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Fla. Stat. § 681.115 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 681 / Section 681.115
681.115 Certain agreements void.
Status: in_force

Any agreement entered into by a consumer that waives, limits, or disclaims the rights set forth in this chapter, or that requires a consumer not to disclose the terms of such agreement as a condition thereof, is void as contrary to public policy. The rights set forth in this chapter shall extend to a subsequent transferee of such motor vehicle.

History: ss. 13, 19, ch. 88-95; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 92-88; s. 35, ch. 2001-196.
Fla. Stat. § 903.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 903 / Section 903.02
903.02 Actions following denial; changes in bail conditions or bond amount; separation by charge or offense.
Status: in_force

(1) If application for bail is made to an authorized court and denied, no court of inferior jurisdiction shall admit the applicant to bail unless such court of inferior jurisdiction is the court having jurisdiction to try the defendant.

(2) No judge of a court of equal or inferior jurisdiction may remove a condition of bail or reduce the amount of bond required, unless such judge: (a) Imposed the conditions of bail or set the amount of bond required; (b) Is the chief judge of the circuit in which the defendant is to be tried; (c) Has been assigned to preside over the criminal trial of the defendant; or (d) Is the designee of the chief judge and a judge has not yet been assigned to the criminal trial.

(3) The term “court,” as used in this chapter, includes all state courts.

(4) Any judge setting or granting monetary bail shall set a separate and specific bail amount for each charge or offense. When bail is posted, each charge or offense requires a separate bond.

History: s. 45, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(45); s. 1, ch. 70-86; s. 1, ch. 77-119; s. 37, ch. 82-175; s. 40, ch. 84-103; s. 1, ch. 2006-279.
Fla. Stat. § 570.76 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part III / Section 570.76
570.76 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

For the accomplishment of the purposes specified in this act, the department shall have all powers and duties necessary, including, but not limited to, the power and duty to:

(1) Identify and coordinate with all state agencies that can assist in agricultural economic development.

(2) Administer, with approval of the commissioner, agricultural economic development funds appropriated to the department.

(3) Identify, develop, and collect sources of funding for the initiation of agricultural economic development projects.

(4) Facilitate economic growth through the development of agribusinesses such as value-added processing plants and associated enterprises using raw products which are produced in the state.

(5) Accept, expend, and utilize any gift, grant of money, or property provided to the department.

(6) Provide assistance pursuant to appropriations for agricultural economic development approved by the Legislature.

(7) Establish procedures and circumstances for repayment of financial assistance by an assisted agribusiness.

(8) On or before November 1 of each year, submit an annual report to the chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate committees on agriculture. The annual report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) A list of all projects that received assistance during the previous fiscal year, the needs each project was designed to address, the type of assistance provided, and the benefits derived from the assistance. (b) The business plans of projects receiving assistance, including the proposed schedule for repayment of funds by assisted agribusinesses.

History: ss. 4, 10, ch. 91-268; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 13, ch. 92-291; s. 893, ch. 97-103; s. 24, ch. 2001-279; s. 77, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 487.045 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 487 / Part I / Section 487.045
487.045 Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish applicable fees by rule. The fees shall not exceed $250 for commercial applicators or $100 for private applicators and public applicators, for initial licensing and for each subsequent license renewal. The fees shall be determined annually and shall represent department costs associated with enforcement of the provisions of this part.

(2) Fees collected under the provisions of this part shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund and shall be used to defray expenses in the administration of this part.

History: ss. 11, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 9, ch. 94-233; s. 15, ch. 2000-154; s. 28, ch. 2004-64.
Fla. Stat. § 63.152 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 63 / Section 63.152
63.152 Application for new birth record.
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after entry of a judgment of adoption, the clerk of the court or the adoption entity shall transmit a certified statement of the entry to the state registrar of vital statistics on a form provided by the registrar. A new birth record containing the necessary information supplied by the certificate shall be issued by the registrar on application of the adopting parents or the adopted person.

History: s. 15, ch. 73-159; s. 5, ch. 90-309; s. 29, ch. 2003-58; s. 19, ch. 2012-81.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.59 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part V / Section 1002.59
1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, in collaboration with the Just Read, Florida! Office, shall adopt minimum standards for courses in emergent literacy for prekindergarten instructors. Each course must consist of 5 clock hours and provide instruction in strategies and techniques to address the age-appropriate progress of prekindergarten students in developing emergent literacy skills, including oral communication, knowledge of print and letters, phonological and phonemic awareness, vocabulary and comprehension development, and foundational background knowledge designed to correlate with the content that students will encounter in grades K-12, consistent with the evidence-based content and strategies grounded in the science of reading identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7). The course standards must be reviewed as part of any review of subject coverage or endorsement requirements in the elementary, reading, and exceptional student educational areas conducted pursuant to s. 1012.586. Each course must also provide resources containing strategies that allow students with disabilities and other special needs to derive maximum benefit from the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. Successful completion of an emergent literacy training course approved under this section satisfies requirements for approved training in early literacy and language development under ss. 402.305(2)(d)4., 402.313(6), and 402.3131(5).

(2) The department shall adopt minimum standards for courses on the performance standards adopted under s. 1002.67(1). Each course must be comprised of at least 3 clock hours, provide instruction in strategies and techniques to address age-appropriate progress of each child in attaining the standards, and be available online.

(3) The department shall make available online professional learning and training courses comprised of at least 8 clock hours that support prekindergarten instructors in increasing the competency of teacher-child interactions.

History: s. 1, ch. 2004-484; s. 6, ch. 2013-252; s. 31, ch. 2018-103; s. 5, ch. 2021-9; s. 37, ch. 2021-10; s. 6, ch. 2023-108; s. 18, ch. 2023-245; s. 9, ch. 2024-5; s. 6, ch. 2025-181; s. 12, ch. 2025-186.
Fla. Stat. § 403.760 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.760
403.760 Public used oil collection centers.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall encourage the voluntary establishment of public used oil collection centers and recycling programs and provide technical assistance to persons who organize such programs.

(2) All government agencies, and businesses that change motor oil for the public, are encouraged to serve as public used oil collection centers.

(3) A public used oil collection center must: (a) Notify the department annually that it is accepting used oil from the public; and (b) Annually report quantities of used oil collected from the public.

(4) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall assist the department in inspecting public used oil collection centers.

(5) No person may recover from the owner or operator of a used oil collection center any costs of response actions, as defined in s. 376.301, resulting from a release of either used oil or a hazardous substance or use the authority of ss. 376.307, 376.3071, and 403.724 against the owner or operator of a used oil collection center if such used oil is: (a) Not mixed with any hazardous substance by the owner or operator of the used oil collection center; (b) Not knowingly accepted with any hazardous substances contained therein; (c) Transported from the used oil collection center by a certified transporter pursuant to s. 403.767; (d) Stored in a used oil collection center that is in compliance with this section; and (e) In compliance with s. 114(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended. This subsection applies only to that portion of the public used oil collection center used for the collection of used oil and does not apply if the owner or operator is grossly negligent in the operation of the public used oil collection center. Nothing in this section shall affect or modify in any way the obligations or liability of any person under any other provisions of state or federal law, including common law, for injury or damage resulting from a release of used oil or hazardous substances. For the purpose of this section, the owner or operator of a used oil collection center may presume that a quantity of no more than 5 gallons of used oil accepted from any member of the public is not mixed with a hazardous substance, provided that such owner or operator acts in good faith.

History: s. 33, ch. 88-130; s. 10, ch. 89-188.
Fla. Stat. § 497.383 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part III / Section 497.383
497.383 Additional rights of legally authorized persons.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other common law or statutory rights a legally authorized person may otherwise have, that person may authorize a funeral director or direct disposer licensed under this chapter to lawfully dispose of fetal remains in circumstances when a fetal death certificate is not issued under chapter 382. A person licensed under this chapter or former chapter 470 is not liable for damages as a result of following the instructions of the legally authorized person in connection with the final disposition of fetal remains in circumstances in which a fetal death certificate is not issued under chapter 382 or in connection with the final disposition of a dead human body.

(2) Any ambiguity or dispute concerning the right of any legally authorized person to provide authorization under this chapter or the validity of any documentation purporting to grant that authorization shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction.

History: s. 6, ch. 96-355; s. 88, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 210.181 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 210 / Part I / Section 210.181
210.181 Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 210.16(6), whoever knowingly omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with any duty imposed upon him or her by this part, or to do or cause to be done any of the things required by this part, or does anything prohibited by this part shall, in addition to any other penalty provided in this part, be liable for a fine of $1,000 or five times the retail value of the cigarettes involved, whichever is greater.

(2) Whoever fails to pay any tax imposed by this part at the time prescribed by law or rules shall, in addition to any other penalty provided in this part, be liable for a penalty of five times the unpaid tax due.

History: s. 11, ch. 2005-228; s. 2, ch. 2012-72.
Fla. Stat. § 440.54 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.54
440.54 Violation of child labor law.
Status: in_force

If the judge of compensation claims determines that an injured employee at the time of an accident is a minor employed, permitted, or suffered to work in violation of any of the provisions of the child labor laws of Florida, the employer shall, in addition to the normal compensation and death benefits provided by this chapter, pay such additional compensation as the judge of compensation claims may determine according to the circumstances of the case or the seriousness of the violation; however, the total compensation so payable shall not exceed double the amount otherwise payable under this chapter. The employer alone, and not the insurance carrier, shall be liable for the increased compensation or increased death benefits provided for by this section. Any provision in an insurance policy undertaking to protect an employer from such increased liability shall be void.

History: s. 18, ch. 18413, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 5966(54); s. 15, ch. 28241, 1953; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 75-209; s. 23, ch. 78-300; ss. 41, 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 15, ch. 91-46.
Fla. Stat. § 68.01 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 68 / Section 68.01
68.01 Declaring tax assessment invalid.
Status: in_force

When an assessment is made against any person, body politic or corporate and payment is refused on an allegation of illegality of the assessment, the person, body corporate or politic may file an action in chancery setting forth the alleged illegality. The court has jurisdiction to decide the matter and if the assessment is illegal, shall declare the assessment not lawfully made.

History: s. 4, ch. 151, 1848; RS 1542; GS 2006; RGS 3274; CGL 5082; s. 22, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 985.534 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 985 / Part IX / Section 985.534
985.534 Appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) An appeal from an order of the court affecting a party to a case involving a child under this chapter may be taken to the appropriate district court of appeal within the time and in the manner prescribed by s. 924.051 and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure by: (a) Any child, and any parent or legal guardian or custodian of any child. (b) The state, which may appeal from: 1. An order dismissing a petition or any section thereof; 2. An order granting a new adjudicatory hearing; 3. An order arresting judgment; 4. A ruling on a question of law when the child is adjudicated delinquent and appeals from the judgment; 5. The disposition, on the ground that it is illegal; 6. A judgment discharging a child on habeas corpus; 7. An order adjudicating a child insane under the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure; and 8. All other preadjudicatory hearings, except that the state may not take more than one appeal under this subsection in any case. In the case of an appeal by the state, the notice of appeal shall be filed by the appropriate state attorney or his or her authorized assistant under s. 27.18. Such an appeal shall embody all assignments of error in each preadjudicatory hearing order that the state seeks to have reviewed. The state shall pay all costs of the appeal except for the child’s attorney’s fee.

(2) The Department of Legal Affairs shall represent the state upon appeal and shall be notified of the appeal by the clerk when the notice of appeal is filed in the circuit court.

(3) The taking of an appeal shall not operate as a supersedeas in any case unless pursuant to an order of the court.

(4) The case on appeal shall be docketed, and any papers filed in the appellate court shall be entitled, with the initials but not the name of the child and the court case number, and the papers shall remain sealed in the office of the clerk of the appellate court when not in use by the appellate court and shall not be open to public inspection. The decision of the appellate court shall be likewise entitled and shall refer to the child only by initials and court case number.

(5) The original order of the appellate court, with all papers filed in the case on appeal, shall remain in the office of the clerk of the court, sealed and not open to inspection except by order of the appellate court. The clerk of the appellate court shall return to the circuit court all papers transmitted to the appellate court from the circuit court, together with a certified copy of the order of the appellate court.

History: s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 225, ch. 95-147; s. 42, ch. 97-238; s. 31, ch. 99-284; s. 67, ch. 2006-120.
Fla. Stat. § 849.32 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 849 / Section 849.32
849.32 Notice to state attorney; prosecution of suit.
Status: in_force

The summons in any such suit, and copies of all pleadings and notices of all hearings in the suit, and notice of the trial and of application for the entry of final judgment, shall be served on the state attorney, whose duty it shall be to protect the interests of the state and, if the plaintiff fails to diligently prosecute the suit, to bring such failure to the attention of the court. If the plaintiff fails to effectively prosecute any such suit without collusion or deceit and without unnecessary delay, the court shall direct the state attorney to proceed with the action. No such suit shall be dismissed except upon a sworn statement filed by the plaintiff or the state attorney which satisfies the court that the suit should be dismissed.

History: s. 7, ch. 26543, 1951.
Fla. Stat. § 250.534 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part II / Section 250.534
250.534 Entry into force and withdrawal.
Status: in_force

(1) This compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by any two states. Thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon its enactment thereof.

(2) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 1 year after the Governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the Governors of all other party states.

History: s. 2, ch. 93-283.
Fla. Stat. § 943.051 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.051
943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting.
Status: in_force

(1) The Criminal Justice Information Program, acting as the state’s central criminal justice information repository, shall: (a) Collect, process, store, maintain, and disseminate criminal justice information and records necessary to the operation of the criminal justice information system of the department. (b) Develop systems that inform one criminal justice agency of the criminal justice information held or maintained by other criminal justice agencies.

(2) The fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of each adult person charged with or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation of a comparable ordinance by a state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement agency shall be captured and electronically submitted to the department in the manner prescribed by rule. Exceptions to this requirement for specified misdemeanors or comparable ordinance violations may be made by the department by rule.

(3)(a) The fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of a minor who is charged with or found to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult shall be captured and electronically submitted to the department in the manner prescribed by rule. (b) A minor who is charged with or found to have committed the following offenses shall be fingerprinted and the fingerprints shall be submitted electronically to the department, unless the minor is issued a prearrest delinquency citation pursuant to s. 985.12: 1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011. 2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03. 3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(2). 4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined in s. 790.1615(1). 5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e). 6. Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or other specified persons, as provided in s. 784.07. 7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053. 8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03. 9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s. 790.22(5). 10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3). 11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1). 12. Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1). 13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as provided in s. 790.115.

(4) Fingerprints shall be used as the basis for criminal history records.

History: s. 3, ch. 80-409; s. 2, ch. 85-224; s. 5, ch. 93-204; s. 1, ch. 94-126; s. 89, ch. 94-209; s. 12, ch. 95-184; s. 2, ch. 95-427; s. 2, ch. 96-293; s. 28, ch. 96-322; s. 6, ch. 98-94; s. 2, ch. 99-284; s. 6, ch. 99-300; s. 11, ch. 2000-155; s. 2, ch. 2002-51; s. 6, ch. 2007-112; s. 32, ch. 2010-117; s. 16, ch. 2013-116; s. 2, ch. 2015-46; s. 32, ch. 2023-18; s. 24, ch. 2024-130; s. 3, ch. 2025-73.
Fla. Stat. § 624.4301 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4301
624.4301 Notice of temporary discontinuance of writing new residential property insurance policies.
Status: in_force

(1) Any authorized insurer, before temporarily suspending writing new residential property insurance policies in this state, must give notice to the office of the insurer’s reasons for such action, the effective dates of the temporary suspension, and the proposed communication to its agents. Such notice must be provided on a form approved by the office and adopted by the commission. The insurer shall submit such notice to the office the earlier of 20 business days before the effective date of the temporary suspension of writing or 5 business days before notifying its agents of the temporary suspension of writing. The insurer must provide any other information requested by the office related to the insurer’s temporary suspension of writing. The requirements of this section do not: (a) Apply to a temporary suspension of writing new business made in response to: 1. A hurricane that may make landfall in this state if such temporary suspension ceases within 72 hours after hurricane conditions are no longer present in this state; or 2. Any other natural emergency as defined in s. 252.34(8) which impacts one or more counties and is the subject of a declared state of emergency by any local, state, or federal authority, if such temporary suspension applies only to the affected counties and ceases within 72 hours after such natural emergency is no longer present in those counties. (b) Require such insurers to obtain the approval of the office before temporarily suspending writing new residential property insurance policies in this state.

(2) The commission may adopt rules to administer this section.

History: s. 7, ch. 2023-172.
Fla. Stat. § 391.011 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 391 / Part I / Section 391.011
391.011 Short title.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter may be cited as the “Children’s Medical Services Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 78-106; s. 2, ch. 98-288.
Fla. Stat. § 876.48 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 876 / Section 876.48
876.48 Relation to other statutes.
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with ss. 876.37-876.51 are hereby suspended in their application to any proceedings under said sections. If conduct prohibited by said sections is also made unlawful by another or other laws, the offender may be convicted for the violation of said sections or of any other law or laws.

History: s. 14, ch. 20252, 1941; s. 65, ch. 74-383; s. 246, ch. 77-104.
Fla. Stat. § 782.34 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 782 / Section 782.34
782.34 Partial-birth abortion.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in s. 782.36, any person who intentionally kills a living fetus while that fetus is partially born commits the crime of partial-birth abortion, which is a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 3, ch. 2000-142.