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Fla. Stat. § 455.204 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 455 / Section 455.204
455.204 Long-range policy planning; plans, reports, and recommendations.
Status: in_force

To facilitate efficient and cost-effective regulation, the department and the board, where appropriate, shall develop and implement a long-range policy planning and monitoring process to include recommendations specific to each profession. Such process shall include estimates of revenues, expenditures, cash balances, and performance statistics for each profession. The period covered shall not be less than 5 years. The department, with input from the boards, shall develop the long-range plan and must obtain the approval of the secretary. The department shall monitor compliance with the approved long-range plan and, with input from the boards, shall annually update the plans for approval by the secretary. The department shall provide concise management reports to the boards quarterly. As part of the review process, the department shall evaluate:

(1) Whether the department, including the boards and the various functions performed by the department, is operating efficiently and effectively and if there is a need for a board or council to assist in cost-effective regulation.

(2) How and why the various professions are regulated.

(3) Whether there is a need to continue regulation, and to what degree.

(4) Whether or not consumer protection is adequate, and how it can be improved.

(5) Whether there is consistency between the various practice acts.

(6) Whether unlicensed activity is adequately enforced.

Such plans should include conclusions and recommendations on these and other issues as appropriate. Such plans shall be provided to the Governor and the Legislature by November 1 of each year.

History: s. 8, ch. 92-149.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.82 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part V / Section 1010.82
1010.82 Textbook Bid Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

Chapter 99-36, Laws of Florida, re-created the Textbook Bid Trust Fund to record the revenue and disbursements of textbook bid performance deposits submitted to the Department of Education as required in s. 1006.33.

History: s. 594, ch. 2002-387; s. 97, ch. 2012-5.
Fla. Stat. § 60.08 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 60 / Section 60.08
60.08 Injunctions sought by the state pursuant to statute shall issue without bond.
Status: in_force

In any action for injunctive relief sought by the state or one of its agencies as provided in ss. 501.207(1)(b), 542.23, and 895.05(5), any injunction sought shall issue without bond or surety and no bond or surety shall be required during the term of the injunction.

History: s. 5, ch. 2001-266.
Fla. Stat. § 918.115 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 918 / Section 918.115
918.115 Definitions; ss. 918.12 and 918.125.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 918.12 and 918.125, the term:

(1) “Administrative assistant” means a court employee assigned to the office of a specific general or special magistrate or a child support enforcement hearing officer.

(2) “Bodily injury” means a cut, an abrasion, a bruise, a burn, or a disfigurement; physical pain; illness; impairment of the function of a bodily member, an organ, or a mental faculty; or any other injury to the body, regardless of how temporary.

(3) “Court official” means any judge, justice, general magistrate, special magistrate, grand juror, petit juror, clerk of the court, deputy clerk of the court, judicial assistant, administrative assistant, attorney, child support enforcement hearing officer, bailiff, or court deputy.

(4) “Harass” means to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person which causes substantial emotional distress in that person and serves no legitimate purpose.

(5) “Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to the office of a specific judge or justice responsible for providing administrative, secretarial, or clerical support to the assigned judge or justice.

(6) “Misleading conduct” means any of the following: (a) Knowingly making a false statement. (b) Intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact and thereby creating a false impression by such statement. (c) With the intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity. (d) With the intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material respect. (e) Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with the intent to mislead.

(7) “Official investigation” means any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency or prosecuting officer of the state or a political subdivision of the state or by the Commission on Ethics.

(8) “Official proceeding” means any proceeding before a judge or court or a grand jury.

(9) “Physical force” means physical action against another person and includes confinement of a person.

History: s. 2, ch. 2025-126.
Fla. Stat. § 627.844 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XV / Section 627.844
627.844 Assignment of premium finance agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) A premium finance company may purchase or otherwise acquire a premium finance agreement from another premium finance company with recourse against the other premium finance company on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon.

(2) No filing of an assignment or notice thereof to the insured shall be necessary to the validity of the written assignment of a premium finance agreement as against creditors or subsequent purchasers, pledgees, or encumbrancers of the assignor.

(3) Unless the insured has notice of an actual or intended assignment of a premium finance agreement, payment thereunder by the insured to the last known holder of the agreement shall be binding upon all subsequent holders or assignees.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-16; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 608, 612, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 118, ch. 83-216; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 372, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 468.529 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XI / Section 468.529
468.529 Licensee’s insurance; employment tax; benefit plans.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed employee leasing company is the employer of the leased employees, except that this provision is not intended to affect the determination of any issue arising under Pub. L. No. 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended from time to time. An employee leasing company shall be responsible for timely payment of reemployment assistance taxes pursuant to chapter 443, and shall be responsible for providing workers’ compensation coverage pursuant to chapter 440. However, no licensed employee leasing company shall sponsor a plan of self-insurance for health benefits, except as may be permitted by the provisions of the Florida Insurance Code or, if applicable, by Pub. L. No. 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended from time to time. For purposes of this section, a “plan of self-insurance” shall exclude any arrangement where an admitted insurance carrier has issued a policy of insurance primarily responsible for the obligations of the health plan.

(2) An initial or renewal license may not be issued to any employee leasing company unless the employee leasing company first files with the board evidence of workers’ compensation coverage for all leased employees in this state. Each employee leasing company shall maintain and make available to its workers’ compensation carrier the following information: (a) The correct name and federal identification number of each client company. (b) A listing of all covered employees provided to each client company, by classification code. (c) The total eligible wages by classification code and the premiums due to the carrier for the employees provided to each client company.

(3) A licensed employee leasing company shall within 30 days after initiation or termination notify its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, the Division of Workers’ Compensation of the Department of Financial Services, and the state agency providing reemployment assistance tax collection services under contract with the Department of Commerce through an interagency agreement pursuant to s. 443.1316 of both the initiation or the termination of the company’s relationship with any client company.

(4) An initial or renewal license may not be issued to any employee leasing company unless the employee leasing company first provides evidence to the board, as required by board rule, that the employee leasing company has paid all of the employee leasing company’s obligations for payroll, payroll-related taxes, workers’ compensation insurance, and employee benefits. All disputed amounts must be disclosed in the application.

(5) The provisions of this section are subject to verification by department or board audit.

History: ss. 11, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 42, ch. 94-119; s. 48, ch. 2003-36; s. 503, ch. 2003-261; s. 403, ch. 2011-142; s. 76, ch. 2012-30; s. 225, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 163.31802 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part II / Section 163.31802
163.31802 Prohibited standards for security devices.
Status: in_force

A county, municipality, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect an ordinance or rule that establishes standards for security cameras that require a lawful business to expend funds to enhance the services or functions provided by local government unless specifically provided by general law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a county, municipality, airport, seaport, or other local governmental entity to adopt standards for security cameras in publicly operated facilities, including standards for private businesses operating within such public facilities pursuant to a lease or other contractual arrangement.

History: s. 6, ch. 2009-96; s. 1, ch. 2011-8.
Fla. Stat. § 570.041 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part I / Section 570.041
570.041 Organization of departmental work.
Status: in_force

In the assignment of functions to the divisions of the department created in s. 20.14, the department shall retain within the Division of Administration, in addition to executive functions, those powers and duties enumerated in s. 570.30. The department shall organize the work of the other divisions in such a way as to secure maximum efficiency in the conduct of the department. The divisions created in s. 20.14 are solely to make possible the definite placing of responsibility. The department shall be conducted as a unit in which every employee, including each division director, is assigned a definite workload, and there shall exist between division directors a spirit of cooperative effort to accomplish the work of the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 77-289; s. 21, ch. 2000-364; s. 51, ch. 2001-89; s. 4, ch. 2011-56; s. 36, ch. 2011-206; s. 18, ch. 2012-190; s. 72, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 185.19 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.19
185.19 Separation from municipal service; refunds.
Status: in_force

For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter:

(1) If any police officer leaves the service of the municipality before accumulating aggregate time of 10 years toward retirement and before being eligible to retire under the provisions of this chapter, such police officer shall be entitled to a refund of all of his or her contributions made to the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund without interest, less any benefits paid to him or her.

(2) If any police officer who has been in the service of the municipality for at least 10 years elects to leave his or her accrued contributions, if contributions are required, in the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund, such police officer upon attaining age 50 years or more may retire at the actuarial equivalent of the amount of such retirement income otherwise payable to him or her, as provided in s. 185.16(4), or, upon attaining age 55 years, may retire as provided in s. 185.16(2).

History: s. 17, ch. 28230, 1953; s. 6, ch. 59-320; s. 7, ch. 61-85; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 949, ch. 95-147; s. 61, ch. 99-1.
Fla. Stat. § 634.171 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part I / Section 634.171
634.171 Salesperson to be licensed and appointed.
Status: in_force

Salespersons for motor vehicle service agreement companies and insurers shall be licensed, appointed, renewed, continued, reinstated, or terminated as prescribed in chapter 626 for insurance representatives in general. However, they shall be exempt from all other provisions of chapter 626 including fingerprinting, photo identification, education, and examination provisions. License, appointment, and other fees shall be those prescribed in s. 624.501. A licensed and appointed salesperson shall be directly responsible and accountable for all acts of her or his employees and other representatives. Each service agreement company or insurer shall, on forms prescribed by the department, within 30 days after termination of the appointment, notify the department of such termination. No employee or salesperson of a motor vehicle service agreement company or insurer may directly or indirectly solicit or negotiate insurance contracts, or hold herself or himself out in any manner to be an insurance agent, unless so qualified, licensed, and appointed therefor under the Florida Insurance Code. A motor vehicle service agreement company is not required to be licensed as a salesperson to solicit, sell, issue, or otherwise transact the motor vehicle service agreements issued by the motor vehicle service agreement company.

History: s. 17, ch. 59-110; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 10, ch. 78-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 32, 33, ch. 82-234; s. 18, ch. 85-208; ss. 24, 68, ch. 91-106; s. 137, ch. 91-108; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 461, ch. 97-102; s. 4, ch. 2001-281; s. 94, ch. 2003-1; s. 70, ch. 2003-267; s. 61, ch. 2003-281.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.974 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part IV / Section 1009.974
1009.974 Exemption from claims of creditors.
Status: in_force

Moneys paid into or out of the trust fund by or on behalf of a purchaser or qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract or benefactor or designated beneficiary of a participation agreement are exempt, as provided by s. 222.22, from all claims of creditors of the purchaser or the qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract or the benefactor or designated beneficiary of a participation agreement, respectively, provided that the advance payment contract or participation agreement has not been terminated. Neither moneys paid into the prepaid program or savings program nor benefits accrued through the prepaid program or savings program may be pledged for the purpose of securing a loan.

History: s. 485, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 11.47 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.47
11.47 Penalties; failure to make a proper audit or examination; making a false report; failure to produce documents or information.
Status: in_force

(1) All officers whose respective offices the Auditor General or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability is authorized to audit or examine shall enter into their public records sufficient information for proper audit or examination, and shall make the same available to the Auditor General or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability on demand.

(2) The willful failure or refusal of the Auditor General, director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, or any staff employed by the Auditor General or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to make a proper audit or examination in line with his or her duty, the willful making of a false report as to any audit or examination, or the willful failure or refusal to report a shortage or misappropriation of funds or property shall be cause for removal from such office or employment, and the Auditor General, the director of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, or a staff member shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) Any person who willfully fails or refuses to provide access to an employee, officer, or agent of an entity subject to an audit or to furnish or produce any book, record, paper, document, data, or sufficient information necessary to a proper audit or examination which the Auditor General or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability is by law authorized to perform commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(4) Any officer who willfully fails or refuses to furnish or produce any book, record, paper, document, data, or sufficient information necessary to a proper audit or examination which the Auditor General or the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability is by law authorized to perform, shall be subject to removal from office.

History: s. 7, ch. 69-82; s. 9, ch. 71-136; s. 22, ch. 95-147; s. 27, ch. 96-318; s. 16, ch. 2001-266; s. 3, ch. 2019-15.
Fla. Stat. § 916.1065 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 916 / Part I / Section 916.1065
916.1065 Confidentiality of forensic behavioral health evaluations.
Status: in_force

(1) A forensic behavioral health evaluation filed with the court under this chapter is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(2) As used in this section, the term “forensic behavioral health evaluation” means any record, including supporting documentation, derived from a competency, substance abuse, psychosexual, psychological, psychiatric, psychosocial, cognitive impairment, sanity, or other mental health evaluation of an individual.

(3) The exemption under subsection (1) applies to forensic behavioral health evaluations filed with a court before, on, or after July 1, 2014.

History: s. 1, ch. 2014-67.
Fla. Stat. § 593.21 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 593 / Section 593.21
593.21 Monitoring of health complaints by Department of Health; hotline; rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

At any time when the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is conducting an emergency response to a plant pest infestation which involves the aerial application of a pesticide to an urbanized area, the Department of Health shall monitor health problems that result from chemical exposure about which complaints are made to physicians and health care facilities. The Department of Health shall provide a toll-free hotline on which persons may register complaints and shall make a record of all calls received on that line. In consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall adopt by rule standards for determining when the use of a particular pesticide should be discontinued.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-108.
Fla. Stat. § 626.602 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.602
626.602 Insurance agency and adjusting firm names; disapproval.
Status: in_force

The department may disapprove the use of any true or fictitious name, other than the bona fide natural name of an individual, by any insurance agency or adjusting firm on any of the following grounds:

(1) The name interferes with or is too similar to a name already filed and in use by another agency, adjusting firm, or insurer.

(2) The use of the name may mislead the public in any respect.

(3) The name states or implies that the agency or adjusting firm is an insurer, motor club, hospital service plan, state or federal agency, charitable organization, or entity that primarily provides advice and counsel rather than sells or solicits insurance, settles claims, or is entitled to engage in insurance activities not permitted under licenses held or applied for. This provision does not prohibit the use of the word “state” or “states” in the name of the agency. The use of the word “state” or “states” in the name of an agency or adjusting firm does not in and of itself imply that the agency or adjusting firm is a state agency.

(4) The name contains the word “Medicare” or “Medicaid.”

History: s. 21, ch. 2005-257; s. 5, ch. 2021-104; s. 7, ch. 2023-130; s. 52, ch. 2024-2.
Fla. Stat. § 320.0875 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.0875
320.0875 Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon application to the department and payment of the license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08, a resident of the state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate if he or she provides documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.

(2) The Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate shall be stamped with the term “Combat-wounded Veteran” followed by the serial number of the license plate. The Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate may have the term “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate.

History: s. 12, ch. 2020-181.
Fla. Stat. § 75.02 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 75 / Section 75.02
75.02 Plaintiff.
Status: in_force

Any county, municipality, taxing district or other political district or subdivision of this state, including the governing body of any drainage, conservation or reclamation district, and including also state agencies, commissions and departments authorized by law to issue bonds, may determine its authority to incur bonded debt or issue certificates of debt and the legality of all proceedings in connection therewith, including assessment of taxes levied or to be levied, the lien thereof and proceedings or other remedies for their collection. For this purpose a complaint shall be filed in the circuit court in the county or in the county where the municipality or district, or any part thereof, is located against the state and the taxpayers, property owners, and citizens of the county, municipality or district, including nonresidents owning property or subject to taxation therein. In actions to validate bonds or certificates of debt issued by state agencies, commissions or departments, the complaint shall be filed in the circuit court of the county where the proceeds of the bond issue are to be expended, or where the seat of state government is situated, and shall be brought against the state and the taxpayers, property owners and citizens thereof, including nonresidents owning property or subject to taxation therein.

History: s. 1, ch. 6868, 1915; RGS 3296; s. 1, ch. 10036, 1925; s. 1, ch. 12003, 1927; CGL 5106, 5113, 5123; s. 1, ch. 25263, 1949; s. 25, ch. 67-254.