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Fla. Stat. § 403.0615 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part I / Section 403.0615
403.0615 Water resources restoration and preservation.
Status: in_force

(1) This section may be cited as the “Water Resources Restoration and Preservation Act.”

(2) Subject to specific legislative appropriation, the department shall establish a program to assist in the restoration and preservation of bodies of water and to enhance existing public access when deemed necessary for the enhancement of the restoration effort.

(3) The department shall adopt, by rule, criteria for the allocation of restoration and preservation funds. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) The degree of water quality degradation; (b) The degree to which sources of pollution which have contributed to the need for restoration or preservation have been abated; (c) The public uses which can be made of the subject waters; (d) The ecological value of the subject waters in relation to other waters proposed for restoration and preservation; (e) The implementation by local government of regulatory or management programs to prevent further and subsequent degradation of the subject waters; and (f) The commitment of local government resources to assist in the proposed restoration and preservation.

(4) The provisions of this act are for the benefit of the public and shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes set forth in this act.

History: ss. 1, 4, 5, ch. 77-369; s. 2, ch. 79-130; s. 25, ch. 93-120; s. 357, ch. 94-356; s. 59, ch. 96-321; s. 69, ch. 2015-229.
Fla. Stat. § 90.103 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.103
90.103 Scope; applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise provided by statute, this code applies to the same proceedings that the general law of evidence applied to before the effective date of this code.

(2) This act shall apply to criminal proceedings related to crimes committed after the effective date of this code and to civil actions and all other proceedings pending on or brought after October 1, 1981.

(3) Nothing in this act shall operate to repeal or modify the parol evidence rule.

History: ss. 1, 5, 7, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 1, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 81-93.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.57 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part II / Section 1004.57
1004.57 Vertebrate paleontological sites and remains; legislative intent and state policy.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the declared intention of the Legislature that vertebrate paleontological sites be protected and preserved and that, pursuant thereto, vertebrate paleontological field investigation activities, including, but not limited to, collection, excavation, salvage, restoration, and cataloging of fossils, be discouraged except when such activities are carried on in accordance with both the provisions and the spirit of this act. However, it is not the intention of the Legislature that the provisions of this act impede mining or quarrying for rock, gravel, fill, phosphate, and other minerals, or the construction of canals or similar excavations, when such activities are permitted by law. Rather, it is the intent of the Legislature that mine and heavy equipment operators be encouraged to cooperate with the state in preserving its vertebrate paleontological heritage and vertebrate fossils by notifying the Florida Museum of Natural History whenever vertebrate fossils are discovered during mining or digging operations and by allowing such fossils to be properly salvaged and that persons having knowledge of vertebrate paleontological sites be encouraged to communicate such information to the museum.

(2) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to protect and preserve vertebrate paleontological sites containing vertebrate fossils, including bones, teeth, natural casts, molds, impressions, and other remains of prehistoric fauna, and to provide for the collection, acquisition, and study of the vertebrate fossils of the state which offer documentation of the diversity of life on this planet.

(3) It is further declared to be the public policy of the state that all vertebrate fossils found on state-owned lands, including submerged lands and uplands, belong to the state with title to the fossils vested in the Florida Museum of Natural History for the purpose of administration of this section and ss. 1004.575-1004.577.

History: s. 204, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 487.159 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 487 / Part I / Section 487.159
487.159 Damage or injury to property, animal, or person; mandatory report of damage or injury.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensee shall report unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or damage or injury to human beings, animals, plants, or other property as the result of the application of a restricted-use pesticide by the licensee or by an applicator or mixer-loader under the licensee’s direct supervision, if and when the licensee has knowledge of such damage or injury. Physicians shall report all pesticide-related illnesses or injuries to the nearest county health department, which shall notify the department so that the department may establish a pesticide incident monitoring system within the Division of Agricultural Environmental Services.

(2) When damage or injury to human beings, animals, plants, or other property as the result of the application of a restricted-use pesticide is alleged to have been done, the person claiming such damage or injury shall allow the licensee and the licensee’s representatives to observe within reasonable hours the alleged damage or injury in order that the damage or injury may be examined. The failure of the person claiming such damage or injury to allow observation and examination of the alleged damage or injury shall automatically bar the claim against the licensee.

History: s. 10, ch. 74-247; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 14, 15, ch. 82-167; s. 2, ch. 84-165; s. 3, ch. 90-65; ss. 28, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 4, ch. 92-291; s. 22, ch. 94-233; s. 29, ch. 2000-154; s. 41, ch. 2004-64; s. 23, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 39.823 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part XI / Section 39.823
39.823 Guardian advocates for drug dependent newborns.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that increasing numbers of drug dependent children are born in this state. Because of the parents’ continued dependence upon drugs, the parents may temporarily leave their child with a relative or other adult or may have agreed to voluntary family services under s. 39.301(14). The relative or other adult may be left with a child who is likely to require medical treatment but for whom they are unable to obtain medical treatment. The purpose of this section is to provide an expeditious method for such relatives or other responsible adults to obtain a court order which allows them to provide consent for medical treatment and otherwise advocate for the needs of the child and to provide court review of such authorization.

History: s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 104, ch. 98-403; s. 19, ch. 99-168; s. 5, ch. 2003-127; s. 14, ch. 2009-43; s. 18, ch. 2012-178.
Fla. Stat. § 944.717 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.717
944.717 Conflicts of interest.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of the department or any governmental entity that exercises any functions or responsibilities in the review or approval of a contractor-operated correctional facility contract or the operation of a contractor-operated correctional facility, or a member of the immediate family of any such person, may not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any personal benefit or promise of a benefit from a bidder or private vendor.

(2) A private vendor may not have any interest at the time of entering into a contract with the department, or acquire any interest at a later time, that would directly or indirectly conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the contract. A private vendor may not, in the performance of the contract, employ any person who has any known interests which conflict with the performance of the contract.

History: s. 20, ch. 89-526; s. 31, ch. 2024-84.
Fla. Stat. § 605.2702 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.2702
605.2702 No attribution of activities constituting transacting business or for establishing jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

In determining whether a foreign series limited liability company or foreign protected series of the foreign series limited liability company is transacting business in this state or is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts in this state, the following apply:

(1) The activities and affairs of the foreign series limited liability company are not attributable to a foreign protected series of the foreign series limited liability company solely by reason of the foreign protected series being a foreign protected series of the foreign series limited liability company.

(2) The activities and affairs of a foreign protected series are not attributable to the foreign series limited liability company or another foreign protected series of the foreign series limited liability company, solely by reason of the foreign protected series being a foreign protected series of the foreign series limited liability company.

History: s. 40, ch. 2025-162.
Fla. Stat. § 744.2104 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part II / Section 744.2104
744.2104 Access to records by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any medical, financial, or mental health records held by an agency, or the court and its agencies, or financial audits prepared by the clerk of the court pursuant to s. 744.368 and held by the court, which are necessary as part of an investigation of a guardian as a result of a complaint filed with the Office of Public and Professional Guardians to evaluate the public guardianship system, to assess the need for additional public guardianship, or to develop required reports, shall be provided to the Office of Public and Professional Guardians or its designee upon that office’s request. Any confidential or exempt information provided to the Office of Public and Professional Guardians shall continue to be held confidential or exempt as otherwise provided by law.

(2) All records held by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians relating to the medical, financial, or mental health of vulnerable adults as defined in chapter 415, persons with a developmental disability as defined in chapter 393, or persons with a mental illness as defined in chapter 394, shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-278; s. 112, ch. 2000-349; s. 1, ch. 2004-361; s. 21, ch. 2016-40; s. 1, ch. 2018-68.
Fla. Stat. § 420.123 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part II / Section 420.123
420.123 Stockholders; loan requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) Any financial institution may request membership in the corporation by making application to the board of directors on such form and in such manner as the board of directors may require, and membership shall become effective upon acceptance of the application in the manner designated by the board. Each member stockholder of the corporation shall make loans to the corporation as and when called upon by it to do so on such terms and other conditions as shall be approved from time to time by the board of directors, except that the total amount outstanding on loans to the corporation made by any member at any one time, when added to the amount of the investment in the capital stock of the corporation then held by such member, shall not exceed the following limit, to be determined as of the time such member becomes a member on the basis of the audited balance sheet of such member at the close of its fiscal year immediately preceding its application for membership or, in the case of an insurance company, its last annual statement to the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission: 5 percent of the capital and surplus of commercial banks and trust companies; 5 percent of the total outstanding loans made by savings and loan associations and building and loan associations; 5 percent of the capital and unassigned surplus of stock insurance companies, except fire insurance companies; 5 percent of the unassigned surplus of mutual insurance companies, except fire insurance companies; 0.2 percent of the assets of fire insurance companies; and such limits as may be approved by the board of directors of the corporation for other financial institutions.

(2) Each call made by the corporation shall be prorated among the members of the corporation in substantially the same proportion that the adjusted loan limit of each member bears to the aggregate of the adjusted loan limits of all members, except that the amount, if any, prorated to a member shall be based upon the member’s concurrence with the proposed duration of the loan and financial ability to make a loan to the corporation as determined by the member at the time of the call. The adjusted loan limit of a member shall be the amount of such member’s loan limit, reduced by the balance of outstanding loans made by it to the corporation and the investment in capital stock of the corporation held by such member at the time of the call.

(3) All loans to the corporation by members shall be evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, which shall be freely transferable at all times, and which shall bear interest at a rate determined by the board of directors.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-172; s. 10, ch. 79-176; s. 2, ch. 80-108; s. 460, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 320.415 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.415
320.415 Authority to inspect vehicles and seize property.
Status: in_force

(1) As a part of their responsibilities when inspecting commercial motor vehicles, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Department of Transportation shall ensure that all vehicles are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Commercial motor vehicles owned or operated by any motor carrier who refuses to comply with this chapter may be seized by authorized agents or employees of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or the Department of Transportation.

History: s. 41, ch. 87-198.
Fla. Stat. § 648.51 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 648 / Section 648.51
648.51 Surrender of license.
Status: in_force

(1) Though issued to a licensee, all licenses issued under this chapter are at all times the property of the state, and upon notice of any suspension, revocation, refusal to renew, failure to renew, expiration, or other termination of the license, such license shall no longer be in force and effect.

(2) This section shall not be deemed to require the surrender to the department of any license unless such surrender has been requested by the department.

History: s. 21, ch. 61-406; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 177, ch. 70-339; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 71, 72, ch. 82-175; ss. 32, 50, 51, ch. 84-103; s. 5, ch. 87-321; ss. 38, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 39, ch. 96-372.
Fla. Stat. § 402.306 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.306
402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any county whose licensing standards meet or exceed state minimum standards may: 1. Designate a local licensing agency to license child care facilities in the county; or 2. Contract with the department to delegate the administration of state minimum standards in the county to the department. (b) The decision to designate a local licensing agency under subparagraph (a)1. must be annually affirmed by a majority vote of the county commission.

(2) Child care facilities in any county whose standards do not meet or exceed state minimum standards shall be subject to licensing by the department under state minimum standards.

(3) The department and local licensing agencies, or the designees thereof, shall be responsible for coordination and dissemination of information on child care to the community and shall make available through electronic means all licensing standards and procedures, health and safety standards for school readiness providers, monitoring and inspection reports, and the names and addresses of licensed child care facilities, school readiness program providers, and, where applicable pursuant to s. 402.313, licensed or registered family day care homes. This information shall also include the number of deaths, serious injuries, and instances of substantiated child abuse that have occurred in child care settings each year; research and best practices in child development; and resources regarding social-emotional development, parent and family engagement, healthy eating, and physical activity.

History: s. 6, ch. 74-113; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 7, ch. 83-248; s. 5, ch. 84-551; ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-115; s. 12, ch. 2016-238; s. 3, ch. 2025-181.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.74 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part III / Section 1004.74
1004.74 Florida School of the Arts.
Status: in_force

(1) As the state strives to achieve excellence in all aspects of public education, it is the intent of the Legislature that specific attention be given to the needs of artistically talented high school and college students. It is further intended that such students who are occupationally oriented to the arts be provided with the means for achieving both an academic education and artistic training appropriate to their gifts.

(2) There is created the Florida School of the Arts. The school shall offer a program of academic and artistic studies in the visual and performing arts, which program shall be available to talented high school and college students in the state.

(3) The Florida School of the Arts is assigned to the District Board of Trustees of the St. Johns River State College for purposes of administration and governance; but the Florida School of the Arts, within appropriations and limitations established annually by the Legislature, shall serve as a professional school on a statewide basis for all qualified students.

(4) The Council for the Florida School of the Arts shall be established to advise the Florida College System institution district board of trustees on matters pertaining to the operation of the school. The council shall consist of nine members, appointed by the Commissioner of Education for 4-year terms. A member may serve three terms and may serve until replaced.

History: s. 225, ch. 2002-387; s. 58, ch. 2011-5; s. 3, ch. 2011-102.
Fla. Stat. § 922.111 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 922 / Section 922.111
922.111 Transfer to state prison for safekeeping before death warrant issued.
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall deliver a person sentenced to death to the state prison to await the death warrant. A circuit judge of the circuit in which a death sentence was imposed may order the convicted person transferred to the state prison before the issuance of a warrant of execution if he or she determines that the transfer is necessary for the safekeeping of the prisoner.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-215; s. 139, ch. 70-339; s. 1550, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 418.25 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 418 / Section 418.25
418.25 Actions by aggrieved parties.
Status: in_force

Any person feeling aggrieved by the adoption of an ordinance granting or amending the charter of a recreation district may bring, within the period hereinafter prescribed, an appropriate action in the circuit court of the state for that county in which the municipality is located for declaratory or injunctive relief on the grounds that the adoption of said ordinance or any part thereof was arbitrary, capricious, confiscatory, or violative of constitutional guarantees. Such action may be brought at any time during a period beginning immediately upon the adoption of said ordinance and ending no later than the earlier to occur of:

(1) One year from the date of adoption of said ordinance; or

(2) The date of judicial validation of the first bonds, tax bonds, or revenue bonds of said district to be authorized and validated after the adoption of the ordinance under chapter 75.

After the expiration of said period, no one shall have any right or cause of action to challenge such ordinance or the existence of any recreation district created thereby, whether such challenge be brought under this law or under any other law.

History: s. 7, ch. 78-237.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0912 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0912
605.0912 Withdrawal on dissolution, merger, or conversion to nonfiling entity.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered foreign limited liability company that has dissolved and completed winding up, has merged into a foreign entity that is not authorized to transact business in this state, or has converted to a domestic or foreign entity that is not organized, incorporated, registered or otherwise formed through the public filing of a record, shall deliver a notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority to the department for filing in accordance with s. 605.0910.

(2) After a withdrawal under this section of a foreign limited liability company that has converted to another type of entity is effective, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign limited liability company was authorized to transact business in this state may be made pursuant to s. 605.0117.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 139, ch. 2014-17; s. 265, ch. 2019-90.