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Fla. Stat. § 163.083 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part I / Section 163.083
163.083 Qualifying improvement contractors.
Status: in_force

(1) A county or municipality shall establish a process, or approve a process established by a program administrator, to register contractors for participation in a program authorized by a county or municipality pursuant to s. 163.081. A qualifying improvement contractor may only perform such work that the contractor is appropriately licensed, registered, and permitted to conduct. At the time of application to participate and during participation in the program, contractors must: (a) Hold all necessary licenses or registrations for the work to be performed which are in good standing. Good standing includes no outstanding complaints with the state or local government which issues such licenses or registrations. (b) Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including obtaining and maintaining any other permits, licenses, or registrations required for engaging in business in the jurisdiction in which it operates and maintaining all state-required bond and insurance coverage. (c) File with the program administrator a written statement in a form approved by the county or municipality that the contractor will comply with applicable laws and rules and qualifying improvement program policies and procedures, including those on advertising and marketing.

(2) A third-party administrator or a program administrator, either directly or through an affiliate, may not be registered as a qualifying improvement contractor.

(3) A program administrator shall establish and maintain: (a) A process to monitor qualifying improvement contractors for performance and compliance with requirements of the program and must conduct regular reviews of qualifying improvement contractors to confirm that each qualifying improvement contractor is in good standing. (b) Procedures for notice and imposition of penalties upon a finding of violation, which may consist of placement of the qualifying improvement contractor in a probationary status that places conditions for continued participation, suspension, or termination from participation in the program. (c) An easily accessible page on its website that provides information on the status of registered qualifying improvement contractors, including any imposed penalties, and the names of any qualifying improvement contractors currently on probationary status or that are suspended or terminated from participation in the program.

History: s. 4, ch. 2024-273.
Fla. Stat. § 256.08 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.08
256.08 Definition.
Status: in_force

The words “flag,” “standard,” “color,” “ensign,” or “shield,” as used in ss. 256.05-256.07, shall include any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, or copy, picture or representation thereof, made of any substance or represented or produced thereon, and of any size, evidently purporting to be such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this state, or a copy, picture or representation thereof.

History: New in Florida Statutes, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 634.306 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part II / Section 634.306
634.306 Application for and issuance of license.
Status: in_force

(1) An application for license as a home warranty association must be made to and must be filed with the office on printed forms prescribed by the commission and furnished by the office.

(2) In addition to information relative to its qualifications as required under s. 634.304, the application must show: (a) The location of the applicant’s home office. (b) The name and residence address of each director or officer of the applicant and the name and residence address of each shareholder who owns or controls 10 percent or more shares of the applicant. (c) Such other pertinent information as is required by the office or commission.

(3) The application must be accompanied by: (a) A copy of the applicant’s articles of incorporation, certified by the public official having custody of the original, and a copy of the applicant’s bylaws, certified by the applicant’s secretary. (b) A copy of the most recent financial statement of the applicant, verified under oath of at least two of its principal officers. (c) A license fee in the amount of $200, as required under s. 634.303.

(4) Upon completion of the application for license, the office shall examine the application and make any further investigation of the applicant as it deems advisable. If it finds that the applicant is qualified therefor, the office shall issue to the applicant a license as a home warranty association. If the office does not so find, it shall refuse to issue the license and shall give the applicant written notice of such refusal, setting forth the grounds therefor.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-339; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 5, 32, 33, 34, ch. 83-323; s. 1, ch. 84-94; ss. 14, 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1456, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 403.860 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.860
403.860 Penalties and remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) A fine, not to exceed $5,000 for each day in which a violation occurs, may be imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction on any person who violates s. 403.859(1), (2), (4), (5), or (6).

(2) A fine, not to exceed $5,000 for each day in which such violation occurs or failure to comply continues, may be imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction upon any person who violates, or fails or refuses to comply with, any order issued by the department pursuant to this act.

(3) The department may initiate an administrative proceeding to establish liability and require corrective action. Such proceeding shall be instituted by the department’s serving a written notice of violation upon the alleged violator by certified mail. The notice shall specify the provision of law or rule of the department alleged to have been violated and the facts alleged to constitute a violation thereof. An order for corrective action may be included with the notice. However, no order shall become effective until after service and an administrative hearing, if requested within 20 days after service. Failure to request an administrative hearing within this time period shall constitute a waiver thereof. A department order, entered after a hearing pursuant to chapter 120 or a waiver thereof, shall be final and constitute a final adjudication of the matters alleged. Such order may require, in addition to corrective action, that the violator pay the state for its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in investigating the violation and prosecuting the administrative proceeding.

(4) The department or a county health department that has been approved by the department under s. 403.862(1)(c) may institute a civil action in any court of appropriate jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prevent violation of any order, rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this act, in addition to any other remedies provided under this section.

(5) In addition to any judicial or administrative remedy authorized by this part, the department or a county health department that has received approval by the department pursuant to s. 403.862(1)(c) shall assess administrative penalties for violations of this section in accordance with s. 403.121.

(6) Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund or the appropriate County Health Department Trust Fund, in accordance with s. 381.0063, to be used to carry out the provisions of this part. The department may use a portion of the fund to contract for services to help collect noncompliance fees assessed pursuant to this section.

History: s. 11, ch. 77-337; s. 71, ch. 90-331; s. 2, ch. 93-50; s. 3, ch. 93-264; s. 104, ch. 97-101; s. 3, ch. 97-236; s. 5, ch. 2001-258; s. 29, ch. 2020-158.
Fla. Stat. § 111.072 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 111 / Section 111.072
111.072 Insurance in anticipation of judgments or settlements against officers, employees, or agents of any county, municipality, or political subdivision.
Status: in_force

Any county, municipality, or political subdivision is authorized to be self-insured, to enter into risk management programs, or to purchase liability insurance for whatever coverage it may choose or to have any combination thereof in anticipation of any judgment or settlement which its officers, employees, or agents may be liable to pay pursuant to a civil or civil rights lawsuit described in s. 111.07.

History: s. 3, ch. 79-139.
Fla. Stat. § 28.44 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.44
28.44 Clerk discontinuance of court-related functions.
Status: in_force

(1) No function of the clerk of court being performed in support of the trial courts by the individual clerks of court on July 1, 2004, may be discontinued or substantially modified on a unilateral basis except pursuant to this section. A clerk of court may discontinue performing a function performed in support of the trial court only if: (a) The chief judge of the circuit has consented in writing to the discontinuance or substantial modification of the function performed in support of the trial court; or (b) The clerk of court has given written notice of the intention to substantially modify or discontinue a function performed in support of the trial court at least 1 year before the effective date of the discontinuance or substantial modification of the function.

(2) “Substantial modification” of a function performed in support of the trial court means a modification which has the effect of reducing the level of services provided to the trial court.

History: s. 13, ch. 2005-236.
Fla. Stat. § 714.25 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 714 / Section 714.25
714.25 Effect of enforcement by mortgagee.
Status: in_force

A request by a mortgagee for the appointment of a receiver, the appointment of a receiver, or the application by a mortgagee of receivership property or proceeds to the secured obligation does not:

(1) Make the mortgagee a mortgagee in possession of the real property;

(2) Make the mortgagee an agent of the owner;

(3) Constitute an election of remedies which precludes a later action to enforce the secured obligation;

(4) Make the secured obligation unenforceable;

(5) Limit any right available to the mortgagee with respect to the secured obligation; or

(6) Constitute an action under chapter 702.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-106.
Fla. Stat. § 548.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.05
548.05 Control of contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall adopt rules governing the form and content of contracts executed in this state between managers and participants. All such contracts shall be in writing and shall contain all provisions specifically worded as required by rules of the commission. Contracts that do not contain all provisions specifically worded as required by rules of the commission shall be deemed to contain such provisions. A copy of all such contracts must be filed with the commission within 7 days after execution.

(2) Each contract between a manager and a participant shall contain provisions governing its duration, division of the participant’s purses, and any minimum sum guaranteed annually to the participant by the manager. Each contract shall provide that it is automatically terminated if the license of either party is revoked by the commission or if the manager fails to renew her or his license within 30 days after its expiration date. If the license of either party is suspended, the contract is not binding upon the other party during the period of suspension.

(3) The commission may require that each contract contain language authorizing the commission to withhold any or all of any manager’s share of a purse in the event of a contractual dispute as to entitlement to any portion of a purse. The commission may establish rules governing the manner of resolution of such dispute. In addition, if the commission deems it appropriate, the commission is hereby authorized to implead interested parties over any disputed funds into the appropriate circuit court for resolution of the dispute before release of all or any part of the funds.

(4) Each contract subject to this section shall contain the following clause: “This agreement is subject to the provisions of chapter 548, Florida Statutes, and to the rules of the Florida Athletic Commission and to any future amendments of either.”

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 11, ch. 88-365; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 769, ch. 97-103; s. 126, ch. 99-251; s. 15, ch. 2002-172; s. 27, ch. 2021-135.
Fla. Stat. § 817.16 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.16
817.16 False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud.
Status: in_force

Any officer, director, agent or clerk of any bank, trust company, building and loan association, small loan licensee, credit union, or other corporation under the supervision of the Office of Financial Regulation of the Financial Services Commission or formerly the Department of Banking and Finance, who willfully and knowingly subscribes or exhibits any false paper with intent to deceive any person authorized to examine as to the records of such bank, trust company, building and loan association, small loan licensee, credit union, or other corporation under the supervision of the Office of Financial Regulation or formerly the Department of Banking and Finance, or willfully and knowingly subscribes to or makes any false reports to the Office of Financial Regulation or subscribed to or made any such false report to the Department of Banking and Finance or causes to be published any false report, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 15876, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7315(1); ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 851, ch. 71-136; s. 1908, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 110.1225 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part I / Section 110.1225
110.1225 Furloughs.
Status: in_force

When a deficit is certified or projected by the Revenue Estimating Conference pursuant to s. 216.136(3), in any fund that supports salary and benefit appropriations, the Governor or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as appropriate, may propose a furlough plan for consideration by the Legislative Budget Commission. The plan must identify all affected positions and ensure that all affected employees are subject to the same reduction of hours for the same number of pay periods with a commensurate reduction in pay.

History: s. 5, ch. 91-431; s. 4, ch. 2012-215.
Fla. Stat. § 607.503 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part II / Section 607.503
607.503 Incorporation.
Status: in_force

To incorporate as a social purpose corporation, an incorporator must satisfy the requirements of this chapter, and the articles of incorporation must state that the corporation is a social purpose corporation under this part.

History: s. 9, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 651.1081 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 651 / Section 651.1081
651.1081 Remedies available in cases of unlawful sale.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon a determination by the office that a provider is or has been violating the provisions of this chapter, the office may order the provider to cease sales and make a rescission offer to the resident in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2) Upon such order by the office, every unlawful sale made in violation of this chapter may be rescinded at the election of the resident without penalty.

(3) No resident shall have the benefit of this section who, within 30 days of receipt, has refused or failed to accept an offer made in writing by the provider to rescind the contract in question and to refund the full amount paid by the resident with interest on the full amount paid for the contract at the legal rate, pursuant to s. 55.03, for the period from the date of payment by the resident to the date of repayment, less the amount of the cost of care provided, if applicable, and the amount of any costs specifically incurred by the provider at the request of the resident and set forth in writing in a separate addendum, signed by both parties to the contract.

History: s. 20, ch. 97-229; s. 1688, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 738.406 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.406
738.406 Receipt on obligation to be paid in money.
Status: in_force

(1) This section does not apply to an obligation to which s. 738.409, s. 738.410, s. 738.411, s. 738.412, s. 738.414, s. 738.415, or s. 738.416 applies.

(2) A fiduciary shall allocate to income, without provision for amortization of premium, an amount received as interest on an obligation to pay money to the fiduciary, including an amount received as consideration for prepaying principal.

(3) A fiduciary shall allocate to principal an amount received from the sale, redemption, or other disposition of an obligation to pay money to the fiduciary.

(4) A fiduciary shall allocate to income the increment in value of a bond or other obligation for the payment of money bearing no stated interest but payable or redeemable, at maturity or another future time, in an amount that exceeds the amount in consideration of which it was issued. If the increment in value accrues and becomes payable pursuant to a fixed schedule of appreciation, it may be distributed to the beneficiary who was the income beneficiary at the time of increment from the first principal cash available or, if none is available, when the increment is realized by sale, redemption, or other disposition. If unrealized increment is distributed as income but out of principal, the principal must be reimbursed for the increment when realized. If, in the reasonable judgment of the fiduciary, exercised in good faith, the ultimate payment of the bond principal is in doubt, the fiduciary may withhold the payment of incremental interest to the income beneficiary.

History: s. 25, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 790.061 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 790 / Section 790.061
790.061 Judges and justices; exceptions from licensure provisions.
Status: in_force

A county court judge, circuit court judge, district court of appeal judge, justice of the supreme court, federal district court judge, or federal court of appeals judge serving in this state is not required to comply with the provisions of s. 790.06 in order to receive a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm, except that any such justice or judge must comply with the provisions of s. 790.06(2)(h). The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall issue a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm to any such justice or judge upon demonstration of competence of the justice or judge pursuant to s. 790.06(2)(h).

History: s. 2, ch. 90-311; s. 2, ch. 95-229; s. 158, ch. 2004-5; s. 91, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 479.12 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 479 / Part I / Section 479.12
479.12 Outdoor advertising on highways.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully or maliciously displaces, removes, destroys or injures a mileboard, milestone, danger sign, signal, guide sign, guidepost, highway sign, or historical marker or any inscription thereon, lawfully within or adjacent to a highway, or who in any manner paints, prints, places, puts or affixes any advertisement upon or to any rock, stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mileboard, milestone, danger sign, guide sign, guidepost, highway sign, historical marker, buildings, barns or other object lawfully within the limits of any highway, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 10, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 429, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 605.2607 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.2607
605.2607 Effect of merger.
Status: in_force

When a merger of a protected series under s. 605.2604 becomes effective, in addition to the effects stated in s. 605.1026, all of the following apply:

(1) As provided in the plan of merger, each protected series of each merging series limited liability company which was established before the merger is either a relocated protected series or continuing protected series, or is dissolved, wound up, and terminated.

(2) Any protected series to be established as a result of the merger is established.

(3) Any relocated protected series or continuing protected series is the same person without interruption as it was before the merger.

(4) All property of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series continues to be vested in the protected series without transfer, reversion, or impairment.

(5) All debts, obligations, and other liabilities of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series continue as debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the relocated protected series or continuing protected series.

(6) Except as otherwise provided by law or the plan of merger, all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series remain in the protected series.

(7) The new name of a relocated protected series may be substituted for the former name of the relocated protected series in any pending action or proceeding.

(8) To the extent provided in the plan of merger, the following apply: (a) A person becomes an associated member or a protected-series transferee of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series. (b) A person becomes an associated member of a protected series established by the surviving company as a result of the merger. (c) Any change in the rights or obligations of a person in the person’s capacity as an associated member or a protected-series transferee of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series takes effect. (d) Any consideration to be paid to a person that before the merger was an associated member or a protected-series transferee of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series is due.

(9) Any person that is an associated member of a relocated protected series becomes a member of the surviving company, if not already a member.

History: s. 37, ch. 2025-162.
Fla. Stat. § 287.132 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 287 / Part I / Section 287.132
287.132 Legislative intent with respect to integrity of public contracting and purchasing process.
Status: in_force

Recognizing that the preservation of the integrity of the public contracting and purchasing process of the state is vital and is a matter of interest to all the people of the state, the Legislature determines and declares that:

(1) The procedures of public entities for determining with whom they transact business exist to secure for the public the benefits of free, fair, and open competition among those persons whose conduct reflects good citizenship.

(2) The opportunity to bid on public entity contracts or to supply goods and services to public entities or to otherwise transact business with public entities is a privilege, not a right.

(3) In order to preserve the integrity of the public contracting and purchasing process, the privilege of transacting business with public entities should be denied to persons involved in certain crimes.

(4) Persons involved in certain crimes should be denied the privilege of transacting business with public entities and the opportunity of obtaining economic benefit through the transaction of business of any kind with public entities.

To these ends, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide sufficient authority to the state, its departments and agencies, and political subdivisions to ensure the integrity of public contracting and purchasing.

History: s. 1, ch. 89-114.