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Fla. Stat. § 921.18 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 921 / Section 921.18
921.18 Sentence for indeterminate period for noncapital felony.
Status: in_force

The court in its discretion may sentence a defendant convicted of a noncapital felony to the custody of the Department of Corrections for an indeterminate period of 6 months to a maximum period of imprisonment. The maximum sentence may be less than the maximum prescribed by law, but shall not be less than the minimum, if any, prescribed for the offense. After July 1, 1990, the court shall consider sentencing a defendant to serve his or her sentence in a county residential probation center facility as described in s. 951.23 for the county residential probation program as provided in s. 951.231 only if the defendant has not been previously convicted of a felony or twice convicted of a misdemeanor and the existing local facility has available capacity. This section shall not apply to sentences imposed under s. 775.084 or any other statute providing for punishment of habitual criminals.

History: ss. 2, 7-11, ch. 57-366; s. 1, ch. 59-109; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 1, ch. 63-306; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 126, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 70-441; s. 15, ch. 77-120; s. 26, ch. 79-3; s. 74, ch. 88-122; s. 6, ch. 91-225; s. 1545, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 553.994 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part VIII / Section 553.994
553.994 Applicability.
Status: in_force

Building energy-efficiency rating systems apply to all public, commercial, and residential buildings in the state.

History: s. 12, ch. 93-249; s. 4, ch. 94-284; s. 42, ch. 98-250; s. 28, ch. 2013-193.
Fla. Stat. § 628.804 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part IV / Section 628.804
628.804 Groupwide supervision for international insurance groups.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Groupwide supervisor” means the chief insurance regulatory official for the jurisdiction who is determined by the office to have significant contacts with the international insurance group sufficient to conduct and coordinate groupwide supervision activities. (b) “International insurance group” means an insurance group operating internationally which includes an insurer.

(2) The office may act as the groupwide supervisor for an international insurance group in which the ultimate controlling person of the group is domiciled in this state.

(3)(a) If the ultimate controlling person is domiciled outside this state, the office, in cooperation with other groupwide supervisors, may: 1. Determine that the office is the appropriate groupwide supervisor for an international insurance group with substantial operations concentrated in this state or in insurance operations conducted by subsidiary insurance companies domiciled in this state; or 2. Acknowledge that another chief insurance regulatory official is the appropriate groupwide supervisor for the international insurance group. (b) Before issuing a determination, the office must notify the insurer and the ultimate controlling person within the international insurance group and provide the international insurance group with at least 30 days to submit information pertinent to the pending determination.

(4) The commission may adopt rules to administer this section, including rules establishing the criteria for making a determination under paragraph (3)(a), such as the extent of insurance operations in this state and nation; the location of the executive offices, assets and liabilities, and business operations of the international insurance group; the domicile of the ultimate controlling person of the international insurance group; and the similarity of the regulatory systems of other jurisdictions acting or seeking to act as lead groupwide supervisor.

History: s. 13, ch. 2014-101.
Fla. Stat. § 628.707 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part III / Section 628.707
628.707 Applicability of general corporation statutes.
Status: in_force

The applicable statutes of this state relating to the powers and procedures of domestic private corporations formed for profit shall apply to domestic mutual insurance holding companies, except:

(1) A mutual insurance holding company shall be organized exclusively under this act and shall be a mutual company without capital stock.

(2) The articles of incorporation of the mutual insurance holding company, and any amendment to such articles or restatement of such articles shall be subject to the approval of the office for compliance with the provisions of this act prior to filing with the Department of State, and shall contain the name of the mutual insurance holding company, which shall include the word “Mutual.”

(3) The provisions of chapter 617 shall be deemed to be incorporated into this part to govern a mutual insurance holding company to the extent that this act and the insurance code are silent with respect to the articles of incorporation, bylaws, organization, members, directors, or other matters relating to a mutual insurance holding company.

(4) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require that a mutual insurance holding company be governed by part II of chapter 625.

(5) In the case of the reorganization of a mutual insurance company organized as a not-for-profit corporation under chapter 617, a mutual insurance holding company organized under this part shall be deemed to be a not-for-profit corporation.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-216; s. 1298, ch. 2003-261; s. 6, ch. 2013-125.
Fla. Stat. § 112.0515 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.0515
112.0515 Retirement or pension rights unaffected by consolidation or merger of governmental agencies.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that in any consolidation or merger of governments or the transfer of functions between units of governments either at the state or local level or between state and local units, the rights of all public employees in any retirement or pension fund shall be fully protected. No consolidation or merger of governments or governmental services, either state or local, accomplished in this state shall diminish or impair the rights of any public employee in any retirement or pension fund or plan which existed at the date of such consolidation or merger and in which the employee was participating, nor shall such consolidation or merger result in any impairment or reduction in benefits or other pension rights accruing to such employee.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-210.
Fla. Stat. § 190.033 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 190 / Section 190.033
190.033 Bids required.
Status: in_force

(1) No contract shall be let by the board for any goods, supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof to be paid by the district shall exceed the amount provided in s. 287.017 for category four, unless notice of bids or other competitive solicitation, including requests for proposals or qualifications, is advertised once in a newspaper in general circulation in the county and in the district. Any board seeking to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other public works shall comply with the bidding procedures of s. 255.20 and other applicable general law. In each case, the bid of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be accepted unless all bids are rejected because the bids are too high, or the board determines it is in the best interests of the district to reject all bids. In each case in which requests for proposals, qualifications, or other competitive solicitations are used, the district shall determine which response is most advantageous for the district and award the contract to that proposer. The board may require the bidders or proposers to furnish bond with a responsible surety to be approved by the board. If the district does not receive a response to its competitive solicitation, the district may proceed to purchase such goods, supplies, materials, or construction services in the manner it deems in the best interests of the district. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from undertaking and performing the construction, operation, and maintenance of any project or facility authorized by this act by the employment of labor, material, and machinery.

(2) The provisions of the Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act, s. 287.055, apply to contracts for engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or registered surveying and mapping services let by the board.

(3) Contracts for maintenance services for any district facility or project shall be subject to competitive solicitation requirements when the amount thereof to be paid by the district exceeds the amount provided in s. 287.017 for category four. The district shall adopt rules, policies, or procedures establishing competitive solicitation procedures for maintenance services. Contracts for other services shall not be subject to competitive solicitation unless the district adopts a rule, policy, or procedure applying competitive solicitation procedures to said contracts.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 9, ch. 91-308; s. 113, ch. 94-119; s. 42, ch. 99-378; s. 12, ch. 2007-160.
Fla. Stat. § 626.782 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part III / Section 626.782
626.782 “Industrial class insurer” defined.
Status: in_force

An “industrial class insurer” is an insurer collecting premiums on policies of industrial life insurance, as defined in s. 627.502, written before July 1, 2021, and as to such insurance, operates under a system of collecting a debit by its agent.

History: s. 286, 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; s. 7, ch. 2021-104.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1605 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1605
617.1605 Financial reports for members.
Status: in_force

A corporation, upon a member’s written demand, shall furnish that member its latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, and which include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and a statement of operations for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on such basis.

History: s. 73, ch. 93-281; s. 51, ch. 2009-205.
Fla. Stat. § 375.313 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 375 / Section 375.313
375.313 Commission powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) Regulate or prohibit, when necessary, the use of motor vehicles on the public lands of the state in order to prevent damage or destruction to said lands.

(2) Adopt and promulgate such reasonable rules as deemed necessary to administer the provisions of ss. 375.311-375.314, except that, before any such rules are adopted, the commission shall obtain the consent and agreement, in writing, of the owner, in the case of privately owned lands, or the owner or primary custodian, in the case of publicly owned lands.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-238; s. 1, ch. 78-355; s. 68, ch. 2002-295; s. 78, ch. 2014-17.
Fla. Stat. § 324.211 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 324 / Section 324.211
324.211 Sale by owner during suspension; rights of conditional vendors, mortgagees, and lessors.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) If an owner’s registration has been suspended hereunder, it shall be unlawful for him or her to transfer such registration or to have registered in any other name the motor vehicle in respect of which such registration was issued until the department is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purpose of this chapter; provided, however, that any owner within the purview of this section may file an application for permission to transfer such registration, which application shall be accompanied by an affidavit of good faith showing that such transfer is not with the intent of defeating the purpose of this chapter. The department, within 10 days subsequent to suspension of the owner’s registration, upon request shall furnish proper application and affidavit forms to each such owner along with the notice of suspension, and the owner shall have 15 days from receipt thereof to file such application, which application shall be either approved or rejected by the department within 30 days from the filing thereof. (b) In addition to the penalties otherwise provided for violation of this section the department may suspend the registration of any vehicle transferred contrary to the provisions of this section.

(2) Nothing in this section or elsewhere in this chapter contained shall affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee or lessor or any successor in interest of a motor vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this section; and in the event of the repossession or foreclosure of a motor vehicle by such conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor, or any successor in interest, pursuant to the exercise of rights to such repossession under the terms of the lien instrument or contract involved, by operation of law or through legal proceedings, the lienholder or lessor repossessor shall have the right to have delivered to it the registration plates which shall have been surrendered.

History: s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 8, ch. 57-147; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-59; s. 441, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 617.2003 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.2003
617.2003 Proceedings to revoke articles of incorporation or charter or prevent its use.
Status: in_force

If any member or citizen complains to the Department of Legal Affairs that any corporation organized under this act was organized or is being used as a cover to evade any of the laws against crime, or for purposes inconsistent with those stated in its articles of incorporation or charter, or that an officer or director of a corporation has participated in a sale or transaction that is affected by a conflict of interest or from which he or she derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or indirectly, and shall submit prima facie evidence to sustain such charge, together with sufficient money to cover court costs and expenses, the department shall institute and in due course prosecute to final judgment such legal or equitable proceedings as may be considered advisable either to revoke the articles of incorporation or charter, to prevent its improper use, or to recover on behalf of the corporation or its unknown beneficiaries any profits improperly received by the corporation or its officers or directors.

History: s. 118, ch. 90-179; s. 105, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 48.131 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 48 / Section 48.131
48.131 Service on alien property custodian.
Status: in_force

In every action or proceeding in any court or before any administrative board involving real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, when service of process or notice is required or directed to be made upon any person, firm or corporation located, or believed to be located, within any country or territory in the possession of or under the control of any country between which and the United States a state of war exists, in addition to the giving of the notice or service of process, a copy of the notice or process shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the alien property custodian, addressed to him or her at Washington, District of Columbia; but failure to mail a copy of the notice or process to the alien property custodian does not invalidate the action or proceeding.

History: s. 1, ch. 22074, 1943; s. 4, ch. 67-254; s. 275, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 680.1071 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part I / Section 680.1071
680.1071 Waiver or renunciation of claim or right after default.
Status: in_force

Any claim or right arising out of an alleged default or breach of warranty may be discharged in whole or in part without consideration by a waiver or renunciation in a signed record delivered by the aggrieved party.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 125, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 925.05 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 925 / Section 925.05
925.05 Statements or confessions; availability to defendant.
Status: in_force

On motion of the defendant after an indictment, information, or affidavit has been filed, the court shall order the prosecuting attorney to permit the defendant to photograph or copy any written or recorded statements or confessions of the defendant, whether they are signed or not. The order shall specify the time, place, and manner of taking the photographs or copies and any other conditions.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-263; s. 170, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 905.04 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 905 / Section 905.04
905.04 Grounds for challenge to individual prospective grand juror.
Status: in_force

(1) The state or a person who has been held to answer may challenge an individual prospective grand juror on the ground that the juror: (a) Does not have the qualifications required by law; (b) Has a state of mind that will prevent him or her from acting impartially and without prejudice to the substantial rights of the party challenging; (c) Is related by blood or marriage within the third degree to the defendant, to the person alleged to be injured by the offense charged, or to the person on whose complaint the prosecution was instituted.

(2) The state may challenge an individual prospective grand juror on the ground that the prospective juror is surety on the bail undertaking of any person whose case will come before the grand jury.

History: s. 83, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(83); s. 43, ch. 70-339; s. 1490, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 395.1021 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part I / Section 395.1021
395.1021 Treatment of sexual assault victims.
Status: in_force

Any licensed facility which provides emergency room services shall arrange for the rendering of appropriate medical attention and treatment of victims of sexual assault through:

(1) Such gynecological, psychological, and medical services as are needed by the victim.

(2) The gathering of forensic medical evidence required for investigation and prosecution from a victim who has reported a sexual battery to a law enforcement agency or who requests that such evidence be gathered for a possible future report.

(3) The training of medical support personnel competent to provide the medical services and treatment as described in subsections (1) and (2).

Such licensed facility shall also arrange for the protection of the victim’s anonymity while complying with the laws of this state and may encourage the victim to notify law enforcement personnel and to cooperate with them in apprehending the suspect.

History: ss. 26, 30, ch. 82-182; ss. 19, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 5, ch. 2011-220.
Fla. Stat. § 493.6107 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 493 / Part I / Section 493.6107
493.6107 Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish by rule examination and license fees not to exceed the following: (a) Class “M” license — manager Class “AB” agency: $75. (b) Class “G” license — statewide firearm license: $150. (c) Class “K” license — firearms instructor: $100. (d) Fee for the examination for firearms instructor: $75.

(2) The department may establish by rule a fee for the replacement or revision of a license which fee shall not exceed $30.

(3) The fees set forth in this section must be paid by check or money order or, at the discretion of the department, by electronic funds transfer at the time the application is approved, except that the applicant for a Class “G” or Class “M” license must pay the license fee at the time the application is made. If a license is revoked or denied or if the application is withdrawn, the license fee is nonrefundable.

(4) The department may prorate license fees.

(5) Payment of any license fee provided for under this chapter authorizes the licensee to practice his or her profession anywhere in this state without obtaining any additional license, permit, registration, or identification card, any municipal or county ordinance or resolution to the contrary notwithstanding. However, an agency may be required to obtain a city and county occupational license in each city and county where the agency maintains a physical office.

(6) The initial application fee for a veteran, as defined in s. 1.01, the spouse or surviving spouse of such veteran, a member of the United States Armed Forces who has served on active duty, or the spouse or surviving spouse of such member who at the time of death was serving on active duty and died within the 2 years preceding the initial application, shall be waived if he or she applies for a Class “C,” Class “CC,” Class “DI,” Class “E,” Class “EE,” Class “K,” Class “M,” Class “MA,” Class “MB,” Class “MR,” or Class “RI” license in a format prescribed by the department. The application format must include the applicant’s signature, under penalty of perjury, and supporting documentation. An eligible veteran must include a copy of his or her DD Form 214, as issued by the United States Department of Defense, or another acceptable form of identification as specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs with his or her application in order to obtain a waiver. A licensee seeking such waiver must apply in a format prescribed by the department, including the applicant’s signature, under penalty of perjury, and supporting documentation.

History: ss. 2, 11, ch. 90-364; s. 3, ch. 91-248; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 94-172; s. 529, ch. 97-103; s. 4, ch. 2011-205; s. 5, ch. 2016-166; s. 12, ch. 2017-85; s. 12, ch. 2018-7.
Fla. Stat. § 550.0425 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0425
550.0425 Minors attendance at pari-mutuel performances; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) A minor, when accompanied by one or both parents or by her or his legal guardian, may attend pari-mutuel performances, under the conditions and at the times specified by each permitholder conducting the pari-mutuel performance.

(2) A person under the age of 18 may not place a wager at any pari-mutuel performance.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), minors may be employed at a pari-mutuel facility except in positions directly involving wagering or alcoholic beverages or except as otherwise prohibited by law.

History: s. 10, ch. 92-348; s. 783, ch. 97-103; s. 6, ch. 2021-271.