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Fla. Stat. § 527.07 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 527 / Section 527.07
527.07 Restriction on use of containers.
Status: in_force

(1) A person, other than the owner and those authorized by the owner, may not sell, fill, refill, remove gas from, deliver, permit to be delivered, or use in any manner any liquefied petroleum gas container or receptacle for any gas or compound, or for any other purpose.

(2) A person, other than those authorized by the end user, may not add gas to or remove gas from any container or receptacle that contains liquefied petroleum gas purchased or contracted for transfer by, and in the lawful possession of, the end user. The department shall adopt rules to provide exceptions for emergencies.

History: s. 6, ch. 24302, 1947; s. 1, ch. 61-158; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 8, 18, 19, ch. 81-175; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-6; ss. 2, 3, ch. 87-34; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 2007-232; s. 7, ch. 2024-170.
Fla. Stat. § 77.0305 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 77 / Section 77.0305
77.0305 Continuing writ of garnishment against salary or wages.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if salary or wages are to be garnished to satisfy a judgment, the court shall issue a continuing writ of garnishment to the judgment debtor’s employer which provides for the periodic payment of a portion of the salary or wages of the judgment debtor as the salary or wages become due until the judgment is satisfied or until otherwise provided by court order. A debtor’s status as an employee of the state or its agencies or political subdivisions does not preclude a judgment creditor’s right to garnish the debtor’s wages. For the purposes of this section, the state includes the judicial branch and the legislative branch as defined in s. 216.011. The state, for itself and for its agencies and subdivisions, waives sovereign immunity for the express and limited purpose necessary to carry out this section. The court shall allow the judgment debtor’s employer to collect up to $5 against the salary or wages of the judgment debtor to reimburse the employer for administrative costs for the first deduction from the judgment debtor’s salary or wages and up to $2 for each deduction thereafter. The funds collected by the state under this section must be deposited in the Department of Financial Services Administrative Trust Fund for purposes of carrying out this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 88-295; s. 2, ch. 93-69; s. 1, ch. 93-256; s. 107, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 391.095 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 391 / Part I / Section 391.095
391.095 Program integrity.
Status: in_force

The department shall operate a system to oversee the activities of Children’s Medical Services program participants, and health care providers and their representatives, to prevent fraudulent and abusive behavior, overutilization and duplicative utilization, and neglect of participants and to recover overpayments as appropriate. For the purposes of this section, the terms “abuse” and “fraud” have the meanings provided in s. 409.913. The department shall refer incidents of suspected fraud and abuse, and overutilization and duplicative utilization, to the appropriate regulatory agency.

History: s. 17, ch. 98-288.
Fla. Stat. § 831.10 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 831 / Section 831.10
831.10 Second conviction of uttering forged bills.
Status: in_force

A person previously convicted of violating s. 831.09 who is again convicted of that offense committed after the former conviction and on three distinct charges of such offense committed within a 6-month period shall be deemed a common utterer of counterfeit bills, and shall be punished as provided in s. 775.084.

History: s. 7, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2488; GS 3369; RGS 5217; CGL 7335; s. 967, ch. 71-136; s. 11, ch. 2001-115; s. 14, ch. 2013-25.
Fla. Stat. § 564.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 564 / Section 564.05
564.05 Limitation of size of individual wine containers; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to sell within this state wine in an individual container holding more than 1 gallon of such wine, unless such wine is in a container holding 5.16 gallons or a glass container holding 4.5 liters, 6 liters, 9 liters, 12 liters, or 15 liters. However, qualified distributors and manufacturers may sell wine to other qualified distributors or manufacturers in any size container. Except as provided in s. 564.09, wine sold or offered for sale by a licensed vendor to be consumed off the premises must be in the unopened original container. A person convicted of a violation of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 19498, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 7648(33); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 580, ch. 71-136; s. 4, ch. 72-230; s. 1, ch. 2013-199; s. 1, ch. 2024-45; s. 1, ch. 2025-24.
Fla. Stat. § 553.969 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part VI / Section 553.969
553.969 Revisions of standards.
Status: in_force

The department shall, no earlier than 2 years after adoption of new or revised standards and no later than 4 years after adoption of new or revised standards, review and if warranted by the department update the standards established by this part. Revisions to the standards established by this part shall be based upon the department’s determination that revised energy conservation levels are cost-effective to the majority of the users and shall include consideration of the expected life of the covered product.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-271; s. 43, ch. 91-220.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.06
1011.06 Expenditures.
Status: in_force

(1) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE AMOUNT. — Expenditures shall be limited to the amount budgeted under the classification of accounts provided for each fund and to the total amount of the budget after the same have been amended as prescribed by law and rules of the State Board of Education. The school board shall endeavor to obtain maximum value for all expenditures.

(2) EXPENDITURES FROM DISTRICT AND OTHER FUNDS. — Expenditures from district and all other funds available for the public school program of any district shall be authorized by law and must be in accordance with procedures prescribed by the district school board. A district school board may establish policies that allow expenditures to exceed the amount budgeted by function and object, provided that the district school board complies with s. 1011.09(4) and approves the expenditure by amending the budget at the next scheduled public meeting. The district school board must provide a full explanation of any amendments at the public meeting.

History: s. 609, ch. 2002-387; s. 14, ch. 2018-5.
Fla. Stat. § 559.23 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part III / Section 559.23
559.23 Fees.
Status: in_force

Upon filing an application for a permit to advertise and conduct a sale, or special sale, the applicant shall pay to the tax collector a fee in the sum of $50 which shall be deemed income of his or her office. If an application is disapproved, such payment shall be retained as and for the cost of investigating the statements contained in such application, and the applicant.

History: s. 3, ch. 59-292; s. 11, ch. 83-255; s. 3, ch. 93-82; s. 812, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0806 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0806
607.0806 Staggered terms for directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The articles of incorporation, the initial bylaws, or a bylaw adopted by a vote of the shareholders may provide for staggering the terms of directors by dividing the total number of directors into two or three groups, with each group containing half or one-third of the total, as near as may be practicable. In that event, the terms of the first group expire at the first annual shareholders’ meeting after their election, the terms of the second group expire at the second annual shareholders’ meeting after their election, and the terms of the third group, if any, expire at the third annual shareholders’ meeting after their election. At each annual shareholders’ meeting held thereafter, directors shall be elected for a term of 2 years or 3 years, as the case may be, to succeed those whose terms expire. If the directors have staggered terms, then any increase or decrease in the number of directors shall be so apportioned among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as possible.

(2) In the case of any Florida corporation in existence prior to July 1, 1990, directors of such corporation divided into four classes may continue to serve staggered terms as the articles of incorporation or bylaws of such corporation provided immediately prior to July 1, 1990, unless and until the articles of incorporation or bylaws are amended to alter or terminate such classes.

History: s. 73, ch. 89-154; s. 23, ch. 93-281; s. 88, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 703.09 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 703 / Section 703.09
703.09 Condemnation of abstracts by county when records have been destroyed.
Status: in_force

When the records, or any material part thereof, in any county in this state, concerning the title to property, have been destroyed by fire or other causes so that a connected chain of title cannot be taken therefrom, and any person or corporation is possessed of any abstracts, copies, minutes, extracts, maps, or plats made from such records before such destruction, the board of county commissioners of such county may acquire such abstracts, copies, minutes, extracts, maps, or plats, in whole or in part, as the board may determine, or copies thereof, to be placed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the use of the public as part of the public records, in the following manner:

(1) The board shall determine, by an entry in its minutes, what abstracts, copies, minutes, extracts, maps, or plats so owned by any person or corporation it desires to acquire for the use of the public; and

(2) The board shall thereupon cause a petition in the name of such county to be presented to the judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which such county is situated, setting forth what abstracts, copies, minutes, extracts, maps, or plats, so made from such records, are required; giving the name of any person, persons, or corporation owning the same or in possession thereof; and praying that such abstracts, copies, minutes, extracts, maps, or plats, or copies thereof sworn to by the custodian thereof to be correct copies of the same, may be condemned and placed in the clerk’s office for the use of the public as part of the public records.

History: s. 1, ch. 5414, 1905; RGS 3856; CGL 5763; s. 151, ch. 83-216.
Fla. Stat. § 554.1011 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1011
554.1011 Short title; scope.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Boiler Safety Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 87-361; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 454.32 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 454 / Section 454.32
454.32 Aiding or assisting disbarred or suspended attorney prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly aids or assists any person in carrying on the unauthorized practice of law, knowing that such person has been disbarred and has not been lawfully reinstated or is under suspension from the practice of law by any circuit court of the state or by the Supreme Court of the state, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and shall also be subject to disbarment.

History: s. 2, ch. 18006, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 8133(3); s. 386, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 2004-287.
Fla. Stat. § 484.041 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 484 / Part II / Section 484.041
484.041 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(3) “Dispensing prescription hearing aids” means and includes: (a) Conducting and interpreting hearing tests for purposes of selecting suitable prescription hearing aids, making earmolds or ear impressions, and providing appropriate counseling. (b) All acts pertaining to the selling, renting, leasing, pricing, delivery, and warranty of prescription hearing aids.

(4) “Hearing aid” means any wearable device designed for, offered for the purpose of, or represented as aiding persons with, or compensating for, impaired hearing.

(5) “Hearing aid establishment” means any establishment in this state which employs a licensed hearing aid specialist who offers, advertises, and performs hearing aid services for the general public.

(6) “Hearing aid specialist” means a person duly licensed in this state to practice the dispensing of prescription hearing aids.

(7) “Over-the-counter hearing aid” means an air-conduction hearing aid that does not require implantation or other surgical intervention and is intended for use by a person 18 years of age or older to compensate for perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment.

(8) “Prescription hearing aid” means a hearing aid that satisfies the requirements of this part and is not an over-the-counter hearing aid.

(9) “Sponsor” means an active, licensed hearing aid specialist under whose direct supervision one or more trainees are studying prescription hearing aid dispensing for the purpose of qualifying for certification to sit for the licensure examination.

(10) “Trainee” means a person studying prescription hearing aid dispensing under the direct supervision of an active licensed hearing aid specialist for the purpose of qualifying for certification to sit for the licensure examination.

History: ss. 2, 18, ch. 83-153; ss. 1, 7, ch. 84-94; ss. 2, 19, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 1, ch. 87-47; s. 22, ch. 90-341; s. 11, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 179, ch. 94-218; s. 172, ch. 97-264; s. 25, ch. 2023-71.
Fla. Stat. § 831.20 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 831 / Section 831.20
831.20 Counterfeit bills and counterfeiters’ tools to be seized.
Status: in_force

When false, forged or counterfeit bank bills or notes, or plates, dies or other tools, instruments or implements used by counterfeiters, designed for the forging or making of false or counterfeit notes, coin or bills, or worthless and uncurrent bank bills or notes described in this chapter shall come to the knowledge of any sheriff, police officer or other officer of justice in this state, such officer shall immediately seize and take possession of and deliver the same into the custody of the court having jurisdiction of the offense of counterfeiting in the county, and the court shall, as soon as the ends of justice will permit, cause the same to be destroyed by an officer of the court who shall make return to the court of his or her doings in the premises.

History: s. 25, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2498; GS 3379; RGS 5227; CGL 7345; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 1298, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 394.929 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part V / Section 394.929
394.929 Program costs.
Status: in_force

The Department of Children and Families is responsible for all costs relating to the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the department’s custody as sexually violent predators. A county is not obligated to fund costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, court-appointed counsel, or other costs required by this part. Other costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, and court-appointed counsel required by this part shall be paid from state funds appropriated by general law.

History: s. 21, ch. 98-64; s. 24, ch. 99-222; s. 3, ch. 2002-59; s. 107, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 674.205 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part II / Section 674.205
674.205 Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item.
Status: in_force

If a customer delivers an item to a depositary bank for collection:

(1) The depositary bank becomes a holder of the item at the time it receives the item for collection if the customer at the time of delivery was a holder of the item, whether or not the customer indorses the item; and, if the bank satisfies the other requirements of s. 673.3021, it is a holder in due course; and

(2) The depositary bank warrants to collecting banks, the payor bank or other payor, and the drawer that the amount of the item was paid to the customer or deposited to the customer’s account.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 23, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 83.535 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 83 / Part II / Section 83.535
83.535 Flotation bedding system; restrictions on use.
Status: in_force

No landlord may prohibit a tenant from using a flotation bedding system in a dwelling unit, provided the flotation bedding system does not violate applicable building codes. The tenant shall be required to carry in the tenant’s name flotation insurance as is standard in the industry in an amount deemed reasonable to protect the tenant and owner against personal injury and property damage to the dwelling units. In any case, the policy shall carry a loss payable clause to the owner of the building.

History: s. 7, ch. 82-66; s. 5, ch. 93-255.
Fla. Stat. § 625.330 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.330
625.330 Special investments by title insurer.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other investments eligible under this part, a title insurer may invest and have invested an amount not exceeding the greater of $300,000 or 50 percent of that part of its surplus as to policyholders which exceeds the minimum surplus required by s. 624.408 in its abstract plant and equipment, in loans secured by mortgages on abstract plants and equipment, and, with the consent of the office, in stocks of abstract companies. If the insurer transacts kinds of insurance in addition to title insurance, for the purposes of this section its paid-in capital stock shall be prorated between title insurance and such other insurances upon the basis of the reserves maintained by the insurer for the various kinds of insurance; but the capital so assigned to title insurance shall in no event be less than $100,000.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a business trust insurer. Such an insurer may invest and have invested not exceeding the greater of $300,000 or 50 percent of its net trust fund in excess of the reserve provided for under s. 625.111 in abstract plants, stock in abstract companies, or corporations controlled by the business trust and created for developing and servicing abstract plants.

(3) Investments authorized by this section shall not be credited against the insurer’s required unearned premium or guaranty fund reserve provided for under s. 625.111.

History: s. 155, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-436; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 113, 122, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 25, ch. 93-410; s. 887, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 499.69 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part II / Section 499.69
499.69 Possession in or near residential housing prohibited; legal entitlement to possession of premises not a defense.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the possession of a current valid license or permit as provided in this part, it is unlawful for any person to possess 2.5 gallons, or equivalent by weight, or more of ether in, or within 500 feet of, any residential housing structure.

(2) A defendant’s legal entitlement to possession of the property where the violation occurred shall not be a defense to a prosecution for a violation of subsection (1).

History: ss. 10, 11, ch. 86-133; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 243.66 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part II / Section 243.66
243.66 Payment of bonds.
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds issued under ss. 243.50-243.77 are not a debt or liability of the authority, any municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, and are not a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, the authority, any municipality, or any political subdivision thereof, but are payable solely from revenues of the authority pertaining to the project relating to the issue; payments by participating institutions of higher education, banks, insurance companies, or others under letters of credit or purchase agreements; investment earnings from funds or accounts maintained under the bond resolution; insurance proceeds; loan funding deposits; proceeds of sales of education loans; proceeds of refunding obligations; and fees, charges, and other revenues of the authority from the project. All revenue bonds must contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the authority nor any municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof is obligated to pay the bond or the interest thereon except from revenues of the project or the portion thereof for which they are issued, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the authority, any municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds. The issuance of revenue bonds under ss. 243.50-243.77 may not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the authority, any municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment.

History: s. 17, ch. 2001-79.
Fla. Stat. § 689.13 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 689 / Section 689.13
689.13 Rule against perpetuities not applicable to dispositions of property for private cemeteries, etc.
Status: in_force

No disposition of property, or the income thereof, hereafter made for the maintenance or care of any public or private burying ground, churchyard, or other place for the burial of the dead, or any portion thereof, or grave therein, or monument or other erection in or about the same, shall fail by reason of such disposition having been made in perpetuity; but such disposition shall be held to be made for a charitable purpose or purposes.

History: s. 1, ch. 14655, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 5671(1).
Fla. Stat. § 655.967 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.967
655.967 State-funded endowments.
Status: in_force

A state-mandated endowment funded through a general appropriations act prior to 1990 may be maintained in trust accounts in financial institutions as defined in s. 655.005.

History: s. 9, ch. 2008-75.
Fla. Stat. § 625.322 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.322
625.322 Collateral loans.
Status: in_force

An insurer may invest in loans with a maturity not in excess of 12 years from the date thereof which are secured by the pledge of assets permitted by part I of this chapter. Loans made pursuant to this section shall not be admitted as an asset when it is considered probable that any portion of the amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan will not be collected. Collateral loans reported in financial statements filed with the office shall not exceed the value of the collateral held by the company.

History: s. 147, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 70-188; 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; s. 20, ch. 2001-213; s. 883, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 943.1727 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.1727
943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a continued employment training component relating to autism spectrum disorder as defined in s. 627.6686. The training component shall include, but need not be limited to, instruction on the recognition of the symptoms and characteristics of an individual on the autism disorder spectrum and appropriate responses to an individual exhibiting such symptoms and characteristics. Completion of the training component may count toward the 40 hours of instruction for continued employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer required under s. 943.135.

History: s. 1, ch. 2017-43.