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Fla. Stat. § 284.40 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 284 / Part II / Section 284.40
284.40 Division of Risk Management; disclosure of certain workers’ compensation-related information by the Department of Financial Services.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the Division of Risk Management of the Department of Financial Services to administer this part and the provisions of s. 287.131.

(2) The claim files maintained by the Division of Risk Management shall be confidential, shall be only for the usage by the Department of Financial Services in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under this part, and shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

(3) Upon certification by the division director or his or her designee to the custodian of any records maintained by the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, Agency for Health Care Administration, or Department of Elderly Affairs that such records are necessary to investigate a claim against the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, Agency for Health Care Administration, or Department of Elderly Affairs being handled by the Division of Risk Management, the records shall be released to the division subject to the provisions of subsection (2), any conflicting provisions as to the confidentiality of such records notwithstanding.

(4) Notwithstanding s. 440.1851, the Department of Financial Services may disclose the personal identifying information of an injured or deceased employee to a department-contracted vendor for the purpose of ascertaining a claimant’s claims history to investigate the compensability of a claim or to identify and prevent fraud.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-206; s. 6, ch. 74-235; s. 2, ch. 77-107; s. 1, ch. 78-408; s. 1, ch. 89-15; s. 102, ch. 90-360; s. 204, ch. 95-148; s. 132, ch. 96-406; s. 49, ch. 99-8; s. 325, ch. 2003-261; s. 51, ch. 2014-19; s. 5, ch. 2018-102.
Fla. Stat. § 258.3925 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 258 / Part II / Section 258.3925
258.3925 Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve.
Status: in_force

The following described area in Charlotte County and Sarasota County is designated by the Legislature for inclusion in the aquatic preserve system under the Florida Aquatic Preserve Act of 1975. Such area, to be known as the Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve, shall be included in the aquatic preserve system and shall include the following described property: Those state-owned sovereignty submerged lands comprising the Lemon Bay estuarine system bounded on the south by the Boca Grand Bridge, in Charlotte County, and on the north by the east line of Section 31, Township 39 South, Range 19 East, in Sarasota County, and including: Section 32, Township 39 South, Range 19 East, and Sections 4, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 35, and 36, of Township 40 South, Range 19 East, all lying within the defined boundaries of Sarasota County; and Sections 1, 2, 12, and 13 of Township 41 South, Range 19 East, and Sections 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 33, and 34 of Township 41 South, Range 20 East, and Sections 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 27 of Township 42 South, Range 20 East, all lying within the defined boundaries of Charlotte County; including Placida Harbor, Gasparilla Pass, Kettle Harbor, Bocilla Lagoon, Bocilla Pass, Knight Pass, Stump Pass, Lemon Bay, Buck Creek upstream to County Road 775, Oyster Creek upstream to County Road 775, Ainger (Rock) Creek upstream to County Road 775, and Godfrey (Godfried, Gottfried) Creek upstream to County Road 775.

History: s. 74, ch. 86-186; s. 5, ch. 89-25.
Fla. Stat. § 817.411 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.411
817.411 False information; advertising.
Status: in_force

A person or business entity may not knowingly publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, or in the form of a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter or poster, or over any radio or television station, electronically, or in any other way, any advertisement, announcement, or statement containing any assertion, representation, or statement that commodities, mortgages, promissory notes, securities, or other things of value offered for sale are covered by insurance guaranties where such insurance is nonexistent or does not in fact insure against the risks covered.

History: s. 1, ch. 61-110; s. 12, ch. 2015-166.
Fla. Stat. § 605.2501 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.2501
605.2501 Events causing dissolution of protected series.
Status: in_force

A protected series of a series limited liability company is dissolved, and its activities and affairs must be wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Dissolution of the series limited liability company.

(2) Occurrence of an event or a circumstance that the operating agreement states causes dissolution of the protected series.

(3) Affirmative vote or consent of all associated members of the protected series.

(4) Entry by the court of an order dissolving the protected series on application by an associated member or a protected-series manager of the protected series: (a) In accordance with s. 605.2108; and (b) To the same extent, in the same manner, and on the same grounds the court would enter an order dissolving a limited liability company on application by a member or manager of the limited liability company pursuant to s. 605.0702.

(5) Entry by the court of an order dissolving the protected series on application by the series limited liability company or a member or manager of the series limited liability company: (a) In accordance with s. 605.2108; and (b) To the same extent, in the same manner, and on the same grounds the court would enter an order dissolving a limited liability company on application by a member or manager of the limited liability company pursuant to s. 605.0702.

(6) Automatic or involuntary dissolution of the series limited liability company that established the protected series.

(7) The filing of a statement of administrative dissolution of the limited liability company or a protected series of the company by the department pursuant to s. 605.0714.

History: s. 28, ch. 2025-162.
Fla. Stat. § 696.01 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 696 / Section 696.01
696.01 Contracts for sale of realty must be acknowledged in order to be recorded.
Status: in_force

No contract, agreement, or other instrument purporting to contain an agreement to purchase or sell real estate shall be recorded in the public records of any county in the state, unless such contract, agreement or other instrument is acknowledged by the vendor in the manner provided by law for the acknowledgment of deeds; and where there is no acknowledgment on the part of the vendor, the recording officers in the various counties of this state shall refuse to accept such instrument for record.

History: s. 1, ch. 11813, 1927; CGL 5719.
Fla. Stat. § 320.30 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.30
320.30 Penalty for violating s. 320.28.
Status: in_force

No action or right of action to recover any such motor vehicle, or any part of the selling price thereof, shall be maintained in the courts of this state by any such dealer or vendor or his or her successors or assigns in any case wherein such vendor or dealer shall have failed to comply with the terms and provisions of s. 320.28, and in addition thereto, such vendor or dealer, upon conviction for the violation of any of the provisions of said sections, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 and by confiscation of the vehicle or vehicles offered for sale. Any municipal or county law enforcement agency that enforces, or assists the department in enforcing, the provisions of this section which enforcement results in a forfeiture of property as provided in this section is entitled to receive all or a share of any such property based upon its participation in such enforcement. Any property seized by any municipal or county law enforcement agency may be retained or sold by the law enforcement agency in accordance with the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. Any funds received by a municipal or county law enforcement agency pursuant to this section constitute supplemental funds and may not be used as replacement funds by the municipality or county. However, this section shall not apply to:

(1) The holder of a note or notes representing a portion of the purchase price of such motor vehicle when the owner thereof was and is a bona fide purchaser of said note or notes, before maturity, for value and without knowledge that the vendor of such vehicle had not complied with said sections; or

(2) The bona fide purchaser of such motor vehicle for value and without knowledge that the vendor or dealer of such vehicle had not complied with said sections.

History: s. 3, ch. 17113, 1935; s. 3, ch. 18032, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 1317(3), (8), 8132(1), (2); s. 201, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 25, ch. 77-357; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 15, 17, ch. 80-217; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21, ch. 88-395; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 361, ch. 95-148; s. 36, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 420.141 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part II / Section 420.141
420.141 Housing Development Corporation of Florida; deposits and examination.
Status: in_force

(1) The corporation shall not deposit any of its funds in any financial institution unless such institution has been designated as a depository by the vote of the majority of the directors present at an authorized meeting of the board of directors, exclusive of any director who is an officer or director of the depository so designated. The corporation shall not receive money on deposit.

(2) The corporation shall be examined at least once annually by the Office of Financial Regulation of the Financial Services Commission and shall make reports of its condition not less than annually to the office, and more frequently upon call of the office, which in turn shall make copies of such reports available to the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission and the Governor; and the corporation shall also furnish such other information as may from time to time be required by the Office of Financial Regulation and the Department of State. The Office of Financial Regulation shall exercise the same power and authority over the corporation organized pursuant to this part as is exercised over financial institutions under the provisions of the financial institutions codes, when such codes are not in conflict with this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 201, ch. 92-303; s. 462, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 627.521 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part IV / Section 627.521
627.521 Disclosure statements.
Status: in_force

Each industrial life insurance premium receipt book delivered in this state on or after January 1, 1983, shall contain the following disclosure statement: “You are entitled to a discount or refund from the company if you make your premium payment 13 weeks in advance.”

History: ss. 419, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 394.925 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part V / Section 394.925
394.925 Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

This part applies to all persons currently in custody who have been convicted of a sexually violent offense, as that term is defined in s. 394.912(9), as well as to all persons convicted of a sexually violent offense and sentenced to total confinement in the future.

History: s. 17, ch. 98-64; s. 20, ch. 99-222.
Fla. Stat. § 570.86 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part III / Section 570.86
570.86 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 570.85-570.89, the term:

(1) “Agritourism activity” means any agricultural related activity consistent with a bona fide farm, livestock operation, or ranch or in a working forest which allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to view or enjoy activities, including farming, ranching, historical, cultural, civic, ceremonial, training and exhibition, or harvest-your-own activities and attractions. An agritourism activity does not include the construction of new or additional structures or facilities intended primarily to house, shelter, transport, or otherwise accommodate members of the general public. An activity is an agritourism activity regardless of whether the participant paid to participate in the activity.

(2) “Agritourism operator” means a person who is engaged in the business of providing one or more agritourism activities, whether for compensation or not for compensation.

(3) “Farm” means the land, buildings, support facilities, machinery, and other appurtenances used in the production of farm or aquaculture products, including land used to display plants, animals, farm products, or farm equipment to the public.

(4) “Farm operation” has the same meaning as in s. 823.14.

(5) “Inherent risks of agritourism activity” means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity including certain hazards, such as surface and subsurface conditions; natural conditions of land, vegetation, and waters; the behavior of wild or domestic animals; and the ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming and ranching operations. The term also includes the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to the injury of the participant or others, including failing to follow the instructions given by the agritourism operator or failing to exercise reasonable caution while engaging in the agritourism activity.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-244; s. 17, ch. 2012-83; s. 2, ch. 2013-179; s. 112, ch. 2014-150; s. 2, ch. 2016-14; s. 9, ch. 2021-7.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.47 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part II / Section 1004.47
1004.47 Research activities relating to solid and hazardous waste management.
Status: in_force

Research, training, and service activities related to solid and hazardous waste management conducted by state universities shall be coordinated by the Board of Governors. Proposals for research contracts and grants; public service assignments; and responses to requests for information and technical assistance by state and local government, business, and industry shall be addressed by a formal process involving an advisory board of university personnel appointed by the Chancellor of the State University System and chaired and directed by an individual appointed by the Chancellor of the State University System. The Board of Governors shall consult with the Department of Environmental Protection in developing the research programs and provide the department with a copy of the proposed research program for review and comment before the research is undertaken. Research contracts shall be awarded to independent nonprofit colleges and universities within the state which are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on the same basis as those research contracts awarded to the state universities. Research activities shall include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

(1) Methods and processes for recycling solid and hazardous waste.

(2) Methods of treatment for detoxifying hazardous waste.

(3) Technologies for disposing of solid and hazardous waste.

History: s. 194, ch. 2002-387; s. 100, ch. 2007-217.
Fla. Stat. § 322.70 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.70
322.70 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to accept any application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.

History: s. 23, ch. 97-300.
Fla. Stat. § 559.9614 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part XIII / Section 559.9614
559.9614 Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

A broker may not do any of the following:

(1) Assess, collect, or solicit an advance fee from a business to provide services as a broker. However, this subsection does not preclude a broker from soliciting a business to pay for, or preclude a business from paying for, actual services necessary to apply for a commercial financing transaction, including, but not limited to, a credit check or an appraisal of security, if such payment is made by check or money order payable to a party independent of the broker.

(2) Make or use any false or misleading representation or omit any material fact in the offer or sale of the services of a broker or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a broker, notwithstanding the absence of reliance by the business.

(3) Make or use any false or deceptive representation in its business dealings.

(4) Offer the services of a broker in any advertisement without disclosing the actual address and telephone number of the business of the broker and the address and telephone number of any forwarding service the broker may use, if any.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-290.
Fla. Stat. § 320.0659 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.0659
320.0659 Permanent registration of trailer for hire and semitrailers.
Status: in_force

(1) A permanent license plate may be issued for any semitrailer classified under s. 320.08(5)(a)2. All such license plates shall be of a distinctive color, and shall be imprinted with the words “Permanent Trl” at the bottom. Such plates shall be displayed as required by s. 316.605 and shall be removed upon the sale of the vehicle or upon the vehicle’s being removed from service. If the plate is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the plate may be replaced as provided by s. 320.0607. The use of such plate on any vehicle other than the one to which it is issued is prohibited. No refunds shall be issued for this plate.

(2) If apportionment is required for a permanent semitrailer, the apportionment must be indicated by means of a serially numbered decal, or decals, with the name of the state for which apportionment is granted and the year for which the apportionment is valid. The apportionment must be for 1 calendar year and must be renewed as necessary. For jurisdictions that do not require additional trailer fees, the fee provided in s. 320.08(5)(a)2. applies.

History: s. 36, ch. 96-413.
Fla. Stat. § 945.093 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 945 / Section 945.093
945.093 Requirements for work assignments and programs.
Status: in_force

The department shall evaluate, at a minimum, the physical and mental health of each inmate eligible for a work assignment or correctional work program and shall document approval of eligibility before the inmate receives orders for the assignment or program. The department may use discretion in determining whether an inmate is appropriate for an assignment.

History: s. 7, ch. 2025-180.
Fla. Stat. § 467.207 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 467 / Section 467.207
467.207 Exceptions.
Status: in_force

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:

(1) The practice of midwifery by students enrolled in an approved midwifery training program.

(2) The establishment of an independent practice by one or more midwives for the purpose of rendering to patients midwifery services within the scope of the midwife license.

(3) Assistance by any person in the case of an emergency.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; s. 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; s. 19, ch. 92-179; s. 79, ch. 2001-62.
Fla. Stat. § 349.061 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 349 / Section 349.061
349.061 Bond financing authority.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution, the Legislature hereby approves for bond financing by the authority any extensions, additions, and improvements to the Jacksonville Expressway System and any other facilities appurtenant, necessary, or incidental to the system or any transportation facilities herein authorized to be constructed, acquired, or operated by the authority. Subject to terms and conditions of applicable revenue bond resolutions and covenants, such costs may be financed in whole or in part by revenue bonds issued pursuant to s. 349.05(1)(a) or (b), whether currently issued or issued in the future, or by a combination of such bonds.

History: s. 9, ch. 2009-111.
Fla. Stat. § 636.240 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part II / Section 636.240
636.240 Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this part, the office may seek both temporary and permanent injunctive relief when: (a) A discount plan is being operated by any person or entity that is not licensed pursuant to this part. (b) Any person, entity, or discount plan organization has engaged in any activity prohibited by this part or any rule adopted pursuant to this part.

(2) The venue for any proceeding brought pursuant to this section shall be in the Circuit Court of Leon County.

(3) The office’s authority to seek injunctive relief is not conditioned on having conducted any proceeding pursuant to chapter 120.

History: s. 31, ch. 2004-297; s. 124, ch. 2005-2; s. 29, ch. 2017-112.
Fla. Stat. § 122.32 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 122 / Section 122.32
122.32 Repealer.
Status: in_force

It is the legislative intent that members of this system be provided with social security coverage only in pursuance of the method prescribed herein for becoming members of division B, anything in chapter 650 to the contrary notwithstanding, provided however that the officials and employees of any county or counties which have prior to June 19, 1957, elected to accept social security under the provisions of chapter 650 shall not be affected hereby; provided further, all present and future employees of such counties shall remain in or become members of division A as provided in s. 122.01 of the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement System; and chapter 29968, Acts of 1955, chapter 410, Florida Statutes, are hereby repealed; and provided, that nothing contained in the provisions of this law shall repeal or in any way affect chapter 23259, Laws of 1945, as amended.

History: s. 2, ch. 57-382.
Fla. Stat. § 468.531 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XI / Section 468.531
468.531 Prohibitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) No person or entity shall: (a) Practice or offer to practice as an employee leasing company, an employee leasing company group, or a controlling person unless such person or entity is licensed pursuant to this part; (b) Practice or offer to practice as an employee leasing company or employee leasing company group unless all controlling persons thereof are licensed pursuant to this part; (c) Use the name or title “licensed employee leasing company,” “employee leasing company,” “employee leasing company group,” “professional employer,” “professional employer organization,” “controlling person,” or words that would tend to lead one to believe that such person or entity is registered pursuant to this part, when such person or entity has not registered pursuant to this part; (d) Present as his or her own or his or her entity’s own the license of another; (e) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof; or (f) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended or revoked.

(2) Any person or entity that violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 13, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 44, ch. 94-119; s. 310, ch. 97-103; s. 22, ch. 2000-356.