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Fla. Stat. § 731.104 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 731 / Part I / Section 731.104
731.104 Verification of documents.
Status: in_force

When verification of a document is required in this code or by rule, the document filed shall include an oath or affirmation as provided in the Florida Probate Rules. Any person who willfully includes a false statement in the document shall be guilty of perjury.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 2, ch. 75-220; s. 6, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 655.947 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.947
655.947 Debt cancellation products.
Status: in_force

(1) Debt cancellation products may be offered, and a fee may be charged, by financial institutions and subsidiaries of financial institutions subject to this section and the rules and orders of the commission or office. As used in this section, the term “financial institutions” includes those defined in s. 655.005, insured depository institutions as defined in 12 U.S.C. s. 1813, and subsidiaries of such institutions.

(2) A financial institution shall manage the risks associated with debt cancellation products in accordance with prudent safety and soundness principles. A financial institution shall establish and maintain effective risk management and control processes over its debt cancellation products and programs. Such processes shall include appropriate recognition and financial reporting of income, expenses, assets, and liabilities and appropriate treatment of all expected and unexpected losses associated with the products. Each financial institution shall also assess the adequacy of its internal control and risk mitigation activities in view of the nature and scope of its debt cancellation products and programs.

(3) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section, which rules must be consistent with 12 C.F.R. part 37, as amended.

(4) For the purposes of this section and any rules adopted pursuant to this section, a periodic payment option is not required to be offered for any debt cancellation product designed to protect a customer against a deficiency between the outstanding loan or lease amount and the value of the motor vehicle that is used as collateral for the loan or lease.

History: s. 10, ch. 2008-75; s. 14, ch. 2011-194.
Fla. Stat. § 486.108 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 486 / Section 486.108
486.108 Physical therapist assistant; renewal of license; inactive status; reactivation of license; fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $150.

(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.

(3) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated upon application to the department and completion of the requirements for reactivation under this section. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 10 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive.

(4)(a) The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license. (b) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee. (c) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive licensee has met the continuing education requirements of subsection (3) or has fulfilled one of the following requirements for reactivation of a license: 1. Provides evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he has actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy in good standing in another state for the 4 years immediately preceding the filing of an application for reinstatement; or 2. Makes application for and passes the examination as provided by s. 486.104 and pays the fee therefor as provided in s. 486.103.

History: s. 13, ch. 67-537; s. 9, ch. 73-354; s. 4, ch. 78-278; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 14, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 34, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 254, ch. 94-119; s. 469, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 473.315 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 473 / Section 473.315
473.315 Independence, technical standards.
Status: in_force

(1) A certified public accountant shall not express an opinion on the financial statements of an enterprise unless she or he and her or his firm are independent with respect to such enterprise.

(2) A certified public accountant shall not undertake any engagement in the practice of public accounting which she or he or her or his firm cannot reasonably expect to complete with professional competence.

(3) The board shall adopt rules establishing the standards of practice of public accounting, including, but not limited to, independence, competence, and technical standards.

(4) Attorneys who are admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of Florida are exempt from the standards of practice of public accounting as defined in s. 473.302(8)(b) and (c) when such standards conflict with the rules of The Florida Bar or orders of the Florida Supreme Court.

History: ss. 14, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 349, ch. 97-103; s. 9, ch. 98-340; s. 107, ch. 2010-5.
Fla. Stat. § 379.203 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part I / Section 379.203
379.203 Dedicated License Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Dedicated License Trust Fund. The fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to s. 379.354 for 5-year licenses and permits and replacement 5-year licenses.

(2)(a) One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5-year hunting and freshwater fishing licenses, permits, and replacement licenses, and all interest derived therefrom, shall be appropriated annually to the State Game Trust Fund. (b) One-fifth of the total proceeds from the sale of 5-year saltwater fishing licenses, permits, and replacement licenses, and all interest derived therefrom, shall be appropriated annually to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund.

(3) The fund shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 215.20.

History: s. 2, ch. 91-78; s. 126, ch. 99-245; s. 10, ch. 2002-46; s. 13, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 627.473 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part III / Section 627.473
627.473 Policy settlements.
Status: in_force

Any life insurer shall have the power to hold under agreement the proceeds of any policy issued by it, upon such terms and restrictions as to revocation by the policyholder and control by beneficiaries and with such exemptions from the claims of creditors of beneficiaries other than the policyholder as set forth in the policy or as agreed to in writing by the insurer and the policyholder. Upon maturity of a policy, in the event the policyholder has made no such agreement, the insurer shall have the power to hold the proceeds of the policy under an agreement with the beneficiaries. The insurer shall not be required to segregate the funds so held but may hold them as part of its general assets.

History: s. 500, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 404, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 944.611 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.611
944.611 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that:

(1) It is desirable that each inmate be confined in and released from an institution or facility as close to the inmate’s permanent residence or county of commitment as possible, in order to lessen the transportation expense to the public.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a) To the extent possible, an inmate be returned, upon release, to the same area from which the inmate was committed. (b) An inmate being released from a community work-release program is not eligible for the provision of transportation. (c) Transportation provided for an eligible inmate upon release shall be to one of the following points: 1. The county where parole placement has been approved and supervision is to commence. 2. Another state. 3. The county of employment within the state. 4. The county of legal residence within the state. 5. The county of original commitment within the state. (d) Each releasee who is eligible for the provision of transportation shall be escorted to the site of embarkation by an officer of the correctional facility, who shall remain until the releasee has departed.

History: s. 38, ch. 83-131; s. 1658, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 201.07 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 201 / Section 201.07
201.07 Tax on bonds, debentures, and certificates of indebtedness.
Status: in_force

On all bonds, debentures, or certificates of indebtedness issued in the state by any person, and all instruments and documents, however termed, issued by any corporation with interest coupons or in registered form, on each $100 of the face value or fraction thereof, the tax shall be 35 cents; provided, however, that only that part of the value of the bonds, debentures, or certificates of indebtedness issued by any such person, the property of which is located within the state shall bear to the whole value of the property described in said instrument or obligation shall be taxed hereunder.

History: s. 1, ch. 15787, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 1279(111); s. 4, ch. 63-533; s. 9, ch. 90-132; s. 6, ch. 92-317.
Fla. Stat. § 101.2512 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.2512
101.2512 Candidates’ names on general election ballots.
Status: in_force

(1) The supervisor of elections shall print on the general election ballot the names of candidates nominated by primary election or special primary election or the names of candidates selected by the appropriate executive committee of any political party pursuant to the requirements of this code.

(2) In addition to the names printed on the ballot as provided in subsection (1), the supervisor of elections shall print on the general election ballot the names of each nonpartisan candidate, minor party candidate, or candidate with no party affiliation who has obtained a position on the general election ballot in compliance with the requirements of this code.

History: s. 8, ch. 2002-17.
Fla. Stat. § 316.1975 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.1975
316.1975 Unattended motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) A person driving or in charge of any motor vehicle may not permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, and removing the key. A vehicle may not be permitted to stand unattended upon any perceptible grade without stopping the engine and effectively setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the street. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

(2) This section does not apply to the operator of: (a) An authorized emergency vehicle while in the performance of official duties and the vehicle is equipped with an activated antitheft device that prohibits the vehicle from being driven; (b) A licensed delivery truck or other delivery vehicle while making deliveries; (c) A solid waste or recovered materials collection vehicle while collecting such items; or (d) A vehicle that is started by remote control while the ignition, transmission, and doors are locked.

(3) This section does not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; ss. 3, 148, ch. 99-248; s. 103, ch. 2002-20; s. 2, ch. 2002-23; s. 11, ch. 2014-216; s. 5, ch. 2019-101.
Fla. Stat. § 624.507 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part IV / Section 624.507
624.507 Municipal tax.
Status: in_force

Municipal corporations may require a tax of insurance agents not to exceed 50 percent of the state tax specified as to such agents under this part, and unless otherwise authorized by law. Such a tax may be required only by a municipal corporation within the boundaries of which is located the agent’s business office, or if no such office is required under this code, by the municipal corporation of the agent’s place of residence.

History: s. 79, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-237; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 422, ch. 81-259; s. 197, ch. 90-363; s. 46, ch. 2002-206.
Fla. Stat. § 627.4238 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.4238
627.4238 Health insurer examinations.
Status: in_force

The office may examine each authorized health insurer which transacts health insurance in this state. The purpose of the examination is to ascertain compliance by the insurer with the applicable provisions of this chapter. In lieu of the examination, the office may accept the report of a similar examination made by the insurance supervisory official of this state or another state. The reasonable cost of the examination shall be paid by the person examined, and such person is subject to the provisions of s. 624.320. Any examination is also subject to the applicable provisions of ss. 624.318, 624.319, 624.321, and 624.322. An examination under this section may not exceed 10 working days in length, may not be conducted more often than annually, and may not be conducted during the same calendar year as a market conduct examination conducted by the office, except in a case in which the office has prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter or of chapter 626, which violation is of a nature so as to provide an immediate danger to the insurance-consuming public.

History: ss. 3, 10, ch. 84-235; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1123, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 794.051 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 794 / Section 794.051
794.051 Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.
Status: in_force

(1) A person 24 years of age or older who intentionally touches in a lewd or lascivious manner the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a person 16 or 17 years of age, or forces or entices a person 16 or 17 years of age to so touch the perpetrator, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) This section does not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disability of nonage removed under chapter 743.

History: s. 1, ch. 2022-164.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0741 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0741
607.0741 Standing.
Status: in_force

(1) A shareholder may not commence a derivative proceeding unless the shareholder is a shareholder at the time the action is commenced and: (a) Was a shareholder when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or (b) Whose status as a shareholder devolved on the person through transfer or by operation of law from one who was a shareholder when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred.

(2) In ss. 607.0741-607.0747, the term “shareholder” means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, or an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner.

History: s. 73, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 39.306 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part III / Section 39.306
39.306 Child protective investigations; working agreements with local law enforcement.
Status: in_force

The department shall enter into agreements with the jurisdictionally responsible county sheriffs’ offices and local police departments that will assume the lead in conducting any potential criminal investigations arising from allegations of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. The written agreement must specify how the requirements of this chapter will be met. For the purposes of such agreement, the jurisdictionally responsible law enforcement entity is authorized to share Florida criminal history and local criminal history information that is not otherwise exempt from s. 119.07(1) with the district personnel, authorized agent, or contract provider directly responsible for the child protective investigation and emergency child placement. The agencies entering into such agreement must comply with s. 943.0525. Criminal justice information provided by such law enforcement entity shall be used only for the purposes specified in the agreement and shall be provided at no charge. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Law Enforcement shall provide to the department electronic access to Florida criminal justice information which is lawfully available and not exempt from s. 119.07(1), only for the purpose of child protective investigations and emergency child placement. As a condition of access to such information, the department shall be required to execute an appropriate user agreement addressing the access, use, dissemination, and destruction of such information and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and rules of the Department of Law Enforcement.

History: s. 44, ch. 98-403; s. 11, ch. 99-168.
Fla. Stat. § 180.10 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 180 / Section 180.10
180.10 When election necessary.
Status: in_force

Where any mortgage revenue certificates, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness shall come within the purview of s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution, the same shall be issued only after having been approved by a majority of the votes cast in an election in which a majority of the owners of freeholds not wholly exempt from taxation who are qualified electors residing in such municipality shall participate, pursuant to the provisions of ss. 100.201-100.221, 100.241, 100.261-100.341, and 100.351.

History: s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 15, ch. 69-216; s. 64, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 157.03 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.03
157.03 Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains.
Status: in_force

When the county commissioners shall order that such ditch, drain or canal, shall be established, they shall appoint a committee of three disinterested freeholders who are citizens of the county, who may employ a surveyor, and shall cause an accurate survey to be made of the proposed ditch, drain or canal, and shall establish the commencement, route, and terminus of said ditch, drain or canal, the width, length, and depth thereof, and shall make and present to the county commissioners, at their next regular meeting, or at a meeting as soon thereafter as practicable, plans, specifications and profiles for said construction, together with an estimate of the approximate cost of said ditch, drain or canal, and the annual cost of its maintenance, and upon this report of the said committee, the board of county commissioners shall advertise once a week for 3 weeks, in a newspaper published in the said county, for bids for the construction of said ditch, drain or canal, and the same shall be given to the lowest responsible bidder; provided, the board of county commissioners may, if they deem it for the best interest of all concerned, reject all bids; and in case said bids are rejected they may advertise for further bids. Whenever the survey for any proposed ditch, drain or canal, shall run through the lands of anyone who shall object thereto, the board of county commissioners may proceed to condemn the right-of-way for such ditch, drain or canal, and pay therefor out of the funds arising from the levy and assessments hereinafter provided for.

History: s. 3, ch. 5035, 1901; GS 952; s. 3, ch. 6457, 1913; RGS 1736; CGL 2787.
Fla. Stat. § 736.1401 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part XIV / Section 736.1401
736.1401 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Florida Uniform Directed Trust Act.”

History: s. 14, ch. 2021-183.
Fla. Stat. § 381.00777 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.00777
381.00777 Tattoo establishments; licensure; temporary establishments.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as provided in s. 381.00773, a person may not tattoo the body of any human being in this state except at a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment licensed under this section. (b) A person may not operate a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment in this state unless the establishment is licensed under this section.

(2) A person seeking licensure of a tattoo establishment must apply to the department in the format prescribed by the department. An application must include: (a) The registered business name, including any fictitious names under which the tattoo establishment conducts business in the state. (b) The street address and telephone number of the tattoo establishment. (c) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the tattoo establishment’s operator. (d) The name and address of the tattoo establishment’s registered agent for service of process in the state.

(3) The department shall issue a tattoo establishment license to an applicant, if: (a) The applicant submits a completed application. (b) The applicant pays the applicable license fee established in s. 381.00781. (c) The establishment complies with all applicable local building, occupational, zoning, and health codes.

(4) A temporary establishment must meet the same requirements for licensure as a permanent tattoo establishment.

(5)(a) A license is valid only for the location listed on the license. A tattoo establishment must notify the department in the format prescribed by the department before any change of the licensed location. A tattoo establishment with more than one location must obtain a separate license for each location. (b) A tattoo establishment license is valid for 1 year and must be renewed annually. (c) A temporary establishment license is valid for the duration of a convention or other similar event for which the license is issued not to exceed 14 consecutive days.

(6) A license issued by the department under this section is not transferable.

History: s. 4, ch. 2010-220.
Fla. Stat. § 117.045 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Part I / Section 117.045
117.045 Marriages.
Status: in_force

A notary public is authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony. For solemnizing the rites of matrimony, the fee of a notary public may not exceed those provided by law to the clerks of the circuit court for like services.

History: s. 4, ch. 98-246.
Fla. Stat. § 704.09 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 704 / Section 704.09
704.09 Creation of easements, servitudes, and other interests affecting real property owned by the same owner.
Status: in_force

(1) An owner of real property may create an easement, servitude, or other interest in the owner’s real property, notwithstanding that the owner owns all of the affected real property.

(2) An easement, servitude, or other interest in real property created by an owner in the owner’s real property before June 26, 2024, is valid unless invalidated by a court on grounds other than unity of title.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 2024-268.