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Fla. Stat. § 626.876 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VI / Section 626.876
626.876 Exclusive employment; public adjusters, all-lines adjusters.
Status: in_force

(1) An individual licensed as a public adjuster may not be simultaneously licensed as an all-lines adjuster.

(2) An individual licensed as an all-lines adjuster and appointed as an independent adjuster, a company employee adjuster, or a public adjuster apprentice may not be simultaneously appointed, contracted, or employed as an adjuster that requires a different appointment type.

History: s. 339, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 291, 293, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 150, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 46, ch. 2012-209; s. 15, ch. 2017-147.
Fla. Stat. § 421.24 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 421 / Part I / Section 421.24
421.24 Organization and establishment.
Status: in_force

The establishment and organization of housing authorities in the state under the provisions of the Housing Authorities Law of this state, together with all proceedings, acts and things heretofore undertaken, performed or done with reference thereto, are hereby validated, ratified, confirmed, approved and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any defect or irregularity therein or any want of statutory authority.

History: s. 1, ch. 19511, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-kk).
Fla. Stat. § 501.31 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part III / Section 501.31
501.31 Legislative purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to regulate the use of aftermarket crash parts by requiring disclosure when any use is proposed in an insurance estimate of a nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash part.

History: s. 2, ch. 89-241.
Fla. Stat. § 860.20 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 860 / Section 860.20
860.20 Outboard motors; identification numbers.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall adopt rules specifying the locations and manner in which serial numbers for outboard motors shall be affixed. In adopting such rules, the department shall consider the adequacy of voluntary industry standards, the current state of technology, and the overall purpose of reducing vessel and motor thefts in the state. (b) Any outboard motor manufactured after October 1, 1985, which is for sale in the state shall comply with the serial number rules promulgated by the department. Any person, firm, or corporation which sells or offers for sale any outboard boat motor manufactured after October 1, 1985, which does not comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2)(a) It is unlawful for any person to possess any outboard boat motor with the knowledge that the serial number required by subsection (1) has been removed, erased, defaced, or otherwise altered to prevent identification. (b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, manufacture, sell or exchange, offer to sell or exchange, supply in blank, or give away any counterfeit manufacturer’s outboard motor serial number plate or decal used for the purpose of identification of any outboard motor; to authorize, direct, aid in exchange, or give away such counterfeit manufacturer’s outboard motor serial number plate or decal; or to conspire to do any of the foregoing. (c) Any person who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) If any of the serial numbers required by this section to identify ownership of an outboard motor do not exist or have been removed, erased, defaced, or otherwise altered to prevent identification and its true identity cannot be determined, the outboard motor may be seized as contraband property by a law enforcement agency and shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to ss. 932.701-932.704. Such outboard motor may not be sold or used to propel a vessel on the waters of the state unless the department is directed by written order of a court of competent jurisdiction to issue to the outboard motor a replacement identifying number which shall be affixed to the outboard motor and shall thereafter be used for identification purposes.

History: s. 3, ch. 83-102; s. 1, ch. 84-129; s. 2, ch. 86-73; s. 476, ch. 94-356; s. 125, ch. 2002-20.
Fla. Stat. § 984.17 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 984 / Section 984.17
984.17 Response to petition and representation of parties.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time a child in need of services petition is filed, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child.

(2) No answer to the petition or any other pleading need be filed by any child, parent, legal guardian, or custodian, but any matters which might be set forth in an answer or other pleading may be pleaded orally before the court or filed in writing as any such person may choose. Notwithstanding the filing of an answer or any pleading, the child and parent, legal guardian, or custodian shall, before an adjudicatory hearing, be advised by the court of the right to counsel.

(3) When a petition for a child in need of services has been filed and the parents, legal guardian, or custodian of the child and the child have advised the department that the truth of the allegations is acknowledged and that no contest is to be made of the adjudication, the attorney representing the department may set the case before the court for a disposition hearing. If there is a change in the plea at this hearing, the court shall continue the hearing to permit the attorney representing the department to prepare and present the case.

(4) An attorney representing the department shall represent the state in any proceeding in which the petition alleges that a child is a child in need of services.

History: s. 8, ch. 87-133; s. 13, ch. 92-170; s. 236, ch. 95-147; s. 29, ch. 96-398; s. 103, ch. 97-238; s. 9, ch. 97-281; s. 20, ch. 2025-153.
Fla. Stat. § 243.58 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part II / Section 243.58
243.58 Criteria and requirements.
Status: in_force

In undertaking any project under ss. 243.50-243.77, the authority shall be guided by and shall observe the following criteria and requirements:

(1) The project, in the determination of the authority, is appropriate to the needs and circumstances of, and shall make a significant contribution to the purposes of, the authority and ss. 243.50-243.77 as set forth in the findings and declarations, and shall serve a public purpose by advancing the prosperity and general welfare of the state and the public.

(2) A financing agreement for a project may not be entered into with a participating institution that is not, at the time such agreement is executed, financially responsible and fully capable of and willing to fulfill its obligations under the financing agreement, including the obligations to make payments in the amounts and at the times required; to operate, repair, and maintain at its own expense the project owned or leased; and to serve the purposes of ss. 243.50-243.77 and any other responsibilities that may be imposed under the financing agreement. In determining the financial responsibility of the participating institution, consideration will be given to the party’s ratio of current assets to current liabilities; net worth; endowments; pledges; earning trends; coverage of all fixed charges; the nature of the project involved; its inherent stability; any guarantee of the obligations by some other financially responsible corporation, firm, or person; means by which the bonds are to be marketed to the public; and other factors determinative of the capability of the participating institution, financially and otherwise, to fulfill its obligations consistently with the purposes of ss. 243.50-243.77.

(3) Adequate provision must be made for the operation, repair, and maintenance of the project at the expense of the participating institution and for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.

(4) The costs to be paid from the proceeds of the bonds are costs of a project within the meaning of ss. 243.50-243.77, except for payments included in the purposes for which revenue refunding bonds may be issued under ss. 243.50-243.77.

History: s. 9, ch. 2001-79; s. 4, ch. 2023-92.
Fla. Stat. § 429.296 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 429 / Part I / Section 429.296
429.296 Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) Any action for damages brought under this part shall be commenced within 2 years from the time the incident giving rise to the action occurred or within 2 years from the time the incident is discovered, or should have been discovered with the exercise of due diligence; however, in no event shall the action be commenced later than 4 years from the date of the incident or occurrence out of which the cause of action accrued.

(2) In those actions covered by this subsection in which it can be shown that fraudulent concealment or intentional misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the injury, the period of limitations is extended forward 2 years from the time that the injury is discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but in no event not more than 6 years from the date the incident giving rise to the injury occurred.

(3) This section shall apply to causes of action that have accrued prior to the effective date of this section; however, any such cause of action that would not have been barred under prior law may be brought within the time allowed by prior law or within 2 years after the effective date of this section, whichever is earlier, and will be barred thereafter. In actions where it can be shown that fraudulent concealment or intentional misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the injury, the period of limitations is extended forward 2 years from the time that the injury is discovered with the exercise of due diligence, but in no event more than 4 years from the effective date of this section.

History: s. 43, ch. 2001-45; s. 2, ch. 2006-197.
Fla. Stat. § 163.32051 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part II / Section 163.32051
163.32051 Floating solar facilities.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Legislature finds that floating solar facilities, also known as “floatovoltaics,” can be effective tools in harnessing energy in bodies of water that have been permitted for storage. (b) The Legislature finds that siting floating solar facilities on wastewater treatment ponds, abandoned limerock mine areas, stormwater treatment ponds, reclaimed water ponds, and other water storage reservoirs are beneficial uses of those areas for many reasons, including the fact that the water has a cooling effect on the solar panels, which can boost power production, and the fact that the panels help decrease the amount of water lost to evaporation and the formation of harmful algal blooms. (c) Therefore, the Legislature finds that the siting of floating solar facilities should be encouraged by local governments as appropriate uses of water and land areas.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term “floating solar facility” means a solar facility as defined in s. 163.3205(2), which is located on wastewater treatment ponds, abandoned limerock mine areas, stormwater treatment ponds, reclaimed water ponds, or other water storage reservoirs.

(3) A floating solar facility shall be a permitted use in the appropriate land use categories in each local government comprehensive plan, and each local government must amend its land development regulations to promote the expanded use of floating solar facilities.

(4) A county or municipality may adopt an ordinance specifying buffer and landscaping requirements for floating solar facilities. The requirements may not exceed the requirements for similar uses involving the construction of other solar facilities that are permitted uses in agricultural land use categories and zoning districts.

(5) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4), a floating solar facility may not be constructed in an Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir project if the local governments involved with the project determine that the floating solar facility will have a negative impact on that project.

History: s. 1, ch. 2022-83; s. 48, ch. 2023-8; s. 12, ch. 2024-2.
Fla. Stat. § 120.50 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 120 / Section 120.50
120.50 Exception to application of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) The Legislature.

(2) The courts.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-310; s. 3, ch. 77-468; s. 1, ch. 78-162.
Fla. Stat. § 674.2101 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part II / Section 674.2101
674.2101 Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents, and proceeds.
Status: in_force

(1) A collecting bank has a security interest in an item and any accompanying documents or the proceeds of either: (a) In case of an item deposited in an account, to the extent to which credit given for the item has been withdrawn or applied; (b) In case of an item for which it has given credit available for withdrawal as of right, to the extent of the credit given, whether or not the credit is drawn upon or there is a right of charge-back; or (c) If it makes an advance on or against the item.

(2) If credit given for several items received at one time or pursuant to a single agreement is withdrawn or applied in part, the security interest remains upon all the items and any accompanying documents, or the proceeds of either. For the purpose of this section, credits first given are first withdrawn.

(3) Receipt by a collecting bank of a final settlement for an item is a realization on its security interest in the item, accompanying documents, and proceeds. So long as the bank does not receive final settlement for the item or give up possession of the item or possession or control of the accompanying or associated documents for purposes other than collection, the security interest continues to that extent and is subject to chapter 679, but: (a) No security agreement is necessary to make the security interest enforceable (s. 679.2031(2)(c)1.); (b) No filing is required to perfect the security interest; and (c) The security interest has priority over conflicting perfected security interests in the item, accompanying documents, or proceeds.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 28, ch. 92-82; s. 16, ch. 2001-198; s. 17, ch. 2010-131; s. 149, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 132.28 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.28
132.28 Chapter applicable to school districts.
Status: in_force

In the event that any school district shall be authorized by the Constitution and laws of this state to legally issue refunding bonds the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to apply to such school district.

History: s. 29, ch. 15772, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2383(28).
Fla. Stat. § 250.02 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.02
250.02 Militia.
Status: in_force

(1) The militia consists of all able-bodied citizens of this state and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens.

(2) The organized militia is composed of the National Guard and any other organized military forces that are authorized by law.

(3) The unorganized militia is composed of all persons who are subject to military duty but who are not members of units of the organized militia.

(4) Only persons exempt from military duty by the terms of federal law are exempt from military duty in this state.

History: s. 4, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2015; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 73-93; s. 2, ch. 2003-68.
Fla. Stat. § 132.22 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.22
132.22 Levy of ad valorem tax for payment of bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) In each year while any of the bonds shall be outstanding there shall be levied by or under the authority of the governing board upon all taxable property in the unit, an ad valorem tax sufficient to pay the interest and principal of such refunding bonds and any sinking funds which may be provided for by the bonds, or by the proceedings authorizing the sale, provided, however, that when there shall be in any fund or funds provided for such bonds, interest and sinking fund, an amount exceeding the amount at that time required for such fund or funds, the ad valorem tax required by this section for the current year may be reduced in the amount of such excess.

(2) It is expressly provided that in the case of taxing districts where bonds have been issued and are outstanding, which bonds are payable exclusively out of special assessments levied for the payment of such bonds, that no authority to levy an ad valorem tax upon the property of such taxing district shall be conferred or exist under this chapter, unless the same shall be duly authorized or approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the taxpayers who are the owners of freeholds in said unit not wholly exempt from taxation voting at an election called and held under the provisions of law relating to the issuance of bonds under s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution and such election shall be called within 60 days after the governing body of such taxing district shall receive a petition requesting the same signed by a number of owners of freeholds not wholly exempt from taxation equal to 25 percent of the qualified electors who are owners of such freeholds residing in such district and by the holder or holders of a majority in amount of the bonds or outstanding indebtedness to be refunded, but nothing in this chapter shall preclude the issuance of refunding bonds under this chapter when such refunding bonds are issued and are provided to be supported by the proceeds of special assessments of the same kind and character as were provided for the issue which is refunded.

History: s. 22, ch. 15772, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2383(22); s. 15, ch. 69-216.
Fla. Stat. § 744.1025 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part I / Section 744.1025
744.1025 Additional definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions contained in the Florida Probate Code shall be applicable to the Florida Guardianship Law, unless the context requires otherwise, insofar as such definitions do not conflict with definitions contained in this law.

History: s. 2, ch. 79-221; s. 5, ch. 89-96.
Fla. Stat. § 112.81 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part VIII / Section 112.81
112.81 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part:

(1) “Administrative proceeding” means any nonjudicial hearing which may result in the recommendation, approval, or order of disciplinary action against, or suspension or discharge of, a firefighter.

(2) “Employing agency” means any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof, including authorities and special districts, which employs firefighters.

(3) “Firefighter” means a person who is certified in compliance with s. 633.408 and who is employed solely within the fire department or public safety department of an employing agency as a full-time firefighter whose primary responsibility is the prevention and extinguishment of fires; the protection of life and property; and the enforcement of municipal, county, and state fire prevention codes and laws pertaining to the prevention and control of fires.

(4) “Formal investigation” means the process of investigation ordered by supervisory or management personnel, to determine if the firefighter should be disciplined, reprimanded, suspended, or removed, during which the questioning of a firefighter is conducted for the purpose of gathering evidence of misconduct.

(5) “Informal inquiry” means a meeting by supervisory or management personnel with a firefighter about whom an allegation of misconduct has come to the attention of such supervisory or management personnel, the purpose of which meeting is to mediate a complaint or discuss the facts to determine whether a formal investigation should be commenced. The term does not include routine work-related discussions, such as safety sessions or normal operational fire debriefings.

(6) “Interrogation” means the questioning of a firefighter by an employing agency in connection with a formal investigation or an administrative proceeding but does not include arbitration or civil service proceedings. The term does not include questioning during an informal inquiry.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-6; s. 118, ch. 2013-183; s. 1, ch. 2022-110.
Fla. Stat. § 552.22 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.22
552.22 Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who manufactures, purchases, transports, keeps, stores, possesses, distributes, sells, or uses any explosive with the intent to harm life, limb, or property is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Manufacturing, purchasing, possessing, distributing, or selling an explosive under circumstances contrary to the provisions of this chapter or such regulations as are adopted pursuant thereto shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to use the explosive for destruction of life, limb, or property.

(2) Any person who possesses any explosive material, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such explosive material was stolen, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Any person who knowingly withholds information or presents to the division any false, fictitious, or misrepresented application, identification, document, information, statement, or data, intended or likely to deceive, for the purpose of obtaining an explosives license or permit is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(4) Any person who knowingly withholds information or makes any false or fictitious entry or misrepresentation upon any records required by s. 552.111 or s. 552.112 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(5) Any person who is the holder of an explosives license or permit and who fails to report the loss, theft, or unexplained shortage of any explosive material as required by s. 552.113 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(6) Any person who violates any order, rule, or regulation of the division, an order to cease and desist, or an order to correct conditions issued pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(7) Any person who is the holder of an explosives license or permit and who abandons any explosive material is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(8) The license or permit of any person convicted of violating subsection (1) or subsection (2) is automatically and permanently revoked upon such conviction.

(9) The license or permit of any person convicted of violating subsection (3), subsection (4), subsection (5), subsection (6), or subsection (7) is automatically revoked upon such conviction, and the division shall not issue a license or permit to such person for 2 years from the date of such conviction.

(10) Any person who knowingly possesses an explosive in violation of the provisions of s. 552.101 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 7, ch. 29944, 1955; s. 9, ch. 59-83; s. 2, ch. 65-59; s. 548, ch. 71-136; s. 21, ch. 77-84; s. 224, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 84-17; s. 145, ch. 91-224.