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Fla. Stat. § 380.502 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part III / Section 380.502
380.502 Legislative findings and intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that the conservation of natural areas is vital to the state’s economy and ecology. The Legislature further finds that rapid increases in population and development throughout Florida threaten the integrity of the environment and limit opportunities for citizens and visitors to enjoy the state’s natural areas. The Legislature further finds that inappropriate and poorly planned land uses overburden natural resources and disrupt the state’s ecology. Finally, the Legislature finds that the quality of life, environmental quality, as well as the viability and vitality of the urban areas of this state are directly linked to urban open space and greenways. The creation of greenways; expansion of green spaces; enhancement of recreation areas; preservation of working waterfronts; and protection and restoration of urban lakes, rivers, and watersheds in the urban areas of this state are necessary to link populated areas with natural areas, preserve unique cultural and heritage sites, provide land for recreational opportunities to enhance the health and well-being of the urban residents of this state, improve water quality, reduce the level of urban crime and violence, and build confidence and self-esteem among the urban youth of this state.

(2) The Legislature recognizes that the primary responsibility for establishing well-planned land use rests at the local government level through the implementation of comprehensive plans. The Legislature also recognizes that many of the goals and objectives of these comprehensive plans will not be met through regulation, but require creative and innovative action to ensure their accomplishment.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a nonregulatory agency that will assist local governments in bringing local comprehensive plans into compliance and implementing the goals, objectives, and policies of the conservation, recreation and open space, and coastal elements of local comprehensive plans, or in conserving natural resources and resolving land use conflicts by: (a) Responding promptly and creatively to opportunities to correct undesirable development patterns, restore degraded natural areas, enhance resource values, restore deteriorated or deteriorating urban waterfronts, preserve working waterfronts, reserve lands for later purchase, participate in and promote the use of innovative land acquisition methods, and provide public access to surface waters. (b) Providing financial and technical assistance to local governments, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations to carry out projects and activities and to develop programs authorized by this part. (c) Involving local governments and private interests in voluntarily resolving land use conflicts and issues.

History: s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 5, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 65, ch. 93-206; s. 19, ch. 96-389; s. 20, ch. 2008-229.
Fla. Stat. § 488.03 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.03
488.03 License; application; expiration; renewal; fees.
Status: in_force

An application for a license shall be made in the form prescribed by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Every application for an original license must be accompanied by an application fee of $50, which fee may not be refunded. If the application is approved, a further fee of $200 must be paid before the license may be issued. The license shall be valid for a period of 1 year from the date of issuance and is not transferable. In the event of any change in ownership or interest in the business, an application for a new license, together with all instructors’ certificates issued thereunder, must be surrendered to the department before a license will be issued to a new owner of the business. The fee for the annual renewal of a license is $100.

History: s. 3, ch. 28142, 1953; s. 1, ch. 61-281; s. 1, ch. 63-21; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 10, 11, ch. 84-150; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 766.311 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 766 / Section 766.311
766.311 Conclusiveness of determination or award; appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) A determination of the administrative law judge as to qualification of the claim for purposes of compensability under s. 766.309 or an award by the administrative law judge pursuant to s. 766.31 shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact. Review of an order of an administrative law judge shall be by appeal to the District Court of Appeal. Appeals shall be filed in accordance with rules of procedure prescribed by the Supreme Court for review of such orders.

(2) In case of an appeal from an award of the administrative law judge, the appeal shall operate as a suspension of the award, and the association shall not be required to make payment of the award involved in the appeal until the questions at issue therein shall have been fully determined.

History: s. 70, ch. 88-1; s. 23, ch. 91-46; s. 6, ch. 93-251; s. 314, ch. 96-410.
Fla. Stat. § 377.604 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part II / Section 377.604
377.604 Required reports.
Status: in_force

Every person who produces, imports, exports, refines, transports, transmits, converts, stores, sells, or holds known reserves of any form of energy resources used as fuel shall report to the department, at the request of and in a manner prescribed by the department, on forms provided by the department. Such forms shall be designed in such a manner as to indicate:

(1) The identity of the person or persons making the report.

(2) The quantity of energy resources extracted, produced, imported, exported, refined, transported, transmitted, converted, stored, or sold except at retail.

(3) The quantity of energy resources known to be held in reserve in the state.

(4) The identity of each refinery from which petroleum products have normally been obtained and the type and quantity of products secured from that refinery for sale or resale in this state.

(5) Any other information which the department deems proper pursuant to the intent of ss. 377.601-377.608.

History: s. 4, ch. 74-186; s. 2, ch. 78-25; s. 7, ch. 91-113; s. 50, ch. 2008-227; s. 508, ch. 2011-142.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.492 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part IV / Section 1003.492
1003.492 Industry-certified career education programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Secondary schools offering career-themed courses, as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b), and career and professional academies shall be coordinated with the relevant and appropriate industry to prepare a student for further education or for employment in that industry.

(2) Industry certification as used in this section is a voluntary process through which students are assessed by an independent, third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and competencies, resulting in the award of a credential that is identified on the Master Credentials List under s. 445.004(4).

(3) The Department of Education shall collect student achievement and performance data in industry-certified career education programs and career-themed courses as part of the annual review required under s. 1003.491(5).

History: s. 4, ch. 2004-357; s. 2, ch. 2007-216; s. 14, ch. 2010-154; s. 461, ch. 2011-142; s. 14, ch. 2012-191; s. 2, ch. 2014-33; s. 6, ch. 2014-184; s. 53, ch. 2015-98; s. 48, ch. 2016-216; s. 23, ch. 2021-164; s. 2, ch. 2024-119.
Fla. Stat. § 104.17 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.17
104.17 Voting in person after casting vote-by-mail ballot.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully votes or attempts to vote both in person and by vote-by-mail ballot at any election is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 1, ch. 22014, 1943; s. 1, ch. 25385, 1949; s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 7, ch. 65-379; s. 36, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 39, ch. 2016-37.
Fla. Stat. § 197.3335 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.3335
197.3335 Tax payments when property is subject to adverse possession; refunds.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the receipt of a subsequent payment for the same annual tax assessment for a particular parcel of property, the tax collector must determine whether an adverse possession return has been submitted on the particular parcel. If an adverse possession return has been submitted, or is submitted within 30 days of the earlier payment, the tax collector must comply with subsection (2).

(2) If a person claiming adverse possession under s. 95.18 pays an annual tax assessment on a parcel of property before the assessment is paid by the owner of record, and the owner of record subsequently makes a payment of that same annual tax assessment before April 1 following the year in which the tax is assessed, the tax collector shall accept the payment made by the owner of record and refund within 60 days any payment made by the person claiming adverse possession. Such refunds do not require approval from the department.

(3) For claims of adverse possession for a portion of a parcel of property as provided in s. 95.18(5), the tax collector may accept a tax payment, based upon the value of the property assigned by the property appraiser under s. 95.18(5)(c), from a person claiming adverse possession for the portion of the property subject to the claim. If the owner of record makes a payment of the annual tax assessment for the whole parcel before April 1 following the year in which the tax is assessed, the tax collector shall refund within 60 days any payment previously made for the portion of the parcel subject to the claim by the person claiming adverse possession.

History: s. 3, ch. 2011-107; s. 2, ch. 2013-246.
Fla. Stat. § 601.38 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.38
601.38 Citrus inspectors; authority.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of enforcing the citrus fruit laws of this state, as well as rules of the department, citrus fruit inspectors may enter into any packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant at any hour of day or night and have and demand access and admission to any enclosed portion of such packinghouse, canning plant, or concentrating plant. Such citrus fruit inspectors may also inspect all packinghouse or canning plant records pertaining to receipts from groves and to details of receiving, handling, running, processing, packing, or canning citrus fruit.

History: s. 38, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 30, ch. 2012-182.
Fla. Stat. § 914.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 914 / Section 914.12
914.12 Memorandum of recognizance of witness; removal for violation.
Status: in_force

When a county court judge recognizes a witness to appear before the grand jury, the judge shall give the witness a written memorandum stating that the witness is required to appear before the grand jury and the date when the grand jury will meet. An intentional failure of a county court judge to comply with this section, on recommendation of the grand jury, shall subject the judge to suspension from office by the Governor.

History: s. 1, ch. 2096, 1877; RS 2880; ss. 1-3, ch. 5401, 1905; GS 3939; RGS 6041; CGL 8342; s. 105, ch. 70-339; s. 38, ch. 73-334; s. 1524, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 145.10 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 145 / Section 145.10
145.10 Property appraiser.
Status: in_force

(1) Each property appraiser shall receive as salary the amount indicated, based on the population of his or her county. In addition, a compensation shall be made for population increments over the minimum for each population group, which shall be determined by multiplying the population in excess of the minimum for the group times the group rate. Pop. Group County Pop. Range Base Salary Group Rate Minimum Maximum I -0- 49,999 $21,250 $0.07875 II 50,000 99,999 24,400 0.06300 III 100,000 199,999 27,550 0.02625 IV 200,000 399,999 30,175 0.01575 V 400,000 999,999 33,325 0.00525 VI 1,000,000 36,475 0.00400

(2)(a) There shall be an additional $2,000 per year special qualification salary for each property appraiser who has met the requirements of the Department of Revenue and has been designated a certified Florida property appraiser. Any property appraiser who is certified during a calendar year shall receive in that year a pro rata share of the special qualification salary based on the remaining period of the year. The department shall establish and maintain a certified Florida property appraiser program. (b) In order to qualify for the special qualification salary described in paragraph (a), the property appraiser must complete the requirements established by the Department of Revenue within 4 years after first taking office. (c) After a property appraiser meets the requirements of paragraph (a), in order to remain certified the property appraiser shall thereafter be required to complete each year a course of continuing education as prescribed by the department. The executive director of the Department of Revenue may, at his or her discretion, waive the requirements of this paragraph for any property appraiser who has reached 60 years of age and who has been a property appraiser for 20 years.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or s. 145.19, each property appraiser may reduce his or her salary rate on a voluntary basis.

History: s. 1, ch. 61-461; s. 1, ch. 63-560; s. 1, ch. 65-356; s. 3, ch. 67-543; s. 2, ch. 67-576; s. 1, ch. 67-594; s. 5, ch. 69-346; s. 15, ch. 73-172; s. 8, ch. 73-173; s. 1, ch. 77-102; ss. 7, 14, ch. 80-377; s. 3, ch. 85-322; s. 62, ch. 86-152; s. 3, ch. 88-175; s. 1, ch. 89-72; s. 857, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 2011-158.
Fla. Stat. § 409.98 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part IV / Section 409.98
409.98 Long-term care plan benefits.
Status: in_force

Long-term care plans shall, at a minimum, cover the following:

(1) Nursing facility care.

(2) Services provided in assisted living facilities.

(3) Hospice.

(4) Adult day care.

(5) Medical equipment and supplies, including incontinence supplies.

(6) Personal care.

(7) Home accessibility adaptation.

(8) Behavior management.

(9) Home-delivered meals.

(10) Case management.

(11) Therapies: (a) Occupational therapy. (b) Speech therapy. (c) Respiratory therapy. (d) Physical therapy.

(12) Intermittent and skilled nursing.

(13) Medication administration.

(14) Medication management.

(15) Nutritional assessment and risk reduction.

(16) Caregiver training.

(17) Respite care.

(18) Transportation.

(19) Personal emergency response system.

History: s. 21, ch. 2011-134.
Fla. Stat. § 287.131 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 287 / Part I / Section 287.131
287.131 Assistance of Department of Financial Services.
Status: in_force

The Department of Financial Services shall provide the Department of Management Services with technical assistance in all matters pertaining to the purchase of insurance for all agencies, and shall make surveys of the insurance needs of the state and all departments thereof, including the benefits, if any, of self-insurance.

History: ss. 13, 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 87, ch. 98-279; s. 338, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 595.409 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 595 / Section 595.409
595.409 Public records exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) Personal identifying information of an applicant for or participant in a school food and nutrition service program, as defined in s. 595.402, held by the department or the Department of Education is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(2)(a) Such information shall be disclosed to: 1. Another governmental entity in the performance of its official duties and responsibilities; or 2. Any person who has the written consent of the applicant for or participant in such program. (b) This section does not prohibit a participant’s legal guardian from obtaining confirmation of acceptance and approval, dates of applicability, or other information the legal guardian may request.

(3) This exemption applies to any information identifying a program applicant or participant held by the department or the Department of Education before, on, or after the effective date of this exemption.

History: s. 1, ch. 2013-217; s. 1, ch. 2018-74.
Fla. Stat. § 648.421 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 648 / Section 648.421
648.421 Notice of change of address or telephone number.
Status: in_force

Each licensee under this chapter shall notify in writing the department, insurer, managing general agent, and the clerk of each court in which the licensee is registered within 10 working days after a change in the licensee’s principal business address or telephone number. The licensee shall also notify the department within 10 working days after a change of the name, address, or telephone number of each agency or firm for which he or she writes bonds and any change in the licensee’s name, home address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

History: ss. 20, 72, ch. 82-175; ss. 50, 51, ch. 84-103; s. 5, ch. 87-321; ss. 27, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 28, ch. 96-372; s. 57, ch. 2012-209.
Fla. Stat. § 620.1205 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.1205
620.1205 Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person required by this act to sign a record or deliver a record to the Department of State for filing does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the circuit court to order: (a) The person to sign the record; (b) The person to deliver the record to the Department of State for filing; or (c) The Department of State to file the record unsigned.

(2) If the person aggrieved under subsection (1) is not the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership to which the record pertains, the aggrieved person shall make the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership a party to the action. A person aggrieved under subsection (1) may seek the remedies provided in subsection (1) in the same action in combination or in the alternative.

(3) A record filed unsigned pursuant to this section is effective without being signed.

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 872.03 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 872 / Section 872.03
872.03 Cremating human bodies; limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to cremate any dead human body prior to the expiration of 48 hours after the death of such human body.

(2) Anyone convicted for the violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 21780, 1943; s. 1135, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 57.051 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 57 / Section 57.051
57.051 Costs; prohibition against unlawful exaction.
Status: in_force

(1) PROHIBITION. — No officer shall make two charges for the same official act or service, nor charge for any constructive service. No fee shall be charged for any official service performed or claimed to be performed by any officer unless the fee is specifically authorized and its amount is specified by law.

(2) PENALTY. — When any officer willfully charges or levies more than he or she is entitled to, the officer shall forfeit and pay to the party injured 4 times the amount unjustly claimed which may be recovered on motion in the court where the services were rendered.

History: ss. 2, 8, ch. 73, 1847; ss. 3, 4, ch. 1535, 1866; RS 1305; GS 1737; RGS 2952; CGL 4676; s. 13, ch. 67-254; s. 312, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 742.011 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 742 / Section 742.011
742.011 Proceedings for determination of paternity, rights, and responsibilities; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Any woman who is pregnant or has a child, any man who has reason to believe that he is the father of a child, or any child may bring proceedings in the circuit court, in chancery, to determine the paternity of the child when paternity has not been established by law or otherwise. After the birth of the child, a parent may request a determination of parental responsibility and child support and for the creation of a parenting plan and time-sharing schedule pursuant to chapter 61.

History: s. 1, ch. 26949, 1951; s. 5, ch. 75-166; s. 13, ch. 83-214; s. 150, ch. 86-220; s. 1, ch. 2023-209.
Fla. Stat. § 153.81 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part II / Section 153.81
153.81 Ad valorem maintenance tax.
Status: in_force

In addition to the ad valorem taxes authorized to be levied to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds, or as additional security for revenue bonds or assessment bonds, any district is authorized to levy a special ad valorem maintenance tax of a sufficient number of mills upon the dollar of assessed valuation of property subject to taxation in the district to pay for the maintenance and operation and other corporate purposes of said district; provided, however, that such special maintenance tax shall in no event exceed 5 mills during any one year. Such special maintenance tax shall be levied and collected in the manner provided herein for ad valorem taxes levied and collected for debt service on bonds issued pursuant to this law.

History: s. 32, ch. 59-466.
Fla. Stat. § 399.10 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 399 / Section 399.10
399.10 Enforcement of law.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the department to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The department shall have rulemaking authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 10, ch. 24096, 1947; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 81-120; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 16, 17, ch. 83-145; s. 8, ch. 93-16; s. 12, ch. 2001-186.