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Fla. Stat. § 740.006 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 740 / Section 740.006
740.006 Disclosure of content of electronic communications of deceased user.
Status: in_force

If a deceased user consented to or a court directs the disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user, the custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of the user the content of an electronic communication sent or received by the user if the personal representative gives to the custodian:

(1) A written request for disclosure which is in physical or electronic form;

(2) A certified copy of the death certificate of the user;

(3) A certified copy of the letters of administration, the order authorizing a curator or administrator ad litem, the order of summary administration issued pursuant to chapter 735, or other court order;

(4) Unless the user provided direction using an online tool, a copy of the user’s will, trust, power of attorney, or other record evidencing the user’s consent to disclosure of the content of electronic communications; and

(5) If requested by the custodian: (a) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user’s account; (b) Evidence linking the account to the user; or (c) A finding by the court that: 1. The user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by information specified in paragraph (a); 2. Disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user would not violate 18 U.S.C. ss. 2701 et seq., 47 U.S.C. s. 222, or other applicable law; 3. Unless the user provided direction using an online tool, the user consented to disclosure of the content of electronic communications; or 4. Disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the user is reasonably necessary for the administration of the estate.

History: s. 7, ch. 2016-46.
Fla. Stat. § 562.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 562 / Section 562.02
562.02 Possession of beverage not permitted to be sold under license.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a licensee under the Beverage Law or his or her agent to have in his or her possession, or permit anyone else to have in his or her possession, at or in the place of business of such licensee, alcoholic beverages not authorized by law to be sold by such licensee.

History: s. 7, ch. 18015, 1937; s. 4, ch. 19301, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(271g); s. 12, ch. 23746, 1947; s. 2, ch. 72-230; s. 854, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 104.23 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.23
104.23 Disclosing how elector votes.
Status: in_force

Any election official or person assisting any elector who willfully discloses how any elector voted, except upon trial in court, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 65-379; s. 43, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 193.015 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 193 / Part I / Section 193.015
193.015 Additional specific factor; effect of issuance or denial of permit to dredge, fill, or construct in state waters to their landward extent.
Status: in_force

(1) If the Department of Environmental Protection issues or denies a permit to dredge, fill, or otherwise construct in or on waters of the state, as defined in chapter 403, to their landward extent as determined under 1 s. 403.817(2), the property appraiser is expressly directed to consider the effect of that issuance or denial on the value of the property and any limitation that the issuance or denial may impose on the highest and best use of the property to its landward extent.

(2) The Department of Environmental Protection shall provide the property appraiser of each county in which such property is situated a copy of any final agency action relating to an application for such a permit.

(3) The provisions of subsection (1) do not apply if: (a) The property owner had no reasonable basis for expecting approval of the application for permit; or (b) The application for permit was denied because of an incomplete filing, failure to meet an applicable deadline, or failure to comply with administrative or procedural requirements.

History: s. 3, ch. 84-79; s. 42, ch. 94-356.
Fla. Stat. § 817.011 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.011
817.011 Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term “business entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, company, limited liability company, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, self-employed individual, or trust, whether fictitiously named or not, doing business in this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 2015-166.
Fla. Stat. § 586.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 586 / Section 586.02
586.02 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Apiary” means a beeyard or site where honeybee hives, honeybees, or honeybee equipment is located.

(2) “Apiculture” means the raising, caring for, and breeding of honeybees.

(3) “Beekeeping equipment” means honeybee hives, frames, supers, pallets, queen excluders, and other equipment which is used in the cultivation of honeybees and the harvesting of products produced by honeybees.

(4) “Certified honey” means honey that is sampled, analyzed, and certified by the department to be primarily of one type from a principal nectar source.

(5) “Colony” means a distinguishable localized population of honeybees in which one or more life stages may be present.

(6) “Compliance agreement” means a written agreement between the department and any person engaged in purchasing, assembling, exchanging, processing, utilizing, treating, or moving beekeeping equipment or honeybees wherein the person agrees to comply with stipulated requirements.

(7) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of the state or its authorized representative.

(8) “Honey” means the natural food product resulting from the harvest of nectar or honeydew by honeybees and the natural activities of the honeybees in processing nectar or honeydew.

(9) “Honeybee pest” means an insect, mite, or other arthropod or a bacterium, fungus, virus, microsporidium, nematode, or other organism that damages or causes abnormalities to honeybees, colonies of honeybees, or beeswax.

(10) “Honeybee products” means honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis, and other products resulting from the activities of honeybees.

(11) “Honeydew” means a sweet substance found on leaves of plants, usually a secretion from homopterous insects.

(12) “Nectar” means a sweet solution secreted by the plant extra floral glands (nectaries) or by any part of the flower.

(13) “Regulated article” means any article capable of transporting a honeybee pest or an unwanted race of honeybees.

(14) “Special inspection” means an inspection of honeybees, honeybee products, or beekeeping equipment performed at the request of the beekeeper or honeybee product producer or handler for the purpose of meeting inspection or certification requirements of other states or countries.

(15) “Unwanted race of honeybees” means those natural, genetically isolated subspecies of honeybees which beyond a reasonable doubt can inflict damage to people or animals greater than managed or feral honeybees commonly utilized in North America.

History: s. 1, ch. 28167, 1953; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 250, ch. 71-377; s. 1, ch. 74-284; s. 4, ch. 83-14; s. 2, ch. 86-62; s. 1, ch. 89-56; s. 939, ch. 97-103; s. 7, ch. 2012-83.
Fla. Stat. § 322.391 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.391
322.391 Failure of person charged with misdemeanor under this chapter to comply with court-ordered directives; suspension of license.
Status: in_force

A person charged with the commission of a misdemeanor under this chapter who fails to comply with all of the directives of the court is subject to the provisions of s. 322.245.

History: s. 24, ch. 84-359.
Fla. Stat. § 368.112 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 368 / Part II / Section 368.112
368.112 Judicial review.
Status: in_force

As authorized by s. 3(b)(2), Art. V of the State Constitution, the Supreme Court shall review, upon petition, any action of the commission relating to rates or service of a natural gas transmission company. For purposes of judicial review, a natural gas transmission company is a utility providing gas service within the meaning of s. 3(b)(2), Art. V of the State Constitution.

History: s. 12, ch. 92-284.
Fla. Stat. § 320.830 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.830
320.830 Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

If any other state has codes for mobile homes at least equal to those established by this chapter, the department, upon determining that such standards are being enforced by an independent inspection agency, shall place the other state on a reciprocity list, which list shall be available to any interested person. Any mobile home that bears a seal of any state which has been placed on the reciprocity list may not be required to bear the seal of this state. A mobile home that does not bear the label herein provided shall not be permitted to be manufactured or offered for sale by a manufacturer or dealer anywhere within the geographical limits of this state unless the mobile home is designated for delivery into another state that has not adopted a code entitling the state to be placed on the reciprocity list.

History: s. 11, ch. 67-350; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 8, ch. 74-169; s. 8, ch. 75-203; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 20, ch. 88-147; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 96-358.
Fla. Stat. § 190.044 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.044
190.044 Exemption of district property from execution.
Status: in_force

All district property shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against such property, nor shall any judgment against the district be a charge or lien on its property or revenues; however, nothing contained herein shall apply to or limit the rights of bondholders to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any lien or pledge given by the district in connection with any of the bonds or obligations of the district.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407.
Fla. Stat. § 331.345 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 331 / Part II / Section 331.345
331.345 Covenants.
Status: in_force

Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain such covenants as the board may deem advisable and all such covenants shall constitute valid and legally binding and enforceable contracts between Space Florida and the bondholders, regardless of the time of issuance thereof. Such covenants may include, without limitation, covenants concerning the disposition of the bond proceeds, the use and disposition of project revenues, the pledging of revenues, and assessments, the obligations of Space Florida with respect to the operation of the project and the maintenance of adequate project revenues, the issuance of additional bonds, the appointment, powers, and duties of trustees and receivers, the acquisition of outstanding bonds and obligations, restrictions on the establishing of competing projects or facilities, restrictions on the sale or disposal of the assets and property of Space Florida, the priority of assessment liens, the priority of claims by bondholders on the taxing power of Space Florida, the maintenance of deposits to assure the payment of revenues by users of spaceport facilities and services, the discontinuance of Space Florida services by reason of delinquent payments, acceleration upon default, the execution of necessary instruments, the procedure for amending or abrogating covenants with the bondholders, and such other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable for the security of the bondholders.

History: ss. 49, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 39, ch. 2006-60.
Fla. Stat. § 743.047 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 743 / Section 743.047
743.047 Removal of disabilities of minors; executing agreements for motor vehicle insurance.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of ensuring that a child in foster care will be able to secure motor vehicle insurance, the disability of nonage of minors shall be removed provided that the child has reached 16 years of age, has been adjudicated dependent, is residing in an out-of-home placement as defined in s. 39.01, and has completed a driver education program. Upon issuance of an order by a court of competent jurisdiction, such child is authorized to make and execute all documents, contracts, or agreements necessary for obtaining motor vehicle insurance as if the child is otherwise competent to make and execute contracts. Execution of any such contract or agreement for motor vehicle insurance has the same effect as if it were the act of a person who is not a minor. A child seeking to enter into such contract or agreement or execute other necessary instrument incidental to obtaining motor vehicle insurance must present an order from a court of competent jurisdiction removing the disabilities of nonage of the minor pursuant to this section.

History: s. 3, ch. 2014-166.
Fla. Stat. § 110.503 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part IV / Section 110.503
110.503 Responsibilities of departments and agencies.
Status: in_force

Each department or agency utilizing the services of volunteers shall:

(1) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers involved in state-administered programs.

(2) Comply with the uniform rules adopted by the Department of Management Services governing the recruitment, screening, training, responsibility, use, and supervision of volunteers.

(3) Take such actions as are necessary to ensure that volunteers understand their duties and responsibilities.

(4) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for citizen volunteers.

(5) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered continuous and outstanding service to state-administered programs. Each department or agency using the services of volunteers is authorized to incur expenditures not to exceed $100 each plus applicable taxes for suitable framed certificates, plaques, or other tokens of recognition to honor, reward, or encourage volunteers for their service.

(6) Recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment of state employment requirements for training and experience pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Management Services.

History: s. 3, ch. 78-263; s. 24, ch. 79-190; s. 38, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 42, ch. 96-399; s. 13, ch. 99-399.
Fla. Stat. § 256.06 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.06
256.06 Mutilation or disrespect of state or United States flag.
Status: in_force

No person shall publicly mutilate, deface, defile, defy, trample upon, or by word or act cast contempt upon any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 7819, 1919; s. 1, ch. 9325, 1923; CGL 8117, 8118.
Fla. Stat. § 394.659 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part IV / Section 394.659
394.659 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, which shall: (a) Provide technical assistance to counties in preparing a grant application. (b) Assist an applicant county in projecting the effect of the proposed intervention on the population of the county detention facility. (c) Assist an applicant county in monitoring the effect of a grant award on the criminal justice system in the county. (d) Disseminate and share evidence-based practices and best practices among grantees, including, but not limited to, the use of person-first language and trauma-responsive care, to improve patient experiences and outcomes of individuals with behavioral health conditions and encourage cooperative engagement with such individuals. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “person-first language” means language used which emphasizes the individual as a person rather than the individual’s disability, illness, or condition. (e) Act as a clearinghouse for information and resources related to criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse. (f) Coordinate and organize the process of the state interagency justice, mental health, and substance abuse work group with the outcomes of the local grant projects for state and local policy and budget developments and system planning.

(2) The Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1 of each year. The report must include: (a) A detailed description of the progress made by each grantee in meeting the goals described in the application; (b) A description of the effect the grant-funded initiatives have had on meeting the needs of adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, thereby reducing the number of forensic commitments to state mental health treatment facilities; (c) A summary of the effect of the grant program on the growth and expenditures of the jail, juvenile detention center, and prison; (d) A summary of the initiative’s effect on the availability and accessibility of effective community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment services for adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The summary must describe how the expanded community diversion alternatives have reduced incarceration and commitments to state mental health treatment facilities; and (e) A summary of how the local matching funds provided by the county or consortium of counties leveraged additional funding to further the goals of the grant program.

History: s. 4, ch. 2007-200; s. 6, ch. 2010-159; s. 5, ch. 2025-184.
Fla. Stat. § 88.6081 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part VI / Section 88.6081
88.6081 Confirmed order.
Status: in_force

Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

History: s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 51, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 207.003 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 207 / Section 207.003
207.003 Privilege tax levied.
Status: in_force

A tax for the privilege of operating any commercial motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall be levied upon every motor carrier at a rate which includes the minimum rates provided in parts I-III of chapter 206 on each gallon of diesel fuel or motor fuel used for the propulsion of a commercial motor vehicle by such motor carrier within the state.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-415; s. 1, ch. 81-151; s. 29, ch. 83-3; s. 97, ch. 90-136; s. 9, ch. 90-351; s. 103, ch. 95-417; s. 34, ch. 2025-208.
Fla. Stat. § 727.110 — Florida Code / Title XLI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.110
727.110 Actions by assignee and other parties in interest.
Status: in_force

(1) All matters requiring court authorization under this chapter shall be brought by motion, except for the following matters, which shall be brought by supplemental proceeding, as provided in subsection (2): (a) An action by the assignee to recover money or other assets of the estate; (b) An action by the assignee to determine the validity, priority, or extent of a lien or other interest in property or to subordinate or avoid an unperfected security interest under s. 727.109(8)(b); and (c) An action by the assignee to avoid any conveyance or transfer void or voidable by law under s. 727.109(8)(c).

(2) A supplemental proceeding is an action of the type designated in paragraphs (1)(a), (b), and (c) and shall be brought as follows: (a) The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to supplemental proceedings, except where inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. (b) The clerk of the court shall docket a supplemental proceeding under both the same case number assigned to the original petition filed by the assignee pursuant to s. 727.104 and a separate supplemental proceeding number, and shall assign such supplemental proceeding to the same division and judge assigned to the main case. (c) All pleadings and other papers filed in a supplemental proceeding shall contain a separate subcaption and the supplemental proceeding number in addition to the caption and case number applicable to the main case.

(3) As to an assignee’s rejection of an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property or of personal property, as provided under ss. 727.108(5) and 727.109(6): (a) The assignee shall file a notice of rejection with the court and serve a copy, by negative notice as defined in s. 727.103, on the owner or lessor of the affected property and, for personal property, on the landlord of the premises on which the property is located. A notice of rejection relating to personal property must identify the affected property, the address at which the affected property is located, the name and telephone number of the person in possession of the affected property, and the deadline for removal of the affected property. (b) The effective date of the rejection is the date of entry of a court order authorizing such rejection, unless the court orders otherwise. (c) If the lessor of the affected property fails to take possession thereof after notice of the rejection, the estate’s rights and obligations to and liability for the property terminate upon the effective date of the rejection.

History: s. 10, ch. 87-174; s. 8, ch. 2007-185; s. 5, ch. 2013-244; s. 5, ch. 2023-219.
Fla. Stat. § 689.301 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 689 / Section 689.301
689.301 Disclosure of known defects in sanitary sewer laterals to prospective purchaser.
Status: in_force

Before executing a contract for sale, a seller of real property shall disclose to a prospective purchaser any defects in the property’s sanitary sewer lateral which are known to the seller. As used in this section, the term “sanitary sewer lateral” means the privately owned pipeline connecting a property to the main sewer line.

History: s. 3, ch. 2020-158.
Fla. Stat. § 464.017 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 464 / Part I / Section 464.017
464.017 Sexual misconduct in the practice of nursing.
Status: in_force

The nurse-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of nursing means violation of the nurse-patient relationship through which the nurse uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual activity outside the scope of the practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of nursing is prohibited.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-225; s. 320, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-284; s. 58, ch. 91-137; s. 5, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 177.25 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 177 / Part II / Section 177.25
177.25 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part shall be cited as the “Florida Coastal Mapping Act of 1974.”

History: s. 1, ch. 74-56.