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Fla. Stat. § 627.6416 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.6416
627.6416 Coverage for child health supervision services.
Status: in_force

(1) All health insurance policies providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis which provide coverage for a member of a family of the insured or subscriber must, as to such family member’s coverage, also provide that the health insurance benefits applicable for children include coverage for child health supervision services from the moment of birth to age 16 years. Such services must be exempt from any deductible provisions that are in force in such policies or contracts.

(2) As used in this section, the term “child health supervision services” means physician-delivered or physician-supervised services that include, at a minimum, services delivered at the intervals and scope stated in this section. (a) Child health supervision services must include periodic visits which shall include a history, a physical examination, a developmental assessment and anticipatory guidance, and appropriate immunizations and laboratory tests. Such services and periodic visits shall be provided in accordance with prevailing medical standards consistent with the Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care of the American Academy of Pediatrics. (b) Minimum benefits may be limited to one visit payable to one provider for all of the services provided at each visit cited in this section.

(3) This section does not apply to disability income, specified disease, Medicare supplement, or hospital indemnity policies.

History: ss. 2, 6, ch. 86-122; s. 1, ch. 88-329; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1, ch. 97-166.
Fla. Stat. § 30.555 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 30 / Section 30.555
30.555 Liability insurance.
Status: in_force

The sheriff may obtain insurance to cover liability for damages arising out of claims for false arrests, false imprisonment, false or improper service of process, or other claims arising out of the performance of his or her duties or the duties of his or her deputies or employees and may pay the premiums for such insurance from funds appropriated for the necessary and regular expenses of office without specific appropriation or specification of expenses with respect thereto.

History: s. 1, ch. 88-103; s. 192, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 379.1026 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part I / Section 379.1026
379.1026 Site-specific location information for endangered and threatened species; public records exemption.
Status: in_force

The site-specific location information held by an agency as defined in s. 119.011 concerning an endangered species as defined in s. 379.2291(3)(b), a threatened species as defined in s. 379.2291(3)(c), or a species listed by a federal agency as endangered or threatened, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to the site-specific location information of animals held in captivity.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-129; s. 1, ch. 2025-25.
Fla. Stat. § 403.802 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part V / Section 403.802
403.802 Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

Reasserting the policies of the Governmental Reorganization Act of 1969 and the Florida Environmental Reorganization Act of 1975 which recognize that structural reorganization should be a continuing process, and recognizing that many years have passed since the passage of those acts, it is the intent of the Legislature to promote more efficient, effective, and economical operation of certain environmental agencies by transferring decisionmaking authority to environmental district centers and delegating to the water management districts permitting functions related to water quality. Further, it is the intent of this act to promote proper administration of Florida’s landmark environmental laws.

History: s. 2, ch. 75-22; s. 61, ch. 83-310.
Fla. Stat. § 157.18 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.18
157.18 Awarding contract for enlarging or repairing drains.
Status: in_force

Whenever it shall become necessary in the opinion of the county commissioners to enlarge or deepen any drain or auxiliary thereto, heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed, or to contract for the maintenance or repair thereof, the contract for doing such work shall be let to the lowest bidder therefor, after public advertisement for such time as the county commissioners shall provide by resolution.

History: s. 4, ch. 5378, 1905; RGS 1755; CGL 2806.
Fla. Stat. § 403.93271 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VII / Section 403.93271
403.93271 Applicability to multifamily residential units.
Status: in_force

(1) When trimming under s. 403.9327(1)(a) occurs on property developed for multifamily residential use, the 65-percent shoreline trimming limit must be equitably distributed so that each owner’s riparian view is similarly affected.

(2) If it is necessary to trim more than 65 percent of the mangroves along the shoreline in order to provide a water view from each unit, the department or delegated local government may authorize a greater percentage of trimming under s. 403.9327(1)(a). This subsection applies only to property on which multifamily residential units exist as of June 1, 1996.

History: s. 7, ch. 96-206.
Fla. Stat. § 943.16 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.16
943.16 Payment of tuition or officer certification examination fee by employing agency; reimbursement of tuition, other course expenses, wages, and benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) An employing agency is authorized to pay any costs of tuition of a trainee in attendance at an approved basic recruit training program.

(2) A trainee who attends such approved training program at the expense of an employing agency must remain in the employment or appointment of such employing agency for a period of not less than 2 years after graduation from the basic recruit training program. If employment or appointment is terminated on the trainee’s own initiative within 2 years, he or she shall reimburse the employing agency for the full cost of his or her tuition and other course expenses.

(3) An employing agency is authorized to pay the required fee for an applicant to take the officer certification examination on one occasion.

(4) An employing agency may institute a civil action to collect such cost of tuition and other course expenses as provided in this section if it is not reimbursed, provided that the employing agency gave written notification to the trainee of the 2-year employment commitment during the employment screening process. The trainee shall return signed acknowledgment of receipt of such notification.

(5) For purposes of this section, the term “other course expenses” includes the cost of meals.

(6) This section does not apply to trainees who terminate employment with the employing agency and resign their certification upon termination in order to obtain employment for which certification under this chapter is not required. Further, this section does not apply to trainees attending auxiliary officer training.

(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an employing agency may waive a trainee’s requirement of reimbursement in part or in full when the trainee terminates employment due to hardship or extenuating circumstances.

History: s. 7, ch. 74-386; s. 4, ch. 78-323; s. 7, ch. 80-71; ss. 24, 25, ch. 81-24; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 14, ch. 84-258; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 93-252; s. 1634, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2003-264; s. 2, ch. 2008-250.
Fla. Stat. § 679.2081 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part II / Section 679.2081
679.2081 Additional duties of secured party having control of collateral.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to cases in which there is no outstanding secured obligation and the secured party is not committed to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value.

(2) Within 10 days after receiving a signed demand by the debtor: (a) A secured party having control of a deposit account under s. 679.1041(1)(b) shall send to the bank with which the deposit account is maintained a signed record that releases the bank from any further obligation to comply with instructions originated by the secured party; (b) A secured party having control of a deposit account under s. 679.1041(1)(c) shall: 1. Pay the debtor the balance on deposit in the deposit account; or 2. Transfer the balance on deposit into a deposit account in the debtor’s name; (c) A secured party, other than a buyer, having control under s. 679.1051 of an authoritative electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper shall transfer control of the electronic copy to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor; (d) A secured party having control of investment property under s. 678.1061(4)(b) or s. 679.1061(2) shall send to the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary with which the security entitlement or commodity contract is maintained a signed record that releases the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary from any further obligation to comply with entitlement orders or directions originated by the secured party; (e) A secured party having control of a letter-of-credit right under s. 679.1071 shall send to each person having an unfulfilled obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured party a signed release from any further obligation to pay or deliver proceeds of the letter of credit to the secured party; (f) A secured party having control under s. 677.106 of an authoritative electronic copy of an electronic document of title shall transfer control of the electronic copy to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor; (g) A secured party having control under s. 679.1052 of electronic money shall transfer control of the electronic money to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor; and (h) A secured party having control under s. 669.105 of a controllable electronic record, other than a buyer of a controllable account or controllable payment intangible evidenced by the controllable electronic record, shall transfer control of the controllable electronic record to the debtor or a person designated by the debtor.

History: s. 2, ch. 2001-198; s. 61, ch. 2010-131; s. 78, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 39.904 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part XII / Section 39.904
39.904 Report to the Legislature on the status of domestic violence cases.
Status: in_force

On or before January 1 of each year, the department shall furnish to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report on the status of domestic violence in this state, which must include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) The incidence of domestic violence in this state.

(2) An identification of the areas of the state where domestic violence is of significant proportions, indicating the number of cases of domestic violence officially reported, as well as an assessment of the degree of unreported cases of domestic violence.

(3) An identification and description of the types of programs in the state which assist victims of domestic violence or persons who commit domestic violence, including information on funding for the programs.

(4) The number of persons who receive services from local certified domestic violence programs that receive funding through the department.

(5) The incidence of domestic violence homicides in the state, including information and data collected from state and local domestic violence fatality review teams.

History: s. 4, ch. 84-343; s. 138, ch. 97-101; s. 116, ch. 98-403; s. 4, ch. 2012-147; s. 4, ch. 2020-6.
Fla. Stat. § 607.11923 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.11923
607.11923 Amendment of a plan of domestication; abandonment.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of domestication of a domestic corporation adopted under s. 607.11920(3) may be amended: (a) In the same manner as the plan of domestication was approved, if the plan does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or (b) In the manner provided in the plan of domestication, except that a shareholder that was entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the plan is entitled to vote on or consent to any amendment of the plan that will change: 1. The amount or kind of shares or other securities; obligations; rights to acquire shares or other securities; cash; other property; or any combination of the foregoing, to be received by any of the shareholders or holders of rights to acquire shares or other securities of the domesticating corporation under the plan; 2. The organic rules of the domesticated corporation that are to be in writing and that will be in effect immediately after the domestication becomes effective, except for changes that do not require approval of the shareholders of the domesticated corporation under its organic rules as set forth in the plan of domestication; or 3. Any of the other terms or conditions of the plan, if the change would adversely affect the shareholder in any material respect.

(2) After a plan of domestication has been adopted and approved by a domestic corporation as required by this chapter, and before the articles of domestication have become effective, the plan may be abandoned by the corporation without action by its shareholders in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan or, if no such procedures are set forth in the plan, in the manner determined by the board of directors of the domestic corporation.

(3) If a domestication is abandoned after the articles of domestication have been delivered to the department for filing but before the articles of domestication have become effective, a statement of abandonment signed by the domesticating corporation must be delivered to the department for filing before the articles of domestication become effective. The statement shall take effect upon filing, and the domestication shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain: (a) The name of the domesticating corporation; (b) The date on which the articles of domestication were filed by the department; and (c) A statement that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this section.

History: s. 151, ch. 2019-90; s. 35, ch. 2020-32.
Fla. Stat. § 90.5021 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.5021
90.5021 Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of this section, a client acts as a fiduciary when serving as a personal representative or a trustee as defined in ss. 731.201 and 736.0103, an administrator ad litem as described in s. 733.308, a curator as described in s. 733.501, a guardian or guardian ad litem as defined in s. 744.102, a conservator as defined in s. 710.102, or an attorney in fact as described in chapter 709.

(2) A communication between a lawyer and a client acting as a fiduciary is privileged and protected from disclosure under s. 90.502 to the same extent as if the client were not acting as a fiduciary. In applying s. 90.502 to a communication under this section, only the person or entity acting as a fiduciary is considered a client of the lawyer.

(3) This section does not affect the crime or fraud exception to the lawyer-client privilege provided in s. 90.502(4)(a).

History: s. 1, ch. 2011-183.
Fla. Stat. § 679.706 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part VII / Section 679.706
679.706 When initial financing statement suffices to continue effectiveness of financing statement.
Status: in_force

(1) The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in s. 679.5011 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before this act takes effect if: (a) The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this act; (b) The pre-effective date financing statement was filed in an office in another state or another office in this state; and (c) The initial financing statement satisfies subsection (3).

(2) The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (1) continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective date financing statement: (a) If the initial financing statement is filed before this act takes effect, for the period provided in s. 679.403, Florida Statutes 2000, with respect to a financing statement; and (b) If the initial financing statement is filed after this act takes effect, for the period provided in s. 679.515 with respect to an initial financing statement.

(3) To be effective for purposes of subsection (1), an initial financing statement must: (a) Satisfy the requirements of part V for an initial financing statement; (b) Identify the pre-effective date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement; and (c) Indicate that the pre-effective date financing statement remains effective.

History: s. 8, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 252.84 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part II / Section 252.84
252.84 Funding.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state activities and expenditures under this part be self-sustaining, supported primarily by the fees provided in this part.

(2) All fees and penalties collected pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Operating Trust Fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 88-200; s. 35, ch. 93-120.
Fla. Stat. § 318.11 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 318 / Section 318.11
318.11 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the “Florida Uniform Disposition of Traffic Infractions Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 74-377.
Fla. Stat. § 39.813 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part X / Section 39.813
39.813 Continuing jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall retain exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the child’s adoption pursuant to chapter 63.

History: s. 95, ch. 98-403.
Fla. Stat. § 283.34 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 283 / Section 283.34
283.34 State officers not to have interests in printing contract.
Status: in_force

No member of the Legislature or other officer of this state may have an interest, directly or indirectly, in any printing contract as provided for in s. 283.33; however, nothing in this section prohibits a member of the Legislature from receiving such a contract when the member or his or her firm has submitted the lowest responsive bid for the contract.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 83-252; s. 4, ch. 88-32; ss. 6, 44, ch. 90-335; s. 200, ch. 95-148; s. 5, ch. 2002-207.
Fla. Stat. § 718.1232 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 718 / Part I / Section 718.1232
718.1232 Cable television service; resident’s right to access without extra charge.
Status: in_force

No resident of any condominium dwelling unit, whether tenant or owner, shall be denied access to any available franchised or licensed cable television service, nor shall such resident or cable television service be required to pay anything of value in order to obtain or provide such service except those charges normally paid for like services by residents of, or providers of such services to, single-family homes within the same franchised or licensed area and except for installation charges as such charges may be agreed to between such resident and the provider of such services.

History: s. 16, ch. 81-185.
Fla. Stat. § 459.011 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 459 / Section 459.011
459.011 Privileges, obligations, and status of osteopathic physicians.
Status: in_force

(1) Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting births and deaths and all matters pertaining to the public health, with equal rights and obligations as physicians of other schools of medicine, and such reports shall be accepted by the officers of the departments to which the same are made.

(2) Osteopathic physicians licensed under this chapter shall have the same rights as physicians and surgeons of other schools of medicine with respect to the treatment of cases or holding of offices in public institutions.

(3) It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to grant to osteopathic physicians the right to practice as taught and practiced in the standard colleges of osteopathic medicine.

(4)(a) For the purposes of this subsection, “licensee” means a physician licensed under chapter 458 or an osteopathic physician licensed under this chapter. (b) It is the policy of this state that osteopathic physicians licensed under this chapter be accorded equal professional status and privileges as physicians licensed under chapter 458. (c) Whenever the health facility staffing requirements for staff or department privileges mandate that the licensee who has been granted privileges be certified by an approved specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, the health facility staffing requirements or department privileges shall be construed to also include a licensee who has achieved certification by an equivalent board of the American Osteopathic Association. (d) Whenever an entity that contracts with licensees to provide managed care or risk-based care requires that the licensee who is responsible for the contract be certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the contract reference to the American Board of Medical Specialties shall be construed to also include the American Osteopathic Association when the contracting licensee is an osteopathic physician. (e) Nothing in this subsection shall preclude an entity that contracts with licensees to provide managed care or risk-based care from establishing controls that are designed to ensure the achievement and maintenance of high standards of professional and ethical practices, including a provision that all members of the licensee’s staff be required to demonstrate their ability to perform surgical and other procedures competently and to the satisfaction of an appropriate committee or committees at the time of original application for appointment and at least every 2 years thereafter. (f) No health facility may adopt written bylaws in accordance with legal requirements that in any way are construed to circumvent the intent of the Legislature or any other nondiscriminatory provisions contained in either chapter 458 or this chapter.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 27, 29, ch. 86-290; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 96-147.