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Fla. Stat. § 514.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 514 / Section 514.05
514.05 Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit; administrative fines.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may deny an application for a permit, suspend or revoke a permit issued to any person or public body, or impose an administrative fine upon the failure of such person or public body to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted hereunder.

(2) The department may impose an administrative fine, which shall not exceed $500 for each violation, for the violation of this chapter or the rules adopted hereunder and for the violation of any of the provisions of chapter 386. Notice of intent to impose such fine shall be given by the department to the alleged violator. Each day that a violation continues may constitute a separate violation.

(3) In determining the amount of fine to be imposed, if any, for a violation, the following factors shall be considered: (a) The gravity of the violation and the extent to which the provisions of the applicable statutes or rules were violated. (b) Actions taken by the operator to correct violations. (c) Any previous violations.

(4) All amounts collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund or into the County Health Department Trust Fund, whichever is applicable.

(5) Under conditions specified by rule, the department may close a public pool that is not in compliance with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.

History: s. 4, ch. 7825, 1919; CGL 3771; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 449, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 4, 9, ch. 78-356; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 13, 14, ch. 85-173; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 153, ch. 97-101; s. 50, ch. 98-151; s. 110, ch. 2012-184.
Fla. Stat. § 499.94 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part III / Section 499.94
499.94 Fees.
Status: in_force

A fee collected for a permit under this part shall be deposited into the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. Moneys collected under this part shall be used for administering this part. The department shall maintain a separate account in the trust fund for the Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics program.

History: s. 31, ch. 2014-89.
Fla. Stat. § 501.202 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part II / Section 501.202
501.202 Purposes; rules of construction.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this part shall be construed liberally to promote the following policies:

(1) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing consumer protection, unfair methods of competition, and unconscionable, deceptive, and unfair trade practices.

(2) To protect the consuming public and legitimate business enterprises from those who engage in unfair methods of competition, or unconscionable, deceptive, or unfair acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce.

(3) To make state consumer protection and enforcement consistent with established policies of federal law relating to consumer protection.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-124; s. 1, ch. 93-38.
Fla. Stat. § 220.715 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part VIII / Section 220.715
220.715 Waiver of restrictions on assessment.
Status: in_force

At any time, whether or not a notice of deficiency has been issued, a taxpayer shall have the right to waive the restrictions on assessment and collection of the whole or any part of any proposed assessment of tax by a signed notice in writing filed with the department in such form as the department may by regulation prescribe.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 50, ch. 91-112.
Fla. Stat. § 838.015 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 838 / Section 838.015
838.015 Bribery.
Status: in_force

(1) “Bribery” means to knowingly and intentionally give, offer, or promise to any public servant, or, if a public servant, to knowingly and intentionally request, solicit, accept, or agree to accept for himself or herself or another, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized by law with an intent or purpose to influence the performance of any act or omission which the person believes to be, or the public servant represents as being, within the official discretion of a public servant, in violation of a public duty, or in performance of a public duty.

(2) Prosecution under this section shall not require any allegation or proof that the public servant ultimately sought to be unlawfully influenced was qualified to act in the desired way, that the public servant had assumed office, that the matter was properly pending before him or her or might by law properly be brought before him or her, that the public servant possessed jurisdiction over the matter, or that his or her official action was necessary to achieve the person’s purpose.

(3) Any person who commits bribery commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 60, ch. 74-383; s. 35, ch. 75-298; s. 44, ch. 91-110; s. 1314, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 2003-158; s. 2, ch. 2016-151.
Fla. Stat. § 319.34 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 319 / Section 319.34
319.34 Transfer without delivery of certificate; operation or use without certificate; failure to surrender; other violations.
Status: in_force

Whoever, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, purports to sell or transfer a motor vehicle or mobile home without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title thereto duly assigned to such purchaser as provided in this chapter or operates or uses in this state a motor vehicle or mobile home for which a certificate of title is required without such certificate having been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled; whoever fails to surrender any certificate of title, certificate of registration, license plate, or sticker upon cancellation of the same by the department and notice thereof as prescribed in this chapter; whoever fails to surrender the certificate of title to the department as provided in this chapter in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a motor vehicle or mobile home in such respect that it is not the motor vehicle or mobile home described in the certificate of title; or whoever violates any of the other provisions of this chapter, or any lawful rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for each offense.

History: s. 15, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 12, ch. 25150, 1949; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 19, ch. 82-134.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8803 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8803
620.8803 Right to wind up partnership business.
Status: in_force

(1) After dissolution, a partner who has not wrongfully dissociated may participate in winding up the partnership’s business, but, upon application of any partner, partner’s legal representative, or transferee, the circuit court, for good cause shown, may order judicial supervision of the winding up.

(2) The legal representative of the last surviving partner may wind up a partnership’s business.

(3) A person winding up a partnership’s business may preserve the partnership business or property as a going concern for a reasonable time, prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or administrative, settle and close the partnership’s business, dispose of and transfer the partnership’s property, discharge the partnership’s liabilities, distribute the assets of the partnership pursuant to s. 620.8807, settle disputes by mediation or arbitration, and perform any other necessary acts.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242.
Fla. Stat. § 624.4741 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4741
624.4741 Venue in assessment actions.
Status: in_force

In any action brought by a self-insurance fund to collect assessments levied under this chapter, venue lies where the fund maintains its principal place of business or, if the department, the office, or the Florida Group Self-Insurers Guaranty Association is a party to such action, in the Circuit Court of Leon County.

History: s. 84, ch. 93-415; s. 831, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 634.4145 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.4145
634.4145 Noncompliant forms.
Status: in_force

The office may order a service warranty association to stop using any contract form that:

(1) Violates this part;

(2) Is misleading in any respect;

(3) Is reproduced so that any material provision is substantially illegible; or

(4) Contains provisions which are unfair or inequitable or which encourage misrepresentation.

History: ss. 10, 38, ch. 83-322; s. 57, ch. 91-106; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1499, ch. 2003-261; s. 33, ch. 2010-175.
Fla. Stat. § 944.473 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.473
944.473 Inmate substance abuse testing program.
Status: in_force

(1) RULES AND PROCEDURES. — The department shall establish programs for random and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing by urinalysis or other noninvasive procedure for inmates to effectively identify those inmates abusing drugs, alcohol, or both. The department shall also adopt rules relating to fair, economical, and accurate operations and procedures of a random inmate substance abuse testing program and a reasonable suspicion substance abuse testing program by urinalysis or other noninvasive procedure which enumerate penalties for positive test results, including but not limited to the forfeiture of both basic and incentive gain-time, and which do not limit the number of times an inmate may be tested in any one fiscal or calendar year.

(2) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS. — (a) An inmate who meets the criteria established by the department shall participate in substance abuse program services when such services are available. A right to substance abuse program services is not stated, intended, or otherwise implied by this chapter. (b) Upon arrival at a department’s reception center for initial processing, each inmate shall be screened and assessed to determine if the inmate meets the department’s criteria for mandated participation in a substance-abuse program. Criteria for mandated substance abuse program services shall be based on: 1. The presence of a diagnosed psychoactive substance dependence or use disorder; 2. The severity of the addiction; 3. A history of criminal behavior related to substance abuse; 4. A recommendation by a sentencing authority for substance abuse program services; 5. Unsuccessful participation in community-based substance abuse services; 6. Sentencing by a drug court or drug division; and 7. Other classification or program criteria that the department finds will ensure security and optimal program placement. (c) When selecting contract providers to administer substance abuse treatment programs, the department shall make every effort to consider qualified faith-based service groups on an equal basis with other private organizations.

(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT. — The department shall, as part of its annual report, report the number of random and reasonable suspicion substance abuse tests administered in the fiscal year, the number of positive results obtained, the number of negative results obtained, the number of inmates requesting and participating in substance abuse treatment programs as the result of a positive random or reasonable suspicion substance abuse test, and the number of repeat substance abuse offenders.

History: s. 20, ch. 92-310; s. 17, ch. 97-78; s. 4, ch. 2001-110.
Fla. Stat. § 738.505 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.505
738.505 Reimbursement of principal from income.
Status: in_force

(1) If a fiduciary makes or expects to make a principal disbursement described in subsection (2), the fiduciary may transfer an appropriate amount from income to principal in one or more accounting periods to reimburse principal or to provide a reserve for future principal disbursements.

(2) To the extent that a fiduciary has not been and does not expect to be reimbursed by a third party, principal disbursements to which subsection (1) applies include: (a) An amount chargeable to income but paid from principal because income is not sufficient; (b) The cost of an improvement to principal, whether a change to an existing asset or the construction of a new asset, including a special assessment; (c) A disbursement made to prepare property for rental, including tenant allowances, leasehold improvements, and commissions; (d) A periodic payment on an obligation secured by a principal asset, to the extent the amount transferred from income to principal for depreciation is less than the periodic payment; and (e) A disbursement described in s. 738.502(1).

(3) If an asset whose ownership gives rise to a principal disbursement becomes subject to a successive interest after an income interest ends, the fiduciary may make transfers under subsection (1).

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 30, ch. 2012-49; s. 40, ch. 2024-216; s. 87, ch. 2025-6.
Fla. Stat. § 622.06 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 622 / Section 622.06
622.06 Name.
Status: in_force

Every association may transact business in this state in its name, without including as a part thereof, or displaying or publishing in connection or conjunction therewith, the words “not incorporated,” or any similar words, and without making any other showing or display of the fact that it is unincorporated, and without recording, registering, or publishing its name as a trade, business, or fictitious name. Any other law or laws heretofore or hereafter enacted with respect to an unincorporated association, company, or group of persons doing business under any trade, business, or fictitious name or style including the word “company” or “association” or “society,” or with respect to the recording, registration, or publication of any trade, business, or fictitious name or style, shall not apply to nor govern nor control an association, and every association is and shall be exempted from the provisions and requirements thereof.

History: s. 6, ch. 23897, 1947.
Fla. Stat. § 627.94075 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XVIII / Section 627.94075
627.94075 A qualified state Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program in Florida.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement applicable provisions of a qualified state Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program in Florida in accordance with the requirements of s. 1917(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended, any applicable federal guidelines, and any rules necessary to ensure program compliance by insurers as provided in s. 409.9102.

History: s. 2, ch. 2006-254.
Fla. Stat. § 674.207 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 674 / Part II / Section 674.207
674.207 Transfer warranties.
Status: in_force

(1) A customer or collecting bank that transfers an item and receives a settlement or other consideration warrants to the transferee and to any subsequent collecting bank that: (a) The warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the item; (b) All signatures on the item are authentic and authorized; (c) The item has not been altered; (d) The item is not subject to a defense or claim in recoupment (s. 673.3051(1)) of any party that can be asserted against the warrantor; and (e) The warrantor has no knowledge of any insolvency proceeding commenced with respect to the maker or acceptor or, in the case of an unaccepted draft, the drawer.

(2) If an item is dishonored, a customer or collecting bank transferring the item and receiving settlement or other consideration is obliged to pay the amount due on the item according to the terms of the item at the time it was transferred or, if the transfer was of an incomplete item, according to its terms when completed as stated in ss. 673.1151 and 673.4071. The obligation of a transferor is owed to the transferee and to any subsequent collecting bank that takes the item in good faith. A transferor cannot disclaim its obligation under this subsection by an indorsement stating that it is made “without recourse” or otherwise disclaiming liability.

(3) A person to whom the warranties under subsection (1) are made and who took the item in good faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to the loss suffered as a result of the breach, but not more than the amount of the item plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a result of the breach.

(4) The warranties stated in subsection (1) cannot be disclaimed with respect to checks. Unless notice of a claim for breach of warranty is given to the warrantor within 30 days after the claimant has reason to know of the breach and the identity of the warrantor, the warrantor is discharged to the extent of any loss caused by the delay in giving notice of the claim.

(5) A cause of action for breach of warranty under this section accrues when the claimant has reason to know of the breach.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 25, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 944.711 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.711
944.711 Requests for proposals.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop a request for proposals to construct or construct and operate a single-cell prototype institution or any facility of the department specified in s. 945.025. Competitive proposals shall be solicited by the department pursuant to chapter 287.

History: s. 14, ch. 89-526.
Fla. Stat. § 421.55 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 421 / Part II / Section 421.55
421.55 Relocation of displaced persons.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the state and its departments, agencies, political subdivisions, and legislatively established port and airport authorities to comply with the provisions and requirements of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-17, in those public projects or programs for which federal or federal-aid funds are available and are used.

(2) As used in this section: (a) “State” means the State of Florida, any department, agency or political subdivision thereof, or any port or airport authority established by the Legislature. (b) “Public Law No. 100-17” means the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 adopted by the United States Congress. (c) “Displaced person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association that is required to move from any real property on or after March 20, 1972, as a result of the acquisition of such real property for public purposes, or who, as the result of the acquisition for public purposes of real property on which such person is conducting a business or farm operation as defined in Pub. L. No. 100-17, is required to move said business or farm operation.

(3) The state is authorized and empowered, in acquiring real property for use in any public project or program in which federal or federal-aid funds are used, to make all such relocation and other payments to or for displaced persons as are required under the provisions of Pub. L. No. 100-17, and to provide such displaced persons with relocation services and make available to them replacement dwellings, as required by Pub. L. No. 100-17.

(4) The state is authorized and empowered, in acquiring real property for use in any public project or program in which federal or federal-aid funds are used, to follow and conform with the land acquisition policies set forth in Pub. L. No. 100-17, and to pay or reimburse owners of property so acquired in the manner specified in Pub. L. No. 100-17. This authority shall include, as to federal-aid highways and airports, as a last resort, the use of eminent domain powers to acquire real property for replacement housing as required by Pub. L. No. 100-17.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 72-71; s. 2, ch. 89-209.
Fla. Stat. § 316.615 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.615
316.615 School buses; physical requirements of drivers.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) All motor vehicles, with a seating capacity of 24 or more pupils, which are regularly used for the transportation of pupils to or from school, or to or from school activities, shall comply with the requirements for school buses of chapter 1006. (b) For the purposes of this section the term “school” includes all public and private nursery, preelementary, elementary, and secondary level schools. (c) A bus operated by an organization that holds a tax exemption pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3) is exempt from the color, pupil-warning-lamp-system, stop-arm, and crossing-arm requirements for school buses in chapter 1006 if: 1. The bus does not pick up pupils from home or deliver pupils to home; 2. The bus makes no intermittent stops to unload or load pupils; and 3. The bus is not operated by or under the purview of the state or political subdivision.

(2)(a) Every motor vehicle, except privately owned passenger motor vehicles and passenger motor vehicles owned or operated by governmental entities, with a seating capacity of less than 24 pupils, which is regularly used for the transportation of pupils to or from school, or to or from school activities, shall be equipped with the following: 1. Nonleaking exhaust system; 2. First-aid kit; 3. Fire extinguisher; 4. Unbroken safety glass on all windows; 5. Inside rear view mirror capable of giving the driver a clear view of motor vehicles approaching from the rear; and 6. Seats securely anchored. (b) Such vehicles shall transport no more passengers than they are equipped to seat.

(3) A person may not operate or cause to be operated a motor vehicle covered by subsection (1) or subsection (2) when transporting school children unless the operator has met the physical examination requirements established by law and by rule of the State Board of Education. The operator of such a motor vehicle shall pass an annual physical examination and have posted in the vehicle a certificate to drive the vehicle.

(4) All school buses and all motor vehicles covered by subsections (1) and (2) must be covered by single limits liability insurance to protect pupils being transported, in the following amounts: $5,000 multiplied by the rated seating capacity of the vehicle, or $100,000, whichever is greater.

(5) Nonpublic school buses shall be allowed to deliver and pick up students either in the same areas as public school buses or in other areas adjacent to the public school bus delivery and pickup zones, as determined by the appropriate government entities.

(6) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 20, ch. 83-215; s. 9, ch. 86-146; s. 13, ch. 86-173; s. 29, ch. 94-306; s. 2, ch. 95-177; s. 1, ch. 95-326; s. 159, ch. 97-190; s. 242, ch. 99-248; s. 959, ch. 2002-387; s. 9, ch. 2004-41.
Fla. Stat. § 159.811 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part VI / Section 159.811
159.811 Fees; trust fund.
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be imposed a nonrefundable fee on each notice of intent to issue a private activity bond filed with the division pursuant to s. 159.8051. A notice of intent to issue may not be accepted by the division unless and until the fee has been paid. The fee, which may be revised from time to time, must be an amount sufficient to cover all expenses of maintaining the allocation system in this part. The amount of the fee may not exceed $500 and may be adjusted no more than once every 6 months. The fee must be included in the division’s schedule of fees and expenses in s. 215.65(3).

(2) This section shall take effect July 1, 1985, and shall apply to any notice of intent to issue received by the division on or after said date.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-282; s. 1, ch. 93-162; s. 15, ch. 94-265; s. 1, ch. 97-94; s. 25, ch. 2024-220; s. 12, ch. 2025-6.