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Fla. Stat. § 655.031 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.031
655.031 Administrative enforcement guidelines.
Status: in_force

(1) In imposing any administrative remedy or penalty provided for in the financial institutions codes, the office shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the financial resources and good faith of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

(2) All administrative proceedings under ss. 655.033 and 655.037 shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 120. Any service required or authorized to be made by the office under the financial institutions codes may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, delivered to addressee only; by personal delivery; or in accordance with chapter 48. The service provided for hereunder is effective from the date of delivery.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-273; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 11, ch. 92-303; s. 1704, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9581 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IX / Section 626.9581
626.9581 Cease and desist and penalty orders.
Status: in_force

After the hearing provided in s. 626.9571, the department or office shall enter a final order in accordance with s. 120.569. If it is determined that the person charged has engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice or the unlawful transaction of insurance, the department or office shall also issue an order requiring the violator to cease and desist from engaging in such method of competition, act, or practice or the unlawful transaction of insurance. Further, if the act or practice is a violation of s. 626.9541 or s. 626.9551, the department or office may, at its discretion, order any one or more of the following:

(1) Suspension or revocation of the person’s certificate of authority, license, or eligibility for any certificate of authority or license, if he or she knew, or reasonably should have known, he or she was in violation of this act.

(2) Such other relief as may be provided in the insurance code.

History: s. 9, ch. 76-260; s. 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 271, ch. 96-410; s. 1727, ch. 97-102; s. 1033, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 721.22 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 721 / Part I / Section 721.22
721.22 Partition.
Status: in_force

(1) No action for partition of any timeshare unit shall lie, unless otherwise provided for in the contract between the seller and the purchaser.

(2) If a timeshare estate exists as an estate for years with a future interest, the estate for years shall not be deemed to have merged with the future interest, but neither the estate for years nor the corresponding future interest shall be conveyed or encumbered separately from the other.

History: s. 1, ch. 81-172; s. 21, ch. 83-264.
Fla. Stat. § 518.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.09
518.09 Housing bonds legal investments and security.
Status: in_force

The state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and guardians holding funds received from or currently in receipt of funds from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to the extent of those funds alone may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law of this state (chapter 421), or issued by any public housing authority or agency in the United States, when such bonds or other obligations are secured by a pledge of annual contributions to be paid by the United States Government or any agency thereof, and such bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits; it being the purpose of this section to authorize any person, associations, political subdivisions, bodies, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including, but not limited to, sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any bonds or other obligations; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as relieving any person from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 19512, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-nn); s. 4, ch. 28154, 1953; s. 27, ch. 93-268.
Fla. Stat. § 403.8135 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part V / Section 403.8135
403.8135 Citation of rule.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other provisions within this part or any rules promulgated hereunder, the permitting agency shall, when requesting information for a permit application pursuant to this part or such rules promulgated hereunder, cite a specific rule. If a request for information cannot be accompanied by a rule citation, failure to provide such information cannot be grounds to deny a permit.

History: s. 9, ch. 79-161.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0044 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0044
684.0044 Correction and interpretation of award; additional award.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Within 30 days after receipt of the award, unless another period of time has been agreed upon by the parties: 1. A party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral tribunal to correct in the award any errors in computation, any clerical or typographical errors, or any errors of similar nature. 2. If so agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral tribunal to give an interpretation of a specific point or part of the award. (b) If the arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shall make the correction or give the interpretation within 30 days after the request. The interpretation becomes part of the award.

(2) The arbitral tribunal may correct any error described in subparagraph (1)(a)1. on its own initiative within 30 days after the date of the award.

(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to the other party, may request, within 30 days after the receipt of the award, the arbitral tribunal to make an additional award as to claims presented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the award. If the arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shall make the additional award within 60 days after the request.

(4) The arbitral tribunal may extend, if necessary, the period of time within which it shall make a correction, interpretation, or additional award pursuant to subsection (1) or subsection (3).

(5) Section 684.0042, specifying the form and contents of an award, applies to a correction or interpretation of the award or to an additional award.

History: s. 45, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 538.15 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 538 / Part I / Section 538.15
538.15 Certain acts and practices prohibited.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a secondhand dealer or any employee thereof to do or allow any of the following acts:

(1) Knowingly make a transaction with: (a) Any person who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol when such condition is visible or apparent; (b) Any person under the age of 18 years; or (c) Any person using a name other than her or his own name or the registered name of her or his business.

(2) Have a secondhand store open or engage in or conduct business as a secondhand dealer between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. A secondhand dealer shall not conduct any transaction at a drive-through window or similar device.

(3) Fail to pay any sales tax owed to the Department of Revenue or fail to have a sales tax registration number.

History: s. 2, ch. 89-533; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 95-287; s. 747, ch. 97-103; s. 21, ch. 2000-138.
Fla. Stat. § 336.022 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 336 / Section 336.022
336.022 County transportation trust fund; controls and administrative remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county shall establish and maintain a transportation trust fund for all transportation-related revenues and expenditures. All funds received by a county for transportation shall be deposited into this fund. No expenditures other than transportation expenditures authorized by law shall be made from such fund. Each county shall use a uniform accounts classification system approved by the Chief Financial Officer.

(2) The Auditor General shall conduct an audit of each such special trust fund at such intervals of time as practicable and in accordance with s. 11.45, to assure that the surplus of the constitutional gas tax distributed to each county is being expended in accordance with law. If, as a result of an audit, the Auditor General determines that a county has violated the constitutional or statutory requirements for expenditure of transportation funds, he or she shall immediately notify the county. The county shall have an opportunity to respond to the auditor’s report within 30 days after the date of written notification to the county. If the Auditor General refuses to modify or repeal his or her findings, the county may have such findings reviewed pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120. If the findings of the Auditor General are upheld after exhaustion of all administrative and legal remedies of the county, no further surplus constitutional gas tax funds in excess of funds for committed projects shall be distributed to the violating county until the county corrects the matters cited by the Auditor General and such corrections have been certified by the Auditor General as having been completed.

History: s. 14, ch. 77-165; s. 40, ch. 83-3; s. 63, ch. 84-309; s. 493, ch. 95-148; s. 372, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 468.509 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part X / Section 468.509
468.509 Dietitian/nutritionist; requirements for licensure.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a dietitian/nutritionist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination.

(2) Applicants for licensure must also submit to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135.

(3) The department shall examine any applicant who the board certifies has completed the application form, submitted to background screening, and remitted the application and examination fees specified in s. 468.508 and who: (a)1. Possesses a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree with a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management, or an equivalent major course of study, from a school or program accredited, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education; and 2. Has completed a preprofessional experience component of not less than 900 hours or has education or experience determined to be equivalent by the board; or (b)1. Has an academic degree, from a foreign country, that has been validated by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education as equivalent to the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States; 2. Has completed a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management; and 3. Has completed a preprofessional experience component of not less than 900 hours or has education or experience determined to be equivalent by the board.

(4) The board shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is: (a) A registered dietitian or registered dietitian/nutritionist who is registered with the commission and complies with the qualifications under this section; or (b) A certified nutrition specialist who is certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists or who is a Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and complies with the qualifications under this section.

(5) The department shall license as a dietitian/nutritionist any applicant who has remitted the initial licensure fee and has passed the examination in accordance with this section.

History: ss. 9, 20, ch. 88-236; s. 25, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 27, ch. 94-310; s. 9, ch. 96-367; s. 3, ch. 2015-125; s. 58, ch. 2016-10; s. 23, ch. 2024-243.
Fla. Stat. § 377.35 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part I / Section 377.35
377.35 Suits, proceedings, appeals, etc.
Status: in_force

In all proceedings brought under authority of this law, or of any oil or gas conservation statute of this state, or of any rule, regulation, or order made thereunder, and in all proceedings instituted for the purpose of contesting the validity of any provision of the law, or of any oil or gas conservation statute, or of any rule, regulation, or order made thereunder, review may be had pursuant to Art. V, State Constitution; the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure; and chapter 120.

History: s. 31, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 22, ch. 63-512; s. 121, ch. 77-104.
Fla. Stat. § 534.083 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 534 / Section 534.083
534.083 Livestock hauler’s waybill or bill of lading.
Status: in_force

Persons engaged in the business of transporting or hauling livestock in the state shall, upon receiving such livestock for transportation, issue a waybill or bill of lading for all livestock transported or hauled by them, and such waybill or bill of lading shall accompany the shipment of livestock, with a copy thereof being furnished to the person delivering livestock to the hauler. The waybill or bill of lading shall show the place of origin and destination of the shipment, the name of the owner of the livestock, date and time of loading, name of person or company hauling the livestock, and the number of animals and a general description thereof. The waybill or bill of lading shall be signed by the person delivering the livestock to the hauler certifying that the information contained thereon is correct.

History: s. 3, ch. 69-333; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 86-70; s. 2, ch. 86-230; s. 40, ch. 91-220; s. 8, ch. 2013-226.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1802 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1802
620.1802 Judicial dissolution.
Status: in_force

On application by a partner, the circuit court may order dissolution of a limited partnership if it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the activities of the limited partnership in conformity with the partnership agreement.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 601.07 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.07
601.07 Location of executive offices.
Status: in_force

The department’s executive offices shall be established and maintained at Bartow.

History: s. 7, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 1, ch. 2010-145; ss. 9, 11, ch. 2010-277; HJR 5-A, 2010 Special Session A; s. 10, ch. 2012-182.
Fla. Stat. § 159.618 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IV / Section 159.618
159.618 Additional remedies conferrable by a housing finance authority.
Status: in_force

A housing finance authority shall have power by resolution, trust indenture, or other contract to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such resolution or instrument, by suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:

(1) To obtain the appointment of a receiver of any payments made pursuant to any loan agreement or sale of any loan. If such receiver is appointed, he or she may collect and receive all payments made pursuant to any such loan agreement or sale of any loan or loan commitment and shall keep such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of said housing finance authority as the court shall direct.

(2) To require the housing finance authority and the members thereof to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.

History: s. 18, ch. 78-89; s. 892, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 280.055 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 280 / Section 280.055
280.055 Cease and desist order; corrective order; administrative penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The Chief Financial Officer may issue a cease and desist order and a corrective order upon determining that: (a) A qualified public depository has requested and obtained a release of pledged collateral without approval of the Chief Financial Officer; (b) A bank, credit union, savings association, or other financial institution is holding public deposits without a certificate of qualification issued by the Chief Financial Officer; (c) A qualified public depository pledges, deposits, or arranges for the issuance of unacceptable collateral; (d) A custodian has released pledged collateral without approval of the Chief Financial Officer; (e) A qualified public depository or a custodian has not furnished to the Chief Financial Officer, when the Chief Financial Officer requested, a power of attorney or bond power or bond assignment form required by the bond agent or bond trustee for each issue of registered certificated securities pledged and registered in the name, or nominee name, of the qualified public depository or custodian; (f) A qualified public depository; a bank, credit union, savings association, or other financial institution; or a custodian has committed any other violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter that the Chief Financial Officer determines may be remedied by a cease and desist order or corrective order; or (g) A qualified public depository no longer meets the definition of a qualified public depository under s. 280.02.

(2) Any qualified public depository or other bank, credit union, savings association, or financial institution or custodian that violates a cease and desist order or corrective order of the Chief Financial Officer is subject to an administrative penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation of the order. Each day the violation of the order continues constitutes a separate violation.

History: s. 10, ch. 87-409; s. 7, ch. 88-185; s. 7, ch. 2001-230; s. 294, ch. 2003-261; s. 19, ch. 2023-28; s. 74, ch. 2024-140.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.97 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part VI / Section 1002.97
1002.97 Records of children in the school readiness program.
Status: in_force

(1) The individual records of children enrolled in the school readiness program provided under this part, held by an early learning coalition or the department, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this section, records include assessment data, health data, records of teacher observations, and personal identifying information.

(2) A parent has the right to inspect and review the individual school readiness program record of his or her child and to obtain a copy of the record.

(3) School readiness program records may be released to: (a) The United States Secretary of Education, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Comptroller General of the United States for the purpose of federal audits and investigations. (b) Individuals or organizations conducting studies for institutions to develop, validate, or administer assessments or improve instruction. (c) Accrediting organizations in order to carry out their accrediting functions. (d) Appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the child enrollee or other individuals. (e) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability and the Auditor General in connection with their official functions. (f) A court of competent jurisdiction in compliance with an order of that court in accordance with a lawfully issued subpoena. (g) Parties to an interagency agreement among early learning coalitions, local governmental agencies, providers of the school readiness program, state agencies, and the department for the purpose of implementing the school readiness program. Agencies, organizations, or individuals that receive school readiness program records in order to carry out their official functions must protect the data in a manner that does not permit the personal identification of a child enrolled in a school readiness program and his or her parent by persons other than those authorized to receive the records.

History: s. 3, ch. 2000-299; s. 9, ch. 2004-484; s. 1, ch. 2005-131; s. 314, ch. 2011-142; s. 18, ch. 2013-252; s. 62, ch. 2021-10.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2412 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part II / Section 379.2412
379.2412 State preemption of power to regulate.
Status: in_force

The power to regulate the taking or possession of saltwater fish, as defined in s. 379.101, is expressly reserved to the state. This section does not prohibit a local government from prohibiting, for reasons of protecting the public health, safety, or welfare, saltwater fishing from real property owned by that local government.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-208; s. 1, ch. 89-273; s. 66, ch. 2008-247; s. 22, ch. 2022-142.
Fla. Stat. § 765.521 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 765 / Part V / Section 765.521
765.521 Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency and the department shall develop and implement a program encouraging and allowing persons to make anatomical gifts as a part of the process of issuing identification cards and issuing and renewing driver licenses. The donor registration card distributed by the department shall include the information required by the uniform donor card under s. 765.514 and such additional information as determined necessary by the department. The department shall also develop and implement a program to identify donors which includes notations on identification cards, driver licenses, and driver records or such other methods as the department develops to clearly indicate the individual’s intent to make an anatomical gift. A notation on an individual’s driver license or identification card that the individual intends to make an anatomical gift satisfies all requirements for consent to organ or tissue donation. The agency shall provide the necessary supplies and forms from funds appropriated from general revenue or contributions from interested voluntary, nonprofit organizations. The department shall provide the necessary recordkeeping system from funds appropriated from general revenue. The department and the agency shall incur no liability in connection with the performance of any acts authorized herein.

(2) The department shall maintain an integrated link on its website referring a visitor renewing a driver license or conducting other business to the donor registry operated under s. 765.5155.

(3) The department, after consultation with and concurrence by the agency, shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section according to the provisions of chapter 120.

(4) Funds expended by the agency to carry out the intent of this section may not be taken from funds appropriated for patient care.

History: s. 1, ch. 75-71; s. 1, ch. 77-16; s. 463, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-134; s. 5, ch. 83-171; s. 10, ch. 95-423; s. 71, ch. 2001-226; s. 8, ch. 2008-223; s. 10, ch. 2009-218; s. 62, ch. 2016-239.