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Fla. Stat. § 288.046 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part I / Section 288.046
288.046 Quick-response training; legislative intent.
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes the importance of providing a skilled workforce for attracting new industries and retaining and expanding existing businesses and industries in this state. It is the intent of the Legislature that a program exist to meet the short-term, immediate, workforce-skill needs of such businesses and industries. It is further the intent of the Legislature that funds provided for the purposes of s. 288.047 be expended on businesses and industries that support the state’s economic development goals, particularly high value-added businesses or businesses that locate in and provide jobs in the state’s distressed urban and rural areas, and that instruction funded pursuant to s. 288.047 lead to permanent, quality employment opportunities.

History: s. 1, ch. 93-187; s. 77, ch. 2000-165.
Fla. Stat. § 481.209 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 481 / Part I / Section 481.209
481.209 Examinations.
Status: in_force

(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered architect by initial examination shall apply to the department, complete the application form, and remit a nonrefundable application fee. The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies has passed the licensure examination prescribed by board rule and is a graduate of a school or college of architecture with a program accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board.

(2) A person seeking to obtain a certificate of registration as a registered interior designer and a seal pursuant to s. 481.221 must provide the department with his or her name and address and written proof that he or she has successfully passed the qualification examination prescribed by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its successor entity or has successfully passed an equivalent exam as determined by the department. Any person who is licensed as an interior designer by the department and who was in good standing as of July 1, 2020, is eligible to obtain a certificate of registration as a registered interior designer.

History: ss. 5, 19, ch. 79-273; s. 357, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 23, 24, ch. 88-383; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 300, ch. 94-119; s. 4, ch. 95-389; s. 5, ch. 96-309; s. 18, ch. 2000-332; s. 3, ch. 2001-269; s. 26, ch. 2012-61; s. 44, ch. 2020-160.
Fla. Stat. § 680.506 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part V / Section 680.506
680.506 Statute of limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or indemnity, must be commenced within the time prescribed in chapter 95. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 95.03, in a lease contract that is not a consumer lease, by the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than 1 year.

(2) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. A cause of action for indemnity accrues: (a) In the case of an indemnity against liability, when the act or omission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party, whichever is later; or (b) In the case of an indemnity against loss or damage, when the person indemnified makes payment thereof.

(3) If an action commenced within the time limited by subsection (1) is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for the same default or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limited and within 6 months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure or neglect to prosecute.

(4) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitation, nor does it apply to causes of action that accrued before this chapter became effective.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Fla. Stat. § 631.025 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part I / Section 631.025
631.025 Persons subject to this part.
Status: in_force

Delinquency proceedings authorized by this part may be initiated against any insurer, as defined in s. 631.011(15), if the statutory grounds are present as to that insurer, and the court may exercise jurisdiction over any person required to cooperate with the department and office pursuant to s. 631.391 and over all persons made subject to the court’s jurisdiction by other provisions of law. Such persons include, but are not limited to:

(1) A person transacting, or that has transacted, insurance business in or from this state and against whom claims arising from that business may exist now or in the future.

(2) A person purporting to transact an insurance business in this state and any person who acts as an insurer, transacts insurance, or otherwise engages in insurance activities in or from this state, with or without a certificate of authority or proper authority from the department or office, against whom claims arising from that business may exist now or in the future.

(3) An insurer with policyholders resident in this state.

(4) All other persons organized or in the process of organizing with the intent to transact an insurance business in this state.

History: s. 6, ch. 2002-25; s. 1342, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 876.13 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 876 / Section 876.13
876.13 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public property.
Status: in_force

No person or persons shall in this state, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be, or appear upon or within the public property of any municipality or county of the state.

History: s. 3, ch. 26542, 1951.
Fla. Stat. § 100.181 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.181
100.181 Determination of person elected.
Status: in_force

The person receiving the highest number of votes cast in a general or special election for an office shall be elected to the office. In case two or more persons receive an equal and highest number of votes for the same office, such persons shall draw lots to determine who shall be elected to the office.

History: s. 7, ch. 20872, 1941; s. 4, ch. 26329, 1949; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 24, ch. 77-104; s. 12, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 159.621 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IV / Section 159.621
159.621 Housing bonds exempted from taxation; notes and mortgages exempted from excise tax on documents.
Status: in_force

(1) The bonds of a housing finance authority issued under this act, together with all notes, mortgages, security agreements, letters of credit, or other instruments which arise out of or are given to secure the repayment of bonds issued in connection with the financing of any housing development under this part, as well as the interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes.

(2) Any note or mortgage given in connection with a loan made by or on behalf of a housing finance authority under s. 159.608(8) is exempt from the excise tax on documents under chapter 201 if, at the time the note or mortgage is recorded, the housing finance authority records an affidavit signed by an agent of the housing authority which affirms that the loan was made by or on behalf of the housing finance authority.

The exemptions granted by this section do not apply to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations or to a deed for property financed by a housing finance authority.

History: s. 21, ch. 78-89; s. 22, ch. 86-152; s. 6, ch. 2018-118.
Fla. Stat. § 843.03 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 843 / Section 843.03
843.03 Obstruction by disguised person.
Status: in_force

Whoever in any manner disguises himself or herself with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law, or with the intent to intimidate, hinder, or interrupt any officer, beverage enforcement agent, or other person in the legal performance of his or her duty or the exercise of his or her rights under the constitution or laws of this state, whether such intent is effected or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 19, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2582; GS 3502; RGS 5387; CGL 7526; s. 1, ch. 63-433; s. 1036, ch. 71-136; s. 1336, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 29.21 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 29 / Section 29.21
29.21 Department of Management Services to provide assistance in procuring services.
Status: in_force

In accordance with s. 287.042, the Department of Management Services may assist the Office of the State Courts Administrator and the Justice Administrative Commission with competitive solicitations for the procurement of state-funded services under this chapter. This may include assistance in the development and review of proposals in compliance with chapter 287, and rules adopted under that chapter.

History: s. 99, ch. 2004-265; s. 4, ch. 2005-2.
Fla. Stat. § 250.12 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.12
250.12 Appointment of commissioned and warrant officers.
Status: in_force

The appointment of commissioned officers and warrant officers shall conform in number, rank, and designation, and shall be based upon and made in conformity with tables of organization for the National Guard as prescribed in National Guard regulations published by the National Guard Bureau. The appointees shall hold their appointments subject to continuance of federal recognition, or attainment of age 64 years, unless relieved by reason of resignation or disability or for a cause to be determined by a court-martial or efficiency board, legally convened for that purpose. Vacancies shall, when practicable, be filled by appointment from personnel of the Florida National Guard.

History: s. 11, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 1, ch. 14761, 1931; s. 7, ch. 20849, 1941; CGL 2023; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 12, ch. 2003-68.
Fla. Stat. § 747.035 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 747 / Section 747.035
747.035 Rights, powers, and duties of conservator.
Status: in_force

(1) The conservator shall have all the rights, powers, and duties of a guardian of the property as established in chapter 744 and an absentee and an absentee’s dependents shall be entitled to all benefits accruing to a ward or a ward’s dependents under said chapter.

(2) The circuit court shall have the same responsibility as to a conservatorship as it has with respect to the guardianship of the property under said chapter.

History: s. 10, ch. 71-103; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 70, ch. 95-211.
Fla. Stat. § 216.015 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 216 / Section 216.015
216.015 Capital facilities planning and budgeting process.
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 216.015-216.016 may be cited as the “Capital Facilities Planning and Budgeting Act.”

(2) The Legislature finds that there is a need to establish a comprehensive capital facilities planning and budgeting process that is fully integrated with the state financial planning and debt management activities and that incorporates the long-range plans of all state agencies and the judicial branch and major public benefit corporations to ensure that projects with the greatest potential for improving the prosperity and well-being of the people of the state receive their proper allocation of limited resources. It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature in enacting this legislation that a comprehensive capital facilities planning and budgeting process be established and maintained to enable the state to better meet the demands for new and properly maintained infrastructure in a fiscally responsible manner.

(3) The comprehensive capital facilities planning and budgeting process requires integration and coordination by all government agencies and by the judicial branch. The process includes: (a) An inventory of current facilities owned, leased, rented, or otherwise occupied by any agency of the state or the judicial branch; (b) An assessment of current population, economic, social, physical, and environmental trends and conditions that relate to public facilities; (c) A determination of future demographic conditions deemed most appropriate and likely for this state and of a set of goals and objectives; (d) A determination of unmet needs by comparing existing facilities to goals and objectives; (e) A strategic matching of funding options and facility needs to ensure the most effective development strategy; and (f) A management structure that maintains, operates, repairs, renovates, and replaces capital facilities to obtain the maximum value for each public dollar spent.

(4) In order to carry out this act, the Executive Office of the Governor is designated as the agency responsible for the coordination, development, direction, monitoring, and evaluation of the comprehensive capital facilities planning and budgeting process, including the plans revised pursuant to that process. The Executive Office of the Governor shall publish an annual report of the progress being made by the state toward meeting the state goals and objectives of the plans.

(5) All agencies of government and the judicial branch are directed to extend maximum cooperation and assistance in the furtherance of this program.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 84-321; s. 32, ch. 92-142; s. 3, ch. 2000-371; s. 2, ch. 2001-61.
Fla. Stat. § 569.37 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 569 / Part II / Section 569.37
569.37 Sale or delivery of nicotine products; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to prevent persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or receiving nicotine products, the sale or delivery of nicotine products is prohibited, except: (a) When under the direct control or line of sight of the dealer or the dealer’s agent or employee; or (b) Sales from a vending machine are prohibited under paragraph (a) and are only permissible from a machine that is equipped with an operational lockout device that is under the control of the dealer or the dealer’s agent or employee who directly regulates the sale of items through the machine by triggering the lockout device to allow the dispensing of one nicotine product. The lockout device must include a mechanism to prevent the machine from functioning if the power source for the lockout device fails or if the lockout device is disabled and a mechanism to ensure that only one nicotine product is dispensed at a time.

(2)(a) A dealer that sells nicotine products may not sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale, or display for sale such products or devices by means of self-service merchandising. (b) A dealer that sells nicotine products may not place such products or devices in an open display unit unless the unit is located in an area that is inaccessible to customers.

(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to an establishment that prohibits persons under 21 years of age on the licensed premises.

(4) A dealer or a dealer’s agent or employee must require proof of age of a purchaser of a nicotine product before selling the product to that person, unless the purchaser appears to be 30 years of age or older.

History: s. 26, ch. 2021-14.
Fla. Stat. § 212.1833 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.1833
212.1833 Credit for contributions to the New Worlds Reading Initiative.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 2022, there is allowed a credit of 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to the New Worlds Reading Initiative under s. 1003.485 against any tax imposed by the state and due under this chapter from a direct pay permitholder as a result of the direct pay permit held pursuant to s. 212.183. For purposes of the dealer’s credit granted for keeping prescribed records, filing timely tax returns, and properly accounting and remitting taxes under s. 212.12, the amount of tax due used to calculate the credit shall include any eligible contribution made to the New Worlds Reading Initiative from a direct pay permitholder. For purposes of the distributions of tax revenue under s. 212.20, the department shall disregard any tax credits allowed under this section to ensure that any reduction in tax revenue received which is attributable to the tax credits results only in a reduction in distributions to the General Revenue Fund. Section 1003.485 applies to the credit authorized by this section. A dealer who claims a tax credit under this section must file his or her tax returns and pay his or her taxes by electronic means under s. 213.755.

History: s. 3, ch. 2021-193.
Fla. Stat. § 501.721 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part V / Section 501.721
501.721 Preemption.
Status: in_force

This part is a matter of statewide concern and supersedes all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and other laws adopted by a city, county, city and county, municipality, or local agency regarding the collection, processing, sharing, or sale of consumer personal data by a controller or processor. The regulation of the collection, processing, sharing, or sale of consumer personal data by a controller or processor is preempted to the state.

History: s. 24, ch. 2023-201.
Fla. Stat. § 636.036 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part I / Section 636.036
636.036 Administrative, provider, and management contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) The office may require a prepaid limited health service organization to submit any contract for administrative services, contract with a provider physician, contract for management services, or contract with an affiliated entity to the office if the office has information that the prepaid limited health service organization has entered into a contract which requires it to pay a fee which is unreasonably high in relation to the service provided.

(2) After review of a contract, the office may order the prepaid limited health service organization to cancel the contract if it determines that the fees to be paid by the prepaid limited health service organization under the contract are so unreasonably high as compared with similar contracts entered into by the prepaid limited health service organization in similar circumstances that the contract is detrimental to the subscribers, stockholders, investors, or creditors of the prepaid limited health service organization.

(3) All contracts for administrative services, management services, or provider services or contracts with affiliated entities, entered into or renewed by a prepaid limited health service organization on or after October 1, 1993, must contain a provision that the contract will be canceled upon issuance of an order by the office pursuant to this section.

History: s. 29, ch. 93-148; s. 1534, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 404.171 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 404 / Section 404.171
404.171 Construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter is cumulative and is intended to supplement existing laws, and no part shall be construed to repeal any existing law, specifically enacted for the protection of public health and safety, with the exception of those sections included in this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-373; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 18, 22, ch. 82-186; ss. 17, 18, ch. 84-190; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 732.608 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part VI / Section 732.608
732.608 Construction of terms.
Status: in_force

The laws used to determine paternity and relationships for the purposes of intestate succession apply when determining whether class gift terminology and terms of relationship include adopted persons and persons born out of wedlock.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 38, ch. 75-220; s. 10, ch. 2010-132.
Fla. Stat. § 479.315 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 479 / Part III / Section 479.315
479.315 Highway rights-of-way; cost of sign removal.
Status: in_force

All cost incurred by the department in connection with the removal of a sign located within the right-of-way of the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system shall be assessed against and collected from the owner of the sign or the advertiser displayed on the sign.

History: s. 43, ch. 2010-225.
Fla. Stat. § 733.812 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part VIII / Section 733.812
733.812 Improper distribution or payment; liability of distributee or payee.
Status: in_force

A distributee or a claimant who was paid improperly must return the assets or funds received, and the income from those assets or interest on the funds since distribution or payment, unless the distribution or payment cannot be questioned because of adjudication, estoppel, or limitations. If the distributee or claimant does not have the property, its value at the date of disposition, income thereon, and gain received by the distributee or claimant must be returned.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 92, ch. 75-220; s. 1023, ch. 97-102; s. 162, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 288.9621 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part IX / Section 288.9621
288.9621 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 288.9621-288.96255 may be cited as the “Florida Capital Formation Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-189; s. 2, ch. 2018-139.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1903 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1903
620.1903 Activities not constituting transacting business.
Status: in_force

(1) Activities of a foreign limited partnership which do not constitute transacting business in this state within the meaning of s. 620.1902 include: (a) Maintaining, defending, and settling an action or proceeding. (b) Holding meetings of its partners or carrying on any other activity concerning its internal affairs. (c) Maintaining accounts in financial institutions. (d) Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the foreign limited partnership’s own securities or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities. (e) Selling through independent contractors. (f) Soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or electronic means or through employees, agents, or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts. (g) Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property. (h) Securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages or other security interests in property securing the debts, and holding, protecting, and maintaining property so acquired. (i) Conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within 30 days and is not one in the course of similar transactions of a like manner. (j) Transacting business in interstate commerce. (k) Owning and controlling a subsidiary corporation incorporated in or transacting business within this state or voting the stock of any corporation which it has lawfully acquired. (l) Owning a limited partnership interest in a limited partnership that is doing business within this state, unless such limited partner manages or controls the partnership or exercises the powers and duties of a general partner. (m) Owning, without more, real or personal property.

(2) The list of activities in subsection (1) is not exhaustive.

(3) For purposes of s. 620.1902, the ownership in this state of income-producing real property or tangible personal property, other than property excluded under subsection (1), constitutes transacting business in this state.

(4) This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign limited partnership to service of process, taxation, or regulation under any other law of this state.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.