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Fla. Stat. § 163.350 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part III / Section 163.350
163.350 Workable program.
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality for the purposes of this part may formulate for the county or municipality a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and urban blight, to encourage needed community rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of slum and blighted areas, to provide housing affordable to residents of low or moderate income, including the elderly, or to undertake such of the aforesaid activities or other feasible county or municipal activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such workable program. Such workable program may include provision for the prevention of the spread of blight into areas of the county or municipality which are free from blight through diligent enforcement of housing, zoning, and occupancy controls and standards; the rehabilitation or conservation of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof by replanning, removing congestion, providing parks, playgrounds, and other public improvements, encouraging voluntary rehabilitation, and compelling the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated or deteriorating structures; the development of affordable housing; the implementation of community policing innovations; and the clearance and redevelopment of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof.

History: s. 5, ch. 69-305; s. 3, ch. 84-356; s. 3, ch. 94-236; s. 3, ch. 98-314.
Fla. Stat. § 947.147 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 947 / Section 947.147
947.147 Victim restitution as condition of control release.
Status: in_force

If the defendant is released under control release, any restitution ordered under s. 775.089 shall be a condition of such release. The Control Release Authority may revoke the offender’s control release if the defendant fails to comply with such order. In determining whether to revoke control release, the Control Release Authority shall consider the defendant’s employment status, earning ability, and financial resources; the willfulness of the defendant’s failure to pay; and any other special circumstances that may have a bearing on the defendant’s ability to pay.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-167; s. 8, ch. 93-37.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2955 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2955
316.2955 Window sunscreening material; compliance labeling; tolerances.
Status: in_force

(1) Each installer or seller of sunscreening material shall provide a pressure-sensitive, self-destructive, nonremovable, vinyl-type film label to the purchaser stating that the material complies with the provisions of ss. 316.2951-316.2954. Each such installer shall affix the required label to the inside left door jamb of the motor vehicle. In addition, the label shall state the trade name of the material and the installer’s or seller’s business name. Labeling is not required for factory glazing which complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205.

(2) Every percentage measurement required by ss. 316.2951-316.2954 is subject to a tolerance of plus or minus 3 percent.

(3) The department shall adopt rules approving light transmittance measuring devices for use in making measurements required by ss. 316.2951-316.2954. A witness otherwise qualified to testify shall be competent to give testimony regarding the percentage of light transmission when the testimony is derived from the use of an approved device. The reading from an approved device is presumed accurate and shall be admissible into evidence in the trial of any infraction arising under ss. 316.2951-316.2954.

History: s. 1, ch. 84-296; s. 24, ch. 94-306.
Fla. Stat. § 775.0835 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0835
775.0835 Fines; surcharges; Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) When any person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, any felony or misdemeanor under the laws of this state which resulted in the injury or death of another person, the court may, if it finds that the defendant has the present ability to pay the fine and finds that the impact of the fine upon the defendant’s dependents will not cause such dependents to be dependent on public welfare, in addition to any other penalty, order the defendant to pay a fine, commensurate with the offense committed and with the probable impact upon the victim, but not to exceed $10,000. The fine shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.

(2) The additional $50 obligation created by s. 938.03 shall be collected, and $49 of each $50 collected shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund, prior to any fine or surcharge authorized by this chapter. These costs are considered assessed unless specifically waived by the court. If the court does not order these costs, it shall state on the record, in detail, the reasons therefor.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 77-452; s. 20, ch. 80-146; s. 2, ch. 83-319; s. 8, ch. 85-326; s. 12, ch. 91-23; s. 2, ch. 93-9; s. 18, ch. 94-342; s. 6, ch. 97-271; s. 18, ch. 2001-122.
Fla. Stat. § 493.6114 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 493 / Part I / Section 493.6114
493.6114 Cancellation or inactivation of license.
Status: in_force

(1) In the event the licensee desires to cancel her or his license, she or he shall notify the department in writing and return the license to the department within 10 days of the date of cancellation.

(2) The department, at the written request of the licensee, may place her or his license in inactive status. A license may remain inactive for a period of 3 years, at the end of which time, if the license has not been renewed, it shall be automatically canceled. If the license expires during the inactive period, the licensee shall be required to pay license fees and, if applicable, show proof of insurance or proof of firearms training before the license can be made active. No late fees shall apply when a license is in inactive status.

History: ss. 2, 11, ch. 90-364; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 532, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 460.412 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 460 / Section 460.412
460.412 Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine.
Status: in_force

The chiropractic physician-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine means violation of the chiropractic physician-patient relationship through which the chiropractic physician uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine is prohibited.

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-211; s. 311, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-285; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 277, ch. 98-166.
Fla. Stat. § 465.1893 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 465 / Section 465.1893
465.1893 Administration of antipsychotic medication by injection.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A pharmacist, at the direction of a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, may administer a long-acting antipsychotic medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration by injection to a patient if the pharmacist: 1. Is authorized by and acting within the framework of an established protocol with the prescribing physician. 2. Practices at a facility that accommodates privacy for nondeltoid injections and conforms with state rules and regulations regarding the appropriate and safe disposal of medication and medical waste. 3. Has completed the course required under subsection (2). (b) A separate prescription from a physician is required for each injection administered by a pharmacist under this subsection.

(2)(a) A pharmacist seeking to administer a long-acting antipsychotic medication by injection must complete an 8-hour continuing education course offered by: 1. A statewide professional association of physicians in this state accredited to provide educational activities designated for the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award (AMA PRA) Category 1 Credit or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Category 1-A continuing medical education (CME) credit; and 2. A statewide association of pharmacists. (b) The course may be offered in a distance learning format and must be included in the 30 hours of continuing professional pharmaceutical education required under s. 465.009(1). The course shall have a curriculum of instruction that concerns the safe and effective administration of behavioral health and antipsychotic medications by injection, including, but not limited to, potential allergic reactions to such medications.

History: s. 5, ch. 2017-134.
Fla. Stat. § 197.373 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.373
197.373 Payment of portion of taxes.
Status: in_force

(1) The tax collector of the county is authorized to allow the payment of a part of a tax notice when the part to be paid can be ascertained by legal description, such part is under a contract for sale or has been transferred to a new owner, and the request is made by the person purchasing the property or the new owner or someone acting on behalf of the purchaser or owner.

(2) The request must be made at least 45 days before the tax certificate sale.

(3) The property appraiser shall within 10 days after request from the tax collector apportion the property into the parts sought to be paid or redeemed.

(4) This section does not apply to assessments and collections relating to fee timeshare real property made pursuant to s. 192.037.

History: s. 164, ch. 85-342; s. 31, ch. 2011-151.
Fla. Stat. § 732.523 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part V / Section 732.523
732.523 Self-proof of electronic will.
Status: in_force

An electronic will is self-proved if:

(1) The acknowledgment of the electronic will by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses are made in accordance with s. 732.503 and are part of the electronic record containing the electronic will, or are attached to, or are logically associated with, the electronic will;

(2) The electronic will designates a qualified custodian;

(3) The electronic record that contains the electronic will is held in the custody of a qualified custodian at all times before being offered to the court for probate; and

(4) The qualified custodian who has custody of the electronic will at the time of the testator’s death certifies under oath that, to the best knowledge of the qualified custodian, the electronic record that contains the electronic will was at all times before being offered to the court in the custody of a qualified custodian in compliance with s. 732.524 and that the electronic will has not been altered in any way since the date of its execution.

History: s. 34, ch. 2019-71.
Fla. Stat. § 910.13 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 910 / Section 910.13
910.13 Accessory after the fact.
Status: in_force

A person who becomes an accessory after the fact to a felony may be tried in the county in which the person became an accessory or in any county in which the principal in the first degree might be tried. Prosecution of a person who is an accessory after the fact to a felony shall not be contingent on prosecution or conviction of the principal in the first degree.

History: s. 7, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2367; GS 3192; RGS 5022; CGL 7124; s. 83, ch. 70-339; s. 1518, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 591.21 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 591 / Section 591.21
591.21 Community forests; duties of forestry committee.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the duty of the forestry committee to advise the governing board in acquiring, developing and managing the forest and in making contracts, agreements, and permits for and with the forest, and, if desirable, in hiring a qualified forester and laborers and in making rules and regulations for operating the forest.

(2) For any sale in excess of $100, the governing body shall ask for and receive open competitive bids and purchase from the lowest and best bidder. For sale of forest products in excess of $500 for the total contract, the sale shall be advertised in one issue each of 2 consecutive weeks in a county newspaper of general circulation, and the highest and best bid accepted. Contiguous sales shall not be made.

History: s. 7, ch. 20902, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 250.05 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.05
250.05 Department of Military Affairs.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency of the state government heretofore known as the Military Department shall henceforth be known as the Department of Military Affairs, which shall be organized as provided in the laws of this state.

(2) “Military personnel of the Department of Military Affairs” includes any person who is required to wear a military uniform in performing his or her official duties and who is required to serve in the Florida National Guard as a condition of his or her employment by the department.

(3) The head of the Department of Military Affairs is the Adjutant General.

History: ss. 5, 40, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2016, 2052; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 57-82; s. 2, ch. 73-93; s. 1, ch. 90-67; s. 100, ch. 95-148; s. 5, ch. 2003-68.
Fla. Stat. § 279.10 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 279 / Section 279.10
279.10 Expenses; payment of costs.
Status: in_force

(1) An issuer, prior to or at original issuance of registered public obligations, may provide as part of a system of registration for the means of payment of the costs thereof.

(2) The issuer may, as part of a system of registration, provide for reimbursement or for satisfaction of its liability by payment by others. The issuer may enter into agreements with others respecting such reimbursement or payment, may establish fees and charges pursuant to such agreements or otherwise, and may provide that the amount or estimated amount of such fees and charges be reimbursed or paid from the same sources and by means of the same collection and enforcement procedures, and with the same priority and effect, as the sources, procedures, and priority and effect with respect to the obligations.

History: s. 9, ch. 83-271.
Fla. Stat. § 7.24 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.24
7.24 Hamilton County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Hamilton County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Withlacoochee River where the boundary line between the States of Georgia and Florida intersects said river; thence southerly along the thread of said river to where it joins the thread of the Suwannee River; thence east and northerly following the thread of said Suwannee River where same is intersected by the boundary line between the States of Georgia and Florida; thence west along said boundary line to the place of beginning.

History: s. 2, Dec. 26, 1827; s. 12, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 27; GS 25; RGS 27; CGL 29.
Fla. Stat. § 95.231 — Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.231
95.231 Limitations where deed or will on record.
Status: in_force

(1) Five years after the recording of an instrument required to be executed in accordance with s. 689.01; 5 years after the recording of a power of attorney accompanying and used for an instrument required to be executed in accordance with s. 689.01; or 5 years after the probate of a will purporting to convey real property, from which it appears that the person owning the property attempted to convey, affect, or devise it, the instrument, power of attorney, or will shall be held to have its purported effect to convey, affect, or devise, the title to the real property of the person signing the instrument, as if there had been no lack of seal or seals, witness or witnesses, defect in, failure of, or absence of acknowledgment or relinquishment of dower, in the absence of fraud, adverse possession, or pending litigation. The instrument is admissible in evidence. A power of attorney validated under this subsection shall be valid only for the purpose of effectuating the instrument with which it was recorded.

(2) After 20 years from the recording of a deed or the probate of a will purporting to convey real property, no person shall assert any claim to the property against the claimants under the deed or will or their successors in title.

(3) This law is cumulative to all laws on the subject matter.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 10171, 1925; CGL 4660, 4661; ss. 1-4, ch. 21790, 1943; s. 35, ch. 69-216; s. 17, ch. 74-382; s. 1, ch. 2013-234; s. 20, ch. 2019-71.
Fla. Stat. § 679.5051 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part V / Section 679.5051
679.5051 Filing and compliance with other statutes and treaties for consignments, leases, bailments, and other transactions.
Status: in_force

(1) A consignor, lessor, or bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute or treaty described in s. 679.3111(1), using the terms “consignor,” “consignee,” “lessor,” “lessee,” “bailor,” “bailee,” “licensor,” “licensee,” “owner,” “registered owner,” “buyer,” “seller,” or words of similar import, instead of the terms “secured party” and “debtor.”

(2) This part applies to the filing of a financing statement under subsection (1) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under s. 679.3111(2), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which attaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 618.26 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 618 / Section 618.26
618.26 Conditions under which foreign similar corporation may do business in this state.
Status: in_force

Any cooperative association with or without capital stock as defined in this chapter heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of another state shall be allowed to carry on any proper activities, operations and functions in this state upon the filing with the Department of State of a certified copy of its articles of incorporation and the payment of a filing fee of $17.50 in lieu of all franchise or license or corporation taxes as required of associations organized under this chapter, and all contracts which could be made by any association organized under this chapter, made by or with such associations shall be legal and valid and enforceable in this state with all of the remedies set forth in this chapter.

History: s. 25, ch. 14675, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 6489(1); ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 71, ch. 90-132.
Fla. Stat. § 678.1071 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part I / Section 678.1071
678.1071 Whether indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is effective.
Status: in_force

(1) “Appropriate person” means: (a) With respect to an indorsement, the person specified by a security certificate or by an effective special indorsement to be entitled to the security; (b) With respect to an instruction, the registered owner of an uncertificated security; (c) With respect to an entitlement order, the entitlement holder; (d) If the person designated in paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) is deceased, the designated person’s successor taking under other law or the designated person’s personal representative acting for the estate of the decedent; or (e) If the person designated in paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) lacks capacity, the designated person’s guardian, conservator, or other similar representative who has power under other law to transfer the security or financial asset.

(2) An indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is effective if: (a) It is made by the appropriate person; (b) It is made by a person who has power under the law of agency to transfer the security or financial asset on behalf of the appropriate person, including, in the case of an instruction or entitlement order, a person who has control under s. 678.1061(3)(b) or (4)(b); or (c) The appropriate person has ratified it or is otherwise precluded from asserting its ineffectiveness.

(3) An indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by a representative is effective even if: (a) The representative has failed to comply with a controlling instrument or with the law of the state having jurisdiction of the representative relationship, including any law requiring the representative to obtain court approval of the transaction; or (b) The representative’s action in making the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order or using the proceeds of the transaction is otherwise a breach of duty.

(4) If a security is registered in the name of or specially indorsed to a person described as a representative, or if a securities account is maintained in the name of a person described as a representative, an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by the person is effective even though the person is no longer serving in the described capacity.

(5) Effectiveness of an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is determined as of the date the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is made, and an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order does not become ineffective by reason of any later change of circumstances.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 620.2003 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.2003
620.2003 Proper plaintiff.
Status: in_force

A derivative action may be maintained only by a person that is a partner at the time the action is commenced and:

(1) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or

(2) Whose status as a partner devolved upon the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 607.1522 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.1522
607.1522 Withdrawal on dissolution, merger, or conversion to certain nonfiling entities.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign corporation that is authorized to transact business in this state that has dissolved and completed winding up, has merged into a foreign eligible entity that is not authorized to transact business in this state, or has converted to a domestic or foreign eligible entity that is not organized, incorporated, registered, or otherwise formed through the public filing of a record, shall deliver a notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority to the department for filing in accordance with s. 607.1520.

(2) After a withdrawal under this section of a foreign corporation that has converted to another type of entity is effective, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in this state may be made pursuant to s. 607.15101.

History: s. 212, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 790.013 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 790 / Section 790.013
790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms without a license.
Status: in_force

A person who carries a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a license as authorized under s. 790.01(1)(b):

(1) Must carry valid identification at all times when he or she is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or concealed firearm and must display such identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer. A violation of this subsection is a noncriminal violation punishable by a $25 fine, payable to the clerk of the court.

(2) Is subject to s. 790.06(12) in the same manner as a person who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm.

History: s. 6, ch. 2023-18; s. 63, ch. 2024-2.