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Fla. Stat. § 1001.49 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1001 / Part II / Section 1001.49
1001.49 General powers of district school superintendent.
Status: in_force

The district school superintendent shall have the authority, and when necessary for the more efficient and adequate operation of the district school system, the district school superintendent shall exercise the following powers:

(1) GENERAL OVERSIGHT. — Exercise general oversight over the district school system in order to determine problems and needs, and recommend improvements.

(2) ADVISE, COUNSEL, AND RECOMMEND TO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. — Advise and counsel with the district school board on all educational matters and recommend to the district school board for action such matters as should be acted upon.

(3) APPROVE OPERATIONAL POLICIES THROUGH THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. — Establish a process for the review and approval of districtwide policies and procedures, through the formal delegated authority of the district school board, pertaining to the district school system as the district school superintendent may consider necessary for its more efficient operation.

(4) RECOMMEND AND EXECUTE RULES. — Prepare and organize by subjects and submit to the district school board for adoption such rules to supplement those adopted by the State Board of Education as, in the district school superintendent’s opinion, will contribute to the efficient operation of any aspect of education in the district. When rules have been adopted, the district school superintendent shall see that they are executed.

(5) RECOMMEND AND EXECUTE MINIMUM STANDARDS. — From time to time prepare, organize by subject, and submit to the district school board for adoption such minimum standards relating to the operation of any phase of the district school system as are needed to supplement those adopted by the State Board of Education and as will contribute to the efficient operation of any aspect of education in the district and ensure that minimum standards adopted by the district school board and the state board are observed.

(6) PERFORM DUTIES AND EXERCISE RESPONSIBILITIES. — Perform such duties and exercise such responsibilities as are assigned to the district school superintendent by law and by rules of the State Board of Education.

History: s. 69, ch. 2002-387; s. 5, ch. 2024-159.
Fla. Stat. § 112.84 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part VIII / Section 112.84
112.84 Rights of firefighters nonexclusive.
Status: in_force

(1) The rights of firefighters as set forth in this part shall not be construed to diminish the rights and privileges of firefighters that are guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state or limit the granting of broader rights by other law, ordinance, or rule. These rights include the right to bring suit against any individual, group of persons, association, organization, or corporation for damages, either monetary or otherwise, suffered during the performance of the firefighter’s official duties or for abridgment of the firefighter’s rights, civil or otherwise, arising out of the performance of his or her official duties.

(2) This part is neither designed to abridge nor expand the rights of firefighters to bring civil suits for injuries suffered in the course of their employment as recognized by the courts, nor is it designed to abrogate any common-law or statutory limitation on the rights of recovery.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-6.
Fla. Stat. § 259.04 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 259 / Section 259.04
259.04 Board; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) For projects and acquisitions selected for purchase pursuant to ss. 259.035 and 259.105: (a) The board is given the responsibility, authority, and power to develop and execute a comprehensive, statewide 5-year plan to conserve, restore, and protect environmentally endangered lands, ecosystems, lands necessary for outdoor recreational needs, and other lands as identified in ss. 259.032 and 259.105. This plan shall be kept current through continual reevaluation and revision. The advisory council or its successor shall assist the board in the development, reevaluation, and revision of the plan. (b) The board may enter into contracts with the government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; the state or any county, municipality, district authority, or political subdivision; or any private corporation, partnership, association, or person providing for or relating to the conservation or protection of certain lands in accomplishing the purposes of this chapter. (c) Within 45 days after the advisory council or its successor submits the lists of projects to the board, the board shall approve, in whole or in part, the lists of projects in the order of priority in which such projects are presented. To the greatest extent practicable, projects on the lists shall be acquired in their approved order of priority. (d) The board is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, or devise or otherwise, the fee title or any lesser interest of lands, water areas, and related resources for environmentally endangered lands.

(2) For state capital projects for outdoor recreation lands, the provisions of chapter 375 and s. 253.025 shall also apply.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-300; s. 15, ch. 79-255; s. 4, ch. 81-210; s. 4, ch. 83-114; s. 12, ch. 89-116; s. 6, ch. 92-288; s. 16, ch. 94-240; s. 18, ch. 99-247; s. 29, ch. 2000-152; s. 24, ch. 2015-229.
Fla. Stat. § 425.26 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 425 / Section 425.26
425.26 Trustees, officers or members, notaries.
Status: in_force

No person who is authorized to take acknowledgments under the laws of this state shall be disqualified from taking acknowledgments of instruments executed in favor of a cooperative or to which it is a party, by reason of being an officer, director or member of such cooperative.

History: s. 25, ch. 19138, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 6494(68).
Fla. Stat. § 16.556 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 16 / Section 16.556
16.556 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund is created to be administered by the Department of Legal Affairs.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 98-265; s. 2, ch. 2002-102.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0806 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0806
617.0806 Staggered terms for directors.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation or bylaws may provide that directors be divided into classes. Each director shall hold office for the term to which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, or death.

History: s. 41, ch. 90-179; s. 83, ch. 97-102; s. 27, ch. 2009-205.
Fla. Stat. § 769.04 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 769 / Section 769.04
769.04 Doctrine of “assumption of risk” abrogated.
Status: in_force

The doctrine of “assumption of risk” shall not obtain in any case arising under the provisions of this chapter, where the injury or death was attributable to the negligence of the employer, his or her agents or servants.

History: s. 4, ch. 6521, 1913; RGS 4974; CGL 7061; s. 1177, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 627.479 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part III / Section 627.479
627.479 Prohibited policy plans.
Status: in_force

(1) No insurer shall issue policies, certificates, or contracts to policyholders or members providing for the grouping of its policyholders or members into groups and divisions, classified according to age, and providing for payment of contingent endowment benefits, by whatever name called, from special funds created for such purpose to the oldest member in seniority of the group or division, or under any other similar plan.

(2) No insurer shall issue policies containing annual endowments or other specialty-type policies such as founder’s policies or coupon-bearing policies. The commission shall, by rule, define such prohibited policies.

(3) The office shall revoke the certificate of authority of any insurer which violates this section.

History: s. 506, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 74-50; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 401, 404, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1131, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 177.504 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 177 / Part III / Section 177.504
177.504 Powers and duties of the department.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this act shall be administered by the department through the state cadastral surveyor.

(2) The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the department shall be: (a) To establish a program for identification, restoration, maintenance, and perpetuation of the public land survey corners. (b) To provide for the extension and densification throughout the state of the federally initiated precise geodetic horizontal and vertical control networks, whereby these basic framework surveys shall be extended to survey corners identified under this program to permit the general use of the coordinate systems. The information derived from this work shall meet the standards established by the National Geodetic Survey in order to be accepted and published by the National Geodetic Survey. (c) To provide for entering into agreements or contracts with agencies of the United States Government, the State of Florida, or other states, and with surveyors and mappers in private practice and others, as are deemed necessary or desirable properly to plan and execute projects within the scope and purpose of this act, including the preparation of necessary cadastral documents, maps, and photogrammetric and geodetic control data. The department or its designated contracting agency, in contracting with surveyors and mappers for professional services, shall give due consideration to their experience and knowledge of local conditions and the history of each particular area involved in the execution of this act. (d) To act as a public repository of survey corner information.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-361; s. 3, ch. 91-56; s. 109, ch. 94-119; s. 12, ch. 98-200; s. 49, ch. 2012-116.
Fla. Stat. § 468.457 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part IX / Section 468.457
468.457 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this part.

History: s. 9, ch. 88-229; s. 1, ch. 89-296; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 13, ch. 95-307.
Fla. Stat. § 322.15 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.15
322.15 License to be carried and exhibited on demand; fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.
Status: in_force

(1) Every licensee shall have his or her driver license, which must be fully legible with no portion of such license faded, altered, mutilated, or defaced, in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall present or submit the same upon the demand of a law enforcement officer or an authorized representative of the department. A licensee may present or submit a digital proof of driver license as provided in s. 322.032 in lieu of his or her printed driver license; however, if the law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the department is unable to immediately verify the digital proof of driver license, upon the demand of the law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the department, the licensee must present or submit his or her printed driver license.

(2) Upon the failure of any person to display a driver license as required by subsection (1), the law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the department stopping the person shall require the person to imprint his or her fingerprints upon any citation issued by the officer or authorized representative, or the officer or authorized representative shall collect the fingerprints electronically.

(3) In relation to violations of subsection (1) or s. 322.03(6), persons who cannot supply proof of a valid driver license for the reason that the license was suspended for failure to comply with that citation shall be issued a suspension clearance by the clerk of the court for that citation upon payment of the applicable penalty and fee for that citation. If proof of a valid driver license is not provided to the clerk of the court within 30 days, the person’s driver license shall again be suspended for failure to comply.

(4) A violation of subsection (1) is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 27, ch. 19551, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(641); s. 27, ch. 20451, 1941; s. 1, ch. 69-89; s. 24, ch. 73-334; s. 2, ch. 78-48; s. 17, ch. 84-359; s. 9, ch. 85-250; s. 11, ch. 86-185; s. 49, ch. 87-198; s. 38, ch. 89-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 90-102; s. 1, ch. 94-199; s. 934, ch. 95-148; s. 54, ch. 96-350; s. 25, ch. 96-413; s. 286, ch. 99-248; s. 30, ch. 2008-176; s. 32, ch. 2014-216; s. 3, ch. 2021-235; s. 2, ch. 2024-10.
Fla. Stat. § 403.5095 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part II / Section 403.5095
403.5095 Alteration of time limits.
Status: in_force

Any time limitation in this act may be altered by the designated administrative law judge upon stipulation between the department and the applicant, unless objected to by any party within 5 days after notice, or for good cause shown by any party.

History: s. 8, ch. 76-76; s. 13, ch. 90-331; s. 142, ch. 96-410.
Fla. Stat. § 710.122 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 710 / Section 710.122
710.122 Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian.
Status: in_force

(1) A minor who has attained the age of 14 years, the minor’s guardian of the person or legal representative, an adult member of the minor’s family, a transferor, or a transferor’s legal representative may petition the court for an accounting by the custodian or the custodian’s legal representative or for a determination of responsibility, as between the custodial property and the custodian personally, for claims against the custodial property unless the responsibility has been adjudicated in an action under s. 710.119 to which the minor or the minor’s legal representative was a party.

(2) A successor custodian may petition the court for an accounting by the predecessor custodian.

(3) The court, in a proceeding under this act or in any other proceeding, may require or permit the custodian or the custodian’s legal representative to account.

(4) If a custodian is removed under s. 710.121(6), the court shall require an accounting and order delivery of the custodial property and records to the successor custodian and the execution of all instruments required for transfer of the custodial property.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-95.
Fla. Stat. § 252.944 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part IV / Section 252.944
252.944 Tort liability.
Status: in_force

The commission and the committees are state agencies, and the members of the commission and committees are officers, employees, or agents of the state for the purpose of s. 768.28.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-193.
Fla. Stat. § 718.509 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 718 / Part V / Section 718.509
718.509 Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the State Treasury the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund to be used for the administration and operation of this chapter and chapters 718, 719, 721, and 723 by the division.

(2) All moneys collected by the division from fees, fines, or penalties or from costs awarded to the division by a court or administrative final order shall be paid into the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund. The Legislature shall appropriate funds from this trust fund sufficient to carry out the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of law with respect to each category of business covered by the trust fund. The division shall maintain separate revenue accounts in the trust fund for each of the businesses regulated by the division. The division shall provide for the proportionate allocation among the accounts of expenses incurred by the division in the performance of its duties with respect to each of these businesses. As part of its normal budgetary process, the division shall prepare an annual report of revenue and allocated expenses related to the operation of each of these businesses which may be used to determine fees charged by the division. This subsection shall operate pursuant to the provisions of s. 215.20.

History: ss. 10, 32, ch. 79-347; ss. 2, 5, 7, ch. 81-172; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 20, 21, ch. 83-339; ss. 16, 20, ch. 87-102; ss. 8, 33, 34, ch. 88-90; s. 83, ch. 90-132; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 53, ch. 2008-240.
Fla. Stat. § 314.01 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 314 / Section 314.01
314.01 Appointment.
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, one harbormaster for each port in the state, into which have come, during the past 5 years, vessels of 500 tons burden and upwards, at the average rate of not less than 250 vessels per year, according to the records of the United States customhouse at or nearest the port for which such appointment shall be made.

History: s. 1, ch. 3752, 1887; RS 957; GS 1327; RGS 2497; CGL 3907; s. 8, ch. 77-85.
Fla. Stat. § 90.505 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.505
90.505 Privilege with respect to communications to clergy.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section: (a) A “member of the clergy” is a priest, rabbi, practitioner of Christian Science, or minister of any religious organization or denomination usually referred to as a church, or an individual reasonably believed so to be by the person consulting him or her. (b) A communication between a member of the clergy and a person is “confidential” if made privately for the purpose of seeking spiritual counsel and advice from the member of the clergy in the usual course of his or her practice or discipline and not intended for further disclosure except to other persons present in furtherance of the communication.

(2) A person has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication by the person to a member of the clergy in his or her capacity as spiritual adviser.

(3) The privilege may be claimed by: (a) The person. (b) The guardian or conservator of a person. (c) The personal representative of a deceased person. (d) The member of the clergy, on behalf of the person. The member of the clergy’s authority to do so is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 11, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 477, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 82.05 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 82 / Section 82.05
82.05 Service of process.
Status: in_force

(1) After at least two attempts to obtain service as provided by law, if the defendant cannot be found in the county in which the action is pending and either the defendant does not have a usual place of abode in the county or there is no person 15 years of age or older residing at the defendant’s usual place of abode in the county, the sheriff must serve the summons and complaint by attaching them to some conspicuous part of the real property involved in the proceeding. The minimum amount of time allowed between the two attempts to obtain service is 6 hours.

(2) If a plaintiff causes, or anticipates causing, a defendant to be served with a summons and complaint solely by attaching them to some conspicuous part of real property involved in the proceeding, the plaintiff must provide the clerk of the court with two additional copies of the summons and the complaint and two prestamped envelopes addressed to the defendant. One envelope must be addressed to the defendant’s residence, if known. The second envelope must be addressed to the defendant’s last known business address, if known. The clerk of the court shall immediately mail the copies of the summons and complaint by first-class mail, note the fact of mailing in the docket, and file a certificate in the court file of the fact and date of mailing. Service is effective on the date of posting or mailing, whichever occurs later, and at least 5 days must have elapsed after the date of service before a final judgment for removal of the defendant may be entered.

History: s. 20, ch. 1630, 1868; RS 1691; GS 2156; RGS 3460; CGL 5313; s. 33, ch. 67-254; s. 7, ch. 2018-94.
Fla. Stat. § 215.617 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.617
215.617 Bonds for state-funded infrastructure bank.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of the Department of Transportation, the Division of Bond Finance is authorized pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act to issue revenue bonds, for and on behalf of the Department of Transportation, for the purpose of financing or refinancing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of projects that are eligible to receive assistance from the state-funded infrastructure bank as provided in s. 339.55. The facilities to be financed with the proceeds of such bonds are designated as state fixed capital outlay projects for the purposes of s. 11(d), Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific facilities to be financed shall be determined by the Department of Transportation in accordance with s. 339.55. Each project financed with the proceeds of the bonds issued under this section in the 2003-2004 fiscal year is approved as required by s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution. In the 2004-2005 fiscal year and thereafter, legislative approval of the department’s tentative work program specifying the State Infrastructure Bank project loans constitutes approval to issue bonds as required by s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution. The Division of Bond Finance is authorized to consider innovative financing techniques, which may include, but are not limited to, innovative bidding and structures of potential financings that may result in negotiated transactions.

(2) Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be payable primarily from a prior and superior claim on all state-funded infrastructure bank repayments received each year with respect to state-funded infrastructure bank projects undertaken in accordance with s. 339.55.

(3) The duration of each series of bonds may not exceed 30 annual maturities.

(4) The bonds issued under this section shall not constitute a general obligation or debt of the state or a pledge of the full faith and credit or taxing power of the state. The bonds shall be secured by and are payable from the revenues pledged in accordance with this section and the resolution authorizing their issuance.

(5) The state does covenant with the holders of bonds issued under this section that it will not take any action that will materially and adversely affect the rights of such bondholders as long as the bonds authorized by this section are outstanding.

(6) Any complaint for validation of bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be filed in the circuit court of the county where the seat of state government is situated, the notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be published only in the county where the complaint is filed, and the complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served only on the state attorney of the circuit in which the action is pending.

History: s. 1, ch. 2003-409.