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Fla. Stat. § 624.26 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part I / Section 624.26
624.26 Collaborative arrangement with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “PPACA” has the same meaning as provided in s. 627.402.

(2) When reviewing forms filed by health insurers or health maintenance organizations pursuant to s. 627.410 or s. 641.31(3) for compliance with state law, the office may also review such forms for compliance with PPACA. If the office determines that a form does not comply with PPACA, the office shall inform the insurer or organization of the reason for noncompliance. If the office determines that a form ultimately used by an insurer or organization does not comply with PPACA, the office may report such potential violation to the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The review of forms by the office under this subsection does not include review of the rates, rating practices, or the relationship of benefits to the rates.

(3) When performing market conduct examinations or investigations of health insurers or health maintenance organizations as authorized under s. 624.307, s. 624.3161, or s. 641.3905 for compliance with state law, the office may include compliance with PPACA within the scope of such examination or investigation. If the office determines that an insurer’s or organization’s operations do not comply with PPACA, the office shall inform the insurer or organization of the reason for such determination. If the insurer or organization does not take action to comply with PPACA, the office may report such potential violation to the federal Department of Health and Human Resources.

(4) The department’s Division of Consumer Services may respond to complaints by consumers relating to a requirement of PPACA and report apparent or potential violations to the office and to the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

(5) A determination made by the office or department pursuant to this section regarding compliance with PPACA does not constitute a determination that affects the substantial interests of any party for purposes of chapter 120.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-101; s. 4, ch. 2016-165.
Fla. Stat. § 20.197 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.197
20.197 Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
Status: in_force

There is created the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, housed within the Department of Children and Families for administrative purposes only. The agency shall be a separate budget entity not subject to control, supervision, or direction by the Department of Children and Families in any manner, including, but not limited to, personnel, purchasing, transactions involving real or personal property, and budgetary matters.

(1) The director of the agency shall be the agency head for all purposes and shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The director shall administer the affairs of the agency and may, within available resources, employ assistants, professional staff, and other employees as necessary to discharge the powers and duties of the agency.

(2) The agency shall include a Division of Budget and Planning and a Division of Operations. In addition, and in accordance with s. 20.04, the director of the agency may recommend establishing additional divisions, bureaus, sections, and subsections of the agency in order to promote efficient and effective operation of the agency.

(3) The agency is responsible for providing all services provided to persons with developmental disabilities under chapter 393, including the operation of all state institutional programs and the programmatic management of Medicaid waivers established to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities.

(4) The agency shall engage in such other administrative activities as are deemed necessary to effectively and efficiently address the needs of the agency’s clients.

(5) The agency shall enter into an interagency agreement that delineates the responsibilities of the Agency for Health Care Administration for the following: (a) The terms and execution of contracts with Medicaid providers for the provision of services provided through Medicaid, including federally approved waiver programs. (b) The billing, payment, and reconciliation of claims for Medicaid services reimbursed by the agency. (c) The implementation of utilization management measures, including the prior authorization of services plans and the streamlining and consolidation of waiver services, to ensure the cost-effective provision of needed Medicaid services and to maximize the number of persons with access to such services. (d) A system of approving each client’s plan of care to ensure that the services on the plan of care are those that without which the client would require the services of an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled.

History: s. 70, ch. 2004-267; s. 1, ch. 2006-227; s. 6, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 536.14 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 536 / Section 536.14
536.14 Brands to be recorded by clerk of circuit court.
Status: in_force

A person may execute a written declaration that she or he has adopted a brand, describing it, and after acknowledgment of such declaration before any officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds, may have the same recorded by the clerk of the circuit court in the record of mortgages, in any county in which she or he may desire to own or have in possession saw logs.

History: s. 2, ch. 4738, 1899; GS 1257; RGS 2394; CGL 3803; s. 742, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.22 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part II / Section 1010.22
1010.22 Cost accounting and reporting for workforce education.
Status: in_force

(1) Each school district and each Florida College System institution shall account for expenditures of all state, local, federal, and other funds in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education.

(2) Each school district and each Florida College System institution shall report expenditures for workforce education in accordance with requirements prescribed by the State Board of Education.

(3) The Department of Education, in cooperation with school districts and Florida College System institutions, shall develop and maintain a database of valid comparable information on workforce education which will meet both state and local needs.

History: s. 540, ch. 2002-387; s. 158, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 327.56 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 327 / Section 327.56
327.56 Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; probable cause; secondary offense.
Status: in_force

(1) An officer may not board any vessel or perform a vessel stop in this state unless the officer has probable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred or is occurring.

(2) An officer may not perform a vessel stop or board a vessel for the sole purpose of performing a safety or marine sanitation equipment inspection. A violation of safety or marine sanitation equipment requirements is a secondary offense, rather than a primary offense.

History: s. 9, ch. 59-400; s. 14, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 11, ch. 84-188; s. 6, ch. 94-241; s. 954, ch. 95-148; s. 2, ch. 2025-35.
Fla. Stat. § 170.18 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 170 / Section 170.18
170.18 Notice required where no newspaper is published in county in which municipality is situated.
Status: in_force

Where, by any of the provisions of this chapter, any notice is required to be given by publication in a newspaper, if there be no newspaper published in the county in which the municipality is situated, then such notice shall be posted for the prescribed period of time in at least five public places in the municipality, one of which shall be the city or town hall, or the place of meeting of the governing authority, if there be no city or town hall.

History: s. 18, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3039.
Fla. Stat. § 838.22 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 838 / Section 838.22
838.22 Bid tampering.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to knowingly and intentionally influence or attempt to influence the competitive solicitation undertaken by any governmental entity for the procurement of commodities or services, by: (a) Disclosing, except as authorized by law, material information concerning a vendor’s response, any evaluation results, or other aspects of the competitive solicitation when such information is not publicly disclosed. (b) Altering or amending a submitted response, documents or other materials supporting a submitted response, or any evaluation results relating to the competitive solicitation for the purpose of intentionally providing a competitive advantage to any person who submits a response.

(2) It is unlawful for a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another by circumventing a competitive solicitation process required by law or rule through the use of a sole-source contract for commodities or services.

(3) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly agree, conspire, combine, or confederate, directly or indirectly, with a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to violate subsection (1) or subsection (2).

(4) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly enter into a contract for commodities or services which was secured by a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement acting in violation of subsection (1) or subsection (2).

(5) Any person who violates this section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 5, ch. 2003-158; s. 5, ch. 2016-151.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1605 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1605
620.1605 Effect of dissociation as general partner.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon a person’s dissociation as a general partner: (a) The person’s right to participate as a general partner in the management and conduct of the partnership’s activities terminates. (b) The person’s duty of loyalty as a general partner under s. 620.1408(2)(c) terminates. (c) The person’s duty of loyalty as a general partner under s. 620.1408(2)(a) and (b) and duty of care under s. 620.1408(3) continue only with regard to matters arising and events occurring before the person’s dissociation as a general partner.

(2) The person may sign and deliver to the Department of State for filing a statement of dissociation pertaining to the person and, at the request of the limited partnership, shall sign an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership which states that the person has dissociated.

(3) Subject to s. 620.1704 and ss. 620.2101-620.2125, any transferable interest owned by the person immediately before dissociation in the person’s capacity as a general partner is owned by the person as a mere transferee.

(4) A person’s dissociation as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person from any obligation to the limited partnership or the other partners which the person incurred while a general partner.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 177.131 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 177 / Part I / Section 177.131
177.131 Recordation of the Department of Transportation official right-of-way maps and other governmental right-of-way maps.
Status: in_force

(1) The circuit court clerk of a county shall record in the public land records of the county any map prepared and adopted by the Department of Transportation or any other governmental entity as its official right-of-way map after the same has been approved by the appropriate governmental authority. The clerk shall use special plat books provided by the appropriate governmental authority for such maps, which shall be kept with other plat books. The clerk shall make available to the public a full size copy of the right-of-way maps at a reasonable fee.

(2) Sections 177.011-177.121 of this part are not applicable to this section. Upon request of the clerk, the Department of Transportation shall furnish without charge a reproducible copy of its right-of-way maps.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-339; s. 11, ch. 98-20.
Fla. Stat. § 719.111 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 719 / Part I / Section 719.111
719.111 Attorney’s fees.
Status: in_force

If a contract or lease between a cooperative unit owner or association and a developer contains a provision allowing attorney’s fees to the developer, should any litigation arise under the provisions of the contract or lease, the court shall also allow reasonable attorney’s fees to the unit owner or association when the unit owner or association prevails in any action by or against the unit owner or association with respect to the contract or lease.

History: ss. 10, 11, ch. 78-340; s. 20, ch. 86-175.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.81 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part III / Section 1009.81
1009.81 Loan agreements.
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may enter into loan agreements between the department and the recipients of loans from the program for such periods and under such other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the applicable rules and regulations and mutually agreed upon by the parties thereto in order to carry out the purposes of s. 15, Art. VII of the State Constitution and ss. 1009.78-1009.88.

History: s. 463, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2432 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part II / Section 379.2432
379.2432 Manatee protection; intent; conduct of studies; initiatives and plans.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission request the necessary funding and staffing through a general revenue budget request to ensure that manatees receive the maximum protection possible. The Legislature recognizes that strong manatee protection depends upon consistently achieving a high degree of compliance with existing and future rules. The commission shall conduct standardized studies to determine levels of public compliance with manatee protection rules, and shall use the results of the studies, together with other relevant information, to develop and implement strategic law enforcement initiatives and boater education plans. Drawing upon information obtained from the compliance studies and the implementation of enforcement initiatives together with boater education plans, the commission shall identify any impediments in consistently achieving high levels of compliance, and adjust their enforcement and boater education efforts accordingly.

History: s. 19, ch. 2002-264; s. 74, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 39.0136 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part I / Section 39.0136
39.0136 Time limitations; continuances.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that time is of the essence for establishing permanency for a child in the dependency system. Time limitations are a right of the child which may not be waived, extended, or continued at the request of any party except as provided in this section.

(2)(a) All parties and the court must work together to ensure that permanency is achieved as soon as possible for every child through timely performance of their responsibilities under this chapter. (b) The department shall ensure that parents have the information necessary to contact their case manager. When a new case manager is assigned to a case, the case manager must make a timely and diligent effort to notify the parent and provide updated contact information.

(3) The time limitations in this chapter do not include: (a) Periods of delay resulting from a continuance granted at the request of the child’s counsel, guardian ad litem, or attorney ad litem, if one is appointed. The court must consider the best interests of the child when determining periods of delay under this section. (b) Periods of delay resulting from a continuance granted at the request of any party if the continuance is granted: 1. Because of an unavailability of evidence that is material to the case if the requesting party has exercised due diligence to obtain evidence and there are substantial grounds to believe that the evidence will be available within 30 days. However, if the requesting party is not prepared to proceed within 30 days, any other party may move for issuance of an order to show cause or the court on its own motion may impose appropriate sanctions, which may include dismissal of the petition. 2. To allow the requesting party additional time to prepare the case and additional time is justified because of an exceptional circumstance. (c) Reasonable periods of delay necessary to accomplish notice of the hearing to the child’s parent or legal custodian; however, the petitioner shall continue regular efforts to provide notice to the parents during the periods of delay.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), in order to expedite permanency for a child, the total time allowed for continuances or extensions of time, including continuances or extensions by the court on its own motion, may not exceed 60 days within any 12-month period for proceedings conducted under this chapter. A continuance or extension of time may be granted only for extraordinary circumstances in which it is necessary to preserve the constitutional rights of a party or if substantial evidence exists to demonstrate that without granting a continuance or extension of time the child’s best interests will be harmed.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a continuance or an extension of time is limited to the number of days absolutely necessary to complete a necessary task in order to preserve the rights of a party or the best interests of a child.

History: s. 4, ch. 2006-86; s. 2, ch. 2019-128; s. 9, ch. 2024-70.
Fla. Stat. § 440.1025 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.1025
440.1025 Employer workplace safety program in ratesetting; program requirements; rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(1) For a public or private employer to be eligible for receipt of specific identifiable consideration under s. 627.0915 for a workplace safety program in the setting of rates, the employer must have a workplace safety program. At a minimum, the program must include a written safety policy and safety rules, and make provision for safety inspections, preventative maintenance, safety training, first-aid, accident investigation, and necessary recordkeeping. The department may adopt rules for insurers to utilize in determining employer compliance with the requirements of this section.

(2) The division shall publicize on the Internet, and shall encourage insurers to publicize, the availability of free safety consultation services and safety program resources.

History: s. 9, ch. 2001-91; s. 471, ch. 2003-261; s. 9, ch. 2003-412.
Fla. Stat. § 695.04 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 695 / Section 695.04
695.04 Requirements of certificate.
Status: in_force

The certificate of the officer before whom the acknowledgment or proof is taken, except for a certificate legalizing or authenticating the signature of a person executing an instrument concerning real property pursuant to s. 695.03(3), shall contain and set forth substantially the matter required to be done or proved to make such acknowledgment or proof effectual as set forth in s. 117.05.

History: RS 1974; GS 2482; RGS 3824; CGL 5700; s. 2, ch. 84-97; s. 24, ch. 2019-71.
Fla. Stat. § 288.9610 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part VIII / Section 288.9610
288.9610 Annual reports of Florida Development Finance Corporation.
Status: in_force

On or before 90 days after the close of the Florida Development Finance Corporation’s fiscal year, the corporation shall submit to the Governor, the Legislature, the Auditor General, the Department of Commerce, and the governing body of each public entity for which the corporation issues revenue bonds pursuant to s. 288.9606 or with which it has entered into an interlocal agreement a complete and detailed report setting forth:

(1) The results of any audit conducted under s. 11.45.

(2) The activities, operations, and accomplishments of the Florida Development Finance Corporation, including the number of businesses assisted by the corporation.

(3) Its assets, liabilities, income, and operating expenses at the end of its most recent fiscal year, including a description of all of its outstanding revenue bonds.

History: ss. 34, 62, ch. 93-187; s. 1, ch. 93-402; s. 39, ch. 2002-1; s. 46, ch. 2004-305; s. 74, ch. 2010-102; s. 10, ch. 2010-139; s. 8, ch. 2020-30; s. 76, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0607 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0607
617.0607 Termination, expulsion, and suspension.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of a corporation may not be expelled or suspended, and a membership in the corporation may not be terminated or suspended, except pursuant to a procedure that is fair and reasonable and is carried out in good faith.

(2) Any written notice given by mail must be delivered by certified mail or first-class mail to the last address of the member shown on the records of the corporation.

(3) Any proceeding challenging an expulsion, suspension, or termination, including a proceeding in which the defective notice is alleged, must be commenced within 1 year after the effective date of the expulsion, suspension, or termination.

(4) A member who has been expelled or suspended may be liable to the corporation for dues, assessments, or fees as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made before expulsion or suspension.

History: s. 19, ch. 2009-205.
Fla. Stat. § 636.065 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part I / Section 636.065
636.065 Acquisitions.
Status: in_force

Each prepaid limited health service organization is subject to the provisions of s. 628.4615.

History: s. 52, ch. 93-148.
Fla. Stat. § 604.50 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.50
604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings; farm fences; farm signs.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any nonresidential farm building, farm fence, or farm sign that is located on lands used for bona fide agricultural purposes, not including those lands used for urban agriculture, is exempt from the Florida Building Code and any county or municipal code or fee, except for code provisions implementing local, state, or federal floodplain management regulations. A farm sign located on a public road may not be erected, used, operated, or maintained in a manner that violates any of the standards provided in s. 479.11(4), (5)(a), and (6)-(8).

(2) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Bona fide agricultural purposes” has the same meaning as provided in s. 193.461(3)(b). (b) “Farm” has the same meaning as provided in s. 823.14. (c) “Farm sign” means a sign erected, used, or maintained on a farm by the owner or lessee of the farm which relates solely to farm produce, merchandise, or services sold, produced, manufactured, or furnished on the farm. (d) “Nonresidential farm building” means any temporary or permanent building or support structure that is classified as a nonresidential farm building on a farm under s. 553.73(10)(c) or that is used primarily for agricultural purposes, is located on land that is an integral part of a farm operation or is classified as agricultural land under s. 193.461, and is not intended to be used as a residential dwelling. The term may include, but is not limited to, a barn, greenhouse, shade house, farm office, storage building, or poultry house. (e) “Urban agriculture” has the same meaning as in s. 604.73(3).

History: s. 13, ch. 98-396; s. 19, ch. 2002-293; s. 51, ch. 2002-295; ss. 6, 9, ch. 2011-7; HJR 7103, 2011 Regular Session; s. 75, ch. 2012-5; s. 12, ch. 2012-83; s. 2, ch. 2013-239; s. 2, ch. 2021-115.