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Fla. Stat. § 732.802 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part VIII / Section 732.802
732.802 Killer not entitled to receive property or other benefits by reason of victim’s death.
Status: in_force

(1) A surviving person who unlawfully and intentionally kills or participates in procuring the death of the decedent is not entitled to any benefits under the will or under the Florida Probate Code, and the estate of the decedent passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent. Property appointed by the will of the decedent to or for the benefit of the killer passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.

(2) Any joint tenant who unlawfully and intentionally kills another joint tenant thereby effects a severance of the interest of the decedent so that the share of the decedent passes as the decedent’s property and the killer has no rights by survivorship. This provision applies to joint tenancies with right of survivorship and tenancies by the entirety in real and personal property; joint and multiple-party accounts in banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, and other institutions; and any other form of co-ownership with survivorship incidents.

(3) A named beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy, or other contractual arrangement who unlawfully and intentionally kills the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is not entitled to any benefit under the bond, policy, or other contractual arrangement; and it becomes payable as though the killer had predeceased the decedent.

(4) Any other acquisition of property or interest by the killer, including a life estate in homestead property, shall be treated in accordance with the principles of this section.

(5) A final judgment of conviction of murder in any degree is conclusive for purposes of this section. In the absence of a conviction of murder in any degree, the court may determine by the greater weight of the evidence whether the killing was unlawful and intentional for purposes of this section.

(6) This section does not affect the rights of any person who, before rights under this section have been adjudicated, purchases from the killer for value and without notice property which the killer would have acquired except for this section, but the killer is liable for the amount of the proceeds or the value of the property. Any insurance company, bank, or other obligor making payment according to the terms of its policy or obligation is not liable by reason of this section unless prior to payment it has received at its home office or principal address written notice of a claim under this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 82-71.
Fla. Stat. § 660.47 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 660 / Section 660.47
660.47 Surrender of fiduciary powers.
Status: in_force

Any state bank or association which has been granted trust powers and which desires to surrender such rights shall file with the office a certified copy of the resolution of its board of directors signifying such desire. Upon receipt of such resolution, the office shall make an investigation, and when it is satisfied that the trust department has been discharged from all fiduciary duties which it has undertaken, it shall issue a certificate to such bank or association certifying that it is no longer authorized to exercise trust powers.

History: ss. 145, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 1813, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 500.90 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.90
500.90 Regulation of polystyrene products preempted to department.
Status: in_force

The regulation of the use or sale of polystyrene products by entities regulated under this chapter is preempted to the department. This preemption does not apply to local ordinances or provisions thereof enacted before January 1, 2016, and does not limit the authority of a local government to restrict the use of polystyrene by individuals on public property, temporary vendors on public property, or entities engaged in a contractual relationship with the local government for the provision of goods or services, unless such use is otherwise preempted by law.

History: s. 7, ch. 2016-61.
Fla. Stat. § 450.151 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 450 / Part I / Section 450.151
450.151 Hiring and employing; infliction of pain or suffering; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who takes, receives, hires, employs, uses, exhibits, or, in any manner or under any pretense, causes or permits any child less than 18 years of age to suffer; who inflicts upon any such child unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering; who willfully causes or permits the life of any such child to be endangered or his or her health to be injured or such child to be placed in such situation that his or her life may be endangered or health injured; or who has in custody any such child for any of the purposes aforesaid is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 1, ch. 28240, 1953; s. 381, ch. 71-136; 2, ch. 75-195; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 2, ch. 78-326; s. 1, ch. 83-75; s. 172, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 366.076 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 366 / Section 366.076
366.076 Limited proceedings; rules on subsequent adjustments.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon petition or its own motion, the commission may conduct a limited proceeding to consider and act upon any matter within its jurisdiction, including any matter the resolution of which requires a public utility to adjust its rates to consist with the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall determine the issues to be considered during such a proceeding and may grant or deny any request to expand the scope of the proceeding to include other matters.

(2) The commission may adopt rules for the determination of rates in full revenue requirement proceedings which rules provide for adjustments of rates based on revenues and costs during the period new rates are to be in effect and for incremental adjustments in rates for subsequent periods.

History: s. 13, ch. 83-222; s. 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 273.10 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.10
273.10 Repeal.
Status: in_force

This act shall not repeal existing law relating to property but shall be interpreted to be supplementary in nature and shall be applicable to the extent that existing law is not in conflict.

History: s. 11, ch. 57-277.
Fla. Stat. § 25.386 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 25 / Section 25.386
25.386 Foreign language court interpreters.
Status: in_force

(1) The Supreme Court shall establish minimum standards and procedures for qualifications, certification, professional conduct, discipline, and training of foreign language court interpreters who are appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Supreme Court shall set fees to be charged to applicants for certification and renewal of certification as a foreign language court interpreter. The revenues generated from such fees shall be used to offset the costs of administration of the certification program and shall be deposited into the Administrative Trust Fund within the state courts system. The Supreme Court may appoint or employ such personnel as are necessary to assist the court in administering this section.

(2) An applicant for certification as a foreign language court interpreter shall undergo a security background investigation, which includes, but is not limited to, submitting a full set of fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement or to a vendor, entity, or agency authorized by s. 943.053. The vendor, entity, or agency shall forward the fingerprints to the department for state processing, and the department shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national processing. Any vendor fee and state and federal processing fees shall be borne by the applicant. For records provided to a person or entity other than those excepted therein, the cost for state fingerprint processing is the fee authorized in s. 943.053(3)(e).

History: s. 1, ch. 2006-253; s. 4, ch. 2010-162; s. 1, ch. 2019-98.
Fla. Stat. § 607.1431 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.1431
607.1431 Procedure for judicial dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) Venue for a proceeding brought under s. 607.1430 lies in the circuit court in the applicable county.

(2) It is not necessary to make shareholders parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.

(3) A court in a proceeding brought under s. 607.1430 may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian during the proceeding with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.

(4) Within 30 days of the commencement of a proceeding under s. 607.1430(1)(b), the corporation shall deliver to all shareholders, other than the petitioner, a notice stating that the shareholders are entitled to avoid the dissolution of the corporation by electing to purchase the petitioner’s shares under s. 607.1436 and accompanied by a copy of s. 607.1436.

(5) If the court determines that any party has commenced, continued, or participated in a proceeding under s. 607.1430 and has acted arbitrarily, frivolously, vexatiously, or not in good faith, the court may, in its discretion, award attorney fees and other reasonable expenses to the other parties to the proceeding who have been affected adversely by such actions.

History: s. 132, ch. 89-154; s. 8, ch. 94-327; s. 190, ch. 2019-90; s. 51, ch. 2020-32.
Fla. Stat. § 494.0013 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 494 / Part I / Section 494.0013
494.0013 Injunction to restrain violations.
Status: in_force

(1) The office may bring action through its own counsel in the name and on behalf of the state against any person who has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule of the commission or order of the office issued under this chapter to enjoin the person from continuing in or engaging in any act in furtherance of the violation.

(2) In any injunctive proceeding, the court may, on due showing by the office, issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum requiring the attendance of any witness and requiring the production of any books, accounts, records, or other documents and materials that appear necessary to the expeditious resolution of the application for injunction.

(3) In addition to all other means provided by law for the enforcement of any temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction issued in any such court proceeding, the court has the power and jurisdiction, upon application of the office, to impound, and to appoint a receiver or administrator for, the property, assets, and business of the defendant, including, but not limited to, the books, records, documents, and papers appertaining thereto. Such receiver or administrator, when appointed and qualified, has all powers and duties as to custody, collection, administration, winding up, and liquidation of the property and business as are from time to time conferred upon him or her by the court. In any such action, the court may issue an order staying all pending suits and enjoining any further suits affecting the receiver’s or administrator’s custody or possession of the property, assets, and business, or the court, in its discretion and with the consent of the chief judge of the circuit, may require that all such suits be assigned to the circuit court judge who appoints the receiver or administrator.

History: ss. 4, 50, ch. 91-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 541, ch. 97-103; s. 517, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 717.109 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.109
717.109 Refunds held by business associations.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, any sum that a business association has been ordered to refund by a court or administrative agency which has been unclaimed by the owner for more than 1 year after it became payable in accordance with the final determination or order providing for the refund, regardless of whether the final determination or order requires any person entitled to a refund to make a claim for it, is presumed unclaimed.

History: s. 10, ch. 87-105; s. 10, ch. 2001-36; s. 113, ch. 2004-390.
Fla. Stat. § 601.92 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.92
601.92 Use of arsenic in connection with citrus.
Status: in_force

Persons owning, managing, or tending and cultivating citrus groves or trees shall not use arsenic or any of its derivatives, or any combination, compound, or preparation containing arsenic as a fertilizer or spray on bearing citrus trees, except grapefruit trees.

History: s. 92, ch. 25149, 1949.
Fla. Stat. § 921.15 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 921 / Section 921.15
921.15 Stay of execution of sentence to fine; bond and proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) When a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine, he or she shall have the right to give bail for payment of the fine and the costs of prosecution. The bond shall be executed by the defendant and two sureties approved by the sheriff or the officer charged with execution of the judgment.

(2) The bond shall be made payable in 90 days to the Governor and the Governor’s successors in office.

(3) If the bond is not paid at the expiration of 90 days, the sheriff or the officer charged with execution of the judgment shall indorse the default on the bond and file it with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was rendered. The clerk shall issue an execution as if there had been a judgment at law on the bond, and the same proceedings shall be followed as in other executions. After default of the bond, the convicted person may be proceeded against as if bond had not been given.

History: s. 260a, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 8426, 8427; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(270); s. 123, ch. 70-339; s. 1543, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 196.24 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 196 / Section 196.24
196.24 Exemption for disabled ex-servicemember or surviving spouse; evidence of disability.
Status: in_force

(1) Any ex-servicemember, as defined in s. 196.012, who is a bona fide resident of the state, who was discharged under honorable conditions, and who has been disabled to a degree of 10 percent or more by misfortune or while serving during a period of wartime service as defined in s. 1.01(14) is entitled to the exemption from taxation provided for in s. 3(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution as provided in this section. Property to the value of $5,000 of such a person is exempt from taxation. The production by him or her of a certificate of disability from the United States Government or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor before the property appraiser of the county wherein the ex-servicemember’s property lies is prima facie evidence of the fact that he or she is entitled to the exemption. The unremarried surviving spouse of such a disabled ex-servicemember is also entitled to the exemption.

(2) An applicant for the exemption under this section may apply for the exemption before receiving the necessary documentation from the United States Government or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor. Upon receipt of the documentation, the exemption shall be granted as of the date of the original application, and the excess taxes paid shall be refunded. Any refund of excess taxes paid shall be limited to those paid during the 4-year period of limitation set forth in s. 197.182(1)(e).

History: s. 1, ch. 16298, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 897(1); s. 2, ch. 67-457; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 16, ch. 69-216; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 8, ch. 84-114; s. 5, ch. 93-268; s. 1000, ch. 95-147; s. 31, ch. 95-280; s. 1, ch. 2002-271; s. 2, ch. 2005-42; s. 28, ch. 2012-193; s. 16, ch. 2018-118.
Fla. Stat. § 366.80 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 366 / Section 366.80
366.80 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 366.80-366.83 and 403.519 shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act.”

History: s. 5, ch. 80-65; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 68, ch. 2014-17.
Fla. Stat. § 171.081 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 171 / Part I / Section 171.081
171.081 Appeal on annexation or contraction.
Status: in_force

(1) Any party affected who believes that he or she will suffer material injury by reason of the failure of the municipal governing body to comply with the procedures set forth in this chapter for annexation or contraction or to meet the requirements established for annexation or contraction as they apply to his or her property may file a petition in the circuit court for the county in which the municipality or municipalities are located seeking review by certiorari. The action may be initiated at the party’s option within 30 days following the passage of the annexation or contraction ordinance or within 30 days following the completion of the dispute resolution process in subsection (2). In any action instituted pursuant to this subsection, the complainant, should he or she prevail, shall be entitled to reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.

(2) If the affected party is a governmental entity, no later than 30 days following the passage of an annexation or contraction ordinance, the governmental entity must initiate and proceed through the conflict resolution procedures established in chapter 164. If there is a failure to resolve the conflict, no later than 30 days following the conclusion of the procedures established in chapter 164, the governmental entity that initiated the conflict resolution procedures may file a petition in the circuit court for the county in which the municipality or municipalities are located seeking review by certiorari. In any legal action instituted pursuant to this subsection, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-190; s. 3, ch. 78-95; s. 916, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 2006-218.
Fla. Stat. § 542.19 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 542 / Part I / Section 542.19
542.19 Monopolization; attempts, combinations, or conspiracies to monopolize.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to monopolize, attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons to monopolize any part of trade or commerce in this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-28.
Fla. Stat. § 7.17 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.17
7.17 Escambia County.
Status: in_force

The County of Escambia comprehends all that part of the State of Florida lying to the west and south of a line beginning at the Alabama line where said line crosses the Escambia River; running thence down the thread of said river to Escambia Bay; thence along said bay to Deer Point, at the intersection of Santa Rosa Sound with said bay; thence up said Santa Rosa Sound to a line parallel to and exactly 1 mile west of the range line dividing ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven west, thence south along such parallel line to the waters of the Gulf of America; and the Counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa shall have concurrent jurisdiction of any offenses committed on the waters of Santa Rosa Sound.

History: s. 1, Ord. July 21, 1821; s. 1, Aug. 12, 1822; s. 1, Dec. 9, 1825; s. 8, Nov. 23, 1828; s. 1, Feb. 18, 1842; RS 11; GS 9; RGS 9; CGL 11; s. 1, ch. 23867, 1947; s. 1, ch. 57-834; s. 1, ch. 83-130; s. 1, ch. 91-310; s. 6, ch. 2025-8.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0202 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0202
605.0202 Amendment or restatement of articles of organization.
Status: in_force

(1) The articles of organization may be amended or restated at any time.

(2) To amend the articles of organization, a limited liability company must deliver to the department for filing an amendment, designated as such in its heading, which contains the following: (a) The present name of the company. (b) The date of filing of the company’s articles of organization. (c) The amendment to the articles of organization. (d) The delayed effective date, as provided under s. 605.0207, if the amendment is not effective on the date the department files the amendment.

(3) To restate its articles of organization, a limited liability company must deliver to the department for filing an instrument, entitled “Restatement of Articles of Organization,” which contains the following: (a) The present name of the company. (b) The date of the filing of its articles of organization. (c) All of the provisions of its articles of organization in effect, as restated. (d) The delayed effective date, as provided under s. 605.0207, if the restatement is not effective on the date the department files the restatement.

(4) A restatement of the articles of organization of a limited liability company may also contain one or more amendments to the articles of organization, in which case the instrument must be entitled “Amended and Restated Articles of Organization.”

(5) If a member of a member-managed limited liability company or a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company knew that information contained in filed articles of organization was inaccurate when the articles of organization were filed or became inaccurate due to changed circumstances, the member or manager shall promptly: (a) Cause the articles of organization to be amended; or (b) If appropriate, deliver to the department for filing a statement of change under s. 605.0114 or a statement of correction under s. 605.0209.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 215.552 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.552
215.552 Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; land within military installations; county distribution.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall distribute moneys from the Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund when so requested by the counties so affected. The Chief Financial Officer shall apportion the money on hand equal to the percentage of land in each county within each military installation, and the amount so apportioned to each county shall be applied by such counties equally divided between the district school fund and the general road fund of such counties.

History: s. 2, ch. 83-35; s. 11, ch. 95-372; s. 220, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 421.31 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 421 / Part I / Section 421.31
421.31 Powers of regional housing authority; definitions.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided herein, a regional housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such regional housing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities provided for housing authorities created for cities or counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to housing authorities created for cities or counties were applicable to regional housing authorities; provided that for such purposes the term “mayor” as used in the Housing Authorities Law shall be construed as meaning “Governor,” the term “governing body” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county commissioners,” the term “city” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county” and the term “clerk” as used therein shall be construed as meaning “county clerk,” as herein defined, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context; and provided further that the Governor may appoint any person as commissioner of a regional housing authority who is a qualified elector in the county from which he or she is appointed; and provided further that any commissioner of a regional housing authority may be removed or suspended in the same manner and for the same reason as other officers appointed by the Governor. A regional housing authority shall have power to select any appropriate corporate name.

History: s. 1, ch. 20220, 1941; s. 87, ch. 97-103.