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Fla. Stat. § 642.017 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 642 / Section 642.017
642.017 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Florida Insurance Code do not apply to:

(1) Retainer contracts made by attorneys at law with individual clients with fees based on estimates of the nature and amount of services to be provided to the specific client and similar contracts made with a group of clients involved in the same or closely related legal matters.

(2) Any lawyer referral service authorized by The Florida Bar.

(3) The furnishing of legal assistance by labor unions or other employee organizations to their members in matters relating to employment or occupation.

(4) The furnishing of legal assistance to members, or their dependents, by a church, cooperative, educational institution, credit union, or organization of employees, in which the organization contracts directly with a lawyer or law firm for the provision of legal services and the administration and marketing of such legal services are conducted wholly by the organization.

(5) Employee welfare benefit plans to the extent that state laws are superseded by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. s. 1144, provided evidence of exemption from state laws is shown to the office.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 20, 21, ch. 83-278; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-147; s. 1635, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.08 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.08
1011.08 Expenditures between July 1 and date budget becomes official.
Status: in_force

During the period from July 1 to the date the tentative budget becomes official, district school boards are authorized to approve ordinary expenditures, including salary payments, which are necessary for the approved school program.

History: s. 611, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 914.001 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 914 / Section 914.001
914.001 Witnesses; subpoenas to run throughout the state; all names to be included in one subpoena.
Status: in_force

(1) Subpoenas for witnesses in criminal cases shall run throughout the state and be directed to all of the sheriffs of the state.

(2) When possible, the names of all witnesses summoned for, or at the cost of, the state in a criminal case shall be included in one subpoena, and the prosecuting officer shall, when possible, include the names of all such witnesses in one praecipe for such subpoena.

History: s. 2, ch. 871, 1859; ss. 2, 4, 6, ch. 3702, 1887; RS 2859, 2860; GS 3915, 3916; RGS 6013, 6014; CGL 8307, 8308; s. 94, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 205.042 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 205 / Section 205.042
205.042 Levy; municipalities.
Status: in_force

The governing body of an incorporated municipality may levy, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, a business tax for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business, profession, or occupation within its jurisdiction. However, the governing body must first give at least 14 days’ public notice between the first and last reading of the resolution or ordinance by publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation within its jurisdiction as defined by law. The notice must contain the proposed classifications and rates applicable to the business tax. The business tax may be levied on:

(1) Any person who maintains a permanent business location or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business within its jurisdiction.

(2) Any person who maintains a permanent business location or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of engaging in or managing any profession or occupation within its jurisdiction.

(3) Any person who does not qualify under subsection (1) or subsection (2) and who transacts any business or engages in any occupation or profession in interstate commerce, if the business tax is not prohibited by s. 8, Art. I of the United States Constitution.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-306; s. 1, ch. 73-144; s. 4, ch. 93-180; s. 7, ch. 2006-152.
Fla. Stat. § 413.215 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 413 / Part II / Section 413.215
413.215 Division’s status in workers’ compensation proceedings.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the division retains all rights and remedies granted under s. 413.445 as against moneys paid under chapter 440.

History: s. 6, ch. 94-324.
Fla. Stat. § 20.375 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.375
20.375 Department of Veterans’ Affairs; trust funds.
Status: in_force

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs:

(1) Federal Grants Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s. 215.32. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(2) Grants and Donations Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of ss. 215.32, 296.11, 296.38, and 320.089. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(3) Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund. (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with ss. 215.32, 296.11, 296.38, 320.08058, 320.089, and 320.0891. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 2008-18; s. 2, ch. 2017-157.
Fla. Stat. § 538.235 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 538 / Part II / Section 538.235
538.235 Method of payment.
Status: in_force

(1) A secondary metals recycler may not enter into any cash transaction: (a) In excess of $1,000 for the purchase of regulated metals property; or (b) In any amount for the purchase of restricted regulated metals property.

(2) Payment in excess of $1,000 for the purchase of regulated metals property shall be made by check issued to the seller of the metal and payable to the seller.

(3) Payment for the purchase of restricted regulated metals property shall be made by check issued to the seller of the metal and payable to the seller or by electronic payment to the seller’s bank account or the seller’s employer’s bank account. (a) Each check shall be mailed by the secondary metals recycler directly to the street address of the seller that is on file with the secondary metals recycler unless otherwise provided in this part. A check may not be mailed to a post office box. Electronic payments shall be transmitted to an account for which the seller is listed as an account holder or an employee or agent of the seller. (b) Each check or electronic payment shall be mailed or transmitted by the secondary metals recycler to the seller within 3 days after the purchase transaction unless otherwise provided in this section. (c) The secondary metals recycler may provide a check at the time of the purchase transaction, rather than mailing the check as required in paragraph (a), if the seller is: 1. An organization, corporation, or association registered with the state as a charitable, philanthropic, religious, fraternal, civic, patriotic, social, or school-sponsored organization or association, or any nonprofit corporation or association; 2. A law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity; 3. A trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, or receiver who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler; 4. A public official acting under judicial process or authority who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler; 5. A sheriff acting under the authority of a court’s writ of execution, or by virtue of any process issued by a court, if proof thereof has been presented to the secondary metals recycler; or 6. A manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates regulated materials in the ordinary course of business.

History: s. 4, ch. 2008-69; s. 6, ch. 2012-179.
Fla. Stat. § 56.21 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 56 / Section 56.21
56.21 Execution sales; notice.
Status: in_force

Notice of all sales under execution shall be given by advertisement once each week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the sale is to take place. The time of such notice may be shortened in the discretion of the court from which the execution issued, upon affidavit that the property to be sold is subject to decay and will not sell for its full value if held until date of sale. On or before the date of the first publication or posting of the notice of sale, a copy of the notice of sale shall be furnished by the sheriff by certified mail to the attorney of record of the judgment debtor, or to the judgment debtor at the judgment debtor’s last known address if the judgment debtor does not have an attorney of record. Such copy of the notice of sale shall be mailed even though a default judgment was entered. When levying upon real or personal property, a notice of such levy and execution sale and a copy of the affidavit required by s. 56.27(4) shall be sent by the sheriff to the attorneys of record of all judgment creditors and other lienholders, or to all judgment creditors and other lienholders who do not have an attorney of record, who have acquired a lien as provided in s. 55.10(1) and (2), s. 55.202, s. 55.204(3), or s. 695.01, and whose liens have not lapsed at the time of levy, at the address listed in the judgment lien certificate or other recorded liens, or, if amended, in any amendment thereto, and to all secured creditors who have filed financing statements as provided in part V of chapter 679 in the name of the judgment debtor reflecting a security interest in property of the kind to be sold at the execution sale at the address listed in the financing statement, or, if amended, in any amendment to the financing statement. Such notice shall be made in the same manner as notice is made to any judgment debtor under this section. When levying upon real property, notice of such levy and execution sale and affidavit required by s. 56.27(4) shall be made to the property owner of record in the same manner as notice is made to any judgment debtor pursuant to this section, and shall be made to each other person holding a mortgage or other lien against the real property as disclosed by the affidavit. When selling real or personal property, the sale date shall not be earlier than 30 days after the date of the first advertisement.

History: s. 3, Feb. 17, 1833; RS 1202; GS 1631; RGS 2835; CGL 4522; s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 2, ch. 77-462; s. 4, ch. 82-118; s. 10, ch. 94-170; s. 18, ch. 2000-258; s. 12, ch. 2001-154; s. 10, ch. 2005-241; s. 5, ch. 2009-215.
Fla. Stat. § 692.201 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 692 / Part III / Section 692.201
692.201 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Agricultural land” means land classified as agricultural under s. 193.461.

(2) “Critical infrastructure facility” means any of the following, if it employs measures such as fences, barriers, or guard posts that are designed to exclude unauthorized persons: (a) A chemical manufacturing facility. (b) A refinery. (c) An electrical power plant as defined in s. 403.031(4). (d) A water treatment facility or wastewater treatment plant. (e) A liquid natural gas terminal. (f) A telecommunications central switching office. (g) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas. (h) A seaport as listed in s. 311.09. (i) A spaceport territory as defined in s. 331.303(19). (j) An airport as defined in s. 333.01.

(3) “Foreign country of concern” means the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity of significant control of such foreign country of concern.

(4) “Foreign principal” means: (a) The government or any official of the government of a foreign country of concern; (b) A political party or member of a political party or any subdivision of a political party in a foreign country of concern; (c) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country of concern, or a subsidiary of such entity; or (d) Any person who is domiciled in a foreign country of concern and is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. (e) Any person, entity, or collection of persons or entities, described in paragraphs (a) through (d) having a controlling interest in a partnership, association, corporation, organization, trust, or any other legal entity or subsidiary formed for the purpose of owning real property in this state.

(5) “Military installation” means a base, camp, post, station, yard, or center encompassing at least 10 contiguous acres that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or its affiliates.

(6) “Real property” means land, buildings, fixtures, and all other improvements to land.

History: s. 4, ch. 2023-33; s. 57, ch. 2024-2.
Fla. Stat. § 627.7277 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XI / Section 627.7277
627.7277 Notice of renewal premium.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the terms “policy” and “renewal” have the meaning ascribed in s. 627.728.

(2) An insurer shall mail or deliver to the first-named insured at least 30 days’ advance written notice of the renewal premium for the policy.

(3) If the insurer fails to provide the 30 days’ notice of a renewal premium that results in a premium increase, the coverage under the policy remains in effect at the existing rates until 30 days after the notice is given or until the effective date of replacement coverage obtained by the insured, whichever occurs first.

History: s. 2, ch. 99-381; s. 34, ch. 2007-1; s. 20, ch. 2007-90; s. 11, ch. 2011-174.
Fla. Stat. § 610.113 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 610 / Section 610.113
610.113 Nondiscrimination by municipality or county.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality or county shall allow a certificateholder to install, construct, and maintain a network within a public right-of-way and shall provide a certificateholder with comparable, nondiscriminatory, and competitively neutral access to the public right-of-way in accordance with the provisions of s. 337.401. All use of a public right-of-way by a certificateholder is nonexclusive.

(2) A municipality or county may not discriminate against a certificateholder regarding: (a) The authorization or placement of a network in a public right-of-way; (b) Access to a building or other property; or (c) Utility pole attachment terms and conditions.

History: s. 7, ch. 2007-29.
Fla. Stat. § 320.38 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.38
320.38 When nonresident exemption not allowed.
Status: in_force

The provisions of s. 320.37 authorizing the operation of motor vehicles over the roads of this state by nonresidents of this state when such vehicles are duly registered or licensed under the laws of some other state or foreign country do not apply to any nonresident who accepts employment or engages in any trade, profession, or occupation in this state, except a nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 316.003. In every case in which a nonresident, except a nonresident migrant or seasonal farm worker as defined in s. 316.003, accepts employment or engages in any trade, profession, or occupation in this state or enters his or her children to be educated in the public schools of this state, such nonresident shall, within 10 days after the commencement of such employment or education, register his or her motor vehicles in this state if such motor vehicles are proposed to be operated on the roads of this state. Any person who is enrolled as a student in a college or university and who is a nonresident but who is in this state for a period of up to 6 months engaged in a work-study program for which academic credits are earned from a college whose credits or degrees are accepted for credit by at least three accredited institutions of higher learning, as defined in s. 1005.02, is not required to have a Florida registration for the duration of the work-study program if the person’s vehicle is properly registered in another jurisdiction. Any nonresident who is enrolled as a full-time student in such institution of higher learning is also exempt for the duration of such enrollment.

History: s. 6, ch. 7275, 1917; s. 1, ch. 7737, 1918; RGS 1011; s. 5, ch. 8410, 1921; s. 3, ch. 10182, 1925; CGL 1285; s. 3, ch. 15625, 1931; s. 3, ch. 16085, 1933; s. 1, ch. 19252, 1939; s. 1, ch. 69-153; s. 1, ch. 69-156; s. 2, ch. 82-112; s. 51, ch. 83-318; s. 28, ch. 91-221; s. 363, ch. 95-148; s. 6, ch. 97-218; s. 966, ch. 2002-387; s. 5, ch. 2006-81; s. 75, ch. 2016-239.
Fla. Stat. § 502.181 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.181
502.181 Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person in this state to:

(1) Engage in the business of producing, hauling, transferring, receiving, processing, packaging, or distributing milk, milk products, or frozen desserts or operating a washing station, manufacturing single-service containers, or manufacturing imitation or substitute milk or milk products without first obtaining a permit or license from the department.

(2) Produce, provide, sell, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any reconstituted or recombined milk or any adulterated or misbranded milk or milk product.

(3) Advertise, package, label, sell, or offer for sale, or cause to be advertised, packaged, labeled, sold, or offered for sale, any imitation or substitute milk or milk product in a manner that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading and which could cause consumers to think they are purchasing a Grade A milk or milk product.

(4) Obstruct or resist any authorized inspector while in performance of inspection duties.

History: s. 2, ch. 67-263; s. 4, ch. 70-247; s. 5, ch. 93-68; ss. 12, 15, ch. 94-92; s. 26, ch. 2011-206; s. 16, ch. 2023-154.
Fla. Stat. § 395.0091 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part I / Section 395.0091
395.0091 Alternate-site testing.
Status: in_force

The agency, in consultation with the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, shall adopt by rule the criteria for alternate-site testing to be performed under the supervision of a clinical laboratory director. At a minimum, the criteria must address hospital internal needs assessment; a protocol for implementation, including the identification of tests to be performed and who will perform them; selection of the method of testing to be used for alternate-site testing; minimum training and education requirements for those who will perform alternate-site testing, such as documented training, licensure, certification, or other medical professional background not limited to laboratory professionals; documented inservice training and initial and ongoing competency validation; an appropriate internal and external quality control protocol; an internal mechanism for the central laboratory to identify and track alternate-site testing; and recordkeeping requirements. Alternate-site testing locations must register when the hospital applies to renew its license. For purposes of this section, the term “alternate-site testing” includes any laboratory testing done under the administrative control of a hospital but performed out of the physical or administrative confines of the central laboratory.

History: s. 27, ch. 2018-24.
Fla. Stat. § 198.05 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 198 / Section 198.05
198.05 Administration of law by Department of Revenue.
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall, except as otherwise provided, have jurisdiction and be charged with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 6, ch. 16015, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1342(86); ss. 21, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 817.20 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.20
817.20 Issuing stock or obligation of corporation beyond authorized amount.
Status: in_force

Any officer, agent, clerk or servant of a corporation, or any other person, who issues, or signs with intent to issue, any certificate of stock in a corporation, or who issues, signs or endorses with intent to issue any bond, note, bill or other obligation or security in the name of such corporation, beyond the amount authorized by law, or limited by the legal votes of such corporation or its proper officers; or negotiates, transfers or disposes of such certificate, with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 45, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2469; GS 3330; RGS 5170; CGL 7273; s. 854, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 550.09516 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.09516
550.09516 Credit for eligible permitholders conducting thoroughbred racing.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning July 1, 2023, each permitholder authorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing under this chapter is eligible for a credit equal to the amount paid by the permitholder in the prior state fiscal year to the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, inclusive of any applicable true-up calculations or credits made, granted, or applied to the assessment imposed on the permitholder or the state by such authority, for covered horseracing in the state, pursuant to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 as set forth in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260.

(2) The commission shall require sufficient documentation to substantiate the amounts paid by an eligible permitholder to qualify for the tax credit under this section.

(3) Beginning July 1, 2023, and each July 1 thereafter, each permitholder granted a credit pursuant to this section may apply the credit to the taxes and fees due under ss. 550.0951, 550.09515, and 550.3551(3), less any credit received by the permitholder under s. 550.09515(6), and less the amount of state taxes that would otherwise be due to the state for the conduct of charity day performances under s. 550.0351(4). The unused portion of the credit may be carried forward and applied each month as taxes and fees become due. Any unused credit remaining at the end of a fiscal year expires and may not be used.

(4) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section.

History: s. 39, ch. 2023-157; s. 19, ch. 2024-115.
Fla. Stat. § 674.206 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part II / Section 674.206
674.206 Transfer between banks.
Status: in_force

Any agreed method that identifies the transferor bank is sufficient for the item’s further transfer to another bank.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 24, ch. 92-82.