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Fla. Stat. § 197.552 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.552
197.552 Tax deeds.
Status: in_force

All tax deeds shall be issued in the name of a county and shall be signed by the clerk of the county. The deed shall be witnessed by two witnesses, the official seal shall be attached thereto, and the deed shall be acknowledged or proven as other deeds. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, no right, interest, restriction, or other covenant shall survive the issuance of a tax deed, except that a lien of record held by a municipal or county governmental unit, special district, or community development district, when such lien is not satisfied as of the disbursement of proceeds of sale under the provisions of s. 197.582, shall survive the issuance of a tax deed. The charges by the clerk shall be as provided in s. 28.24. Tax deeds issued to a purchaser of land for delinquent taxes shall be in the form prescribed by the department. All deeds issued pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all proceedings from the valuation of the lands to the issuance of the deed, inclusive.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 21, ch. 73-332; s. 1, ch. 79-334; s. 192, ch. 85-342; s. 14, ch. 2002-18.
Fla. Stat. § 38.08 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 38 / Section 38.08
38.08 Effect of orders where petition for reconsideration not filed.
Status: in_force

If no petition for reconsideration is filed, as provided for in s. 38.07, all orders entered by the disqualified judge prior to the entry of the order of disqualification shall be as binding and valid as if said orders had been duly entered by a qualified judge authorized to act in the cause. The fact that an order was entered by a judge who is subsequently disqualified under s. 38.02 or s. 38.05, shall not be assignable as error subject to review by the appropriate appellate court unless a petition for reconsideration as provided for in s. 38.07, was filed by the party urging the matter as error, and the judge before whom the cause was then pending refused to vacate or modify said order.

History: s. 9, ch. 16053, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 4155(8); s. 6, ch. 63-559.
Fla. Stat. § 220.195 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part II / Section 220.195
220.195 Emergency excise tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with taxable years ending in 2012, a taxpayer who has earned, but not yet taken, a credit for emergency excise tax paid under former s. 221.02 may take such credit against the tax imposed by this chapter.

(2) If a credit granted pursuant to this section is not fully used in taxable years ending in 2012 because of insufficient tax liability on the part of the taxpayer, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year, after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(8).

History: s. 16, ch. 2011-76.
Fla. Stat. § 90.91 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.91
90.91 Photographs of property wrongfully taken; use in prosecution, procedure; return of property to owner.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution for a crime involving the wrongful taking of property, a photograph of the property alleged to have been wrongfully taken may be deemed competent evidence of such property and may be admissible in the prosecution to the same extent as if such property were introduced as evidence. Such photograph shall bear a written description of the property alleged to have been wrongfully taken, the name of the owner of the property, the location where the alleged wrongful taking occurred, the name of the investigating law enforcement officer, the date the photograph was taken, and the name of the photographer. Such writing shall be made under oath by the investigating law enforcement officer, and the photograph shall be identified by the signature of the photographer. Upon the filing of such photograph and writing with the law enforcement authority or court holding such property as evidence, the property may be returned to the owner from whom the property was taken.

History: s. 4, ch. 84-363.
Fla. Stat. § 253.141 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.141
253.141 Riparian rights defined; certain submerged bottoms subject to private ownership.
Status: in_force

(1) Riparian rights are those incident to land bordering upon navigable waters. They are rights of ingress, egress, boating, bathing, and fishing and such others as may be or have been defined by law. Such rights are not of a proprietary nature. They are rights inuring to the owner of the riparian land but are not owned by him or her. They are appurtenant to and are inseparable from the riparian land. The land to which the owner holds title must extend to the ordinary high watermark of the navigable water in order that riparian rights may attach. Conveyance of title to or lease of the riparian land entitles the grantee to the riparian rights running therewith whether or not mentioned in the deed or lease of the upland.

(2) Navigable waters in this state shall not be held to extend to any permanent or transient waters in the form of so-called lakes, ponds, swamps or overflowed lands, lying over and upon areas which have heretofore been conveyed to private individuals by the United States or by the state without reservation of public rights in and to said waters.

(3) The submerged lands of any nonmeandered lake shall be deemed subject to private ownership where the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of Florida conveyed the same more than 50 years ago without any deductions for water and without any reservation for public use and when taxes have been levied and collected on said submerged lands since conveyance by the state.

(4) Where private ownership of submerged bottoms outward from the shore has originated in a Spanish or other land grant approved by the Congress specifically describing an area in which was included navigable water, or by patent out of the United States prior to the date on which Florida became a state likewise containing a description including navigable water, or upon a valid conveyance out of the state, the submerged land included in such grant, patent, or conveyance shall be subject to taxes lawfully imposed.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 28262, 1953; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 31, ch. 82-226; s. 200, ch. 85-342; s. 140, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 373.326 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part III / Section 373.326
373.326 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) When the water management district finds that compliance with all requirements of this part would result in undue hardship, an exemption from any one or more such requirements may be granted by the water management district to the extent necessary to ameliorate such undue hardship and to the extent such exemption can be granted without impairing the intent and purpose of this part.

(2) Nothing in this part shall prevent a person who has not obtained a license pursuant to s. 373.323 from constructing a well that is 2 inches or under in diameter, on the person’s own or leased property, intended for use only in a single-family house which is his or her residence, or intended for use only for farming purposes on the person’s farm, and when the waters to be produced are not intended for use by the public or any residence other than his or her own, provided that such person complies with all local and state rules and regulations relating to the construction of water wells.

(3) A permit may not be required under this part for any well authorized pursuant to ss. 403.061 and 403.087 under the State Underground Injection Control Program identified in chapter 62-528, Florida Administrative Code, as Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV, or Class V Groups 2-9. However, such wells must be constructed by persons who have obtained a license pursuant to s. 373.323 as otherwise required by law.

History: s. 8, part III, ch. 72-299; s. 1, ch. 84-94; ss. 15, 23, 24, ch. 88-242; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 603, ch. 95-148; s. 6, ch. 2012-205.
Fla. Stat. § 101.341 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.341
101.341 Prohibited activities by voting system custodians and deputy custodians.
Status: in_force

(1) No voting system custodian or deputy custodian or other employee of the supervisor of elections, which employee’s duties are primarily involved with the preparation, maintenance, or repair of voting equipment, may accept employment or any form of consideration from any person or business entity involved in the purchase, repair, or sale of voting equipment unless such employment has the prior written approval of the supervisor of elections of the county by which such person is employed.

(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided by s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Such person shall also be subject to immediate discharge from his or her position.

History: s. 3, ch. 72-303; s. 4, ch. 80-20; s. 568, ch. 95-147; s. 12, ch. 2001-40.
Fla. Stat. § 921.243 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 921 / Section 921.243
921.243 Offenses involving minor victims; offender records.
Status: in_force

At the time of sentencing of any offender for an offense involving a victim who, at the time the offense was committed, was a minor, the court shall stamp on the face of the judgment “VICTIM IS A MINOR” and shall note this fact on any document or information sent to the Department of Law Enforcement for its incorporation into the criminal justice information system of the Department of Law Enforcement.

History: s. 16, ch. 97-299.
Fla. Stat. § 627.64025 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.64025
627.64025 Advanced practice registered nurse services.
Status: in_force

A health insurance policy that provides major medical coverage and that is delivered, issued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2021, may not require an insured to receive services from an advanced practice registered nurse registered under s. 464.0123 in place of a physician.

History: s. 28, ch. 2020-9.
Fla. Stat. § 683.04 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.04
683.04 Arbor Day.
Status: in_force

The third Friday in January of each year is hereby designated as “Arbor Day” in the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 22538, 1945.
Fla. Stat. § 943.175 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.175
943.175 Inservice training.
Status: in_force

(1) Inservice training programs consisting of courses established, implemented, and evaluated by an employing agency are the responsibility of the employing agency. Inservice training programs consisting of courses established, implemented, and evaluated by a criminal justice training school are the responsibility of the criminal justice training school. Inservice training programs or courses need not be approved by the commission.

(2) Inservice training courses or programs shall not be part of the programs or courses established by the commission pursuant to s. 943.17, nor shall they be used to qualify an officer for salary incentive payment provided under s. 943.22.

History: s. 17, ch. 84-258; s. 14, ch. 86-187; s. 2, ch. 86-286; ss. 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 97-225; s. 8, ch. 2002-205.
Fla. Stat. § 255.501 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 255 / Section 255.501
255.501 Building and Facilities Act; short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 255.501-255.525 shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Building and Facilities Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 85-349.
Fla. Stat. § 563.065 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.065
563.065 Price differentials.
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Beverage Law shall prohibit licensed distributors of malt beverages from charging different malt beverage prices according to county, according to the branch of a distributor’s parent place of business, according to whether a vendor sells malt beverages on premises or off premises, or according to quantity sold, as long as the price differentials are filed in advance with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation as provided by rule.

History: s. 2, ch. 99-362.
Fla. Stat. § 627.468 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part III / Section 627.468
627.468 Annuity contracts, pure endowment contracts; misstatement of age or sex.
Status: in_force

In a fixed-dollar annuity contract, variable annuity contract, or pure endowment contract, other than a reversionary, survivorship, or group annuity, the contract shall provide that if the age or sex of the person or persons upon whose life or lives the contract is made, or of any of them, has been misstated, the amount payable or benefits accruing under the contract shall be such as the stipulated payment or payments to the insurer would have purchased according to the correct age or sex; and that if the insurer shall make or has made any overpayment or overpayments on account of any such misstatement, the amount thereof, with interest at the rate to be specified in the contract but not exceeding 6 percent per year, may be charged against the current or next succeeding payment or payments to be made by the insurer under the contract.

History: s. 495, ch. 59-205; s. 14, ch. 61-441; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 393, 404, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 159.8053 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part VI / Section 159.8053
159.8053 Issuance reports; final certification of allocation.
Status: in_force

(1) Except for an allocation of state volume limitation that has been converted to the issuance of mortgage credit certificates pursuant to s. 159.80751, no portion of the state volume limitation may be allocated before the filing of an issuance report with the division by or on behalf of the issuer issuing bonds no later than the date on which the confirmation for such bonds expires. An issuer’s failure to file an issuance report before the expiration of a confirmation will result in the loss of such state volume limitation, regardless of whether the issuer has issued bonds pursuant to such confirmation.

(2) Each issuance report must include all of the following information: (a) The name of the issuer issuing such bonds. (b) The confirmation pursuant to which the bonds are being issued. (c) The amount of state volume limitation used by such issuance. (d) The name and series designation of the bonds. (e) The principal amount of bonds issued. (f) The date of issuance and the amount of proceeds distributed at issuance. (g) The purpose for which the bonds were issued, including the private business or entity that will benefit from or use the proceeds of the bonds; the name of the project, if known; the location of the project; whether the project is an acquisition of an existing facility or new construction; and the number of products manufactured or the number of residential units, if applicable. (h) The name, role, and contact information of the person submitting the issuance report.

(3) At issuance, any portion of the state volume limitation granted in such confirmation that is unissued, except in the case of a carryforward confirmation, immediately reverts to the pool from which the allocation was made and must be made available for reallocation.

(4) Following the timely filing of an issuance report, the director of the division shall sign the final certification of allocation. The final certification of allocation may not be issued before the timely receipt of an issuance report pursuant to subsection (1).

History: s. 9, ch. 2024-220; s. 11, ch. 2025-6.
Fla. Stat. § 189.052 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part V / Section 189.052
189.052 Assessments levied on facilities regulated under chapter 513.
Status: in_force

When an independent or dependent special district levies an assessment on a facility regulated under chapter 513, the assessment shall not be based on the assertion that the facility is comprised of residential units. Instead, facilities regulated under chapter 513 shall be assessed in the same manner as a hotel, motel, or other similar facility.

History: s. 9, ch. 2000-355; s. 42, ch. 2014-22.
Fla. Stat. § 486.135 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 486 / Section 486.135
486.135 False representation of licensure, or willful misrepresentation or fraudulent representation to obtain license, unlawful.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, to use in connection with her or his name or place of business the words “physical therapist,” “physiotherapist,” “physical therapy,” “physiotherapy,” “registered physical therapist,” or “licensed physical therapist”; the letters “P.T.”; or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that she or he is a physical therapist or to represent herself or himself as a physical therapist in any other way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication, unless physical therapy services are provided or supplied by a physical therapist licensed in accordance with this chapter. (b) It is unlawful for a person who is not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist and who does not hold a doctoral degree in physical therapy to use the letters “D.P.T.” in connection with his or her name or place of business. (c) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist assistant, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, to use in connection with her or his name the words “physical therapist assistant,” the letters “P.T.A.,” or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that she or he is a physical therapist assistant or to represent herself or himself as a physical therapist assistant in any other way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication.

(2) An unlawful act under this section is a violation of s. 486.151.

(3) It is unlawful for any person to obtain or attempt to obtain a license under this chapter by any willful misrepresentation or any fraudulent representation.

History: s. 10, ch. 57-67; s. 9, ch. 67-537; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 471, ch. 97-103; s. 3, ch. 2016-70.
Fla. Stat. § 569.41 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 569 / Part II / Section 569.41
569.41 Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving nicotine products to persons under 21 years of age; criminal penalties; defense.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful to sell, deliver, barter, furnish, or give, directly or indirectly, to any person who is under 21 years of age, any nicotine product.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. However, any person who violates subsection (1) for a second or subsequent time within 1 year after the first violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who violates subsection (1) for a third or subsequent time at any time after the first violation commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) A person charged with a violation of subsection (1) has a complete defense if, at the time the nicotine product was sold, delivered, bartered, furnished, or given: (a) The buyer or recipient falsely evidenced that she or he was 21 years of age or older; (b) The appearance of the buyer or recipient was such that a prudent person would believe the buyer or recipient to be 21 years of age or older; and (c) Such person carefully checked a driver license or an identification card issued by the state or another state of the United States, a passport, or a United States armed services identification card presented by the buyer or recipient and acted in good faith and in reliance upon the representation and appearance of the buyer or recipient in the belief that the buyer or recipient was 21 years of age or older.

History: s. 30, ch. 2021-14; s. 6, ch. 2024-127.
Fla. Stat. § 205.032 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 205 / Section 205.032
205.032 Levy; counties.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a county may levy, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, a business tax for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business, profession, or occupation within its jurisdiction. However, the governing body must first give at least 14 days’ public notice between the first and last reading of the resolution or ordinance by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation within its jurisdiction as defined by law. The public notice must contain the proposed classifications and rates applicable to the business tax.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-306; s. 1, ch. 73-144; s. 2, ch. 93-180; s. 5, ch. 2006-152.
Fla. Stat. § 92.16 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.16
92.16 Certificates of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund respecting the ownership, conveyance of, and other facts in connection with public lands.
Status: in_force

A certificate of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund under its official seal, with respect to the present or past ownership by the state or by the school, seminary or internal improvement funds of any lands in this state, or of the conveyance or transfer of any such lands by said Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or of the State Board of Education or other officers or boards of the state having power to convey any such lands, or any facts shown by the public records of his or her office with respect to any of such lands, or the transfer, ownership, or conveyance of the same, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein certified, and every such certificate shall be admissible in evidence in all of the courts of this state. All such certificates shall, without other or further proof, be admitted to record and recorded in the deed books of the respective counties of this state where the lands mentioned in such certificates lie, and the record of every such certificate shall have the same force and effect for all purposes as the record of deeds.

History: s. 1, ch. 2063, 1875; RS 1112; GS 1524; s. 1, ch. 7381, 1917; RGS 2724; CGL 4395; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 3, ch. 63-294; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 509, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.96 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part IV / Section 1012.96
1012.96 IFAS extension personnel; federal health insurance programs notwithstanding the provisions of s. 110.123.
Status: in_force

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida may pay the employer’s share of premiums to the Federal Health Benefits Insurance Program from its appropriated budget for any cooperative extension employee of the institute having both state and federal appointments and participating in the Federal Civil Service Retirement System.

History: s. 785, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 90.604 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.604
90.604 Lack of personal knowledge.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in s. 90.702, a witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced which is sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may be given by the witness’s own testimony.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 483, ch. 95-147.