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Fla. Stat. § 63.0541 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 63 / Section 63.0541
63.0541 Public records exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry.
Status: in_force

(1) All information contained in the Florida Putative Father Registry is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(2) Information made confidential and exempt by this section shall be disclosed to: (a) An adoption entity, upon the filing of a request for a diligent search of the Florida Putative Father Registry in connection with the planned adoption of a child. (b) The registrant unmarried biological father, upon receipt of a notarized request for a copy of his registry entry only. (c) The birth mother, upon receipt of a notarized request for a copy of any registry entry in which she is identified as the birth mother. (d) The court, upon issuance of a court order concerning a petitioner acting pro se in an action under this chapter.

(3) The database comprising the Florida Putative Father Registry shall remain separate from all other databases.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 2003-56; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2008-168.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0706 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part VII / Section 736.0706
736.0706 Removal of trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) The settlor, a cotrustee, or a beneficiary may request the court to remove a trustee, or a trustee may be removed by the court on the court’s own initiative.

(2) The court may remove a trustee if: (a) The trustee has committed a serious breach of trust; (b) The lack of cooperation among cotrustees substantially impairs the administration of the trust; (c) Due to the unfitness, unwillingness, or persistent failure of the trustee to administer the trust effectively, the court determines that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of the beneficiaries; or (d) There has been a substantial change of circumstances or removal is requested by all of the qualified beneficiaries, the court finds that removal of the trustee best serves the interests of all of the beneficiaries and is not inconsistent with a material purpose of the trust, and a suitable cotrustee or successor trustee is available.

(3) Pending a final decision on a request to remove a trustee, or in lieu of or in addition to removing a trustee, the court may order such appropriate relief under s. 736.1001(2) as may be necessary to protect the trust property or the interests of the beneficiaries.

History: s. 7, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 960.199 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 960 / Section 960.199
960.199 Relocation assistance for victims of sexual battery.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may award a one-time payment of up to $1,500 on any one claim and a lifetime maximum of $3,000 to a victim of sexual battery, as defined in s. 794.011, who needs relocation assistance.

(2) In order for an award to be granted to a victim for relocation assistance: (a) There must be proof that a sexual battery offense was committed. (b) The sexual battery offense must be reported to the proper authorities. (c) The victim’s need for assistance must be certified by a certified rape crisis center in this state. (d) The center’s certification must assert that the victim is cooperating with law enforcement officials, if applicable, and must include documentation that the victim has developed a safety plan. (e) The act of sexual battery must be committed in the victim’s place of residence or in a location that would lead the victim to reasonably fear for his or her continued safety in the place of residence.

(3) Relocation payments for a sexual battery claim under this section shall be denied if the department has previously approved or paid out a human trafficking or domestic violence relocation claim under s. 960.196 or s. 960.198 to the same victim regarding the same incident.

History: s. 5, ch. 2012-155; s. 3, ch. 2014-160; s. 19, ch. 2015-92.
Fla. Stat. § 166.047 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.047
166.047 Telecommunications services.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications company that is a municipality or other entity of local government may obtain or hold a certificate required by chapter 364, and the obtaining or holding of said certificate serves a municipal or public purpose under the provision of s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, only if the municipality or other entity of local government:

(1) Separately accounts for the revenues, expenses, property, and source of investment dollars associated with the provision of such services;

(2) Is subject, without exemption, to all local requirements applicable to telecommunications companies; and

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pays, on its telecommunications facilities used to provide two-way telecommunications services to the public for hire and for which a certificate is required pursuant to chapter 364, ad valorem taxes, or fees in amounts equal thereto, to any taxing jurisdiction in which the municipality or other entity of local government operates. Any entity of local government may pay and impose such ad valorem taxes or fees.

This section does not apply to the provision of telecommunications services for internal operational needs of a municipality or other entity of local government. This section does not apply to the provision of internal information services, including, but not limited to, tax records, engineering records, and property records, by a municipality or other entity of local government to the public for a fee.

History: s. 2, ch. 97-197.
Fla. Stat. § 145.132 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 145 / Section 145.132
145.132 Repeal of other laws relating to compensation of district school board members.
Status: in_force

All local or special laws or general laws of local application enacted prior to July 1, 1993, which relate to compensation of district school board members are repealed.

History: s. 6, ch. 93-146.
Fla. Stat. § 625.01115 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part I / Section 625.01115
625.01115 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term “statutory accounting principles” means accounting principles as defined in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual as of March 2002 and subsequent amendments thereto if the methodology remains substantially consistent.

History: s. 14, ch. 2001-213; s. 864, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 408.40 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 408 / Part I / Section 408.40
408.40 Public Counsel.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Public Counsel shall represent the public in any proceeding before the agency or its advisory panels in any administrative hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 120 or before any other state and federal agencies and courts in any issue before the agency, any court, or any agency. With respect to any such proceeding, the Public Counsel is subject to the provisions of and may use the powers granted to him or her by ss. 350.061-350.0614.

(2) The Public Counsel shall: (a) Recommend to the agency, by petition, the commencement of any proceeding or action or to appear, in the name of the state or its citizens, in any proceeding or action before the agency and urge therein any position that he or she deems to be in the public interest, whether consistent or inconsistent with positions previously adopted by the agency, and use therein all forms of discovery available to attorneys in civil actions generally, subject to protective orders of the agency, which shall be reviewable by summary procedure in the circuit courts of this state. (b) Have access to and use of all files, records, and data of the agency available to any other attorney representing parties in a proceeding before the agency. (c) In any proceeding in which he or she has participated as a party, seek review of any determination, finding, or order of the agency, or of any administrative law judge, or any hearing officer or hearing examiner designated by the agency, in the name of the state or its citizens. (d) Prepare and issue reports, recommendations, and proposed orders to the agency, the Governor, and the Legislature on any matter or subject within the jurisdiction of the agency, and to make such recommendations as he or she deems appropriate for legislation relative to agency procedures, rules, jurisdiction, personnel, and functions. (e) Appear before other state agencies, federal agencies, and state and federal courts in connection with matters under the jurisdiction of the agency, in the name of the state or its citizens.

History: s. 80, ch. 92-33; s. 192, ch. 96-410; s. 1017, ch. 97-103; s. 16, ch. 98-89.
Fla. Stat. § 379.3004 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part IV / Section 379.3004
379.3004 Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the “Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program” to assist landowners and law enforcement officials in better controlling trespass and illegal or unauthorized hunting. Landowners wishing to participate in the program shall: (a) Annually notify the sheriff’s office in the county in which the land is situated and the respective area supervisor of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by letter of their desire to participate in the program, and provide a description of their property which they wish to have in the program by township, range, section, partial section, or other geographical description. (b) Provide a means of identifying authorized hunters as provided in subsection (2).

(2) Any person hunting on private land enrolled in the Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program shall have readily available on the land at all times when hunting on the property written authorization from the owner or his or her authorized representative to be on the land for the purpose of hunting. The written authorization shall be presented on demand to any law enforcement officer, the owner, or the authorized agent of the owner. (a) For purposes of this section, the term “hunting” means to be engaged in or reasonably equipped to engage in the pursuit or taking by any means of any animal described in s. 379.101(19) or (20), and the term “written authorization” means a card, letter, or other written instrument which shall include, but need not be limited to, the name of the person or entity owning the property, the name and signature of the person granting the authorization, a description by township, range, section, partial section, or other geographical description of the land to which the authorization applies, and a statement of the time period during which the authorization is valid. (b) Failure by any person hunting on private land enrolled in the program to present written authorization to hunt on that land to any law enforcement officer or the owner or representative thereof within 7 days after demand shall be prima facie evidence of violation of s. 810.09(2)(b), punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, such evidence may be contradicted or rebutted by other evidence.

History: s. 2, ch. 97-201; s. 155, ch. 99-245; s. 30, ch. 2002-46; s. 97, ch. 2008-247; s. 40, ch. 2024-137.
Fla. Stat. § 514.073 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 514 / Section 514.073
514.073 Swimming Lesson Voucher Program.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program. The purpose of the program is to increase water safety in this state by offering vouchers for swimming lessons at no cost to families with an income of no more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level who have one or more children 4 years of age or younger.

(2) The department shall do all of the following to implement the program: (a) Establish a network of swimming lesson vendors that will accept the vouchers offered by the program in exchange for providing swimming lessons. To establish the network, the department may contract directly with swimming lesson vendors or contract with one or more nonprofit organizations that promote swimming safety to subcontract with and manage swimming lesson vendors in one or more counties, or both. To ensure that swimming lessons are available throughout this state, the department, either directly or through a contracted nonprofit organization, must attempt to secure at least one such vendor in each county. Any swimming lesson vendor that offers swimming lessons at a public pool that is owned or maintained by a county or municipality must, if requested by the department or by a nonprofit organization contracted by the department, participate in the program. (b) Establish a method for members of the public to apply for swimming lesson vouchers and for determining an applicant’s eligibility. The department shall establish eligibility criteria necessary for a family to receive one or more vouchers from the program, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. The age of each child for whom a voucher is being sought, who may be no more than 4 years of age. 2. The family income level, which may be up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. 3. The family’s address of residency in this state. (c) Subject to specific appropriation, issue vouchers to eligible applicants.

(3) The department may seek grants or other public or private funding for the program.

(4) The department shall adopt rules to implement the program.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-89.
Fla. Stat. § 634.417 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.417
634.417 Service of process.
Status: in_force

Service warranty associations are subject to service of process in the same manner and subject to the same terms, conditions, and fees as apply to insurers under chapter 624.

History: s. 5, ch. 78-255; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 14, 36, 37, 38, ch. 83-322; s. 20, ch. 93-195.
Fla. Stat. § 513.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.05
513.05 Rules.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules pertaining to the location, construction, modification, equipment, and operation of mobile home parks, lodging parks, recreational vehicle parks, and recreational camps, except as provided in s. 633.206, as necessary to administer this chapter. Such rules may include definitions of terms; requirements for plan reviews of proposed and existing parks and camps; plan reviews of parks that consolidate space or change space size; water supply; sewage collection and disposal; plumbing and backflow prevention; garbage and refuse storage, collection, and disposal; insect and rodent control; space requirements; heating facilities; food service; lighting; sanitary facilities; bedding; an occupancy equivalency to spaces for permits for recreational camps; sanitary facilities in recreational vehicle parks; and the owners’ responsibilities at recreational vehicle parks and recreational camps.

History: s. 5, ch. 12419, 1927; CGL 4144; s. 1, ch. 19365, 1939; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 442, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 14, 15, ch. 83-321; s. 20, ch. 87-287; ss. 7, 26, ch. 93-150; s. 44, ch. 98-151; s. 47, ch. 2000-242; s. 147, ch. 2013-183.
Fla. Stat. § 742.13 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 742 / Section 742.13
742.13 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 742.11-742.17, the term:

(1) “Assisted reproductive technology” means those procreative procedures which involve the laboratory handling of human eggs or preembryos, including, but not limited to, in vitro fertilization embryo transfer, gamete intrafallopian transfer, pronuclear stage transfer, tubal embryo transfer, and zygote intrafallopian transfer.

(2) “Commissioning couple” means the intended mother and father of a child who will be conceived by means of assisted reproductive technology using the eggs or sperm of at least one of the intended parents.

(3) “Egg” means the unfertilized female reproductive cell.

(4) “Fertilization” means the initial union of an egg and sperm.

(5) “Gestational surrogate” means a woman who contracts to become pregnant by means of assisted reproductive technology without the use of an egg from her body.

(6) “Gestational surrogacy” means a state that results from a process in which a commissioning couple’s eggs or sperm, or both, are mixed in vitro and the resulting preembryo is implanted within another woman’s body.

(7) “Gestational surrogacy contract” means a written agreement between the gestational surrogate and the commissioning couple.

(8) “Gamete intrafallopian transfer” means the direct transfer of eggs and sperm into the fallopian tube prior to fertilization.

(9) “Implantation” means the event that occurs when a fertilized egg adheres to the uterine wall for nourishment.

(10) “In vitro” refers to a laboratory procedure performed in an artificial environment outside a woman’s body.

(11) “In vitro fertilization embryo transfer” means the transfer of an in vitro fertilized preembryo into a woman’s uterus.

(12) “Preembryo” means the product of fertilization of an egg by a sperm until the appearance of the embryonic axis.

(13) “Pronuclear stage transfer” or “zygote intrafallopian transfer” means the transfer of an in vitro fertilized preembryo into the fallopian tube before cell division takes place.

(14) “Sperm” means the male reproductive cell.

(15) “Tubal embryo transfer” means the transfer of a dividing, in vitro fertilized preembryo into the fallopian tube.

History: s. 2, ch. 93-237.
Fla. Stat. § 553.885 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part IV / Section 553.885
553.885 Carbon monoxide alarm required.
Status: in_force

(1) Every separate building or addition to an existing building, other than a hospital, an inpatient hospice facility, or a nursing home facility licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, constructed on or after July 1, 2008, and having a fossil-fuel-burning heater or appliance, a fireplace, an attached garage, or other feature, fixture, or element that emits carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion shall have an approved operational carbon monoxide alarm installed within 10 feet of each room used for sleeping purposes in the new building or addition, or at such other locations as required by the Florida Building Code. The requirements of this subsection may be satisfied with the installation of a hard-wired or battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm or a hard-wired or battery-powered combination carbon monoxide and smoke alarm. For a new hospital, an inpatient hospice facility, a nursing home facility licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, or a new state correctional institution, an approved operational carbon monoxide detector shall be installed inside or directly outside of each room or area within the hospital or facility where a fossil-fuel-burning heater, engine, or appliance is located. This detector shall be connected to the fire alarm system of the hospital or facility as a supervisory signal. This subsection does not apply to existing buildings that are undergoing alterations or repairs unless the alteration is an addition as defined in subsection (3).

(2) The Florida Building Commission shall adopt rules to administer this section and shall incorporate such requirements into its next revision of the Florida Building Code.

(3) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Carbon monoxide alarm” means a device that is meant for the purpose of detecting carbon monoxide, that produces a distinct audible alarm, and that meets the requirements of and is approved by the Florida Building Commission. (b) “Fossil fuel” means coal, kerosene, oil, fuel gases, or other petroleum or hydrocarbon product that emits carbon monoxide as a by-product of combustion. (c) “Addition” means an extension or increase in floor area, number of stories, or height of a building or structure.

History: s. 2, ch. 2007-181; s. 18, ch. 2008-191; s. 65, ch. 2009-21; s. 41, ch. 2010-176.
Fla. Stat. § 394.80 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part IV / Section 394.80
394.80 Authorization to appropriate funds.
Status: in_force

The several cities and counties of this state are authorized to appropriate funds to support all or any portion of the cost of services and construction not met through support by the state or federal governments.

History: s. 16, ch. 70-109.
Fla. Stat. § 400.332 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part II / Section 400.332
400.332 Funds received not revenues for purpose of Medicaid program.
Status: in_force

Any funds received by a nursing home in connection with its participation in the geriatric outpatient nurse clinic program shall not be considered as revenues for purposes of cost reports under the Medicaid program.

History: s. 4, ch. 77-401; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 59, ch. 91-282; s. 30, ch. 93-177; s. 49, ch. 93-217.
Fla. Stat. § 427.801 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 427 / Part III / Section 427.801
427.801 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Assistive Technology Device Warranty Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 97-47.
Fla. Stat. § 607.606 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part III / Section 607.606
607.606 Corporate purpose.
Status: in_force

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

(2) The articles of incorporation of a benefit 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 benefit 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. The identification of a specific public benefit under this subsection does not limit the obligation of a benefit corporation under subsection (1).

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

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

History: s. 26, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 585.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 585 / Part II / Section 585.09
585.09 Procedure for condemnation of animals and property by department.
Status: in_force

Condemnation and destruction of animals, barns, yards, sheds, corrals, and pens, as provided in s. 585.08, shall take place only after a fair appraisal of the value of the property. The value shall be determined by the department and the owner; provided, however, should the department and the owner be unable to agree on a value, the value shall then be determined by three disinterested appraisers, one to be appointed by the department, one by the owner of the property, and the third to be selected by these two. The appraised price shall be paid by the department as other expenses are paid. If the owner of such animal, barn, yard, shed, corral, or pen fails or refuses to name an appraiser within 5 days after requested by the department to do so, or refuses to permit the property to be condemned and destroyed, the department may make an order to the sheriff of the county wherein the property lies, directing her or him to destroy such animal, barn, yard, shed, corral, or pen, in the manner to be prescribed in the order. The order shall be immediately executed by the sheriff. Upon the destruction of the property by the sheriff, the department shall have the right to recover, from the owner of the property destroyed, all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the destruction.

History: s. 11, ch. 7345, 1917; RGS 2111; s. 11, ch. 9201, 1923; CGL 3340; s. 5, ch. 23775, 1947; s. 4, ch. 59-457; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 90-321; s. 933, ch. 97-103; s. 34, ch. 2002-295.