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Fla. Stat. § 520.351 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part III / Section 520.351
520.351 Consolidated debts.
Status: in_force

(1) If debts arising from two or more retail installment sales other than sales pursuant to a revolving account are secured by more than one security interest, or consolidated into one debt payable on a single schedule of payments and the debt is secured by security interests taken with respect to one or more of the sales, payments received by the seller are deemed, for the purpose of determining the amount of the debt secured by the various security instruments, to have been first applied to the payment of the debt arising from the sale first made. To the extent debts are paid according to this section, security interests in items of property terminate as the debt originally incurred with respect to each item is paid.

(2) Payments received by the seller upon a revolving account are deemed, for the purpose of determining the amount of the debt secured by the various security interests, to have been applied first to the payment of credit service charges in the order of their entry to the account and then to the payment of debts in the order in which the entries to the account showing the debts were made.

(3) If the debts consolidated arose from two or more sales made on the same day, payments received by the seller are deemed, for the purpose of determining the amount of the debt secured by the various security interests, to have been applied first to the payment of the smallest debt.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-35; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 175.122 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 175 / Section 175.122
175.122 Limitation of disbursement.
Status: in_force

For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, any municipality or special fire control district participating in the firefighters’ pension trust fund pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether under a chapter plan or local law plan, shall be limited to receiving any moneys from such fund in excess of that produced by one-half of the excise tax, as provided for in s. 175.101; however, any such municipality or special fire control district receiving less than 6 percent of its fire department payroll from such fund shall be entitled to receive from such fund the amount determined under s. 175.121, in excess of one-half of the excise tax, not to exceed 6 percent of its fire department payroll. Payroll amounts of members included in the Florida Retirement System shall not be included.

History: s. 1, ch. 67-217; s. 7, ch. 81-168; s. 22, ch. 93-193; s. 11, ch. 99-1.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1404 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1404
617.1404 Revocation of dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation may revoke its dissolution at any time prior to the expiration of 120 days following the effective date of the articles of dissolution.

(2) Revocation of dissolution must be authorized in the same manner as the dissolution was authorized unless that authorization permitted revocation by action of the board of directors alone, in which event the board of directors may revoke the dissolution without member action.

(3) After the revocation of dissolution is authorized, the corporation may revoke the dissolution by delivering to the Department of State for filing articles of revocation of dissolution, together with a copy of its articles of dissolution, that set forth: (a) The name of the corporation; (b) The effective date of the dissolution that was revoked; (c) The date that the revocation of dissolution was authorized; (d) If the corporation’s board of directors revoked a dissolution authorized by the members, a statement that revocation was permitted by action by the board of directors alone pursuant to that authorization; and (e) If member action was required to revoke the dissolution, the information required by s. 617.1403(1)(b) or (c), whichever is applicable.

(4) Revocation of dissolution is effective upon the effective date of the articles of revocation of dissolution.

(5) When the revocation of dissolution is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the dissolution and the corporation resumes conducting its affairs as if dissolution had never occurred.

History: s. 78, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 678.2051 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part II / Section 678.2051
678.2051 Effect of unauthorized signature on security certificate.
Status: in_force

An unauthorized signature placed on a security certificate before or in the course of issue is ineffective, but the signature is effective in favor of a purchaser for value of the certificated security if the purchaser is without notice of the lack of authority and the signing has been done by:

(1) An authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate preparation for signing of any of them; or

(2) An employee of the issuer, or of any of the persons listed in subsection (1), entrusted with responsible handling of the security certificate.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 112.1921 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.1921
112.1921 Administrative leave for law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

The head of a law enforcement agency may grant administrative leave, not to exceed 8 hours, to an employee of the agency whose duties are those of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), to attend a funeral service within the state of a law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty. The head of the law enforcement agency may deny the use of administrative leave under this section in order to maintain minimum or adequate staffing requirements.

History: s. 4, ch. 2023-145.
Fla. Stat. § 583.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 583 / Section 583.05
583.05 Powers of department to make inspections, issue stop-sale orders, or condemn and destroy eggs, egg products, or poultry.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and upon good and sufficient cause, the department:

(1) Shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any establishment, premises, or building where eggs, egg products, or poultry are processed, stored, or offered for sale, and to any vehicle used to transport or hold eggs, egg products, or poultry, for the purpose of inspecting such establishment, premises, building, or vehicle or the eggs, egg products, or poultry therein in order to determine compliance with this chapter and chapter 500, the Florida Food Safety Act.

(2) Shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any kitchen of a restaurant, of a hotel dining room, or of another public eating place where eggs, egg products, or poultry are served as food to determine if such eggs, egg products, or poultry are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(3) May issue and enforce a stop-sale order on any lot of eggs, egg products, or poultry which the department finds, or has good reason to believe, is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule issued hereunder, which stop-sale order prohibits the further sale, barter, exchange, or distribution of the eggs, egg products, or poultry until the department is satisfied that compliance with this chapter or rule issued hereunder has been effected and has issued a written release notice to the owner or custodian of such eggs, egg products, or poultry.

(4) May condemn or destroy any eggs, egg products, or poultry which are unsound; which contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substances; or which may be poisonous, injurious to health, or otherwise unsafe.

History: s. 11, ch. 16982, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4126(11); s. 2, ch. 24106, 1947; s. 3, ch. 57-151; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 84-102; s. 38, ch. 94-180.
Fla. Stat. § 400.901 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VI / Section 400.901
400.901 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to develop, establish, and enforce licensure and basic standards for prescribed pediatric extended care centers in order to assure that the centers provide the necessary family-centered medical, developmental, physiological, nutritional, psychosocial, and family training services.

History: ss. 1, 17, ch. 87-290; s. 14, ch. 93-66; s. 19, ch. 98-288.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.17 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.17
1011.17 School funds to be paid to Chief Financial Officer or into depository.
Status: in_force

(1) Every tax collector or other person having moneys which by law go to any district school fund shall at least once each month pay the same over to the depository or depositories designated by the district school board for such purpose, and shall provide said board with confirmation of the deposit. Every officer having moneys which by law go to any state school fund shall pay the same to the Chief Financial Officer of the state, and the Chief Financial Officer shall see that these moneys are deposited to the credit of the proper state school fund.

(2) The district school board shall have the authority to designate that funds due it be placed for investment for its account with the State Board of Administration rather than be deposited, and said board may direct those persons having moneys due it or due any state school fund to pay out such funds to the State Board of Administration to make authorized investments for its account.

History: s. 620, ch. 2002-387; s. 1970, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 27.704 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 27 / Part IV / Section 27.704
27.704 Appointment of assistants and other staff.
Status: in_force

Each capital collateral regional counsel may:

(1) Appoint, employ, and establish, in such numbers as he or she determines, full-time or part-time assistant counsel, investigators, and other clerical and support personnel who shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. A full-time assistant capital collateral counsel must not be disqualified pursuant to s. 27.7045; must be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar, with not less than 3 years’ experience in the practice of criminal law; and, prior to employment, must have participated in at least five felony jury trials, five felony appeals, or five capital postconviction evidentiary hearings or any combination of at least five of such proceedings. Law school graduates who do not have the qualifications of a full-time assistant capital collateral counsel may be employed as members of the legal staff but may not be designated as sole counsel for any person.

(2) Contract with private counsel who are members in good standing of The Florida Bar or with public defenders for the purpose of providing prompt and cost-effective representation for individuals who are sentenced to death in this state. A private counsel or public defender under contract with the regional counsel must not be disqualified pursuant to s. 27.7045; must have at least 3 years’ experience in the practice of criminal law; and, prior to the contract, must have participated in at least two capital trials or capital sentencing proceedings, five felony appeals, or five capital postconviction evidentiary hearings, or any combination of at least five of such proceedings.

(3) Appoint pro bono assistant counsel, who must be members in good standing of The Florida Bar, and who shall serve without compensation at the discretion of the capital collateral regional counsel.

History: s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 148, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 97-313; s. 6, ch. 2013-216.
Fla. Stat. § 190.036 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.036
190.036 Recovery of delinquent charges.
Status: in_force

In the event that any rates, fees, rentals, charges, or delinquent penalties shall not be paid as and when due and shall be in default for 60 days or more, the unpaid balance thereof and all interest accrued thereon, together with reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, may be recovered by the district in a civil action.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407.
Fla. Stat. § 34.021 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 34 / Section 34.021
34.021 Qualifications of county court judges.
Status: in_force

(1) No person is eligible for election or appointment to the office of county court judge unless the person is, and has been for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing of the bar of Florida prior to qualifying for election to such office or submitting his or her name to the appropriate judicial nominating commission for appointment. However, a person is eligible for election or appointment to the office of county court judge in a county having a population of 40,000 or less if he or she is a member in good standing of the bar of Florida.

(2) A county court judge is eligible to seek reelection or retention, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), if, on the first day of the qualification period for election to such office or a retention vote, such judge is actively serving in such office and is not under suspension or disqualification.

(3) Any person who was a county court judge prior to July 1, 1978, in any county having a population of 40,000 or less, according to the last decennial census, and who has successfully completed a 3-year law training program approved by the Supreme Court for the training of county court judges who are not members of The Florida Bar is eligible to seek election or retention and to serve as a county court judge in any county having a population of 40,000 or less, the provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary notwithstanding.

(4) Any county judge who is not a member of the bar, in any county having a population of 40,000 or less, according to the last decennial census, and who has successfully completed a law training program approved by the Supreme Court for the training of county court judges who are not members of The Florida Bar is entitled to serve as a county court judge in any county encompassed in the circuit in which the judge has been elected or retained in a retention vote, when assigned thereto.

History: s. 10, ch. 72-404; s. 1, ch. 78-346; s. 1, ch. 79-411; s. 1, ch. 83-166; s. 1, ch. 84-303; s. 194, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 99-355.
Fla. Stat. § 253.51 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.51
253.51 Oil and gas leases on state lands by the board of trustees.
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund is hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate, sell, and convey leasehold estates in and to lands the title to which is vested in any state board, department or agency thereof or lands the title to which is vested in the state with its control and management in any such board, department or agency, for the purpose of the development thereof, and the production therefrom, of oil and gas, to any person, firm, corporation or association authorized to do business in the state, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties, not inconsistent with law and the provisions of the chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 22824, 1945; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 69-369.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1813 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1813
620.1813 Disposition of assets; when contributions required.
Status: in_force

(1) In winding up a limited partnership’s activities, the assets of the limited partnership, including the contributions required by this section, must be applied to satisfy the limited partnership’s obligations to creditors, including, to the extent permitted by law, partners that are creditors.

(2) Any surplus remaining after the limited partnership complies with subsection (1) must be paid in cash as a distribution.

(3) If a limited partnership’s assets are insufficient to satisfy all of its obligations under subsection (1), with respect to each unsatisfied obligation incurred when the limited partnership was not a limited liability limited partnership, subject to s. 620.1808 the following rules apply: (a) Each person that was a general partner when the obligation was incurred and that has not been released from the obligation under s. 620.1607 shall contribute to the limited partnership for the purpose of enabling the limited partnership to satisfy the obligation. The contribution due from each of those persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of general partner in effect for each of those persons when the obligation was incurred. (b) If a person does not contribute the full amount required under paragraph (a) with respect to an unsatisfied obligation of the limited partnership, the other persons required to contribute by paragraph (a) on account of the obligation shall contribute the additional amount necessary to discharge the obligation. The additional contribution due from each of those other persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of general partner in effect for each of those other persons when the obligation was incurred. (c) If a person does not make the additional contribution required by paragraph (b), further additional contributions are determined and due in the same manner as provided in that paragraph.

(4) A person that makes an additional contribution under paragraph (3)(b) or paragraph (3)(c) may recover from any person whose failure to contribute under paragraph (3)(a) or paragraph (3)(b) necessitated the additional contribution. A person may not recover under this subsection more than the amount additionally contributed. A person’s liability under this subsection may not exceed the amount the person failed to contribute.

(5) The estate of a deceased individual is liable for the person’s obligations under this section.

(6) An assignee for the benefit of creditors of a limited partnership or a partner, or a person appointed by a court to represent creditors of a limited partnership or a partner, may enforce a person’s obligation to contribute under subsection (3).

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 44.403 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 44 / Section 44.403
44.403 Mediation Confidentiality and Privilege Act; definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 44.401-44.406, the term:

(1) “Mediation communication” means an oral or written statement, or nonverbal conduct intended to make an assertion, by or to a mediation participant made during the course of a mediation, or prior to mediation if made in furtherance of a mediation. The commission of a crime during a mediation is not a mediation communication.

(2) “Mediation participant” means a mediation party or a person who attends a mediation in person or by telephone, video conference, or other electronic means.

(3) “Mediation party” or “party” means a person participating directly, or through a designated representative, in a mediation and a person who: (a) Is a named party; (b) Is a real party in interest; or (c) Would be a named party or real party in interest if an action relating to the subject matter of the mediation were brought in a court of law.

(4) “Mediator” means a neutral, impartial third person who facilitates the mediation process. The mediator’s role is to reduce obstacles to communication, assist in identifying issues, explore alternatives, and otherwise facilitate voluntary agreements to resolve disputes, without prescribing what the resolution must be.

(5) “Subsequent proceeding” means an adjudicative process that follows a mediation, including related discovery.

History: s. 4, ch. 2004-291.
Fla. Stat. § 330.36 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 330 / Section 330.36
330.36 Prohibition against county or municipal licensing of airports; regulation of seaplane landings.
Status: in_force

(1) No county or municipality of this state shall license airports or control their location except by zoning requirements. The determination of suitable sites and standards of safety for airports shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as prohibiting a county or municipality from issuing occupational licenses to operators of airports.

(2) Upon adoption of zoning requirements in compliance with subsection (1), a municipality may prohibit or otherwise regulate, for specified public health and safety purposes, the landing of seaplanes in and upon any public waters of the state which are located within the limits or jurisdiction of, or bordering on, the municipality.

History: s. 10, ch. 24046, 1947; s. 7, ch. 84-205; s. 10, ch. 87-392; s. 16, ch. 95-257; s. 2, ch. 95-412; s. 26, ch. 2003-286.
Fla. Stat. § 394.9125 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part V / Section 394.9125
394.9125 State attorney; authority to refer a person for civil commitment.
Status: in_force

(1) A state attorney shall refer a person to the department for civil commitment proceedings if: (a) The state attorney receives an arrest alert on the person pursuant to s. 394.926(4); and (b) The person is subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a county or municipal jail for any criminal offense.

(2) A state attorney may refer a person to the department for civil commitment proceedings if the person: (a) Is required to register as a sexual offender pursuant to s. 943.0435; (b) Has previously been convicted of a sexually violent offense as defined in s. 394.912(9)(a)-(h); and (c) Has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a county or municipal jail for any criminal offense.

(3) A state attorney who refers a person for civil commitment pursuant to subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall notify the county or municipal jail to which the person has been sentenced within 24 hours after the referral is made.

(4)(a) If a person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a county or municipal jail but is not subsequently totally confined in the jail due to receiving credit for time served, the state attorney may file a petition with the circuit court within 120 hours after such person’s sentencing proceeding requesting the court to order such person into the department’s custody for purposes of initiating civil commitment proceedings. (b) If the judge determines that there is probable cause to believe that the person should have been referred to the department pursuant to subsection (1) or subsection (2) but that the referral was not made because the person was not totally confined in a county or municipal jail due to receiving credit for time served, the judge shall order that the person be taken into custody and delivered to the custody of the department for civil commitment proceedings.

History: s. 2, ch. 2014-2; s. 65, ch. 2016-24; s. 9, ch. 2021-156; s. 59, ch. 2025-156.
Fla. Stat. § 559.9615 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part XIII / Section 559.9615
559.9615 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce this part. The Attorney General may: (a) Receive and act on complaints. (b) Take action designed to obtain voluntary compliance with this part. (c) Commence administrative or judicial proceedings to enforce compliance with this part.

(2)(a) A violation of this part is punishable by a fine of $500 per incident, not to exceed $20,000 for all aggregated violations, arising from the use of the transaction documentation or materials found to be in violation of this part. (b) A violation of this part after receipt of a written notice of a prior violation from the Attorney General is punishable by a fine of $1,000 per incident, not to exceed $50,000 for all aggregated violations, arising from the use of the transaction documentation or materials found to be in violation of this part. (c) A violation of this part does not affect the enforceability or validity of the underlying commercial financing transaction.

(3) This part does not create a private right of action against any person or entity based upon compliance or noncompliance with this part.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-290.