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Fla. Stat. § 298.57 — Florida Code / Title XXI / Chapter 298 / Section 298.57
298.57 Landowner in district may construct drains across land of intervening landowner; proceedings.
Status: in_force

Any landowner within a district organized under this chapter may construct ditches to drain his or her lands into the public ditches; and if any intervening landowner should refuse permission to cross his or her land with such ditch, the landowner seeking to construct such ditch may, by proceedings in the circuit court, to be conducted in the same manner as condemnation proceedings instituted by railroads, condemn a right-of-way for ditch. In such proceedings the jury shall deduct from the damages the benefits that will accrue to such intervening landowner by the construction of such ditch, and such intervening landowner shall have the right to use such ditch for the drainage of his or her own lands.

History: s. 50, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1147; CGL 1504; s. 23, ch. 79-5; s. 273, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 475.23 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part I / Section 475.23
475.23 License to expire on change of address.
Status: in_force

A license shall cease to be in force whenever a broker changes her or his business address, a real estate school operating under a permit issued pursuant to s. 475.451 changes its business address, or a sales associate working for a broker or an instructor working for a real estate school changes employer. The licensee shall notify the commission of the change no later than 10 days after the change, on a form provided by the commission. When a broker or a real estate school changes business address, the brokerage firm or school permitholder must file with the commission a notice of the change of address, along with the names of any sales associates or instructors who are no longer employed by the brokerage or school. Such notification shall also fulfill the change of address notification requirements for sales associates who remain employed by the brokerage and instructors who remain employed by the school.

History: s. 24, ch. 12223, 1927; CGL 4085; s. 4, ch. 29983, 1955; s. 2, ch. 74-181; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 7, ch. 78-366; ss. 17, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 38, ch. 82-1; s. 60, ch. 83-329; ss. 12, 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 10, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 93-261; s. 371, ch. 97-103; s. 33, ch. 2003-164.
Fla. Stat. § 316.86 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.86
316.86 Exemption from liability for manufacturer when third party converts vehicle.
Status: in_force

The original manufacturer of a vehicle converted by a third party into an autonomous vehicle is not liable in, and shall have a defense to and be dismissed from, any legal action brought against the original manufacturer by any person injured due to an alleged vehicle defect caused by the conversion of the vehicle, or by equipment installed by the converter, unless the alleged defect was present in the vehicle as originally manufactured.

History: s. 5, ch. 2012-111; s. 109, ch. 2012-174; s. 15, ch. 2014-216; s. 8, ch. 2016-181; s. 13, ch. 2016-239.
Fla. Stat. § 1013.44 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1013 / Part III / Section 1013.44
1013.44 Low-energy use design; solar energy systems; swimming pool heaters.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Passive design elements and low-energy usage features shall be included in the design and construction of new educational facilities. Operable glazing consisting of at least 5 percent of the floor area shall be placed in each classroom located on the perimeter of the building. For a relocatable classroom, the area of operable glazing and the area of exterior doors, together, shall consist of at least 5 percent of the floor area. Operable glazing is not required in Florida College System institutions, auxiliary facilities, music rooms, gyms, locker and shower rooms, special laboratories requiring special climate control, and large group instruction areas having a capacity of more than 100 persons. (b) In the remodeling and renovation of educational facilities which have existing natural ventilation, adequate sources of natural ventilation shall be retained, or a combination of natural and low-energy usage mechanical equipment shall be provided that will permit the use of the facility without air-conditioning or heat when ambient conditions are moderate. However, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to waive this requirement when environmental conditions, particularly noise and pollution factors, preclude the effective use of natural ventilation.

(2) Each new educational facility for which the projected demand for hot water exceeds 1,000 gallons a day shall be constructed, whenever economically and physically feasible, with a solar energy system as the primary energy source for the domestic hot water system of the facility. The solar energy system shall be sized so as to provide at least 65 percent of the estimated needs of the facility. Sizing shall be determined by generally recognized simulation models, such as F-chart and SOLCOST, or by sizing tables generated by the Florida Solar Energy Center.

(3) If swimming and wading pools constructed as an integral part of an educational facility or plant are heated, such pools shall, whenever feasible, be heated by either a waste heat recovery system or a solar energy system.

History: s. 843, ch. 2002-387; s. 215, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 211.075 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 211 / Part I / Section 211.075
211.075 Payment of tax; returns; filing requirements; estimated tax declarations.
Status: in_force

(1) The tax on oil production shall be due and payable on or before the 25th day of the month following the month production occurred. The tax on gas production and the tax on sulfur production shall be due and payable on or before the 25th day of the second month following the end of each calendar quarter.

(2) Each producer shall file a return prescribed by the department listing the kind and quality of taxable products, the source and county of production, and the location of all oil or gas wells from which taxable products were produced. The return shall be filed on or before the last day prescribed for payment of the tax and shall be signed and verified under oath by the producer or the producer’s authorized representative. (a) The return shall include a statement of the tax due under this part and such other information as the department may reasonably require. (b) A return shall be filed even though no tax is due. Any tax, penalty, or interest due shall be remitted with the return.

(3)(a) Each person subject to the tax under s. 211.025 or s. 211.026 shall file, on a form prescribed by the department, a declaration of estimated tax on or before the 25th day of the month following the month production occurred and shall remit to the department an amount equal to 90 percent of the estimated tax. (b) The declaration may be amended under rules prescribed by the department, and the installment due shall be increased or decreased to reflect the change in estimated tax occasioned by the amendment. (c) The department may provide for credit of any overpayment of amounts due under this part which the department determines to have been made against the installment required under this subsection. (d) Any estimated tax paid for a month shall be deemed assessed upon the last date for payment of the tax under subsection (1).

(4) If any due date prescribed by this section falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, the last date prescribed for filing or payment shall be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. The date of receipt by the department, or the postmark date if mailed, shall determine the timeliness of payment or filing.

(5) The department may grant an extension of time for payment, or filing of a return, upon written request submitted on or before the due date.

History: s. 7, ch. 86-178.
Fla. Stat. § 630.151 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 630 / Section 630.151
630.151 Office approval of domestication agreement.
Status: in_force

An executed counterpart of the domestication agreement, together with certified copies of the corporate proceedings of the domestic insurer and the alien insurer, approving, adopting, and authorizing the execution of the domestication agreement, shall be submitted to the office for its approval. The office shall thereupon consider the agreement; and, if it finds that the same is in accordance with the provisions hereof and that the interests of policyholders and creditors of the United States branch of the alien insurer are not materially adversely affected, it may approve the domestication agreement and authorize the consummation thereof in compliance with the provisions of s. 630.161.

History: s. 715, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1339, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 38.12 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.12
38.12 Resignation, death, or removal of judges; disposition of pending matters and papers.
Status: in_force

Upon the resignation, death, or impeachment of any judge, all matters pending before that judge shall be heard and determined by the judge’s successor, and parties making any motion before such judge shall suffer no detriment by reason of his or her resignation, death, or impeachment. All judges, upon resignation or impeachment, shall file all papers pending before them with the clerk of the court in which the cause is pending; and the executor or administrator of any judge who dies pending any matter before him or her shall file all papers found among the papers of his or her intestate or testator with the said clerk.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 3007, 1877; RS 971, 972; GS 1341, 1342; RGS 2529, 2530; CGL 4156, 4157; s. 4, ch. 73-334; s. 1331, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 15.035 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.035
15.035 Official state play.
Status: in_force

The historical pageant by Paul Green known as the “Cross and Sword,” presented annually by the citizens of the City of St. Augustine, is hereby designated the official play of the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-79.
Fla. Stat. § 673.4161 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part IV / Section 673.4161
673.4161 Transfer warranties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants to the transferee and, if the transfer is by indorsement, to any subsequent transferee that: (a) The warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the instrument; (b) All signatures on the instrument are authentic and authorized; (c) The instrument has not been altered; (d) The instrument is not subject to a defense or claim in recoupment of any party which can be asserted against the warrantor; and (e) The warrantor has no knowledge of any insolvency proceeding commenced with respect to the maker or acceptor or, in the case of an unaccepted draft, the drawer.

(2) A person to whom the warranties under subsection (1) are made and who took the instrument in good faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to the loss suffered as a result of the breach, but not more than the amount of the instrument plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a result of the breach.

(3) The warranties stated in subsection (1) cannot be disclaimed with respect to checks. Unless notice of a claim for breach of warranty is given to the warrantor within 30 days after the claimant has reason to know of the breach and the identity of the warrantor, the liability of the warrantor under subsection (2) is discharged to the extent of any loss caused by the delay in giving notice of the claim.

(4) A cause of action for breach of warranty under this section accrues when the claimant has reason to know of the breach.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 61.743 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part IV / Section 61.743
61.743 Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.
Status: in_force

(1) A grant of authority is temporary and terminates after the deploying parent returns from deployment unless the grant has been terminated before the return of the deploying parent in a record or by a written agreement signed by both the deploying parent and the other parent, or, in the absence of such a record or agreement, by court order. The grant does not create any independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact to an individual granted temporary custody.

(2) A nonparent granted temporary caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact has standing only to enforce the grant until it is terminated in a record or by a written agreement signed by both the deploying parent and the other parent, or, in the absence of such a record or agreement, by court order or under this part.

(3) If a grant of temporary authority is terminated in a record or by a written agreement signed by both the deploying parent and the other parent, a copy of the termination record or agreement shall be filed with the court and the temporary custody order shall be modified to reflect the termination. Thereafter, the deploying parent and the other parent may agree on alternative arrangements for custodial responsibility in compliance with s. 61.721, or either parent may seek an alternative arrangement for custodial responsibility under s. 61.749.

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-69.
Fla. Stat. § 790.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 790 / Section 790.02
790.02 Officer to arrest without warrant and upon probable cause.
Status: in_force

The carrying of a concealed weapon is declared a breach of peace, and any officer authorized to make arrests under the laws of this state may make arrests without warrant of persons violating the provisions of s. 790.01 when said officer has reasonable grounds or probable cause to believe that the offense of carrying a concealed weapon is being committed.

History: s. 1, ch. 4929, 1901; GS 3263; RGS 5096; CGL 7198; s. 3, ch. 69-306.
Fla. Stat. § 379.305 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part IV / Section 379.305
379.305 Rules and regulations; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may prescribe such other rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to prevent the escape of venomous reptiles or reptiles of concern, either in connection of construction of such cages or otherwise to carry out the intent of ss. 379.372-379.374.

(2) A person who knowingly releases a nonnative reptile of concern or who through gross negligence allows a nonnative reptile of concern to escape commits a Level Three violation, punishable as provided in s. 379.4015.

(3) A person who knowingly releases a nonnative venomous reptile or who through gross negligence allows a nonnative venomous reptile to escape commits a Level Four violation, punishable as provided in s. 379.4015.

(4) A person who knowingly purchases, sells, attempts to sell, offers to sell, conspires to sell, barters, exchanges, trades, or imports for sale or use, any venomous reptile species without having first obtained a special permit or license from the commission as provided in s. 379.372 commits a Level Four violation, punishable as provided in s. 379.4015.

History: s. 6, ch. 28263, 1953; s. 172, ch. 99-245; s. 6, ch. 2007-239; s. 108, ch. 2008-247; s. 1, ch. 2023-129.
Fla. Stat. § 497.168 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part I / Section 497.168
497.168 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards.
Status: in_force

(1) Any reserve member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and any member of any element of the National Guard, now or hereafter called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a continuous period of 30 or more days, who at the time of being called to active duty was licensed in good standing to practice a profession under this chapter, shall remain in good standing, without registering, paying dues or fees, or being required to perform any other act, as long as she or he remains on such active duty and for a period of 6 months after discharge from active duty.

(2) The licensing authority shall adopt rules exempting the spouses of members of the Armed Forces of the United States from licensure renewal provisions, but only in cases of absence from the state because of their spouses’ call to active duty from the reserves or National Guard.

History: s. 38, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.0961 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part I / Section 1004.0961
1004.0961 Credit for online courses.
Status: in_force

Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules and the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations that enable students to earn academic credit for online courses, including massive open online courses, before initial enrollment at a postsecondary institution. The rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the Board of Governors must include procedures for credential evaluation and the award of credit, including, but not limited to, recommendations for credit by the American Council on Education; equivalency and alignment of coursework with appropriate courses; course descriptions; type and amount of credit that may be awarded; and transfer of credit.

History: s. 6, ch. 2013-225; s. 50, ch. 2014-39.
Fla. Stat. § 190.049 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.049
190.049 Special acts prohibited.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, there shall be no special law or general law of local application creating an independent special district which has the powers enumerated in two or more of the paragraphs contained in s. 190.012, unless such district is created pursuant to the provisions of s. 189.031.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 16, ch. 84-360; s. 47, ch. 99-378; s. 71, ch. 2014-22.
Fla. Stat. § 159.8291 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part VII / Section 159.8291
159.8291 Construction of law.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the purposes of this act.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-237.
Fla. Stat. § 663.001 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part I / Section 663.001
663.001 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to establish a legal and regulatory framework for the conduct by international banking corporations of financial services business in this state. This part is intended to:

(1) Support the Florida operations of international banking corporations and promote the growth of international financial services to benefit the economy and consumers in this state.

(2) Provide for appropriate supervision and regulatory oversight to ensure that financial services activities of international banking corporations in this state are conducted responsibly and in a safe and sound manner.

History: s. 3, ch. 2017-83.
Fla. Stat. § 556.111 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 556 / Section 556.111
556.111 Applicability to existing law.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to:

(1) Constitute the establishment or enlargement of any rights to the use of real property or create an interest therein for the placement, construction, repair, maintenance, relocation, or excavation or demolition of any underground facility;

(2) Waive any right of a party having an interest in real property to charge any fee for the use regarding such property; or

(3) Preempt a governmental member operator from reasonable regulation of its right-of-way. This subsection does not exempt a municipality, county, district, or other local governmental member operator from the provisions of this chapter that apply to the member operator.

History: s. 11, ch. 93-240; s. 9, ch. 2006-138.
Fla. Stat. § 651.024 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 651 / Section 651.024
651.024 Acquisition.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who seeks to assume the role of general partner of a provider or to otherwise assume ownership or possession of, or control over, 10 percent or more of a provider, a controlling company of the provider, or a provider’s assets, based on the balance sheet from the most recent financial audit report filed with the office, is subject to s. 628.4615 and is not required to make filings pursuant to s. 651.022, s. 651.023, or s. 651.0245.

(2) A person who seeks to acquire and become the provider for a facility is subject to s. 651.0245 and is not required to make filings pursuant to ss. 628.4615, 651.022, and 651.023.

(3) In addition to the provider or the controlling company, the office has standing to petition a circuit court under s. 628.4615(9).

History: ss. 16, 17, ch. 86-250; s. 10, ch. 90-248; s. 184, ch. 91-108; s. 12, ch. 93-22; s. 9, ch. 2019-160.
Fla. Stat. § 420.51 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part V / Section 420.51
420.51 State and local government not liable on bonds or notes.
Status: in_force

The bonds of the corporation shall not be a debt of the state or of any local government, and neither the state nor any local government shall be liable thereon. The corporation shall not have the power to pledge the credit, the revenues, or the taxing power of the state or of any local government; and neither the credit, the revenues, nor the taxing power of the state or of any local government shall be, or shall be deemed to be, pledged to the payment of any bonds of the corporation.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-161; s. 20, ch. 97-167.
Fla. Stat. § 924.15 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 924 / Section 924.15
924.15 Approval of appeal bonds.
Status: in_force

Appeal bonds shall be approved by the court which originally determined the action and shall be filed with the clerk of that court.

History: s. 293b, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(304); s. 152, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 468.84 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XVI / Section 468.84
468.84 Mold-related services licensing program; legislative purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the mold-related services licensing program.

(2) The Legislature finds it necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare, to prevent damage to real and personal property, to avert economic injury to the residents of this state, and to regulate persons and companies that hold themselves out to the public as qualified to perform mold-related services.

History: s. 3, ch. 2007-235; s. 24, ch. 2010-106; s. 16, ch. 2010-176.
Fla. Stat. § 496.422 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 496 / Section 496.422
496.422 Duties of the Department of State.
Status: in_force

The Department of State shall include in the materials it sends to persons or organizations seeking to register as nonprofit corporations, pursuant to chapter 617, and include with the annual report notice to be filed with the Department of State each year, a notice of the registration and disclosure requirements of ss. 496.401-496.424.

History: ss. 21, 26, ch. 91-208; ss. 14, 19, ch. 94-287.