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Fla. Stat. § 1009.265 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part II / Section 1009.265
1009.265 State employee fee waivers.
Status: in_force

(1) As a benefit to the employer and employees of the state, subject to approval by an employee’s agency head or the equivalent, each state university and Florida College System institution shall waive tuition and fees for state employees to enroll for up to 6 credit hours of courses per term on a space-available basis.

(2) The Chief Financial Officer, in cooperation with the Florida College System institutions and state universities, shall identify and implement ways to ease the administrative burden to Florida College System institutions and state universities, including, but not limited to, providing easier access to verify state employment.

(3) From funds appropriated by the Legislature for administrative costs to implement this section, Florida College System institutions and state universities shall be reimbursed on a pro rata basis according to the cost assessment data developed by the Department of Education.

(4) The Auditor General shall include a review of the cost assessment data in conjunction with his or her audit responsibilities for Florida College System institutions, state universities, and the Department of Education.

(5) For purposes of this section, employees of the state include employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government, except for persons employed by a state university.

History: s. 406, ch. 2002-387; s. 1955, ch. 2003-261; s. 121, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 373.228 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part II / Section 373.228
373.228 Landscape irrigation design.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that multiple areas throughout the state have been identified by water management districts as water resource caution areas, which indicates that in the near future water demand in those areas will exceed the current available water supply and that conservation is one of the mechanisms by which future water demand will be met.

(2) The Legislature finds that landscape irrigation comprises a significant portion of water use and that current typical landscape irrigation systems and Florida-friendly landscaping designs offer significant potential water conservation benefits.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to improve landscape irrigation water use efficiency by ensuring that landscape irrigation systems meet or exceed minimum design criteria.

(4) The water management districts shall work with the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association, the Florida Native Plant Society, the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Florida Irrigation Society, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Florida League of Cities, the Florida Association of Counties, and the Florida Association of Community Developers to develop landscape irrigation and Florida-friendly landscaping design standards for new construction which incorporate a landscape irrigation system and develop scientifically based model guidelines for urban, commercial, and residential landscape irrigation, including drip irrigation, for plants, trees, sod, and other landscaping. The standards shall be based on the irrigation code defined in the Florida Building Code, Plumbing Volume, Appendix F. Local governments shall use the standards and guidelines when developing landscape irrigation and Florida-friendly landscaping ordinances.

(5) In evaluating water use applications from public water suppliers, water management districts shall consider whether the applicable local government has adopted ordinances for landscaping and irrigation systems consistent with the Florida-friendly landscaping provisions of s. 373.185.

History: s. 6, ch. 2004-381; s. 13, ch. 2008-150; s. 19, ch. 2009-243; s. 27, ch. 2024-2.
Fla. Stat. § 7.51 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.51
7.51 Pasco County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Pasco County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the section line between sections thirty-three and thirty-four of township twenty-six south, of range twenty-two east, with the township line between townships twenty-six and twenty-seven south, of range twenty-two east; thence north along the section lines to the line dividing sections three and four of said township and to the township line dividing townships twenty-five and twenty-six; thence east on said township line to the range line dividing ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east; thence north on said range line to the line dividing sections twenty-four and thirteen of township twenty-three south, of range twenty-two east; thence west to the line dividing ranges twenty and twenty-one east; thence south to the line dividing townships twenty-three and twenty-four south; thence west on said line to the Gulf of America; thence southerly along the gulf coast, including islands and the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the north line of Pinellas County, the township line dividing townships twenty-six and twenty-seven south; thence east on said line to the place of beginning.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 107, 1847; s. 1, ch. 415, 1850; s. 1, ch. 3471, 1883; s. 8, ch. 3772, 1887; RS 46; GS 44; RGS 48; CGL 50; s. 1, ch. 25440, 1949; s. 16, ch. 2025-8.
Fla. Stat. § 403.9417 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VIII / Section 403.9417
403.9417 Recording of notice of certified corridor route.
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after certification of a natural gas transmission pipeline corridor pursuant to ss. 403.9401-403.9425, the applicant shall file, in accordance with s. 28.222, with the clerk of the circuit court for each county through which the corridor will pass, a notice of the certified route. The notice shall consist of maps or aerial photographs in the scale of 1:24,000 which clearly show the location of the certified route and shall state that the certification of the corridor will result in the acquisition of rights-of-way within the corridor. Each clerk shall record the filing in the official record of the county for the duration of the certification or until such time as the applicant certifies to the clerk that all lands required for the natural gas transmission pipeline rights-of-way within the corridor have been acquired within such county, whichever is sooner. The recording of this notice shall not constitute a lien, cloud, or encumbrance on real property.

History: s. 1, ch. 92-284.
Fla. Stat. § 877.23 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 877 / Section 877.23
877.23 Legal duty of parent; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The parent of a minor has a legal duty and responsibility to ensure that the minor does not violate s. 877.22(1).

(2) The parent of a minor has a legal duty and responsibility to personally supervise, or arrange for a responsible adult to supervise, the minor so that the minor does not violate s. 877.22(2).

(3) The parent of a minor who knowingly permits the minor to violate s. 877.22(1) or (2) shall receive a written warning for a first violation. A parent who knowingly permits the minor to violate s. 877.22(1) or (2) after having received a prior written warning is guilty of a civil infraction and shall pay a fine of $50 for each violation.

History: s. 85, ch. 94-209.
Fla. Stat. § 429.69 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 429 / Part II / Section 429.69
429.69 Denial, revocation, and suspension of a license.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the agency may deny, suspend, and revoke a license for any of the following reasons:

(1) Failure to comply with the background screening standards of this part, s. 408.809(1), or chapter 435.

(2) Failure to correct cited fire code violations that threaten the health, safety, or welfare of residents.

History: ss. 58, 71, ch. 98-171; s. 5, ch. 98-338; s. 25, ch. 2001-53; s. 2, ch. 2001-67; s. 148, ch. 2001-277; s. 26, ch. 2004-267; s. 3, ch. 2006-197; s. 103, ch. 2007-5; s. 161, ch. 2007-230; s. 31, ch. 2010-114.
Fla. Stat. § 261.08 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 261 / Section 261.08
261.08 Repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of areas, trails, and lands.
Status: in_force

(1) The protection of public safety, the appropriate use of lands in the system, and the conservation of the environment, wildlife habitats, native wildlife, and native flora and fauna in the system are of the highest priority in the management of the system. Accordingly, the public land managing agency shall avoid or minimize adverse impacts to the environment, promptly repair and continuously maintain areas and trails, anticipate and prevent accelerated erosion, and rehabilitate lands to the extent damaged by off-highway vehicle use in accordance with the management plans of the public land managing agency.

(2) The public land managing agency shall monitor the condition of soils and wildlife habitat in each area of the system to determine whether there is compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and shall take appropriate action as necessary.

(3) The public land managing agency may regulate or prohibit, when necessary, the use of off-highway vehicles on the public lands of the state in order to prevent damage or destruction to said lands.

History: s. 53, ch. 2002-295.
Fla. Stat. § 938.21 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 938 / Part IV / Section 938.21
938.21 Alcohol and drug abuse programs.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of the laws of this state, the court may assess for alcohol and other drug abuse programs as provided in s. 893.165 any defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, a violation of any provision of chapter 893 or which involves a criminal violation of s. 316.193, s. 856.011, s. 856.015, or chapter 562, chapter 567, or chapter 568, in addition to any fine and other penalty provided by law, a court cost in an amount up to the amount of the fine authorized for the violation. The court is authorized to order a defendant to pay an additional assessment if it finds that the defendant has the ability to pay the fine and the additional assessment and will not be prevented thereby from being rehabilitated or from making restitution.

History: s. 18, ch. 97-271.
Fla. Stat. § 316.002 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.002
316.002 Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the legislative intent in the adoption of this chapter to make uniform traffic laws to apply throughout the state and its several counties and uniform traffic ordinances to apply in all municipalities. The Legislature recognizes that there are conditions which require municipalities to pass certain other traffic ordinances in regulation of municipal traffic that are not required to regulate the movement of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities may control certain traffic movement or parking in their respective jurisdictions. This section shall be supplemental to the other laws or ordinances of this chapter and not in conflict therewith. It is unlawful for any local authority to pass or to attempt to enforce any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135.
Fla. Stat. § 320.105 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.105
320.105 Golf carts and utility vehicles; exemption.
Status: in_force

Golf carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01, when operated in accordance with s. 316.212 or s. 316.2126, are exempt from provisions of this chapter which require the registration of vehicles or the display of license plates.

History: s. 4, ch. 83-188; s. 30, ch. 87-198; s. 5, ch. 99-163.
Fla. Stat. § 90.204 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.204
90.204 Determination of propriety of judicial notice and nature of matter noticed.
Status: in_force

(1) When a court determines upon its own motion that judicial notice of a matter should be taken or when a party requests such notice and shows good cause for not complying with s. 90.203(1), the court shall afford each party reasonable opportunity to present information relevant to the propriety of taking judicial notice and to the nature of the matter noticed.

(2) In determining the propriety of taking judicial notice of a matter or the nature thereof, a court may use any source of pertinent and reliable information, whether or not furnished by a party, without regard to any exclusionary rule except a valid claim of privilege and except for the exclusions provided in s. 90.403.

(3) If a court resorts to any documentary source of information not received in open court, the court shall make the information and its source a part of the record in the action and shall afford each party reasonable opportunity to challenge such information, and to offer additional information, before judicial notice of the matter is taken.

(4) In family cases, the court may take judicial notice of any matter described in s. 90.202(6) when imminent danger to persons or property has been alleged and it is impractical to give prior notice to the parties of the intent to take judicial notice. Opportunity to present evidence relevant to the propriety of taking judicial notice under subsection (1) may be deferred until after judicial action has been taken. If judicial notice is taken under this subsection, the court shall, within 2 business days, file a notice in the pending case of the matters judicially noticed. For purposes of this subsection, the term “family cases” has the same meaning as provided in the Rules of Judicial Administration.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 2, ch. 2014-35.
Fla. Stat. § 943.0411 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.0411
943.0411 Online Sting Operations Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies to protect children.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Online Sting Operations Grant Program to award grants to local law enforcement agencies to support their creation of sting operations to target individuals online preying upon children or attempting to do so.

(2) The department shall annually award to local law enforcement agencies any funds specifically appropriated for the grant program to cover expenses related to computers, electronics, software, and other related necessary supplies. Grants must be provided to local law enforcement agencies if funds are appropriated for that purpose by law. The total amount of grants awarded may not exceed funding appropriated for the grant program.

(3) The department may establish criteria and set specific time periods for the acceptance of applications and for the selection process for awarding grant funds.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-72.
Fla. Stat. § 847.0145 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 847 / Section 847.0145
847.0145 Selling or buying of minors; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who sells or otherwise transfers custody or control of such minor, or offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody of such minor, either: (a) With knowledge that, as a consequence of the sale or transfer, the minor will be portrayed in a visual depiction engaging in, or assisting another person to engage in, sexually explicit conduct; or (b) With intent to promote either: 1. The engaging in of sexually explicit conduct by such minor for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct; or 2. The rendering of assistance by the minor to any other person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct; shall be guilty of a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Whoever purchases or otherwise obtains custody or control of a minor, or offers to purchase or otherwise obtain custody or control of a minor, either: (a) With knowledge that, as a consequence of the purchase or obtaining of custody, the minor will be portrayed in a visual depiction engaging in, or assisting another person to engage in, sexually explicit conduct; (b) With intent to promote either: 1. The engaging in of sexually explicit conduct by such minor for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct; or 2. The rendering of assistance by the minor to any other person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct; shall be guilty of a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 2, ch. 88-283.
Fla. Stat. § 782.36 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 782 / Section 782.36
782.36 Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A patient receiving a partial-birth-abortion procedure may not be prosecuted under this act.

(2) This act does not apply to a suction or sharp curettage abortion.

(3) This act does not constitute implicit approval of other types of abortion, which remain subject to all other applicable laws of this state.

(4) This act does not prohibit a physician from taking such measures as are necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, provided that every reasonable precaution is also taken, in such cases, to save the fetus’s life.

History: s. 4, ch. 2000-142.
Fla. Stat. § 316.171 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.171
316.171 Traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings.
Status: in_force

Every railroad company operating or leasing any track intersecting a public road at grade and upon which railroad trains are operated shall erect traffic control devices that are necessary to conform with the requirements of the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to s. 316.0745. This section does not require the railroad company to erect those devices, such as pavement markings and advance warning signs, which are the responsibility of the governmental entity having jurisdiction over or maintenance responsibility for the public road. Any change in the design of a traffic control device in the uniform system of traffic control devices applies only at new installations and at locations where replacements of existing devices are being made.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 7, ch. 86-243.
Fla. Stat. § 513.117 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.117
513.117 Park rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Any operator of a recreational vehicle park may establish reasonable rules and regulations for the management of the park and its guests and employees; and each guest or employee staying, sojourning, or employed in the park shall conform to, and abide by, such rules and regulations so long as the guest or employee remains in or at the park. Such rules and regulations are deemed to be a special contract between the operator and each guest or employee using the facilities or services of the recreational vehicle park and control the liabilities, responsibilities, and obligations of all parties. Any rules or regulations established pursuant to this section must be printed in the English language and posted, together with a copy of ss. 513.114, 513.121, and 513.13 and a notice stating that a current copy of this chapter is available in the park office for public inspection, in the registration area of such recreational vehicle park.

History: s. 11, ch. 84-182; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 36, ch. 92-78; s. 20, ch. 93-150.
Fla. Stat. § 707.21 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 707 / Section 707.21
707.21 Refusing entrance to pasture to seek strayed domestic animals.
Status: in_force

Any person or owner of any pasture, who refuses to allow entrance or who hinders any owner or owners of cattle or other domestic animals, or their agent or agents, who have complied with s. 707.19, either by their own acts or the acts of their agent or agents, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Provided, that this section shall not apply to any county having no-fence districts.

History: ss. 1, 4, ch. 5417, 1905; RGS 5238; CGL 7357; s. 686, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 736.1403 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part XIV / Section 736.1403
736.1403 Application; principal place of administration.
Status: in_force

(1) This part applies to a trust subject to this chapter, whenever created, that has its principal place of administration in the state, subject to the following rules: (a) If the trust was created before July 1, 2021, this part applies only to a decision or action occurring on or after July 1, 2021. (b) If the principal place of administration of the trust is changed to the state on or after July 1, 2021, this part applies only to a decision or action occurring on or after the date of the change.

(2) In addition to s. 736.0108, relating to a trust’s principal place of administration, in a directed trust, terms of the trust that designate the principal place of administration of the trust in the state are valid and controlling if a trust director’s principal place of business is located in or a trust director is a resident of the state.

History: s. 15, ch. 2021-183.
Fla. Stat. § 154.302 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 154 / Part IV / Section 154.302
154.302 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that certain hospitals provide a disproportionate share of charity care for persons who are indigent, not able to pay their medical bills, and not eligible for government-funded programs. The burden of absorbing the cost of this uncompensated charity care is borne by the hospital, the private pay patients, and, many times, by the taxpayers in the county when the hospital is subsidized by tax revenues. The Legislature further finds that it is inequitable for hospitals and taxpayers of one county to be expected to subsidize the care of out-of-county indigent persons. Finally, the Legislature declares that the state and the counties must share the responsibility of assuring that adequate and affordable health care is available to all Floridians. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to place the ultimate financial obligation for the out-of-county hospital care of qualified indigent patients on the county in which the indigent patient resides.

History: s. 3, ch. 77-455; s. 7, ch. 88-294; s. 3, ch. 98-191.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.685 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.685
1012.685 Retirement; annuities authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) District school boards may purchase annuities for all school personnel with 25 or more years of creditable service who have reached age 50 and have applied for retirement under the Florida Retirement System or who have reached age 55 and have applied for retirement under plan E of the Teachers’ Retirement System. No such annuity shall provide for more than the total difference in retirement income between the retirement benefit based on average monthly compensation and creditable service as of the member’s early retirement date and the early retirement benefit.

(2) District school boards may purchase annuities for members of the Florida Retirement System who have out-of-state teaching service in another state or country which is documented as valid by the appropriate district school board. Such annuities may be based on no more than 5 years of out-of-state teaching service and may equal, but not exceed, the benefits that would be payable under the Florida Retirement System if credit for out-of-state teaching was authorized under that system.

(3) District school boards may invest funds, purchase annuities, or provide local supplemental retirement programs for purposes of providing annuities for school personnel.

(4) All retirement annuities shall comply with s. 14, Art. X of the State Constitution.

History: s. 745, ch. 2002-387.