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Fla. Stat. § 604.14 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.14
604.14 Limited agricultural association; dissolution; conversion to a corporation not for profit.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited agricultural association may be dissolved upon the presentation by its members of a petition for dissolution to a circuit judge of the circuit in which the association’s principal place of business is located. The judge may issue any orders necessary for preservation of the rights of the members and creditors and the winding up of the affairs of the association. Notice of hearing on the petition for dissolution must be given as the judge deems proper.

(2) A limited agricultural association may convert to a corporation not for profit in accordance with s. 617.1809.

History: s. 6, ch. 20620, 1941; s. 1, ch. 2012-71.
Fla. Stat. § 943.17295 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.17295
943.17295 Continued employment training relating to juvenile sexual offender investigation.
Status: in_force

The commission shall incorporate the subject of sexual abuse and assault investigation, with an emphasis on cases involving child victims or juvenile offenders, into the curriculum required for continuous employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer.

History: s. 7, ch. 98-158.
Fla. Stat. § 484.053 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 484 / Part II / Section 484.053
484.053 Prohibitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not: (a) Practice dispensing prescription hearing aids unless the person is a licensed hearing aid specialist; (b) Use the name or title “hearing aid specialist” when the person has not been licensed under this part; (c) Present as her or his own the license of another; (d) Give false, incomplete, or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof for the purposes of obtaining a license; (e) Use or attempt to use a hearing aid specialist license that is delinquent or has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive status; (f) Knowingly employ unlicensed persons in the practice of dispensing prescription hearing aids; or (g) Knowingly conceal information relative to violations of this part.

(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) If a person licensed under this part allows the sale of a prescription hearing aid by an unlicensed person not registered as a trainee or fails to comply with the requirements of s. 484.0445(2) relating to supervision of trainees, the board must, upon determination of that violation, order the full refund of moneys paid by the purchaser upon return of the prescription hearing aid to the seller’s place of business.

History: ss. 9, 18, ch. 83-153; ss. 1, 7, ch. 84-94; ss. 14, 19, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 22, ch. 90-341; s. 11, ch. 90-345; s. 116, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 251, ch. 94-119; s. 455, ch. 97-103; s. 156, ch. 99-397; s. 7, ch. 2000-154; s. 61, ch. 2000-318; s. 34, ch. 2023-71.
Fla. Stat. § 791.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 791 / Section 791.02
791.02 Sale of fireworks regulated; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as hereinafter provided it is unlawful for any person, firm, copartnership, or corporation to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks; provided that the board of county commissioners shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public display of fireworks by fair associations, amusement parks, and other organizations or groups of individuals when such public display is to take place outside of any municipality; provided, further, that the governing body of any municipality shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public display of fireworks within the boundaries of any municipality. Every such display shall be handled by a competent operator to be approved by the chiefs of the police and fire departments of the municipality in which the display is to be held, and shall be of such a character, and so located, discharged, or fired as in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person. Application for permits shall be made in writing at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display. After such privilege shall have been granted, sales, possession, use, and distribution of fireworks for such display shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder shall be transferable.

(2) A sparkler or other product authorized for sale under this chapter may not be sold by a retailer or seasonal retailer unless the product was obtained from a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler registered with the division pursuant to s. 791.015. Each retailer and seasonal retailer shall keep, at every location where sparklers are sold, a copy of an invoice or other evidence of purchase from the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, which states the registration certificate number for the particular manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler and the specific items covered by the invoice. Each seasonal retailer shall, in addition, exhibit a copy of his or her registration certificate at each seasonal retail location.

History: s. 2, ch. 20445, 1941; s. 1, ch. 61-312; s. 4, ch. 87-118; s. 1223, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 92.26 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.26
92.26 Records destroyed by fire; use of sworn copies.
Status: in_force

A sworn copy of any writing admissible under s. 92.25 made by the person or persons having possession of such writing shall be admissible in evidence; provided, the party desiring to use such sworn copy, as aforesaid, shall have given the opposite party a reasonable opportunity to verify the correctness of such copy; and provided, that no abstract of title or letter-press copy thereof, extract or minutes or copy made admissible in evidence by this section, shall be so admitted by virtue hereof unless a copy thereof shall have been served on the opposite party, or the opposite party’s attorney or counsel, at least 10 days before the same is offered in evidence. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the impeachment of such evidence, or its exclusion by the court for good and sufficient cause.

History: s. 1, ch. 4951, 1901; GS 1530; RGS 2730; CGL 4402; s. 513, ch. 95-147; s. 12, ch. 95-280.
Fla. Stat. § 680.208 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part II / Section 680.208
680.208 Modification, rescission, and waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) An agreement modifying a lease contract needs no consideration to be binding.

(2) A signed lease agreement that excludes modification or rescission except by a signed record may not be otherwise modified or rescinded, but, except as between merchants, such a requirement on a form supplied by a merchant must be separately signed by the other party.

(3) Although an attempt at modification or rescission does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (2), it may operate as a waiver.

(4) A party who has made a waiver affecting an executory portion of a lease contract may retract the waiver by reasonable notification received by the other party that strict performance will be required of any term waived, unless the retraction would be unjust in view of a material change of position in reliance on the waiver.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 130, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6513 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.6513
627.6513 Scope.
Status: in_force

Section 641.312 and the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as implemented by 29 C.F.R. s. 2560.503-1, relating to internal grievances, apply to all group health insurance policies issued under this part. This section does not apply to:

(1) Coverage only for accident insurance, or disability income insurance, or any combination thereof.

(2) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.

(3) Liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance.

(4) Workers’ compensation or similar insurance.

(5) Automobile medical payment insurance.

(6) Credit-only insurance.

(7) Coverage for onsite medical clinics, including prepaid health clinics under part II of chapter 641.

(8) Other similar insurance coverage, specified in rules adopted by the commission, under which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits. To the extent possible, such rules must be consistent with regulations adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(9) Limited scope dental or vision benefits, if offered separately.

(10) Benefits for long-term care, nursing home care, home health care, or community-based care, or any combination thereof, if offered separately.

(11) Other similar, limited benefits, if offered separately, as specified in rules adopted by the commission.

(12) Coverage only for a specified disease or illness, if offered as independent, noncoordinated benefits.

(13) Hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance, if offered as independent, noncoordinated benefits.

(14) Benefits provided through a Medicare supplemental health insurance policy, as defined under s. 1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, coverage supplemental to the coverage provided under 10 U.S.C. chapter 55, and similar supplemental coverage provided to coverage under a group health plan, which are offered as a separate insurance policy and as independent, noncoordinated benefits.

History: s. 12, ch. 2012-44; s. 15, ch. 2016-194; s. 108, ch. 2018-24.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0034 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0034
684.0034 Statements of claim and defense.
Status: in_force

(1) Within the period of time agreed by the parties or specified by the arbitral tribunal, the claimant shall state the facts supporting its claim, the points at issue, and the relief or remedy sought, and the respondent shall state its defense to the claim, unless the parties have otherwise agreed as to the required elements of such statements. The parties may submit with their statements all documents they consider to be relevant or may add a reference to the documents or other evidence they will submit.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, either party may amend or supplement its claim or defense during the course of the arbitral proceedings, unless the arbitral tribunal considers it inappropriate to allow such amendment having regard to the delay in making it.

History: s. 35, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6474 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.6474
627.6474 Provider contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) A health insurer may not require a contracted health care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001(4) to accept the terms of other health care practitioner contracts with the insurer or any other insurer, or health maintenance organization, under common management and control with the insurer, including Medicare and Medicaid practitioner contracts and those authorized by s. 627.6471, s. 627.6472, s. 636.035, or s. 641.315, except for a practitioner in a group practice as defined in s. 456.053 who must accept the terms of a contract negotiated for the practitioner by the group, as a condition of continuation or renewal of the contract. Any contract provision that violates this section is void. A violation of this subsection is not subject to the criminal penalty specified in s. 624.15.

(2) A contract between a health insurer and a dentist licensed under chapter 466 for the provision of services to an insured may not contain a provision that requires the dentist to provide services to the insured under such contract at a fee set by the health insurer unless such services are covered services under the applicable contract. As used in this subsection, the term “covered services” means dental care services for which a reimbursement is available under the insured’s contract, or for which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of contractual limitations such as deductibles, coinsurance, waiting periods, annual or lifetime maximums, frequency limitations, alternative benefit payments, or any other limitation.

(3)(a) A health insurer may not require an ophthalmologist licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an optometrist licensed pursuant to chapter 463 to join a network solely for the purpose of credentialing the licensee for another insurer’s vision network. This paragraph does not prevent a health insurer from entering into a contract with another insurer’s vision care plan to use the vision network. (b) A health insurer may not restrict an ophthalmologist licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, an optometrist licensed pursuant to chapter 463, or an optician licensed pursuant to part I of chapter 484 to specific suppliers of materials or optical laboratories. This paragraph does not restrict a health insurer in determining specific amounts of coverage or reimbursement for the use of network or out-of-network suppliers or laboratories. (c) A health insurer’s online vision care network provider directory must be updated monthly to reflect the vision care providers currently participating in the health insurer’s network. (d) A knowing violation of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) constitutes an unfair insurance trade practice under s. 626.9541(1)(d).

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-107; s. 1, ch. 2014-64; s. 1, ch. 2016-69.
Fla. Stat. § 496.431 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 496 / Section 496.431
496.431 Honest Services Registry.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall create the Honest Services Registry to provide the residents of this state with the information necessary to make an informed choice when deciding which charitable organizations to support.

(2) To be included on the Honest Services Registry, a charitable organization must, at a minimum, submit to the department an attestation statement on a form prescribed by the department, verified as provided in s. 92.525, attesting to all of the following: (a) That the organization does not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, contributions, funding, support, or services from a foreign source of concern. (b) That the organization’s messaging and content are not directly or indirectly produced or influenced by a foreign source of concern.

(3) The department shall publish the Honest Services Registry on the department’s website.

(4) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.

History: s. 46, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0216 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0216
605.0216 Statement of dissociation or resignation.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of a limited liability company may file a statement of dissociation with the department containing the following: (a) The name of the limited liability company. (b) The name and signature of the dissociating member. (c) The date the member withdrew or will withdraw. (d) A statement that the company has been notified of the dissociation in writing.

(2) A manager in a manager-managed limited liability company may file a statement of resignation with the department containing the following: (a) The name of the limited liability company. (b) The name and signature of the resigning manager. (c) The date the resigning manager resigned or will resign. (d) A statement that the limited liability company has been notified of the resignation in writing.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 335.055 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 335 / Section 335.055
335.055 Routine maintenance contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into contracts with counties and municipalities to perform routine maintenance work on the State Highway System within the appropriate boundaries.

(2) Each county or municipality which completes the work described in subsection (1) shall be relieved from any tort liability arising after completion of such work if the completed project conforms to the standards of the contract as agreed to by the department.

(3) Each county or municipality shall be entitled to receive payment or reimbursement from the department, in accordance with the contract, if the work is completed to the standards of the contract as agreed to by the department.

(4) Nothing contained in this section shall impair, suspend, contract, enlarge, extend, or affect in any manner the powers and duties of the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-164.
Fla. Stat. § 522.03 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 522 / Section 522.03
522.03 Liability of broker for loss by reason of delayed account sales; measure of damages.
Status: in_force

Any person doing the business of fruit or produce broker or commission merchant, receiving pineapples in carlots or less, grown in this state for shipment or consignment, and who has not returned an account sales showing the cost and expenses charged against the returns, also the name and address of the purchaser, within 10 days of the sale, shall be liable in damages for any loss by reason of delayed account sales. The loss a shipper or consignor may sustain on cars of pineapples consigned to the said person over what she or he could have obtained in other markets or by other agencies shall be considered a proximate damage from the delayed account sales. The measure of damages shall be the difference between the prevailing price in the general market at time of receipt by consignee and the price received for such cars or less, of pineapples consigned to said broker or commission merchant between the time the account sales were due and the time received.

History: s. 4, ch. 6235, 1911; RGS 4940; CGL 7027; s. 699, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 121.133 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 121 / Part I / Section 121.133
121.133 Cancellation of uncashed warrants.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 17.26 or s. 717.123 to the contrary, if any state warrant issued by the Chief Financial Officer for the payment of retirement benefits from the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund, or any other pension trust fund administered by the department, is not presented for payment within 1 year after the last day of the month in which it was originally issued, the Chief Financial Officer shall cancel the benefit warrant and credit the amount of the warrant to the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund or other pension trust fund administered by the department, as appropriate. The department may provide for issuance of a replacement warrant when deemed appropriate.

History: s. 12, ch. 98-413; s. 40, ch. 99-255; s. 143, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 121.5912 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 121 / Part II / Section 121.5912
121.5912 Survivor benefit retirement program; qualified status; rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the survivor benefit retirement program for members of the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan meet all applicable requirements for a qualified plan. If the state board or the division receives notification from the Internal Revenue Service that this program or any portion of this program will cause the retirement system, or any portion thereof, to be disqualified for tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code, the portion that will cause the disqualification does not apply. Upon such notice, the state board or the division shall notify the presiding officers of the Legislature. The state board and the department may adopt any rules necessary to maintain the qualified status of the survivor benefit retirement program.

History: s. 4, ch. 2016-213; s. 13, ch. 2017-88.
Fla. Stat. § 97.0291 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Part I / Section 97.0291
97.0291 Prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses.
Status: in_force

No agency or state or local official responsible for conducting elections, including, but not limited to, a supervisor of elections, may solicit, accept, use, or dispose of any donation in the form of money, grants, property, or personal services from an individual or a nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding any type of expenses related to election administration, including, but not limited to, voter education, voter outreach, voter registration programs, or the cost of any litigation related to election administration. This section does not prohibit the donation and acceptance of space to be used for a polling room or an early voting site.

History: s. 2, ch. 2021-11; s. 4, ch. 2022-73.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.10 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.10
1011.10 Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Any member of a district school board or any district school superintendent who violates the provisions of this section commits malfeasance and misfeasance in office and shall be subject to removal from office by the Governor, and any contract or attempted contract entered into by any school officer or subordinate school officer that is not within the purview or in violation of the provisions of this section shall be void, and no such contract or attempted contract shall be enforceable in any court.

(2) Each member of any district school board voting to incur an indebtedness against the district school funds in excess of the expenditure allowed by law, or in excess of any appropriation as adopted in the original official budget or amendments thereto, or to approve or pay any illegal charge against the funds, and any chair of a district school board or district school superintendent who signs a warrant for payment of any such claim or bill of indebtedness against any of the funds shall be personally liable for the amount, and shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and subject to removal by the Governor. It shall be the duty of the Auditor General, other state officials, or independent certified public accountants charged by law with the responsibility for auditing school accounts, upon discovering any such illegal expenditure or expenditures in excess of the appropriations in the budget as officially amended, to certify such fact to the Department of Financial Services, which thereupon shall verify such fact and it shall be the duty of the Department of Financial Services to advise the Department of Legal Affairs thereof, and it shall be the duty of the Department of Legal Affairs to cause to be instituted and prosecuted, either through its office or through any state attorney, proceedings at law or in equity against such member or members of a district school board or district school superintendent. If either of the officers does not institute proceedings within 90 days after the audit has been certified to them by the Department of Financial Services, any taxpayer may institute suit in his or her own name on behalf of the district.

(3) If any of the conditions identified in s. 218.503(1) exist within a school district, the salary of each district school board member and district superintendent, calculated pursuant to ss. 1001.395 and 1001.47, shall be withheld until the conditions are corrected. This subsection does not apply to a district school board member or district superintendent elected or appointed within 1 year after the identification of the conditions in s. 218.503(1) if he or she did not participate in the approval or preparation of the final school district budget adopted before the identification of such conditions.

History: s. 613, ch. 2002-387; s. 1969, ch. 2003-261; s. 16, ch. 2018-5.
Fla. Stat. § 159.842 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IX / Section 159.842
159.842 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to allocate the state volume limitation imposed by s. 54F(d) of the code on qualified school construction bonds to finance qualified school construction facilities. Any bond issued which uses a portion of the limitation imposed by s. 54F(d)(1) of the code, or uses a portion of the limitation reallocated to the state pursuant to s. 54F(d)(2)(D) of the code, may not be issued in this state unless a written confirmation therefor is issued pursuant to this part.

History: s. 1, ch. 2009-59.