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Fla. Stat. § 679.511 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part V / Section 679.511
679.511 Secured party of record.
Status: in_force

(1) A secured party of record with respect to a financing statement is a person whose name is provided as the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party in an initial financing statement that has been filed. If an initial financing statement is filed under s. 679.514(1), the assignee named in the initial financing statement is the secured party of record with respect to the financing statement.

(2) If an amendment of a financing statement which provides the name of a person as a secured party or a representative of a secured party is filed, the person named in the amendment is a secured party of record. If an amendment is filed under s. 679.514(2), the assignee named in the amendment is a secured party of record.

(3) A person remains a secured party of record until the filing of an amendment of the financing statement which deletes the person.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 709.2110 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 709 / Part II / Section 709.2110
709.2110 Revocation of power of attorney.
Status: in_force

(1) A principal may revoke a power of attorney by expressing the revocation in a subsequently executed power of attorney or other writing signed by the principal. The principal may give notice of the revocation to an agent who has accepted authority under the revoked power of attorney.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), the execution of a power of attorney does not revoke a power of attorney previously executed by the principal.

History: s. 12, ch. 2011-210.
Fla. Stat. § 732.226 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part II / Section 732.226
732.226 Limitations on testamentary disposition.
Status: in_force

Sections 732.216-732.228 do not authorize a person to dispose of property by will if it is held under limitations imposed by law preventing testamentary disposition by that person.

History: s. 13, ch. 92-200.
Fla. Stat. § 201.132 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 201 / Section 201.132
201.132 Exceptions to use of stamps on recorded documents; county comptrollers and clerks of the circuit court.
Status: in_force

(1) The county comptroller or, if there be none, the clerk of the circuit court of each county may collect the tax imposed by this chapter without affixing stamps to the document to be recorded under the following conditions: (a) A notation shall be placed on the document to be recorded showing the amount of tax paid and the county where payment is being made, and the notation shall be signed by, initialed, or otherwise stamped with the name or initials of the county comptroller or clerk of the circuit court, or designated agent thereof. (b) All stamp taxes collected on recorded documents during the preceding week, less the collection allowance provided in s. 201.11(2), shall be transmitted to the department no later than 7 working days after the end of the week in which the taxes were collected. A report certifying the amount of tax payable shall be submitted with the remittance. Report forms shall be furnished by the department. (c) A register approved by the department shall be maintained listing all recorded documents according to the clerk’s filing number assigned to each such document.

(2) A county comptroller or clerk of the circuit court who elects to use the procedure authorized by this section shall be subject to audit and shall make all records available for ready inspection by the department and shall post a bond at his or her own expense as may be required by the department.

(3) The authority provided by this section applies only to tax collected on documents to be recorded.

History: s. 1, ch. 81-14; s. 63, ch. 83-217; s. 8, ch. 87-102; s. 1051, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 2002-8.
Fla. Stat. § 708.08 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 708 / Section 708.08
708.08 Married women’s rights; separate property.
Status: in_force

(1) Every married woman is empowered to take charge of and manage and control her separate property, to contract and to be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to sell, convey, transfer, mortgage, use, and pledge her real and personal property and to make, execute, and deliver instruments of every character without the joinder or consent of her husband in all respects as fully as if she were unmarried. Every married woman has and may exercise all rights and powers with respect to her separate property, income, and earnings and may enter into, obligate herself to perform, and enforce contracts or undertakings to the same extent and in like manner as if she were unmarried and without the joinder or consent of her husband. All conveyances, contracts, transfers, or mortgages of real property or any interest in it executed by a married woman without the joinder of her husband before or after the effective date of the State Constitution are as valid and effective as though the husband had joined.

(2) Any married woman who conveyed or mortgaged her separate real property without the joinder of her husband before the effective date of the State Constitution, and any person claiming by, through, or under her, shall have 2 years after June 2, 1983, to file a notice of lis pendens and to bring an action based on the nonjoinder of the husband contesting the validity of any such conveyance or mortgage; and, if the action is not brought and a notice of lis pendens is not filed within the time allowed, she, and any person claiming by, through, or under her, shall be forever barred from bringing an action to contest the validity of the conveyance or mortgage. This subsection shall not be construed to revive any action that has been barred.

History: s. 1, ch. 21932, 1943; s. 2, ch. 70-4; s. 1, ch. 83-67.
Fla. Stat. § 40.32 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 40 / Section 40.32
40.32 Clerks to disburse money; payments to jurors and witnesses.
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys drawn from the treasury under the provisions of this chapter by the clerk of the court shall be disbursed by the clerk of the court as far as needed in payment of witnesses, except for expert witnesses paid under a contract or other professional services agreement pursuant to ss. 29.004-29.007, for the legal compensation for service during the quarterly fiscal period for which the moneys were drawn and for no other purposes.

(2) The payment of jurors and the payment of expenses for meals and lodging for jurors under the provisions of this chapter are court-related functions that the clerk of the court shall fund from filing fees, service charges, court costs, and fines.

(3) Jurors and witnesses shall be paid by the clerk of the court in cash, by check, or by warrant within 20 days after completion of jury service or completion of service as a witness. (a) If the clerk of the court pays a juror or witness by cash, the juror or witness shall sign the payroll in the presence of the clerk, a deputy clerk, or some other person designated by the clerk. (b) If the clerk pays a juror or witness by warrant, he or she shall endorse on the payroll opposite the juror’s or witness’s name the words “Paid by warrant,” giving the number and date of the warrant.

History: s. 4, ch. 4121, 1893; GS 1594; s. 4, ch. 7262, 1917; RGS 2796; CGL 4482; s. 1, ch. 59-88; s. 1, ch. 61-494; s. 4, ch. 65-483; s. 5, ch. 68-7; s. 9, ch. 73-334; s. 15, ch. 79-235; s. 255, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 99-259; s. 39, ch. 2004-265; s. 18, ch. 2008-111; s. 1, ch. 2014-211; s. 8, ch. 2015-2.
Fla. Stat. § 333.04 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 333 / Section 333.04
333.04 Comprehensive zoning regulations; most stringent to prevail where conflicts occur.
Status: in_force

(1) INCORPORATION. — In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive plan or policy regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, structures, and natural objects, and uses of property, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion thereof may be incorporated in and made a part of such comprehensive plan or policy, and be administered and enforced in connection therewith.

(2) CONFLICT. — In the event of conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter and any other regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict be with respect to the height of structures or vegetation, the use of land, or any other matter, and whether such regulations were adopted by the political subdivision that adopted the airport zoning regulations or by some other political subdivision, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern and prevail.

History: s. 4, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 4, ch. 2016-209; s. 24, ch. 2016-239.
Fla. Stat. § 465.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 465 / Section 465.013
465.013 Registration of pharmacy interns.
Status: in_force

The department shall register as pharmacy interns persons certified by the board as being enrolled in an intern program at an accredited school or college of pharmacy or who are graduates of accredited schools or colleges of pharmacy and are not yet licensed in the state. The board may refuse to certify to the department or may revoke the registration of any intern for good cause, including grounds enumerated in this chapter for revocation of pharmacists’ licenses.

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-226; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 26, 27, ch. 86-256; s. 59, ch. 91-137; s. 6, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0911 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0911
605.0911 Withdrawal deemed on conversion to domestic filing entity.
Status: in_force

A registered foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state that converts to a domestic limited liability company or to another domestic entity that is organized, incorporated, registered or otherwise formed through the delivery of a record to the department for filing is deemed to have withdrawn its certificate of authority on the effective date of the conversion.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 264, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 672.512 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part V / Section 672.512
672.512 Payment by buyer before inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) Where the contract requires payment before inspection nonconformity of the goods does not excuse the buyer from so making payment unless: (a) The nonconformity appears without inspection; or (b) Despite tender of the required documents the circumstances would justify injunction against honor under the provisions of s. 675.109(2).

(2) Payment pursuant to subsection (1) does not constitute an acceptance of goods or impair the buyer’s right to inspect or any of her or his remedies.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 586, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 99-137.
Fla. Stat. § 727.107 — Florida Code / Title XLI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.107
727.107 Duties of assignor.
Status: in_force

The assignor shall:

(1) Assist the assignee in the administration of the estate and comply with all orders of the court;

(2) Upon delivery of the assignment to the assignee, deliver to the assignee all of the assets of the estate in the assignor’s possession, custody, or control, including, but not limited to, all accounts, books, papers, records, and other documents; and

(3) Within 30 days after the filing date, submit to examination by the assignee, under oath, concerning the acts, conduct, assets, liabilities, and financial condition of the assignor or any matter related to the assignee’s administration of the estate.

History: s. 7, ch. 87-174.
Fla. Stat. § 11.0455 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0455
11.0455 Electronic filing of compensation reports and other information.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “electronic filing system” means an Internet system for recording and reporting lobbying compensation and other required information by reporting period.

(2) Each lobbying firm that is required to file reports with the Office of Legislative Services pursuant to s. 11.045 must file such reports with the office by means of the office’s electronic filing system.

(3) A report filed pursuant to this section must be completed and filed through the electronic filing system not later than 11:59 p.m. of the day designated in s. 11.045. A report not filed by 11:59 p.m. of the day designated is a late-filed report and is subject to the penalties under s. 11.045(3).

(4) Each report filed pursuant to this section is deemed to meet the certification requirements of s. 11.045(3)(a)4., and as such subjects the person responsible for filing and the lobbying firm to the provisions of s. 11.045(7) and (8). Persons given a secure sign-on to the electronic filing system are responsible for protecting it from disclosure and are responsible for all filings using such credentials, unless they have notified the office that their credentials have been compromised.

(5) The electronic filing system developed by the office must: (a) Be based on access by means of the Internet. (b) Be accessible by anyone with Internet access using standard web-browsing software. (c) Provide for direct entry of compensation report information as well as upload of such information from software authorized by the office. (d) Provide a method that prevents unauthorized access to electronic filing system functions.

(6) Each house of the Legislature shall provide by rule, or may provide by a joint rule adopted by both houses, procedures to implement and administer this section, including, but not limited to: (a) Alternate filing procedures in case the office’s electronic filing system is not operable. (b) The issuance of an electronic receipt to the person submitting the report indicating and verifying the date and time that the report was filed.

(7) Each house of the Legislature shall provide by rule that the office make all the data filed available on the Internet in an easily understood and accessible format. The Internet website must also include, but not be limited to, the names and business addresses of lobbyists, lobbying firms, and principals, the affiliations between lobbyists and principals, and the classification system designated and identified by each principal pursuant to s. 11.045(2).

History: s. 3, ch. 2005-359; s. 2, ch. 2012-51.
Fla. Stat. § 733.306 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part III / Section 733.306
733.306 Effect of appointment of debtor.
Status: in_force

The appointment of a debtor as personal representative shall not extinguish the debt due the decedent.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 101, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 198.37 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 198 / Section 198.37
198.37 Failure to make return; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person required under this chapter to pay any tax, or required by law or regulations made under authority thereof to make a return, keep any records, or supply any information for the purposes of the computation, assessment, or collection of any tax imposed by this chapter, who willfully fails to pay such tax, make such return, keep such records, or supply such information, at the time or times required by law or regulations, is, in addition to other penalties provided by law, guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 27, ch. 16015, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7473(3-a); s. 97, ch. 71-136; s. 62, ch. 87-6; s. 36, ch. 87-101; s. 11, ch. 91-224.
Fla. Stat. § 296.13 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 296 / Part I / Section 296.13
296.13 Death of resident; disposition of moneys held.
Status: in_force

(1) Any balance of moneys which belongs to a resident and is held by the home, or by its authority, at the time of the resident’s death and which is not disposed of by will, must be held as a special trust fund to be paid by the home upon proof that the administrator considers proper, directly and without probate, to heirs of the resident, except that the administrator may disburse funds of any deceased resident for payment of the resident’s funeral expenses.

(2) If no heirs are discovered within 1 year after the death of a resident, or if the heirs who are discovered within that time are not entitled to all of the remaining moneys, the moneys that are not paid to the heirs nor disposed of by will must be paid to the state as provided in chapter 717.

History: s. 8, ch. 89-168; s. 11, ch. 98-16.
Fla. Stat. § 641.423 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part II / Section 641.423
641.423 Execution of contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Every prepaid health clinic contract shall be executed in the name of, and on behalf of, the clinic by an officer or employee of the clinic, the attorney in fact of the clinic, or a representative of the clinic duly authorized by the clinic.

(2) A facsimile signature of any such individual executing the contract on behalf of the clinic may be used in lieu of his or her original signature.

(3) No contract which is otherwise valid shall be rendered invalid by reason of the apparent execution of the contract on behalf of the clinic by the imprinted facsimile signature of an individual who was not authorized, as of the date of the contract, to execute the contract on behalf of the clinic.

History: ss. 10, 11, ch. 84-313; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 492, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 468.307 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part IV / Section 468.307
468.307 Certificate; issuance; display.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall issue a certificate to each candidate who has met the requirements of ss. 468.304 and 468.306 or has qualified under s. 468.3065. The department may establish a subcategory of a certificate issued under this part limiting the certificateholder to a specific procedure or specific type of equipment. The first regular certificate issued to a new certificateholder expires on the last day of the certificateholder’s birth month and shall be valid for at least 12 months but no more than 24 months. However, if the new certificateholder already holds a regular, active certificate in a different category under this part, the new certificate shall be combined with and expire on the same date as the existing certificate.

(2)(a) The department may, at its discretion, issue a temporary certificate to: 1. An applicant who has completed an educational program and is awaiting examination for a certificate specified in s. 468.302(2)(b), (c), (e), or (f), if the applicant has met all other requirements established pursuant to s. 468.304. 2. A basic X-ray machine operator, if such person is under the direct supervision of a licensed practitioner and the licensed practitioner has not requested issuance of a temporary certificate within the previous 18 months, upon application by a licensed practitioner who is practicing in an office of five or fewer licensed practitioners. 3. A basic X-ray machine operator-podiatric medicine, if such person is under the direct supervision of a licensed podiatric physician and the licensed podiatric physician has not requested issuance of a temporary certificate within the previous 18 months, upon application by a licensed podiatric physician who is practicing in an office of five or fewer licensed podiatric physicians. (b)1. A temporary certificate, as provided in this subsection, shall be issued only if the department finds that its issuance will not violate the purposes of this part or tend to endanger the public health and safety. Temporary certificates shall not be extended, renewed, or reissued. 2. A temporary certificate shall expire automatically 6 months after the date of issuance or when the determination is made either to issue to the applicant, or to deny him or her the issuance of, a regular certificate.

(3) Every employer of certificateholders shall display the certificates of all of such employees in a place accessible to view.

History: s. 8, ch. 78-383; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 18, 19, ch. 84-269; s. 7, ch. 88-310; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 286, ch. 97-103; s. 214, ch. 98-166; s. 129, ch. 99-397; s. 126, ch. 2000-153; s. 42, ch. 2004-350; s. 7, ch. 2006-139; s. 39, ch. 2015-4.
Fla. Stat. § 112.65 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part VII / Section 112.65
112.65 Limitation of benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. — The normal retirement benefit or pension payable to a retiree who becomes a member of any retirement system or plan and who has not previously participated in such plan, on or after January 1, 1980, may not exceed 100 percent of his or her average final compensation. However, this section does not apply to supplemental retirement benefits or to pension increases attributable to cost-of-living increases or adjustments. For the purposes of this section, benefits accruing in individual member accounts established under the investment plan established in part II of chapter 121 are considered supplemental benefits. As used in this section, the term “average final compensation” means the average of the member’s earnings over a period of time which the governmental entity has established by statute, charter, or ordinance.

(2) RESTRICTION. — No member of a retirement system or plan covered by this part who is not now a member of such plan shall be allowed to receive a retirement benefit or pension which is in part or in whole based upon any service with respect to which the member is already receiving, or will receive in the future, a retirement benefit or pension from a different employer’s retirement system or plan. This restriction does not apply to social security benefits or federal benefits under chapter 67, Title 10, United States Code.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-170; s. 17, ch. 79-183; s. 4, ch. 88-382; s. 723, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 99-392; s. 1, ch. 2000-169; s. 4, ch. 2011-68.
Fla. Stat. § 583.03 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 583 / Section 583.03
583.03 Grades and standards for eggs.
Status: in_force

To promote honest and fair dealing in the interest of the consumer, the department may determine, establish, and promulgate, from time to time, reasonable grades and standards of quality for eggs to be sold or offered for sale in the state; and the department may alter or modify such grades and standards of quality from time to time, as honest and fair dealing in the interest of the consumer may require; however, the grades, grade tolerances, and standards of quality so fixed by the department shall not exceed those stipulated in 7 C.F.R. part 56.

History: s. 9, ch. 16982, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4126(9); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 84-102.
Fla. Stat. § 709.2303 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 709 / Part II / Section 709.2303
709.2303 Remedies under other law.
Status: in_force

The remedies under this part are not exclusive and do not abrogate any right or remedy under any other law other than this part.

History: s. 29, ch. 2011-210.