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Fla. Stat. § 1010.07 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part I / Section 1010.07
1010.07 Bonds or insurance required.
Status: in_force

(1) Each district school board, Florida College System institution board of trustees, and university board of trustees shall ensure that each official and employee responsible for handling, expending, or authorizing the expenditure of funds shall be appropriately bonded or insured to protect the board and the funds involved.

(2)(a) Contractors paid from school district or Florida College System institution funds shall give bond for the faithful performance of their contracts in such amount and for such purposes as prescribed by s. 255.05 or by rules of the State Board of Education relating to the type of contract involved. It shall be the duty of the district school board or Florida College System institution board of trustees to require from construction contractors a bond adequate to protect the board and the board’s funds involved. (b) Contractors paid from university funds shall give bond for the faithful performance of their contracts in such amount and for such purposes as prescribed by s. 255.05 or by regulations of the Board of Governors relating to the type of contract involved. It shall be the duty of the university board of trustees to require from construction contractors a bond adequate to protect the board and the board’s funds involved.

History: s. 532, ch. 2002-387; s. 123, ch. 2003-1; s. 146, ch. 2007-217; s. 154, ch. 2011-5; s. 22, ch. 2011-177.
Fla. Stat. § 378.036 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 378 / Part I / Section 378.036
378.036 Land acquisitions financed by Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund moneys.
Status: in_force

(1) After July 1, 1986, moneys paid into the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund may be used by the department: (a) For acquisition of those lands identified pursuant to subsection (5) for hunting, fishing, wildlife habitat restoration, or other outdoor recreational purposes, including the construction of trails, provided such land acquisition is consistent with this section; or (b) For acquisition and reclamation of those lands which will serve the public interest because of the exceptional need to accomplish the particular reclamation and restoration if the owner is unable or unwilling to restore or reclaim the land in accordance with the master reclamation plan.

(2) The department may purchase an interest in land which is less than a fee interest, so long as the fee will vest in the state upon the occurrence of an event or date.

(3) An amount not to exceed 1 percent of the uncommitted trust fund balance, exclusive of funds available pursuant to s. 378.034(7), at the beginning of the fiscal year may be used by the designated manager of lands acquired by the state pursuant to this section for management purposes and for reclamation of such lands.

(4) Lands acquired under paragraph (1)(b) may be reclaimed by the department pursuant to this act. If the lands are not needed for a public purpose, the lands shall be sold at public sale for a price which is not less than the amounts expended for purchase and reclamation. The moneys received from the sale shall be deposited into the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund.

(5) By July 1, 1986, the department, in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, shall develop a list identifying those nonmandatory lands which have been or may be naturally reclaimed or which the state may seek to acquire through purchase or donation for hunting, fishing, wildlife habitat restoration, or other outdoor recreational purposes, including the construction of trails. The list shall separately indicate which of the nonmandatory lands are eligible lands.

History: s. 6, ch. 84-330; s. 318, ch. 94-356; s. 198, ch. 99-245; s. 3, ch. 2000-176; s. 5, ch. 2003-423; s. 13, ch. 2005-87.
Fla. Stat. § 377.41 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part I / Section 377.41
377.41 Disposition of fines.
Status: in_force

Moneys collected as fines for violations of this part, implementing rules, or permit conditions shall be paid into the Minerals Trust Fund established pursuant to s. 376.40. Moneys from these fines shall be used first to pay all amounts necessary to restore the polluted areas which were the subject of state action. Any remaining moneys shall be used in accordance with the provisions of s. 376.40.

History: s. 3, ch. 83-176; s. 6, ch. 89-358; s. 56, ch. 96-321.
Fla. Stat. § 337.27 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 337 / Section 337.27
337.27 Exercise of power of eminent domain by department; procedure; title; cost.
Status: in_force

(1) The power of eminent domain is vested in the department to condemn all necessary lands and property, including rights of access, air, view, and light, whether public or private, for the purpose of securing and utilizing transportation rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, any lands reasonably necessary for securing applicable permits, areas necessary for management of access, borrow pits, drainage ditches, water retention areas, rest areas, replacement access for landowners whose access is impaired due to the construction of a facility, and replacement rights-of-way for relocated rail and utility facilities; for existing, proposed, or anticipated transportation facilities on the State Highway System or State Park Road System; or in a transportation corridor designated by the department; or for the purposes of screening, relocation, removal, or disposal of junkyards and scrap metal processing facilities. The department shall also have the power to condemn any material and property necessary for such purposes. The secretary of the Department of Transportation may delegate the authority to execute eminent domain resolutions to the department’s chief administrative officer of the district in which the property is located, or to the chief administrative officer of the Office of Florida Turnpike if the property is to be acquired for a turnpike system project.

(2) Title to any land acquired in the name of the department vests in the state.

(3) The department is authorized to pay the judgment or compensation, including deposits required, awarded in any such proceedings out of any funds available to the department for the maintenance or construction of any transportation facility on the State Highway System, on the State Park Road System, or in a transportation corridor designated by the department.

(4) When the department acquires property for a transportation facility or in a transportation corridor through the exercise of eminent domain authority, or by purchase or donation, it is not subject to any liability imposed by chapter 376 or chapter 403 for preexisting soil or groundwater contamination due solely to its ownership. This section does not affect the rights or liabilities of any past or future owners of the acquired property nor does it affect the liability of any governmental entity for the results of its actions which create or exacerbate a pollution source. The department and the Department of Environmental Protection may enter into interagency agreements for the performance, funding, and reimbursement of the investigative and remedial acts necessary for property acquired by the department.

History: s. 106, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 18, ch. 57-318; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 80-312; s. 165, ch. 84-309; s. 2, ch. 84-319; s. 3, ch. 87-164; s. 1, ch. 87-242; s. 18, ch. 88-168; s. 6, ch. 89-232; s. 132, ch. 92-152; s. 166, ch. 94-356; s. 64, ch. 99-385.
Fla. Stat. § 768.36 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.36
768.36 Alcohol or drug defense.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Alcoholic beverage” means distilled spirits and any beverage that contains 0.5 percent or more alcohol by volume as determined in accordance with s. 561.01(4)(b). (b) “Drug” means any chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111 or any substance controlled under chapter 893. The term does not include any drug or medication obtained pursuant to a prescription as defined in s. 893.02 which was taken in accordance with the prescription, or any medication that is authorized under state or federal law for general distribution and use without a prescription in treating human diseases, ailments, or injuries and that was taken in the recommended dosage.

(2) In any civil action, a plaintiff may not recover any damages for loss or injury to his or her person or property if the trier of fact finds that, at the time the plaintiff was injured: (a) The plaintiff was under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to the extent that the plaintiff’s normal faculties were impaired or the plaintiff had a blood or breath alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher; and (b) As a result of the influence of such alcoholic beverage or drug the plaintiff was more than 50 percent at fault for his or her own harm.

History: s. 20, ch. 99-225; s. 27, ch. 2016-145.
Fla. Stat. § 193.023 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 193 / Part I / Section 193.023
193.023 Duties of the property appraiser in making assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) The property appraiser shall complete his or her assessment of the value of all property no later than July 1 of each year, except that the department may for good cause shown extend the time for completion of assessment of all property.

(2) In making his or her assessment of the value of real property, the property appraiser is required to physically inspect the property at least once every 5 years. Where geographically suitable, and at the discretion of the property appraiser, the property appraiser may use image technology in lieu of physical inspection to ensure that the tax roll meets all the requirements of law. The Department of Revenue shall establish minimum standards for the use of image technology consistent with standards developed by professionally recognized sources for mass appraisal of real property. However, the property appraiser shall physically inspect any parcel of taxable or state-owned real property upon the request of the taxpayer or owner.

(3) In revaluating property in accordance with constitutional and statutory requirements, the property appraiser may adjust the assessed value placed on any parcel or group of parcels based on mass data collected, on ratio studies prepared by an agency authorized by law, or pursuant to regulations of the Department of Revenue.

(4) In making his or her assessment of leasehold interests in property serving the unit owners of a condominium or cooperative subject to a lease, including property subject to a recreational lease, the property appraiser shall assess the property at its fair market value without regard to the income derived from the lease.

(5) In assessing any parcel of a condominium or any parcel of any other residential development having common elements appurtenant to the parcels, if such common elements are owned by the condominium association or owned jointly by the owners of the parcels, the assessment shall apply to the parcel and its fractional or proportionate share of the appurtenant common elements.

(6) In making assessments of cooperative parcels, the property appraiser shall use the method required by s. 719.114.

History: s. 9, ch. 70-243; s. 1, ch. 72-290; s. 5, ch. 76-222; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 2, ch. 84-261; s. 14, ch. 86-300; s. 1, ch. 88-216; s. 5, ch. 91-223; s. 970, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 2006-36; s. 1, ch. 2009-135; ss. 1, 10, ch. 2010-280; SJR 8-A, 2010 Special Session A.
Fla. Stat. § 76.03 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 76 / Section 76.03
76.03 Courts from which attachments shall issue.
Status: in_force

Attachments shall be issued by a judge of the court which has jurisdiction of the amount claimed by the creditor, but if the property to be attached is being actually removed from the state and the creditor is unable to obtain process from the proper court in time to prevent such removal, any judge may issue the writ, making it returnable to the proper court and immediately sending all papers in the action to the clerk of the court to which the writ is returnable.

History: s. 2, Feb. 15, 1834; s. 1, ch. 250, 1849; RS 1636; GS 2100; RGS 3401; CGL 5254; s. 26, ch. 67-254; s. 15, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 78-38.
Fla. Stat. § 686.506 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 686 / Section 686.506
686.506 Rights and liabilities, additional; merchant’s liability.
Status: in_force

(1) The rights and liabilities created by ss. 686.501-686.506 shall be construed to be in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable.

(2) An art dealer who, as buyer, is excluded from obtaining the benefits of an express warranty under ss. 686.501-686.506 shall not be deprived of the benefits of any other provisions of law.

(3) An art dealer whose warranty of authenticity of authorship was made in good faith shall not be liable for damages beyond the return of the purchase price which he or she received, together with any attorney’s fees and costs incurred by reason of the art dealer’s refusal to comply with ss. 686.501-686.506.

(4) Any person who violates ss. 686.501-686.506 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(5) Nothing in ss. 686.501-686.506 shall apply to any work of art, when offered for sale or sold at wholesale or retail, framed or unframed, at a price of $100 or less.

(6) Nothing in ss. 686.501-686.506 shall apply to works of art sold by artists who produce the same directly to a consumer, without the intervention of a wholesale or retail art dealer.

History: s. 6, ch. 86-118; s. 166, ch. 91-224; s. 746, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 189.05 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part V / Section 189.05
189.05 Collection of non-ad valorem assessments.
Status: in_force

Community development districts may and other special districts shall provide for the collection of annual non-ad valorem assessments in accordance with chapter 197 or monthly non-ad valorem assessments in accordance with chapter 170.

History: s. 14, ch. 89-169; s. 30, ch. 2014-22.
Fla. Stat. § 361.04 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 361 / Part I / Section 361.04
361.04 Right of eminent domain to waterworks companies.
Status: in_force

Any corporation organized under the laws of this state, either general or special, for the purpose of supplying any city, town, village, or the inhabitants thereof, or any community with water for domestic or sanitary purposes, or for fire protection, shall have the right, through its officers or agents, to enter upon any land, public or private, necessary to the business contemplated in its charter, and may appropriate the same; or may take from any land most convenient to its works, any timber, stone, earth, water or material which may be necessary for the construction, operation, keeping in repair or preservation of such works, upon making due compensation according to law to private owners; and should such waterworks company derive its supply of water, or any part thereof, from any lake, pond or stream of water, whether surface of subterranean, it may, upon making compensation as above specified, to private owners, appropriate any land lying contiguous to such pond, lake or stream, necessary for the preservation or protection of said water from diversion or contamination.

History: s. 1, ch. 4165, 1893; GS 2686; RGS 4114; CGL 6045.
Fla. Stat. § 684.0049 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.0049
684.0049 Consent to jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The initiation of arbitration in this state, or the making of a written contract, agreement, or undertaking to arbitrate which provides for arbitration in this state, constitutes a consent to exercise in personam jurisdiction by the courts of this state in any action arising out of or in connection with the arbitration and any resulting order or award.

History: s. 7, ch. 2013-164.
Fla. Stat. § 673.702 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part VII / Section 673.702
673.702 Savings clause.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 669.501-669.706, a transaction validly entered into before July 1, 2025, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from such transaction remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by law other than the Uniform Commercial Code or, if applicable, by the Uniform Commercial Code as though this act had not taken effect.

History: s. 54, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 257.22 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.22
257.22 Division of Library and Information Services; allocation of funds.
Status: in_force

Any moneys that may be appropriated for use by a county, a municipality, a special district, or a special tax district for the maintenance of a library or library service shall be administered and allocated by the Division of Library and Information Services in the manner prescribed by law. On or before December 1 of each year, the division shall certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount to be paid to each county, municipality, special district, or special tax district.

History: s. 10, ch. 61-402; s. 4, ch. 63-39; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 21, ch. 69-353; s. 5, ch. 72-353; s. 5, ch. 83-24; s. 25, ch. 86-163; s. 3, ch. 2003-126; s. 278, ch. 2003-261; s. 3, ch. 2008-158.
Fla. Stat. § 509.292 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.292
509.292 Misrepresenting food or food product; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) An operator may not knowingly and willfully misrepresent the identity of any food or food product to any of the patrons of such establishment. The identity of food or a food product is misrepresented if: (a) The description of the food or food product is false or misleading in any particular; (b) The food or food product is served, sold, or distributed under the name of another food or food product; or (c) The food or food product purports to be or is represented as a food or food product that does not conform to a definition of identity and standard of quality if such definition of identity and standard of quality has been established by custom and usage.

(2) If the food or food product is a fruit or fruit juice, its identity is misrepresented if: (a) The description of the fruit or fruit juice is false or misleading in any particular; (b) The fruit or fruit juice is served, sold, or distributed under the name of another fruit or fruit juice; or (c) A synthetic or flavored drink is sold purporting to be fruit juice. The term “fresh juice” refers to a juice without additives and prepared from the original fruit within 12 hours or less of sale.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-412; s. 482, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 71-157; s. 22, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 25, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 33, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 402.19 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.19
402.19 Photographing records; destruction of records; effect as evidence.
Status: in_force

The Department of Children and Families may authorize each of the agencies under its supervision and control to photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce on film or prints, such correspondence, documents, records, data, and other information as the department shall determine, and which is not otherwise authorized to be reproduced under chapter 119, whether the same shall be of a temporary or permanent character and whether public, private, or confidential, including that pertaining to patients or inmates of the agencies, and to destroy any of said documents after they have been reproduced. Photographs or microphotographs in the form of film or prints made in compliance with the provisions of this section shall have the same force and effect as the originals thereof would have, and shall be treated as originals for the purpose of their admissibility in evidence. Duly certified or authenticated reproductions of such photographs or microphotographs shall be admitted in evidence equally with the original photographs or microphotographs.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-195; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 264, ch. 77-147; s. 140, ch. 99-8; s. 139, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 624.4073 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4073
624.4073 Officers and directors of insolvent insurers.
Status: in_force

Any person who was an officer or director of an insurer doing business in this state and who served in that capacity within the 2-year period before the date the insurer became insolvent, for any insolvency that occurs on or after July 1, 2002, may not thereafter serve as an officer or director of an insurer authorized in this state or have direct or indirect control over the selection or appointment of an officer or director through contract, trust, or by operation of law, unless the officer or director demonstrates that his or her personal actions or omissions were not a significant contributing cause to the insolvency.

History: s. 13, ch. 2002-25; s. 11, ch. 2018-102.
Fla. Stat. § 288.002 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part I / Section 288.002
288.002 Public records exemption for certain materials held by the former Enterprise Florida, Inc.
Status: in_force

Materials that relate to methods of manufacture or production, potential trade secrets, potentially patentable material, actual trade secrets, business transactions, financial and proprietary information, and agreements or proposals to receive funding that are received, generated, ascertained, or discovered by the former Enterprise Florida, Inc., including its affiliates or subsidiaries and partnership participants, such as private enterprises, educational institutions, and other organizations, are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, except that a recipient of the former Enterprise Florida, Inc., research funds shall make available, upon request, the title and description of the research project, the name of the researcher, and the amount and source of funding provided for the project. Effective July 1, 2023, the Department of Commerce is the custodian of any public records made confidential and exempt under this section.

History: s. 17, ch. 89-381; s. 81, ch. 90-360; s. 13, ch. 93-187; s. 1, ch. 95-230; s. 99, ch. 96-320; s. 147, ch. 96-406; s. 39, ch. 99-251; s. 90, ch. 2023-173.