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Fla. Stat. § 629.091 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 629 / Section 629.091
629.091 Reciprocal certificate of authority.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic reciprocal insurer may seek a certificate of authority only after obtaining a permit.

(2) To apply for a certificate of authority as a domestic reciprocal insurer, the attorney in fact of an applicant who has previously received a permit from the office may file an application for a certificate of authority in accordance with forms prescribed by the commission which, in addition to applicable requirements of ss. 624.404, 624.411, 624.413, and other relevant statutes, consists of all of the following: (a) Executed copies of any proposed or draft documents required as part of the permit application. (b) A statement affirming that all moneys paid to the reciprocal insurer shall, after deducting therefrom any sum payable to the attorney in fact, be held in the name of the insurer and for the purposes specified in the subscribers’ agreement. (c) A statement that each of the original subscribers has in good faith applied for insurance of a kind proposed to be transacted, and that the insurer has received from each such subscriber the full premium or premium deposit required for the policy applied for, for a term of not less than 6 months at an adequate rate that was filed with and approved by the office. (d) A copy of the bond required under s. 629.121. (e) A statement of the financial condition of the insurer, a schedule of its assets, and a statement that the surplus as required by s. 629.071 is on hand. (f) Such other pertinent information or documents as reasonably requested by the office.

(3) If the reciprocal insurer intends to issue nonassessable policies upon receipt of a certificate of authority and if the office determines that the reciprocal insurer meets the legal requirements to issue nonassessable policies, including the surplus requirements, the office shall grant the authorization to issue nonassessable policies.

(4) The certificate of authority must be issued in the name of the reciprocal insurer to its attorney in fact.

History: s. 679, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 672, 681, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 16, ch. 2024-182.
Fla. Stat. § 288.777 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part V / Section 288.777
288.777 President of the corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall appoint a president. The president shall be knowledgeable about private and public export assistance and export financing programs.

(2) The president shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall receive a salary and benefits as shall be fixed by the board.

(3) The president shall administer the programs of the corporation and perform such duties as shall be delegated by the board.

(4) The president may, upon approval of the board: (a) Contract for services. (b) Hold public hearings. (c) Call upon and reimburse for services any state agency or department for assistance in carrying out the objectives of this part. (d) Participate with government or private industry in programs for technical assistance, loans, technology transfer, or any other programs related to this part. (e) Undertake or commission studies on methods to increase financial resources to expand the exports of goods and services by small and medium-sized businesses in this state. (f) Hire staff and provide export finance training for them and other individuals involved in export finance assistance, including such training sessions as may be provided by the United States Export-Import Bank and other organizations. (g) Exercise any other powers as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.

(5) The president shall provide staff to the board as requested.

(6) The president shall submit an annual budget to be approved by the board.

History: s. 53, ch. 93-187; s. 73, ch. 96-320; s. 24, ch. 97-278.
Fla. Stat. § 373.611 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part VI / Section 373.611
373.611 Modification or limitation of remedy.
Status: in_force

In order to promote the cost-effective procurement of commodities and contractual services by the water management districts, a district may enter into contracts to limit or alter the measure of damages recoverable from a vendor or contractor by a district when procuring commodities or contractual services, consistent with the provisions contained in s. 672.719.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-256; s. 33, ch. 2002-207.
Fla. Stat. § 679.1011 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part I / Section 679.1011
679.1011 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code—Secured Transactions.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 634.136 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part I / Section 634.136
634.136 Office records required.
Status: in_force

Each licensed motor vehicle service contract company, as a minimum requirement for permanent office records, shall maintain:

(1) A complete set of accounting records, including, but not limited to, a general ledger, cash receipts and disbursements journals, accounts receivable registers, and accounts payable registers.

(2) A detailed service agreement register, in numerical order by service agreement number, of agreements in force, which register shall include the following information: service agreement number, date of issue, issuing dealer, name of agreement holder, whether the agreement is covered by contractual liability insurance or the unearned premium reserve account, description of motor vehicle, service agreement period and mileage, gross premium, commission to salespersons, commission to dealer, and net premium.

(3) A detailed claims register, in numerical order by service agreement number, which register shall include the following information: service agreement number, date of issue, date of claim, type of claim, issuing dealer, amount of claim, date claim paid, and, if applicable, disposition other than payment and reason therefor.

History: s. 5, ch. 78-231; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 32, 33, ch. 82-234; s. 68, ch. 91-106; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 458, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 2005-258; s. 38, ch. 2010-175.
Fla. Stat. § 775.051 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 775 / Section 775.051
775.051 Voluntary intoxication; not a defense; evidence not admissible for certain purposes; exception.
Status: in_force

Voluntary intoxication resulting from the consumption, injection, or other use of alcohol or other controlled substance as described in chapter 893 is not a defense to any offense proscribed by law. Evidence of a defendant’s voluntary intoxication is not admissible to show that the defendant lacked the specific intent to commit an offense and is not admissible to show that the defendant was insane at the time of the offense, except when the consumption, injection, or use of a controlled substance under chapter 893 was pursuant to a lawful prescription issued to the defendant by a practitioner as defined in s. 893.02.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-174; s. 29, ch. 2016-224.
Fla. Stat. § 316.1965 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.1965
316.1965 Parking near rural mailbox during certain hours; penalties.
Status: in_force

Whoever parks any vehicle within 30 feet of any rural mailbox upon any state highway in this state between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. shall be cited for a nonmoving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 6, ch. 74-377; ss. 1, 17, ch. 76-31; s. 27, ch. 96-350.
Fla. Stat. § 689.04 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 689 / Section 689.04
689.04 How executed.
Status: in_force

Such deeds shall be executed and acknowledged as is now or may hereafter be provided by the law regulating conveyances of realty by deed.

History: s. 3, ch. 4038, 1891; GS 2451; RGS 3790; CGL 5663.
Fla. Stat. § 397.6758 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 397 / Part V / Section 397.6758
397.6758 Release of individual from protective custody, emergency admission, involuntary assessment, involuntary treatment, and alternative involuntary assessment of a minor.
Status: in_force

An individual involuntarily admitted to a licensed service provider may be released without further order of the court only by a qualified professional in a hospital, a detoxification facility, an addictions receiving facility, or any less restrictive treatment component. Notice of the release must be provided to the applicant in the case of an emergency admission or an alternative involuntary assessment for a minor, or to the petitioner and the court if the involuntary assessment or treatment was court ordered. In the case of a minor, the release must be:

(1) To the individual’s parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian or the authorized designee thereof;

(2) To the Department of Children and Families pursuant to s. 39.401; or

(3) To the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to s. 984.13.

History: s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 35, ch. 98-280; s. 30, ch. 2009-132; s. 115, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 189.053 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part V / Section 189.053
189.053 Purchases from purchasing agreements of special districts, municipalities, or counties.
Status: in_force

Special districts may purchase commodities and contractual services, other than services the acquisition of which is governed by s. 287.055, from the purchasing agreements of other special districts, municipalities, or counties which have been procured pursuant to competitive bid, requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, competitive selection, or competitive negotiations, and which are otherwise in compliance with general law if the purchasing agreement of the other special district, municipality, or county was procured by a process that would have met the procurement requirements of the purchasing special district.

History: s. 1, ch. 2009-217; s. 44, ch. 2014-22.
Fla. Stat. § 713.815 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part III / Section 713.815
713.815 Date lien arises.
Status: in_force

The liens provided for in this part arise on the date of furnishing of the first item of material or service or the date of performance of the first labor. Upon compliance with the provisions of s. 713.821, such lien shall be preferred to all other titles, charges, liens, or encumbrances which may, subsequent to the date the lien herein provided for arises, attach to or upon any of the property upon which a lien is given by this part.

History: s. 1, ch. 75-51.
Fla. Stat. § 499.057 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part I / Section 499.057
499.057 Expenses and salaries.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in the General Appropriations Act, all expenses and salaries shall be paid out of the Professional Regulation Trust Fund.

History: s. 34, ch. 82-225; s. 1, ch. 83-265; ss. 40, 52, ch. 92-69; s. 564, ch. 2003-261; s. 14, ch. 2012-143.
Fla. Stat. § 618.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 618 / Section 618.05
618.05 Amendment of articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation may be altered or amended at any regular meeting or any special meeting called for the purpose. An amendment must first be approved by two-thirds of the directors and then adopted by a vote representing a majority of a quorum of the members attending a meeting of which notice of the proposed amendment shall have been given. Thereupon the association shall make under its corporate seal and the hands of its president or vice president and secretary or assistant secretary, a certificate accordingly, and the president or vice president shall duly execute and acknowledge such certificate before an officer authorized by law to take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, and such certificate so executed and acknowledged shall be filed with the Department of State; and upon so filing the same, the articles of incorporation of such association shall be deemed to be amended accordingly; provided, however, a fee of only $15 shall be required therefor by the Department of State.

History: s. 9, ch. 9300, 1923; CGL 6474; s. 9, ch. 14675, 1931; s. 3, ch. 16879, 1935; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 17, ch. 71-114.
Fla. Stat. § 478.43 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 478 / Section 478.43
478.43 Board of Medicine; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The board, with the assistance of the Electrolysis Council, is authorized to establish minimum standards for the delivery of electrolysis services and to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The board may administer oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony in all matters relating to its duties under this chapter.

(3) The board may delegate such powers and duties to the council as it may deem proper.

(4) The board, in consultation with the council, shall recommend proposed rules, and the board shall adopt rules for a code of ethics for electrologists and rules related to the curriculum and approval of electrolysis training programs, sanitary guidelines, the delivery of electrolysis services, continuing education requirements, and any other area related to the practice of electrology.

History: s. 4, ch. 92-172; s. 150, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 626.7453 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part II / Section 626.7453
626.7453 Managing general agents; errors and omissions insurance.
Status: in_force

As a part of the appointment process, the insurer appointing the managing general agent shall certify that, upon investigation and to the best of the insurer’s knowledge and belief, the proposed managing general agent has obtained errors and omissions insurance in an amount acceptable to the insurer appointing the managing general agent. This section does not apply to a managing general agent that is a controlled or controlling person.

History: ss. 86, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 960.14 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 960 / Section 960.14
960.14 Manner of payment; execution or attachment.
Status: in_force

(1) Any award made under this chapter shall be in accordance with the discretion and direction of the department as to the manner of payment. No award made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to execution or attachment other than for expenses resulting from the injury or death which is the basis for the claim. In every case providing for compensation to a claimant under this chapter, the department may, if in its opinion the facts and circumstances of the case warrant it, convert the compensation to be paid into a partial or total lump sum without discount. Any eligible bills may be paid by the department directly to affected service providers.

(2) If a claimant owes money to the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund in connection with any other claim as provided for in ss. 938.03, 960.16, and 960.17, the amount owed shall be reduced from any award.

(3) The department may reconsider a claim at any time and modify or rescind previous orders for compensation, based upon a change in circumstances of a victim or intervenor.

(4) Payment made to a service provider will be considered payment in full for the services rendered to the victim by said provider. In the event a provider does not accept the payment as payment in full, then that payment may be made to the claimant.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 309, ch. 79-400; s. 12, ch. 80-146; s. 9, ch. 91-23; s. 12, ch. 94-342; s. 46, ch. 97-271; s. 7, ch. 99-373.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0104 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0104
605.0104 Governing law.
Status: in_force

The law of this state governs:

(1) The internal affairs of a limited liability company.

(2) The liability of a member as member, and a manager as manager, for the debts, obligations, or other liabilities of a limited liability company.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 373.0397 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.0397
373.0397 Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas.
Status: in_force

Upon preparation of an inventory of prime groundwater recharge areas for the Floridan or Biscayne aquifers, but prior to adoption by the governing board, the water management district shall publish a legal notice of public hearing on the designated areas for the Floridan and Biscayne aquifers, with a map delineating the boundaries of the areas, as provided in chapter 50. The notice shall be at least one-fourth page and shall read as follows:

NOTICE OF PRIME RECHARGE AREA DESIGNATION

The (name of taxing authority) proposes to designate specific land areas as areas of prime recharge to the (name of aquifer) Aquifer.

All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public hearing on the proposed designation to be held on (date and time) at (meeting place) .

A map of the affected areas follows.

The governing board of the water management district shall adopt a designation of prime groundwater recharge areas to the Floridan and Biscayne aquifers by rule within 120 days after the public hearing, subject to the provisions of chapter 120.

History: s. 2, ch. 85-42; s. 5, ch. 2005-36; s. 26, ch. 2021-17.
Fla. Stat. § 218.35 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 218 / Part III / Section 218.35
218.35 County fee officers; financial matters.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county fee officer shall establish an annual budget for carrying out the powers, duties, and operations of his or her office for the next county fiscal year. The budget must be balanced so that the total of estimated receipts, including balances brought forward, equals the total of estimated expenditures and reserves. The budgeting of segregated funds must be made in a manner that retains the relation between program and revenue source, as provided by law.

(2) The clerk of the circuit court, functioning in his or her capacity as clerk of the circuit and county courts and as clerk of the board of county commissioners, shall prepare his or her budget in two parts: (a) The budget for funds necessary to perform court-related functions as provided in s. 28.36. (b) The budget relating to the requirements of the clerk as clerk of the board of county commissioners, county auditor, and custodian or treasurer of all county funds and other county-related duties, which shall be annually prepared and submitted to the board of county commissioners pursuant to s. 129.03(2), for each fiscal year. Expenditures must be itemized in accordance with the uniform accounting system prescribed by the Department of Financial Services as follows: 1. Personnel services. 2. Operating expenses. 3. Capital outlay. 4. Debt service. 5. Grants and aids. 6. Other uses.

(3) The clerk of the circuit court shall furnish to the board of county commissioners or the county budget commission all relevant and pertinent information that the board or commission deems necessary, including expenditures at the subobject code level in accordance with the uniform accounting system prescribed by the Department of Financial Services.

(4) The final approved budget of the clerk of the circuit court must be posted on the county’s official website within 30 days after adoption. The final approved budget of the clerk of the circuit court may be included in the county’s budget.

(5) Each county fee officer shall establish a fiscal year beginning October 1 and ending September 30 of the following year, and shall report his or her finances annually upon the close of each fiscal year to the county fiscal officer for inclusion in the annual financial report by the county.

(6) The proposed budget of a county fee officer shall be filed with the clerk of the county governing authority by September 1 preceding the fiscal year for the budget, except for the budget prepared by the clerk of the circuit court for court-related functions as provided in s. 28.36.

History: s. 2, ch. 73-349; s. 1176, ch. 95-147; s. 97, ch. 2003-402; s. 19, ch. 2011-144.
Fla. Stat. § 222.15 — Florida Code / Title XV / Chapter 222 / Section 222.15
222.15 Wages or reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation payments due deceased employee may be paid spouse or certain relatives.
Status: in_force

(1) It is lawful for any employer, in case of the death of an employee, to pay to the wife or husband, and in case there is no wife or husband, then to the child or children, provided the child or children are over the age of 18 years, and in case there is no child or children, then to the father or mother, any wages or travel expenses that may be due such employee at the time of his or her death.

(2) It is also lawful for the Department of Commerce, in case of death of any unemployed individual, to pay to those persons referred to in subsection (1) any reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation payments that may be due to the individual at the time of his or her death.

History: s. 1, ch. 7366, 1917; RGS 4979; CGL 7068; s. 1, ch. 20407, 1941; s. 1, ch. 63-165; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-283; s. 10, ch. 79-7; s. 5, ch. 83-174; s. 1203, ch. 95-147; s. 7, ch. 2003-36; s. 96, ch. 2011-142; s. 52, ch. 2012-30; s. 61, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 392.501 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 392 / Section 392.501
392.501 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Tuberculosis Control Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 88-389; s. 1, ch. 88-398.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8102 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8102
620.8102 Knowledge and notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A person knows a fact if the person has actual knowledge of the fact.

(2) A person has notice of a fact if the person: (a) Knows of the fact; (b) Has received a notification of the fact; or (c) Has reason to know the fact exists from all other facts known to the person at the time in question.

(3) A person notifies or gives a notification to another by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in the ordinary course, whether or not the other person learns of it.

(4) A person receives a notification when the notification: (a) Comes to the person’s attention; or (b) Is duly delivered at the person’s place of business or at any other place held out by the person as a place for receiving communications.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6), a person other than an individual knows, has notice, or receives a notification of a fact for purposes of a particular transaction when the individual conducting the transaction knows, has notice, or receives a notification of the fact, or in any event when the fact would have been brought to the individual’s attention if the person had exercised reasonable diligence. The person exercises reasonable diligence if the person maintains reasonable routines for communicating significant information to an individual conducting a transaction and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Reasonable diligence does not require an individual acting for the person to communicate information unless the communication is part of the individual’s regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be materially affected by the information.

(6) A partner’s knowledge, notice, or receipt of a notification of a fact relating to the partnership is effective immediately as knowledge by, notice to, or receipt of a notification by the partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of that partner.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242.
Fla. Stat. § 774.201 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 774 / Part II / Section 774.201
774.201 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act”.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-274.