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Fla. Stat. § 494.0038 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 494 / Part II / Section 494.0038
494.0038 Mortgage broker fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Any third-party fee entrusted to a mortgage broker must immediately, upon receipt, be placed into a segregated account with a financial institution located in the state the accounts of which are insured by the Federal Government. Such funds shall be held in trust for the payor and shall be kept in the account until disbursement. Such funds may be placed in one account if adequate accounting measures are taken to identify the source of the funds.

(2) A mortgage broker may not pay a commission to any person not licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(3) This section does not prohibit a mortgage broker from offering products and services, in addition to those offered in conjunction with the loan origination process, for a fee or commission.

History: ss. 25, 50, ch. 91-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 14, ch. 99-213; s. 41, ch. 2000-154; s. 533, ch. 2003-261; s. 6, ch. 2007-182; s. 34, ch. 2009-241; s. 3, ch. 2010-67; s. 7, ch. 2011-71; s. 42, ch. 2014-91.
Fla. Stat. § 655.035 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.035
655.035 Military lending.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to s. 655.032, the office may conduct an investigation that it deems necessary to determine whether a financial institution, a subsidiary, a service corporation, an affiliate, or other person is engaging in or has engaged in conduct that is a violation of any provision of the Military Lending Act, 10 U.S.C. s. 987, or the regulations adopted under that act in 32 C.F.R. part 232. If the office has reason to believe that a person has violated any such provision or regulation, the office may initiate a proceeding against such person in accordance with s. 655.033, s. 655.034, s. 655.037, or s. 655.041.

History: s. 4, ch. 2016-160.
Fla. Stat. § 403.94055 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VIII / Section 403.94055
403.94055 Application contents; corridor requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A natural gas transmission pipeline company may file an application encompassing all or a part of one or more proposed pipelines. The beginning and ending points of a pipeline must be specified in the application and must be verified by the commission in its determination of need. The application must include all structures and maintenance and access roads required to be constructed. The applicant may include metering and compressor stations and other facilities directly related to the transportation of natural gas which will serve the pipeline.

(2) The width of the corridor may be the width of the pipeline right-of-way or wider, but may not exceed 1 / 3 mile. After the property interests required for the pipeline right-of-way have been acquired by the applicant, the boundaries of the corridor shall be narrowed to include only that land within pipeline right-of-way. The corridor must be specified in the application, in amendments to the application filed pursuant to s. 403.9413, and in notices of acceptance of alternate corridors filed by an applicant and the department pursuant to s. 403.9412.

History: s. 1, ch. 92-284.
Fla. Stat. § 298.01 — Florida Code / Title XXI / Chapter 298 / Section 298.01
298.01 Formation of water control district.
Status: in_force

It is the legislative intent that those water control districts established prior to July 1, 1980, pursuant to the process formerly contained in this section and former ss. 298.02 and 298.03, may continue to operate as outlined in this chapter. However, on and after that date, no water control district may be created except pursuant to s. 125.01 or a special act of the Legislature. Upon formation of a water control district by a special act of the Legislature, the circuit court of the county in which a majority of the land within the district is located shall thereafter maintain and have original and exclusive jurisdiction, coextensive with the boundaries and limits of the water control district without regard to county lines, for all purposes of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1098; CGL 1451; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-291; s. 1, ch. 79-5; s. 17, ch. 79-65; s. 1, ch. 80-281; s. 20, ch. 2015-2.
Fla. Stat. § 601.80 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.80
601.80 Unlawful to use uncertified coloring matter.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to use on oranges or citrus hybrids any coloring matter which has not first received the approval of the Department of Agriculture.

History: s. 80, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-89; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 17, ch. 71-186; s. 10, ch. 87-44; s. 61, ch. 2012-182; s. 128, ch. 2013-18; s. 39, ch. 2022-5.
Fla. Stat. § 408.807 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 408 / Part II / Section 408.807
408.807 Change of ownership.
Status: in_force

Whenever a change of ownership occurs:

(1) The transferor shall notify the agency in writing at least 60 days before the anticipated date of the change of ownership.

(2) The transferee shall make application to the agency for a license within the timeframes required in s. 408.806.

(3) The transferor shall be responsible and liable for: (a) The lawful operation of the provider and the welfare of the clients served until the date the transferee is licensed by the agency. (b) Any and all penalties imposed against the transferor for violations occurring before the date of change of ownership.

(4) Any restriction on licensure, including a conditional license existing at the time of a change of ownership, shall remain in effect until the agency determines that the grounds for the restriction are corrected.

(5) The transferee shall maintain records of the transferor as required in this part, authorizing statutes, and applicable rules, including: (a) All client records. (b) Inspection reports. (c) All records required to be maintained pursuant to s. 409.913, if applicable.

History: s. 5, ch. 2006-192.
Fla. Stat. § 161.39 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part II / Section 161.39
161.39 Cooperation between two or more counties.
Status: in_force

(1) When two or more counties have created one or more beach preservation districts as provided for under this part or any other law with same or like intent, or desire to carry out programs of beach and shore preservation, and find it to be mutually beneficial, the boards of county commissioners of such counties may cooperate to any extent necessary or desirable to carry out the intent of this part or any other law with same or like intent, in the implementation of any beach or shore preservation plan or project as defined herein. This cooperation may include but shall not be limited to cooperative participation in the nonfederal costs of federally authorized projects affecting one or more of the cooperating counties, plans or projects resulting from investigation, or studies made by any or all such counties, or other such plans or projects, which by their nature would prove to be beneficial to each such cooperating county as determined by the boards of county commissioners of each such county.

(2) The costs of any such plan or project shall be borne by each of the cooperating counties in accordance with the benefits expected to accrue to each county as determined in accordance with s. 161.29, or as determined and agreed upon by the boards of county commissioners of each such cooperating county.

(3) Any county may expend funds in any other county for the purposes provided herein if in the opinion of the board of county commissioners of one county such expenditure of its funds in other counties would be beneficial to the beaches and shores of that county.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-408.
Fla. Stat. § 90.706 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.706
90.706 Authoritativeness of literature for use in cross-examination.
Status: in_force

Statements of facts or opinions on a subject of science, art, or specialized knowledge contained in a published treatise, periodical, book, dissertation, pamphlet, or other writing may be used in cross-examination of an expert witness if the expert witness recognizes the author or the treatise, periodical, book, dissertation, pamphlet, or other writing to be authoritative, or, notwithstanding nonrecognition by the expert witness, if the trial court finds the author or the treatise, periodical, book, dissertation, pamphlet, or other writing to be authoritative and relevant to the subject matter.

History: s. 18, ch. 78-361; s. 2, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 250.83 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part IV / Section 250.83
250.83 Construction of part.
Status: in_force

In the event that any other provision of law conflicts with SCRA, USERRA, or the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of SCRA, USERRA, or the provisions of this chapter, whichever is applicable, shall control. Nothing in this part shall construe rights or responsibilities not provided under the SCRA, USERRA, or this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 2003-72; s. 44, ch. 2008-4.
Fla. Stat. § 564.08 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 564 / Section 564.08
564.08 Wine tastings by distributors and vendors.
Status: in_force

A licensed distributor of vinous beverages, or any vendor, is authorized to conduct wine tastings upon any licensed premises authorized to sell vinous or spirituous beverages by package or for consumption on premises without being in violation of s. 561.42, provided that the conduct of the wine tasting shall be limited to and directed toward the general public of the age of legal consumption.

History: s. 1, ch. 81-160.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2203 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part I / Section 379.2203
379.2203 Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys collected from fines, penalties, proceeds from unclaimed bonds, or forfeitures of bail of persons convicted under this chapter shall be deposited in the fine and forfeiture fund established pursuant to s. 142.01 where such convictions are had, except for the disposition of moneys as provided in subsection (2).

(2) All moneys collected from fines, penalties, or forfeitures of bail of persons convicted of violations of rules, regulations, or orders of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission concerning endangered or threatened species or of violation of s. 379.3014, s. 379.409, or s. 379.4115 shall be remitted by the clerk of the court to the Department of Revenue to be deposited in the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.

History: s. 12, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(12); s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 1, ch. 70-370; s. 3, ch. 79-217; s. 2, ch. 81-191; s. 19, ch. 94-265; s. 156, ch. 99-245; s. 4, ch. 2000-153; s. 15, ch. 2001-122; s. 66, ch. 2004-265; s. 54, ch. 2005-236; s. 24, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 520.25 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part II / Section 520.25
520.25 Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any seller who willfully and intentionally violates any provision of this part commits a noncriminal violation, as defined in s. 775.08(3), punishable by a fine not to exceed the cost of the distributed energy generation system.

(2) In the case of a willful and intentional violation of this part, the owner may recover from the person committing such violation, or may set off or counterclaim in any action against the owner by such person, an amount equal to any finance charges and fees charged to the owner under the agreement, plus attorney fees and costs incurred by the owner to assert his or her rights under this part.

History: s. 5, ch. 2017-118.
Fla. Stat. § 50.0711 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0711
50.0711 Court docket fund; service charges; publications.
Status: in_force

(1) The clerk of the court in each county may establish a court docket fund for the purpose of paying the cost of publication of the fact of the filing of any civil case in the circuit court of the county by the style and of the calendar relating to such cases. This court docket fund shall be funded by $1 mandatory court cost for all civil actions, suits, or proceedings filed in the circuit court of the county. The clerk shall maintain such funds separate and apart, and the proceeds from this court cost shall not be diverted to any other fund or for any purpose other than that established in this section. The clerk of the court shall dispense the fund to the designated publicly accessible website publisher or record newspaper in the county on a quarterly basis.

(2) If a judicial circuit publishes legal notices in a newspaper, a newspaper qualified under the terms of s. 50.011 shall be designated as the record newspaper for such publication by an order of the majority of the judges in the judicial circuit in which such county is located, and such order shall be filed and recorded with the clerk of the circuit court for such county. The designated record newspaper may be changed at the end of any fiscal year of the county by a majority vote of the judges of the judicial circuit of the county ordering such change 30 days prior to the end of the fiscal year, notice of which order shall be given to the previously designated record newspaper.

(3) The publicly accessible website publisher or publishers of any designated record newspapers receiving payment from this court docket fund shall publish, without additional charge, the fact of the filing of any civil case, suit, or action filed in such county in the circuit. Such publication shall be in accordance with a schedule agreed upon between the website publisher or record newspaper and the clerk of the court in such county.

(4) The publicly accessible website publisher or publishers of any designated record newspapers receiving revenues from the court docket fund established in subsection (1) shall, without charge, accept legal advertisements for the purpose of service of process by publication under s. 49.011(4), (10), and (11) when such publication is required of persons authorized to proceed as indigent persons under s. 57.081.

History: s. 46, ch. 2004-265; s. 8, ch. 2022-103.
Fla. Stat. § 207.0281 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 207 / Section 207.0281
207.0281 Registration; cooperative reciprocal agreements between states.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may enter into a cooperative reciprocal agreement, including, but not limited to, the international fuel-tax agreement, with another state or group of states for the administration of the tax imposed by this chapter. An agreement arrangement, declaration, or amendment is not effective until stated in writing and filed with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

(2) The agreement may provide for determining the base state for users, users’ records requirements, audit procedures, exchange of information, persons eligible for tax licensing, defining qualified motor vehicles, determining if bonding is required, specifying reporting requirements and periods including defining uniform penalty and interest rates for late reporting, and determining methods for collecting and forwarding of motor fuel taxes and penalties to another jurisdiction and may include other provisions as will facilitate the administration of the agreement.

(3) The department may, as required by the terms of the agreement, forward to the proper officers of another state any information in the department’s possession relative to the manufacture, receipt, sale, use, transportation, or shipment of motor fuels by any person. The department may disclose to the proper officers of another state the location of offices, motor vehicles, and other real and personal property of users of motor fuels.

(4) The agreement may provide for each state to audit the records of persons based in the state to determine if the motor fuel taxes due each state are properly reported and paid. Each state shall forward the findings of the audits performed on persons based in the state to each state in which the person has taxable use of motor fuels. For persons who are not based in this state and who have taxable use of motor fuel in this state, the department shall serve the audit findings received from another state in the form of an assessment on the person as though an audit was conducted by the department.

(5) Any agreement entered into under this section does not preclude the department from auditing the records of any person covered by the provisions of this chapter.

(6) This section and the contents of any reciprocal agreement entered into under this section supersede all other fuel-tax requirements of this chapter for commercial motor vehicles.

(7) The legal remedies for any person served with an order or assessment under this section are as prescribed in this chapter.

History: s. 14, ch. 87-198; s. 51, ch. 91-45; s. 6, ch. 94-306; s. 13, ch. 2013-18.
Fla. Stat. § 775.35 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 775 / Section 775.35
775.35 Agroterrorism; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who intentionally disseminates or spreads any type of contagious, communicable, or infectious disease among crops, poultry as defined in s. 583.01, livestock as defined in s. 588.13, or other animals commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. It is an affirmative defense to this violation if the activity is consistent with a medically recognized procedure or if the activity is done in the course of legitimate, professional scientific research.

(2) A person who commits a violation of subsection (1) which results in death or serious bodily injury to a person commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. As used in this subsection, the term “serious bodily injury” has the same meaning as provided in s. 775.30(3).

History: s. 6, ch. 2017-37.
Fla. Stat. § 627.406 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.406
627.406 Power to contract; purchase of insurance by or for minor.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person of competent legal capacity may contract for insurance.

(2) Any minor of the age of 15 years or more, as determined by the nearest birthday, may, notwithstanding his or her minority, contract for annuities or for insurance on his or her own life, body, health, property, liabilities, or other interests or on the person of another in whom the minor has an insurable interest. Such a minor shall, notwithstanding such minority, be deemed competent to exercise all rights and powers with respect to or under any contract for annuity or for insurance upon his or her own life, body, or health or any contract such minor effected on his or her own property, liabilities, or other interests or on the person of another, as might be exercised by a person of full legal age. Such minor may at any time surrender his or her interest in any such contracts and give a valid discharge for any benefits accruing or money payable thereunder. Such a minor shall not, by reason of his or her minority, be entitled to rescind, avoid, or repudiate the contract, nor to rescind, avoid, or repudiate any exercise of a right or privilege thereunder, except that such a minor, not otherwise emancipated, shall not be bound by any unperformed agreement to pay, by promissory note or otherwise, any premium on any such annuity or insurance contract.

(3) If any minor mentioned in subsection (2) is possessed of an estate that is being administered by a guardian or curator, no such contract shall be binding upon such estate as to payment of premiums, except as and when consented to by the guardian or curator and approved by the probate court of the county in which the administration of the estate is pending; and such consent and approval shall be required as to each premium payment.

(4) Any annuity contract or policy of life or health insurance procured by or for a minor under subsection (2) shall be made payable either to the minor or his or her estate or to a person having an insurable interest in the life of such minor.

History: s. 455, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 360, 377, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 323, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 588.23 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 588 / Section 588.23
588.23 Right of owner.
Status: in_force

The owner of any impounded livestock has the right at any time before the disposition thereof to redeem the livestock by paying to the sheriff or the county animal control center all impounding expenses, including fees, keeping charges, advertising, or other costs incurred therewith which sum shall be deposited by the sheriff or the county animal control center with the clerk of the circuit court who shall pay all fees and costs as allowed in s. 588.18. If there is a dispute as to the amount of such costs and expenses, the owner may give bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the sheriff or the county animal control center, in an amount to be determined by the sheriff or the county animal control center, but not exceeding the fair cash value of such livestock, conditioned to pay such costs and damages; thereafter, within 10 days, the owner shall institute suit in equity to have the damage adjudicated by a court of equity or referred to a jury if requested by either party to such suit.

History: s. 12, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 3, ch. 2015-18.
Fla. Stat. § 344.13 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 344 / Section 344.13
344.13 Apportionment of indebtedness.
Status: in_force

If any special road and bridge district shall contain lands in more than one county, the amount of the bonded indebtedness of such special road and bridge district shall be, for the purposes of this chapter, apportioned between or among such counties in the proportion that the assessed valuation of the area of each county included within such special road and bridge district shall bear to the total assessed valuation of such special road and bridge district.

History: s. 13, ch. 14486, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 2470(13); s. 1, ch. 57-749.
Fla. Stat. § 35.04 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 35 / Section 35.04
35.04 Third Appellate District.
Status: in_force

The Third Appellate District is composed of the Eleventh and Sixteenth Judicial Circuits.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-248; s. 1, ch. 65-294; s. 1, ch. 79-413.
Fla. Stat. § 787.29 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 787 / Section 787.29
787.29 Human trafficking public awareness signs.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation shall display a public awareness sign developed under subsection (4) in every rest area, turnpike service plaza, weigh station, primary airport, passenger rail station, and welcome center in the state which is open to the public.

(2) Emergency rooms shall display a public awareness sign developed under subsection (4) in the emergency rooms at general acute care hospitals.

(3)(a) The employer at each of the following establishments shall display a public awareness sign developed under subsection (4) in a conspicuous location that is clearly visible to the public and employees of the establishment: 1. A strip club or other adult entertainment establishment. 2. A business or establishment that offers massage or bodywork services for compensation that is not owned by a health care practitioner regulated pursuant to chapter 456 and defined in s. 456.001. (b) The county commission may adopt an ordinance to enforce this subsection. A violation of this subsection is a noncriminal violation and punishable by a fine only as provided in s. 775.083.

(4) The required public awareness sign must be at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches in size, must be printed in at least a 16-point type, and must state substantially the following in English and Spanish: “If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in an activity and cannot leave — whether it is prostitution, housework, farm work, factory work, retail work, restaurant work, or any other activity — call the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline, 1-855-FLA-SAFE, to access help and services. Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and Florida law.”

History: s. 1, ch. 2015-172; s. 87, ch. 2016-10; s. 6, ch. 2023-85; s. 8, ch. 2024-184.