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Fla. Stat. § 334.62 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.62
334.62 Florida Transportation Academy.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the growth and sustainability of the transportation industry workforce is vital to the continued success and efficiency of the state’s supply chain and economic competitiveness. In order to prioritize the continued need for transportation industry workforce development programs, the Florida Transportation Academy is established within the department. In order to support, promote, and sustain workforce development efforts in the transportation sector, the department may do all of the following:

(1) Coordinate with the Department of Corrections to identify and create certification and training opportunities for nonviolent, scheduled-release inmates and create a notification process between the Department of Corrections and the department for nonviolent inmates with imminent scheduled-release dates who are expected to seek employment upon release.

(2) Coordinate with the Department of Juvenile Justice and its educational partners to create certification and training opportunities for eligible youth.

(3) Coordinate with veterans’ organizations to encourage veterans with honorable military discharge to pursue employment opportunities within the transportation industry, including, but not limited to, employment as pilots, mechanics, and air traffic controllers.

(4) Coordinate with the Department of Commerce; CareerSource Florida, Inc.; and regional business organizations, within and outside of the transportation industry, to further understand recruitment and retention needs and job-seeker pipelines.

(5) Coordinate with the American Council of Engineering Companies and the Florida Transportation Builders Association to optimize workforce recruitment and retention and assess future needs across the transportation industry in this state.

History: s. 25, ch. 2025-155.
Fla. Stat. § 944.282 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.282
944.282 Rules governing inmate use of weight training equipment.
Status: in_force

In the interests of safety, security, and order of the state correctional system, the Department of Corrections shall immediately adopt rules governing and limiting access to weights and other weight training equipment by inmates within the state correctional system. It is the intent of the Legislature to restrict the use of weight training equipment for those inmates who have committed disciplinary infractions within the previous 120 days or have not completed work assignments as determined by the department.

History: s. 60, ch. 96-312.
Fla. Stat. § 285.05 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 285 / Part I / Section 285.05
285.05 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund authorized to exchange lands with individuals.
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund may, in its discretion, exchange state lands with private landowners, and, in turn, exchange any lands so acquired with the United States for government-owned lands, to facilitate the carrying out of the purpose described in s. 285.04.

History: s. 2, ch. 17065, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 1995(3); s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 940.061 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 940 / Section 940.061
940.061 Informing persons about executive clemency, restoration of civil rights, and restoration of voting rights.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections shall inform and educate inmates and offenders on community supervision about the restoration of civil rights and the restoration of voting rights resulting from the removal of the disqualification to vote pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution. Each month, the Department of Corrections shall send to the Florida Commission on Offender Review by electronic means a list of the names of inmates who have been released from incarceration and offenders who have been terminated from supervision who may be eligible for restoration of civil rights.

History: s. 3, ch. 96-312; s. 6, ch. 2010-64; s. 28, ch. 2014-191; s. 27, ch. 2019-162.
Fla. Stat. § 573.115 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.115
573.115 Cooperation with other governments.
Status: in_force

The department is hereby authorized to confer with and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of the United States for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, or orders, and the department is authorized to conduct joint hearings, issue joint or concurrent marketing orders, and exercise any administrative authority to effect such uniformity of administration and regulation.

History: ss. 15, 26, ch. 87-171; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6621 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.6621
627.6621 Advanced practice registered nurse services.
Status: in_force

A group, blanket, or franchise health insurance policy that is delivered, issued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2021, may not require an insured to receive services from an advanced practice registered nurse registered under s. 464.0123 in place of a physician.

History: s. 29, ch. 2020-9.
Fla. Stat. § 63.233 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 63 / Section 63.233
63.233 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 11, ch. 87-397; s. 10, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 281.07 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 281 / Section 281.07
281.07 Rules; Facilities Program; traffic regulation.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Management Services shall adopt and promulgate rules to govern the administration, operation, and management of the Facilities Program and to regulate traffic and parking on state-owned property, including the Capitol Complex, which rules are not in conflict with any state law or county or municipal ordinance, and to carry out the provisions of ss. 281.02-281.08.

(2) Political subdivisions and municipalities may enact and enforce ordinances on the violation of traffic and parking rules provided in subsection (1).

History: s. 2, ch. 76-247; s. 1, ch. 81-26; s. 1, ch. 83-336; s. 9, ch. 84-274; s. 7, ch. 91-54; s. 219, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 43, ch. 99-13; s. 34, ch. 99-399; s. 10, ch. 2002-21.
Fla. Stat. § 409.257 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.257
409.257 Service of process.
Status: in_force

(1) The service of original process and orders in any paternity or child support action or proceeding filed by the department shall be made in accordance with chapter 48. The sheriff shall be reimbursed at the prevailing rate of federal financial participation for service of process and orders as allowed by law. The sheriff shall bill the department monthly as provided for in s. 30.51(2).

(2) Process and orders may be served or executed by authorized agents of the department at the department’s discretion if the agent of the department does not take any action against personal property, real property, or persons.

(3) Service of process by publication under chapter 49 may be made on the legal father in any action or proceeding to determine paternity, which may result in termination of the legal father’s parental rights, in which another man is alleged to be the biological father. Before service of process by publication may be made, the petitioner shall conduct a diligent search and inquiry to locate the legal father. A diligent search must include the inquiries required by s. 63.088(5). The petitioner shall execute an affidavit of diligent search and file it with the court confirming completion of each aspect of the diligent search enumerated in s. 63.088(5) and specifying the results. If the legal father cannot be located, he shall be served with process by publication in the manner provided in chapter 49. The notice shall be published in the county where the legal father was last known to have resided. The clerk of the circuit court shall mail a copy of the notice to the legal father at his last known address.

(4) Notices and other intermediate process, except witness subpoenas, shall be served by the department as provided for in the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

(5) Witness subpoenas shall be served by the department by United States mail as provided for in s. 48.031(3).

History: s. 2, ch. 84-141; s. 9, ch. 87-405; s. 8, ch. 89-183; s. 8, ch. 2004-273; s. 15, ch. 2004-334; s. 7, ch. 2007-85; s. 2, ch. 2015-59.
Fla. Stat. § 632.628 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 632 / Section 632.628
632.628 Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Reports shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of this section. Every society transacting business in this state shall annually, on or before March 1, unless for cause shown such time has been extended by the office, file with the office a true statement of its financial condition, transactions, and affairs for the preceding calendar year and pay a fee for filing same, as provided in s. 624.501(4). The statement shall be in general form and context as approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for fraternal benefits societies and as supplemented by additional information required by the office.

(2) As part of the annual statement herein required, each society shall, on or before March 1, file with the office a valuation of its certificates in force on December 31 last preceding, provided the office may, in its discretion for cause shown, extend the time for filing such valuation for not more than 2 calendar months. Such valuation shall be done in accordance with the standards specified in s. 632.627. Such valuation and underlying data shall be certified by a qualified actuary or, at the expense of the society, verified by the actuary of the insurance regulatory agency of the state of domicile of the society.

(3) A society neglecting to file the annual statement in the form and within the time provided by this section shall be subject to an administrative fine in an amount up to $100 for each day during which such neglect continues, and, upon notice by the office to that effect, its authority to do business in this state shall cease while such default continues.

(4) The office shall deposit all fees received under this section to the credit of the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.

History: ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1385, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 310.171 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.171
310.171 Pilots may incorporate themselves.
Status: in_force

Any one or more licensed state pilots may incorporate in the manner provided under part I of chapter 607 or chapter 621.

History: s. 2, ch. 75-201; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 16, ch. 78-140; s. 3, ch. 79-9; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 3, ch. 84-185; ss. 10, 11, ch. 86-280; s. 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 39, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 732.2125 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part II / Section 732.2125
732.2125 Right of election; by whom exercisable.
Status: in_force

The right of election may be exercised:

(1) By the surviving spouse.

(2) With approval of the court having jurisdiction of the probate proceeding by an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse. Before approving the election, the court shall determine that the election is in the best interests of the surviving spouse during the spouse’s probable lifetime.

History: s. 15, ch. 75-220; s. 12, ch. 99-343; s. 27, ch. 2001-226; s. 6, ch. 2010-132.
Fla. Stat. § 409.961 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part IV / Section 409.961
409.961 Statutory construction; applicability; rules.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that if any conflict exists between the provisions contained in this part and in other parts of this chapter, the provisions in this part control. Sections 409.961-409.985 apply only to the Medicaid managed medical assistance program and long-term care managed care program, as provided in this part. The agency shall adopt any rules necessary to comply with or administer this part and all rules necessary to comply with federal requirements. In addition, the department shall adopt and accept the transfer of any rules necessary to carry out the department’s responsibilities for receiving and processing Medicaid applications and determining Medicaid eligibility and for ensuring compliance with and administering this part, as those rules relate to the department’s responsibilities, and any other provisions related to the department’s responsibility for the determination of Medicaid eligibility. Contracts with the agency and a person or entity, including Medicaid providers and managed care plans, necessary to administer the Medicaid program are not rules and are not subject to chapter 120.

History: s. 2, ch. 2011-134; s. 4, ch. 2012-44.
Fla. Stat. § 61.510 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.510
61.510 Appearance and limited immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.

(2) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.

(3) The immunity granted by subsection (1) does not extend to civil litigation based on an act unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this part which was committed by an individual while present in this state.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 736.1408 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part XIV / Section 736.1408
736.1408 Duty and liability of trust director.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (2), with respect to a power of direction or further power under s. 736.1406(3)(a), relating to additional power granted to a trust director in furtherance of an express power of direction: (a) A trust director has the same fiduciary duty and liability in the exercise or nonexercise of the power: 1. If the power is held individually, as a sole trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances; or 2. If the power is held jointly with a trustee or another trust director, as a cotrustee in a like position and under similar circumstances. (b) The terms of the trust may vary the trust director’s duty or liability to the same extent the terms of the trust may vary the duty or liability of a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances.

(2) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, if a trust director is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law other than this part to provide health care in the ordinary course of the trust director’s business or practice of a profession, to the extent the trust director acts in that capacity the trust director has no duty or liability under this part.

(3) The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a trust director in addition to the duties and liabilities under this section.

History: s. 19, ch. 2021-183.
Fla. Stat. § 626.895 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VII / Section 626.895
626.895 Definition of “service company” or “service agent.”
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this part, a “service company” is any business entity which has met all the requirements of ss. 626.895-626.899, which does not control funds, and which has obtained office approval to contract with self-insurers or multiple-employer welfare arrangements for the purpose of providing all or any part of the services necessary to establish and maintain a multiple-employer welfare arrangement as defined in s. 624.437(1). The term “service agent” is synonymous with the term “service company” as used in this part.

History: s. 4, ch. 83-203; s. 3, ch. 84-94; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1004, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 379.373 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part VII / Section 379.373
379.373 License fee; renewal, revocation.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized and empowered to issue a license or permit for the capturing, keeping, possessing, or exhibiting of venomous reptiles, upon payment of an annual fee of $100 and upon assurance that all of the provisions of ss. 379.305 and 379.372-379.374 and such other reasonable rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe will be fully complied with in all respects. (b) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized and empowered to issue a license or permit for the capturing, keeping, possessing, or exhibiting of reptiles of concern upon payment of an annual fee not to exceed $100 and upon assurance that all of the provisions of ss. 379.305 and 379.372-379.374 and such other reasonable rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe will be fully complied with in all respects. The annual fee for issuance or renewal of a license or permit under this paragraph for reptiles of concern is initially set at $100. However, the commission may reduce that annual fee by rule if the commission determines that there is general compliance with ss. 379.305 and 379.372-379.374 and that such compliance allows for a reduction in fees to cover the costs of administering and enforcing the reptiles of concern program. The commission may issue a license or permit to an applicant who holds a current and valid license or permit for venomous reptiles under paragraph (a) and meets all requirements for the capturing, keeping, possessing, or exhibiting of reptiles of concern, but shall not require payment of an additional annual fee.

(2) Such permits or licenses may be revoked by the commission upon violation of any of the provisions of ss. 379.305 and 379.372-379.374 or upon violation of any of the rules and regulations prescribed by the commission relating to the capturing, keeping, possessing, and exhibiting of any venomous reptiles or reptiles of concern. Such permits or licenses shall be for an annual period to be prescribed by the commission and shall be renewable upon the payment of said fee and shall be subject to the same conditions, limitations, and restrictions as set forth in this section. All moneys received pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the State Game Trust Fund to be used to implement, administer, enforce, and educate the public regarding ss. 379.305 and 379.372-379.374.

History: s. 2, ch. 28263, 1953; s. 166, ch. 99-245; s. 8, ch. 2003-151; s. 2, ch. 2007-239; s. 160, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 941.33 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 941 / Part I / Section 941.33
941.33 Fresh pursuit; validity of arrest.
Status: in_force

Section 941.31 shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful.

History: s. 3, ch. 20461, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 1001.271 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1001 / Part I / Section 1001.271
1001.271 Florida Information Resource Network.
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Education shall facilitate and coordinate the use of the Florida Information Resource Network by school districts, educational institutions in the Florida College System, universities, and other eligible users.

History: s. 3, ch. 2009-59; s. 14, ch. 2011-5; s. 5, ch. 2011-55.
Fla. Stat. § 768.17 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.17
768.17 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the public policy of the state to shift the losses resulting when wrongful death occurs from the survivors of the decedent to the wrongdoer. Sections 768.16-768.26 are remedial and shall be liberally construed.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-35; s. 106, ch. 2003-1.
Fla. Stat. § 565.095 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 565 / Section 565.095
565.095 Licensure as primary American source of supply.
Status: in_force

(1) DEFINITION. — “Primary American source of supply” means the manufacturer, rectifier, or bottler, or their legally authorized exclusive agent, who, if the product cannot be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the source closest to the manufacturer in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by an American distributor, or who, if the product can be secured directly from the manufacturer by an American distributor, is the manufacturer. It shall also include any applicant who directly purchases spirituous liquors from a manufacturer, rectifier, or bottler who represents that there is no primary American source of supply for the brand, and such applicant must petition the division for approval of licensure.

(2) TAX CONTROL LICENSURE REQUIRED. — For purposes of tax revenue control, no person, firm, corporation, or other entity which is the primary American source of supply as defined herein may sell, offer for sale, accept orders for sale, ship, or cause to be shipped into this state any spirituous liquors to any distributor or importer within the state without having first obtained licensure as a primary American source of supply on forms provided by, and in such manner as prescribed by, the division. Applicants for licensure as a primary American source of supply shall be exempt from the requirements and qualification standards set forth in ss. 561.15 and 561.17.

(3) LICENSE FEES. — Licensure as a primary American source of supply authorizes the shipment of distilled spirits manufactured within and without the state to licensed distributors, importers, manufacturers, bonded warehouses, and registered exporters within the state. The annual license fee for a primary American source of supply is $30 for each brand that requires a federal label approval and is scheduled for shipment to a licensed distributor or importer within this state for the purpose of being sold within the state. The annual license fee shall be submitted with the application for initial licensure. This license shall be renewed each year, and the renewal fee shall be $30 for each brand shipped into the state during the preceding year.

(4) CERTAIN INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN SHIPMENTS PROHIBITED. — No holder of a distributor’s license or importer’s license as classified by s. 561.14(2) may ship or cause to be shipped into this state, or accept delivery of from another state or a foreign country, any spirituous liquors except directly from a primary American source of supply.

(5) PRIVATE LABELS. — Nothing herein shall prohibit the ownership by vendors of brand names of distilled spirits and vinous beverages commonly known as private labels; provided, that such ownership and use thereof does not otherwise violate the Beverage Law.

(6) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. — The division shall promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 78-135; s. 2, ch. 85-58; s. 11, ch. 96-419.
Fla. Stat. § 531.49 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 531 / Section 531.49
531.49 Advertising packages for sale.
Status: in_force

A packaged commodity closely and conspicuously associated with the retail price must have a declaration of quantity as is required by law or rule to appear on the package.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 13, ch. 2005-210; s. 58, ch. 2025-22.