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Fla. Stat. § 1012.461 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.461
1012.461 School chaplains.
Status: in_force

(1) Each school district or charter school may adopt a policy to authorize volunteer school chaplains to provide supports, services, and programs to students as assigned by the district school board or charter school governing board. The school district or charter school policy must, at a minimum: (a) Describe the supports, services, or programs that volunteer school chaplains may be assigned. (b) Require that principals of schools with a volunteer school chaplain inform all parents of the availability of such supports, services, and programs. (c) Require written parental consent before a student participates in or receives supports, services, and programs provided by a volunteer school chaplain. Parents must be permitted to select a volunteer school chaplain from the list provided by the school district, which must include the chaplain’s religious affiliation, if any.

(2) Each volunteer school chaplain must meet the requirements of s. 1012.465.

(3) Any school district or charter school that adopts a volunteer school chaplains policy must publish the list of volunteer school chaplains, including any religious affiliation, on the school district or charter school’s website.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-103.
Fla. Stat. § 486.115 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 486 / Section 486.115
486.115 Disposition of fees.
Status: in_force

All moneys collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited and expended pursuant to the provisions of s. 456.025.

History: s. 24, ch. 61-514; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 144, ch. 98-166; s. 203, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 946.520 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 946 / Part II / Section 946.520
946.520 Assignment of inmates by Department of Corrections.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall exert its best efforts to assign inmates to the corporation, or the private sector business authorized under this part, who have not less than 1 nor more than 5 years remaining before their tentative release dates. Beginning January 1, 1998, the department shall maintain the assignment of at least 60 percent of inmates to all correctional work programs collectively to the corporation, or to the private sector business authorized under this part, who have less than 10 years remaining before their tentative release dates. This 60-percent requirement does not apply to any correctional work program, or private sector business authorized under this part, within an institution for any year in which, as of January 1 of that year, the average years remaining before the tentative release date of all inmates assigned to that institution exceeds 12 years.

(2) The department may not remove an inmate once assigned to the corporation or to the private sector business authorized under this part, except upon request of or consent of such corporation or private sector business or for the purposes of population management, for inmate conduct that may subject the inmate to disciplinary confinement or loss of gain-time, or for security and safety concerns specifically set forth in writing to the corporation or private sector business.

History: s. 11, ch. 97-227; s. 11, ch. 2001-242.
Fla. Stat. § 403.9406 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VIII / Section 403.9406
403.9406 Appointment of an administrative law judge.
Status: in_force

Within 7 days after receipt of an application, whether complete or not, the department shall request the Division of Administrative Hearings to designate an administrative law judge to conduct the hearings required by ss. 403.9401-403.9425. The division director shall designate an administrative law judge to conduct the hearings required by ss. 403.9401-403.9425 within 7 days after receipt of the request from the department. Whenever practicable, the division director shall assign an administrative law judge who has had prior experience or training in the certification of linear facilities. Upon being advised that an administrative law judge has been designated, the department shall immediately file a copy of the application and all supporting documents with the administrative law judge who shall docket the application.

History: s. 1, ch. 92-284; s. 171, ch. 96-410.
Fla. Stat. § 92.33 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.33
92.33 Written statement concerning injury to person or property; furnishing copies; admission as evidence.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall take a written statement by any injured person with respect to any accident or with respect to any injury to person or property shall, at the time of taking such statement, furnish to the person making such statement a true and complete copy thereof. Any person having taken, or having possession of any written statement or a copy of such statement, by any injured person with respect to any accident or with respect to any injury to person or property shall, at the request of the person who made such statement or his or her personal representative, furnish the person who made such statement or his or her personal representative a true and complete copy thereof. No written statement by an injured person shall be admissible in evidence or otherwise used in any manner in any civil action relating to the subject matter thereof unless it shall be made to appear that a true and complete copy thereof was furnished to the person making such statement at the time of the making thereof, or, if it shall be made to appear that thereafter a person having possession of such statement refused, upon request of the person who made the statement or his or her personal representatives, to furnish him or her a true and complete copy thereof.

History: s. 1, ch. 26482, 1951; s. 516, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 403.7095 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.7095
403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop a consolidated grant program for small counties having populations fewer than 110,000, with grants to be distributed equally among eligible counties. Programs to be supported with the small-county consolidated grants include those for the purpose of general solid waste management, litter prevention and control, waste tire abatement, and recycling and education programs.

(2) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this section, including, but not limited to, rules governing timeframes for submitting grant applications, criteria for prioritizing, matching criteria, maximum grant amounts, and allocation of appropriated funds based upon project and applicant size.

History: s. 18, ch. 88-130; s. 21, ch. 93-207; s. 3, ch. 95-144; ss. 34, 35, ch. 97-153; s. 22, ch. 98-46; s. 17, ch. 98-258; s. 24, ch. 99-228; s. 57, ch. 2000-171; s. 38, ch. 2001-254; s. 8, ch. 2002-2; s. 8, ch. 2002-291; ss. 33, 34, ch. 2002-402; s. 11, ch. 2004-6; s. 16, ch. 2007-184; s. 38, ch. 2008-153; s. 35, ch. 2009-82; s. 17, ch. 2010-4; s. 11, ch. 2010-143; s. 31, ch. 2010-153; s. 37, ch. 2011-47; s. 28, ch. 2012-119; s. 27, ch. 2013-41; s. 35, ch. 2014-53; s. 6, ch. 2015-8; s. 7, ch. 2016-11; ss. 89, 126, ch. 2016-62; s. 2, ch. 2016-174; s. 18, ch. 2018-111.
Fla. Stat. § 732.302 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part III / Section 732.302
732.302 Pretermitted children.
Status: in_force

When a testator omits to provide by will for any of his or her children born or adopted after making the will and the child has not received a part of the testator’s property equivalent to a child’s part by way of advancement, the child shall receive a share of the estate equal in value to that which the child would have received if the testator had died intestate, unless:

(1) It appears from the will that the omission was intentional; or

(2) The testator had one or more children when the will was executed and devised substantially all the estate to the other parent of the pretermitted child and that other parent survived the testator and is entitled to take under the will.

The share of the estate that is assigned to the pretermitted child shall be obtained in accordance with s. 733.805.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 16, ch. 75-220; s. 958, ch. 97-102; s. 36, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 624.411 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.411
624.411 Deposit requirement; domestic insurers and foreign insurers.
Status: in_force

(1) As to domestic insurers, the office shall not issue or permit to exist a certificate of authority unless such insurer has deposited and maintains deposited in trust for the protection of the insurer’s policyholders or its policyholders and creditors with the department securities eligible for such deposit under s. 625.52, having at all times a value of not less than as follows: (a) To transact casualty insurance, $250,000. (b) To transact all other kinds of insurance, $100,000 per kind of insurance. (c) A domestic insurer authorized to transact more than one kind of insurance shall not be required to deposit more than $300,000 under this subsection.

(2) As to foreign insurers, the office, upon issuing or permitting to exist a certificate of authority, may require for good cause a deposit and maintenance of the deposit in trust for the protection of the insured’s policyholders or its policyholders and creditors with the department securities eligible for such deposit under s. 625.52, having at all times a value of not less than as follows: (a) To transact casualty insurance, $150,000. (b) To transact all other kinds of insurance, $100,000 per kind of insurance. (c) A foreign insurer authorized to transact more than one kind of insurance in this state shall not be required to deposit more than $200,000 under this subsection. (d) A foreign insurer with surplus as to policyholders of more than $10 million according to its latest annual statement shall not be required to make a deposit under this subsection.

(3) Whenever the office determines that the financial condition of an insurer has deteriorated or that the policyholders’ best interests are not being preserved by the activities of an insurer, the office may require such insurer to deposit and maintain deposited in trust with the department for the protection of the insurer’s policyholders or its policyholders and creditors, for such time as the office deems necessary, securities eligible for such deposit under s. 625.52, having a market value of not less than the amount which the office determines is necessary, which amount shall be not less than $100,000, or more than 25 percent of the insurer’s obligations in this state, as determined from the latest annual financial statement of the insured. The deposit required under this subsection shall not exceed $2 million and is in addition to any other deposits required of an insurer pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) or any other provisions of the Florida Insurance Code.

(4) All such deposits in this state are subject to the applicable provisions of part III of chapter 625.

History: s. 55, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 61-166; s. 1, ch. 63-19; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-89; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 77-468; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 47, 64, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 5, ch. 85-245; s. 10, ch. 87-226; s. 29, ch. 89-360; s. 9, ch. 90-249; s. 13, ch. 90-366; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 790, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 601.59 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.59
601.59 Dealer’s license fee; agent’s registration fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Each applicant who qualifies for a citrus fruit dealer’s license shall pay to the Department of Agriculture, prior to issuance of such license, a license fee of $25 per shipping season or portion thereof covered by the license.

(2) A registration fee of $10 per shipping season or portion thereof covered by the dealer’s license shall be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the registration of each agent of a licensed citrus fruit dealer.

(3) All license and registration fees imposed and collected under the provisions of this section shall be paid to the State Treasury on or before the 15th day of each month. Such moneys shall be deposited in the Citrus Inspection Trust Fund and are hereby appropriated in the manner provided by s. 601.28(3)(b).

History: s. 59, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 1, ch. 65-80; s. 1, ch. 67-104; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 4, 7, ch. 71-185; s. 1, ch. 76-25; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 83-142; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 771.04 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 771 / Section 771.04
771.04 No act done in state to give cause of action.
Status: in_force

No act hereafter done within this state shall operate to give rise, either within or without this state, to any of the rights of action abolished by this law. No contract to marry hereafter made or entered into in this state shall operate to give rise, either within or without this state, to any cause or right of action for the breach thereof.

History: s. 4, ch. 23138, 1945.
Fla. Stat. § 483.914 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part III / Section 483.914
483.914 Licensure requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a genetic counselor under this part must apply to the department on a form approved by department rule.

(2) The department shall issue a license, valid for 2 years, to each applicant who meets all of the following criteria: (a) Has completed an application. (b) Has submitted to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135. (c) Is of good moral character. (d) Provides satisfactory documentation of having earned: 1. A master’s degree from a genetic counseling training program or its equivalent as determined by the Accreditation Council of Genetic Counseling or its successor or an equivalent entity; or 2. A doctoral degree from a medical genetics training program accredited by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics or the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists. (e) Has passed the examination for certification as: 1. A genetic counselor by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, Inc., the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, or the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors; or 2. A medical or clinical geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics or the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists.

(3) The department may issue a temporary license for up to 2 years to an applicant who meets all requirements for licensure except for the certification examination requirement imposed under paragraph (2)(e) and is eligible to sit for that certification examination.

History: s. 1, ch. 2021-133; s. 29, ch. 2024-243.
Fla. Stat. § 373.1135 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.1135
373.1135 Small business program.
Status: in_force

Each water management district, as created in this chapter, may implement a small business program designed to help small businesses, including those owned by women and minorities, to participate in district procurement and contract activities. The purpose of the program is to spur economic development and support small businesses, including women-owned and minority-owned businesses, to successfully expand in the marketplace. Program specifics shall be provided by rule pursuant to s. 373.113.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-215.
Fla. Stat. § 632.624 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 632 / Section 632.624
632.624 Funds.
Status: in_force

(1) All assets shall be held, invested, and disbursed for the use and benefit of the society, and no member or beneficiary shall have or acquire individual rights therein nor become entitled to any apportionment on the surrender of any part thereof, except as provided in the benefit contract.

(2) A society may create, maintain, invest, disburse, and apply any special fund or funds necessary to carry out any purpose permitted by the laws of such society.

(3) A society may, pursuant to resolution of its supreme governing body, establish and operate one or more separate accounts and issue contracts on a variable basis, subject to the provisions of law regulating life insurers establishing such accounts and issuing such contracts. To the extent the society deems it necessary in order to comply with any applicable federal or state laws, or any rules issued thereunder, the society may: (a) Adopt special procedures for the conduct of the business and affairs of a separate account; (b) Provide, with respect to persons having beneficial interests therein, special voting and other rights, including, without limitation, special rights and procedures relating to investment policy, investment advisory services, selection of certified public accountants, and selection of a committee to manage the business and affairs of the account; and (c) Issue contracts on a variable basis to which s. 632.621(2) and (4) shall not apply.

History: ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0124 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0124
617.0124 Correcting filed document.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the department within 30 days after filing if: (a) The document contains an incorrect statement; (b) The document contains false, misleading, or fraudulent information; (c) The document was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged; or (d) The electronic transmission of the document was defective.

(2) A document is corrected: (a) By preparing articles of correction that: 1. Describe the document, including its filing date; 2. Specify the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective; and 3. Correct the incorrect statement or defective execution; and (b) By delivering the executed articles of correction to the department for filing.

(3) Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and who are adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.

(4) Articles of correction that are filed to correct false, misleading, or fraudulent information are not subject to a fee of the department if the articles of correction are delivered to the department within 15 days after the notification of filing sent pursuant to s. 617.0125(2).

History: s. 7, ch. 90-179; s. 48, ch. 93-281; s. 9, ch. 2009-205; s. 5, ch. 2018-58.
Fla. Stat. § 212.205 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.205
212.205 Sales tax distribution reporting.
Status: in_force

By March 15 of each year, each person who received a distribution pursuant to s. 212.20(6)(d)6.b. and c. in the preceding calendar year shall report to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research the following information:

(1) An itemized accounting of all expenditures of the funds distributed in the preceding calendar year, including amounts spent on debt service.

(2) A statement indicating what portion of the distributed funds have been pledged for debt service.

(3) The original principal amount and current debt service schedule of any bonds or other borrowing for which the distributed funds have been pledged for debt service.

History: s. 38, ch. 2018-118; s. 26, ch. 2021-31; s. 18, ch. 2023-173.
Fla. Stat. § 448.109 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 448 / Part I / Section 448.109
448.109 Notification of the state minimum wage.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the terms: (a) “Employer,” “employee,” and “wage” have the meanings as established under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and its implementing regulations. (b) “Florida minimum wage” means the wage that an employer must, at a minimum, pay an employee pursuant to s. 24, Art. X of the State Constitution and implementing law.

(2) Each employer who must pay an employee the Florida minimum wage shall prominently display a poster substantially similar to the one made available pursuant to subsection (3) in a conspicuous and accessible place in each establishment where such employees are employed.

(3)(a) Each year the Department of Commerce shall, on or before December 1, create and make available to employers a poster in English and in Spanish which reads substantially as follows: NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES The Florida minimum wage is $ (amount) per hour, with a minimum wage of at least $ (amount) per hour for tipped employees, in addition to tips, for January 1, (year) , through December 31, (year) . The rate of the minimum wage is recalculated yearly on September 30, based on the Consumer Price Index. Every year on January 1 the new Florida minimum wage takes effect. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for exercising his or her right to receive the minimum wage. Rights protected by the State Constitution include the right to: 1. File a complaint about an employer’s alleged noncompliance with lawful minimum wage requirements. 2. Inform any person about an employer’s alleged noncompliance with lawful minimum wage requirements. 3. Inform any person of his or her potential rights under Section 24, Article X of the State Constitution and to assist him or her in asserting such rights. An employee who has not received the lawful minimum wage after notifying his or her employer and giving the employer 15 days to resolve any claims for unpaid wages may bring a civil action in a court of law against an employer to recover back wages plus damages and attorney’s fees. An employer found liable for intentionally violating minimum wage requirements is subject to a fine of $1,000 per violation, payable to the state. The Attorney General or other official designated by the Legislature may bring a civil action to enforce the minimum wage. For details see Section 24, Article X of the State Constitution. (b) The poster must be at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches and in a format easily seen by employees. The text in the poster must be of a conspicuous size. The text in the first line must be larger than the text of any other line, and the text of the first sentence must be in bold type and larger than the text in the remaining lines.

History: s. 1, ch. 2006-84; s. 398, ch. 2011-142; s. 219, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 605.1031 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.1031
605.1031 Interest exchange authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) By complying with the provisions this section and of ss. 605.1032-605.1036: (a) A domestic limited liability company may acquire all of one or more classes or series of interests of another domestic or foreign entity, or rights to acquire one or more classes or series of any such interests, in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing; or (b) All of one or more classes or series of interests of a domestic limited liability company or rights to acquire one or more classes or series of any such interests may be acquired by another domestic or foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing.

(2) By complying with the provisions of this section and ss. 605.1032-605.1036 which are applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may be the acquiring or acquired entity in an interest exchange completed under the provisions of this section and ss. 605.1032-605.1036 if the interest exchange is authorized by the organic law in the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

(3) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic limited liability company but does not refer to an interest exchange, the provision applies to an interest exchange in which the domestic limited liability company is the acquired entity as if the interest exchange were a merger until the provision is amended after January 1, 2014.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.