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Fla. Stat. § 170.11 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 170 / Section 170.11
170.11 Bonds may be issued to an amount not exceeding the amount of liens assessed for the cost of improvements to be paid by special assessment.
Status: in_force

After the equalization, approval and confirmation of the levying of the special assessments for improvements as provided by s. 170.08 and as soon as a contract for said improvement has been finally let, the governing authority of the municipality may by resolution or ordinance authorize the issuance of bonds, to be designated “Improvement bonds, series No. ,” in an amount not in excess of the aggregate amount of said liens levied for such improvements. Said bonds shall be payable from a special and separate fund, to be known as the “Improvement fund, series No. ,” which shall be used solely for the payment of the principal and interest of said “Improvement bonds, series No. ” and for no other purpose. Said fund shall be deposited in a separate bank account; and all the proceeds collected by the city from the principal, interest, and penalties of said liens shall be deposited and held in said fund. Said bonds so issued shall never exceed the amount of liens assessed, and said bonds shall mature not later than 2 years after the maturity of the last installment of said liens. Said bonds shall bear certificates signed by the clerk of the municipality certifying that the amount of liens levied, the proceeds of which are pledged to the payment of said bonds, are equal to the amount of the bonds issued. The bonds may be delivered to the contractor in payment for his or her work or may be sold at public or private sale for not less than 95 percent of par and accrued interest, the proceeds to be used in paying for the cost of the work. Said bonds shall not be a general obligation of the city, but shall be payable solely out of said assessments, installments, interest, penalties, provided that said bonds may be secured by any other revenues that may be legally available for such purpose. Any surplus remaining after payment of all bonds and interest thereon shall revert to the city and be used for any municipal purpose. Bonds issued under this section may be refunded from time to time as provided in this section.

History: s. 11, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3032; s. 8, ch. 59-396; s. 5, ch. 67-552; s. 1, ch. 78-330; s. 3, ch. 92-156; s. 915, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 17.25 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 17 / Section 17.25
17.25 May certify copies.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer may certify, under his or her seal of office, copies of any record, paper, or document, by law placed in the Chief Financial Officer’s custody, keeping, and care; and such certified copy shall have the same force and effect as evidence as the original would have.

History: s. 13, ch. 8, 1845; RS 117; GS 121; RGS 133; CGL 163; s. 64, ch. 95-147; s. 37, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 823.09 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 823 / Section 823.09
823.09 Violation of s. 823.07; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of s. 823.07, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided, however, that in the event death of a minor child or permanent physical or mental injury to a minor child results from willful and wanton misconduct amounting to culpable negligence on the part of the person committing such violation, then such person shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 4, ch. 29707, 1955; s. 1, ch. 67-135; s. 938, ch. 71-136; s. 66, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 75-24; s. 41, ch. 75-298.
Fla. Stat. § 185.162 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.162
185.162 Beneficiaries.
Status: in_force

For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter:

(1) Each police officer may, on a form, provided for that purpose, signed and filed with the board of trustees, designate a choice of one or more persons, named sequentially or jointly, as his or her beneficiary (or beneficiaries) to receive the benefit, if any, which may be payable in the event of the police officer’s death, and each designation may be revoked by such police officer by signing and filing with the board of trustees a new designation or beneficiary form.

(2) If no beneficiary is named in the manner provided by subsection (1), or if no beneficiary designated by the member survives him or her, the death benefit, if any, which may be payable under the plan with respect to such deceased police officer shall be paid by the board of trustees to the estate of such deceased police officer, provided that in any of such cases the board of trustees, in its discretion, may direct that the commuted value of the remaining monthly income payments be paid in a lump sum. Any payment made to any person pursuant to this subsection shall operate as a complete discharge of all obligations under the plan with regard to such deceased police officer and shall not be subject to review by anyone, but shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons ever interested hereunder.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the surviving spouse of any pension participant member killed in the line of duty shall not lose survivor retirement benefits if the spouse remarries. The surviving spouse of such deceased member whose benefit terminated because of remarriage shall have the benefit reinstated as of July 1, 1994, at an amount that would have been payable had such benefit not been terminated.

History: s. 7, ch. 59-320; s. 5, ch. 94-171; s. 1459, ch. 95-147; s. 58, ch. 99-1.
Fla. Stat. § 379.408 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part VIII / Section 379.408
379.408 Forfeiture or denial of licenses and permits.
Status: in_force

Any person convicted as aforesaid shall forfeit to the state any license or permit that may have been issued to her or him under the provisions of this law, or other law of this state relating to game shall forthwith surrender the same to the court. If such violation occurs in the open season, relating to game, no license or permit shall be issued under the provisions of this law to such person at any time during the remainder of such open season, or if such violation occurs during the closed season no license shall be issued to such person for the open season on game next following.

History: s. 7, ch. 21945, 1943; s. 587, ch. 95-148; s. 176, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 364.285 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 364 / Section 364.285
364.285 Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall have the power to impose upon any entity subject to its jurisdiction under this chapter which is found to have refused to comply with or to have willfully violated any lawful rule or order of the commission or any provision of this chapter a penalty for each offense of not more than $25,000, which penalty shall be fixed, imposed, and collected by the commission; or the commission may, for any such violation, amend, suspend, or revoke any certificate issued by it. Each day that such refusal or violation continues constitutes a separate offense. Each penalty shall be a lien upon the real and personal property of the entity, enforceable by the commission as a statutory lien under chapter 85. Collected penalties shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund unallocated.

(2) The commission may, at its discretion, institute in any court of competent jurisdiction a proceeding for injunctive relief to compel compliance with this chapter or any commission rule or to compel the accounting and refund of any moneys collected in violation of this chapter or commission rule.

History: ss. 4, 7, ch. 83-73; ss. 6, 7, ch. 89-163; ss. 28, 48, 49, ch. 90-244; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 1007.262 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1007 / Part II / Section 1007.262
1007.262 Foreign language competence; equivalence determinations.
Status: in_force

The Department of Education shall identify the competencies demonstrated by students upon the successful completion of 2 credits of sequential high school foreign language instruction. For the purpose of determining postsecondary equivalence, the department shall develop rules through which Florida College System institutions correlate such competencies to the competencies required of students in the colleges’ respective courses. Based on this correlation, each Florida College System institution shall identify the minimum number of postsecondary credits that students must earn in order to demonstrate a level of competence in a foreign language at least equivalent to that of students who have completed 2 credits of such instruction in high school. The department may also specify alternative means by which students can demonstrate equivalent foreign language competence, including means by which a student whose native language is not English may demonstrate proficiency in the native language. A student who demonstrates proficiency in a native language other than English is exempt from a requirement of completing foreign language courses at the secondary or Florida College System level.

History: s. 353, ch. 2002-387; s. 117, ch. 2007-217; s. 95, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 218.72 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 218 / Part VII / Section 218.72
218.72 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Agent” means the project architect, project engineer, or other agency or person acting on behalf of the local governmental entity. The agent who is required to review invoices or payment requests must be identified in accordance with s. 218.735(1).

(2) “Construction services” means all labor, services, and materials provided in connection with the construction, alteration, repair, demolition, reconstruction, or other improvements to real property.

(3) “Contractor” or “provider of construction services” means the person who contracts directly with a local governmental entity to provide construction services.

(4) “County” means a political subdivision of the state established pursuant to s. 1, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

(5) “Local governmental entity” means a county or municipal government, school board, school district, authority, special taxing district, other political subdivision, or any office, board, bureau, commission, department, branch, division, or institution thereof.

(6) “Municipality” means a municipality created pursuant to general or special law and metropolitan and consolidated governments as provided in s. 6(e) and (f), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

(7) “Payment request” means a request for payment for construction services which conforms with all statutory requirements and all requirements specified by the local governmental entity to which the payment request is submitted. Such requirements must be included in the contract for the project for which payment is requested.

(8) “Proper invoice” means an invoice that conforms with all statutory requirements and all requirements specified by the local governmental entity to which the invoice is submitted. Such requirements must be included in the contract for the project for which the invoice is submitted.

(9) “Purchase” means the purchase of goods, services, or construction services; the purchase or lease of personal property; or the lease of real property by a local governmental entity.

(10) “Vendor” means any person who sells goods or services, sells or leases personal property, or leases real property directly to a local governmental entity. The term includes any person who provides waste hauling services to residents or businesses located within the boundaries of a local government pursuant to a contract or local ordinance.

History: s. 4, ch. 89-297; s. 1, ch. 95-331; s. 1, ch. 2001-169; s. 2, ch. 2005-230; s. 1, ch. 2010-111.
Fla. Stat. § 704.01 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 704 / Section 704.01
704.01 Common-law and statutory easements defined and determined.
Status: in_force

(1) IMPLIED GRANT OF WAY OF NECESSITY. — The common-law rule of an implied grant of a way of necessity is hereby recognized, specifically adopted, and clarified. Such an implied grant exists where a person has heretofore granted or hereafter grants lands to which there is no accessible right-of-way except over her or his land, or has heretofore retained or hereafter retains land which is inaccessible except over the land which the person conveys. In such instances a right-of-way is presumed to have been granted or reserved. Such an implied grant or easement in lands or estates exists where there is no other reasonable and practicable way of egress, or ingress and same is reasonably necessary for the beneficial use or enjoyment of the part granted or reserved. An implied grant arises only where a unity of title exists from a common source other than the original grant from the state or United States; provided, however, that where there is a common source of title subsequent to the original grant from the state or United States, the right of the dominant tenement shall not be terminated if title of either the dominant or servient tenement has been or should be transferred for nonpayment of taxes either by foreclosure, reversion, or otherwise.

1 (2) STATUTORY WAY OF NECESSITY EXCLUSIVE OF COMMON-LAW RIGHT. — Based on public policy, convenience, and necessity, a statutory way of necessity exclusive of any common-law right exists when any land, including land formed by accretion, reliction, or other naturally occurring processes, or portion thereof, which is being used or is desired to be used for a dwelling or dwellings or for agricultural or for timber raising or cutting or stockraising purposes is shut off or hemmed in by lands, fencing, or other improvements by other persons so that no practicable route of egress or ingress is available therefrom to the nearest practicable public or private road in which the landlocked owner has vested easement rights. The owner or tenant thereof, or anyone in their behalf, lawfully may use and maintain an easement for persons, vehicles, stock, franchised cable television service, and any utility service, including, but not limited to, water, wastewater, reclaimed water, natural gas, electricity, and telephone service, over, under, through, and upon the lands which lie between the said shut-off or hemmed-in lands and such public or private road by means of the nearest practical route, considering the use to which said lands are being put; and the use thereof, as aforesaid, shall not constitute a trespass; nor shall the party thus using the same be liable in damages for the use thereof, provided that such easement shall be used only in an orderly and proper manner.

History: s. 1, ch. 7326, 1917; RGS 4999; CGL 7088; s. 1, ch. 28070, 1953; s. 220, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 91-117; s. 788, ch. 97-102; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2005-214.
Fla. Stat. § 831.08 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 831 / Section 831.08
831.08 Possessing certain forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts.
Status: in_force

Whoever has in his or her possession 10 or more similar false, altered, forged, or counterfeit notes, bills of credit, bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes, such as are mentioned in any of the preceding sections of this chapter, payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeit, with intent to utter and pass the same as true, and thereby to injure or defraud any person, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 5, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2486; GS 3367; RGS 5215; CGL 7333; s. 965, ch. 71-136; s. 1291, ch. 97-102; s. 9, ch. 2001-115.
Fla. Stat. § 400.0625 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part II / Section 400.0625
400.0625 Minimum standards for clinical laboratory test results and diagnostic X-ray results.
Status: in_force

(1) Each nursing home, as a requirement for issuance or renewal of its license, shall require that all clinical laboratory tests performed for the nursing home be performed by a laboratory appropriately certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and the federal rules adopted thereunder, except for such self-testing procedures as are approved by the agency by rule.

(2) Each nursing home, as a requirement for issuance or renewal of its license, shall establish minimum standards for acceptance of results of diagnostic X rays performed by or for the nursing home. Such minimum standards shall require licensure or registration of the source of ionizing radiation under the provisions of chapter 404. Diagnostic X-ray results which meet the minimum standards shall be accepted in lieu of routine examinations required upon admission and in lieu of diagnostic X rays which may be ordered by a physician for residents of the nursing home.

History: ss. 22, 28, ch. 82-182; ss. 10, 79, 81, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 26, ch. 83-215; s. 30, ch. 93-177; ss. 9, 49, ch. 93-217; s. 44, ch. 2018-24.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2025 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2025
316.2025 Following fire apparatus prohibited.
Status: in_force

No driver of any vehicle other than an authorized emergency vehicle on official business shall follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as a moving violation for following too close to a fire apparatus or as a nonmoving violation for parking near a fire apparatus.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 155, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 295.17 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 295 / Section 295.17
295.17 Identification cards.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may issue an identification card to any veteran who is a permanent resident of the state and who has been adjudged by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a 100-percent, service-connected permanent and total disability rating for compensation, or who has been determined to have a service-connected total and permanent disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed Services, upon the written request of such veteran. Such card may be used by the veteran as proof of eligibility for any benefit provided by state law for 100-percent, service-connected permanently and totally disabled veterans except those benefits provided by ss. 196.081, 196.091, and 196.24. The identification card shall bear a statement that it is unlawful for any person other than the veteran to whom it was issued to use the card. (b) The department is responsible for design and content of the identification card and shall adopt rules and procedures relating to the eligibility and application for and issuance and control of identification cards.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his or her possession any fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card. (b) Lend his or her identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another. (c) Display or represent any identification card which has not been issued to the person as being his or her card. (d) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him or her. (e) Photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that the photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile could be mistaken for a valid identification card or display or have in his or her possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile. (f) Display or cause or permit to be displayed his or her identification card after such card has expired.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (2) is guilty of a noncriminal violation and shall be punished by a fine of $200.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-61; s. 31, ch. 81-167; s. 31, ch. 83-55; s. 14, ch. 87-356; s. 26, ch. 88-290; s. 10, ch. 93-268; s. 254, ch. 95-148; s. 1, ch. 97-14.
Fla. Stat. § 215.11 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.11
215.11 Defaulting officers; Department of Financial Services to report to clerk.
Status: in_force

The Department of Financial Services shall, within 90 days after the expiration of the term of office of any tax collector, sheriff, clerk of the circuit or county court, treasurer, or any other officer of any county who has the collection, custody, and control of any state funds, who shall be in arrears in his or her accounts with the state, make up and forward to the clerk of the circuit court of such county a statement of his or her accounts with the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 3854, 1889; RS 417; GS 606; RGS 1041; CGL 1352; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 20, ch. 73-334; s. 1143, ch. 95-147; s. 198, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 571.23 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 571 / Part II / Section 571.23
571.23 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(2) “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, business, trust, legal representative, or any other business unit.

(3) “Reproduce” means to stencil, emboss, print, engrave, impress, imprint, lithograph, or duplicate in any manner or to cause any such acts to be done.

(4) “Agricultural product” means any fresh or processed horticultural, aquacultural, viticultural, fish or seafood, dairy, poultry, apicultural, or other farm or garden product.

(5) “Division” means the Division of Marketing and Development of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

History: s. 16, ch. 90-323; s. 43, ch. 92-291; s. 40, ch. 93-169.
Fla. Stat. § 658.32 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 658 / Section 658.32
658.32 Annual meetings.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise approved by the office, the annual meeting of stockholders of a state bank or trust company shall be held on such day in the first 4 months of each year as is specified therefor in the articles of incorporation or in the bylaws of the corporation; however, when the day fixed in the articles of incorporation or in the bylaws for the regular annual meeting of the stockholders falls on a legal holiday, the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the next following day which is not a legal holiday.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-35; s. 1, ch. 67-30; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 22, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; s. 450, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 116, ch. 92-303; s. 1778, ch. 2003-261.