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Fla. Stat. § 243.34 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part I / Section 243.34
243.34 Refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds of the authority then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase or maturity of such revenue bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions or enlargements of a project or any portion thereof.

(2) The proceeds of any such revenue bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding revenue bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding revenue bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority.

(3) Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in direct obligations of the United States of America, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by direct obligations of the United States, maturing at such time or times as shall be appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding revenue bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding revenue bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner.

(4) The portion of the proceeds of any such revenue bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions or enlargements of a project may be invested and reinvested in direct obligations of the United States, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by direct obligations of the United States, maturing not later than the time or times when such proceeds will be needed for the purpose of paying all or any part of such cost. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on such investment may be applied to the payment of all or any part of such cost or may be used by the authority in any lawful manner.

(5) All such revenue bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this part in the same manner and to the same extent as other revenue bonds issued pursuant to this part.

History: s. 17, ch. 69-345.
Fla. Stat. § 448.104 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 448 / Part I / Section 448.104
448.104 Attorney’s fees and costs.
Status: in_force

A court may award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses to the prevailing party.

History: s. 7, ch. 91-285.
Fla. Stat. § 319.17 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 319 / Section 319.17
319.17 Rules; forms; indexes and records.
Status: in_force

(1) The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter, including rules that allow alternative methods of proof of satisfaction of liens.

(2) The department shall prescribe all forms required by or deemed necessary to the administration of this chapter. The department shall maintain a sufficient supply of blank forms and shall provide any form other than a certificate of title without charge to any resident of this state upon request. The department shall adopt as rules the documents and forms contained in former s. 319.31, with such modifications as it deems necessary to the effective administration of this chapter.

(3) The department shall maintain indexes of motor vehicles and mobile homes by name of owner, by title number, and by manufacturer’s motor number or vehicle identification number. The department shall keep an electronic record of notices of liens and satisfactions thereof. Such indexes and records shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times, except as provided in chapter 119.

History: s. 3, ch. 20917, 1941; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 82-134; s. 2, ch. 97-185; s. 61, ch. 98-200; s. 21, ch. 2000-313.
Fla. Stat. § 732.227 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part II / Section 732.227
732.227 Homestead defined.
Status: in_force

For purposes of ss. 732.216-732.228, the term “homestead” refers only to property the descent and devise of which is restricted by s. 4(c), Art. X of the State Constitution.

History: s. 14, ch. 92-200.
Fla. Stat. § 316.0747 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.0747
316.0747 Sale or purchase of traffic control devices by nongovernmental entities; prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this chapter.

(2) Nongovernmental entities to which the general public is invited to travel shall install and maintain uniform traffic control devices at appropriate locations pursuant to the standards set forth by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to s. 316.0745. Businesses the parking lots of which do not provide intersecting lanes of traffic and businesses having fewer than 25 parking spaces are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.

(3) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-376; s. 1, ch. 90-121; s. 13, ch. 99-5; s. 88, ch. 99-13; s. 96, ch. 99-248; s. 24, ch. 2013-18.
Fla. Stat. § 617.2101 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.2101
617.2101 Corporation authorized to act as trustee.
Status: in_force

Any corporation, organized under this act, may act as trustee of property whenever the corporation has either a beneficial, contingent, or remainder interest in such property. Any corporation may accept and hold the legal title to property, the beneficial interest of which is owned by any other eleemosynary institution or nonprofit corporation or fraternal, benevolent, charitable, or religious society or association.

History: s. 127, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 157.29 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.29
157.29 Levy of tax for maintaining and repairing drains; assessment and collection of tax; sale of land for unpaid taxes.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of paying the cost of maintaining and repairing any such ditch, drain or canal and auxiliaries thereto, the board of county commissioners of the several counties of the state, wherein any such ditch, drain or canal is, or may be, located shall, when deemed necessary, levy such tax as in the opinion of said board may be deemed necessary for said purpose, which tax shall be levied upon the same lands originally assessed for the construction of such drain; and the expense of maintenance shall be borne by said lands in the same relative proportion as the original expense of constructing said drain, and the tax so imposed shall be levied and assessed by the same officers at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are assessed, and shall be collected by the county tax collector as other taxes are collected, and in case of default in the payment of such tax the same penalty shall obtain and the lands may be sold and conveyed in the same way that lands are sold and conveyed for the collection of other taxes, and the money so collected shall be preserved in a separate fund for the maintenance of the ditch, drain or canal for the original construction of which such lands were assessed.

History: s. 4, ch. 6190, 1911; RGS 1767; CGL 2818.
Fla. Stat. § 744.471 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VII / Section 744.471
744.471 Appointment of successor.
Status: in_force

A successor guardian must be appointed and duly qualified before a guardian shall be relieved of his or her duties and obligations as provided in s. 744.467. A successor guardian shall be appointed if a guardian dies, becomes incapacitated, or is removed. Successor guardians are governed by the laws concerning guardianships.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 83, ch. 89-96; s. 26, ch. 95-401; s. 1106, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 403.871 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.871
403.871 Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish fees to be paid by persons seeking licensure or license renewal to cover the entire cost to the department of administering ss. 403.865-403.876, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with application review and examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, renewal of an inactive license, reactivation of an inactive license, recordmaking, and recordkeeping, and the costs of ensuring compliance with ss. 403.865-403.876. The fees for license application and license renewal shall be nonrefundable. The department shall establish fees adequate to administer and implement ss. 403.865-403.876.

(1) The application fee may not exceed $100 and is not refundable.

(2) The renewal fee may not exceed $100 and is not refundable.

(3) All fees collected under this section must be deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund. The fees shall be used exclusively to implement the provisions of ss. 403.865-403.876.

History: s. 11, ch. 97-236; s. 10, ch. 2001-270; s. 23, ch. 2015-4.
Fla. Stat. § 15.03861 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.03861
15.03861 Official state tortoise.
Status: in_force

The Gopher Tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) is designated the official state tortoise.

History: s. 25, ch. 2008-229.
Fla. Stat. § 415.105 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 415 / Section 415.105
415.105 Provision of protective services with consent; withdrawal of consent; interference.
Status: in_force

(1) PROTECTIVE SERVICES WITH CONSENT. — If the department determines through its investigation that a vulnerable adult demonstrates a need for protective services or protective supervision, the department shall immediately provide, or arrange for the provision of, protective services or protective supervision, including in-home services, provided that the vulnerable adult consents. A vulnerable adult in need of services as defined in s. 415.102 shall be referred to the community care for disabled adults program, or to the community care for the elderly program administered by the Department of Elderly Affairs.

(2) WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT. — If the vulnerable adult withdraws consent to the receipt of protective services or protective supervision, the services may not be provided, except pursuant to s. 415.1051.

(3) INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROVISION OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. — When any person refuses to allow the provision of protective services to a vulnerable adult who has the capacity to consent to services, the department shall petition the court for an order enjoining the person from interfering with the provision of protective services. The petition must allege specific facts sufficient to show that the vulnerable adult is in need of protective services and that the person refuses to allow the provision of such services. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the vulnerable adult is in need of protective services and that the person refuses to allow the provision of such services, the court may issue an order enjoining the person from interfering with the provision of protective services to the vulnerable adult.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, ch. 73-176; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 3, 5, ch. 79-287; s. 15, ch. 79-298; s. 1, ch. 80-293; s. 1, ch. 83-82; s. 31, ch. 86-220; s. 29, ch. 89-294; s. 21, ch. 95-144; s. 37, ch. 95-210; s. 100, ch. 95-418; s. 3, ch. 98-182; s. 33, ch. 2000-349.
Fla. Stat. § 159.617 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IV / Section 159.617
159.617 Remedies of an obligee of a housing finance authority.
Status: in_force

An obligee of a housing finance authority shall have the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee:

(1) By mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, to compel the housing finance authority and the members, officers, agents, or employees thereof to perform each and every term, provision, and covenant contained in any contract of the housing finance authority with or for the benefit of such obligee and to require the carrying out of any or all of the covenants and agreements of the housing finance authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the housing finance authority by this act.

(2) By suit, action, or proceeding in equity, to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or the violation of any of the rights of the obligee by the housing finance authority.

History: s. 17, ch. 78-89.
Fla. Stat. § 112.31 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part II / Section 112.31
112.31 Travel expenses of employees of other governments.
Status: in_force

A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this part during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency.

History: s. 7, ch. 65-524.
Fla. Stat. § 679.337 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.337
679.337 Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.
Status: in_force

If, while a security interest in goods is perfected by any method under the law of another jurisdiction, this state issues a certificate of title that does not show that the goods are subject to the security interest or contain a statement that they may be subject to security interests not shown on the certificate:

(1) A buyer of the goods, other than a person in the business of selling goods of that kind, takes free of the security interest if the buyer gives value and receives delivery of the goods after issuance of the certificate and without knowledge of the security interest; and

(2) The security interest is subordinate to a conflicting security interest in the goods that attaches, and is perfected under s. 679.3111(2), after issuance of the certificate and without the conflicting secured party’s knowledge of the security interest.

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 516.26 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 516 / Section 516.26
516.26 Purchase or assignment of wages, salaries, etc.
Status: in_force

The payment of $25,000 or less in money, credit, goods, or things in action as consideration for any sale or assignment of or order for the payment of wages, salary, commissions, or other compensation for services, whether earned or to be earned, shall, for the purposes of regulation under, and the enforcement and interpretation of, any law, civil or criminal, relating to loans, interest charges, or usury, be deemed a loan secured by such assignment, and the amount by which such assigned compensation exceeds the amount of such consideration actually paid shall, for the purpose of regulation under, and the interpretation and enforcement of, such law, be deemed interest upon such loan from the date of such payment until the date such compensation is payable. Each such transaction shall be governed by and subject in all respects to all provisions of law relating to loans, interest, charges, usury, and to the same extent as if it had been in form a loan of the sum paid for the assignment.

History: s. 1, ch. 20209, 1941; s. 14, ch. 57-201; s. 191, ch. 77-104; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 16, 17, ch. 88-342; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 161.37 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part II / Section 161.37
161.37 Capital, operation and maintenance costs; district benefits tax levy.
Status: in_force

(1) To provide for the capital, operation and maintenance cost of the beach and shore preservation program, either by debt service or direct expenditure, the board of county commissioners as the governing body of each district created in accordance with this part may levy upon all taxable property within each district an ad valorem benefits tax in any amount necessary to meet the requirements of the program but not exceeding the reasonable ability of the district to pay.

(2) The tax shall be levied upon each taxable property in proportion to benefits said property will receive as determined by the most recent economic analysis of the program as provided for under s. 161.29. General benefits shall be uniformly applied on an ad valorem basis to the entire assessed valuation of each district, while special benefits shall be assigned to groups of specific properties which shall constitute zones because of the equal or comparable benefits each included property will receive.

(3) Where the board of county commissioners levies any special benefits taxes, it shall consider the value of the property, its kind, susceptibility to improvement and the maximum annual benefits to be conferred thereon by the works or improvements in the district.

(4) The owner of lands where a special benefits tax is proposed to be levied shall be given written notice and an opportunity to be heard upon the amount of special benefits tax to be levied upon his or her lands. If the special benefits to all properties within any district are found to be equal or comparable, then the said district shall comprise only one tax zone. The proportional tax rate which each property within a district shall pay shall be determined by adding the general and special benefits assigned to its zone. The actual tax levy for any particular year shall depend on the revenue needs for that year.

(5) The board of county commissioners shall levy sufficient ad valorem and special benefits taxes to pay off debt service on any bonds issued. It shall be the duty of the board each year, sufficiently in advance of the preparation of the county tax roll, to establish the revenue requirements for each individual district for the fiscal year in question and certify this figure to the county property appraiser who shall then assign shares of this total to each zone within the respective district according to the proportion of total benefits previously assigned. The share of total required revenue assigned each zone shall then be collected by an ad valorem levy on each taxable property within the zone.

(6) All taxes provided for in this part shall be levied and collected by the county in the same manner as other county taxes, and while unpaid shall constitute a lien of equal stature and dignity with other county taxes.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-408; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 895, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 377.815 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part III / Section 377.815
377.815 Alternative fueling stations and electric vehicle charging stations.
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may post information on its website relating to alternative fueling stations or electric vehicle charging stations that are available for public use in this state.

(1) As used in this section, the term “alternative fuel” means nontraditional transportation fuel, such as pure methanol, ethanol, and other alcohols; blends of 85 percent or more of alcohol with gasoline; natural gas and liquid fuels domestically produced from natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; coal-derived liquid fuels; hydrogen; electricity; pure biodiesel; fuels, other than alcohol, derived from biological materials; and P-series fuels.

(2) An owner or operator of an alternative fueling station that is available in this state may report the following information to the department: (a) The type of alternative fuel available; (b) The station’s name, address, or location; or (c) The fees or costs associated with the alternative fuel that is available for purchase.

(3) The owner or operator of an electric vehicle charging station that is available in this state may report the following information to the department: (a) The station’s name, address, or location; or (b) The fees or costs, if any, associated with the electric vehicle charging services provided by the station.

History: s. 10, ch. 2014-154.
Fla. Stat. § 201.10 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 201 / Section 201.10
201.10 Certificates of deposit issued by banks exempt.
Status: in_force

All certificates of deposit issued by any bank, banking association, or trust company are exempt from the requirement for an excise tax imposed by this chapter.

History: s. 2, ch. 19068, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 1279(119).
Fla. Stat. § 212.05011 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.05011
212.05011 Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss. 203.01(1)(b)4. and 212.05(1)(e)1.c.
Status: in_force

In complying with the amendments to ss. 203.01 and 212.05, relating to the additional tax on electrical power or energy, made by this act, a seller of electrical power or energy may collect a combined rate of 6.95 percent, which consists of the 4.35 percent and 2.6 percent required under ss. 212.05(1)(e)1.c. and 203.01(1)(b)4., respectively, if the provider properly reflects the tax collected with respect to the two provisions as required in the return to the Department of Revenue.

History: s. 6, ch. 2014-38.
Fla. Stat. § 328.101 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 328 / Part I / Section 328.101
328.101 Effect of missing or incorrect information.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.337, a certificate of title or other record required or authorized by this part is effective even if it contains unintended scrivener’s errors or does not contain certain required information if such missing information is determined by the department to be inconsequential to the issuing of a certificate of title or other record.

History: s. 13, ch. 2019-76.
Fla. Stat. § 958.03 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 958 / Section 958.03
958.03 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.

(2) “Community control program” means a form of intensive supervised custody in the community, including surveillance on weekends and holidays, administered by officers with restricted caseloads. Community control is an individualized program in which the freedom of the offender is restricted within the community, home, or noninstitutional residential placement and specific sanctions are imposed and enforced.

(3) “Court” means a judge or successor who designates a defendant as a youthful offender.

(4) “Probation” means a form of community supervision requiring specified contacts with parole and probation officers and other terms and conditions as provided in s. 948.03.

(5) “Youthful offender” means any person who is sentenced as such by the court or is classified as such by the department pursuant to s. 958.04.

History: s. 3, ch. 78-84; s. 119, ch. 79-3; s. 19, ch. 85-288; s. 98, ch. 94-209; s. 145, ch. 2019-167.