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Fla. Stat. § 791.08 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 791 / Section 791.08
791.08 Use during designated holidays; exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “designated holiday” means: (a) New Year’s Day, January 1; (b) Independence Day, July 4; or (c) New Year’s Eve, December 31.

(2) This chapter does not prohibit the use of fireworks solely and exclusively during a designated holiday. This section is not intended to provide for the comprehensive regulation of fireworks as described in s. 10(5), chapter 2007-67, Laws of Florida, or to supersede any local governmental regulation relating to the use of fireworks as provided in s. 10(5), chapter 2007-67, Laws of Florida.

(3) The Legislature does not intend for the application of this section to supersede any prohibition against the use of fireworks contained within a legally executed and properly recorded declaration of covenants or covenant running with the land of any homeowners’ association pursuant to chapter 720. However, a homeowners’ association, through a board of directors, may not promulgate rules that attempt to abrogate a homeowner’s right to use fireworks during a designated holiday or under general law.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-11.
Fla. Stat. § 941.23 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 941 / Part I / Section 941.23
941.23 Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents.
Status: in_force

(1) When the return to this state of a person charged with crime in this state is required, the bailiff or state attorney shall present to the Governor his or her written application for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against the person, the approximate time, place, and circumstances of its commission, the state in which the person is believed to be, including the location of the accused therein, at the time the application is made and certifying that, in the opinion of the said state attorney the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to this state for trial and that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim.

(2) When the return to this state is required of a person who has been convicted of a crime in this state and has escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole, the state attorney of the county in which the offense was committed, the Florida Commission on Offender Review, the Department of Corrections, or the warden of the institution or sheriff of the county, from which escape was made, shall present to the Governor a written application for a requisition for the return of such person, in which application shall be stated the name of the person, the crime of which the person was convicted, the circumstances of his or her escape from confinement or of the breach of the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole, and the state in which the person is believed to be, including the location of the person therein at the time application is made.

(3) The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed in duplicate, and shall be accompanied by two certified copies of the indictment returned or information and affidavit filed or of the complaint made to the judge, stating the offense with which the accused is charged, or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence. The prosecuting officer, Florida Commission on Offender Review, Department of Corrections, warden, or sheriff may also attach such further affidavits and other documents in duplicate as he or she shall deem proper to be submitted with such application. One copy of the application, with the action of the Governor indicated by endorsement thereon, and one of the certified copies of the indictment, complaint, information, and affidavits or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence shall be filed in the office of the Department of State to remain of record in that office. The other copies of all papers shall be forwarded with the Governor’s requisition.

History: s. 23, ch. 20460, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 44, ch. 73-334; s. 19, ch. 77-120; s. 32, ch. 79-3; s. 49, ch. 88-122; s. 1614, ch. 97-102; s. 29, ch. 2014-191.
Fla. Stat. § 379.338 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part V / Section 379.338
379.338 Confiscation and disposition of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish.
Status: in_force

(1) All wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish seized under the authority of this chapter, any other chapter, or rules of the commission shall, upon conviction of the offender or sooner in accordance with a court order if the court so orders, be forfeited to the investigating law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency may elect to retain the wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish for the agency’s official use; transfer it to another unit of state or local government for official use; donate it to a charitable organization; sell it at a public sale pursuant to s. 705.103; or destroy the wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish if none of the other options is practicable or if the wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish is unwholesome or otherwise not of appreciable value. All illegally possessed live wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish that are properly documented as evidence as provided in s. 379.3381 may be returned to the habitat unharmed. Any unclaimed wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish shall be retained by the investigating law enforcement agency and disposed of in accordance with this subsection.

(2) All furs or hides or fur-bearing animals seized under the authority of this chapter shall, upon conviction of the offender, be forfeited and sent to the commission, which shall sell the same. If any such hides or furs are seized and the offender is unknown, the court shall order such hides or furs sent to the commission, which shall sell such hides and furs.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceeds of any such sale under this section shall be deposited in the State Game Trust Fund or the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund.

(4) Any state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency that enforces or assists the commission in enforcing this chapter, which enforcement results in a forfeiture of property as provided in this section, is entitled to receive all or a share of any property based upon its participation in the enforcement.

History: s. 66, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(66); s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 225, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 98-391; s. 157, ch. 99-245; s. 123, ch. 2008-247; s. 34, ch. 2009-86; s. 7, ch. 2024-30.
Fla. Stat. § 63.064 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 63 / Section 63.064
63.064 Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived.
Status: in_force

The court may waive the consent of the following individuals to an adoption:

(1) A parent who has deserted a child without means of identification or who has abandoned a child.

(2) A parent whose parental rights have been terminated by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) A parent who has been judicially declared incompetent and for whom restoration of competency is medically improbable.

(4) A legal guardian or lawful custodian of the person to be adopted, other than a parent, who has failed to respond in writing to a request for consent for a period of 60 days or who, after examination of his or her written reasons for withholding consent, is found by the court to be withholding his or her consent unreasonably.

(5) The spouse of the person to be adopted, if the failure of the spouse to consent to the adoption is excused by reason of prolonged and unexplained absence, unavailability, incapacity, or circumstances that are found by the court to constitute unreasonable withholding of consent.

History: s. 14, ch. 2003-58.
Fla. Stat. § 403.9335 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VII / Section 403.9335
403.9335 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 403.9335-403.9338 may be cited as the “Protection of Urban and Residential Environments and Water Act.”

History: s. 2, ch. 2009-199.
Fla. Stat. § 742.14 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 742 / Section 742.14
742.14 Donation of eggs, sperm, or preembryos.
Status: in_force

The donor of any egg, sperm, or preembryo, other than the commissioning couple or a father who has executed a preplanned adoption agreement under s. 63.213, shall relinquish all maternal or paternal rights and obligations with respect to the donation or the resulting children. Only reasonable compensation directly related to the donation of eggs, sperm, and preembryos shall be permitted.

History: s. 2, ch. 93-237; s. 83, ch. 2016-10.
Fla. Stat. § 440.211 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.211
440.211 Authorization of collective bargaining agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the limitation stated in subsection (2), a provision that is mutually agreed upon in any collective bargaining agreement between an individually self-insured employer or other employer upon consent of the employer’s carrier and a recognized or certified exclusive bargaining representative establishing any of the following shall be valid and binding: (a) An alternative dispute resolution system to supplement, modify, or replace the provisions of this chapter which may include, but is not limited to, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration. Arbitration held pursuant to this section shall be binding on the parties. (b) The use of an agreed-upon list of health care providers of medical treatment which may be the exclusive source of all medical treatment under this chapter. (c) The use of a limited list of physicians to conduct independent medical examinations which the parties may agree shall be the exclusive source of independent medical examiners pursuant to this chapter. (d) A light-duty, modified-job, or return-to-work program. (e) A vocational rehabilitation or retraining program.

(2) Nothing in this section shall allow any agreement that diminishes an employee’s entitlement to benefits as otherwise set forth in this chapter. Any such agreement in violation of this provision shall be null and void.

History: s. 29, ch. 93-415; s. 35, ch. 2002-194; s. 10, ch. 2013-141.
Fla. Stat. § 421.48 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 421 / Part I / Section 421.48
421.48 Notes and bonds of housing authorities validated.
Status: in_force

All proceedings, laws and things heretofore undertaken, performed or done in or for the authorization, issuance, execution and delivery of notes and bonds by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the development or construction of a housing project or projects, and all notes and bonds heretofore issued by housing authorities are hereby validated, ratified, confirmed, approved and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any defect or irregularity therein or any want of statutory authority.

History: s. 3, ch. 20222, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 605.1066 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.1066
605.1066 Perfection of rights; right to withdraw.
Status: in_force

(1) A member who receives notice pursuant to s. 605.1065 and wishes to exercise appraisal rights must sign and return the form received pursuant to s. 605.1065(1) and, in the case of certificated membership interests and if the limited liability company so requires, deposit the member’s certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice by the date referred to in the notice pursuant to s. 605.1065(2)(b)2. Once a member deposits that member’s certificates or, in the case of uncertificated membership interests, returns the signed form described in s. 605.1065(2), the member loses all rights as a member, unless the member withdraws pursuant to subsection (2). Upon receiving a demand for payment from a member who holds an uncertificated membership interest, the limited liability company shall make an appropriate notation of the demand for payment in its records and shall restrict the transfer of the membership interest, or the applicable class or series, from the date the member delivers the items required by this section.

(2) A member who has complied with subsection (1) may nevertheless decline to exercise appraisal rights and withdraw from the appraisal process by so notifying the limited liability company in writing by the date provided in the appraisal notice pursuant to s. 605.1065(2)(b)7. A member who fails to notify the limited liability company in writing of the withdrawal by the date provided in the appraisal notice may not thereafter withdraw without the limited liability company’s written consent.

(3) A member who does not sign and return the form and, in the case of certificated membership interests, deposit that member’s certificates, if so required by the limited liability company, each by the date set forth in the notice described in s. 605.1065(2)(a), is not entitled to payment under ss. 605.1006 and 605.1061-605.1072.

(4) If the member’s right to receive fair value is terminated other than by the purchase of the membership interest by the limited liability company, all rights of the member, with respect to such membership interest, shall be reinstated effective as of the date the member delivered the items required by subsection (1), including the right to receive any intervening payment or other distribution with respect to such membership interest, or, if any such rights have expired or any such distribution other than a cash payment has been completed, in lieu thereof at the election of the limited liability company, the fair value thereof in cash as determined by the limited liability company as of the time of such expiration or completion, but without prejudice otherwise to any action or proceeding of the limited liability company that may have been taken by the limited liability company on or after the date the member delivered the items required by subsection (1).

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 394.931 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part V / Section 394.931
394.931 Quarterly and annual reports.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections shall collect information and compile quarterly reports with statistics profiling inmates released the previous quarter who fit the criteria and were referred to the Department of Children and Families pursuant to this act. At a minimum, the information that must be collected and compiled for inclusion in the reports includes: whether the qualifying offense was the current offense or the prior offense; the offender’s most serious sexual offense; the total number of distinct victims of the sexual offense; whether the victim was known to the offender; whether the sexual act was consensual; whether the sexual act involved multiple victims; whether direct violence was involved in the sexual offense; the age of each victim at the time of the offense; the age of the offender at the time of the first sexual offense; whether a weapon was used; length of time since the most recent sexual offense; and the total number of prior and current sexual offense convictions. The Department of Corrections shall compile recidivism data on those referred, detained, or committed to the department. The data shall be included in the Department of Corrections’ annual report.

History: s. 26, ch. 99-222; s. 83, ch. 2000-139; s. 8, ch. 2014-2; s. 109, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 732.219 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part II / Section 732.219
732.219 Disposition upon death; waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the death of a married person, one-half of the property to which ss. 732.216-732.228 apply is the property of the surviving spouse, is not property of the decedent’s probate estate, and is not subject to testamentary disposition by the decedent or distribution under the laws of succession of this state. One-half of that property is the property of the decedent’s probate estate and is subject to testamentary disposition or distribution under the laws of succession of this state. The decedent’s one-half of that property is not in the elective estate. For purposes of this section, the term “probate estate” means all property wherever located that is subject to estate administration in any state of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

(2) If not previously waived pursuant to s. 732.702, the right of a surviving spouse to assert a claim arising under ss. 732.216-732.228 to any right, title, or interest in any property held by the decedent at the time of his or her death may be waived, wholly or partly, by a written contract, agreement, or waiver, signed by the surviving spouse, or any person acting on behalf of a surviving spouse, including, but not limited to, an attorney in fact; agent; guardian of the property; or personal representative, if the written contract, agreement, or waiver includes the following or substantially similar language: “By executing this contract, agreement, or waiver, I intend to waive my right as a surviving spouse to assert a claim to any right, title, or interest in property held by the decedent at the time of the decedent’s death arising under the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act (ss. 732.216-732.228, Florida Statutes), wholly or partly, as provided herein.”

History: s. 7, ch. 92-200; s. 32, ch. 2001-226; s. 107, ch. 2002-1; s. 4, ch. 2024-238.
Fla. Stat. § 624.423 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.423
624.423 Serving process.
Status: in_force

(1) Service of process upon the Chief Financial Officer as process agent of the insurer under s. 624.422 and s. 626.937 shall be made electronically as provided in s. 48.151(3). Upon receiving such service, the Chief Financial Officer shall retain a record of the process and promptly notify and make the process available through the department’s secure online portal, as provided under s. 624.307(9), to the person last designated by the insurer to receive the same, as provided under s. 624.422(2). For purposes of this section, records shall be retained electronically.

(2) If process is served upon the Chief Financial Officer as an insurer’s process agent, the insurer is not required to answer or plead except within 20 days after the date upon which the Chief Financial Officer sends or makes available by other verifiable means a copy of the process served upon her or him as required by subsection (1).

(3) Process served upon the Chief Financial Officer and sent or made available in accordance with this section and s. 624.307(9) shall for all purposes constitute valid and binding service thereof upon the insurer.

History: s. 67, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 64, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 185, ch. 97-102; s. 802, ch. 2003-261; s. 7, ch. 2011-159; s. 11, ch. 2016-132; s. 25, ch. 2022-138.
Fla. Stat. § 255.2575 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 255 / Section 255.2575
255.2575 Energy-efficient and sustainable buildings.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature declares that there is an important state interest in promoting the construction of energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. Government leadership in promoting these standards is vital to demonstrate the state’s commitment to energy conservation, saving taxpayers money, and raising public awareness of energy rating systems.

(2) All county, municipal, school district, water management district, state university, Florida College System institution, and state court buildings shall be constructed to comply with a sustainable building rating system or a national model green building code. This section applies to all county, municipal, school district, water management district, state university, Florida College System institution, and state court buildings the architectural plans of which are commenced after July 1, 2008.

(3) St. Petersburg College may work with the Florida College System and may consult with the University of Florida to provide training and educational opportunities that will ensure that green building rating system certifying agents (accredited professionals who possess a knowledge and understanding of green building processes, practices, and principles) are available to work with the entities specified in subsection (2) as they construct public buildings to meet green building rating system standards. St. Petersburg College may work with the construction industry to develop an online continuing education curriculum for use statewide by builders constructing energy-efficient and sustainable public sector buildings and students interested in the college’s Green/Sustainability Track in its Management and Organization Leadership area of study. The curriculum developed may be offered by St. Petersburg College or in cooperation with other programs at other Florida College System institutions.

(4)(a) All state agencies, county officials, boards of county commissioners, school boards, city councils, city commissioners, and all other public officers of state boards or commissions that are charged with the letting of contracts for public work, for the construction of public bridges, buildings, and other structures must specify in the contract lumber, timber, and other forest products produced and manufactured in this state, if wood is a component of the public work, and if such products are available and their price, fitness, and quality are equal. (b) This subsection does not apply: 1. To plywood specified for monolithic concrete forms. 2. If the structural or service requirements for timber for a particular job cannot be supplied by native species. 3. If the construction is financed in whole or in part from federal funds with the requirement that there be no restrictions as to species or place of manufacture. 4. To transportation projects for which federal aid funds are available.

History: s. 22, ch. 2008-227; s. 6, ch. 2011-222; s. 35, ch. 2013-15; s. 5, ch. 2013-193.
Fla. Stat. § 112.194 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.194
112.194 Law enforcement and correctional officers’ Medal of Valor.
Status: in_force

(1) Any state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or any county or municipality that employs or appoints law enforcement officers or correctional officers, as defined in s. 943.10(14), may establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to any such officer whose actions are extraordinary and expose the officer to peril beyond the call of duty.

(2) The Medal of Valor may include, but is not limited to, a medal authorized to be worn on the officer’s uniform during formal occasions and a commendation bar to be worn on the uniform during normal duty. The amount of funds that may be expended to provide a Medal of Valor shall not exceed $250.

(3) Upon the death of such a law enforcement officer or correctional officer, the employer may present the Medal of Valor posthumously to the officer’s closest living relative.

History: s. 1, ch. 93-1.
Fla. Stat. § 99.091 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.091
99.091 Representatives to Congress.
Status: in_force

(1) A Representative to Congress shall be elected in and for each congressional district at each general election.

(2) When Florida is entitled to additional representatives according to the last census, representatives shall be elected from the state at large and at large thereafter until the state is redistricted by the Legislature.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 157; s. 4, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 3, ch. 4537, 1897; GS 174; RGS 218; CGL 253; s. 2, ch. 25383, 1949; s. 3, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 6, ch. 77-175.