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Fla. Stat. § 77.07 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 77 / Section 77.07
77.07 Dissolution of writ.
Status: in_force

(1) The defendant, by motion, may obtain the dissolution of a writ of garnishment, unless the petitioner proves the grounds upon which the writ was issued and unless, in the case of a prejudgment writ, there is a reasonable probability that the final judgment in the underlying action will be rendered in his or her favor. The court shall set down such motion for an immediate hearing. If the writ is dissolved, the action then shall proceed as if no writ had been issued.

(2) The defendant and any other person having an ownership interest in the property, as disclosed by the garnishee’s answer, shall file and serve a motion to dissolve the garnishment within 20 days after the date indicated in the certificate of service on the defendant and such other person of the plaintiff’s notice required by s. 77.055, stating that any allegation in plaintiff’s motion for writ is untrue. On such motion this issue shall be tried, and if the allegation in plaintiff’s motion which is denied is not proved to be true, the garnishment shall be dissolved. Failure of the defendant or other interested person to timely file and serve the motion to dissolve within such time limitation shall result in the striking of the motion as an unauthorized nullity by the court, and the proceedings shall be in a default posture as to the party involved.

(3) If the motion denies the debt demanded before judgment, the judge may require pleadings on motion of either party on the debt demanded to be filed in such time as he or she fixes.

(4) The issue, if any, raised by the pleadings shall be tried at the same time as the issue, if any, made by defendant’s motion to plaintiff’s motion.

(5) If the plaintiff fails to file a dismissal or motion for final judgment within 6 months after filing the writ of garnishment, the writ shall automatically be dissolved and the garnishee shall be discharged from further liability under the writ. The plaintiff has the right to extend the writ for an additional 6 months by serving the garnishee and the defendant a notice of extension and filing in the underlying proceeding a certification of such service.

History: s. 1, ch. 7353, 1917; RGS 3454; CGL 5307; s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 2, ch. 83-97; s. 3, ch. 85-272; s. 389, ch. 95-147; s. 16, ch. 2005-241.
Fla. Stat. § 695.18 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 695 / Section 695.18
695.18 Indorsement by clerk.
Status: in_force

Upon recording said deed, patent or certified copy, the clerk of the court shall indorse thereon and also upon the record made by her or him the following:

“This deed and patent (or certified copy as the case may be) having been presented to me on the day of for record, and same appearing to me to be genuine and to have been made and issued by the authority of the United States Government, I have duly recorded same in on page of the public records of my office.

Witness my hand and official seal at Florida, this day of .

(Clerk) ”

History: s. 2, ch. 8565, 1921; CGL 5715; s. 770, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 283.35 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 283 / Section 283.35
283.35 Preference given printing within the state.
Status: in_force

When awarding a contract to have materials printed, the agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of this state awarding the contract shall grant a preference to the lowest responsible and responsive vendor having a principal place of business within this state. The preference shall be 5 percent if the lowest bid is submitted by a vendor whose principal place of business is located outside the state and if the printing can be performed in this state at a level of quality comparable to that obtainable from the vendor submitting the lowest bid located outside the state. As used in this section, the term “other political subdivision of this state” does not include counties or municipalities.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 83-252; s. 4, ch. 88-32; ss. 7, 44, ch. 90-335; s. 6, ch. 2002-207; s. 12, ch. 2012-32.
Fla. Stat. § 876.52 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 876 / Section 876.52
876.52 Public mutilation of flag.
Status: in_force

Whoever publicly mutilates, defaces, or tramples upon or burns with intent to insult any flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States or of Florida shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 67-2200; s. 711, ch. 71-136; s. 65, ch. 74-383.
Fla. Stat. § 509.411 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.411
509.411 Exemptions from writ of distress.
Status: in_force

The following property of a guest is exempt from distress and sale under this chapter:

(1) From final distress and sale: clothing and items essential to the health and safety of the guest.

(2) From prejudgment writ of distress: clothing, items essential to the health and safety of the guest, and any tools of the guest’s trade or profession, business papers, or other items directly related to such trade or profession.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 37, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 43, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 20.3315 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.3315
20.3315 Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Florida Forever Program Trust Fund within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to carry out the duties of the commission under the Florida Forever Act as specified in s. 259.105(3)(g). The trust fund shall receive funds pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(g).

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 2000-280; s. 2, ch. 2001-25; s. 8, ch. 2001-60; s. 2, ch. 2005-3.
Fla. Stat. § 383.146 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 383 / Section 383.146
383.146 Infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing; notice of service providers.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time that an audiologist diagnoses an infant or toddler as having a permanent hearing impairment, the audiologist or the audiologist’s designee shall ask the child’s parent or legal guardian if he or she would like to provide contact information to receive direct correspondence from qualified Early Steps providers that offer early intervention services and specialize in serving children with hearing loss. A parent or legal guardian shall authorize the release of the contact information by signing a consent form.

(2) The department shall post on its website a list of qualified Early Steps providers of early intervention services that specialize in serving children with hearing loss and have notified the department of their interest to provide direct communication to families who wish to receive information about the services that they provide.

(3) The audiologist or designee shall send by secure transmission the consent form to those providers listed on the department’s website.

History: s. 3, ch. 2014-121.
Fla. Stat. § 450.37 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 450 / Part III / Section 450.37
450.37 Cooperation with state and federal agencies.
Status: in_force

The department shall, whenever appropriate, cooperate with any federal agency. The department may cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other state agency to administer this chapter or secure uniform rules.

History: s. 11, ch. 71-234; s. 1, ch. 77-25; s. 8, ch. 83-42; s. 149, ch. 2000-165; s. 18, ch. 2004-64.
Fla. Stat. § 509.191 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.191
509.191 Unclaimed property.
Status: in_force

Any property with an identifiable owner which is left in a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment, other than property belonging to a guest who has vacated the premises without notice to the operator and with an outstanding account, which property remains unclaimed after being held by the establishment for 30 days after written notice to the guest or owner of the property, shall become the property of the establishment. Property without an identifiable owner which is found in a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment is subject to the provisions of chapter 705.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 6196, 1911; RGS 2357, 2358; CGL 3761, 3762; ss. 42, 43, ch. 16042, 1933; s. 125, ch. 26869, 1951; s. 15, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 188, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 14, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 2, ch. 98-275.
Fla. Stat. § 468.1205 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part I / Section 468.1205
468.1205 Inactive status; reactivation; continuing education; application procedures; renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license or certificate. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license or certificate may not exceed 25 contact hours for each year the license was inactive in addition to the continuing education that was required for renewal on the date the license became inactive.

(2) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, the renewal of an inactive license or certificate, and the reactivation of an inactive license or certificate.

History: ss. 11, 31, ch. 90-134; s. 21, ch. 90-341; ss. 1, 10, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 186, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 616.07 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 616 / Part I / Section 616.07
616.07 Members not personally liable; property of association held in trust; exempt from taxation.
Status: in_force

(1) A member, officer, director, or trustee of a fair association is not personally liable for any of the debts of the association, and money or property of a fair association may not be distributed as profits or dividends among its members, officers, directors, or trustees.

(2) All money and property of the association, except that necessary for the payment of its just debts and liabilities, are public property, shall be administered by the association as trustee, and shall be used exclusively for the legitimate purpose of the association. So long as they are used for that purpose, all money and property of the association are exempt from all forms of taxation, including special assessments, and any projects, activities, events, programs, and uses authorized by this part serve an essential governmental purpose and, therefore, are not taxable and are not subject to assessments. This subsection does not apply to chapter 212.

(3) Upon order of the circuit judge, any public funds or property remaining in a fair association when the association is dissolved shall be distributed by resolution of the board of directors to any county or any municipality within the county. The board may designate in the distribution resolution the public project that will benefit from the funds or the manner in which the property will be used. If property has been contributed by a municipality or county, the property shall be reconveyed to the municipality or county that gave the property to the association.

History: s. 5, ch. 7388, 1917; RGS 4523; CGL 6522; s. 2, ch. 29914, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-745; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 9, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 18, ch. 99-391; s. 7, ch. 2012-204.
Fla. Stat. § 551.121 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 551 / Section 551.121
551.121 Prohibited activities and devices; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Complimentary or reduced-cost alcoholic beverages may not be served to persons playing a slot machine. Alcoholic beverages served to persons playing a slot machine shall cost at least the same amount as alcoholic beverages served to the general public at a bar within the facility.

(2) A slot machine licensee may not make any loan, provide credit, or advance cash in order to enable a person to play a slot machine. This subsection shall not prohibit automated ticket redemption machines that dispense cash resulting from the redemption of tickets from being located in the designated slot machine gaming area of the slot machine licensee.

(3) A slot machine licensee may not allow any automated teller machine or similar device designed to provide credit or dispense cash to be located within the designated slot machine gaming areas of a facility of a slot machine licensee.

(4)(a) A slot machine licensee may not accept or cash any check from any person within the designated slot machine gaming areas of a facility of a slot machine licensee. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) for employees of the facility, a slot machine licensee or operator shall not accept or cash for any person within the property of the facility any government-issued check, third-party check, or payroll check made payable to an individual. (c) Outside the designated slot machine gaming areas, a slot machine licensee or operator may accept or cash a check for an employee of the facility who is prohibited from wagering on a slot machine under s. 551.108(5), a check made directly payable to a person licensed by the commission, or a check made directly payable to the slot machine licensee or operator from: 1. A pari-mutuel patron; or 2. A pari-mutuel facility in this state or in another state. (d) Unless accepting or cashing a check is prohibited by this subsection, nothing shall prohibit a slot machine licensee or operator from accepting and depositing in its accounts checks received in the normal course of business.

(5) A slot machine, or the computer operating system linking the slot machine, may be linked by any means to any other slot machine or computer operating system within the facility of a slot machine licensee. A progressive system may be used in conjunction with slot machines between licensed facilities in Florida or in other jurisdictions.

(6) A slot machine located within a licensed facility shall accept only tickets or paper currency or an electronic payment system for wagering and return or deliver payouts to the player in the form of tickets that may be exchanged for cash, merchandise, or other items of value. The use of coins, credit or debit cards, tokens, or similar objects is specifically prohibited. However, an electronic credit system may be used for receiving wagers and making payouts.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-362; s. 10, ch. 2007-252; s. 22, ch. 2009-170; ss. 4, 5, ch. 2010-29; s. 60, ch. 2022-7.
Fla. Stat. § 154.10 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 154 / Part II / Section 154.10
154.10 Relationship with board of county commissioners.
Status: in_force

At such time as the governing body of a county shall declare the need for a public health trust to function in such county, appoint a board of trustees, and designate health care facilities pursuant to the provisions of this part, said governing body shall be authorized to transfer to the public health trust any or all of the ownership, operation, governance, or maintenance of such designated facilities. The county governing body shall, by ordinance, by contract or lease with the public health trust, or by a combination of the foregoing, provide for each of the following:

(1) A method whereby the public health trust shall account to the county governing body for all receipts and expenditures of money.

(2) A method whereby the public health trust shall request, and the county governing body may approve, the appropriation and payment of county funds to support the lawful purposes of the trust.

(3) A method whereby the public health trust shall request, and said county governing body may effectuate, the issuance of bonds or the borrowing of money, pursuant to authority vested in said governing body of the county.

(4) Compliance by the public health trust with policies for countywide health care delivery as established by the county governing body.

(5) The preservation and continuation of the benefits of county employees who became employees of the public health trust, including, but not limited to, participation by such employees in the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement System and the Florida Retirement System. The trust may provide social security for its employees pursuant to the provisions of chapter 650 and may bring its employees under the provisions of the Florida Retirement System as authorized by chapter 121.

(6) An appellate process to be available to employees against whom disciplinary or other official action has been taken.

(7) A procedure whereby the county governing body may approve or disapprove of contracts between the board of trustees and labor unions.

(8) A method whereby the county governing body may declassify facilities as “designated facilities” and provide for the county to assume the ownership, operation, governance, or maintenance of such facilities.

History: s. 4, ch. 73-102.
Fla. Stat. § 88.3081 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part III / Section 88.3081
88.3081 Duty of Governor and Cabinet.
Status: in_force

(1) If the Governor and Cabinet determine that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Governor and Cabinet may order the agency to perform its duties under this act or may provide those services directly to the individual.

(2) The Governor and Cabinet may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.

History: s. 3, ch. 96-189; s. 23, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 159.40 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part II / Section 159.40
159.40 Bonds eligible for investment.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by any local agency under the provisions of this part are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.

History: s. 16, ch. 69-104.
Fla. Stat. § 900.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 900 / Section 900.01
900.01 Title.
Status: in_force

Chapters 900-925 may be cited as the “Criminal Procedure Law.”

History: s. 320, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(333); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 1, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 946.514 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 946 / Part II / Section 946.514
946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing contained in this part is intended to restore in whole or in part the civil rights of inmates.

(2) No inmate compensated under this part or by the corporation or the department shall be considered as an employee of the state, the department, or the corporation.

(3) The corporation is liable for inmate injury to the extent specified in s. 768.28; however, the members of the board of directors are not individually liable to any inmate for any injury sustained in any correctional work program operated by the corporation.

History: s. 2, ch. 83-209; s. 6, ch. 84-280; ss. 4, 13, ch. 87-286; s. 8, ch. 2001-242.
Fla. Stat. § 942.05 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 942 / Section 942.05
942.05 Uniformity of interpretation.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact it, and shall be only applicable to such state as shall enact reciprocal powers to this state relative to the matter of securing attendance of witnesses as herein provided.

History: s. 5, ch. 20458, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 284.03 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 284 / Part I / Section 284.03
284.03 Deficits in fund supplied from General Revenue Fund; repayment.
Status: in_force

Should a loss occur upon property insured in the State Risk Management Trust Fund that would require more funds, to pay the amount of any loss covered by insurance in said fund, than are at that time available in said fund, in that event there is appropriated out of any funds in the General Revenue Fund not otherwise appropriated a sum which, added to the sum then available in the State Risk Management Trust Fund, shall be sufficient to pay the amount of the covered loss. In the event any funds shall be paid out of the General Revenue Fund under this provision, such amounts so paid out of the General Revenue Fund shall be returned to it out of the first available assets of the State Risk Management Trust Fund after paying any necessary expenses as provided in s. 284.02(2) and (3).

History: s. 1, ch. 7294, 1917; s. 1, ch. 7902, 1919; RGS 1312; s. 1, ch. 8430, 1921; CGL 1991; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 3, ch. 70-272; s. 60, ch. 96-418; s. 10, ch. 2000-122.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.886 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part IV / Section 1012.886
1012.886 Remuneration of Florida College System institution administrative employees; limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Appropriated state funds” means funds appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or funds appropriated from state trust funds. (b) “Cash-equivalent compensation” means any benefit that may be assigned an equivalent cash value. (c) “Remuneration” means salary, bonuses, and cash-equivalent compensation paid to a Florida College System institution administrative employee by his or her employer for work performed, excluding health insurance benefits and retirement benefits.

(2) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION. — Notwithstanding any other law, resolution, or rule to the contrary, a Florida College System institution administrative employee may not receive more than $250,000 in remuneration annually from appropriated state funds. Only compensation, as such term is defined in s. 121.021(22), provided to a Florida College System institution administrative employee may be used in calculating benefits under chapter 121.

(3) EXCEPTIONS. — This section does not prohibit any party from providing cash or cash-equivalent compensation from funds that are not appropriated state funds to a Florida College System institution administrative employee in excess of the limit in subsection (2). If a party is unable or unwilling to fulfill an obligation to provide cash or cash-equivalent compensation to a Florida College System institution administrative employee as permitted under this subsection, appropriated state funds may not be used to fulfill such obligation. This section does not apply to Florida College System institution teaching faculty.

History: s. 40, ch. 2011-63; s. 39, ch. 2012-134; s. 22, ch. 2013-45; s. 4, ch. 2023-95.