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Fla. Stat. § 624.4032 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4032
624.4032 Nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to authorize nonprofit agricultural organizations to offer medical benefit plans to their members.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term “nonprofit agricultural organization” means an organization that meets all of the following criteria: (a) Is domiciled in this state. (b) Is exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (c) Was created primarily to promote programs for the development of rural communities and the economic stability and sustainability of farmers in this state. (d) Exists to serve its members beyond only offering medical expense plans. (e) Collects annual dues from its members. (f) Was in existence before 1945. (g) Is composed of members who, collectively, are residents of the majority of counties in this state.

(3) A nonprofit agricultural organization: (a) May offer medical benefit plans to its members. Such plans are not insurance for purposes of the Florida Insurance Code. (b) Shall provide a written disclaimer on or accompanying all applications and marketing materials for a medical benefit plan, regardless of whether such applications and marketing materials are distributed by or on behalf of the nonprofit agricultural organization. The disclaimer must be in contrasting color and at least 12-point type. The disclaimer must be in substantially the following form: Notice: This medical benefit plan is not a health insurance policy or health maintenance organization contract and is not subject to the regulatory requirements and consumer protections that apply to health insurance policies or health maintenance organization contracts under the Florida Insurance Code. The nonprofit agricultural organization offering this medical benefit plan is not an authorized insurer or authorized health maintenance organization in Florida and the nonprofit agricultural organization is not subject to the regulatory requirements or consumer protections of the Florida Insurance Code. (c) May not market or sell medical benefit plans through agents licensed by the department. (d) Must conduct an annual financial audit that is performed by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and make it publicly available either by providing a copy upon request or posting it on the nonprofit agricultural organization’s website.

History: s. 1, ch. 2025-54.
Fla. Stat. § 641.48 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part III / Section 641.48
641.48 Purpose and application of part.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to ensure that health maintenance organizations and prepaid health clinics deliver high-quality health care to their subscribers. To achieve this purpose, this part requires all such organizations to obtain a health care provider certificate from the agency as a condition precedent to obtaining a certificate of authority to do business in Florida from the office, under part I or part II of this chapter.

History: ss. 21, 27, ch. 87-236; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; ss. 83, 91, ch. 91-282; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 93-260; s. 30, ch. 96-199; s. 1625, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 947.15 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 947 / Section 947.15
947.15 Reports.
Status: in_force

On or before January 1 of each year, the commission shall make a written report to the Governor and Cabinet of its activities together with a full and detailed financial statement, copies of which shall be sent to the Department of Legal Affairs and to such other officials and persons as the commission may deem advisable. One copy of said report shall become a part of the records of the commission.

History: s. 28, ch. 20519, 1941; ss. 11, 33, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 34, ch. 83-131; s. 37, ch. 86-183; s. 67, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2.
Fla. Stat. § 163.365 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part III / Section 163.365
163.365 Neighborhood and communitywide plans.
Status: in_force

(1) Any municipality or county or any public body authorized to perform planning work may prepare a general neighborhood redevelopment plan for a community redevelopment area or areas, together with any adjoining areas having specially related problems, which may be of such scope that redevelopment activities may have to be carried out in stages. Such plans may include, but not be limited to, a preliminary plan which: (a) Outlines the community redevelopment activities proposed for the area involved; (b) Provides a framework for the preparation of community redevelopment plans; and (c) Indicates generally the land uses, population density, building coverage, prospective requirements for rehabilitation and improvement of property and portions of the area contemplated for clearance and redevelopment. A general neighborhood redevelopment plan shall, in the determination of the governing body, conform to the general plan of the locality as a whole and the workable program of the county or municipality.

(2) Any county or municipality or any public body authorized to perform planning work may prepare or complete a communitywide plan or program for community redevelopment which shall conform to the general plan for the development of the county or municipality as a whole and may include, but not be limited to, identification of slum or blighted areas, measurement of blight, determination of resources needed and available to renew such areas, identification of potential project areas and types of action contemplated, including the development of affordable housing if needed and appropriate for the area, and scheduling of community redevelopment activities.

(3) Authority is hereby vested in every county and municipality to prepare, adopt, and revise from time to time a general plan for the physical development of the county or municipality as a whole (giving due regard to the environs and metropolitan surroundings), to establish and maintain a planning commission for such purpose and related county or municipal planning activities, and to make available and to appropriate necessary funds therefor.

History: s. 8, ch. 69-305; s. 7, ch. 94-236.
Fla. Stat. § 607.506 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part II / Section 607.506
607.506 Corporate purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) A social purpose corporation has the purpose of creating a public benefit. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under s. 607.0301.

(2) The articles of incorporation of a social purpose corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits as its purpose in addition to its purposes under subsection (1) and s. 607.0301. A social purpose corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to add, amend, or delete the identification of a specific public benefit purpose; however, the amendment must be adopted by the minimum status vote.

(3) The creation of a public benefit and a specific public benefit under subsections (1) and (2) is deemed to be in the best interest of the social purpose corporation.

(4) A professional corporation that is a social purpose corporation does not violate s. 621.08 by having as its purpose the creation of a public benefit or a specific public benefit.

History: s. 12, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 28.243 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.243
28.243 Personal liability for accepting checks.
Status: in_force

(1) A check received by the office of a clerk of a court or comptroller which is tendered to him or her in payment for any services, collection of fines and forfeitures, sale of documentary stamps, recording of documents and instruments, collection of legal fees, or any other duties relating to his or her office and which is returned by the bank upon which the check is drawn shall be the personal liability of the clerk or comptroller unless the clerk or comptroller, after due diligence to collect the returned check, forwards the returned check to the state attorney of the circuit where the check was drawn for prosecution.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the office of a clerk of a court or comptroller may accept personal checks drawn on any bank or similar financial institution in the United States for the payment of traffic fines and related court costs, and the clerk or comptroller shall not incur any personal liability for the acceptance of such checks. Any such check received by the office of a clerk of a court or comptroller which is returned by the bank upon which the check is drawn may be forwarded to the state attorney of the circuit where the check was presented for prosecution. The clerk or comptroller shall not be subject to the provisions of s. 832.07(2).

History: s. 1, ch. 75-176; s. 1, ch. 83-277; s. 164, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0201 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0201
605.0201 Formation of limited liability company; articles of organization.
Status: in_force

(1) One or more persons may act as authorized representatives to form a limited liability company by signing and delivering articles of organization to the department for filing.

(2) The articles of organization must state the following: (a) The name of the limited liability company, which must comply with s. 605.0112. (b) The street and mailing addresses of the company’s principal office. (c) The name, street address in this state, and written acceptance of the company’s initial registered agent.

(3) The articles of organization may contain statements on matters other than those required under subsection (2), but may not vary from or otherwise affect the provisions specified in s. 605.0105(3) in a manner inconsistent with that subsection. Additional statements may include one or more of the following: (a) A declaration as to whether the limited liability company is manager-managed for purposes of s. 605.0407 and other relevant provisions of this chapter. (b) For a manager-managed limited liability company, the names and addresses of one or more of the managers of the company. (c) For a member-managed limited liability company, the names and addresses of one or more of the members of the company. (d) A description of the authority or limitation on the authority of a specific person in the company or a person holding a position or having a specified status in the company. (e) Any other relevant matters.

(4) A limited liability company is formed when the company’s articles of organization become effective under s. 605.0207 and when at least one person becomes a member at the time the articles of organization become effective. By signing the articles of organization, the person who signs the articles of organization affirms that the company has or will have at least one member as of the time the articles of organization become effective.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 197.4155 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.4155
197.4155 Delinquent personal property taxes; payment program.
Status: in_force

(1) A county tax collector may implement a payment program for the payment of delinquent personal property taxes. If implemented, the tax collector shall require each taxpayer who requests to participate in the program to submit an application on a form prescribed by the tax collector which, at a minimum, must include the name, address, a description of the property subject to personal property taxes, and the amount of the personal property taxes owed by the taxpayer.

(2) Within 10 days after a taxpayer who owes delinquent personal property taxes submits the required application, the tax collector may prescribe a payment plan for the full payment of the delinquent taxes, including any delinquency charges, interest, and costs allowed by this chapter. The plan must be in writing and must be delivered to the taxpayer after it is prescribed. When the plan is developed, the tax collector may consider a taxpayer’s current and anticipated future ability to pay over the time period of a potential payment plan. The plan must provide that if the taxpayer does not follow the payment terms or fails to timely file returns or pay current obligations after the date of the payment plan, the taxpayer is delinquent, and any unpaid balance of tax, penalty, or interest scheduled in the payment plan will be due and payable immediately. The plan must also provide that unpaid tax amounts bear interest as provided by law. In prescribing a payment plan, the tax collector may exercise flexibility as to the dates, amounts, and number of payments required to collect all delinquent personal property taxes owed, except that the plan must provide for the full satisfaction of all amounts owed by the taxpayer within 3 years after the due date of the first payment under the plan.

(3) If a tax warrant is issued under s. 197.413 against a delinquent taxpayer who is participating in an installment payment plan under this section, the tax warrant is unenforceable as long as the taxpayer is neither delinquent under the terms of the installment payment plan nor attempting to remove or dispose of the personal property that is subject to the tax warrant.

(4) If the amounts due under the installment payment plan are not paid in full in accordance with the terms of the plan, the tax collector may use all enforcement methods available under the law.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-167; s. 36, ch. 2011-151.
Fla. Stat. § 945.31 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 945 / Section 945.31
945.31 Restitution and other payments.
Status: in_force

The department may establish bank accounts outside the State Treasury for the purpose of collecting and disbursing restitution and other court-ordered payments from persons in its custody or under its supervision, and may collect an administrative processing fee in an amount equal to 4 percent of the gross amounts of such payments. Such administrative processing fee shall be deposited in the department’s Operating Trust Fund and shall be used to offset the cost of the department’s services. The department is authorized to deposit or transfer into the General Revenue Fund:

(1) Offender overpayments that are less than $10 at the end of the offender’s supervision.

(2) Offender funds that are not claimed within 1 year after supervision is terminated.

(3) Victim restitution payments that are not claimed within 1 year after the offender’s supervision is terminated.

(4) Interest earned on balances in the COPS bank accounts.

(5) Payments that cannot be identified and are not claimed within 1 year after they are received.

History: s. 11, ch. 89-526; s. 14, ch. 93-120; s. 32, ch. 95-283; s. 5, ch. 98-388; s. 1, ch. 2003-136.
Fla. Stat. § 680.213 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part II / Section 680.213
680.213 Implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose.
Status: in_force

Except in a finance lease, if the lessor at the time the lease contract is made has reason to know of any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the lessee is relying on the lessor’s skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is in the lease contract an implied warranty that the goods will be fit for that purpose.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Fla. Stat. § 63.2325 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 63 / Section 63.2325
63.2325 Conditions for invalidation of a consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, a failure to meet any of those requirements does not constitute grounds for invalidation of a consent to adoption or revocation of an affidavit of nonpaternity unless the extent and circumstances of such a failure result in a material failure of fundamental fairness in the administration of due process, or the failure constitutes or contributes to fraud or duress in obtaining a consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity.

History: s. 33, ch. 2001-3; s. 26, ch. 2012-81; s. 10, ch. 2013-15.
Fla. Stat. § 483.803 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.803
483.803 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel.

(2) “Clinical laboratory” means the physical location in which one or more of the following services are performed to provide information or materials for use in the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease or the identification or assessment of a medical or physical condition: (a) Clinical laboratory services, which entail the examination of fluids or other materials taken from the human body. (b) Anatomic laboratory services, which entail the examination of tissue taken from the human body. (c) Cytology laboratory services, which entail the examination of cells from individual tissues or fluid taken from the human body.

(3) “Clinical laboratory examination” means a procedure performed to deliver the services identified in subsection (2), including the oversight or interpretation of such services.

(4) “Clinical laboratory personnel” includes a clinical laboratory director, supervisor, technologist, blood gas analyst, or technician who performs or is responsible for laboratory test procedures, but the term does not include trainees, persons who perform screening for blood banks or plasmapheresis centers, phlebotomists, or persons employed by a clinical laboratory to perform manual pretesting duties or clerical, personnel, or other administrative responsibilities.

(5) “Clinical laboratory trainee” means any person having qualifying education who is enrolled in a clinical laboratory training program approved pursuant to s. 483.811 and who is seeking experience required to meet minimum qualifications for licensing in this state. Trainees may perform procedures under direct and responsible supervision of duly licensed clinical laboratory personnel, but they may not report test results.

(6) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(7) “Licensed practitioner of the healing arts” means a physician licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461; a dentist licensed under chapter 466; or a person licensed under chapter 462.

(8) “Public health laboratory scientist” means any licensed director, supervisor, technologist, or technician engaged in laboratory testing of human specimens in a state, county, or municipal public health laboratory.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 175, ch. 94-218; s. 7, ch. 97-91; s. 164, ch. 97-264; s. 145, ch. 99-397; s. 100, ch. 2018-24.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0028 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0028
684.0028 Court-ordered interim measures.
Status: in_force

A court has the same power of issuing an interim measure in relation to arbitration proceedings, irrespective of whether the arbitration proceedings are held in this state, as it has in relation to the proceedings in courts. The court shall exercise such power in accordance with its own procedures and in consideration of the specific features of international arbitration.

History: s. 29, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 380.205 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part II / Section 380.205
380.205 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 380.205-380.27:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Environmental Protection.

(2) “Coastal zone” means that area of land and water from the territorial limits seaward to the most inland extent of marine influences. However, for planning and developing coordinated projects and initiatives for coastal resource protection and management, the department shall consider the coastal zone to be the geographical area encompassed by the 35 Florida coastal counties listed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Florida Coastal Management Program and the adjoining territorial sea. It is not the intent of this definition to limit the authority currently exercised under the federal law and the federally approved Florida Coastal Management Program by which projects landward and seaward of the 35 coastal counties are reviewed for consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program.

(3) “Coastal Zone Management Act” means the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. ss. 1451-1464).

History: s. 2, ch. 92-276; s. 58, ch. 93-206; s. 187, ch. 99-13; s. 2, ch. 2002-275; s. 1, ch. 2002-277.
Fla. Stat. § 383.3361 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 383 / Section 383.3361
383.3361 Limitations on civil and administrative liability.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall serve as the basis for any civil or administrative action, nor as evidence of a standard of care or compliance with a standard of care in any civil or administrative action.

History: s. 2, ch. 91-126.
Fla. Stat. § 313.02 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 313 / Section 313.02
313.02 Bond.
Status: in_force

Every harbormaster appointed for any port shall give an approved bond in the sum of $500, payable to the Governor of the state, for the faithful performance of the harbormaster’s duty, such bond to be approved by the county commissioners of the county in which the port is situated, and by the Department of Financial Services, and to be filed with the Department of State.

History: ch. 3602, 1885; RS 954; GS 1323; RGS 2493; CGL 3903; ss. 10, 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 284, ch. 95-148; s. 354, ch. 2003-261.