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Fla. Stat. § 815.04 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 815 / Section 815.04
815.04 Offenses against intellectual property.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization introduces a computer contaminant or modifies or renders unavailable data, programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device commits an offense against intellectual property.

(2) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization destroys data, programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device commits an offense against intellectual property.

(3) A person who willfully, knowingly, and without authorization discloses or takes data, programs, or supporting documentation that is a trade secret as defined in s. 812.081 or is confidential as provided by law residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, computer network, or electronic device commits an offense against intellectual property.

(4)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an offense against intellectual property is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (b) If the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud or to obtain any property, the person commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-92; s. 1, ch. 94-100; s. 431, ch. 96-406; s. 1, ch. 2014-177; s. 4, ch. 2014-208; s. 5, ch. 2016-5; s. 20, ch. 2016-6; s. 31, ch. 2022-5.
Fla. Stat. § 155.11 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 155 / Section 155.11
155.11 County hospitals; deposit of moneys; payments.
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys received for such hospital shall be deposited in any bank designated by the said board of trustees, and placed to the credit of the hospital fund and can be paid out only as bills for material supplies, equipment, wages, salaries, or other items of expense whatsoever shall have been audited by the secretary and treasurer and approved by a majority of the members of the board of trustees in regular session. When so approved by a majority of said members, upon vouchers issued by the secretary and treasurer, warrant may be drawn for same and when countersigned by the chair of said board of trustees or an individual designated by s. 155.07, shall be authenticated. Provided, it shall be unlawful to pay any money out of said hospital fund until the provisions of this section have been complied with.

(2) For the purpose of providing for the direct deposit of funds under the circumstances herein specified, the board of trustees is authorized to establish the form or forms of warrants, which are to be issued and countersigned as provided in this chapter, for payment or disbursement of moneys out of the hospital depository, and to change the form thereof from time to time as the board of trustees deems appropriate. If authorized in writing by the payee, county hospital warrants may provide for the direct deposit of funds to the account of the payee in any financial institution which is designated in writing by the payee and which has lawful authority to accept such deposits. The written authorization of the payee shall be filed with the board of trustees. Direct deposit of funds may be by any electronic or other medium approved by the board of trustees for such purpose.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of trustees or any agent authorized by the board who has the authority to deposit or withdraw funds is authorized to transfer funds from one depository to another or within a depository or to another institution, and may transfer funds wherein the transfer does not represent an expenditure, advance, or reduction of cash assets. Such transfer may be made by electronic, telephonic, or other medium; and each transfer shall be confirmed in writing and signed by the designee of the board.

History: s. 8, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 1, ch. 76-21; s. 7, ch. 78-406; s. 2, ch. 82-104; s. 879, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 616.261 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 616 / Part III / Section 616.261
616.261 Finances of Florida State Fair.
Status: in_force

Operation of the Florida State Fair, and custody and maintenance of the buildings and grounds, shall be financed from the revenues derived from the state fair and other exhibits or events; revenue bonds; lease, rental, or other charges for the use of the buildings or grounds; and donations and other available sources of funds or revenues.

History: s. 13, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 36, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 31, ch. 96-231; s. 20, ch. 96-420; s. 23, ch. 99-4.
Fla. Stat. § 836.115 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 836 / Section 836.115
836.115 Cyberintimidation by publication.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Electronically publish” means to disseminate, post, or otherwise disclose information to an Internet site or forum. (b) “Harass” has the same meaning as provided in s. 817.568(1)(c). (c) “Personal identification information” has the same meaning as provided in s. 817.568(1)(f).

(2) It is unlawful for a person to electronically publish another person’s personal identification information with the intent to, or with the intent that a third party will use the information to: (a) Incite violence or commit a crime against the person; or (b) Threaten or harass the person, placing such person in reasonable fear of bodily harm. A person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of a first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 14, ch. 2021-6.
Fla. Stat. § 409.964 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part IV / Section 409.964
409.964 Managed care program; state plan; waivers.
Status: in_force

The Medicaid program is established as a statewide, integrated managed care program for all covered services, including long-term care services. The agency shall apply for and implement state plan amendments or waivers of applicable federal laws and regulations necessary to implement the program.

History: s. 5, ch. 2011-134; s. 101, ch. 2020-2; s. 3, ch. 2022-42.
Fla. Stat. § 683.25 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.25
683.25 Bill of Rights Day.
Status: in_force

(1) December 15 of each year is designated as “Bill of Rights Day.”

(2) The Governor may issue annually a proclamation designating December 15 as “Bill of Rights Day” and calling upon all citizens of the state to observe the occasion.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-88.
Fla. Stat. § 373.579 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part V / Section 373.579
373.579 Proceeds from taxes for bond purposes.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the treasurer as custodian of the funds belonging to the said board and to the district, out of the proceeds of the taxes levied and imposed by this chapter and out of any other moneys in the treasurer’s possession belonging to the district, which moneys so far as necessary shall be set apart and appropriated for the purpose, to apply said moneys and to pay the interest upon the said bonds as the same shall fall due and at the maturity of the said bonds to pay the principal thereof.

History: s. 40, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 611, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 497.159 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part I / Section 497.159
497.159 Crimes.
Status: in_force

(1) The theft in whole or in part or the act of unauthorized reproducing, circulating, or copying of any questions or answers on, from, or for any prelicensure examination administered by the department or the board, whether such examination is reproduced or copied in part or in whole and by any means, constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) The act of knowingly giving false information in the course of applying for or obtaining a license under this chapter, with intent to mislead the board or a public employee in the performance of her or his official duties, or the act of attempting to obtain or obtaining a license under this chapter by knowingly misleading statements or knowing misrepresentations, constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Any person who willfully obstructs the department or its examiner in any examination or investigation authorized by this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the second degree punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, in addition to any disciplinary action under this chapter. The initiation of action in any court by or on behalf of any licensee to terminate or limit any examination or investigation under this chapter shall not constitute a violation under this subsection.

(4) Any officer or director, or person occupying similar status or performing similar functions, of a preneed licensee who fails to make required deposits to any trust fund required by this chapter; any director, officer, agent, or employee of a preneed licensee who makes any unlawful withdrawal of funds from any such account or who knowingly discloses to the department or an employee thereof any false report made pursuant to this chapter; or any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of part II, part IV, or part V commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(5)(a) No cemetery company or other legal entity conducting or maintaining any public or private cemetery may deny burial space to any person because of race, creed, marital status, sex, national origin, or color. A cemetery company or other entity operating any cemetery may designate parts of cemeteries or burial grounds for the specific use of persons whose religious code requires isolation. Religious institution cemeteries may limit burials to members of the religious institution and their families. (b) Any cemetery company or other legal entity which violates the provisions of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, and each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.

History: s. 29, ch. 2004-301; s. 16, ch. 2005-155; s. 65, ch. 2016-10; s. 8, ch. 2021-113.
Fla. Stat. § 55.13 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 55 / Section 55.13
55.13 Judgments; rights of sureties, etc.
Status: in_force

Any person paying money as surety for the principal in any bond or note, which he or she has signed as surety, upon which judgment has been obtained, shall have the same right to control the said judgment and collect the same, with principal, interest and costs, as the plaintiff creditor would have had if the debt had not been paid. Such judgment, and execution thereon, shall have the same lien on property of the principal as though the surety were the original plaintiff.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 765, 1855; RS 1177; GS 1605; RGS 2807; CGL 4494; s. 9, ch. 67-254; s. 295, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 185.341 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.341
185.341 Discrimination in benefit formula prohibited; restrictions regarding designation of joint annuitants.
Status: in_force

For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter:

(1) No plan shall discriminate in its benefit formula based on color, national origin, sex, or marital status.

(2)(a) If a plan offers a joint annuitant option and the member selects such option, or if a plan specifies that the member’s spouse is to receive the benefits that continue to be payable upon the death of the member, then, in both of these cases, after retirement benefits have commenced, a retired member may change the designation of joint annuitant or beneficiary only twice. (b) Any retired member who desires to change the joint annuitant or beneficiary shall file with the board of trustees of his or her plan a notarized notice of such change either by registered letter or on such form as is provided by the administrator of the plan. Upon receipt of a completed change of joint annuitant form or such other notice, the board of trustees shall adjust the member’s monthly benefit by the application of actuarial tables and calculations developed to ensure that the benefit paid is the actuarial equivalent of the present value of the member’s current benefit. Nothing herein shall preclude a plan from actuarially adjusting benefits or offering options based upon sex, age, early retirement, or disability.

(3) Eligibility for coverage under the plan must be based upon length of service, or attained age, or both, and benefits must be determined by a nondiscriminatory formula based upon: (a) Length of service and compensation; or (b) Length of service.

History: s. 22, ch. 86-42; s. 955, ch. 95-147; s. 73, ch. 99-1.
Fla. Stat. § 185.60 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.60
185.60 Optional participation.
Status: in_force

A municipality may revoke its participation under this chapter by rescinding the legislative act, or ordinance which assesses and imposes taxes authorized in s. 185.08, and by furnishing a certified copy of such legislative act, or ordinance to the division. Thereafter, the municipality shall be prohibited from participating under this chapter, and shall not be eligible for future premium tax moneys. Premium tax moneys previously received shall continue to be used for the sole and exclusive benefit of police officers, or police officers and firefighters where included, and no amendment, legislative act, or ordinance shall be adopted which shall have the effect of reducing the then-vested accrued benefits of the police officers, retirees, or their beneficiaries. The municipality shall continue to furnish an annual report to the division as provided in s. 185.221. If the municipality subsequently terminates the defined benefit plan, they shall do so in compliance with the provisions of s. 185.37.

History: s. 82, ch. 99-1.
Fla. Stat. § 777.011 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 777 / Section 777.011
777.011 Principal in first degree.
Status: in_force

Whoever commits any criminal offense against the state, whether felony or misdemeanor, or aids, abets, counsels, hires, or otherwise procures such offense to be committed, and such offense is committed or is attempted to be committed, is a principal in the first degree and may be charged, convicted, and punished as such, whether he or she is or is not actually or constructively present at the commission of such offense.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-310; s. 11, ch. 74-383; s. 1194, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 130.03 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 130 / Section 130.03
130.03 Election required before issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

Bonds shall be issued only after the same shall have been approved by the majority of the votes cast in an election in which a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors residing in such county shall participate, which election shall be called and held, and the result thereof declared and recorded, in the manner prescribed by ss. 100.201-100.221, 100.241, 100.261-100.341, and 100.351, and said election or any subsequent elections for the same purpose shall be subject to all the provisions of chapter 100.

History: s. 3, ch. 2088, 1877; RS 593; GS 789; RGS 1534; CGL 2312; s. 1, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(1); s. 64, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 348.0318 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 348 / Part I / Section 348.0318
348.0318 This part complete and additional authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The powers conferred by this part are in addition and supplemental to the existing powers of the department and the governing body of the agency, and this part may not be construed as repealing any of the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, but to supersede such other laws in the exercise of the powers provided in this part and to provide a complete method for the exercise of the powers granted in this part. The extension and improvement of the expressway system, and the issuance of bonds pursuant to this part to finance all or part of the cost of the system, may be accomplished upon compliance with the provisions of this part without regard to or necessity for compliance with the provisions, limitations, or restrictions contained in any other general, special, or local law, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821, and no approval of any bonds issued under this part by the qualified electors or qualified electors who are freeholders in the state or in Miami-Dade County, in Monroe County, or in any other political subdivision of the state, is required for the issuance of such bonds pursuant to this part, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821.

(2) This part does not repeal, rescind, or modify any other law relating to the State Board of Administration, the Department of Transportation, or the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration, but supersedes any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of this part, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821.

History: s. 14, ch. 2019-169; s. 27, ch. 2023-70.
Fla. Stat. § 552.112 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.112
552.112 Maintenance of records by users; inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any user of explosives to purchase, store, or use explosives without maintaining an accurate and current written inventory of all explosives purchased, possessed, stored, or used.

(2) Such records shall include, but not be limited to, invoices or sales tickets from purchases, location of blasting sites, dates and times of firing, the amount of explosives used for each blast or delay series, the name of the person in charge of loading and firing, and the license or permit number and name of the person making such entry into the records. Such records shall be maintained by users for a period of 5 years.

(3) Such records shall be made accessible to, and subject to examination by, the division and any peace officer of this state.

(4) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to withhold information or make any false or fictitious entry or misrepresentation upon any such records.

History: s. 6, ch. 59-83; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 9, ch. 77-84.
Fla. Stat. § 95.111 — Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.111
95.111 Limitations after death of a person served by publication.
Status: in_force

In all suits or actions when a decree pro confesso or default was duly entered against a defendant on whom constructive service was duly obtained and the defendant died after the entry of the decree pro confesso or default and before the entry of final decree or judgment, and the death was not suggested to the court before the entry of the final decree or judgment, the final decree or judgment shall be binding and conclusive against persons claiming under the deceased defendant 1 year after its date as if the death had been suggested and the suit or action revived or continued against the proper parties.

History: s. 1, ch. 11996, 1927; CGL 4947; s. 46, ch. 67-254; s. 21, ch. 74-382.
Fla. Stat. § 628.912 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part V / Section 628.912
628.912 Discounting of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves.
Status: in_force

(1) A captive reinsurance company may discount its loss and loss adjustment expense reserves at treasury rates applied to the applicable payments projected through the use of the expected payment pattern associated with the reserves.

(2) A captive reinsurance company must file annually an actuarial opinion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves provided by an independent actuary. The actuary may not be an employee of the captive reinsurance company or its affiliates.

(3) The office may disallow the discounting of reserves if a captive reinsurance company violates a provision of this part.

History: s. 27, ch. 2012-151.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.855 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part IV / Section 1012.855
1012.855 Employment of Florida College System institution personnel; discrimination in granting salary prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Employment of all personnel in each Florida College System institution shall be upon recommendation of the president, subject to rejection for cause by the Florida College System institution board of trustees; to the rules of the State Board of Education relative to certification, tenure, leaves of absence of all types, including sabbaticals, remuneration, and such other conditions of employment as the State Board of Education deems necessary and proper; and to policies of the Florida College System institution board of trustees not inconsistent with law. (b) Any internal auditor employed by a Florida College System institution shall be hired by the Florida College System institution board of trustees and shall report directly to the board.

(2) Each Florida College System institution board of trustees shall undertake a program to eradicate any discrimination on the basis of gender, race, or physical handicap in the granting of salaries to employees.

History: s. 772, ch. 2002-387; s. 191, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 324.081 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 324 / Section 324.081
324.081 Nonresident owner or operator.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may establish reciprocal agreements with any other states for the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this chapter and pursuant to such agreements may suspend the license and registration of a resident of this state involved in a crash in another state.

(2) When a nonresident’s operating privilege is suspended pursuant to this chapter, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the appropriate official of the reciprocating state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (3).

(3) Upon receipt of such certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in any such other reciprocating state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle crash, under circumstances which would require the department to suspend a nonresident’s operating privilege had the crash occurred in this state, the department shall suspend the license of such resident if he or she was the operator, and all of his or her registrations if he or she was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in such crash. Such suspension shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of such other state relating to the deposit of such security.

(4) In the event such nonresident shall at the time have in effect an insurance policy or surety bond issued by any insurance company or surety company not authorized to do business in this state, the department may reinstate such nonresident upon said company furnishing it with power of attorney to accept service of process.

History: s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 6, ch. 57-147; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 77-118; s. 11, ch. 77-468; s. 435, ch. 95-148; s. 305, ch. 99-248.