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Fla. Stat. § 1010.51 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part IV / Section 1010.51
1010.51 Records to be kept and reports to be made.
Status: in_force

The district school board shall maintain a complete record of all bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, which record shall show upon what authority the bonds are issued, the amount for which issued, the persons to whom issued, the date of issuance, the purpose or purposes for which issued, the rate of interest to be paid, and the time and place of payment of each installment of principal and interest. This record shall be so arranged as to show the amount of principal and interest to be paid each year and shall also show the annual or semiannual payments which are made and the bonds which are canceled. In addition, the district school superintendent shall file with the Department of Education in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education reports giving such information as may be required regarding any bonds which may be issued as provided herein.

History: s. 560, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 627.633 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.633
627.633 Other policy provisions.
Status: in_force

No policy provision which is not subject to this part shall be less favorable in any respect to the insured or the beneficiary than the policy provisions which are subject to this chapter.

History: s. 576, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 482, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 872.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 872 / Section 872.06
872.06 Abuse of a dead human body; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. (b) “Sexual abuse” means: 1. Anal or female genital penetration of a dead human body by the sexual organ of a person or by any other object; 2. Contact or union of the penis, female genitals, or anus of a person with the mouth, penis, female genitals, or anus of a dead human body; or 3. Contact or union of a person’s mouth with the penis, female genitals, or anus of a dead human body.

(2) A person who mutilates, commits sexual abuse upon, or otherwise grossly abuses a dead human body commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any act done for a bona fide medical purpose or for any other lawful purpose does not under any circumstance constitute a violation of this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 96-393; s. 11, ch. 2022-165.
Fla. Stat. § 331.346 — Florida Code / Title XXV / Chapter 331 / Part II / Section 331.346
331.346 Validity of bonds; validation proceedings.
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued by Space Florida shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value and shall not be invalid because of any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for the issue and sale thereof. Before the issuance of any bonds, Space Florida shall publish a notice at least once in a newspaper or newspapers published or of general circulation in the appropriate counties in the state, stating the date of adoption of the resolution authorizing such obligations, the amount, maximum rate of interest, and maturity of such obligations, and the purpose in general terms for which such obligations are to be issued, and further stating that no action or proceeding questioning the validity of such obligations or of the proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, or of any covenants made therein, must be instituted within 20 days after the first publication of such notice, or the validity of such obligations, proceedings, and covenants shall not be thereafter questioned in any court whatsoever. If no such action or proceeding is so instituted within such 20-day period, then the validity of such obligations, proceedings, and covenants shall be conclusive, and all persons or parties whatsoever shall be forever barred from questioning the validity of such obligations, proceedings, or covenants in any court whatsoever. Alternatively, Space Florida may validate its bonds pursuant to chapter 75.

History: ss. 50, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 40, ch. 2006-60; s. 8, ch. 2020-105.
Fla. Stat. § 468.8311 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XV / Section 468.8311
468.8311 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(2) “Home” means any residential real property, or manufactured or modular home, which is a single-family dwelling, duplex, triplex, quadruplex, condominium unit, or cooperative unit. The term does not include the common areas of condominiums or cooperatives.

(3) “Home inspector” means any person who provides or offers to provide home inspection services for a fee or other compensation.

(4) “Home inspection services” means a limited visual examination of the following readily accessible installed systems and components of a home: the structure, electrical system, HVAC system, roof covering, plumbing system, interior components, exterior components, and site conditions that affect the structure, for the purposes of providing a written professional opinion of the condition of the home.

History: s. 2, ch. 2007-235; s. 16, ch. 2010-106; s. 8, ch. 2010-176.
Fla. Stat. § 658.90 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 658 / Section 658.90
658.90 Receivers or liquidators under supervision of office.
Status: in_force

The provisions of ss. 658.79-658.96 shall apply to all receivers or liquidators of any bank or trust company heretofore appointed by the order of any circuit court, and all such receivers or liquidators, both those hereunder and those hereafter appointed by the circuit court, shall at all times be under the supervision and control of the office and subject at all times to summary discharge and dismissal by it. Any vacancy in such receivership may be filled by the office at any time.

History: s. 4, ch. 28016, 1953; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 113, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 62, ch. 99-3; s. 1802, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 295.0185 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 295 / Section 295.0185
295.0185 Children of servicemembers who died or became disabled in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; education.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for a dependent child of a servicemember who died or suffered a service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability rating for compensation as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or who has been determined to have a service-connected total and permanent disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed Forces, while participating in Operation Enduring Freedom, which began on October 7, 2001, or while participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003. (a) A certified copy of a death certificate, a valid identification card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17, a letter certifying the service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability rating for compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or a letter certifying the service-connected total and permanent disability rating of 100 percent for retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed Forces is prima facie evidence that the dependent child of such servicemember is eligible for educational benefits. (b) In addition to the requirement provided in paragraph (a), a dependent child is eligible for educational benefits under this section if: 1. During either period of military action, Florida was listed as the servicemember’s official home of record in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database; or 2. The dependent child qualifies as a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21 and the servicemember, if living, is a resident of this state.

(2) Sections 295.03-295.05 and 1009.40 shall apply.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-279; s. 25, ch. 2003-1; s. 2, ch. 2005-127; s. 63, ch. 2023-8; s. 5, ch. 2023-279.
Fla. Stat. § 376.302 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.302
376.302 Prohibited acts; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be a violation of this chapter and it shall be prohibited for any reason: (a) To discharge pollutants or hazardous substances into or upon the surface or ground waters of the state or lands, which discharge violates any departmental “standard” as defined in s. 403.803(13). (b) To fail to obtain any permit or registration required by this chapter or by rule, or to violate or fail to comply with any statute, rule, order, permit, registration, or certification adopted or issued by the department pursuant to its lawful authority. (c) To knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, or to falsify, tamper with, or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, registration, rule, or order issued under this chapter.

(2) Except as provided in s. 376.311, any person who commits a violation specified in subsection (1) is liable to the state for any damage caused and for civil penalties as provided in s. 403.141.

(3) Any person who willfully commits a violation specified in paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable as provided in ss. 775.082(4)(a) and 775.083(1)(g), by a fine of not less than $2,500 or more than $25,000, or punishable by 1 year in jail, or by both for each offense. Each day during any portion of which such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(4) Any person who commits a violation specified in paragraph (1)(c) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable as provided in ss. 775.082(4)(a) and 775.083(1)(g), by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by 6 months in jail, or by both for each offense.

(5) A person who commits fraud in representing his or her qualifications as a contractor or in submitting a payment invoice pursuant to s. 376.3071 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(6) It is the legislative intent that the civil penalties and criminal fines imposed by the court be of such amount as to ensure immediate and continued compliance with this act.

History: s. 84, ch. 83-310; s. 8, ch. 84-338; s. 4, ch. 92-30; s. 1, ch. 94-311; s. 4, ch. 94-355; s. 6, ch. 2014-151.
Fla. Stat. § 633.512 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 633 / Part V / Section 633.512
633.512 Compliance.
Status: in_force

Failure of a firefighter employer or an insurer to comply with this part, or with any rules adopted under this part, constitutes grounds for the department to seek remedies, including injunctive relief, by making appropriate filings with the circuit court.

History: s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 80, ch. 2013-183; s. 36, ch. 2016-165.
Fla. Stat. § 627.778 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIII / Section 627.778
627.778 Limit of risk.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A title insurer may not issue any contract of title insurance, either as a primary insurer or as a coinsurer or reinsurer, upon an estate, lien, or interest in property located in this state unless: 1. The contract shows on its face the dollar amount of the risk assumed; and 2. The dollar amount of the risk assumed does not exceed its surplus as to policyholders, unless the excess is simultaneously reinsured in one or more authorized insurers or one or more reinsurers that meet the requirements of s. 624.610. (b) A title insurer may not circumvent the limitations of paragraph (a) by issuing two or more policies upon the same estate, lien, or interest. (c) This subsection does not prohibit: 1. The simultaneous issuance of policies insuring different estates, liens, or interests in the same property, if each of the simultaneous policies excepts the paramount estates, liens, or interests to which the insured estate, lien, or interest is subject and if each of the simultaneous policies conforms to this subsection. 2. Ceding portions of the total risk to authorized insurers or reinsurers that meet the requirements of s. 624.610. Insurance ceded, including coinsurance effected, is a retention of risk by the insurer assuming the ceded risk, and not by the insurer ceding the risk.

(2) Surplus as to policyholders shall be determined from the last annual statement of the insurer filed under s. 624.424.

(3) Only contractual remedies are available for a breach of a duty which arises solely from the terms of a contract of title insurance or an instrument issued pursuant to s. 627.786(3).

History: s. 4, ch. 65-359; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 584, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 93, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 31, ch. 95-211; s. 11, ch. 2014-112; s. 1, ch. 2016-82.
Fla. Stat. § 641.414 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part II / Section 641.414
641.414 Investment of funds of prepaid health clinic.
Status: in_force

The funds of any prepaid health clinic shall be invested only in securities permitted by the laws of this state for the investment of assets of life insurance companies.

History: ss. 10, 11, ch. 84-313; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 79.09 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 79 / Section 79.09
79.09 Filing of papers.
Status: in_force

Before a circuit judge the petition and the papers shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the prisoner is detained. Before the other courts, justices or judges, the papers shall be filed with the clerk of the court on which the justice or judge sits.

History: s. 8, Sept. 16, 1822; s. 8, ch. 3129, 1879; RS 1778; GS 2255; RGS 3578; CGL 5442; s. 29, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 213.131 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 213 / Section 213.131
213.131 Clerks of the Court Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue.
Status: in_force

The Clerks of the Court Trust Fund is created within the Department of Revenue.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-121; s. 2, ch. 2003-243; s. 7, ch. 2005-3; s. 14, ch. 2009-204; s. 13, ch. 2013-44.
Fla. Stat. § 322.46 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.46
322.46 Compact administrator.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator provided for in Article VII of s. 322.44 and Article VI of s. 322.50 shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his or her service as such administrator, but shall be entitled to expenses incurred in connection with his or her duties and responsibilities as such administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with any other duties or responsibilities of his or her office or employment.

History: s. 4, ch. 67-176; s. 4, ch. 77-373; s. 424, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 679.4021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part IV / Section 679.4021
679.4021 Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort.
Status: in_force

The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.

History: s. 4, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 427.803 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 427 / Part III / Section 427.803
427.803 Express warranty.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer who sells a new assistive technology device to a consumer, either directly or through an assistive technology device dealer, shall furnish the consumer with an express warranty for the assistive technology device. The duration of the express warranty must be at least 1 year after first delivery of the assistive technology device to the consumer. In the absence of an express warranty from the manufacturer, the manufacturer is considered to have expressly warranted to the consumer of an assistive technology device that, for a period of 1 year after the date of first delivery to the consumer, the assistive technology device will be free from any condition or defect that substantially impairs the value of the assistive technology device to the consumer.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-47; s. 18, ch. 99-307; s. 4, ch. 2001-214.
Fla. Stat. § 375.065 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 375 / Section 375.065
375.065 Public beaches; financial and other assistance by Department of Environmental Protection to local governments.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized, within the limits of appropriations available to the department for such purposes, to utilize any one or more of the following procedures in establishing and operating a program of financial assistance to local governments for the acquisition of public beach properties: (a) The department may make grants for, and advance loans to, the governing body of any county or municipality in an amount not to exceed the fair market value, as determined by the department, of any waterfront property sought to be purchased by said governing body for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a public beach. (b) The department may require the local governing body to give assurance that it has the financial ability to furnish or secure funds to complete the purchase of the property sought. Any revenue from concessions, tolls, or parking or otherwise produced by the development or operation of such public beach may be pledged to amortize any indebtedness incurred in such beach acquisitions.

(2) The Department of Environmental Protection may acquire waterfront property and may lease, sell, or grant acquired land, water areas, and related resources or improvements thereon to the governing body of any county or municipality upon such terms and conditions as the department may require in order to assure that such property will be reserved for public use and benefit in the future.

(3) In addition to the authorized assistance procedures provided by this section, the Legislature urges the Department of Environmental Protection to give priority to applications relating to the acquisition of public beaches in urban areas, and to make full use of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, or other applicable federal programs. This section is supplemental to and shall not limit or repeal any provision of the Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Act of 1963.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 72-86; s. 6, ch. 80-356; s. 286, ch. 94-356; s. 56, ch. 2007-5; s. 18, ch. 2017-5.
Fla. Stat. § 497.391 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part III / Section 497.391
497.391 Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the sale of caskets, alternative containers, outer burial containers, or funeral merchandise by any person on an at-need basis.

(2) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to override the written instructions or wishes of the deceased as to how her or his body is to be disposed of, if such instructions are reasonably available at the time of death.

History: ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 34, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 329, ch. 97-103; s. 96, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 1004.013 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part I / Section 1004.013
1004.013 SAIL to 60 Initiative.
Status: in_force

(1) The Strengthening Alignment between Industry and Learning (SAIL) to 60 Initiative is created to increase to 60 percent the percentage of working-age adults in this state with a high-value postsecondary certificate, degree, or training experience by 2030.

(2) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall work collaboratively to, at a minimum: (a) Increase the awareness and use of: 1. The student advising system established under s. 1006.73. 2. Summer bridge programs at state universities and Florida College System institutions that help students transition to postsecondary education. (b) Support and publicize the efforts of the Florida College Access Network in developing public and private partnerships to: 1. Increase the number of high school seniors who submit at least one completed postsecondary education application. 2. Increase the number of high school seniors who submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid to receive financial aid to help pay for their postsecondary education expenses. 3. Recognize and celebrate high school seniors for their postsecondary education and career plans and encourage early preparation for college in accordance with s. 1001.43(14). 4. Conduct regional meetings with postsecondary educational institutions, business leaders, and community organizations to solve community-specific issues related to attainment of postsecondary certificates, associate degrees, and baccalaureate degrees. (c) Facilitate a reverse transfer agreement between the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to award postsecondary education credentials to students who have earned them. (d) Facilitate the establishment of career pathways agreements between career centers and Florida College System institutions pursuant to s. 1007.233. (e) Develop a systematic, cross-sector approach to awarding credit for prior learning.

(3) There is created within the SAIL to 60 Initiative the Strategic Efforts to Achieve Self-Sufficiency (SEAS) which consists of: (a) The consumer-first workforce system under s. 14.36, which provides the public with more effective access to available federal, state, and local services and a systemwide, global view of workforce related program data across various programs through actionable qualitative and quantitative information. (b) The Open Door Grant Program under s. 1009.895, which provides grants to school districts’ postsecondary technical centers and Florida College System institutions to cover up to two-thirds of the cost of short-term high-demand programs for eligible students upon successful completion and award of a credential of value. (c) The Money-back Guarantee Program under s. 1011.803, which requires each school district and Florida College System institution to refund the cost of tuition to students who are not able to find a job within 6 months of successful completion of select workforce related programs.

History: s. 17, ch. 2019-119; s. 3, ch. 2021-85; s. 25, ch. 2021-164; s. 26, ch. 2023-81.
Fla. Stat. § 200.171 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 200 / Section 200.171
200.171 Mandamus to levy tax; limitations.
Status: in_force

In any suit brought in any court of this state seeking to compel the levy of any tax for the payment of any bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness, or to establish a sinking fund for their ultimate redemption at maturity, the peremptory writ, if issued by the court, shall in no case require a levy in excess of the ability of the taxing unit involved to pay the taxes commanded to be levied; and if such taxing unit be one having other functions of civil government to perform, the court shall also take into consideration in commanding such levy, the necessity of such unit to make a reasonably ample levy of taxes for the purpose of raising revenue with which to pay for the operation of the ordinary functions of civil government which such unit performs; provided, this section shall not apply to bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness issued subsequent to the passage of this law. The ability of the taxing unit involved to pay the taxes commanded to be levied shall be determined by the court within its sound discretion by the application of equitable considerations in view of all the conditions of the taxing unit bearing upon such ability to pay; and such ability to pay shall be first found and determined before the issuance of any such peremptory writ.

History: s. 1, ch. 18301, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 2321(3); ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55.