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Fla. Stat. § 100.261 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.261
100.261 Holding bond referenda with other elections.
Status: in_force

Whenever any bond referendum is called, it shall be lawful for any county, district, or municipality to hold such bond referendum on the day of any state, county, or municipal primary or general election, or on the day of any election of such county, district, or municipality for any purpose other than the purpose of voting on such bonds. If such bond referendum is held concurrently with a regularly scheduled election, the county, district, or municipality must pay only its pro rata share of election costs directly related to the bond referendum. However, this section does not prohibit the holding of a special or separate bond referendum, except that if the bond issue amount is greater than $500 million, the bond referendum must be held at a general election.

History: s. 1, ch. 22545, 1945; s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 19, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 8, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 2024-145.
Fla. Stat. § 836.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 836 / Section 836.12
836.12 Threats or harassment.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Administrative assistant” means a court employee assigned to the office of a specific general or special magistrate or a child support enforcement hearing officer. (b) “Family member” means: 1. An individual related to another individual by blood or marriage; or 2. An individual who stands in loco parentis to another individual. (c) “Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to the office of a specific judge or justice responsible for providing administrative, secretarial, and clerical support to the assigned judge or justice. (d) “Law enforcement officer” means: 1. A law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10; or 2. A federal law enforcement officer as defined in s. 901.1505.

(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any person who knowingly and willfully threatens a law enforcement officer, a state attorney, an assistant state attorney, a firefighter, a judge, a justice, a general magistrate, a special magistrate, a child support enforcement hearing officer, an administrative assistant, a judicial assistant, a clerk of the court, clerk personnel, or an elected official, or a family member of any such person, with death or serious bodily harm commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) A person who commits a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (a) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Any person who knowingly and willfully harasses a law enforcement officer, a state attorney, an assistant state attorney, a firefighter, a judge, a justice, a general magistrate, a special magistrate, a child support enforcement hearing officer, an administrative assistant, a judicial assistant, a clerk of the court, clerk personnel, or an elected official, with the intent to intimidate or coerce such a person to perform or refrain from performing a lawful duty, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 3, ch. 2016-156; s. 1, ch. 2023-194; s. 1, ch. 2025-126.
Fla. Stat. § 49.021 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.021
49.021 Service of process by publication, upon whom.
Status: in_force

Where personal service of process or, if appropriate, service of process under s. 48.194 cannot be had, service of process by publication may be had upon any party, natural or corporate, known or unknown, including:

(1) Any known or unknown natural person, and, when described as such, the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any known or unknown person who is known to be dead or is not known to be either dead or alive;

(2) Any corporation or other legal entity, whether its domicile be foreign, domestic, or unknown, and whether dissolved or existing, including corporations or other legal entities not known to be dissolved or existing, and, when described as such, the unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees, or any other party claiming by, through, under, or against any named corporation or legal entity;

(3) Any group, firm, entity, or persons who operate or do business, or have operated or done business, in this state, under a name or title which includes the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” “inc.,” or any combination thereof, or under a name or title which indicates, tends to indicate or leads one to think that the same may be a corporation or other legal entity; and

(4) All claimants under any of such parties.

Unknown parties may be proceeded against exclusively or together with other parties.

History: s. 2, ch. 20452, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 5, ch. 67-254; s. 6, ch. 93-250.
Fla. Stat. § 589.33 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.33
589.33 Expenditure of budgeted funds.
Status: in_force

Any money budgeted for a fiscal period shall be expended by the Florida Forest Service during the period for which it was budgeted and amounts not expended or specifically obligated by contract or other legal procedure during that period shall be available for the next fiscal period or shall be returned to the Florida Forest Service and the county or municipality in the same proportions as appropriated. However, when 40 percent of the cost of 1 person-year of assistance equals or exceeds $3,000, then in that event all budget balance will revert to the Florida Forest Service.

History: s. 6, ch. 20899, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 71-183; s. 953, ch. 97-103; s. 54, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 15.21 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.21
15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution.
Status: in_force

(1) The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an initiative petition to the Attorney General if the sponsor has: (a) Registered as a political committee pursuant to s. 106.03; (b) Submitted the ballot title, ballot summary, and full text of the proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of State, who has received a financial impact statement pursuant to ss. 100.371 and 101.161; and (c) Obtained a letter from the Division of Elections confirming that the sponsor has submitted to the appropriate supervisors for verification, and the supervisors have verified, forms signed and dated equal to 25 percent of the number of electors statewide required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts of the state.

(2) If the Secretary of State has submitted an initiative petition to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (1) but the validity of the signatures for such initiative petition has expired pursuant to s. 100.371(14)(a) before securing ballot placement, the Secretary of State must promptly notify the Attorney General. The Secretary of State may resubmit the initiative petition to the Attorney General if the initiative petition is later circulated for placement on the ballot of a subsequent general election and the criteria under subsection (1) are satisfied.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 2002-390; s. 1, ch. 2004-33; s. 1, ch. 2020-15; s. 1, ch. 2022-73; s. 2, ch. 2025-21.
Fla. Stat. § 14.055 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 14 / Section 14.055
14.055 Succession to office of Governor.
Status: in_force

Upon vacancy in the office of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor. Upon vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the Governor shall appoint a successor who shall serve for the remainder of the term, provided that if after the appointment a vacancy occurs in the office of Governor with more than 28 months remaining in the term, at the next statewide general election the electors shall choose a Governor and Lieutenant Governor to fill the remainder of the term in the manner provided in s. 5, Art. IV of the State Constitution. Upon vacancy in the office of Governor and in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General shall become Governor; if the office of Attorney General is vacant, the Chief Financial Officer shall become Governor; or if the office of Chief Financial Officer is vacant, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall become Governor. Except as otherwise provided in this section with respect to an appointed successor to the office of Lieutenant Governor, a successor under this section shall serve for the remainder of the term and shall receive all the rights, privileges, and emoluments of the Governor. In case a vacancy occurs in the office of Governor and provision is not made in this section for filling the vacancy, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall convene the Legislature by joint proclamation within 15 days for the purpose of choosing a person to serve as Governor for the remainder of the term. A successor shall be elected by a majority vote in a joint session of both houses.

History: s. 1, ch. 70-171; s. 1, ch. 2003-171; s. 1, ch. 2006-53.
Fla. Stat. § 1006.53 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1006 / Part II / Section 1006.53
1006.53 Religious observances.
Status: in_force

Each public postsecondary educational institution shall adopt a policy which reasonably accommodates the religious observance, practice, and belief of individual students in regard to admissions, class attendance, and the scheduling of examinations and work assignments. Each policy shall include a grievance procedure by which a student who believes that he or she has been unreasonably denied an educational benefit due to his or her religious belief or practices may seek redress. Such policy shall be made known to faculty and students annually in inclusion in the institution’s handbook, manual, or other similar document regularly provided to faculty and students.

History: s. 323, ch. 2002-387; s. 105, ch. 2007-217.
Fla. Stat. § 321.065 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.065
321.065 Traffic accident investigation officers; employment; standards.
Status: in_force

The department may employ traffic accident investigation officers who must complete any applicable standards adopted by the Florida Highway Patrol, including, but not limited to: cognitive testing, drug testing, polygraph testing, psychological testing, and an extensive background check, including a credit check.

History: s. 39, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 253.14 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.14
253.14 Rights of riparian owners; board of trustees to defend suit.
Status: in_force

(1) It is expressly provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to deprive any private riparian owner from bringing an injunction suit in equity against the sale provided for in s. 253.12 on the ground that the owner would be thereby deprived of his or her riparian rights granted to him or her by law; provided, that such suit must be commenced within 30 days after the board of trustees shall have overruled the objections of such owner to such proposed sale.

(2) In case suit is brought by any private owner to enjoin such sale, it shall be in the discretion of the board of trustees to defend such suit or to withdraw said lands from sale.

History: ss. 3, 4, ch. 7304, 1917; RGS 1063; CGL 1393; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 139, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 1006.751 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1006 / Part II / Section 1006.751
1006.751 State university career planning and information; online dashboard.
Status: in_force

(1) To assist students and families in making better-informed decisions about educational options and future employment opportunities, the Board of Governors of the State University System shall publicly publish an online dashboard. The dashboard must present data, by academic discipline, of graduates of state universities, including at least the following information: (a) Postgraduation median salary 1, 5, and 10 years after graduation. (b) Median student loan debt. (c) Debt-to-income ratio. (d) Estimated monthly loan payment as a percentage of gross monthly income. (e) The percentage of graduates who have continued their education beyond the baccalaureate level.

(2) The online dashboard must be available by January 1, 2022. A link to the dashboard shall be prominently displayed on each state university’s office of admissions website.

(3)(a) Each state university board of trustees shall adopt procedures to connect undergraduate students to career planning, coaching, and related programs during the first academic year of the student’s enrollment. Such procedures must be approved by the Board of Governors and include placing a hold on student registration before the end of the first year of each student’s enrollment. To lift the hold and register for classes, each student must: 1. Register with the university’s career center. 2. Complete a career readiness training module provided by the career center. 3. Be directed to the dashboard established in subsection (1). 4. Affirmatively indicate that he or she has been provided with the information required under this paragraph and is aware of the employment and wage prospects for his or her declared major. (b) The Board of Governors of the State University System shall review and approve each university’s procedures by March 1, 2022.

History: s. 2, ch. 2021-232.
Fla. Stat. § 1005.335 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1005 / Part III / Section 1005.335
1005.335 Accreditation requirements and programmatic approval.
Status: in_force

(1) All programs offered by a licensed institution must be disclosed to the commission, including, but not limited to, avocational programs, examination preparation programs, contract training programs, continuing education, or professional development programs.

(2) An institution must obtain institutional accreditation prior to obtaining approval from the commission to offer a prelicensure professional nursing program.

(3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.

History: s. 14, ch. 2023-39.
Fla. Stat. § 478.46 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 478 / Section 478.46
478.46 Temporary permits.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department determines that an applicant is qualified to be licensed under s. 478.47, the department may issue the applicant a temporary permit to practice electrolysis until the next board meeting at which license applications are to be considered, but not for a longer period of time. Only one temporary permit shall be issued to an applicant, and it shall not be renewable.

(2)(a) If the executive director of the board determines that an applicant is qualified for licensure by examination except for passage of the examination and has applied for the next scheduled examination, the executive director may issue the applicant a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice electrology under the supervision of a licensed electrologist until notification of the results of the examination. (b) The temporary permit of a person who fails such examination is automatically revoked upon notification of the examination results, and the applicant shall cease the practice of electrology immediately upon receipt of such notice. (c) An applicant with a temporary permit who passes such examination may continue to practice under such temporary permit until the next meeting of the board at which license applications are to be considered.

(3) As used in subsection (2), “supervision” means responsible control by a licensed electrologist who provides the initial direction in developing a treatment plan and also periodically inspects the permittee’s implementation of such plan, which plan may not be altered by the permittee without the prior consultation and approval of the supervisor. A supervisor shall be available to consult with and direct a permittee in an emergency, although the supervisor does not have to be on the premises while the permittee is delivering electrolysis services.

History: s. 7, ch. 92-172; s. 146, ch. 97-264.
Fla. Stat. § 626.776 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part III / Section 626.776
626.776 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be referred to in any legal proceedings as the “Life Agents Law.”

History: s. 281, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 257, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 461.003 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 461 / Section 461.003
461.003 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Podiatric Medicine as created in this chapter.

(2) “Certified podiatric X-ray assistant” means a person who is employed by and under the direct supervision of a licensed podiatric physician to perform only those radiographic functions that are within the scope of practice of a podiatric physician licensed under this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, the term “direct supervision” means supervision whereby a podiatric physician orders the X ray, remains on the premises while the X ray is being performed and exposed, and approves the work performed before dismissal of the patient.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(4) “Podiatric physician” means any person licensed to practice podiatric medicine pursuant to this chapter.

(5) “Practice of podiatric medicine” means the diagnosis or medical, surgical, palliative, and mechanical treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg. The surgical treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg shall be limited anatomically to that part below the anterior tibial tubercle. The practice of podiatric medicine shall include the amputation of the toes or other parts of the foot but shall not include the amputation of the foot or leg in its entirety. A podiatric physician may prescribe drugs that relate specifically to the scope of practice authorized herein.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-229; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 12, 13, ch. 86-71; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 116, ch. 94-218; s. 73, ch. 97-264; s. 200, ch. 98-166; s. 111, ch. 99-397.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.56 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.56
1011.56 Operating budget for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Status: in_force

The president of the school shall recommend to the board of trustees a budget of income and expenditures at such time and in such form as the board of trustees may prescribe. The board of trustees shall adopt procedures for the approval of budget amendments. If at any time the unencumbered balance of approved operating budget goes below 5 percent, the president shall provide written notification to the State Board of Education.

History: s. 650, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 361.15 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 361 / Part II / Section 361.15
361.15 Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of financing or refinancing the cost of a project or projects, any municipality, authority, board, commission, or other public body which is an electric utility as defined in this act and is a participant in a project under this act may exercise all the powers in connection with the authorization, issuance, and sale of bonds as the same are conferred upon municipalities by part I of chapter 159. All of the privileges, benefits, powers, and terms of part I of chapter 159 shall be fully applicable to such body. For the purpose of this section, a project as defined in this part shall be a project within the definition of the term “project” in s. 159.02(4).

History: s. 6, ch. 75-200.
Fla. Stat. § 447.405 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 447 / Part II / Section 447.405
447.405 Factors to be considered by the special magistrate.
Status: in_force

The special magistrate shall conduct the hearings and render recommended decisions with the objective of achieving a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of disputes between the public employee organizations and the public employers. The factors, among others, to be given weight by the special magistrate in arriving at a recommended decision shall include:

(1) Comparison of the annual income of employment of the public employees in question with the annual income of employment maintained for the same or similar work of employees exhibiting like or similar skills under the same or similar working conditions in the local operating area involved.

(2) Comparison of the annual income of employment of the public employees in question with the annual income of employment of public employees in similar public employee governmental bodies of comparable size within the state.

(3) The interest and welfare of the public.

(4) Comparison of peculiarities of employment in regard to other trades or professions, specifically with respect to: (a) Hazards of employment. (b) Physical qualifications. (c) Educational qualifications. (d) Intellectual qualifications. (e) Job training and skills. (f) Retirement plans. (g) Sick leave. (h) Job security.

(5) Availability of funds.

History: s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 16, ch. 77-343; s. 158, ch. 97-103; s. 82, ch. 2004-11.
Fla. Stat. § 409.2594 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.2594
409.2594 Record requirements.
Status: in_force

The department shall keep the records necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. At a minimum, the records shall include:

(1) The number of parents located.

(2) The amount of money generated through the collection of support of dependent children.

(3) The cost of program management and administration.

History: s. 14, ch. 76-220; s. 18, ch. 84-254; s. 43, ch. 2001-158.
Fla. Stat. § 507.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 507 / Section 507.02
507.02 Construction; intent; application.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be construed liberally to: (a) Establish the law of this state governing the loading, transportation or shipment, unloading, and affiliated storage of household goods as part of household moves. (b) Establish the law of this state governing the brokering of moves of household goods by moving brokers. (c) Address household moving practices in this state in a manner that is not inconsistent with federal law governing consumer protection.

(2) This chapter applies to the operations of any mover or moving broker engaged in the intrastate transportation or shipment of household goods originating in this state and terminating in this state. This chapter does not apply to shipments contracted by the United States, the state, or any local government or political subdivision of the state.

(3) This chapter is intended to secure the satisfaction and confidence of shippers and members of the public when using a mover.

(4) This chapter does not supersede the authority or jurisdiction of any federal agency for goods or services regulated or controlled under other provisions of law.

History: s. 2, ch. 2002-53; s. 4, ch. 2006-4; s. 2, ch. 2024-47.
Fla. Stat. § 960.197 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 960 / Section 960.197
960.197 Assistance to victims of online sexual exploitation and child pornography.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award compensation for counseling and other mental health services to treat psychological injury or trauma to: (a) A child younger than 18 years of age who suffers psychiatric or psychological injury as a direct result of online sexual exploitation under any provision of s. 827.071, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s. 847.0138, and who does not otherwise sustain a personal injury or death; or (b) Any person who, while younger than age 18, was depicted in any image or movie, regardless of length, of child pornography as defined in s. 847.001, who has been identified by a law enforcement agency or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as an identified victim of child pornography, who suffers psychiatric or psychological injury as a direct result of the crime, and who does not otherwise sustain a personal injury or death.

(2) Compensation under this section is not contingent upon pursuit of a criminal investigation or prosecution.

History: s. 8, ch. 2008-172.