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Fla. Stat. § 497.154 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part I / Section 497.154
497.154 Disciplinary guidelines.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall adopt, by rule, and periodically review the disciplinary guidelines applicable to each ground for disciplinary action which may be imposed by the board pursuant to this chapter, and any rule of the board or department.

(2) The disciplinary guidelines shall specify a meaningful range of designated penalties based upon the severity and repetition of specific offenses, it being the legislative intent that minor violations be distinguished from those which endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; that such guidelines provide reasonable and meaningful notice to the public of likely penalties which may be imposed for proscribed conduct; and that such penalties be consistently applied by the board.

(3) A specific finding of mitigating or aggravating circumstances shall allow the board to impose a penalty other than that provided for in such guidelines. If applicable, the board shall adopt by rule disciplinary guidelines to designate possible mitigating and aggravating circumstances and the variation and range of penalties permitted for such circumstances.

(4) The department must review such disciplinary guidelines for compliance with the legislative intent as set forth in this section to determine whether the guidelines establish a meaningful range of penalties and may also challenge such rules pursuant to s. 120.56.

(5) The rules provided for in this section shall be adopted within 6 months after the enactment of the board.

(6) The administrative law judge, in recommending penalties in any recommended order, must follow the penalty guidelines established by the board and must state in writing the mitigating or aggravating circumstances upon which the recommended penalty is based.

History: s. 57, ch. 93-399; s. 235, ch. 96-410; s. 24, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 545.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 545 / Section 545.05
545.05 Paying or giving anything to finance company to lessen competition prohibited.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles, to pay or give, or contract to pay or give any thing or service of value to any finance company if the effect of any such payment or the giving of any such thing or service of value may be to lessen or eliminate competition, or tend to create or create a monopoly in the finance company which receives or accepts such thing or service of value.

History: s. 4, ch. 18031, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(463).
Fla. Stat. § 1005.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1005 / Part I / Section 1005.01
1005.01 Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature encourages privately supported higher education and intends to aid in protecting the health, education, and welfare of persons who receive educational services from independent postsecondary educational institutions in this state; to aid in protecting employers and others who depend upon people whose educational credentials are from independent postsecondary educational institutions in this state; and to aid in protecting independent postsecondary educational institutions that currently operate or intend to begin operating in this state. The Legislature finds that both individuals and independent postsecondary educational institutions benefit from a state system that assures that all institutions satisfactorily meet minimum educational standards. The Legislature further recognizes the role of federally recognized accrediting associations in setting standards for independent postsecondary educational institutions and encourages the use of recognized accreditation standards as general guidelines for the licensure of independent postsecondary educational institutions.

(2) The Legislature recognizes that a degree, diploma, or other educational credential serves several purposes. Employers rely upon a person’s educational credentials in judging that person’s qualifications for employment. Educators rely upon a person’s educational credentials to assess the adequacy of that person’s preparation for the pursuit of further education. Therefore, the Legislature intends that the provisions of this chapter aid in protecting the integrity of degrees, diplomas, and other educational credentials offered by independent postsecondary educational institutions by providing for the evaluation of minimum educational requirements.

(3) The Legislature intends to prohibit the granting of false or misleading educational credentials and to prohibit misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representations by independent postsecondary educational institutions or their agents.

History: s. 244, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 1005.03 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1005 / Part I / Section 1005.03
1005.03 Designation “college” or “university.”
Status: in_force

(1) The use of the designation “college” or “university” in combination with any series of letters, numbers, or words is restricted in this state to colleges or universities as defined in s. 1005.02 that offer degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 and fall into at least one of the following categories: (a) A Florida public college. (b) A Florida or out-of-state college that has been in active operation and using the designation “college” or “university” since April 1, 1970. (c) A college for which the commission has issued a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (d) A college that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program and that is a nonprofit independent college or university located and chartered in this state and accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate degrees. (e) A college that meets the description of either s. 1005.06(1)(e) or (f).

(2) If a college is approved under subsection (1) to use the designation “college” or “university,” a branch or extension of that college may use the name of the parent college, but shall include an indication of the location of the branch or extension.

(3) Any entity offering postsecondary educational courses or programs of study in Florida, whether or not college credit is awarded, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

(4) An entity shall not use the designation “college” or “university” in its name in Florida without approval by the commission, unless the commission determines that its name is clearly and accurately descriptive of the services provided by the entity and is not one that may mislead the public.

History: s. 246, ch. 2002-387; s. 102, ch. 2007-217; s. 25, ch. 2018-4; s. 122, ch. 2019-3.
Fla. Stat. § 624.4411 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4411
624.4411 Administrative, provider, and management contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) The office may require a multiple-employer welfare arrangement to submit any contract for administrative services, contract with a provider other than an individual physician, contract for management services, or contract with an affiliated person to the office, if the office has reason to believe that the arrangement has entered into a contract which requires it to pay a fee which is unreasonably high in relation to the services provided. Multiple-employer welfare arrangements are prohibited from paying a fee to a sponsoring association unless such fee is directly related to services provided by the association for the arrangement.

(2) After review of a contract, the office may order the arrangement to cancel the contract in accordance with the terms of the contract and applicable law if the office determines that the fees to be paid by the arrangement under the contract are so unreasonably high in relation to the services provided that the contract is detrimental to the policyholders or certificateholders of the arrangement.

(3) All contracts for administrative services, management services, and provider services other than individual physician contracts, and all contracts with affiliated entities, entered into or renewed by an arrangement on or after October 1, 1991, shall contain a provision that the contract shall be canceled upon issuance of an order by the office pursuant to this section.

History: ss. 31, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 815, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 155.21 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 155 / Section 155.21
155.21 County hospitals; donations; etc.
Status: in_force

Any person or persons, firm, organization, corporation or society, public or private, desiring to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of such hospital shall have the right to vest title of the money, personal property, or real estate so donated in said county, to be controlled when accepted by the board of hospital trustees of said hospital, according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of such property.

History: s. 18, ch. 20905, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0801 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part VIII / Section 736.0801
736.0801 Duty to administer trust.
Status: in_force

Upon acceptance of a trusteeship, the trustee shall administer the trust in good faith, in accordance with its terms and purposes and the interests of the beneficiaries, and in accordance with this code.

History: s. 8, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.43 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part IV / Section 1002.43
1002.43 Private tutoring programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Regular school attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(16) may be achieved by attendance in a private tutoring program if the person tutoring the student meets the following requirements: (a) Holds a valid Florida certificate to teach the subjects or grades in which instruction is given. (b) Keeps all records and makes all reports required by the state and district school board and makes regular reports on the attendance of students in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.23(2). (c) Requires students to be in actual attendance for the minimum length of time prescribed by s. 1011.60(2).

(2) Private tutors shall keep and prepare records in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.23(2).

(3) Private tutoring may be provided to up to 25 students in any commercial building with a valid certificate of occupancy, library, community service, museum, performing arts, theater, cinema, or church facility; in any facility or on any land owned by a Florida College System institution or university; in any similar public institution facility; and in any facility recently used to house a school or child care facility licensed under s. 402.305 within the preexisting zoning and land use designations of the facility without obtaining a special exception, rezoning, or a land use change so long as the provision of such tutoring meets all applicable state and local health, safety, and welfare laws, codes, and rules, including those pertaining to firesafety and building safety.

History: s. 108, ch. 2002-387; s. 37, ch. 2004-41; s. 146, ch. 2023-8; s. 5, ch. 2023-102.
Fla. Stat. § 157.12 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.12
157.12 Duty of bond trustees to borrow money to pay interest on bonds until collection of first assessment; may issue notes; notes and bonds lien against lands; committee may issue notes.
Status: in_force

Whenever any drainage district has been constituted and district drainage bonds issued by the board of county commissioners, as provided in this chapter, the bond trustees shall borrow such money as shall be found necessary to pay the semiannual installments of interest on said bonds until the collection of the first assessment levied against the lands in the drainage district, and said trustees may issue their negotiable notes, bearing interest at not more than 8 percent per annum, as evidence of and security for such loan as they may procure, and should there not be money to the credit of said drainage fund to pay any future installment of interest at the maturity thereof, the same shall be provided by the trustees in like manner; and the owner and holder of any such note or notes shall have by virtue thereof a lien against the lands in the drainage district, and the moneys raised by the assessments levied thereon for the payment of said note or notes. Bonds issued under this chapter shall be a lien upon the lands embraced within such drainage district, and such lien shall be prior in dignity to all others except taxes. Should the committee, provided for in s. 157.03, find it necessary to raise money to meet any expense incurred in the discharge of its duties before funds shall be provided by issue and sale of bonds, as herein stipulated, then and in that event the said committee, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, may issue negotiable promissory notes for such amount as shall be found necessary, said notes to bear interest not to exceed 8 percent per annum, and the owner and holder thereof shall have a like lien and be afforded like protection as herein provided for the holder of notes issued by the bond trustees.

History: s. 10, ch. 6457, 1913; s. 4, ch. 6958, 1915; RGS 1746; CGL 2797.
Fla. Stat. § 316.154 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.154
316.154 Starting parked vehicle.
Status: in_force

No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked, unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 128, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 112.80 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part VIII / Section 112.80
112.80 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Firefighters’ Bill of Rights.”

History: s. 1, ch. 86-6.
Fla. Stat. § 683.23 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.23
683.23 Florida Missing Children’s Day.
Status: in_force

The second Monday in September of each year is hereby designated as “Florida Missing Children’s Day” in remembrance of Florida’s past and present missing children and in recognition of our state’s continued efforts to protect the safety of children through prevention, education, and community involvement.

History: s. 87, ch. 2000-139.
Fla. Stat. § 86.081 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 86 / Section 86.081
86.081 Costs.
Status: in_force

The court may award costs as are equitable.

History: s. 9, ch. 21820, 1943; s. 38, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 625.315 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.315
625.315 Obligations of State Board of Education.
Status: in_force

An insurer may invest in bonds or motor vehicle anticipation certificates issued by the State Board of Education of Florida under authority of s. 18, Art. XII of the State Constitution of 1885 as adopted by s. 9(d), Art. XII of the State Constitution, and the additional provisions of s. 9(d).

History: s. 140, ch. 59-205; s. 31, ch. 69-216; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 122, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 410.036 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 410 / Section 410.036
410.036 Eligibility for services.
Status: in_force

Criteria for determining eligibility for this program shall be the same as criteria used to determine eligibility for assistance under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as the same exists on July 1, 1977, or shall be the same as financial criteria used to determine eligibility for nursing home care under the Medicaid program.

History: s. 18, ch. 77-336; s. 18, ch. 78-433; s. 64, ch. 91-282.
Fla. Stat. § 466.00672 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 466 / Section 466.00672
466.00672 Revocation of health access dental license.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall revoke a health access dental license upon: (a) The licensee’s termination from employment from a qualifying health access setting; (b) Final agency action determining that the licensee has violated any provision of s. 466.027 or s. 466.028, other than infractions constituting citation offenses or minor violations; or (c) Failure of the Florida dental licensure examination.

(2) Failure of an individual licensed pursuant to s. 466.0067 to limit the practice of dentistry to health access settings as defined in s. 466.003 constitutes the unlicensed practice of dentistry.

History: ss. 5, 6, ch. 2008-64; s. 8, ch. 2011-95; s. 2, ch. 2014-108; s. 3, ch. 2020-47; s. 26, ch. 2020-133.
Fla. Stat. § 812.13 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 812 / Section 812.13
812.13 Robbery.
Status: in_force

(1) “Robbery” means the taking of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the money or other property, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.

(2)(a) If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (b) If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (c) If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3)(a) An act shall be deemed “in the course of committing the robbery” if it occurs in an attempt to commit robbery or in flight after the attempt or commission. (b) An act shall be deemed “in the course of the taking” if it occurs either prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to the taking of the property and if it and the act of taking constitute a continuous series of acts or events.

History: s. 1, ch. 28217, 1953; s. 1, ch. 29930, 1955; s. 839, ch. 71-136; s. 38, ch. 74-383; s. 29, ch. 75-298; s. 1, ch. 87-315; s. 1, ch. 92-155.
Fla. Stat. § 480.032 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 480 / Section 480.032
480.032 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that the practice of massage therapy is potentially dangerous to the public in that massage therapists must have a knowledge of anatomy and physiology and an understanding of the relationship between the structure and the function of the tissues being treated and the total function of the body. Massage therapy is a therapeutic health care practice, and regulations are necessary to protect the public from unqualified practitioners. It is therefore deemed necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of massage therapy in the state; however, restrictions shall be imposed to the extent necessary to protect the public from significant and discernible danger to health and yet not in such a manner which will unreasonably affect the competitive market. Further, consumer protection for both health and economic matters shall be afforded the public through legal remedies provided for in this act.

History: s. 2, ch. 78-436; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 49, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 2021-143.
Fla. Stat. § 153.951 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part IV / Section 153.951
153.951 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Local Government Utilities Assistance Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-229.
Fla. Stat. § 741.0306 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.0306
741.0306 Creation of a family law handbook.
Status: in_force

(1) Based upon their willingness to undertake this project, there shall be created by the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar a handbook explaining those sections of Florida law pertaining to the rights and responsibilities under Florida law of marital partners to each other and to their children, both during a marriage and upon dissolution. The material in the handbook or other suitable electronic media shall be reviewed for accuracy by the Family Court Steering Committee of the Florida Supreme Court prior to publication and distribution.

(2) Such handbooks shall be available from the clerk of the circuit court upon application for a marriage license. The clerks may also make the information in the handbook available on videotape or other electronic media and are encouraged to provide a list of course providers and sites at which marriage and relationship skill-building classes are available.

(3) The information contained in the handbook or other electronic media presentation may be reviewed and updated annually, and may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Prenuptial agreements; as a contract and as an opportunity to structure financial arrangements and other aspects of the marital relationship. (b) Shared parental responsibility for children and the determination of a parenting plan, including a time-sharing schedule. (c) Permanent relocation restrictions. (d) Child support for minor children; both parents are obligated for support in accordance with the applicable child support guidelines schedule. (e) Property rights, including equitable distribution, premarital property, and nonmarital property. (f) Alimony, including temporary, durational, rehabilitative, and lump sum. (g) Domestic violence and child abuse and neglect, including penalties and other ramifications of false reporting. (h) Court process for dissolution with or without legal assistance, including who may attend, the recording of proceedings, how to access those records, and the cost of such access. (i) Parent education course requirements for divorcing parents with children. (j) Community resources that are available for separating or divorcing persons and their children. (k) Women’s rights specified in the Battered Women’s Bill of Rights.

(4) The material contained in such a handbook may also be provided through videotape or other suitable electronic media. The information contained in the handbook or other electronic media presentation shall be reviewed and updated annually.

History: s. 7, ch. 98-403; s. 2, ch. 2008-46; s. 34, ch. 2008-61; s. 88, ch. 2018-110; s. 4, ch. 2023-315.
Fla. Stat. § 548.021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.021
548.021 Applications for licenses and permits.
Status: in_force

(1) An application for a license or a permit must: (a) Be in writing on a form supplied by the commission which shall contain the applicant’s social security number. (b) Be verified by the applicant. (c) Be complete and have attached to the application any photographs and other exhibits required.

(2) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social security number in accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement.

(3) Any person who seeks to obtain a license by knowingly making false or fraudulent representations in any application or who otherwise knowingly makes false statements concerning her or his medical history, boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts records, or other personal information commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 65, ch. 97-170; s. 7, ch. 2002-172.