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Fla. Stat. § 1004.3841 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part II / Section 1004.3841
1004.3841 The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Education.
Status: in_force

The Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Education is established within the College of Business at the University of Central Florida. Since insurance and risk management is a major industry in this state, with a concentration of such industry in Volusia County, the institute must be located in Volusia County. Like many other industries in the state, the insurance and risk management industry is being revolutionized by, among other things, the integration of technology, predictive analytics, and data science, and is becoming more complex, given its exposure to transformative trends in the economy and environment. The purpose of the institute is to respond to the ever-evolving insurance and risk management industry and the present and emerging needs of this state and its residents. The goals of the institute are to:

(1) Pursue technological innovations that advance risk valuation models and operational efficiencies in the insurance industry.

(2) Drive the development of workforce competencies in data analytics, system-level thinking, technology integration, entrepreneurship, and actuarial science.

(3) Leverage the University of Central Florida’s world-class assets in data science, artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, finance, economics, and sales.

(4) Take advantage of the University of Central Florida’s robust portfolio of academic program offerings and draw on faculty and industry experts in diverse fields, including actuarial science, computer science, economics, engineering, environmental science, finance, forensics, law, management, marketing, and psychology.

(5) Develop and offer risk management and insurance education, including education that recognizes risks in areas such as the environment, pandemic disease, and digital security.

(6) Offer programs, workshops, case studies, and applied research studies that integrate technology and artificial intelligence with soft skills while preparing students and professionals for the technology-enabled insurance industry of the future.

History: s. 5, ch. 2023-82.
Fla. Stat. § 770.04 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 770 / Section 770.04
770.04 Civil liability of radio or television broadcasting stations; care to prevent publication or utterance required.
Status: in_force

The owner, licensee, or operator of a radio or television broadcasting station, and the agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement published or uttered in or as a part of a radio or television broadcast, by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or general agent or employees thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party, that such owner, licensee, operator, general agent or employee, has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or utterance of such statement in such broadcasts, provided, however, the exercise of due care shall be construed to include the bona fide compliance with any federal law or the regulation of any federal regulatory agency.

History: s. 1, ch. 23802, 1947; s. 1, ch. 25278, 1949.
Fla. Stat. § 461.0134 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 461 / Section 461.0134
461.0134 Prescription or administration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); written release and information requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A podiatric physician licensed under this chapter may not be subject to disciplinary action by the board for prescribing or administering dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to a patient under the podiatric physician’s care who has requested the substance as long as the podiatric physician complies with the requirements of this section.

(2) The patient, after being fully informed as to alternative methods of treatment and their potential for cure and upon request for the administration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by the patient’s podiatric physician, shall sign a written release, releasing the podiatric physician and, when applicable, the hospital or health facility from any liability therefor.

(3) The podiatric physician shall inform the patient in writing if dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has not been approved as a treatment or cure by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the disorder for which it is being prescribed.

History: ss. 5, 6, ch. 81-36; ss. 2, 3, 4, ch. 85-217; s. 13, ch. 86-71; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 224, ch. 97-103; s. 206, ch. 98-166.
Fla. Stat. § 409.91206 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part III / Section 409.91206
409.91206 Alternatives for health and long-term care reforms.
Status: in_force

The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may convene workgroups to propose alternatives for cost-effective health and long-term care reforms, including, but not limited to, reforms for Medicaid.

History: s. 11, ch. 2008-143.
Fla. Stat. § 624.51055 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part IV / Section 624.51055
624.51055 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) There is allowed a credit of 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization under s. 1002.395 against any tax due for a taxable year under s. 624.509(1) after deducting from such tax deductions for assessments made pursuant to s. 440.51; credits for taxes paid under ss. 175.101 and 185.08; credits for income taxes paid under chapter 220; and the credit allowed under s. 624.509(5), as such credit is limited by s. 624.509(6). An eligible contribution must be made to an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization on or before the date the taxpayer is required to file a return pursuant to ss. 624.509 and 624.5092. An insurer claiming a credit against premium tax liability under this section shall not be required to pay any additional retaliatory tax levied pursuant to s. 624.5091 as a result of claiming such credit. Section 624.5091 does not limit such credit in any manner.

(2) The provisions of s. 1002.395 apply to the credit authorized by this section.

History: s. 3, ch. 2009-108; s. 11, ch. 2010-24; s. 34, ch. 2011-76; s. 2, ch. 2011-123; s. 10, ch. 2019-42.
Fla. Stat. § 766.104 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 766 / Section 766.104
766.104 Medical negligence cases; reasonable investigation required before filing.
Status: in_force

(1) No action shall be filed for personal injury or wrongful death arising out of medical negligence, whether in tort or in contract, unless the attorney filing the action has made a reasonable investigation as permitted by the circumstances to determine that there are grounds for a good faith belief that there has been negligence in the care or treatment of the claimant. The complaint or initial pleading shall contain a certificate of counsel that such reasonable investigation gave rise to a good faith belief that grounds exist for an action against each named defendant. For purposes of this section, good faith may be shown to exist if the claimant or his or her counsel has received a written opinion, which shall not be subject to discovery by an opposing party, of an expert as defined in s. 766.102 that there appears to be evidence of medical negligence. If the court determines that such certificate of counsel was not made in good faith and that no justiciable issue was presented against a health care provider that fully cooperated in providing informal discovery, the court shall award attorney’s fees and taxable costs against claimant’s counsel, and shall submit the matter to The Florida Bar for disciplinary review of the attorney.

(2) Upon petition to the clerk of the court where the suit will be filed and payment to the clerk of a filing fee, not to exceed $42 from which the clerk shall remit $4.50 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund, an automatic 90-day extension of the statute of limitations shall be granted to allow the reasonable investigation required by subsection (1). This period shall be in addition to other tolling periods. No court order is required for the extension to be effective. The provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed to revive a cause of action on which the statute of limitations has run.

(3) For purposes of conducting the investigation required by this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, subsequent to the death of a person and prior to the administration of such person’s estate, copies of all medical reports and records, including bills, films, and other records relating to the care and treatment of such person that are in the possession of a health care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001 shall be made available, upon request, to the spouse, parent, child who has reached majority, guardian pursuant to chapter 744, surrogate or proxy pursuant to chapter 765, or attorney in fact of the deceased pursuant to chapter 709. A health care practitioner complying in good faith with the provisions of this subsection shall not be held liable for civil damages attributable to the disclosure of such records or be subject to any disciplinary action based on such disclosure.

History: s. 12, ch. 85-175; s. 68, ch. 86-160; s. 8, ch. 86-287; s. 71, ch. 95-211; s. 1151, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2001-155; s. 79, ch. 2004-265; s. 42, ch. 2008-111; s. 28, ch. 2019-58.
Fla. Stat. § 692.03 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 692 / Part I / Section 692.03
692.03 Validity of conveyances by certain foreign corporations recorded for 7 years; limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any conveyance, by the surviving directors or trustees of a foreign corporation, which has been dissolved for any cause, or which has had its permit to transact business in the state canceled for failure to pay fees due the Department of State, or which has failed to comply with the provisions of laws of this state, has been executed and delivered to any grantee or grantees, and has for a period of 7 years or more been spread upon the records of a county wherein the land therein described is situated, the same shall be taken and held by all the courts of this state in the absence of any showing of fraud, adverse possession, or pending litigation, to have authorized the conveyance of, or to have conveyed, the fee simple title, or any interest therein, of the corporation on whose behalf said instrument has been executed to the land therein described.

(2) This section shall not apply to any conveyance, the validity of which shall be contested or shall have been contested by suit commenced heretofore or prior to July 1, 1954.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 28078, 1953; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 217.03 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 217 / Section 217.03
217.03 Authority to contract with federal agencies.
Status: in_force

The state is granted authority to enter into any contract with the United States or any other owner or disposal agency thereof for the lease, purchase, or other procurement of any equipment, supplies, materials or other property real or personal offered for lease or disposal, or to accept donations from such federal agencies as provided for under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and subsequent amendments thereto, or any other federal law provided for the procurement and distribution of federal surplus property.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-173.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6646 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.6646
627.6646 Cancellation or nonrenewal prohibited.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no insurer shall cancel or nonrenew the health insurance policy of any insured because of diagnosis or treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

History: ss. 50, 53, ch. 88-380; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 90.5035 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.5035
90.5035 Sexual assault counselor-victim privilege.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section: (a) A “rape crisis center” is any public or private agency that offers assistance to victims of sexual assault or sexual battery and their families. (b) A “sexual assault counselor” is any employee of a rape crisis center whose primary purpose is the rendering of advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of sexual assault or sexual battery. (c) A “trained volunteer” is a person who volunteers at a rape crisis center, has completed 30 hours of training in assisting victims of sexual violence and related topics provided by the rape crisis center, is supervised by members of the staff of the rape crisis center, and is included on a list of volunteers that is maintained by the rape crisis center. (d) A “victim” is a person who consults a sexual assault counselor or a trained volunteer for the purpose of securing advice, counseling, or assistance concerning a mental, physical, or emotional condition caused by a sexual assault or sexual battery, an alleged sexual assault or sexual battery, or an attempted sexual assault or sexual battery. (e) A communication between a sexual assault counselor or trained volunteer and a victim is “confidential” if it is not intended to be disclosed to third persons other than: 1. Those persons present to further the interest of the victim in the consultation, examination, or interview. 2. Those persons necessary for the transmission of the communication. 3. Those persons to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the sexual assault counselor or the trained volunteer is consulted.

(2) A victim has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other person from disclosing, a confidential communication made by the victim to a sexual assault counselor or trained volunteer or any record made in the course of advising, counseling, or assisting the victim. Such confidential communication or record may be disclosed only with the prior written consent of the victim. This privilege includes any advice given by the sexual assault counselor or trained volunteer in the course of that relationship.

(3) The privilege may be claimed by: (a) The victim or the victim’s attorney on his or her behalf. (b) A guardian or conservator of the victim. (c) The personal representative of a deceased victim. (d) The sexual assault counselor or trained volunteer, but only on behalf of the victim. The authority of a sexual assault counselor or trained volunteer to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

History: s. 1, ch. 83-284; s. 476, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 2002-246.
Fla. Stat. § 947.1746 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 947 / Section 947.1746
947.1746 Establishment of effective parole release date.
Status: in_force

Within 30 days of the receipt of new information or upon receipt of a written recommendation from the department that an inmate be considered for mitigation of the authorized presumptive parole release date, the commission may, at its discretion, provide for a final interview to establish an effective parole release date or may review the official record and establish an effective parole release date without provision of a final interview, unless an interview is requested by no fewer than two commissioners.

History: s. 27, ch. 83-131; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2.
Fla. Stat. § 88.4011 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part IV / Section 88.4011
88.4011 Establishment of support order.
Status: in_force

(1) If a support order entitled to recognition under this act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (a) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (b) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state.

(2) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is: (a) A presumed father of the child; (b) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated; (c) Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; (d) An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (e) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; (f) An acknowledged father as provided in s. 382.013, s. 382.016, or s. 742.10; (g) The mother of the child; or (h) An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated.

(3) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to s. 88.3051.

History: s. 4, ch. 96-189; s. 33, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 922.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 922 / Section 922.02
922.02 Execution of sentence imposing fine.
Status: in_force

Execution on a sentence imposing a fine may be issued in the same manner as execution on a judgment in a civil action, whether or not the sentence also imposes imprisonment.

History: s. 263, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(273); s. 7, ch. 22000, 1943; s. 130, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 104.041 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.041
104.041 Fraud in connection with casting vote.
Status: in_force

Any person perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate or aid in the perpetration of any fraud in connection with any vote cast, to be cast, or attempted to be cast, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 4, ch. 22014, 1943; s. 1, ch. 25385, 1949; s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 23, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 56.09 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 56 / Section 56.09
56.09 Executions against corporate judgment debtors; generally.
Status: in_force

On any judgment against a corporate judgment debtor, the judgment creditor may have an execution levied on the current money as well as on the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of the corporate judgment debtor.

History: s. 4, Feb. 11, 1834; RS 1210; GS 1640; RGS 2844; CGL 4531; s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 6, ch. 2016-33.
Fla. Stat. § 211.04 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 211 / Part I / Section 211.04
211.04 Assessment upon escaped oil; claims against same.
Status: in_force

(1) When any regular monthly report required from taxpayers by this chapter does not disclose the actual source of any oil taxable under this chapter, but does show such oil to have escaped from a well or wells and to have been recovered from streams, lakes, ravines, or other natural depression; it shall be the duty of the department to collect, in addition to the excise tax herein imposed, an additional amount equal to 12.5 percent of the gross value of such escaped oil. The department shall hold such additional collection in a special escrow account for a period of 12 months from the date of the collections, during which time any person or persons, who claim to be the rightful owner or owners of any royalty interest in the escaped oil, may present proper and satisfactory proof of such ownership to the department. If the department shall be satisfied as to the ownership of such escaped oil, then it shall pay to such claimant or claimants a proportionate part of such additional collection held in escrow, according to their proper interest or interests. No payment to any claimant shall be made, however, before it is approved by the Department of Legal Affairs or before it is ordered by any court having proper jurisdiction.

(2) After the lapse of 12 months from the date of any additional collection, if no claim or claims have been made to it, or to the balance remaining of it after the payment by the department of any claim or claims, the department shall distribute the additional collection or any balance of it in the same manner as is herein provided for the distribution of the tax imposed by this chapter.

History: s. 4, ch. 22784, 1945; s. 4, ch. 23883, 1947; ss. 11, 21, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 480.047 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 480 / Section 480.047
480.047 Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out as a massage therapist or to practice massage therapy unless duly licensed under this chapter or unless otherwise specifically exempted from licensure under this chapter. (b) Operate any massage establishment unless it has been duly licensed as provided herein, except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the teaching of massage therapy in this state at a board-approved massage therapy school. (c) Permit an employed person to practice massage therapy unless duly licensed as provided herein. (d) Present as his or her own the license of another. (e) Allow the use of his or her license by an unlicensed person. (f) Give false or forged evidence to the department in obtaining any license provided for herein. (g) Falsely impersonate any other licenseholder of like or different name. (h) Use or attempt to use a license that has been revoked. (i) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this act.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 16, ch. 78-436; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 12, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 58, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 414, ch. 97-103; s. 158, ch. 97-264; s. 3, ch. 2013-212; s. 14, ch. 2021-143.
Fla. Stat. § 468.8411 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XVI / Section 468.8411
468.8411 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(2) “Mold” means an organism of the class fungi that causes disintegration of organic matter and produces spores, and includes any spores, hyphae, and mycotoxins produced by mold.

(3) “Mold assessment” means a process performed by a mold assessor that includes the physical sampling and detailed evaluation of data obtained from a building history and inspection to formulate an initial hypothesis about the origin, identity, location, and extent of amplification of mold growth of greater than 10 square feet.

(4) “Mold assessor” means any person who performs or directly supervises a mold assessment.

(5) “Mold remediation” means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter of greater than 10 square feet that was not purposely grown at that location; however, such removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, may not be work that requires a license under chapter 489 unless performed by a person who is licensed under that chapter or the work complies with that chapter.

(6) “Mold remediator” means any person who performs mold remediation. A mold remediator may not perform any work that requires a license under chapter 489 unless the mold remediator is also licensed under that chapter or complies with that chapter.

History: s. 3, ch. 2007-235.
Fla. Stat. § 377.23 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part I / Section 377.23
377.23 Monthly reports to division.
Status: in_force

Every producer of oil or gas in the state shall submit to the division, on forms prescribed by the division, a monthly report of the actual production from each and every oil and gas well operated by him or her. Such producer shall submit a duplicate copy of such report at the same time to the Department of Financial Services; and such reports shall be submitted through the medium of the United States mails, and it shall be unlawful for the same to be transmitted or received in any other way.

History: s. 17, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 1, ch. 69-266; ss. 12, 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 621, ch. 95-148; s. 398, ch. 2003-261.