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Fla. Stat. § 316.221 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.221
316.221 Taillamps.
Status: in_force

(1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two taillamps mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in s. 316.217, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear, except that passenger cars and pickup trucks manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1972, which were originally equipped with only one taillamp shall have at least one taillamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the taillamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. On vehicles equipped with more than one taillamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. An object, material, or covering that alters the taillamp’s visibility from 1,000 feet may not be placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied over a taillamp.

(2) Either a taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any taillamp or taillamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted. Dump trucks and vehicles having dump bodies are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.

(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 79-97; s. 173, ch. 99-248; s. 10, ch. 2000-313; s. 17, ch. 2006-290.
Fla. Stat. § 310.121 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.121
310.121 Application, examination, and biennial fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, in accordance with rules set by the board, assess and collect the following fees: (a) A fee not to exceed $300 for each application for licensure as a state pilot or certification as a deputy pilot. This fee shall be nonrefundable. (b) A fee not to exceed $300 for each examination for licensure as a state pilot or certification as a deputy pilot. (c) A fee not to exceed $300 for each examination review.

(2) The department shall assess and collect biennially from each licensed state pilot and each certificated deputy pilot a fee, not to exceed $200 in the case of a licensed state pilot or $100 in the case of a certificated deputy pilot, such fees to be set by the board.

History: s. 2, ch. 75-201; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 12, 16, ch. 78-140; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 3, ch. 84-185; ss. 10, 11, ch. 86-280; s. 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 347, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 90.304 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.304
90.304 Presumption affecting the burden of proof defined.
Status: in_force

In civil actions, all rebuttable presumptions which are not defined in s. 90.303 are presumptions affecting the burden of proof.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 422.05 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 422 / Section 422.05
422.05 Contracts for payments for services.
Status: in_force

In connection with any housing project located wholly or partly within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may contract with a housing authority or the Federal Government with respect to the sum or sums, if any, which the housing authority or the Federal Government may agree to pay, during any year or period of years, to the state public body for the improvements, services and facilities to be furnished by it for the benefit of said housing project, but in no event shall the amount of such payments exceed the estimated cost to the state public body of the improvements, services or facilities to be so furnished; provided, however, that the absence of a contract for such payments shall in no way relieve any state public body from the duty to furnish, for the benefit of said housing project, customary improvements and such services and facilities as such state public body usually furnishes without a service fee.

History: s. 5, ch. 17982, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-ss).
Fla. Stat. § 339.04 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 339 / Section 339.04
339.04 Disposition of proceeds of sale or lease of realty by the department.
Status: in_force

Any money derived from the sale, lease, or conveyance of any property by the department shall be deposited into the State Treasury and placed in the State Transportation Trust Fund or other appropriate department trust fund as required by law or when needed to comply with bond covenants.

History: s. 135, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-39; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-57; s. 203, ch. 84-309; s. 47, ch. 93-164.
Fla. Stat. § 627.4232 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.4232
627.4232 Health insurance out-of-hospital benefits.
Status: in_force

No health insurance policy which provides coverage on a medical, hospital, or surgical expense-incurred basis shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless coverage is provided for treatment performed outside a hospital for any accident or illness as defined in the policy, provided that such treatment would be covered on an inpatient basis and is provided by a health care provider whose services would be covered under the policy if the treatment were performed in a hospital and provided that treatment of the accident or illness is medically necessary and is provided as an alternative to inpatient treatment in a hospital. Reimbursement may be limited to amounts that are reasonable for the treatment or services provided and may be limited by any deductible and coinsurance provisions of the policy.

History: ss. 6, 10, ch. 84-235; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 475.620 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part II / Section 475.620
475.620 Corporations and partnerships ineligible for licensure or certification.
Status: in_force

(1) A license or certification may not be issued under this part to a corporation, partnership, firm, or group. However, an appraiser licensed or certified under this part may provide an appraisal report for or on behalf of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, if the report is prepared by, or under the personal direction of, such appraiser and is reviewed and signed by her or him.

(2) The term “state-registered trainee appraiser,” “state-licensed appraiser,” or “state-certified appraiser” may only be used to refer to an individual who is registered, licensed, or certified under this part and may not be used following or immediately in connection with the name or signature of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, or in such manner that it could be interpreted as implying registration, licensure, or certification under this part of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, or anyone other than an individual appraiser. Corporations, partnerships, firms, or groups which employ certified or licensed appraisers or registered trainee appraisers who provide appraisal reports, as defined by this part, may represent to the public and advertise that they offer appraisals performed by registered, licensed, or certified appraisers.

History: ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 388, ch. 97-103; s. 29, ch. 98-250; s. 12, ch. 2003-164.
Fla. Stat. § 250.544 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part III / Section 250.544
250.544 Limitations.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this compact shall:

(1) Expand or add to the functions of the National Guard, except with respect to the jurisdictions within which such functions may be performed.

(2) Authorize or permit National Guard units to be placed under the field command of any person not having the military or National Guard rank or status required by law for the field command position in question.

(3) Authorize or permit the use of military force by the National Guard of the State of Florida at any place outside the State of Florida except in an emergency for which the President is authorized by law to call into federal service the militia, or for any purpose for which the use of the Army or the Air Force would in the absence of express statutory authorization be prohibited under 18 U.S.C. s. 1385.

When requested to render mutual aid or exercises and training for mutual aid, the National Guard shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms thereof, provided that it is understood that the National Guard when rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for the state. The National Guard shall afford to the emergency forces of any other member state, while operating within its state limits under the terms and conditions of this compact, the same powers (except those of arrest), duties, rights, and privileges as are afforded forces of the state in which they are performing emergency services. Emergency forces will continue under the command and control of the National Guard regular leaders, but the organizational units will come under the operations control of the Adjutant General of the state receiving assistance. Under no circumstances will the assisting member states use force within the boundaries of the other states without express federal authority. The assisting member states may assist in the support of a state using authorized police powers within its own boundaries but will not participate as part of the state police force without express federal authority. The assisting member state shall not be used to suppress riots or tumults or provide direct support to these activities without federal authority.

History: s. 3, ch. 93-283; s. 2, ch. 96-244.
Fla. Stat. § 125.17 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part I / Section 125.17
125.17 Clerk.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the circuit court for the county shall be clerk and accountant of the board of county commissioners. He or she shall keep their minutes and accounts, and perform such other duties as their clerk as the board may direct. The clerk shall have custody of their seal, shall affix the same to any paper or instrument to which it shall be proper or necessary that the same shall be affixed, and may give copies of writings in his or her custody as the clerk of said board, attested by his or her signature and authenticated by said seal.

History: RS 583; GS 776; RGS 1498; CGL 2261; s. 817, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0842 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0842
617.0842 Resignation and removal of officers.
Status: in_force

(1) An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the corporation accepts the future effective date, its board of directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the board of directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date of the pending vacancy.

(2) A board of directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause. Any officer or assistant officer, if appointed by another officer, may likewise be removed by such officer.

History: s. 60, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 212.1835 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 212 / Section 212.1835
212.1835 Child care tax credits.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 2024, there is allowed a credit pursuant to s. 402.261 against any tax imposed by the state and due under this chapter from a direct pay permitholder as a result of the direct pay permit held pursuant to s. 212.183. For purposes of the dealer’s credit granted for keeping prescribed records, filing timely tax returns, and properly accounting and remitting taxes under s. 212.12, the amount of tax due used to calculate the credit must include any expenses or payments from a direct pay permitholder which give rise to a credit under s. 402.261. For purposes of the distributions of tax revenue under s. 212.20, the department shall disregard any tax credits allowed under this section to ensure that any reduction in tax revenue received which is attributable to the tax credits results only in a reduction in distributions to the General Revenue Fund. The provisions of s. 402.261 apply to the credit authorized by this section. A dealer who claims a tax credit under this section must file his or her tax returns and pay his or her taxes by electronic means under s. 213.755.

History: s. 32, ch. 2024-158.
Fla. Stat. § 475.5015 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part I / Section 475.5015
475.5015 Brokerage business records.
Status: in_force

Each broker shall keep and make available to the department such books, accounts, and records as will enable the department to determine whether such broker is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Each broker shall preserve at least one legible copy of all books, accounts, and records pertaining to her or his real estate brokerage business for at least 5 years from the date of receipt of any money, fund, deposit, check, or draft entrusted to the broker or, in the event no funds are entrusted to the broker, for at least 5 years from the date of execution by any party of any listing agreement, offer to purchase, rental property management agreement, rental or lease agreement, or any other written or verbal agreement which engages the services of the broker. If any brokerage record has been the subject of or has served as evidence for litigation, relevant books, accounts, and records must be retained for at least 2 years after the conclusion of the civil action or the conclusion of any appellate proceeding, whichever is later, but in no case less than a total of 5 years as set above. Disclosure documents required under ss. 475.2755 and 475.278 shall be retained by the real estate licensee in all transactions that result in a written contract to purchase and sell real property.

History: s. 20, ch. 90-228; s. 19, ch. 90-341; s. 23, ch. 90-345; s. 9, ch. 91-201; s. 6, ch. 91-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 97-42; s. 381, ch. 97-103; s. 18, ch. 98-250; s. 13, ch. 99-384.
Fla. Stat. § 635.031 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 635 / Section 635.031
635.031 Additional limitations.
Status: in_force

In addition to laws otherwise applicable, mortgage guaranty insurers are subject to the following limitations:

(1) No such insurer may retain risk as to any one subject of insurance in any amount exceeding 10 percent of its surplus as to policyholders. In determining the amount of risk retained, applicable reinsurance in any assuming insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state or approved by the office shall be deducted from the total direct risk insured.

(2) Mortgage guaranty insurance may be written with respect to real estate loans only on those loans which a bank, a savings and loan association, or an insurance company regulated by this state or an agency of the Federal Government is authorized to make.

History: s. 3, ch. 59-182; s. 1, ch. 63-428; s. 1, ch. 65-494; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 71-151; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 11, 12, ch. 83-281; s. 5, ch. 93-21; s. 1518, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 682.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 682 / Section 682.013
682.013 Applicability of revised code.
Status: in_force

(1) The Revised Florida Arbitration Code governs an agreement to arbitrate made on or after July 1, 2013.

(2) Until June 30, 2016, the Revised Florida Arbitration Code governs an agreement to arbitrate made before July 1, 2013, if all the parties to the agreement or to the arbitration proceeding so agree in a record. Otherwise, such agreements shall be governed by the applicable law existing at the time the parties entered into the agreement.

(3) The Revised Florida Arbitration Code does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before July 1, 2013.

(4) Beginning July 1, 2016, an agreement to arbitrate shall be subject to the Revised Florida Arbitration Code.

History: s. 4, ch. 2013-232.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1103 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1103
617.1103 Approval of plan of merger; abandonment of plan thereafter.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of merger must be adopted in the following manner: (a) If the members of any merging corporation are entitled to vote on a plan of merger, the board of directors of such corporation must adopt a resolution approving the proposed plan and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote on the proposed plan, which may be either an annual or special meeting. Written notice setting forth the proposed plan or a summary thereof must be given to each member entitled to vote at such meeting in accordance with the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. The proposed plan shall be adopted upon receiving at least a majority of the votes which members present at each such meeting or represented by proxy are entitled to cast; or (b) If a merging corporation has no members or if its members are not entitled to vote on a plan of merger, such plan may be adopted at a meeting of its board of directors by a majority vote of the directors then in office.

(2) Unless a plan of merger prohibits abandonment of the merger without approval by the members entitled to vote on the plan of merger, after authorization for a planned merger by a vote of members, the board of directors may, in its discretion, abandon such planned merger, subject to the rights of third parties under any contracts relating to the planned merger, at any time prior to the filing of articles of merger by any corporation party to the merger without any further action or approval by the members.

History: s. 70, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 624.4415 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part III / Section 624.4415
624.4415 Assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) All multiple-employer welfare arrangements shall provide that employers are assessable in accordance with this section.

(2) Each multiple-employer welfare arrangement may assess all employers if its prior fiscal year statement of operations reflected a loss.

(3) Each multiple-employer welfare arrangement shall assess all employers if the arrangement’s fund balance at the end of any accounting period is less than the fund balance required by statute.

(4)(a) The minimum assessment shall be the amount necessary to comply with the requirements of s. 624.4392. Each employer’s assessment shall be computed by applying the earned premium for each employer’s plan of benefits during the prior fiscal year as a percent of the amount of the total of all employers’ earned premium for the same year. Each employer’s assessment shall be that employer’s percent times the total assessment levied. (b) In the event members fail to pay assessments, the other members shall be liable on a proportionate basis for an additional assessment. (c) The multiple-employer welfare arrangement, acting on behalf of all members who paid the additional assessment, shall institute legal action, when necessary and appropriate, to recover the assessment from the members who fail to pay their assessment.

History: ss. 4, 5, ch. 88-116; ss. 32, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0215 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0215
605.0215 Certificates to be received in evidence and evidentiary effect of certified copy of filed document.
Status: in_force

All certificates issued by the department in accordance with this chapter shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the facts stated. A certificate from the department delivered with a copy of a document filed by the department bearing the signature of the secretary of state, which may be in facsimile, and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the department.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 248, ch. 2019-90; s. 72, ch. 2020-32.
Fla. Stat. § 605.1045 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.1045
605.1045 Articles of conversion.
Status: in_force

(1) After a plan of conversion is approved, articles of conversion signed by the converting entity must be delivered to the department for filing.

(2) The articles of conversion must contain the following: (a) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converting entity. (b) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converted entity. (c) If the converting entity is a domestic limited liability company, a statement that the plan of conversion has been approved in accordance with ss. 605.1041-605.1046, or if the converting entity is a foreign entity, a statement that the conversion was approved by the foreign converting entity in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of formation and by each member of the converting entity who as a result of the conversion will have interest holder liability under s. 605.1043(1)(b) and whose approval is required. (d) If the converted entity is a domestic filing entity, the text of its public organic record, as an attachment. (e) If the converted entity is a domestic limited liability partnership, the text of its statement of qualification, as an attachment. (f) If the converted entity is a foreign entity that does not have a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a mailing address and an e-mail address to which a party seeking to effectuate service of process may send any process served on the Secretary of State pursuant to s. 605.0117 and chapter 48. (g) A statement that the converted entity has agreed to pay to the members of any limited liability company with appraisal rights the amount to which such members are entitled under ss. 605.1006 and 605.1061-605.1072. (h) The effective date of the conversion, if the effective date of the conversion is not the same as the date of filing of the articles of conversion, subject to the limitations contained in s. 605.0207.

(3) In addition to the requirements of subsection (2), articles of conversion may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.

(4) A conversion becomes effective when the articles of conversion become effective, unless the articles of conversion specify an effective time or a delayed effective date that complies with s. 605.0207.

(5) A copy of the articles of conversion, certified by the department, may be filed in the official records of any county in this state in which the converted entity holds an interest in real property.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 22, ch. 2022-190.
Fla. Stat. § 627.7017 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part X / Section 627.7017
627.7017 Hurricane loss mitigation projects.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other hurricane loss mitigation activities authorized or required by law, the office may contract with public or private entities for hurricane loss mitigation projects.

History: s. 16, ch. 96-194; s. 1187, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 367.101 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 367 / Section 367.101
367.101 Charges for service availability.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall set just and reasonable charges and conditions for service availability. The commission by rule may set standards for and levels of service-availability charges and service-availability conditions. Such charges and conditions shall be just and reasonable. The commission shall, upon request or upon its own motion, investigate agreements or proposals for charges and conditions for service availability.

(2) An application for approval of charges and conditions for service availability shall be accompanied by a fee as provided by s. 367.145.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-278; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 53, ch. 78-95; ss. 13, 25, 26, ch. 80-99; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 26, 27, ch. 89-353; s. 4, ch. 91-429.