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Fla. Stat. § 95.14 — Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.14
95.14 Real property actions; limitation upon action founded upon title.
Status: in_force

No cause of action or defense to an action founded on the title to real property, or to rents or service from it, shall be maintained unless:

(1) The person prosecuting the action or making the defense, or under whose title the action is prosecuted or the defense is made, or the ancestor, predecessor, or grantor of the person, was seized or possessed of the real property within 7 years before commencement of the action; or

(2) Title to the real property was derived from the United States or the state within 7 years before commencement of the action. The time under this subsection shall not begin to run until the conveyance of the title from the state or the United States.

History: s. 3, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1288; GS 1719; RGS 2933; CGL 4653; s. 10, ch. 74-382.
Fla. Stat. § 553.954 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part VI / Section 553.954
553.954 Adoption of standards.
Status: in_force

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall adopt, modify, revise, update, and maintain the Florida Energy Conservation Standards to implement the provisions of this part and amendments thereto in accordance with the procedures of chapter 120.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-271; s. 420, ch. 2011-142.
Fla. Stat. § 339.28 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 339 / Section 339.28
339.28 Willful and malicious damage to boundary marks, guideposts, lampposts, etc. on transportation facility.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who willfully and maliciously damages, removes, or destroys any milestone, mileboard, or guideboard erected upon a highway or other public transportation facility, or willfully and maliciously defaces or alters the inscription on any such marker, or breaks or removes any lamp or lamppost or railing or post erected on any transportation facility, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) is civilly liable to the department for the actual damages which he or she caused, which damages may be recovered by suit and, when collected, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Transportation Trust Fund.

History: s. 159, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 240, ch. 71-136; s. 222, ch. 84-309; s. 504, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 486.123 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 486 / Section 486.123
486.123 Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy.
Status: in_force

The physical therapist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy means violation of the physical therapist-patient relationship through which the physical therapist uses that relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of physical therapy is prohibited.

History: s. 184, ch. 97-264.
Fla. Stat. § 506.23 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 506 / Section 506.23
506.23 Application of law.
Status: in_force

The provisions of ss. 506.19-506.28 shall not be construed to apply when fruits, vegetables, or their byproducts, are wrapped or packed in such accepted or prescribed standard containers as are prescribed and designated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and are used only as receptacles or containers for fruits, vegetables, or their byproducts when offered for transportation or sale only.

History: s. 10, ch. 16018, 1933; s. 10, ch. 16859, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 7087(5), (17); s. 5, ch. 90-320.
Fla. Stat. § 847.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 847 / Section 847.06
847.06 Obscene matter; transportation into state prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever knowingly transports into the state or within the state for the purpose of sale or distribution any obscene book; magazine; periodical; pamphlet; newspaper; comic book; story; paper; written or printed story or article; writing; paper; card; picture; drawing; photograph; motion picture film; figure; image; phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or other article capable of producing sound; or any other matter of obscene character shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) When any person is convicted of a violation of this section, the court in its judgment of conviction may, in addition to the penalty prescribed, order the confiscation and disposal of such items described herein which were found in the possession or under the immediate control of such person at the time of his or her arrest.

History: s. 1, ch. 29849, 1955; s. 1058, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 79-134; s. 8, ch. 86-238; s. 1353, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 8.0001 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 8.0001
8.0001 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In accordance with s. 8(a), Art. X of the State Constitution, the United States Decennial Census of 2020 is the official census of the state for the purposes of congressional redistricting.

(1) The following delineation of congressional districts employs areas included within official county, tract, block groups, and block boundary descriptions used by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in compiling the United States Decennial Census of 2020 in this state. The populations within these census geographic units are the population figures reported in the counts of the United States Decennial Census of 2020 provided to the state in accordance with Pub. L. No. 94-171.

(2) As used in this chapter, the term: (a) “Block” describes the smallest geographic unit for which population was tabulated in the 2020 decennial census. Blocks are nested within tracts and within block groups. A block is identified by a three-character number that is unique within a block group. (b) “Block equivalency file” describes a list of all blocks within the state and the congressional district number designated for each block. Blocks are listed by a 15-character number that combines the five-character county-level Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code, the six-character tract number with leading zeros and an implied decimal, the single-character block group number, and the three-character block number. (c) “Block group” describes a cluster of blocks within the same census tract. Block groups are nested within tracts and are uniquely identified by a single-character number with a valid range of 0 through 9. (d) “County” describes a legal governmental subdivision of the state. Boundaries of counties described in this chapter reflect those boundaries in effect as of January 1, 2020. (e) “Geographical information systems map” describes an electronic map that represents the boundaries of the congressional districts of the state in a commonly accepted and readable format. (f) “Tract” describes a relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county. Tracts are nested within counties and are uniquely identified by an up-to-four-character number and a two-digit suffix.

History: s. 1, ch. 96-192; s. 1, ch. 2002-12; s. 1, ch. 2003-1; s. 1, ch. 2012-2; s. 1, ch. 2022-265; s. 1, ch. 2023-8.
Fla. Stat. § 921.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 921 / Section 921.12
921.12 Fees of physicians when pregnancy is alleged as cause for not pronouncing sentence.
Status: in_force

The court shall allow reasonable fees to the physicians appointed to examine a defendant who has alleged her pregnancy as a cause for not pronouncing sentence. The fees shall be paid by the county in which the indictment was found or the information or affidavit filed.

History: s. 258, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(267); s. 122, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 627.65735 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.65735
627.65735 Nondiscrimination of coverage for surgical procedures.
Status: in_force

No group, franchise, or blanket health insurance contract or policy which provides coverage on a group or individual basis for any diagnostic or surgical procedure involving bones or joints of the skeleton shall discriminate against coverage for any similar diagnostic or surgical procedure involving bones or joints of the jaw and facial region, if, under accepted medical standards, such procedure or surgery is medically necessary to treat conditions caused by congenital or developmental deformity, disease, or injury. This section shall not be construed to affect any other coverage under this part or to restrict the scope of coverage under any policy, plan, or contract. Nothing in this section shall be construed to discourage appropriate nonsurgical procedures or to prohibit the continued coverage of nonsurgical procedures in the treatment of a bone or joint of the jaw and facial region. Furthermore, nothing in this section requires coverage for care or treatment of the teeth or gums, for intraoral prosthetic devices, or for surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes. This section does not apply to accident-only disability income, specified disease, hospital indemnity, credit, Medicare supplement, or long-term care insurance policies.

History: s. 4, ch. 96-361.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.25 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part II / Section 1003.25
1003.25 Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records.
Status: in_force

(1) Each principal shall maintain a permanent cumulative record for each student enrolled in a public K-12 school. Such record shall be maintained in the form, and contain all data, prescribed by rule by the State Board of Education. The cumulative record is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and is open to inspection only as provided in chapter 1002.

(2) The procedure for transferring and maintaining records of students who transfer from school to school is prescribed by rules of the State Board of Education. The transfer of records must occur within 5 school days. The records must include, if applicable: (a) Verified reports of serious or recurrent behavior patterns, including any threat assessment report, all corresponding documentation, and any other information required by the Florida-specific behavioral threat assessment instrument pursuant to s. 1001.212(11) which contains the evaluation, intervention, and management of the threat assessment evaluations and intervention services. (b) Psychological evaluations, including therapeutic treatment plans and therapy or progress notes created or maintained by school district or charter school staff, as appropriate.

(3) Procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and credit for students shall be prescribed by rule by the State Board of Education.

History: s. 120, ch. 2002-387; s. 9, ch. 2019-22; s. 14, ch. 2023-16; s. 22, ch. 2023-18; s. 26, ch. 2024-3.
Fla. Stat. § 215.50 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.50
215.50 Custody of securities purchased; income.
Status: in_force

(1) All securities purchased or held may, with the approval of the board, be in the custody of the Chief Financial Officer or the Chief Financial Officer as treasurer ex officio of the board, or be deposited with a bank or trust company to be held in safekeeping by such bank or trust company for the collection of principal and interest or of the proceeds of the sale thereof.

(2) It shall be the duty of the board or of the Chief Financial Officer, as custodian of the securities of the board, to collect the interest or other income on, and the principal of, such securities in their custody as the sums become due and payable and to pay the same, when so collected, into the investment account of the fund to which the investments belong.

(3) The Chief Financial Officer, as custodian of securities owned by the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund and the Florida Survivor Benefit Trust Fund, shall collect the interest, dividends, prepayments, maturities, proceeds from sales, and other income accruing from such assets. As such income is collected by the Chief Financial Officer, it shall be deposited directly into a commercial bank to the credit of the State Board of Administration. Such bank accounts as may be required for this purpose shall offer satisfactory collateral security as provided by chapter 280. In the event funds so deposited according to the provisions of this section are required for the purpose of paying benefits or other operational needs, the State Board of Administration shall remit to the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund in the State Treasury such amounts as may be requested by the Department of Management Services.

(4) Securities that the board selects to use for options operations under s. 215.45 or for lending under s. 215.47(17) shall be registered by the Chief Financial Officer in the name of a third-party nominee in order to facilitate such operations.

History: s. 8, ch. 57-353; s. 5, ch. 67-354; s. 6, ch. 80-242; s. 2, ch. 80-317; s. 8, ch. 81-285; s. 4, ch. 82-45; s. 1, ch. 83-60; s. 79, ch. 83-217; s. 4, ch. 98-47; s. 72, ch. 99-255; s. 218, ch. 2003-261; s. 16, ch. 2009-21.
Fla. Stat. § 570.45 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.45
570.45 Director; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the Division of Agricultural Environmental Services shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the commissioner’s pleasure.

(2) The director shall supervise, direct, and coordinate the activities of the division and enforce this chapter and chapters 388, 482, 487, 501, 504, 531, 576, 578, and 580 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. 25, ch. 92-291; s. 12, ch. 96-407; s. 88, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 513.053 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.053
513.053 Prosecution for violation; duty of state attorney.
Status: in_force

The department or an agent of the department, upon ascertaining by inspection that a mobile home, lodging, or recreational vehicle park or a recreational camp is being operated contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall make a complaint and cause the arrest of the violator; and the state attorney, upon request of the department or agent, shall prepare all necessary papers and conduct the prosecution. The department shall proceed in the courts by mandamus or injunction whenever such proceeding is necessary to the proper enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or of orders of the department.

History: s. 13, ch. 84-182; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 36, ch. 92-78; s. 10, ch. 93-150.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2124 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2124
316.2124 Motorized disability access vehicles.
Status: in_force

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is directed to provide, by rule, for the regulation of motorized disability access vehicles as described in s. 320.01. The department shall provide that motorized disability access vehicles shall be registered in the same manner as motorcycles and shall pay the same registration fee as for a motorcycle. There shall also be assessed, in addition to the registration fee, a $2.50 surcharge for motorized disability access vehicles. This surcharge shall be paid into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. Motorized disability access vehicles shall not be required to be titled by the department. The department shall require motorized disability access vehicles to be subject to the same safety requirements as set forth in this chapter for motorcycles.

History: s. 2, ch. 90-163; s. 60, ch. 93-120; s. 79, ch. 2013-160.
Fla. Stat. § 243.55 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part II / Section 243.55
243.55 Payment of expenses.
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred in carrying out ss. 243.50-243.77 are payable solely from funds provided under the authority of ss. 243.50-243.77, and the authority may not incur any liability or obligation beyond the extent to which moneys have been provided under ss. 243.50-243.77.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-79.
Fla. Stat. § 61.721 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part IV / Section 61.721
61.721 Form of temporary custodial responsibility agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) The parents of a child may enter into a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility during deployment.

(2) The agreement must be in writing and signed by both parents and any agreed-upon nonparent granted custodial responsibility during deployment.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the agreement, if feasible, must: (a) To the extent permissible, identify the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment that is the basis for the agreement. (b) Specify the allocation of caretaking authority among the deploying parent, the other parent, and any agreed-upon nonparent. (c) Specify any decisionmaking authority that accompanies a grant of caretaking authority. (d) Specify any grant of limited contact to an agreed-upon nonparent. (e) Provide a process to resolve any dispute that may arise if custodial responsibility is shared by the other parent and an agreed-upon nonparent, or by other agreed-upon nonparents. (f) Specify the frequency, duration, and means, including electronic means, by which the deploying parent will have contact with the child, any role to be played by the other parent or agreed-upon nonparent in facilitating the contact, and the allocation of any costs of contact. (g) Specify contact between the deploying parent and child during the time the deploying parent is on leave or is otherwise available. (h) Acknowledge that the agreement does not modify any existing child support obligation and that changing the terms of the obligation during deployment requires modification in the appropriate court. (i) Provide that the agreement will terminate according to the procedures under this part after the deploying parent returns from deployment or as otherwise agreed upon in writing or in a record by the deploying parent and the other parent. (j) Specify which parent is required to file the agreement if the agreement must be filed with the court pursuant to s. 61.729.

(4) The omission of any item in subsection (3) does not invalidate the agreement.

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-69.
Fla. Stat. § 932.7062 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 932 / Section 932.7062
932.7062 Penalty for noncompliance with reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

A seizing agency that fails to comply with the reporting requirements in s. 932.7061 is subject to a civil fine of $5,000, to be determined by the Chief Financial Officer and payable to the General Revenue Fund. However, such agency is not subject to the fine if, within 60 days after receipt of written notification from the Department of Law Enforcement of noncompliance with the reporting requirements of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, the agency substantially complies with those requirements. The Department of Law Enforcement shall submit any substantial noncompliance to the office of Chief Financial Officer, which shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.

History: s. 6, ch. 2016-179.
Fla. Stat. § 220.805 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part IX / Section 220.805
220.805 Assessment of penalties.
Status: in_force

The penalties provided by this part shall be paid upon notice and demand and shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner as taxes. Any reference in this chapter to the tax imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a reference to penalties provided by this part.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 64, ch. 91-112.
Fla. Stat. § 672.305 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part III / Section 672.305
672.305 Open price term.
Status: in_force

(1) The parties if they so intend can conclude a contract for sale even though the price is not settled. In such a case the price is a reasonable price at the time for delivery if: (a) Nothing is said as to price; or (b) The price is left to be agreed by the parties and they fail to agree; or (c) The price is to be fixed in terms of some agreed market or other standard as set or recorded by a third person or agency and it is not so set or recorded.

(2) A price to be fixed by the seller or by the buyer means a price for her or him to fix in good faith.

(3) When a price left to be fixed otherwise than by agreement of the parties fails to be fixed through fault of one party the other may at her or his option treat the contract as canceled or herself or himself fix a reasonable price.

(4) Where, however, the parties intend not to be bound unless the price be fixed or agreed and it is not fixed or agreed there is no contract. In such a case the buyer must return any goods already received or if unable so to do must pay their reasonable value at the time of delivery and the seller must return any portion of the price paid on account.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 560, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 616.121 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 616 / Part I / Section 616.121
616.121 Making false application.
Status: in_force

Any person who, with fraudulent intent, makes or causes to be made any false statement in an application for a permit to hold an annual public fair or in an application for distribution of the amount paid for license taxes under the provisions of this chapter, and by that false statement obtains that permit or distribution, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 3, ch. 57-796; s. 3, ch. 59-166; s. 638, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 17, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 74, ch. 97-102; s. 12, ch. 2012-204.
Fla. Stat. § 943.44353 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.44353
943.44353 Automatic notification of registration information regarding sexual predators and offenders.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than January 1, 2008, the department shall develop and maintain a system to provide automatic notification of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders to the public.

(2) In accordance with the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, schools, public housing agencies, agencies responsible for conducting employment-related background checks under s. 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. s. 5119a, as amended, social service entities responsible for protecting minors in the child welfare system, volunteer organizations in which contact with minors or other vulnerable individuals might occur, and any other such organization, company, or individual shall have access to the notification system.

History: s. 4, ch. 2007-209.
Fla. Stat. § 61.539 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.539
61.539 Role of law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

At the request of a state attorney acting under s. 61.538, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist a state attorney with responsibilities under s. 61.538.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 466.033 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 466 / Section 466.033
466.033 Registration certificates.
Status: in_force

The department shall not require an examination, but shall issue a registration certificate upon completion of the registration form and compliance with any rules promulgated by the department under s. 466.038.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 79-330; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 23, 24, ch. 86-291; s. 60, ch. 91-137; s. 7, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 215.199 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.199
215.199 Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund is created within the Department of Revenue.

(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for audit receipts, warrant receipts, and governmental leasehold receipts and for subsequent distributions to appropriate entities and accounts.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-24; s. 2, ch. 2010-13.