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Fla. Stat. § 153.51 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part II / Section 153.51
153.51 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is declared as a matter of legislative determination that the extensive growth of population and attendant industry and commerce throughout the state has given rise to public health and water supply problems of statewide concern, in that many unincorporated areas of the counties of the state are not served by water and sewer facilities normally and generally provided and maintained by the municipalities of the state or their agencies or instrumentalities or by private corporations or persons and are not otherwise adequately provided for; that many of such unincorporated areas are in extreme need of such sewage disposal and water supply facilities, and that it is the intent and purpose of this law to provide means for the counties of the state to alleviate such conditions in such unincorporated areas.

History: s. 2, ch. 59-466.
Fla. Stat. § 350.125 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 350 / Section 350.125
350.125 Administrative law judges.
Status: in_force

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the commission shall utilize administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative Hearings of the Department of Management Services to conduct hearings of the commission not assigned to members of the commission.

History: ss. 3, 6, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 6, ch. 87-50; s. 122, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 92, ch. 96-410.
Fla. Stat. § 440.31 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.31
440.31 Witness fees.
Status: in_force

Each witness who appears in obedience to a subpoena shall be entitled to the same fees as witnesses in a civil action in the circuit court; however, any expert witness, as defined in Rule 1.390(a) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, who shall have testified in any proceeding under this chapter shall be allowed a witness fee, including the cost of any exhibits used by such witness, in such reasonable amount as the judge of compensation claims may determine, not in excess of the rate prevailing in the locality for witness fees for such expert witnesses in workers’ compensation proceedings, notwithstanding the limitation provided in s. 92.231.

History: s. 31, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(31); s. 9, ch. 29778, 1955; s. 2, ch. 67-554; s. 23, ch. 78-300; ss. 24, 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 8, ch. 91-46.
Fla. Stat. § 201.091 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 201 / Section 201.091
201.091 Correction of prior error.
Status: in_force

If the only reason a document is not exempt from tax pursuant to s. 201.09 is the nonpayment or underpayment of tax on the document evidencing the original contract and obligation or the original primary debt or mortgage, then payment of the tax deficiency plus interest at the current statutory rate and penalty, if any, on the prior document shall cause the renewal to qualify for the exemption. The corrective payment described in this section may be made on the original note, on the original mortgage, on any subsequent mortgage modification, or in such other manner as may be set forth in rules promulgated by the Department of Revenue. The application of this section shall not be limited by expiration of any applicable statute of limitations on assessment or collection of the omitted tax.

History: s. 4, ch. 97-123.
Fla. Stat. § 112.0501 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.0501
112.0501 Ratification of certain dual retirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any state employee who was permitted by the Comptroller, as administrator of the retirement provisions of s. 112.05 and chapter 122, to retire under the provisions of both such statutes prior to April 23, 1969, when the Attorney General ruled that such dual retirements are prohibited by s. 122.10(3), as recodified by the Legislature in 1965, shall receive and enjoy the retirement benefits awarded upon retirement, the provisions of s. 122.10(3) to the contrary notwithstanding.

(2) The exceptions granted to state retirees coming under the provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to any state employee retiring subsequent to November 1, 1970, and the administrator of the Florida Retirement System is hereby directed to establish such rules and procedures as may be necessary to prohibit such dual retirements for members of the Florida Retirement System or any retirement system consolidated therein pursuant to s. 121.011(2).

History: s. 1, ch. 72-202; s. 684, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 553.973 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part VI / Section 553.973
553.973 Enforcement and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall investigate any complaints received concerning violations of this part and shall report the results of its investigation to the Attorney General or state attorney. The Attorney General or state attorney may institute proceedings to enjoin any person found to be violating the provisions of this part.

(2) The department shall cause periodic inspections to be made of manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of new products in order to determine compliance with this part. The department, by rule, shall adopt procedures for such inspections and verification of products.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable by fine as provided in s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-271; s. 422, ch. 2011-142.
Fla. Stat. § 590.27 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 590 / Section 590.27
590.27 Penalty for mutilating or destroying forestry or fire control signs and posters.
Status: in_force

Whoever intentionally breaks down, mutilates, removes, or destroys any fire control or forestry sign or poster commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 3, ch. 26833, 1951; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 617, ch. 71-136; s. 14, ch. 99-292.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.11 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.11
1011.11 Certain provisions to be directory.
Status: in_force

No irregularities of form or manner in the preparation or adoption of any budget under the provisions of this chapter shall invalidate either the budget adopted or the taxes levied therefor. However, the budget and the taxes levied must conform substantially to the principles and provisions of law and rules of the State Board of Education.

History: s. 614, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2071 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2071
316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a personal delivery device or mobile carrier may operate on sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the personal delivery device or mobile carrier must not unreasonably interfere with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk.

(2) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier must: (a) Obey all official traffic and pedestrian control signals and devices. (b) For personal delivery devices, include a plate or marker that has a unique identifying device number and identifies the name and contact information of the personal delivery device operator. (c) Be equipped with a braking system that, when active or engaged, enables the personal delivery device or mobile carrier to come to a controlled stop.

(3) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may not: (a) Operate on a public highway except to the extent necessary to cross a crosswalk. (b) Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or a mobile carrier owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile carrier. (c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003. (d) For mobile carriers, transport persons or animals.

(4) A person who owns and operates a personal delivery device in this state must maintain an insurance policy, on behalf of himself or herself and his or her agents, which provides general liability coverage of at least $100,000 for damages arising from the combined operations of personal delivery devices under the entity’s or agent’s control.

History: s. 3, ch. 2017-150; s. 3, ch. 2018-130.
Fla. Stat. § 627.835 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XV / Section 627.835
627.835 Excessive premium finance charge; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person, premium finance company, or other legal entity who or which knowingly takes, receives, reserves, or charges a premium finance charge other than that authorized by this part shall thereby forfeit the entire premium finance charge to which such person, premium finance company, or legal entity would otherwise be entitled; and any person who has paid such unlawful finance charge may personally or by her or his legal or personal representative, by suit for recovery thereof, recover from such person, premium finance company, or legal entity twice the entire amount of the premium finance charge so paid.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-16; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 599, 612, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 365, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 641.183 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.183
641.183 Statutory accounting procedures; transition provisions.
Status: in_force

All health maintenance organizations, authorized to do business under this chapter on January 1, 2001, shall elect a transition method for compliance with statutory accounting principles as follows:

(1) Report assets acquired prior to June 30, 2001, in accordance with s. 641.35, Florida Statutes (2000), through December 31, 2005. Assets acquired on or after June 30, 2001, shall be accounted for in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual effective January 1, 2001. A health maintenance organization electing to report assets pursuant to this subsection shall maintain complete and detailed records reflecting such accounting treatment; or

(2) Report all assets in accordance with the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual effective January 1, 2001.

History: s. 21, ch. 2001-213.
Fla. Stat. § 132.45 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.45
132.45 Recital in general obligation refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

All general obligation refunding bonds issued pursuant to ss. 132.33-132.47 shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to ss. 132.33-132.47.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-181.
Fla. Stat. § 153.01 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part I / Section 153.01
153.01 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “County Water System and Sanitary Sewer Financing Law.”

History: s. 1, ch. 29837, 1955.
Fla. Stat. § 112.011 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.011
112.011 Disqualification from licensing and public employment based on criminal conviction.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may not be disqualified from employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality solely because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a person may be denied employment by the state, any of its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality by reason of the prior conviction for a crime if the crime was a felony or first-degree misdemeanor and directly related to the position of employment sought. (b) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may be denied a license, permit, or certification to pursue, practice, or engage in an occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or business by reason of the prior conviction for a crime if the crime was a felony or first-degree misdemeanor that is directly related to the standards determined by the regulatory authority to be necessary and reasonably related to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare for the specific occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or business for which the license, permit, or certificate is sought. (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency may not deny an application for a license, permit, certificate, or employment based solely on the applicant’s lack of civil rights. However, this paragraph does not apply to applications for a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm under chapter 790.

(2)(a) This section does not apply to any law enforcement or correctional agency. (b) This section does not apply to the employment practices of any fire department relating to the hiring of firefighters. (c) This section does not apply to the employment practices of any county or municipality relating to the hiring of personnel for positions deemed to be critical to security or public safety pursuant to ss. 125.5801 and 166.0442.

(3) Any complaint concerning the violation of this section shall be adjudicated in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 120 for administrative and judicial review.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 71-115; s. 1, ch. 73-109; s. 20, ch. 81-24; s. 30, ch. 88-122; s. 1, ch. 90-266; s. 678, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2002-169; s. 3, ch. 2011-207; s. 90, ch. 2013-183.
Fla. Stat. § 681.112 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 681 / Section 681.112
681.112 Consumer remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) A consumer may file an action to recover damages caused by a violation of this chapter. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such action the amount of any pecuniary loss, litigation costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and appropriate equitable relief.

(2) An action brought under this chapter must be commenced within 1 year after the expiration of the Lemon Law rights period, or, if a consumer resorts to an informal dispute-settlement procedure or submits a dispute to the department or board, within 1 year after the final action of the procedure, department, or board.

(3) This chapter does not prohibit a consumer from pursuing other rights or remedies under any other law.

History: ss. 10, 19, ch. 88-95; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 24, ch. 2011-56; s. 33, ch. 2011-205.
Fla. Stat. § 154.06 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 154 / Part I / Section 154.06
154.06 Fees and services rendered; authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Health may establish by rule fee schedules for public health services rendered through the county health departments. Such rules may include provisions for fee assessments, copayments, sliding fee scales, fee waivers, and fee exemptions. In addition, the department shall adopt by rule a uniform statewide fee schedule for all regulatory activities performed through the environmental health program. Each county may establish, and each county health department may collect, fees for primary care services, provided that a schedule of such fees is established by resolution of the board of county commissioners or by rule of the department, respectively. Fees for primary care services and communicable disease control services may not be less than Medicaid reimbursement rates unless otherwise required by federal or state law or regulation.

(2) All funds collected under this section shall be expended solely for the purpose of providing health services and facilities within the county served by the county health department. Fees collected by county health departments pursuant to department rules shall be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer and credited to the County Health Department Trust Fund. Fees collected by the county health department for public health services or personal health services shall be allocated to the state and the county based upon the pro rata share of funding for each such service. The board of county commissioners, if it has so contracted, shall provide for the transmittal of funds collected for its pro rata share of personal health services or primary care services rendered under the provisions of this section to the State Treasury for credit to the County Health Department Trust Fund, but in any event the proceeds from such fees may only be used to fund county health department services.

(3) The foregoing provisions notwithstanding, any county which charges fees for any services delivered through county health departments prior to July 1, 1983, and which has pledged or committed the fees yet to be collected toward the retirement of outstanding obligations relating to county health department facilities may be exempted from the provisions of subsection (1) until such commitment or obligation has been satisfied or discharged.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-80; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 72-323; s. 34, ch. 77-147; s. 9, ch. 83-177; s. 3, ch. 89-311; s. 22, ch. 97-101; s. 11, ch. 97-237; s. 2, ch. 2000-242; s. 153, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 180.17 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 180 / Section 180.17
180.17 Contracts with private companies.
Status: in_force

Any municipality may contract by and through its duly authorized officers with any private company or corporation which is organized for any purpose related to the provisions of this chapter, and may contract with said private company or corporation for the construction or use of such works authorized by this chapter.

History: s. 11, ch. 17118, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3100(16).
Fla. Stat. § 985.335 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 985 / Part VI / Section 985.335
985.335 No answer to petition required.
Status: in_force

No answer to the petition alleging that a child has committed a delinquent act or violation of law need be filed by any child or his or her parent, legal custodian, or guardian. Any matters which might be set forth in an answer or other pleading may be pleaded orally before the court. An answer admitting the allegations of the petition may be filed by the child joined by a parent or the child’s counsel. The answer must acknowledge that the child has been advised of the right to counsel, of the right to remain silent, and of the possible dispositions available to the court. It shall provide for a waiver of the adjudicatory hearing, a statement of consent to an order of adjudication, and an authorization for the court to proceed with a disposition hearing. Upon the filing of such an order, a disposition hearing shall be set at the earliest practicable time that will allow for the completion of the assessment and classification process resulting in the predisposition report.

History: s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 222, ch. 95-147; s. 30, ch. 97-238; s. 42, ch. 2006-120.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.29 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part II / Section 1004.29
1004.29 University health services support organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) Each state university is authorized to establish university health services support organizations which shall have the ability to enter into, for the benefit of the university academic health sciences center, arrangements with other entities as providers in other integrated health care systems or similar entities. To the extent required by law or rule, university health services support organizations shall become licensed as insurance companies, pursuant to chapter 624, or be certified as health maintenance organizations, pursuant to chapter 641. University health services support organizations shall have sole responsibility for the acts, debts, liabilities, and obligations of the organization. In no case shall the state or university have any responsibility for such acts, debts, liabilities, and obligations incurred or assumed by university health services support organizations.

(2) Each university health services support organization shall be a Florida corporation not for profit, incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State.

(3) A state university board of trustees, in accordance with rules and guidelines of the Board of Governors, may prescribe, by rule, conditions with which a university health services support organization must comply in order to be certified and to use property, facilities, or personal services at any state university. The rules must provide for budget, audit review, and oversight by the board of trustees. Such rules shall provide that the university health services support organization may provide salary supplements and other compensation or benefits for university faculty and staff employees only as set forth in the organization’s budget, which shall be subject to approval by the university president.

(4) The chair of the university board of trustees may appoint a representative to the board of directors and the executive committee of any university health services support organization established under this section. The president of the university for which the university health services support organization is established, or the president’s designee, shall also serve on the board of directors and the executive committee of any university health services support organization established to benefit that university.

(5) Each university health services support organization shall provide for an annual financial audit in accordance with s. 1004.28(5). The auditor’s report, management letter, and any supplemental data requested by the Board of Governors, the university board of trustees, and the Auditor General shall be considered public records, pursuant to s. 119.07.

History: s. 173, ch. 2002-387; s. 90, ch. 2007-217.