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Fla. Stat. § 320.865 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.865
320.865 Maintenance of records by the department.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain electronic records of all complaints filed against licensees licensed under the provisions of ss. 320.27, 320.61, 320.77, 320.771, and 320.8225, any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding. The records shall contain all enforcement actions taken against licensees and against unlicensed persons acting in a capacity which would require them to be licensed under those sections. The electronic file of each licensee and unlicensed person shall contain a record of any complaints filed against him or her and a record of any enforcement actions taken against him or her. The complainant and the referring agency, if there is one, shall be advised of the disposition by the department of the complaint within 10 days of such action.

History: s. 3, ch. 80-217; s. 201, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 20, ch. 88-147; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 383, ch. 95-148; s. 26, ch. 95-333; s. 34, ch. 2000-313; s. 31, ch. 2018-110.
Fla. Stat. § 320.68 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.68
320.68 Revocation of license held by firms or corporations.
Status: in_force

If an applicant or licensee is a firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license that any officer, director, or trustee of the firm or corporation, or any member in case of a partnership, has been guilty of an act or omission which would be cause for refusing, suspending, or revoking a license to such party as an individual. Each licensee shall be responsible for the acts of any of its employees while acting as its agent if the licensee approved of or had knowledge of the acts or other similar acts and after such approval or knowledge retained the benefits, proceeds, profits, or advantages accruing from the acts or otherwise ratified the acts.

History: s. 9, ch. 20236, 1941; s. 13, ch. 70-424; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 16, 17, ch. 80-217; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21, ch. 88-395; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 2017-187.
Fla. Stat. § 570.50 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.50
570.50 Division of Food Safety; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The duties of the Division of Food Safety include, but are not limited to:

(1) Enforcing those provisions of chapter 585, and the rules adopted under that chapter, relating to the inspection of meat and the antemortem and postmortem inspection of poultry.

(2) Conducting those general inspection activities relating to food and food products being processed, held, or offered for sale in this state and enforcing those provisions of chapters 500, 501, 502, 531, 583, 585, 586, 597, and 601 relating to foods as authorized by the department.

(3) Analyzing samples of foods offered for sale in this state as required under chapters 500, 501, 502, 585, 586, 597, and 601.

(4) Investigating, evaluating, and developing new or improved methodology to enhance the analytical capability and efficiency of all divisional laboratories and performing other related analyses as deemed necessary.

(5) Analyzing food and feed samples offered for sale in the state for chemical residues as required under the adulteration sections of chapters 500 and 580.

(6) Inspecting dairy farms of the state and enforcing those provisions of chapter 502 as are authorized by the department relating to the supervision of milking operations and the rules adopted pursuant to such law.

(7) Inspecting milk plants, milk product plants, and plants engaged in the manufacture and distribution of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes; analyzing and testing samples of milk, milk products, frozen desserts, and frozen dessert mixes which are collected by the division; and enforcing those provisions of chapter 502 as are authorized by the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 9, ch. 61-407; s. 2, ch. 65-459; ss. 4, 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 79-122; s. 10, ch. 84-165; s. 312, ch. 92-279; ss. 32, 33, ch. 92-291; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 28, ch. 93-169; s. 52, ch. 2001-89; s. 8, ch. 2011-56; s. 43, ch. 2011-206; s. 91, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 620.2104 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.2104
620.2104 Filings required for conversion; effective date.
Status: in_force

(1) After a plan of conversion is approved: (a) A converting limited partnership shall deliver to the Department of State for filing a certificate of conversion, signed by each general partner listed in the certificate of limited partnership, and must include: 1. A statement that the limited partnership has been converted into another organization. 2. The name and form of the organization and the jurisdiction of its governing law. 3. The date the conversion is effective under the governing law of the converted organization. 4. A statement that the conversion was approved as required by this act. 5. A statement that the conversion was approved as required by the governing law of the converted organization. 6. If the converted organization is a foreign organization not authorized to transact business in this state, the street and mailing address of an office which the Department of State may use for the purposes of s. 620.2105(3). (b) If the converting organization is not a converting limited partnership, the converting organization shall deliver to the Department of State for filing: 1. A certificate of limited partnership containing the information required by s. 620.1201, signed by each general partner as required by s. 620.1204(1)(a). 2. A certificate of conversion, signed by each general partner listed in the certificate of limited partnership submitted in accordance with subparagraph 1. and by the converting organization as required by applicable law, which certificate of conversion must include: a. A statement that the limited partnership was converted from another organization. b. The name and form of the converting organization and the jurisdiction of its governing law. c. A statement that the conversion was approved as required by this act. d. A statement that the conversion was approved in a manner that complied with the converting organization’s governing law. (c) A converting limited partnership is not required to file a certificate of conversion pursuant to paragraph (a) if the converting limited partnership files articles of conversion or a certificate of conversion that substantially complies with the requirements of this section pursuant to s. 605.1045, s. 607.1105, or s. 620.8914(1)(b) and contains the signatures required by this chapter. In such a case, the other certificate of conversion may also be used for purposes of s. 620.2105(4).

(2) A conversion becomes effective: (a) If the converted organization is a limited partnership, when the certificate of limited partnership takes effect. (b) If the converted organization is not a limited partnership, as provided by the governing law of the converted organization.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267; s. 9, ch. 2008-187; ss. 14, 15, ch. 2013-180; s. 280, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 489.5315 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 489 / Part II / Section 489.5315
489.5315 Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors.
Status: in_force

Businesses that obtain an electrical or burglar alarm system license to work only on their own equipment, and that do not offer electrical or alarm contracting services to the public, are not electrical or burglar alarm system contracting businesses and do not have to obtain a business tax receipt in addition to any they are otherwise required to have.

History: s. 4, ch. 97-122; s. 43, ch. 2009-195.
Fla. Stat. § 373.462 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part IV / Section 373.462
373.462 Legislative findings and intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes that by law in 1979, portions of Lake and Polk Counties were designated as the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern in acknowledgment of its regional and statewide importance in maintaining the quality and quantity of Florida’s water supply and water resources for the public and the environment.

(2) The Legislature also recognizes the Green Swamp, which encompasses approximately 560,000 acres, is located in a regionally significant high recharge area of the Floridan Aquifer system, and it helps protect coastal communities from saltwater intrusion.

(3) The Legislature finds that the Green Swamp or Polk County make up the headwaters or portions of the headwaters of six major river systems in the state, which are the Alafia, Hillsborough, Kissimmee, Ocklawaha, Peace, and Withlacoochee Rivers. In addition, due to the area’s unique topography and geology which receives no other water inputs other than rainfall, the area is essential in maintaining the potentiometric head of the Floridan Aquifer system that directly influences the aquifer’s productivity for water supply.

(4) The Legislature also finds that the Green Swamp and the surrounding areas are economically, environmentally, and socially defined by some of the most important and vulnerable water resources in the state.

(5) The Legislature recognizes that the Central Florida Water Initiative Guiding Document dated January 30, 2015, and the Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Strategy dated March 2006 recognized the fact that the surface water and groundwater resources in the heartland counties of Hardee, Highlands, and Polk are integral to the health, public safety, and economic future of those regions.

(6) The Legislature declares that there is an important state interest in partnering with regional water supply authorities and local governments, in accordance with s. 373.705, to protect the water resources of the headwaters of the Alafia, Hillsborough, Kissimmee, Ocklawaha, Peace, and Withlacoochee Rivers and the surrounding areas. The Legislature further declares that funding consideration be given to regional collaborative solutions, including, but not limited to, the heartland counties, to manage the water resources of the state.

History: s. 2, ch. 2017-111.
Fla. Stat. § 626.829 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IV / Section 626.829
626.829 “Health agent” defined.
Status: in_force

(1) A “health agent” is any person appointed as agent by an insurer to solicit applications for or to negotiate and effectuate contracts of health insurance, as such insurance is defined in s. 624.603.

(2) Any person who acts for an insurer, or on behalf of a licensed representative of an insurer, to solicit applications for or to negotiate and effectuate health insurance contracts, whether or not he or she is appointed as an agent, subagent, or canvasser or by any other title, shall be deemed to be a health agent and shall be qualified, licensed, and appointed as a health agent.

History: s. 304, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 260, 271, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 107, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 269, ch. 97-102; s. 86, ch. 2003-1; s. 52, ch. 2003-267; s. 45, ch. 2003-281.
Fla. Stat. § 465.0275 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0275
465.0275 Emergency prescription refill.
Status: in_force

(1) In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription refill and the pharmacist is unable to readily obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, the pharmacist may dispense: (a) A one-time emergency refill of up to a 72-hour supply of the prescribed medication; or (b) An emergency refill of insulin and insulin-related supplies or equipment to treat diabetes mellitus, not to exceed 3 nonconsecutive times per calendar year.

(2) If the Governor issues an emergency order or proclamation of a state of emergency, the pharmacist may dispense up to a 30-day supply in the areas or counties affected by the order or proclamation, provided that: (a) The prescription is not for a medicinal drug listed in Schedule II appearing in chapter 893. (b) The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy in a chronic condition. (c) In the pharmacist’s professional judgment, the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences or may cause physical or mental discomfort. (d) The dispensing pharmacist creates a written order containing all of the prescription information required by this chapter and chapters 499 and 893 and signs that order. (e) The dispensing pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the emergency dispensing within a reasonable time after such dispensing.

History: ss. 19, 27, ch. 86-256; s. 3, ch. 89-77; s. 59, ch. 91-137; s. 6, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 30, ch. 93-211; s. 24, ch. 2016-230; s. 1, ch. 2024-79.
Fla. Stat. § 414.1599 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.1599
414.1599 Diversion programs; determination of need.
Status: in_force

If federal regulations require a determination of needy families or needy parents to be based on financial criteria, such as income or resources, for individuals or families who are receiving services, one-time payments, or nonrecurring short-term benefits, the department shall adopt rules to define such criteria. In such rules, the department shall use the income level established for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds which are transferred for use under Title XX of the Social Security Act. If federal regulations do not require a financial determination for receipt of such benefits, payments, or services, the criteria otherwise established in this chapter shall be used.

History: s. 21, ch. 99-241.
Fla. Stat. § 267.021 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 267 / Section 267.021
267.021 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this act, the term:

(1) “Agency” means any state, county, or municipal officer, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law.

(2) “Division” means the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State.

(3) “Florida history museum” means a public or private nonprofit institution which is established permanently in this state for the purpose of promoting and encouraging knowledge and appreciation of Florida history through the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of artifacts and other historical properties related to Florida history and the primary role of which is to collect and care for artifacts and other objects of intrinsic historical or archaeological value and exhibit them regularly through a facility or facilities owned or operated by the institution.

(4) “Historic property” or “historic resource” means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, object, or other real or personal property of historical, architectural, or archaeological value, and folklife resources. These properties or resources may include, but are not limited to, monuments, memorials, Indian habitations, ceremonial sites, abandoned settlements, sunken or abandoned ships, engineering works, treasure trove, artifacts, or other objects with intrinsic historical or archaeological value, or any part thereof, relating to the history, government, and culture of the state.

(5) “Historical museum” means a department or agency of state or local government or a public or private nonprofit organization located in Florida and operating on a permanent basis for the primary purpose of sponsoring, producing, and exhibiting educational programs that are related to the historical resources of Florida.

(6) “National Register of Historic Places” means the list of historic properties significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture, maintained by the Secretary of the Interior, as established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

(7) “Official Florida Historical Marker” means any marker, plaque, or similar device awarded, approved, or administered by the Division of Historical Resources for the purpose of recognizing and informing the general public about historic properties, persons, events, and other topics relating to the history and culture of the state.

(8) “Preservation” or “historic preservation” means the identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, analysis, recovery, interpretation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, maintenance, or reconstruction of historic properties.

History: s. 2, ch. 67-50; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 72, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 79-322; s. 1, ch. 81-124; s. 1, ch. 85-281; s. 43, ch. 86-163; s. 4, ch. 89-359; s. 2, ch. 94-190; s. 1, ch. 98-266; s. 12, ch. 2021-71.
Fla. Stat. § 272.122 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.122
272.122 Acquisition of land for state buildings and facilities in the Capitol Center.
Status: in_force

The Department of Management Services is hereby authorized and directed to acquire both land and buildings now needed or to be needed for use, in whole or in part, by state government or any agency, board, bureau, or commission thereof. However, no building can be constructed or land acquired under this section without specific legislative approval. The acquisition of the land, buildings, and facilities may be financed by grants, by direct appropriations, or by the issuance of revenue bonds or certificates pledging the revenues and rentals derived from the use of the buildings and facilities. The Department of Management Services is expressly authorized to issue revenue certificates to carry out the purposes of this section. Title to any lands acquired pursuant to this section shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund for the use and benefit of the State of Florida.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-385; s. 1, ch. 67-55; ss. 22, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 77, ch. 71-377; s. 2, ch. 75-70; s. 52, ch. 85-349; s. 208, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 53, ch. 98-279.
Fla. Stat. § 480.0475 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0475
480.0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not operate a massage establishment between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. This subsection does not apply to a massage establishment: (a) Located on the premises of a health care facility as defined in s. 408.07; a health care clinic as defined in s. 400.9905(4); a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast inn, as those terms are defined in s. 509.242; a timeshare property as defined in s. 721.05; a public airport as defined in s. 330.27; or a pari-mutuel facility as defined in s. 550.002; (b) In which every massage performed between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. is performed by a massage therapist acting under the prescription of a physician or physician assistant licensed under chapter 458, an osteopathic physician or physician assistant licensed under chapter 459, a chiropractic physician licensed under chapter 460, a podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under part I of chapter 464, or a dentist licensed under chapter 466; or (c) Operating during a special event if the county or municipality in which the establishment operates has approved such operation during the special event.

(2) A person operating a massage establishment may not use or permit the establishment to be used as a principal or temporary domicile for, to shelter or harbor, or as sleeping or napping quarters for any person unless the establishment is zoned for residential use under a local ordinance.

(3) A person violating the provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 4, ch. 2013-212; s. 64, ch. 2018-106; s. 40, ch. 2021-271; s. 7, ch. 2024-148.
Fla. Stat. § 680.509 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part V / Section 680.509
680.509 Lessee’s rights on improper delivery; rightful rejection.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the provisions of s. 680.51 on default in installment lease contracts, if the goods or the tender or delivery fail in any respect to conform to the lease contract, the lessee may reject or accept the goods or accept any commercial unit or units and reject the rest of the goods.

(2) Rejection of goods is ineffective unless it is within a reasonable time after tender or delivery of the goods and the lessee seasonably notifies the lessor.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0103 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0103
605.0103 Knowledge; notice.
Status: in_force

1 (1) A person knows a fact if the person: (a) Has actual knowledge of the fact; or (b) Is deemed to know the fact under paragraph (4)(b), or a law other than this chapter.

(2) A person has notice of a fact when the person: (a) Has reason to know the fact from all of the facts known to the person at the time in question; or (b) Is deemed to have notice of the fact under paragraph (4)(b).

(3) Subject to s. 605.0210(8), a person notifies another person of a fact by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in the ordinary course of events, regardless of whether those steps actually cause the other person to know of the fact.

(4) A person who is not a member is deemed to: (a) Know of a limitation on authority to transfer real property as provided in s. 605.0302(7); and (b) Have notice of a limited liability company’s: 1. Dissolution, 90 days after the articles of dissolution filed under s. 605.0707 become effective; 2. Termination, 90 days after a statement of termination filed under s. 605.0709(7) becomes effective; 3. Participation in a merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication, 90 days after the articles of merger, articles of interest exchange, articles of conversion, or articles of domestication under s. 605.1025, s. 605.1035, s. 605.1045, or s. 605.1055, respectively, become effective; 4. Declaration in its articles of organization that it is manager-managed in accordance with s. 605.0201(3)(a); however, if such a declaration has been added or changed by an amendment or amendment and restatement of the articles of organization, notice of the addition or change may not become effective until 90 days after the effective date of such amendment or amendment and restatement; and 5. Grant of authority to or limitation imposed on the authority of a person holding a position or having a specified status in a company, or grant of authority to or limitation imposed on the authority of a specific person, if the grant of authority or limitation imposed on the authority is described in the articles of organization in accordance with s. 605.0201(3)(d); however, if that description has been added or changed by an amendment or an amendment and restatement of the articles of organization, notice of the addition or change may not become effective until 90 days after the effective date of such amendment or amendment and restatement. A provision of the articles of organization that limits the authority of a person to transfer real property held in the name of the limited liability company is not notice of such limitation to a person who is not a member or manager of the company, unless such limitation appears in an affidavit, certificate, or other instrument that bears the name of the limited liability company and is recorded in the office for recording transfers of such real property.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 1, ch. 2015-148; s. 2, ch. 2025-162.