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Fla. Stat. § 400.119 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part II / Section 400.119
400.119 Confidentiality of records and meetings of risk management and quality assurance committees.
Status: in_force

(1) Incident reports filed with the risk manager and administrator of a long-term care facility licensed under this part or part I of chapter 429, notifications of the occurrence of an adverse incident, and adverse incident reports from the facility are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(2)(a) The meetings of an internal risk management and quality assurance committee of a long-term care facility licensed under this part or part I of chapter 429 are exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. (b) Records of those meetings are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3)(a) If the Agency for Health Care Administration has a reasonable belief that conduct by a staff member or employee of a facility is criminal activity or grounds for disciplinary action by a regulatory board, the agency may disclose records made confidential and exempt pursuant to this section to the appropriate law enforcement agency or regulatory board. (b) Records disclosed to a law enforcement agency remain confidential and exempt until criminal charges are filed.

(4) Records made confidential and exempt under this section and that are obtained by a regulatory board are not available to the public as part of the record of investigation and prosecution in a disciplinary proceeding made available to the public by the agency or the appropriate regulatory board. However, the agency or the appropriate regulatory board shall make available, upon request by a health care professional against whom probable cause has been found, any such records that form the basis of the determination of probable cause.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-44; s. 59, ch. 2002-1; s. 1, ch. 2006-110; s. 25, ch. 2006-197.
Fla. Stat. § 288.12265 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part I / Section 288.12265
288.12265 Welcome centers.
Status: in_force

(1) Responsibility for the welcome centers is assigned to the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation.

(2) The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall administer and operate the welcome centers and, pursuant to a contract with the Department of Transportation, shall be responsible for routine repair, replacement, or improvement and the day-to-day management of interior areas occupied by the welcome centers. All other repairs, replacements, or improvements to the welcome centers shall be the responsibility of the Department of Transportation.

History: s. 4, ch. 96-320; s. 19, ch. 99-251; s. 27, ch. 2005-2; s. 165, ch. 2011-142; s. 82, ch. 2012-96; s. 62, ch. 2023-173.
Fla. Stat. § 626.8737 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VI / Section 626.8737
626.8737 Nonresident adjusters; retaliatory provision.
Status: in_force

When under the laws of any other state any fine, tax, penalty, license fee, deposit of money, or security or other obligation, limitation, or prohibition is imposed upon resident insurance adjusters of this state in connection with the issuance of, and activities under, a nonresident adjuster’s license under the laws of that state as to Florida resident insurance adjusters, then so long as these laws continue in force or are so administered, the same requirements, obligations, limitations, and prohibitions, of whatever kind, shall be imposed upon every insurance adjuster of that other state when doing business in this state under a nonresident adjuster’s license issued under this part.

History: s. 60, ch. 98-199.
Fla. Stat. § 90.2035 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.2035
90.2035 Judicial notice of information taken from web mapping services, global satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Upon request of a party, a court may take judicial notice of an image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information taken from a widely accepted web mapping service, global satellite imaging site, or Internet mapping tool, if such image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information indicates the date on which the information was created. (b) A party intending to offer such information in evidence at trial or at a hearing must file notice of such intent within a reasonable time or as defined by court order. The notice must include a copy of the information and specify the Internet address or pathway where such information may be accessed and inspected.

(2)(a) A party may object to the court taking judicial notice of the image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information taken from a widely accepted web mapping service, global satellite imaging site, or Internet mapping tool within a reasonable time or as defined by court order. (b) In civil cases, there is a rebuttable presumption that information sought to be judicially noticed under this section should be judicially noticed. The rebuttable presumption may be overcome if the court finds by the greater weight of the evidence that the information does not fairly and accurately portray what it is being offered to prove or that it otherwise should not be admitted into evidence under the Florida Evidence Code. (c) If the court overrules the objection, the court must take judicial notice of the information and admit the information into evidence.

(3) In criminal cases, the court must instruct the jury that the jury may or may not accept the noticed facts as conclusive.

(4) This section does not affect, expand, or limit standards for any matters that may otherwise be judicially noticed.

History: s. 1, ch. 2022-100.
Fla. Stat. § 459.002 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 459 / Section 459.002
459.002 Chapter not applicable to practice of medicine, surgery, chiropractic medicine, etc.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to: (a) Duly licensed health care practitioners, other than osteopathic physicians and their physician assistants, acting within their scope of practice authorized by statute. (b) Any physician lawfully licensed in another state or territory or foreign country when meeting duly licensed physicians of this state in consultation. (c) Commissioned medical officers of the Armed Forces of the United States and of the Public Health Service of the United States while on active duty. (d) Students practicing under the direct supervision of licensed osteopathic physicians in extern programs approved by any college recognized and approved by the American Osteopathic Association. (e) Any person, other than a person licensed under this chapter, furnishing medical assistance in case of any emergency. (f) The domestic administration of recognized family remedies. (g) The practice of the religious tenets of any church in this state. (h) Any person or manufacturer who, without the use of drugs or medicine, mechanically fits or sells lenses, artificial eyes or limbs, or other apparatus or appliances or is engaged in the mechanical examination of eyes for the purpose of constructing or adjusting spectacles, eyeglasses, or lenses.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any service rendered by any person if such service is rendered under the direct supervision and control of a licensed osteopathic physician who must be available when needed, must provide specific direction for any service to be performed, and must give final approval to all services performed.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-230; s. 302, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 27, 29, ch. 86-290; s. 6, ch. 91-22; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 269, ch. 98-166.
Fla. Stat. § 101.56075 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.56075
101.56075 Voting methods.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of designating ballot selections, all voting must be by marksense ballot, using a marking device or a voter interface device that produces a voter-verifiable paper output and meets the voter accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities under s. 301 of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and s. 101.56062.

History: s. 6, ch. 2007-30; s. 5, ch. 2010-167; s. 33, ch. 2011-40; s. 9, ch. 2013-57; s. 13, ch. 2019-162.
Fla. Stat. § 6.05 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 6.05
6.05 Transfer of title and jurisdiction over land owned by state.
Status: in_force

Whenever a tract of land containing not more than 4 acres shall be selected by an authorized officer or agent of the United States for the bona fide purpose of erecting thereon a lighthouse, beacon, marine hospital, or other public work, and the title to the said land shall be held by the state, then on application by the said officer or agent to the Governor of this state, the said executive may transfer to the United States the title to, and jurisdiction over, said land; provided, always, that the said transfer of title and jurisdiction is to be granted and made, as aforesaid, upon the express condition that this state shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States, in and over the lands so to be transferred, and every portion thereof, so far that all process, civil or criminal, issuing under authority of this state, or any of the courts or judicial officers thereof, may be executed by the proper officer thereof, upon any person amenable to the same, within the limits and extent of the lands so ceded, in like manner and to like effect as if this law had never been passed; saving, however, to the United States, security to their property within said limits or extent. The said lands shall hereafter remain the property of the United States and be exempt from taxation as long as they shall be needed for said purposes.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 630, 1855; RS 10; GS 8; RGS 8; CGL 8.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1808 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1808
617.1808 Application of act to corporation converted to corporation not for profit.
Status: in_force

All the provisions of this act relating to corporations not for profit, except insofar as they are inconsistent with ss. 617.1805, 617.1806, and 617.1807, shall be applicable to any corporation whose character has been changed under ss. 617.1805, 617.1806, and 617.1807 and shall henceforth govern such corporation.

History: s. 126, ch. 90-179; s. 8, ch. 95-211.
Fla. Stat. § 617.01011 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.01011
617.01011 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 328.14 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 328 / Part I / Section 328.14
328.14 Rights of purchaser other than secured party.
Status: in_force

(1) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by ss. 672.403(2) and 679.320(1) even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to the buyer or a new certificate listing the buyer as owner of record was not created.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 328.145 and 328.22, the rights of a purchaser of a vessel who is not a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lien creditor are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.

History: s. 17, ch. 2019-76.
Fla. Stat. § 548.004 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.004
548.004 Executive director; duties, compensation, administrative support.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall employ an executive director with the approval of the commission. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The executive director or the executive director’s designee shall perform the duties specified by the commission, including conducting the functions of the commission office; appointing event and commission officials; approving licenses, permits, and matches; and performing any other duties as the department or commission deems necessary to fulfill the duties of the position. The executive director may issue subpoenas and administer oaths to witnesses, permitholders, record custodians, and licensees.

(2) The department shall provide assistance in budget development and budget submission for state funding requests. The department shall submit an annual balanced legislative budget for the commission which is based upon anticipated revenue. The department shall provide technical assistance and administrative support, if requested or determined necessary, to the commission and its executive director on issues relating to personnel, contracting, property management, or other issues identified as important to performing the duties of this chapter and to protecting the interests of the state.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 114, ch. 99-251; s. 53, ch. 2000-154; s. 2, ch. 2014-128.
Fla. Stat. § 625.310 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.310
625.310 County, municipal, and district obligations.
Status: in_force

An insurer may invest in bonds, notes, warrants, and other securities not in default of any county, district, incorporated city, or school district in any state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, or in any province of Canada, which are the direct obligations of such county, district, city, or school district and for payment of the principal and interest of which the county, district, city, or school district has lawful authority to levy taxes or make assessments.

History: s. 135, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 122, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 290.012 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.012
290.012 Transition.
Status: in_force

Any enterprise zone having an effective date on or before January 1, 2005, shall continue to exist until December 31, 2005, and shall cease to exist on that date. Any enterprise zone designated or redesignated on or after January 1, 2006, must be designated or redesignated in accordance with the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.

History: s. 1, ch. 82-119; s. 57, ch. 84-356; s. 69, ch. 85-80; ss. 32, 37, ch. 94-136; ss. 9, 11, ch. 2005-287.
Fla. Stat. § 373.45922 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part IV / Section 373.45922
373.45922 South Florida Water Management District; permit for completion of Everglades Construction Project; report.
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after receipt of any permit issued pursuant to s. 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. s. 1344, for the completion of the Everglades Construction Project, as defined by s. 373.4592(2)(g), the South Florida Water Management District shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that details the differences between the permit and the Everglades Program as defined by s. 373.4592(2)(h) and identifies any changes to the schedule or funding for the Everglades Program that result from the permit. The South Florida Water Management District shall include in the report a complete chronological record of any negotiations related to conditions included in the permit. Such record shall be documented by inclusion of all relevant correspondence in the report. If any condition of the permit affects the schedule or costs of the Everglades Construction Project, the South Florida Water Management District shall include in the report a detailed explanation of why the condition was imposed and a detailed analysis of whether the condition would promote or hinder the progress of the project.

History: s. 3, ch. 97-258; s. 37, ch. 2004-5.
Fla. Stat. § 483.805 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.805
483.805 Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2)(a) Five members of the board shall be persons licensed under this part, as follows: 1. At least one member shall be a practicing clinical laboratory director. 2. At least two members shall be practicing clinical laboratory supervisors. 3. Two members shall be practicing clinical laboratory personnel. (b) Two members of the board shall be citizens of the state who have never been licensed health care practitioners and who are not, and have never been, licensed as clinical laboratory personnel and who are in no way connected with the practice of such profession.

(3) Within 90 days after July 1, 1992, the Governor shall appoint two members for a term of 2 years, two members for a term of 3 years, and three members for a term of 4 years. As terms of the initial members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years and such terms shall expire on October 31. A member whose term has expired shall continue to serve on the board until such time as a replacement is appointed. No member shall serve for more than the remaining portion of a previous member’s unexpired term, plus two consecutive 4-year terms of the member’s own appointment thereafter.

(4) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it.

(5) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall apply to the board.

(6) The board shall maintain its official headquarters in Tallahassee.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 176, ch. 94-218; s. 135, ch. 98-166; s. 155, ch. 98-200; s. 195, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 492.105 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 492 / Section 492.105
492.105 Licensure by examination; requirements; fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a professional geologist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The written licensure examination shall be designed to test an applicant’s qualifications to practice professional geology, and shall include such subjects as will tend to ascertain the applicant’s knowledge of the fundamentals, theory, and practice of professional geology and may include such subjects as are taught in curricula of accredited colleges and universities. The written licensure examination may be a multipart examination. The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies: (a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee and an examination fee which is refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to take the examination. (b) Is at least 18 years of age. (c) Has not committed any act or offense in any jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for disciplining a professional geologist licensed pursuant to this chapter. (d) Has fulfilled the following educational requirements at a college or university, the geological curricula of which meet the criteria established by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education: 1. Graduation from such college or university with a major in geology or other related science acceptable to the board; and 2. Satisfactory completion of at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of geological coursework. (e) Has at least 5 years of verified professional geological work experience, which includes a minimum of 3 years of professional geological work under the supervision of a licensed or qualified geologist or professional engineer registered under chapter 471 as qualified in the field or discipline of professional engineering work performed; or has a minimum of 5 accumulative years of verified geological work experience in responsible charge of geological work as determined by the board.

(2) The department shall issue a license to practice professional geology to any person who has: (a) Paid the appropriate license fee; (b) Been certified by the board as qualified to practice professional geology; and (c) Passed the written licensure examination; provided that applicants meeting the other requirements of this section may be licensed without written examination if application is made in proper form within 1 calendar year of October 1, 1987.

(3) The department shall not issue a license to any applicant who is under investigation in any jurisdiction for an offense which would constitute a violation of this chapter. Upon completion of the investigation, the disciplinary provisions of s. 492.113 shall apply.

History: ss. 5, 19, ch. 87-403; s. 1, ch. 89-79; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 294, ch. 94-119; s. 519, ch. 97-103; s. 5, ch. 98-116; s. 58, ch. 2000-356; s. 2, ch. 2014-73.
Fla. Stat. § 682.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 682 / Section 682.01
682.01 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Revised Florida Arbitration Code.”

History: s. 22, ch. 57-402; s. 12, ch. 67-254; s. 1, ch. 2013-232.
Fla. Stat. § 631.723 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part III / Section 631.723
631.723 Prevention of insolvencies.
Status: in_force

To aid in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies or impairments:

(1) The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make reports and recommendations to the department or office upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer or germane to the solvency of any company seeking to do an insurance business in this state. Such reports and recommendations are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.

(2) It is the duty of the board of directors, upon a majority vote, to notify the office of any information indicating that any member insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer.

(3) The board of directors may, upon majority vote, request that the office order an examination of any member insurer which the board in good faith believes may be an impaired or insolvent insurer. Within 30 days of the receipt of such a request, the office shall begin such an examination. The examination may be conducted as a National Association of Insurance Commissioners examination or may be conducted by such persons as the office designates. The cost of such examination shall be paid by the association, and the examination report shall be treated in a manner similar to other examination reports pursuant to s. 624.319. In no event may such examination report be released to the board of directors before its release to the public, but this does not preclude the office from complying with s. 631.398(2). The office shall notify the board of directors when the examination is completed. The request for an examination shall be kept on file by the office; such request is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until the examination report is released to the public.

(4) The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make recommendations to the office for the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies.

History: s. 12, ch. 79-189; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 36, ch. 83-38; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 93-118; s. 387, ch. 96-406; s. 1362, ch. 2003-261.