter 110.

(5)(a) The administrator shall administer and enforce all rules of the home, including rules of discipline, and may dismiss any resident of the home for any infraction of the rules, subject to the approval of the director. (b) When the administrator determines that a resident has caused physical damage to the home, he or she shall determine the cost of repairs and take action to recover such sum from the resident who caused the damage. The administrator shall recover the sum by increasing the resident’s monthly copayment, holding funds of the resident that are on deposit in the Residents’ Deposits Trust Fund, or holding personal property of the resident which is held by the administrator for safekeeping pursuant to s. 296.14.

(6) The administrator may require residents of the home to render such assistance in the care of the home and grounds as their physical condition will permit and may compensate a resident for such assistance.

History: s. 8, ch. 89-168; s. 7, ch. 92-80; s. 255, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 98-16; s. 1, ch. 2002-298.
Fla. Stat. § 405.02 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 405 / Section 405.02
405.02 Limitation on publication of released information.
Status: in_force

Research groups, governmental health agencies, organized medical associations and societies, and in-hospital medical staff committees shall use or publish said material only for the purpose of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of such studies may be released by any such group for general publication.

History: s. 2, ch. 65-533; s. 20, ch. 90-344; s. 244, ch. 96-406.
Fla. Stat. § 794.03 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 794 / Section 794.03
794.03 Unlawful to publish or broadcast information identifying sexual offense victim.
Status: in_force

No person shall print, publish, or broadcast, or cause or allow to be printed, published, or broadcast, in any instrument of mass communication the name, address, or other identifying fact or information of the victim of any sexual offense within this chapter, except as provided in s. 119.071(2)(h) or unless the court determines that such information is no longer confidential and exempt pursuant to s. 92.56. An offense under this section shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 6226, 1911; RGS 5053; CGL 7155; s. 2, ch. 74-121; s. 16, ch. 75-298; s. 180, ch. 91-224; s. 1, ch. 94-88; s. 430, ch. 96-406; s. 6, ch. 2008-234.
Fla. Stat. § 732.615 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part VI / Section 732.615
732.615 Reformation to correct mistakes.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any interested person, the court may reform the terms of a will, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the testator’s intent if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that both the accomplishment of the testator’s intent and the terms of the will were affected by a mistake of fact or law, whether in expression or inducement. In determining the testator’s original intent, the court may consider evidence relevant to the testator’s intent even though the evidence contradicts an apparent plain meaning of the will.

History: s. 3, ch. 2011-183.
Fla. Stat. § 709.2107 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 709 / Part II / Section 709.2107
709.2107 Meaning and effectiveness of power of attorney.
Status: in_force

The meaning and effectiveness of a power of attorney is governed by this part if the power of attorney:

(1) Is used in this state; or

(2) States that it is to be governed by the laws of this state.

History: s. 9, ch. 2011-210.
Fla. Stat. § 624.40711 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.40711
624.40711 Restrictions on insurers that are wholly owned subsidiaries of insurers to do business in state.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1) A new certificate of authority for the transaction of residential property insurance may not be issued to any insurer domiciled in this state that is a wholly owned subsidiary of an insurer authorized to do business in any other state.

(2) The rate filings of any insurer domiciled in this state that is a wholly owned subsidiary of an insurer authorized to do business in any other state shall include information relating to the profits of the parent company of the insurer domiciled in this state.

History: s. 25, ch. 2007-90; s. 139, ch. 2020-2.
Fla. Stat. § 491.016 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.016
491.016 Social work; use of title.
Status: in_force

(1) A social worker is not authorized to conduct clinical social work without obtaining and possessing a license or certification issued pursuant to this chapter.

(2) It shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for a person, for or without compensation, to hold himself or herself out to the public as a social worker either directly or through a governmental or private organization, entity, or agency unless that person: (a) Possesses at least a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work from a social work program accredited by or from an institution that is an active candidate for accreditation as a social work program by the Council on Social Work Education; or (b) Completes, at a university or college outside the United States or Canada, a social work program determined by the Foreign Equivalency Determination Service of the Council on Social Work Education to be equivalent to a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work.

(3) This section does not apply to: (a) A person who, prior to July 1, 2008, used the title “social worker” in his or her employment. (b) Employees providing social work services under administrative supervision in long-term care facilities licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration.

(4) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and enforce this section.

History: s. 3, ch. 2008-154.
Fla. Stat. § 88.6131 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part VI / Section 88.6131
88.6131 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.
Status: in_force

(1) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state’s child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(2) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of parts I and II, this part and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Parts III-V, VII, and VIII do not apply.

History: s. 35, ch. 97-170.
Fla. Stat. § 680.404 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part IV / Section 680.404
680.404 Substituted performance.
Status: in_force

(1) If, without fault of the lessee, the lessor, and the supplier, the agreed berthing, loading, or unloading facilities fail or the agreed type of carrier becomes unavailable or the agreed manner of delivery otherwise becomes commercially impracticable, but a commercially reasonable substitute is available, the substitute performance must be tendered and accepted.

(2) If the agreed means or manner of payment fails because of domestic or foreign governmental regulation: (a) The lessor may withhold or stop delivery or cause the supplier to withhold or stop delivery unless the lessee provides a means or manner of payment that is commercially a substantial equivalent. (b) If delivery has already been taken, payment by the means or in the manner provided by the regulation discharges the lessee’s obligation unless the regulation is discriminatory, oppressive, or predatory.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.