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Fla. Stat. § 400.18 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part II / Section 400.18
400.18 Closing of nursing facility.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the licensee also shall inform each resident or the next of kin, legal representative, or agency acting on behalf of the resident of the fact, and the proposed time, of discontinuance of operation and give at least 90 days’ notice so that suitable arrangements may be made for the transfer and care of the resident. In the event any resident has no such person to represent him or her, the licensee shall be responsible for securing a suitable transfer of the resident before the discontinuance of operation. The agency shall be responsible for arranging for the transfer of those residents requiring transfer who are receiving assistance under the Medicaid program.

(2) A representative of the agency shall be placed in a facility 30 days before the voluntary discontinuance of operation, or immediately upon the determination by the agency that the licensee is discontinuing operation or that existing conditions or practices represent an immediate danger to the health, safety, or security of the residents in the facility, to: (a) Monitor the transfer of residents to other facilities. (b) Ensure that the rights of residents are protected. (c) Observe the operation of the facility. (d) Assist the management of the facility by advising the management on compliance with state and federal laws and rules. (e) Recommend further action by the agency.

(3) The agency shall discontinue the monitoring of a facility pursuant to subsection (2) when: (a) All residents in the facility have been relocated; or (b) The agency determines that the conditions which gave rise to the placement of a representative of the agency in the facility no longer exist and the agency is reasonably assured that those conditions will not recur.

History: s. 17, ch. 69-309; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 15, ch. 70-361; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 4, ch. 76-201; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 11, 18, ch. 80-186; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 22, ch. 82-182; ss. 25, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 58, ch. 91-282; s. 30, ch. 93-177; ss. 24, 49, ch. 93-217; s. 770, ch. 95-148; s. 69, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 206.88 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 206 / Part II / Section 206.88
206.88 Appropriation for expenses of administration.
Status: in_force

The Legislature shall include in its appropriation act a sum sufficient for the payment by the department of expenses incident to the administration of parts I and II of this chapter, including legal expenses, costs and expenses incident to litigation, and the payment of such sums of money as the department may from time to time determine shall be refunded to any person making overpayment of such taxes.

History: s. 4, ch. 19446, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 1167(106); s. 15, ch. 26869, 1951; s. 7, ch. 63-253; s. 5, ch. 65-371; s. 2, ch. 65-420; ss. 21, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-995; s. 101, ch. 81-259.
Fla. Stat. § 320.0845 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.0845
320.0845 License plates for members of Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who resides in this state and is a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, upon application and payment of the appropriate license tax and fees accompanied by proof of such membership, shall be issued a motor vehicle license plate, as provided in s. 320.06, which shall be imprinted with the name of said organization to the extent that space permits on the license plate with the serial letters prescribed by s. 320.06(1)(a).

(2) All applications for such license plates shall be made to the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-160.
Fla. Stat. § 243.40 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part I / Section 243.40
243.40 Provisions of part controlling.
Status: in_force

To the extent that the provisions of this part are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this part shall be deemed controlling.

History: s. 23, ch. 69-345; s. 1, ch. 77-174.
Fla. Stat. § 215.71 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.71
215.71 Application of bond proceeds.
Status: in_force

The division shall remit the proceeds of such bonds, after first deducting its fees, costs and expenses as provided in this act, for application in the manner provided in the laws relating to such bonds and in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds.

History: s. 16, ch. 69-230.
Fla. Stat. § 513.1115 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.1115
513.1115 Placement of recreational vehicles on lots in permitted parks.
Status: in_force

(1) Separation distances between recreational vehicle sites within a recreational vehicle park must be the distances established at the time of the initial approval of the recreational vehicle park by the department and the local government.

(2) Setback distances from the exterior property boundary of the recreational vehicle park must be the setback distances established at the time of the initial approval by the department and the local government.

(3) If a recreational vehicle park is damaged or destroyed as a result of wind, water, or other natural disaster, the park may be rebuilt on the same site using the same density standards that were approved and permitted before the park was damaged or destroyed.

(4) This section does not limit the regulation of the uniform firesafety standards established under s. 633.206. However, this section supersedes any county, municipality, or special district ordinance or regulation regarding the lot size, lot density, or separation or setback distance of a recreational vehicle park which goes into effect after the initial permitting and construction of the park.

History: s. 3, ch. 2013-91; s. 125, ch. 2014-17; s. 5, ch. 2020-126.
Fla. Stat. § 627.66997 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.66997
627.66997 Stop-loss insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) A self-insured health benefit plan established or maintained by a small employer, as defined in s. 627.6699(3)(v), is exempt from s. 627.6699 and may use a stop-loss insurance policy issued to the employer. For purposes of this subsection, the term “stop-loss insurance policy” means an insurance policy issued to a small employer which covers the small employer’s obligation for the excess cost of medical care on an equivalent basis per employee provided under a self-insured health benefit plan. (a) A small employer stop-loss insurance policy is considered a health insurance policy and is subject to s. 627.6699 if the policy has an aggregate attachment point that is lower than the greatest of: 1. Two thousand dollars multiplied by the number of employees; 2. One hundred twenty percent of expected claims, as determined by the stop-loss insurer in accordance with actuarial standards of practice; or 3. Twenty thousand dollars. (b) Once claims under the small employer health benefit plan reach the aggregate attachment point set forth in paragraph (a), the stop-loss insurance policy authorized under this section must cover 100 percent of all claims that exceed the aggregate attachment point.

(2) A self-insured health benefit plan established or maintained by an employer with 51 or more covered employees is considered health insurance if the plan’s stop-loss coverage, as defined in former s. 627.6482(14), has an aggregate attachment point that is lower than the greater of: (a) One hundred ten percent of expected claims, as determined by the stop-loss insurer in accordance with actuarial standards of practice; or (b) Twenty thousand dollars.

(3) Stop-loss insurance carriers shall use a consistent basis for determining the number of an employer’s covered employees. Such basis may include, but is not limited to, the average number of employees employed annually or at a uniform time.

History: s. 2, ch. 2015-121; s. 21, ch. 2016-11.
Fla. Stat. § 760.25 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 760 / Part II / Section 760.25
760.25 Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any bank, building and loan association, insurance company, or other corporation, association, firm, or enterprise the business of which consists in whole or in part of the making of commercial real estate loans to deny a loan or other financial assistance to a person applying for the loan for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, or to discriminate against him or her in the fixing of the amount, interest rate, duration, or other term or condition of such loan or other financial assistance, because of the race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or religion of such person or of any person associated with him or her in connection with such loan or other financial assistance or the purposes of such loan or other financial assistance, or because of the race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or religion of the present or prospective owners, lessees, tenants, or occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in relation to which such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given.

(2)(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or religion. (b) As used in this subsection, the term “residential real estate transaction” means any of the following: 1. The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance: a. For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or b. Secured by residential real estate. 2. The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.

History: s. 6, ch. 83-221; s. 4, ch. 84-117; s. 4, ch. 89-321; s. 17, ch. 90-275; s. 1140, ch. 97-102; s. 8, ch. 2020-76.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.315 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.315
1012.315 Screening standards.
Status: in_force

(1) A person is ineligible for educator certification or employment in any position that requires direct contact with students in a district school system, a charter school, or a private school that participates in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002, which includes being an owner or operator of a private school that participates in a scholarship program under chapter 1002, if the person: (a) Is on the disqualification list maintained by the department under s. 1001.10(4)(b); (b) Is registered as a sex offender as described in 42 U.S.C. s. 9858f(c)(1)(C); (c) Is ineligible based on a security background investigation under s. 435.04(2). The Agency for Health Care Administration shall determine the eligibility of employees in any position that requires direct contact with students in a district school system, a charter school, or a private school that participates in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002; (d) Would be ineligible for an exemption under s. 435.07(4)(c); or (e) Has been convicted or found guilty of, has had adjudication withheld for, or has pled guilty or nolo contendere to: 1. Any criminal act committed in another state or under federal law which, if committed in this state, constitutes a disqualifying offense under s. 435.04(2). 2. Any delinquent act committed in this state or any delinquent or criminal act committed in another state or under federal law which, if committed in this state, qualifies an individual for inclusion on the Registered Juvenile Sex Offender List under s. 943.0435(1)(h)1.d.

(2) Persons who apply for certification or employment are governed by the law and rules in effect at the time of application for issuance of the initial certificate or employment, provided that continuity of certificates or employment is maintained.

History: s. 26, ch. 2008-108; s. 18, ch. 2010-24; s. 24, ch. 2016-24; s. 15, ch. 2016-104; s. 32, ch. 2017-37; s. 17, ch. 2017-107; s. 35, ch. 2018-6; s. 10, ch. 2018-150; s. 9, ch. 2021-138; s. 58, ch. 2022-154; s. 8, ch. 2023-220; s. 8, ch. 2024-132; s. 113, ch. 2025-6; s. 47, ch. 2025-110.
Fla. Stat. § 468.4315 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part VIII / Section 468.4315
468.4315 Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers.
Status: in_force

(1) The Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers is created within the department and shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (a) Five members of the council shall be licensed community association managers, one of whom may be a community association manager employed by a timeshare managing entity as described in ss. 468.438 and 721.13, who have held an active license for at least 5 years. The remaining two council members shall be residents of this state, must not be or ever have been connected with the business of community association management, and shall not be prohibited from serving because the member is or has been a resident or board member of a community association. (b) The Governor shall appoint members for terms of 4 years. Such members shall serve until their successors are appointed. Members’ service on the council shall begin upon appointment and shall continue until their successors are appointed.

(2) The council may adopt rules relating to the licensure examination, continuing education requirements, continuing education providers, fees, and professional practice standards to assist the department in carrying out the duties and authorities conferred upon the department by this part.

(3) To the extent the council is authorized to exercise functions otherwise exercised by a board pursuant to chapter 455, the provisions of chapter 455 and s. 20.165 relating to regulatory boards shall apply, including, but not limited to, provisions relating to board rules and the accountability and liability of board members. All proceedings and actions of the council are subject to the provisions of chapter 120. In addition, the provisions of chapter 455 and s. 20.165 shall apply to the department in carrying out the duties and authorities conferred upon the department by this part.

(4) The council may establish a public education program relating to professional community association management.

(5) Members of the council shall serve without compensation but are entitled to receive per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061 while carrying out business approved by the council.

(6) The responsibilities of the council shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Receiving input regarding issues of concern with respect to community association management and recommendations for changes in applicable laws. (b) Reviewing, evaluating, and advising the division concerning revisions and adoption of rules affecting community association management. (c) Recommending improvements, if needed, in the education programs offered by the division.

History: ss. 10, 14, ch. 87-343; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 94-350; s. 3, ch. 96-291; s. 87, ch. 98-166; s. 162, ch. 99-251; s. 2, ch. 99-350; s. 146, ch. 2000-160; s. 2, ch. 2008-28.
Fla. Stat. § 760.03 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 760 / Part I / Section 760.03
760.03 Commission on Human Relations; staff.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created the Florida Commission on Human Relations, comprised of 12 members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commission shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson for terms of 2 years.

(2) The members of the commission must be broadly representative of various racial, religious, ethnic, social, economic, political, and professional groups within the state; and at least one member of the commission must be 60 years of age or older.

(3) Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. A member chosen to fill a vacancy otherwise than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom such appointee is to succeed. A member of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment. A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise the powers of the commission.

(4) The Governor may suspend a member of the commission only for cause, subject to removal or reinstatement by the Senate.

(5) Six members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business; however, the commission may establish panels of not less than three of its members to exercise its powers under the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, subject to such procedures and limitations as the commission may provide by rule. Notwithstanding this subsection, three appointed members serving on panels shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of official business of the panel.

(6) Each commissioner shall be compensated at the rate of $50 per day for each day of actual attendance to commission duties and shall be entitled to receive per diem and travel expenses as provided by s. 112.061.

(7) The commission shall appoint, and may remove, an executive director who, with the consent of the commission, may employ a deputy, attorneys, investigators, clerks, and such other personnel as may be necessary adequately to perform the functions of the commission, within budgetary limitations.

History: s. 3, ch. 69-287; s. 1, ch. 70-438; s. 3, ch. 77-341; s. 1, ch. 80-148; s. 27, ch. 87-172; s. 3, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 1, ch. 2020-153.
Fla. Stat. § 465.012 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 465 / Section 465.012
465.012 Reactivation of license; continuing education.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license shall be at least 15 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive in addition to completion of the number of hours required for renewal on the date the license became inactive.

(2) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the biennial renewal of inactive licenses, and to the reactivation of licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license. The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee.

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-226; s. 323, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 30, ch. 82-179; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 8, 26, 27, ch. 86-256; s. 8, ch. 90-341; s. 59, ch. 91-137; s. 6, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 179, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 559.901 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part IX / Section 559.901
559.901 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 559.901-559.9221 shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 1, ch. 93-219.
Fla. Stat. § 617.01301 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.01301
617.01301 Powers of Department of State.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of State may propound to any corporation subject to the provisions of this act, and to any officer or director thereof, such interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable it to ascertain whether the corporation has complied with all applicable filing provisions of this act. Such interrogatories must be answered within 30 days after mailing or within such additional time as fixed by the department. Answers to interrogatories must be full and complete, in writing, and under oath. Interrogatories directed to an individual must be answered by him or her, and interrogatories directed to a corporation must be answered by the president, vice president, secretary, or assistant secretary.

(2) The Department of State is not required to file any document: (a) To which interrogatories, as propounded pursuant to subsection (1) relate, until the interrogatories are answered in full; (b) When interrogatories or other relevant evidence discloses that such document is not in conformity with the provisions of this act; or (c) When the department has determined that the parties to such document have not paid all fees, taxes, and penalties due and owing this state.

(3) The Department of State may, based upon its findings hereunder or as provided in s. 213.053(15), bring an action in circuit court to collect any penalties, fees, or taxes determined to be due and owing the state and to compel any filing, qualification, or registration required by law. In connection with such proceeding the department may, without prior approval by the court, file a lis pendens against any property owned by the corporation and may further certify any findings to the Department of Legal Affairs for the initiation of any action permitted pursuant to s. 617.0503 which the Department of Legal Affairs may deem appropriate.

(4) The Department of State shall have the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable it to administer this act efficiently, to perform the duties herein imposed upon it, and to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act conferring duties upon it.

History: s. 13, ch. 90-179; s. 49, ch. 93-281; s. 78, ch. 97-102; s. 198, ch. 98-200; s. 7, ch. 2006-85; s. 74, ch. 2016-10.
Fla. Stat. § 725.03 — Florida Code / Title XLI / Chapter 725 / Section 725.03
725.03 Newspaper subscription.
Status: in_force

No person shall be liable to pay for any newspaper, periodical or other like matter, unless the person shall subscribe for or order the same in writing.

History: s. 1, ch. 379, 1851; RS 1997; GS 2519; RGS 3874; CGL 5781; s. 934, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 395.1025 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part I / Section 395.1025
395.1025 Infectious diseases; notification.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions in s. 381.004, if, while treating or transporting an ill or injured patient to a licensed facility, an emergency medical technician, paramedic, or other person comes into direct contact with the patient who is subsequently diagnosed as having an infectious disease, it shall be the duty of the licensed facility receiving the patient to notify the emergency medical technician, paramedic, or his or her emergency medical transportation service employer, or other person of the individual’s exposure to the patient within 48 hours, or sooner, of confirmation of the patient’s diagnosis and to advise him or her of the appropriate treatment, if any. Notification made pursuant to this section shall be done in a manner which will protect the confidentiality of such patient information and shall not include any patient’s name.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-157; s. 3, ch. 92-171; ss. 21, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 727, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 655.851 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.851
655.851 Unclaimed credit balances.
Status: in_force

Credit balances held by a financial institution, credit union, or participant as defined in 12 U.S.C. s. 4001(19) which result from the performance of or participation in check-clearing functions, whether pursuant to a contractual relationship between financial institutions, credit unions, or participants; through a clearinghouse as defined by s. 674.104; or through a clearinghouse association as defined by 12 U.S.C. s. 4001(8), are not subject to s. 717.117. This section is intended to clarify existing law and to be remedial in nature and applies to credit balances held before, on, or after July 1, 2007.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-142.