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Fla. Stat. § 1012.885 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part IV / Section 1012.885
1012.885 Remuneration of Florida College System institution presidents; limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Appropriated state funds” means funds appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or funds appropriated from state trust funds. (b) “Cash-equivalent compensation” means any benefit that may be assigned an equivalent cash value. (c) “Remuneration” means salary, bonuses, and cash-equivalent compensation paid to a Florida College System institution president by his or her employer for work performed, excluding health insurance benefits and retirement benefits.

(2) EXCEPTIONS. — This section does not prohibit a party from providing cash or cash-equivalent compensation from funds that are not appropriated state funds to a Florida College System institution president in excess of the limit in subsection (3). If a party is unable or unwilling to fulfill an obligation to provide cash or cash-equivalent compensation to a Florida College System institution president as permitted under this subsection, appropriated state funds may not be used to fulfill such obligation.

(3) LIMITATION ON REMUNERATION. — Notwithstanding a law, resolution, or rule to the contrary, a Florida College System institution president may not receive more than $200,000 in remuneration from appropriated state funds. Only compensation, as defined in s. 121.021(22), provided to a Florida College System institution president may be used in calculating benefits under chapter 121.

History: s. 28, ch. 2010-155; s. 197, ch. 2011-5; s. 39, ch. 2011-63; s. 38, ch. 2012-134; s. 21, ch. 2013-45; s. 98, ch. 2014-39.
Fla. Stat. § 335.182 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 335 / Section 335.182
335.182 Regulation of connections to roads on State Highway System; definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) Vehicular access and connections to or from the State Highway System shall be regulated by the department in accordance with the provisions of this act in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

(2) The department shall adopt, by rule, administrative procedures for its issuance and modification of access permits, closing of unpermitted connections, and revocation of permits in accordance with this act.

(3) As used in this act, the term: (a) “Connection” means driveways, streets, turnouts, or other means of providing for the right of reasonable access to or from the State Highway System. (b) “Modification of an existing connection” means the relocation, alteration, or closure of the connection. (c) “Significant change” means: 1. A change in the use of the property, including the development of land, structures, or facilities; or 2. An expansion of the size of the property, structures, or facilities causing an increase in the trip generation of the property exceeding 25 percent more trip generation, either peak hour or daily, and exceeding 100 vehicles per day more than the existing use.

History: s. 5, ch. 88-224; s. 100, ch. 92-152; s. 79, ch. 99-385; s. 26, ch. 2025-155.
Fla. Stat. § 200.091 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 200 / Section 200.091
200.091 Referendum to increase millage.
Status: in_force

The millage authorized to be levied in s. 200.071 for county purposes, including dependent districts therein, may be increased for periods not exceeding 2 years, provided such levy has been approved by majority vote of the qualified electors in the county or district voting in a general election, as defined in s. 97.021, called for such purpose. Such an election may be called by the governing body of any such county or district on its own motion and shall be called upon submission of a petition specifying the amount of millage sought to be levied and the purpose for which the proceeds will be expended and containing the signatures of at least 10 percent of the persons qualified to vote in such election, signed within 60 days prior to the date the petition is filed.

History: s. 2, ch. 67-395; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 19, ch. 82-154; s. 62, ch. 83-217; s. 4, ch. 2022-214.
Fla. Stat. § 727.101 — Florida Code / Title XLI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.101
727.101 Intent of chapter.
Status: in_force

The intent of this chapter is to provide a uniform procedure for the administration and orderly liquidation of insolvent estates, and to ensure full reporting to creditors and equal distribution of assets according to priorities as established under this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-174; s. 1, ch. 2023-219.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0622 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0622
607.0622 Liability for shares issued before payment.
Status: in_force

(1) A holder of, or subscriber to, shares of a corporation shall be under no obligation to the corporation or its creditors with respect to such shares other than the obligation to pay to the corporation the full consideration for which such shares were issued or to be issued. Such an obligation may be enforced by the corporation and its successors or assigns; by a shareholder suing derivatively on behalf of the corporation; by a receiver, liquidator, or trustee in bankruptcy of the corporation; or by another person having the legal right to marshal the assets of such corporation.

(2) Any person becoming an assignee or transferee of shares, or of a subscription for shares, in good faith and without knowledge or notice that the full consideration therefor has not been paid shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its creditors for any unpaid portion of such consideration, but the assignor or transferor shall continue to be liable therefor.

(3) No pledgee or other holder of shares as collateral security shall be personally liable as a shareholder, but the pledgor or other person transferring such shares as collateral shall be considered the holder thereof for purposes of liability under this section.

(4) An executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, or other fiduciary shall not be personally liable to the corporation as a holder of, or subscriber to, shares of a corporation, but the estate and funds in her or his hands shall be so liable.

(5) No liability under this section may be asserted more than 5 years after the earlier of: (a) The issuance of the shares, or (b) The date of the subscription upon which the assessment is sought.

History: s. 39, ch. 89-154; s. 9, ch. 97-102; s. 43, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 338.2275 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 338 / Section 338.2275
338.2275 Approved turnpike projects.
Status: in_force

(1) Legislative approval of the department’s tentative work program that contains the turnpike project constitutes approval to issue bonds as required by s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution. No more than $10 billion of bonds may be outstanding to fund approved turnpike projects.

(2) The department may use turnpike revenues, the State Transportation Trust Fund moneys allocated for turnpike projects pursuant to s. 339.65, federal funds, and bond proceeds, and shall use the most cost-efficient combination of such funds, in developing a financial plan for funding turnpike projects. The department must submit a report of the estimated cost for each ongoing turnpike project and for each planned project to the Legislature 14 days before the convening of the regular legislative session. Verification of economic feasibility and statements of environmental feasibility for individual turnpike projects must be based on the entire project as approved. Statements of environmental feasibility are not required for those projects listed in s. 12, chapter 90-136, Laws of Florida, for which the Project Development and Environmental Reports were completed by July 1, 1990. All required environmental permits must be obtained before the department may advertise for bids for contracts for the construction of any turnpike project.

(3) Bonds may not be issued to fund a turnpike project until the department has made a final determination that the project is economically feasible in accordance with s. 338.221, based on the most current information available.

History: s. 12, ch. 90-136; s. 129, ch. 92-152; s. 68, ch. 93-164; ss. 5, 79, ch. 94-237; s. 46, ch. 95-257; s. 20, ch. 97-280; s. 56, ch. 2000-152; s. 3, ch. 2003-409; s. 6, ch. 2007-66; s. 36, ch. 2007-196; s. 48, ch. 2012-174.
Fla. Stat. § 216.176 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 216 / Section 216.176
216.176 Truth in budgeting.
Status: in_force

The Governor’s recommended budget shall contain a “truth in budgeting” statement which shall display in summary form all currently estimated fees, taxes, revenues, or other income which need to be raised to fund the proposed budget and its annualized costs. The “truth in budgeting” statement for the General Appropriations Act shall be completed by the Legislature as soon as practicable but no later than 72 hours prior to the end of the period authorized by law for veto consideration by the Governor.

History: s. 19, ch. 91-282.
Fla. Stat. § 945.6031 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 945 / Section 945.6031
945.6031 Required reports and surveys.
Status: in_force

(1) Not less than annually, the authority shall report to the Governor and the Legislature the status of the Department of Corrections’ health care delivery system. The report must include, but need not be limited to: (a) Recommendations regarding cost containment measures the Department of Corrections could implement; and (b) Recommendations regarding performance and financial audits of the Department of Corrections’ Office of Health Services.

(2) The authority shall conduct surveys of the physical and mental health care system at each correctional institution at least triennially and shall report the survey findings for each institution to the Secretary of Corrections.

(3) Deficiencies found by the authority to be life-threatening or otherwise serious shall be immediately reported to the Secretary of Corrections. The Department of Corrections shall take immediate action to correct life-threatening or otherwise serious deficiencies identified by the authority and within 3 calendar days file a written corrective action plan with the authority indicating the actions that will be taken to address the deficiencies. Within 60 calendar days following a survey, the authority shall submit a report to the Secretary of Corrections indicating deficiencies found at the institution.

(4) Within 30 calendar days after the receipt of a survey report from the authority, the Department of Corrections shall file a written corrective action plan with the authority, indicating the actions which will be taken to address deficiencies determined by the authority to exist at an institution. Each plan shall set forth an estimate of the time and resources needed to correct identified deficiencies.

(5) The authority shall monitor the Department of Corrections’ implementation of corrective actions which have been taken at each institution to address deficiencies related to the Department of Corrections’ provision of physical and mental health care services found to exist by the authority.

(6) Failure of the Department of Corrections to file a corrective action plan or to timely implement the provisions of a corrective action plan correcting identified deficiencies may result in the initiation of the dispute resolution procedures by the authority pursuant to s. 945.6035.

History: s. 3, ch. 90-83; s. 32, ch. 91-201; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 92-47; s. 22, ch. 95-325; s. 18, ch. 96-312; s. 118, ch. 97-237.
Fla. Stat. § 604.33 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.33
604.33 Security requirements for grain dealers.
Status: in_force

Each grain dealer doing business in the state shall maintain liquid security, in the form of grain on hand, cash, certificates of deposit, or other nonvolatile security that can be liquidated in 10 days or less, or cash bonds, surety bonds, or letters of credit, that have been assigned to the department and that are conditioned to secure the faithful accounting for and payment to the producers for grain stored or purchased, in an amount equal to the value of grain which the grain dealer has received from grain producers for which the producers have not received payment. The bonds must be executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety corporation authorized to transact business in the state. The certificates of deposit and letters of credit must be from a recognized financial institution doing business in the United States. The department may make at least one spot check annually of each grain dealer to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 84-30; s. 9, ch. 85-36; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 1, ch. 86-8; ss. 7, 9, 10, ch. 90-161; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1003, ch. 97-103; s. 45, ch. 2016-61.
Fla. Stat. § 409.9133 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part III / Section 409.9133
409.9133 Pilot project for home health care management.
Status: in_force

The Agency for Health Care Administration shall expand the comprehensive care management pilot project for home health services statewide and include private duty nursing and personal care services effective July 1, 2012, except in counties in which the program will not be cost-effective, as determined by the agency. The program must include face-to-face assessments by a nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 464, consultation with physicians ordering services to substantiate the medical necessity for services, and on-site or desk reviews of recipients’ medical records. The agency may contract with a qualified organization to implement or expand the pilot project. The agency shall use the current contract to expand the comprehensive care management pilot project to include the additional services and counties as authorized under this section. The agency may seek amendments to the Medicaid state plan and waivers of federal laws, as necessary, to implement or expand the pilot project.

History: s. 22, ch. 2009-55; s. 32, ch. 2009-223; s. 17, ch. 2012-33.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6265 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.6265
627.6265 Cancellation or nonrenewal prohibited.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no insurer shall cancel or nonrenew the health insurance policy of any insured because of diagnosis or treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

History: ss. 49, 53, ch. 88-380; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 732.2145 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part II / Section 732.2145
732.2145 Order of contribution; personal representative’s duty to collect contribution.
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall determine the elective share and contribution. Any amount of the elective share not satisfied within 2 years of the date of death of the decedent shall bear interest at the statutory rate until fully satisfied, even if an order of contribution has not yet been entered. Contributions shall bear interest at the statutory rate beginning 90 days after the order of contribution. The order is prima facie correct in proceedings in any court or jurisdiction.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), the personal representative shall collect contribution from the recipients of the elective estate as provided in the court’s order of contribution. (a) If property within the possession or control of the personal representative is distributable to a beneficiary or trustee who is required to contribute in satisfaction of the elective share, the personal representative shall withhold from the distribution the contribution required of the beneficiary or trustee. (b) If, after the order of contribution, the personal representative brings an action to collect contribution from property not within the personal representative’s control, the judgment shall include the personal representative’s costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. The personal representative is not required to seek collection of any portion of the elective share from property not within the personal representative’s control until after the entry of the order of contribution.

(3) A personal representative who has the duty under this section of enforcing contribution may be relieved of that duty by an order of the court finding that it is impracticable to enforce contribution in view of the improbability of obtaining a judgment or the improbability of collection under any judgment that might be obtained, or otherwise. The personal representative shall not be liable for failure to attempt collection if the attempt would have been economically impracticable.

(4) Nothing in this section limits the independent right of the surviving spouse to collect the elective share as provided in the order of contribution, and that right is hereby conferred. If the surviving spouse brings an action to enforce the order, the judgment shall include the surviving spouse’s costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.

History: s. 14, ch. 99-343; s. 29, ch. 2001-226; s. 10, ch. 2017-121.
Fla. Stat. § 77.16 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 77 / Section 77.16
77.16 Claims by third persons to garnisheed property.
Status: in_force

(1) If any person other than defendant claims that the debt due by a garnishee is due to that person and not to defendant, or that the property in the hands or possession of any garnishee is that person’s property and shall make an affidavit to the effect, the court shall impanel a jury to determine the right of property between the claimant and plaintiff unless a jury is waived.

(2) If the verdict is against the claimant, plaintiff shall recover costs. If the verdict is in favor of the claimant, the claimant shall recover costs against plaintiff.

(3) If the claim is interposed after a levy on property, the officer making the levy shall return the execution with the officer’s levy thereon and the affidavit of the claimant to the court from which execution issued, and the proceedings shall be as in other cases of claims made to property taken on execution.

History: s. 8, ch. 43, 1845; RS 1679; GS 2143; RGS 3445; CGL 5298; s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 395, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 689.261 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 689 / Section 689.261
689.261 Sale of residential property; disclosure of ad valorem taxes to prospective purchaser.
Status: in_force

(1) A prospective purchaser of residential property must be presented a disclosure summary at or before execution of the contract for sale. Unless a substantially similar disclosure summary is included in the contract for sale, a separate disclosure summary must be attached to the contract for sale. The disclosure summary, whether separate or included in the contract, must be in a form substantially similar to the following: PROPERTY TAX DISCLOSURE SUMMARY BUYER SHOULD NOT RELY ON THE SELLER’S CURRENT PROPERTY TAXES AS THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT THE BUYER MAY BE OBLIGATED TO PAY IN THE YEAR SUBSEQUENT TO PURCHASE. A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OR PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS TRIGGERS REASSESSMENTS OF THE PROPERTY THAT COULD RESULT IN HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING VALUATION, CONTACT THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER’S OFFICE FOR INFORMATION.

(2) Unless included in the contract, the disclosure summary must be provided by the seller. If the disclosure summary is not included in the contract for sale, the contract for sale must refer to and incorporate by reference the disclosure summary and include, in prominent language, a statement that the potential purchaser should not execute the contract until he or she has read the disclosure summary required by this section.

History: s. 5, ch. 2004-349.
Fla. Stat. § 95.22 — Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.22
95.22 Limitation upon claims by remaining heirs, when deed made by one or more.
Status: in_force

(1) When any person owning real property or any interest in it dies and a conveyance is made by one or more of the person’s heirs or devisees, purporting to convey, either singly or in the aggregate, the entire interest of the decedent in the property or any part of it, then no person shall claim or recover the property conveyed after 7 years from the date of recording the conveyance in the county where the property is located.

(2) This section shall not apply to persons whose names appear of record as devisees under the will or as the heirs in proceedings brought to determine their identity in the office of the judge administering the estate of decedent.

History: s. 1, ch. 10168, 1925; CGL 4659; s. 14, ch. 20954, 1941; s. 15, ch. 73-334; s. 16, ch. 74-382; s. 526, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.68 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.68
1012.68 Records of absences.
Status: in_force

The administrator of each designated organizational unit shall see that both the days present and the days absent for each employee are reported to the district school superintendent at least once each month in the manner prescribed for that purpose. This report shall include the exact dates of, and the reasons for, each absence. Each district school superintendent shall establish procedures to ensure maintenance of the complete records of all such absences.

History: s. 744, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 72.041 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 72 / Section 72.041
72.041 Tax liabilities arising under the laws of other states.
Status: in_force

Actions to enforce lawfully imposed sales, use, and corporate income taxes and motor and other fuel taxes of another state may be brought in a court of this state under the following conditions:

(1) The state seeking to institute an action for the collection, assessment, or enforcement of a lawfully imposed tax must have extended a like courtesy to this state;

(2) Venue for any action under this section shall be the circuit court of the county in which the defendant resides;

(3) This section does not apply to the enforcement of tax warrants of another state unless the warrant has been obtained as a result of a judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction in the taxing state or unless the courts of the state seeking to enforce its warrant allow the enforcement of the warrants issued by the Department of Revenue pursuant to chapters 206, 212, 213, and 220; and

(4) All tax liabilities owing to this state or any of its subdivisions shall be paid first and shall be prior in right to any tax liability arising under the laws of other states.

History: s. 45, ch. 85-342; s. 35, ch. 86-152; s. 101, ch. 90-136; s. 12, ch. 90-351; s. 86, ch. 91-112; s. 127, ch. 95-417; s. 3, ch. 2011-76.
Fla. Stat. § 212.085 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.085
212.085 Fraudulent claim of exemption; penalties.
Status: in_force

When any person shall fraudulently, for the purpose of evading tax, issue to a vendor or to any agent of the state a certificate or statement in writing in which he or she claims exemption from sales tax, such person, in addition to being liable for payment of the tax plus a mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, shall be liable for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a felony of the third degree, as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 3, ch. 78-59; s. 86, ch. 87-6; s. 54, ch. 87-101; s. 18, ch. 92-320; s. 1115, ch. 95-147.