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Fla. Stat. § 622.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 622 / Section 622.02
622.02 Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The term “foreign association” as used in this chapter shall mean and include any unincorporated joint stock association for profit, created and existing under the laws of any state other than this state, or of the District of Columbia, or of any territory or possession of the United States, engaged in any business or businesses other than the banking, trust, or insurance business, and having written articles of association, capital stock divided into shares, and a name including the word “company” or “association” or “society”; but shall not mean nor include any unincorporated association, company or group of persons engaged in the banking, trust, or insurance business.

(2) The term “association” as used in this chapter shall mean and include any foreign association that shall have qualified, in the manner permitted by this chapter, to transact business and acquire, hold, and dispose of property, and sue and be sued in this state.

History: s. 2, ch. 23897, 1947.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0106 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part I / Section 736.0106
736.0106 Common law of trusts; principles of equity.
Status: in_force

The common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement this code, except to the extent modified by this code or another law of this state, including, but not limited to, s. 736.0110(3).

History: s. 1, ch. 2006-217; s. 2, ch. 2025-18.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.521 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part III / Section 1009.521
1009.521 Educational grants to former eligible tuition assistance grant students.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The department shall issue a grant pursuant to s. 1009.89 to any full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student who meets the requirements of s. 1009.89(4)(a) and (b)1. and is registered at an independent nonprofit university that, as of January 1, 2021, was eligible for the Access to Better Learning and Education Grant Program, as created by former s. 1009.891, if such university has been located in this state for more than 20 years; offers nursing programs at its Florida campus which include licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), including associate of science in nursing (ASN) and bachelor of science in nursing (BSN), accelerated BSN, practical nurse bridge to ASN, and practical nurse bridge to BSN; and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. (b) The department shall issue a grant pursuant to s. 1009.89 to any full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student who meets the requirements of s. 1009.89(4)(a) and (b)1. and is registered at an independent for-profit college or university located in and chartered by this state, accredited by an accrediting agency or association recognized by the database created and maintained by the United States Department of Education, was licensed by the department on or before October 1, 2021, and has Level 6 accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

(2) An institution that meets the criteria specified in paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(b) may not be a state university or Florida College System institution. In addition, the institution must have a secular purpose, and the receipt of state aid by students at the institution may not have the primary effect of advancing or impeding religion or result in an excessive entanglement between the state and any religious sect.

(3) To qualify for funding under this section, an institution must exercise a one-time option to participate by notifying the department, in writing, of its decision to participate on or before September 1, 2023, and must comply with s. 1009.89(5)(a)-(c).

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-93.
Fla. Stat. § 550.903 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.903
550.903 Definitions; Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Pari-mutuel Wagering.
Status: in_force

As used in this compact, the term:

(1) “Compact committee” means the organization of officials from the party states which is authorized and empowered to carry out the purposes of this compact.

(2) “Official” means the appointed, elected, designated, or otherwise duly selected member of a racing commission, or the equivalent thereof, in a party state who represents that party state as a member of the compact committee.

(3) “Participants in pari-mutuel wagering” means participants in horseracing, greyhound racing, and jai alai games with pari-mutuel wagering in the party states.

(4) “Party state” means each state that has enacted this compact.

(5) “State” means each of the several states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory or possession of the United States.

History: s. 33, ch. 2000-354.
Fla. Stat. § 601.89 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.89
601.89 Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing.
Status: in_force

(1) Citrus fruit shall be deemed “seriously” damaged by freezing when such freezing causes: (a) Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1 / 2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1 / 4 inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any other portions of the fruit. (b) Internal freeze-related injury, as defined in subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).

(2) Citrus fruit shall be deemed “damaged” by freezing when such freezing causes: (a) Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1 / 4 inch but less than 1 / 2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1 / 8 inch but less than 1 / 4 inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any portions of the fruit. (b) Internal freeze-related injury, as defined by subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).

(3) Internal freeze-related injury to citrus fruit, caused by freezing, shall consist of any of the following: (a) Wet cores or wet segment walls; (b) Water soaking; (c) Juice cell breakdown; (d) Mushy condition; (e) Honeycomb or open spaces in pulp; or (f) Other evidence of internal breakdown, decay, or moldy condition.

History: s. 89, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 81-97.
Fla. Stat. § 672.604 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part VI / Section 672.604
672.604 Buyer’s options as to salvage of rightfully rejected goods.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding section on perishables if the seller gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection the buyer may store the rejected goods for the seller’s account or reship them to him or her or resell them for the seller’s account with reimbursement as provided in the preceding section. Such action is not acceptance or conversion.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 589, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 166.044 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.044
166.044 Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.
Status: in_force

No municipality may adopt any ordinance relating to the possession or sale of ammunition. Any such ordinance in effect on June 24, 1983, is void.

History: s. 2, ch. 83-253.
Fla. Stat. § 460.401 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 460 / Section 460.401
460.401 Legislative findings; intent.
Status: in_force

The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every chiropractic physician practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that chiropractic physicians who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public health be prohibited from practicing in this state.

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-211; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 17, 18, ch. 86-285; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 501.995 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part VIII / Section 501.995
501.995 Private right of action.
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. A court may award the following remedies to a prevailing plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to this section:

(1) Equitable relief;

(2) Actual damages;

(3) Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney fees; and

(4) Punitive damages in an amount not to exceed $75,000. However, such punitive damages may only be awarded if the court determines that the person asserting the patent infringement claim has repeatedly violated this part.

History: s. 11, ch. 2015-92; s. 5, ch. 2016-101.
Fla. Stat. § 458.305 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.305
458.305 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Medicine.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(3) “Practice of medicine” means the diagnosis, treatment, operation, or prescription for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or other physical or mental condition.

(4) “Physician” means a person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state.

History: ss. 1, 8, ch. 79-302; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 103, ch. 94-218; s. 15, ch. 97-264.
Fla. Stat. § 627.953 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIX / Section 627.953
627.953 Binding effect of orders issued in United States District Court.
Status: in_force

An order issued by any district court of the United States enjoining a risk retention group from transacting, soliciting, or selling insurance or from operating in any state or in all states or in any territory or possession of the United States, upon a finding that such a group is in a hazardous financial condition, shall be enforceable in the courts of this state.

History: ss. 2, 5, ch. 87-282; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 347.01 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 347 / Section 347.01
347.01 County commissioners may grant license.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners of the several counties may grant leave to applicants, upon the conditions provided in this chapter, to establish ferries, toll bridges, mills and dams, and log ditches, upon and across the rivers and streams of their respective counties, which license shall continue in force for a time to be specified therein by said board not exceeding ten years.

History: s. 1, ch. 3300, 1881; RS 637; GS 910; RGS 1692; CGL 2740.
Fla. Stat. § 680.203 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part II / Section 680.203
680.203 Seals inoperative.
Status: in_force

The affixing of a seal to a record evidencing a lease contract or an offer to enter into a lease contract does not render the record a sealed instrument, and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to the lease contract or offer.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 128, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 732.109 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part I / Section 732.109
732.109 Debts to decedent.
Status: in_force

A debt owed to the decedent shall not be charged against the intestate share of any person except the debtor. If the debtor does not survive the decedent, the debt shall not be taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s heirs.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 11, ch. 75-220.
Fla. Stat. § 476.024 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 476 / Section 476.024
476.024 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of barbering in this state. However, restrictions should be imposed only to the extent necessary to protect the public from recognized dangers and in a manner which will not unreasonably affect the competitive market.

History: ss. 2, 28, ch. 78-155; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 20, ch. 85-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 2000-332; s. 13, ch. 2001-63.
Fla. Stat. § 741.4651 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.4651
741.4651 Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking.
Status: in_force

The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who are victims of stalking or aggravated stalking are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution in the same manner that the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence which are held by the Attorney General under s. 741.465 are exempt from disclosure, provided that the victim files a sworn statement of stalking with the Office of the Attorney General and otherwise complies with the procedures in ss. 741.401-741.409.

History: s. 1, ch. 2010-115; s. 11, ch. 2013-15; s. 1, ch. 2015-78.
Fla. Stat. § 57.061 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 57 / Section 57.061
57.061 Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS. — Any person aggrieved by any charge for costs by any officer may have its correctness determined by a court and jury by giving 5 days’ notice to the officer making the charge, stating in the notice the time and place of trial. The judge shall enter the action for trial on the day specified in the notice unless he or she extends the time.

(2) VERDICT AND JUDGMENT. — If the jury finds for plaintiff, it shall find the amount which has been improperly collected and the court shall enter judgment for 4 times the amount on which execution shall issue.

History: ss. 4, 5, 6, Mar. 10, 1843; s. 2, ch. 73, 1847; RS 1305; GS 1737; RGS 2952; CGL 4676; s. 13, ch. 67-254; s. 313, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1602 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1602
617.1602 Inspection of records by members.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation’s principal office or at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in s. 617.1601(5), if the member gives the corporation written notice of his or her demand at least 10 business days before the date on which he or she wishes to inspect and copy.

(2) A member of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of subsection (3) and gives the corporation written notice of his or her demand at least 10 business days before the date on which he or she wishes to inspect and copy: (a) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of directors, records of any action of a committee of the board of directors while acting in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meeting of the members, and records of action taken by the members or board of directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection (1). (b) Accounting records of the corporation. (c) The record of members. (d) Any other books and records.

(3) A member may inspect and copy the records described in subsection (2) only if: (a) The member’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose; (b) The member describes with reasonable particularity his or her purpose and the records he or she desires to inspect; (c) The records are directly connected with the member’s purpose.

(4) This section does not affect: (a) The right of a member in litigation with the corporation to inspect and copy records to the same extent as any other litigant. (b) The power of a court, independently of this chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.

(5) A corporation may deny any demand for inspection made pursuant to subsection (2) if the demand was made for an improper purpose, or if the demanding member has within 2 years preceding his or her demand sold or offered for sale any list of members of the corporation or any other corporation, has aided or abetted any person in procuring any list of members for any such purpose, or has improperly used any information secured through any prior examination of the records of the corporation or any other corporation.

(6) For purposes of this section, the term “member” includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on his or her behalf.

(7) For purposes of this section, a “proper purpose” means a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a member.

History: s. 70, ch. 93-281; s. 100, ch. 97-102; s. 50, ch. 2009-205.
Fla. Stat. § 632.631 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 632 / Section 632.631
632.631 Examination of societies; no adverse publications.
Status: in_force

(1) The office, or any person it may appoint, may examine any domestic, foreign, or alien society transacting or applying for admission to transact business in this state in the same manner as authorized for examination of domestic, foreign, or alien insurers. Requirements of notice and an opportunity to respond before findings are made public as provided in the laws regulating insurers shall also be applicable to the examination of societies.

(2) The expense of each examination and of each valuation, including compensation and actual expense of examiners, shall be paid by the society examined or whose certificates are valued, upon statements furnished by the office.

History: ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1387, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 17.555 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 17 / Section 17.555
17.555 Division of Treasury to keep record of warrants and of state funds and securities.
Status: in_force

The Division of Treasury shall keep a record of the warrants or other orders of the Chief Financial Officer which the Division of Treasury pays and shall account for all state funds and securities.

History: s. 4, ch. 3563, 1885; RS 124; GS 129; RGS 140; CGL 170; s. 3, ch. 73-266; s. 4, ch. 91-244; s. 72, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 95-280; s. 52, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 627.749 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XI / Section 627.749
627.749 Autonomous vehicles; insurance requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Automated driving system” has the same meaning as provided in s. 316.003. (b) “Autonomous vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s. 316.003(3). (c) “Fully autonomous vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s. 316.003(3). (d) “On-demand autonomous vehicle network” has the same meaning as provided in s. 316.003.

(2) INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. — (a) A fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged while logged on to an on-demand autonomous vehicle network or engaged in a prearranged ride must be covered by a policy of automobile insurance which provides: 1. Primary liability coverage of at least $1 million for death, bodily injury, and property damage. 2. Personal injury protection benefits that meet the minimum coverage amounts required under ss. 627.730-627.7405. 3. Uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage as required by s. 627.727. (b) The coverage requirements of paragraph (a) may be satisfied by: 1. Automobile insurance maintained by the owner of a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged while logged on to an on-demand autonomous vehicle network or engaged in a prearranged ride; 2. Automobile insurance maintained by the on-demand autonomous vehicle network; or 3. A combination of subparagraphs 1. and 2.

History: s. 16, ch. 2019-101; s. 16, ch. 2024-3.
Fla. Stat. § 468.204 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part III / Section 468.204
468.204 Authority to adopt rules.
Status: in_force

The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it.

History: ss. 2, 13, ch. 84-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 133, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 817.357 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.357
817.357 Purchase of tickets.
Status: in_force

Whoever knowingly purchases from the original ticket seller a quantity of tickets to an event which exceeds the maximum ticket limit quantity posted by or on behalf of the original ticket seller at the point of original sale or printed on the tickets themselves and intends to resell such tickets violates ss. 501.201-501.213, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. A person or firm is not liable under this section with respect to tickets for which that person or firm is the original ticket seller. For purposes of this section, the term “original ticket seller” means the issuer of such ticket or a person or firm who provides distribution services or ticket sales services under a contract with such issuer.

History: s. 2, ch. 2006-105.
Fla. Stat. § 403.063 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part I / Section 403.063
403.063 Groundwater quality monitoring.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, in cooperation with other state and federal agencies, water management districts, and local governments, shall establish a groundwater quality monitoring network designed to detect or predict contamination of the groundwater resources of the state.

(2) The department may by rule determine the priority of sites to be monitored within such groundwater quality monitoring network, based upon the following criteria: (a) The degree of danger to the public health caused or potentially caused by contamination. (b) The susceptibility of each site to contamination.

(3) This information shall be made available to state and federal agencies and local governments to facilitate their regulatory and land use planning decisions.

(4) To the greatest extent practicable, the actual sampling and testing of groundwater pursuant to the provisions of this section may be conducted by local and regional agencies.

History: s. 3, ch. 83-310.
Fla. Stat. § 938.35 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 938 / Part V / Section 938.35
938.35 Collection of court-related financial obligations.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners or the governing body of a municipality may pursue the collection of any fees, service charges, fines, or costs to which it is entitled which remain unpaid for 90 days or more, or refer the account to a private attorney who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar or collection agent who is registered and in good standing pursuant to chapter 559. In pursuing the collection of such unpaid financial obligations through a private attorney or collection agent, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a municipality must determine this is cost-effective and follow applicable procurement practices. The collection fee, including any reasonable attorney’s fee, paid to any attorney or collection agent retained by the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a municipality may be added to the balance owed, in an amount not to exceed 40 percent of the amount owed at the time the account is referred to the attorney or agents for collection.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-84; s. 130, ch. 2003-402; s. 87, ch. 2004-265.
Fla. Stat. § 220.44 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part V / Section 220.44
220.44 Adjustments.
Status: in_force

If it appears to the director that any agreement, understanding, or arrangement exists between any taxpayers, or between any taxpayer and any other person, which causes any taxpayer’s net income subject to tax to be reflected improperly or inaccurately, the director may adjust any item or items of income, deduction, or exclusion, or any factor taken into account in apportioning income to this state, to the extent necessary clearly to reflect the net income of such taxpayer.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-984.
Fla. Stat. § 732.509 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part V / Section 732.509
732.509 Revocation of codicil.
Status: in_force

The revocation of a will revokes all codicils to that will.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220.