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Fla. Stat. § 702.07 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 702 / Section 702.07
702.07 Power of courts and judges to set aside foreclosure decrees at any time before sale.
Status: in_force

The circuit courts of this state, and the judges thereof at chambers, shall have jurisdiction, power, and authority to rescind, vacate, and set aside a decree of foreclosure of a mortgage of property at any time before the sale thereof has been actually made pursuant to the terms of such decree, and to dismiss the foreclosure proceeding upon the payment of all court costs.

History: s. 1, ch. 11881, 1927; CGL 5752.
Fla. Stat. § 571.25 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 571 / Part II / Section 571.25
571.25 Registration and fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who participates in the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign shall register annually with the department in a form and manner as required by the department. Each person shall renew his or her registration on the anniversary date of his or her original membership.

(2) The department is hereby authorized to establish by rule, registration and renewal fees sufficient to cover the cost of administering the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign, including all personnel costs. Fees shall be deposited in the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund.

History: s. 16, ch. 90-323; s. 8, ch. 98-396.
Fla. Stat. § 400.54 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part III / Section 400.54
400.54 Annual assessment of the home health aide for medically fragile children program.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency shall conduct an annual assessment of the home health aide for medically fragile children program. The assessment must report caregiver satisfaction with the program, report data on adverse incidents, and identify additional support that may be needed by the home health aide for medically fragile children, and assess the rate and extent of hospitalization of children in home health services who are attended by a home health aide for medically fragile children compared to those in home health services provided by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse without a home health aide for medically fragile children. Medicaid managed care plans shall provide to the agency data necessary to perform this assessment.

(2) The home health agency must report all adverse incidents occurring under the care of a home health aide for medically fragile children to the agency and managed care plan within 48 hours of the incident. For purposes of reporting to the agency under this section, the term “adverse incident” means: (a) Death. (b) Brain or spinal damage. (c) Permanent disfigurement. (d) Fracture or dislocation of bones or joints. (e) A limitation of neurological, physical, or sensory function. (f) An event that is reported to law enforcement or its personnel for investigation.

By January 1 of each year, beginning January 1, 2025, the agency shall report its findings to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

History: s. 7, ch. 2023-183; s. 1, ch. 2025-171.
Fla. Stat. § 22.20 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 22 / Section 22.20
22.20 Emergency continuity of government; political subdivision.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of the government of a political subdivision of the state at the normal location of the seat thereof, the governing body of such political subdivision shall, as often as the exigencies of the situation require, by proclamation, declare an emergency temporary location, or locations, for the seat of government at such place, or places within or without the territorial limits of its political jurisdiction, as deemed advisable under the circumstances, and shall take such action and issue such orders as may be necessary for an orderly transition of the affairs of the government of the political subdivision to such emergency temporary location, or locations. Such emergency temporary location, or locations, shall remain as the seat of such government until a new seat of government is established by due processes of the law, or until the emergency is declared to be ended by the Governor and the seat of government is returned to its normal location.

(2) During such time as the seat of government remains at such emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, department or authority of the political subdivision, including the convening of the governing body thereof in regular, extraordinary or emergency session, shall be as valid and binding when performed at such emergency temporary location, or locations, as if performed at the normal location of the seat of government.

(3) The provisions of this section shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary or in conflict herewith.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-352.
Fla. Stat. § 548.025 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.025
548.025 License fees.
Status: in_force

The commission shall set license fees as follows:

(1) Promoter, matchmaker — not to exceed $500.

(2) Any other license — not to exceed $100.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 120, ch. 99-251.
Fla. Stat. § 709.2115 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 709 / Part II / Section 709.2115
709.2115 Exoneration of agent.
Status: in_force

A power of attorney may provide that the agent is not liable for any acts or decisions made by the agent in good faith and under the power of attorney, except to the extent the provision:

(1) Relieves the agent of liability for breach of a duty committed dishonestly, with improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or

(2) Was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.

History: s. 17, ch. 2011-210.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.66 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part V / Section 1002.66
1002.66 Specialized instructional services for children with disabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) A child who has a disability and enrolls with the early learning coalition under s. 1002.53(3)(d) is eligible for specialized instructional services if: (a) The child is eligible for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program under s. 1002.53; and (b) A current individual educational plan has been developed for the child by the local school board in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.

(2) The parent of a child who is eligible for the prekindergarten program for children with disabilities may select one or more specialized instructional services that are consistent with the child’s individual educational plan. These specialized instructional services may include, but are not limited to: (a) Applied behavior analysis as defined in ss. 627.6686 and 641.31098. (b) Speech-language pathology as defined in s. 468.1125. (c) Occupational therapy as defined in s. 468.203. (d) Physical therapy as defined is s. 486.021. (e) Listening and spoken language specialists and an appropriate acoustical environment for a child who is deaf or hard of hearing who has received an implant or assistive hearing device.

(3) The specialized instructional services provided for a child under this section must be delivered according to professionally accepted standards; must be in accordance with the performance standards adopted by the department under s. 1002.67; and must address the age-appropriate progress of the child in the development of the capabilities, capacities, and skills required under s. 1(b), Art. IX of the State Constitution.

(4) The department shall approve specialized instructional service providers whose services meet the standards in subsection (3), maintain a list of approved providers, and notify each school district and early learning coalition of the approved provider list. Upon the request of a child’s parent, the department may approve a specialized instructional service provider that is not on the approved list if the provider’s services meet the standards in subsection (3) and the service is consistent with the child’s individual educational plan.

(5) The coalition shall reimburse an approved specialized instructional service provider for authorized services provided to an eligible child; however, the cumulative total of services reimbursed for a child may not exceed the amount of the base student allocation provided in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program in the General Appropriations Act. Providers shall be reimbursed from funds allocated to the early learning coalition for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.

History: s. 4, ch. 2010-227; s. 10, ch. 2011-175; s. 9, ch. 2013-252; s. 10, ch. 2022-30.
Fla. Stat. § 316.0817 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.0817
316.0817 Loading and unloading of bus passengers.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, a bus may not stop to load or unload passengers in a manner that impedes, blocks, or otherwise restricts the progression of traffic on the main-traveled portion of a roadway if there is another reasonable means for the bus to stop parallel to the travel lane and safely load and unload passengers. As used in this section, the term “reasonable means” means sufficient unobstructed pavement or a designated turn lane that is sufficient in length to allow the safe loading and unloading of passengers parallel to the travel lane.

(2) This section does not apply to a school bus.

History: s. 6, ch. 2014-216.
Fla. Stat. § 624.510 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part IV / Section 624.510
624.510 Tax on wet marine and transportation insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before March 1 of each year each insurer shall file with the Department of Revenue a report of its gross underwriting profit on wet marine and transportation insurance, as defined in s. 624.607(2), written in this state during the calendar year next preceding and shall at the same time pay to the Department of Revenue a tax of 0.75 percent of such gross underwriting profit.

(2) Such gross underwriting profit shall be ascertained by deducting from the net premiums (i.e., gross premiums less all return premiums and premiums for reinsurance) on such wet marine and transportation insurance contracts the net losses paid (i.e., gross losses paid less salvage and recoveries on reinsurance ceded) during such calendar year under such contracts.

(3) The income tax imposed under chapter 220 which is paid by any insurer shall be credited against, and to the extent thereof shall discharge, the liability for tax imposed by this section for the annual period in which such income tax payment is made. The aggregate income tax credit for any insurer under this subsection and s. 624.509(4) shall not exceed the amount of tax paid under chapter 220 in any calendar year. As to any insurer issuing policies insuring against loss or damage from the risks of fire, tornado, and certain casualty lines, the tax imposed by this section, as intended and contemplated by this subsection, shall be construed to mean the net amount of such tax remaining after there has been credited thereon such gross premium receipts tax as may be payable by such insurer in pursuance of the imposition of such tax by any incorporated cities or towns in the state for firefighters’ relief and pension funds and police officers’ retirement funds maintained in such cities or towns, as provided in and by relevant provisions of Florida Statutes. For purposes of this subsection, payments of estimated income tax under chapter 220 shall be deemed paid either at the time the insurer actually files its annual return under chapter 220 or at the time such return is required to be filed, whichever first occurs, and not at such earlier time as such payments of estimated tax are actually made.

History: s. 82, ch. 59-205; ss. 21, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 71-984; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-237; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 70, ch. 82-243; s. 27, ch. 87-99; s. 197, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 932.63 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 932 / Section 932.63
932.63 Filing of charges; petitioner not incarcerated.
Status: in_force

If the petitioner is not incarcerated, the prosecuting attorney shall, within 30 days of receipt of the petition, after due and diligent consideration and investigation of defendant’s cause, file charges on behalf of the state against the defendant in the court providing criminal jury trial jurisdiction, or shall decline to file charges against the defendant, and the cause shall be dismissed upon the filing of a no true bill by the prosecuting attorney with the clerk. Upon failure of the prosecuting attorney to take action within 30 days, the cause shall be dismissed by the clerk of the court in which the cause is pending.

History: s. 1, ch. 70-372.
Fla. Stat. § 16.7175 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 16 / Section 16.7175
16.7175 Florida Gaming Control Commission; penalties for false oath or affirmation of applicants for licensure; licensees.
Status: in_force

The commission may deny the application of, or suspend or revoke the license of, any person who submits an application for licensure upon which application the person has falsely sworn, in a signed oath or affirmation, to a material statement, including, but not limited to, the criminal history of the applicant or licensee. Additionally, the person is subject to any other penalties provided by law.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-115.
Fla. Stat. § 922.07 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 922 / Section 922.07
922.07 Proceedings when person under sentence of death appears to be insane.
Status: in_force

(1) When the Governor is informed that a person under sentence of death may be insane, the Governor shall stay execution of the sentence and appoint a commission of three psychiatrists to examine the convicted person. The Governor shall notify the psychiatrists in writing that they are to examine the convicted person to determine whether he or she understands the nature and effect of the death penalty and why it is to be imposed upon him or her. The examination of the convicted person shall take place with all three psychiatrists present at the same time. Counsel for the convicted person and the state attorney may be present at the examination. If the convicted person does not have counsel, the court that imposed the sentence shall appoint counsel to represent him or her.

(2) After receiving the report of the commission, if the Governor decides that the convicted person has the mental capacity to understand the nature of the death penalty and the reasons why it was imposed upon him or her, the Governor shall immediately lift the stay and notify the Attorney General of such action. Within 10 days after such notification, the Governor must set the new date for execution of the death sentence. When the new date for execution of the death sentence is set by the Governor under this subsection, the Attorney General shall notify the inmate’s counsel of record of the date and time of execution.

(3) If the Governor decides that the convicted person does not have the mental capacity to understand the nature of the death penalty and why it was imposed on him or her, the Governor shall have the convicted person committed to a Department of Corrections mental health treatment facility.

(4) When a person under sentence of death has been committed to a Department of Corrections mental health treatment facility, he or she shall be kept there until the facility administrator determines that he or she has been restored to sanity. The facility administrator shall notify the Governor of his or her determination, and the Governor shall appoint another commission to proceed as provided in subsection (1).

(5) The Governor shall allow reasonable fees to psychiatrists appointed under the provisions of this section which shall be paid by the state.

History: s. 268, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(278); s. 134, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 85-193; s. 3, ch. 96-213; s. 1839, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 458.3295 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.3295
458.3295 Concerted effort to refuse emergency room treatment to patients; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter may not instigate or engage in a concerted effort to refuse or get physicians to refuse to render services to a patient or patients in a hospital emergency room by failing to report for duty, absenting themselves from their positions, submitting their resignations, abstaining from the full and faithful performance of their medical duties, or otherwise causing conduct that adversely affects the services of the hospital. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “concerted” means contrived or arranged by agreement, planned or devised together, or done or performed together in cooperation.

(2) If a physician or group of physicians engages in conduct in violation of subsection (1), either the department or the hospital where the conduct occurs may file suit in circuit court to enjoin such conduct. (a) Upon such suit being filed, the court shall conduct a hearing, with notice to the department, the board, and all interested parties, at the earliest practicable time. If the plaintiff makes a showing that a violation of subsection (1) is in progress or that there is a clear, real, and present danger that such a violation is about to commence, the court shall issue a temporary injunction enjoining such violation. Upon final hearing, the court shall either make the injunction permanent or dissolve it. (b) A physician found to be in contempt of court for violating such an injunction shall be fined an amount considered appropriate by the court, but not less than $5,000. In determining the appropriate fine, the court shall objectively consider the extent of services lost to the hospital and its patients.

(3) A violation by a physician of subsection (1) constitutes ground for disciplinary action against him or her by the board, including the suspension or revocation of the physician’s license, and subjects him or her to liability for any damages that the hospital or any patient therein sustains as a result of the violation.

History: s. 24, ch. 88-1; s. 9, ch. 88-277; s. 1, ch. 89-296; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 210, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 8.07 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 8.07
8.07 Applicability.
Status: in_force

The congressional districts prescribed in s. 8.0002 apply with respect to the qualification, nomination, and election to the office of representative to the Congress of the United States in the primary and general elections held in 2022 and thereafter.

History: s. 7, ch. 2002-12; s. 6, ch. 2012-2; s. 9, ch. 2022-265.
Fla. Stat. § 607.1711 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.1711
607.1711 Application to foreign and interstate commerce.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter apply to commerce with foreign nations and among the several states only insofar as the same may be permitted under the Constitution and laws of the United States.

History: s. 159, ch. 89-154; s. 228, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 452.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 452 / Section 452.05
452.05 Violation of regulations as to employment bonds; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 4, ch. 6519, 1913; RGS 5672; CGL 7877; s. 382, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 599.002 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 599 / Section 599.002
599.002 Florida Wine Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the Florida Wine Advisory Council, to be composed of eight members as follows: the president of the Florida Wine and Grape Growers Association or a designee thereof; a representative from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; a representative from the viticultural science program at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; and five additional commercial members, to be appointed for a 2-year term each by the Commissioner of Agriculture, including a wine producer, a fresh fruit producer, a nonwine product (juice, jelly, pie fillings, etc.) producer, and a viticultural nursery operator.

(2) The meetings, powers and duties, procedures, and recordkeeping of the Florida Wine Advisory Council shall be pursuant to s. 570.232.

(3) The primary responsibilities of the Florida Wine Advisory Council are to submit to the Commissioner of Agriculture, annually, the industry’s recommendations for wine and viticultural research, promotion, and education and, as necessary, the industry’s recommendations for revisions to the State Wine Plan.

History: ss. 3, 6, ch. 84-295; s. 4, ch. 85-62; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 85, ch. 93-169; s. 3, ch. 94-296; s. 29, ch. 94-335; s. 59, ch. 2011-206; s. 157, ch. 2014-150; s. 33, ch. 2023-154; s. 70, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 320.08001 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.08001
320.08001 Electric vehicles; license tax.
Status: in_force

The license tax for an electric vehicle or low-speed vehicle is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not electrically powered.

History: s. 11, ch. 95-333; s. 3, ch. 99-163.
Fla. Stat. § 861.08 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 861 / Section 861.08
861.08 Obstructing county and settlement roads.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever shall fell, drag, or by any means place a tree, or other obstruction, in or across any county settlement or neighborhood road regularly used, or whoever causes such obstruction to be placed therein, shall remove the same from such road within 6 hours thereafter.

(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided, that this law shall not apply to pasture fences, gates, nor the improvement of private property.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 5238, 1903; GS 3676; s. 1, ch. 6538, 1913; RGS 5619; CGL 7808; s. 1107, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 47.181 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 47 / Section 47.181
47.181 Change of venue; testimony of witnesses.
Status: in_force

After a change of venue, testimony of witnesses residing in the county from which the action is removed may be taken in the manner provided for taking testimony of witnesses residing out of the county in which any action is pending.

History: s. 2, ch. 373, 1851; RS 1077; GS 1480; RGS 2680; CGL 4347; s. 3, ch. 67-254.