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Fla. Stat. § 110.215 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part II / Section 110.215
110.215 Examinations and other employment qualification assessments administered to persons having disabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to further the policy of the state to encourage and assist persons having disabilities to achieve maximum personal and vocational independence through useful and productive gainful employment by eliminating unwarranted barriers to their qualifying competitively for state career service jobs.

(2) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Agency” includes each department and agency of the state. (b) “Disability” means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, or a record of having such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. (c) “Examination” includes employment tests and other structured, systematic instruments used to assess the essential knowledge, skills, abilities, minimum qualifications, and other job-related requirements possessed by an applicant as a basis for any employment decision by an agency.

(3) An applicant for employment within the State Career Service System who has a disability that impairs sensory, speaking, or manual skills may require an agency to administer any examination to him or her in a format and manner that does not require use of an impaired skill, unless the test is designed to measure that skill. An applicant may request a reasonable accommodation in a test format on the basis of a disability.

History: s. 21, ch. 79-190; s. 23, ch. 86-220; s. 1, ch. 91-164; s. 21, ch. 91-431; s. 32, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 15, ch. 94-113; s. 1402, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 66.101 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 66 / Section 66.101
66.101 Betterment, payment by defendant.
Status: in_force

If plaintiff does not pay or secure the sum within 20 days, within 20 days thereafter defendant may pay to plaintiff the value of the land as assessed or give plaintiff a bond with surety, to be approved by the clerk, conditioned to pay plaintiff the value in two equal annual installments, with 6 percent interest; or if plaintiff fails to pay the bond given by him or her when it becomes due, for 20 days after the expiration of the time fixed in the bond for payment, defendant shall again have the privilege of paying to plaintiff in cash the value of the land assessed. On the payment of the sum to plaintiff at any of the times hereinbefore mentioned, title to the land shall vest in defendant and plaintiff or those holding under him or her shall give defendant a deed to the land, tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances, and if defendant has been evicted from or has surrendered the property, it shall be restored to him or her by order of court on motion.

History: RS 1522; GS 1977; RGS 3245; CGL 5053; s. 21, ch. 67-254; s. 353, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 601.9918 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.9918
601.9918 Rules related to issuance and use of symbols.
Status: in_force

In rules related to the issuance and voluntary use of symbols, certification marks, service marks, or trademarks, the commission may make general references to national or state requirements that the license applicant would be compelled to meet regardless of the department’s issuance of the license applied for.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-41; s. 74, ch. 2012-182; s. 2, ch. 2013-230.
Fla. Stat. § 216.031 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 216 / Section 216.031
216.031 Target budget request.
Status: in_force

Either chair of a legislative appropriations committee, or the Executive Office of the Governor for state agencies, may require the agency or the Chief Justice to address major issues separate from those outlined in s. 216.023, this section, and s. 216.043 for inclusion in the requests of the agency or of the judicial branch. The issues shall be submitted to the agency no later than July 30 of each year and shall be displayed in its requests as provided in the budget instructions. The Executive Office of the Governor may request an agency, or the chair of an appropriations committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives may request any agency or the judicial branch, to submit a budget plan with respect to targets established by the Governor or either chair. The target budget shall require each entity to establish an order of priorities for its budget issues and may include requests for multiple options for the budget issues. The target budget format shall be compatible with the planning and budgeting system requirements set out in s. 216.141. Such a request shall not influence the agencies’ or judicial branch’s independent judgment in making legislative budget requests, as required by law.

History: s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-354; s. 4, ch. 77-352; s. 40, ch. 79-222; s. 3, ch. 80-45; s. 3, ch. 82-46; s. 11, ch. 82-196; s. 5, ch. 83-49; s. 10, ch. 83-92; s. 4, ch. 83-332; s. 25, ch. 84-254; s. 3, ch. 84-346; s. 5, ch. 87-137; s. 59, ch. 87-548; s. 3, ch. 89-51; s. 8, ch. 90-160; s. 32, ch. 90-268; s. 39, ch. 90-335; s. 88, ch. 91-45; s. 5, ch. 91-109; s. 13, ch. 92-98; ss. 39, 105, ch. 92-142; s. 9, ch. 94-249; s. 1511, ch. 95-147; s. 32, ch. 97-286; s. 5, ch. 98-73; s. 6, ch. 2000-152; s. 8, ch. 2000-371; s. 16, ch. 2005-152.
Fla. Stat. § 655.954 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.954
655.954 Financial institution loans; credit cards.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a financial institution shall have the power to make loans or extensions of credit to any person on a credit card or overdraft financing arrangement and to charge, in any billing cycle, interest on the outstanding amount at a rate that is specified in a written agreement, between the financial institution and borrower, governing the credit card account. Such credit card agreement may modify any terms or conditions of such credit card account upon prior written notice of such modification as specified by the terms of the agreement governing the credit card account or by the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 1601 et seq., as amended, and the rules and regulations adopted under such act. Any such notice provided by a financial institution shall specify that the borrower has the right to surrender the credit card whereupon the borrower shall have the right to continue to pay off the borrower’s credit card account in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as then in effect. The borrower’s failure to surrender the credit card prior to the modifications becoming effective shall constitute a consent to the modifications.

(2) In conjunction with entering into any contract or agreement for a loan, line of credit, or loan extension, a financial institution, insured depository institution as defined in 12 U.S.C. s. 1813, and subsidiaries of such institutions may offer, for a fee or otherwise, optional debt cancellation products pursuant to s. 655.947 and rules adopted under that section. The financial institution may not require the purchase of a debt cancellation product as a condition for making the loan, line of credit, or loan extension.

(3) For the purpose of this section, the term: (a) “Billing cycle” has the same meaning as ascribed to it under the federal Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 1601 et seq., as amended, and the associated regulations which are in effect as of January 31, 2008. (b) “Interest” means those charges considered a finance charge under the federal Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 1601 et seq., as amended, and the associated regulations which are in effect as of January 31, 2008.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-339; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 15, ch. 79-274; s. 1, ch. 79-592; ss. 40, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 88-58; ss. 1, 4, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 212, ch. 92-303; s. 11, ch. 2008-75.
Fla. Stat. § 620.2110 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.2110
620.2110 Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing limited liability limited partnership status.
Status: in_force

(1) If a partner of a converting or constituent limited partnership will have personal liability with respect to a converted or surviving organization, approval and amendment of a plan of conversion or merger are ineffective without the consent of the partner, unless: (a) The limited partnership’s partnership agreement provides for the approval of the conversion or merger with the consent of fewer than all the partners. (b) The partner has consented to the provision of the partnership agreement.

(2) An amendment to a certificate of limited partnership which deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership is ineffective without the consent of each general partner unless: (a) The limited partnership’s partnership agreement provides for the amendment with the consent of less than all the general partners. (b) Each general partner that does not consent to the amendment has consented to the provision of the partnership agreement.

(3) A partner does not give the consent required by subsection (1) or subsection (2) merely by consenting to a provision of the partnership agreement which permits the partnership agreement to be amended with the consent of fewer than all the partners.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0396 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.0396
15.0396 Official state moving image center and archive.
Status: in_force

The Louis Wolfson II Media History Center, Inc., in Miami, is hereby designated as an official state moving image center and archive of the State of Florida.

History: s. 1, ch. 89-251.
Fla. Stat. § 332.12 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 332 / Section 332.12
332.12 Airport Law of 1945; short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 332.01-332.12 may be cited as the “Airport Law of 1945.”

History: s. 13, ch. 22846, 1945.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.435 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part IV / Section 1003.435
1003.435 High school equivalency diploma program.
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that prescribe performance standards and provide for comprehensive examinations to be administered to candidates for high school equivalency diplomas. Such rules shall include, but are not limited to, provisions for fees, frequency of examinations, and procedures for retaking an examination upon unsatisfactory performance.

(2) The department may award high school equivalency diplomas to candidates who meet the performance standards prescribed by the State Board of Education.

(3) Each district school board shall: (a) Offer and administer the high school equivalency diploma examinations and the subject area examinations to all candidates pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education. (b) Notify each candidate of adult secondary and postsecondary education options available in or near the school district, including the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education Program under s. 1004.933. The candidate must also be informed of the eligibility requirements and any minimum academic requirements for each available option.

(4)(a) A candidate who has filed a formal declaration of intent to terminate school enrollment pursuant to s. 1003.21(1)(c) may take the examination after reaching the age of 16. (b) A district school board may not require a student who has reached the age of 16 to take any course before taking the examination unless the student fails to achieve a passing score on the GED practice test as established by State Board of Education rule.

(5) Each district school board shall develop, in cooperation with the area Florida College System institution board of trustees, a plan for the provision of advanced instruction for those students who attain satisfactory performance on the high school equivalency examination or the subject area examinations or who demonstrate through other means a readiness to engage in postsecondary-level academic work. The plan shall include provisions for the equitable distribution of generated funds to cover personnel, maintenance, and other costs of offering the advanced instruction. Priority shall be given to programs of advanced instruction offered in high school facilities.

(6) All high school equivalency diplomas issued under the provisions of this section shall have equal status with other high school diplomas for all state purposes, including admission to any state university or Florida College System institution.

History: s. 133, ch. 2002-387; s. 35, ch. 2011-5; s. 24, ch. 2013-27; s. 1, ch. 2023-98; s. 10, ch. 2024-160; s. 4, ch. 2024-161.
Fla. Stat. § 15.037 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.037
15.037 Official state saltwater fish.
Status: in_force

The Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state saltwater fish.

History: s. 2, ch. 75-1.
Fla. Stat. § 570.37 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.37
570.37 Director; qualifications; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the Division of Animal Industry shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the commissioner’s pleasure. The director may be known as the State Veterinarian.

(2) No person shall be appointed State Veterinarian who is not a graduate of a recognized and reputable college of veterinary medicine.

(3) The director shall be responsible for protecting the animal and livestock interests of the state and shall, under the direction of the commissioner, direct, coordinate, and enforce the applicable provisions of chapters 534 and 585.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 20, ch. 92-291; s. 20, ch. 93-169.
Fla. Stat. § 338.227 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 338 / Section 338.227
338.227 Turnpike revenue bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) The department is authorized to borrow money as provided by the State Bond Act for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more legislatively approved turnpike projects. The principal of, and the interest on, such bonds will be payable solely from revenues pledged for their payment.

(2) The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the turnpike projects for which such bonds shall have been issued, except as provided in the State Bond Act. Such proceeds shall be disbursed and used as provided by ss. 338.22-338.241 and in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the Division of Bond Finance may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement hereinafter mentioned securing the same. All revenues and bond proceeds from the turnpike system received by the department pursuant to ss. 338.22-338.241, the Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law, shall be used only for the cost of turnpike projects and turnpike improvements and for the administration, operation, maintenance, and financing of the turnpike system. No revenues or bond proceeds from the turnpike system shall be spent for the operation, maintenance, construction, or financing of any project which is not part of the turnpike system.

(3) The Division of Bond Finance is authorized to issue revenue bonds on behalf of the department to finance or refinance the cost of turnpike projects approved in s. 338.2275, by the Legislature in accordance with s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution.

(4) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Management Services shall create and implement an outreach program designed to enhance the participation of small business enterprises in all contracts entered into by their respective departments for services related to the financing of department projects for the Strategic Intermodal System Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.64. These services include, but are not limited to, bond counsel and bond underwriters.

(5) Notwithstanding s. 215.82, bonds issued pursuant to this section are not required to be validated pursuant to chapter 75 but may be validated at the option of the Division of Bond Finance. A complaint about such validation must be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the seat of state government is situated. The notice required to be published by s. 75.06 must be published only in the county in which the complaint is filed. The complaint and order of the circuit court must be served only on the state attorney of the circuit in which the action is pending.

History: s. 15, ch. 28128, 1953; s. 1, ch. 68-114; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 121, ch. 71-377; s. 26, ch. 73-302; s. 196, ch. 84-309; s. 75, ch. 85-180; s. 6, ch. 88-286; s. 10, ch. 90-136; s. 283, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 128, ch. 99-13; s. 93, ch. 99-385; s. 55, ch. 2000-152; s. 20, ch. 2002-20; s. 47, ch. 2012-174; s. 6, ch. 2017-42; s. 37, ch. 2025-155.
Fla. Stat. § 104.155 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.155
104.155 Unqualified noncitizen electors willfully voting; prohibited defenses; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is not a qualified elector because he or she is not a citizen of the United States and who willfully votes in any election is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. A person’s ignorance of his or her citizenship status or a person’s bona fide belief of his or her citizenship status cannot be raised as a defense in a prosecution for a violation of this subsection.

(2) Any person who aids or solicits another to violate subsection (1) with knowledge that such person is not a citizen of the United States is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 1, ch. 2025-1.
Fla. Stat. § 406.12 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 406 / Part I / Section 406.12
406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the duty of any person in the district where a death occurs, including all municipalities and unincorporated and federal areas, who becomes aware of the death of any person occurring under the circumstances described in s. 406.11 to report such death and circumstances forthwith to the district medical examiner or to a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location.

(2) Any person who knowingly fails or refuses to report such death and circumstances as required under subsection (1) or who refuses to make available prior medical or other information pertinent to the death investigation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) Any person who, with the intent to conceal such death or to alter the evidence or circumstances surrounding such death: (a) Violates subsection (2); or (b) Without an order from the office of the district medical examiner, willfully touches, removes, or disturbs the body, clothing, or any article upon or near the body, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 7, ch. 70-232; s. 353, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2024-135.
Fla. Stat. § 548.014 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.014
548.014 Promoters; bonds or other security.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Before a license is issued or renewed to a promoter and before a permit is issued to a promoter, she or he must file a surety bond with the commission in a reasonable amount determined by the commission of at least $15,000. (b) All bonds must be upon forms approved and supplied by the commission. (c) The sufficiency of any surety is subject to approval of the commission. (d) The surety bond must be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the promoter of her or his obligations under this chapter and upon the fulfillment of her or his contracts with any other licensees under this chapter. However, the aggregate annual liability of the surety for all obligations and fees may not exceed the amount of the bond.

(2) In lieu of a surety bond, the promoter may deposit with the commission cash or a certified check, in an equivalent amount and subject to the same conditions as the bond. Such security may not be returned to the promoter until 1 year after the date it was deposited with the commission unless a surety bond is substituted for it. If no claim against the deposit is outstanding, it shall be returned to the depositor 1 year after the date it was deposited.

(3) Recovery may be made against any bond, cash, or other security in the same manner as penalties are recoverable at law.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 763, ch. 97-103; s. 119, ch. 99-251; s. 6, ch. 2014-128.
Fla. Stat. § 252.372 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part I / Section 252.372
252.372 Imposition and collection of surcharge.
Status: in_force

In order to provide funds for emergency management, preparedness, and assistance, an annual surcharge of $2 per policy shall be imposed on every homeowners, mobile home owners, tenant homeowners, and condominium unit owners policy, and an annual $4 surcharge shall be imposed on every commercial fire, commercial multiple peril, and business owner’s property insurance policy, issued or renewed on or after May 1, 1993. The surcharge shall be paid by the policyholder to the insurer. The insurer shall collect the surcharge and remit it to the Department of Revenue, which shall collect, administer, audit, and enforce the surcharge pursuant to s. 624.5092. The surcharge is not to be considered premiums of the insurer; however, nonpayment of the surcharge by the insured may be a valid reason for cancellation of the policy. For those policies in which the surplus lines tax and the service fee are collected and remitted to the Surplus Lines Service Office, as created under s. 626.921, the surcharge must be remitted to the service office at the same time as the surplus lines tax is remitted. All penalties for failure to remit the surplus lines tax and service fee are applicable for those surcharges required to be remitted to the service office. The service office shall deposit all surcharges that it collects into the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund at least monthly. All proceeds of the surcharge shall be deposited in the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund and may not be used to supplant existing funding.

History: s. 2, ch. 93-128; s. 22, ch. 2005-280.
Fla. Stat. § 501.618 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part IV / Section 501.618
501.618 General civil remedies.
Status: in_force

The department may bring:

(1) An action to obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates the provisions of this part.

(2) An action to enjoin a person who has violated, is violating, or is otherwise likely to violate the provisions of this part.

(3) An action on behalf of one or more purchasers for the actual damages caused by an act or practice performed in violation of the provisions of this part. Such an action may include, but is not limited to, an action to recover against a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit as otherwise provided in this part.

Upon motion of the enforcing authority in any action brought under this section, the court may make appropriate orders, including appointment of a general or special magistrate or receiver or sequestration of assets, to reimburse consumers found to have been damaged, to carry out a consumer transaction in accordance with the consumer’s reasonable expectations, or to grant other appropriate relief. The court may assess the expenses of a general or special magistrate or receiver against a commercial telephone seller or an entity providing substance abuse marketing services. Any injunctive order, whether temporary or permanent, issued by the court shall be effective throughout the state unless otherwise provided in the order.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 91-237; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 90, ch. 2004-11; s. 22, ch. 2017-173.