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Fla. Stat. § 532.04 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 532 / Section 532.04
532.04 Payment by direct deposit of funds.
Status: in_force

(1) None of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed or construed to prohibit the payor of wages or salary from causing the amount of such wages or salary to be deposited directly to the account of the payee in a financial institution by electronic or other medium if such direct deposit has been authorized in writing by the payee and if the payee has designated in writing the financial institution of her or his choice in which such deposit is to be made. However, at the time the order for payment of such direct deposit is received by the drawee, the payor of such wages or salary must have sufficient funds or credit or an arrangement or understanding with the drawee for payment thereof.

(2) No employer or payor of wages or salary shall terminate the employment of any employee or payee solely for refusing to authorize such direct deposit of wages or salary.

(3) An employee or payee of wages or salary may bring a civil action against any person violating subsection (2). Upon rendition of a judgment or decree by any of the courts of this state against the person violating subsection (2) and in favor of the employee or payee of wages or salary, the trial court, or, in event of an appeal in which the employee or payee prevails, the appellate court, shall adjudge or decree against the person violating subsection (2) and in favor of the employee or payee a reasonable sum as fees for the employee’s or payee’s attorney prosecuting the suit in which the recovery is had. The court may, in its discretion, provide such equitable relief as it deems necessary or proper, including enjoining the defendant from further violation of subsection (2). If it appears to the court that the suit brought by the plaintiff was ill-founded or brought for purposes of harassment, the plaintiff shall be liable for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the defendant. When so awarded, attorney’s fees shall be included in the judgment or decree rendered in the case.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-296; s. 733, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 458.313 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.313
458.313 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department on forms furnished by the department and remitting a fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed $500, the board certifies has:

(1) Met the requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145; or

(2) Met the requirements for licensure by endorsement under s. 456.0145 except for s. 456.0145(2)(a)4. but has submitted evidence to the board’s satisfaction of the successful completion of either a board-approved postgraduate training program within 2 years preceding the filing of an application or a board-approved clinical competency examination within the year preceding the filing of an application.

History: ss. 1, 8, ch. 79-302; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 5, ch. 84-543; s. 5, ch. 84-553; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-56; ss. 7, 25, 26, ch. 86-245; ss. 1, 4, ch. 87-296; s. 18, ch. 88-1; s. 7, ch. 88-277; s. 14, ch. 88-392; s. 19, ch. 89-162; s. 6, ch. 89-374; s. 1, ch. 90-52; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 78, ch. 92-149; s. 216, ch. 96-410; s. 1087, ch. 97-103; s. 134, ch. 97-237; s. 19, ch. 97-264; s. 10, ch. 97-273; s. 95, ch. 99-397; s. 70, ch. 2008-6; s. 5, ch. 2024-274; s. 8, ch. 2025-114.
Fla. Stat. § 682.07 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 682 / Section 682.07
682.07 Representation by attorney.
Status: in_force

A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any arbitration proceeding or hearing under this law.

History: s. 6, ch. 57-402; s. 12, ch. 67-254; s. 17, ch. 2013-232.
Fla. Stat. § 624.51057 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part IV / Section 624.51057
624.51057 Credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations.
Status: in_force

1 (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, there is allowed a credit of 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an eligible charitable organization under s. 402.62 against any tax due for a taxable year under s. 624.509(1) after deducting from such tax deductions for assessments made pursuant to s. 440.51; credits for taxes paid under ss. 175.101 and 185.08; credits for income taxes paid under chapter 220; and the credit allowed under s. 624.509(5), as such credit is limited by s. 624.509(6). An eligible contribution must be made to an eligible charitable organization on or before the date the taxpayer is required to file a return pursuant to ss. 624.509 and 624.5092. An insurer claiming a credit against premium tax liability under this section is not required to pay any additional retaliatory tax levied under s. 624.5091 as a result of claiming such credit. Section 624.5091 does not limit such credit in any manner.

(2) Section 402.62 applies to the credit authorized by this section.

History: s. 42, ch. 2021-31; s. 53, ch. 2022-4; s. 36, ch. 2022-97.
Fla. Stat. § 565.13 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 565 / Section 565.13
565.13 Monthly payment of tax by distributor.
Status: in_force

Every distributor selling spirituous beverages within the state shall pay the tax to the division monthly on or before the 10th day of the following month, less 1.0 percent of the tax due, which shall be withheld by the distributor for keeping prescribed records, furnishing bond, and properly accounting for and remitting taxes due to the state. However, no allowance may be granted or permitted when the tax is delinquent at the time of payment.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-49; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 72-230; s. 16, ch. 83-349.
Fla. Stat. § 316.1893 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.1893
316.1893 Establishment of enhanced penalty zones; designation.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to prevent vehicular fatalities by prioritizing enforcement on segments of highways that have a high incidence of speeding-related crashes. Enforcement shall also be prioritized during the times that speeding-related crashes most often occur. The enforcement of these zones shall be in a way that maximizes public safety.

(2) The Department of Transportation, pursuant to the authority granted under s. 316.187, is authorized to set such maximum and minimum speed limits for travel within enhanced penalty zones as it deems safe and advisable.

(3) The Department of Transportation shall adopt a uniform system of traffic control devices for use in conjunction with enhanced penalty zones pursuant to the authority granted under s. 316.0745.

(4) A person may not drive a vehicle on a roadway designated as an enhanced penalty zone at a speed greater than that posted in the enhanced penalty zone in accordance with this section. A person who violates the speed limit within a legally posted enhanced penalty zone established under this section commits a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318.

(5) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall annually publish the date, time, and number of citations issued both in and outside enhanced penalty zones and shall make available statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic citations inside an enhanced penalty zone.

History: s. 1, ch. 2006-296; s. 6, ch. 2011-3.
Fla. Stat. § 373.811 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part VIII / Section 373.811
373.811 Prohibited activities within a basin management action plan.
Status: in_force

The following activities are prohibited within a basin management action plan in effect for an Outstanding Florida Spring:

(1) New domestic wastewater disposal facilities, including rapid infiltration basins, with permitted capacities of 100,000 gallons per day or more, except for those facilities that meet an advanced wastewater treatment standard of no more than 3 mg/l total nitrogen, expressed as N, on an annual permitted basis, or a more stringent treatment standard if the department determines the more stringent standard is necessary to attain a total maximum daily load for the Outstanding Florida Spring.

(2) New onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems where connection to a publicly owned or investor-owned sewerage system is available as defined in s. 381.0065(2)(a). On lots of 1 acre or less, if a publicly owned or investor-owned sewerage system is not available, only the installation of enhanced nutrient-reducing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems or other wastewater treatment systems that achieve at least 65 percent nitrogen reduction are authorized.

(3) New facilities for the disposal of hazardous waste.

(4) The land application of Class A or Class B domestic wastewater biosolids not in accordance with a department approved nutrient management plan establishing the rate at which all biosolids, soil amendments, and sources of nutrients at the land application site can be applied to the land for crop production while minimizing the amount of pollutants and nutrients discharged to groundwater or waters of the state.

(5) New agriculture operations that do not implement best management practices, measures necessary to achieve pollution reduction levels established by the department, or groundwater monitoring plans approved by a water management district or the department.

History: s. 28, ch. 2016-1; s. 9, ch. 2023-169.
Fla. Stat. § 189.022 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part II / Section 189.022
189.022 Status statement.
Status: in_force

The charter of a newly created dependent special district shall contain, and where practical and feasible, the charter of an existing dependent special district shall be amended to contain, a reference to the status of the special district as dependent. When necessary, the status statement shall be amended to conform to the department’s determination or declaratory statement regarding the status of the district.

History: s. 6, ch. 2016-22.
Fla. Stat. § 206.404 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 206 / Part I / Section 206.404
206.404 License requirements for retail dealers and resellers; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) It is unlawful to engage in the business of selling motor or diesel fuel at retail without first obtaining the license required by this section. (b) It is unlawful to engage in the business of reselling tax-paid fuel to retailers or end users without first obtaining the license required by this section. (c) Every person engaging in the business of selling motor or diesel fuel at retail or engaging in business as a reseller shall, prior to engaging in business, register with the department pursuant to chapter 212. (d) No license shall be transferred. (e) Each business location shall have a separate license. (f) Each application shall include the federal employer identification number or, if such number is not available, the social security number of the applicant and the Department of Environmental Protection storage tank facility number. (g) Each applicant shall declare his or her primary business activity as either the sale of motor fuel at retail, the sale of diesel fuel at retail, or acting as a reseller. (h) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2)(a) Each person required to be licensed by this section shall maintain all records required under s. 206.12 and shall make those records available to the department for inspection or audit upon request. (b) Any person required to register under this section who fails to make records available to the department within the time specified in s. 206.12 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and the department shall estimate such person’s tax liability and make a jeopardy assessment for the estimated tax due. In addition to any estimated tax, delinquency penalty, and interest found to be due, the licensee shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 and the department shall revoke such person’s registration under chapter 212.

(3) Any retail dealer or reseller in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of the Florida Motor Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2004 shall be subject to revocation of his or her license under chapter 212.

History: s. 1, ch. 15659, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 1167(16); s. 1, ch. 20303, 1941; s. 1, ch. 70-995; s. 2, ch. 75-286; s. 99, ch. 85-342; s. 31, ch. 86-152; s. 39, ch. 95-417; s. 7, ch. 96-323; s. 10, ch. 2004-73.
Fla. Stat. § 677.503 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 677 / Part V / Section 677.503
677.503 Document of title to goods defeated in certain cases.
Status: in_force

(1) A document of title confers no right in goods against a person that before issuance of the document had a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not: (a) Deliver or entrust the goods or any document of title covering the goods to the bailor or the bailor’s nominee with: 1. Actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell; 2. Power to obtain delivery under s. 677.403; or 3. Power of disposition under s. 672.403, s. 680.304(2), s. 680.305(2), s. 679.320, or s. 679.321(3) or other statute or rule of law; or (b) Acquiesce in the procurement by the bailor or its nominee of any document.

(2) Title to goods based upon an unaccepted delivery order is subject to the rights of any person to which a negotiable warehouse receipt or bill of lading covering the goods has been duly negotiated. That title may be defeated under the next section to the same extent as the rights of the issuer or a transferee from the issuer.

(3) Title to goods based upon a bill of lading issued to a freight forwarder is subject to the rights of any person to which a bill issued by the freight forwarder is duly negotiated. However, delivery by the carrier in accordance with part IV of this chapter pursuant to its own bill of lading discharges the carrier’s obligation to deliver.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 640, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 2001-198; s. 47, ch. 2010-131.
Fla. Stat. § 395.0162 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part I / Section 395.0162
395.0162 Inspection reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Each licensed facility shall maintain as public information, available upon request, records of all inspection reports pertaining to that facility. Copies of such reports shall be retained in its records for not less than 5 years from the date the reports are filed and issued.

(2) Any records, reports, or documents which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) shall not be distributed or made available for purposes of compliance with this section unless or until such confidential status expires.

(3) A licensed facility shall, upon the request of any person who has completed a written application with intent to be admitted to such facility, any person who is a patient of such facility, or any relative, spouse, guardian, or surrogate of any such person, furnish to the requester a copy of the last inspection report filed with or issued by the agency pertaining to the licensed facility, as provided in subsection (1), provided the person requesting such report agrees to pay a reasonable charge to cover copying costs, not to exceed $1 per page.

History: ss. 26, 30, ch. 82-182; s. 29, ch. 90-344; ss. 8, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 212, ch. 96-406.
Fla. Stat. § 683.333 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.333
683.333 Foster Family Appreciation Week.
Status: in_force

(1) The second week of February of each year is designated as “Foster Family Appreciation Week” to recognize the enduring and invaluable contributions that foster parents provide to the children in their care and, thus, to the future of this state.

(2) The Department of Children and Families, local governments, and other agencies are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of the contributions made by foster families to the vitality of the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 2016-73.
Fla. Stat. § 861.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 861 / Section 861.06
861.06 Obstructing harbors.
Status: in_force

The master or other person in charge of any steamer, vessel, barge, or lighter, or any other person who violates the provisions of law relative to the protection of harbors, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 4, ch. 3142, 1879; RS 2703; GS 3669; RGS 5612; CGL 7801; s. 1105, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 812.172 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 812 / Section 812.172
812.172 Intent.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the provisions of this act are intended to prevent violent crimes and thereby to protect employees and the consumer public at late-night convenience businesses. It is the further intent of the Legislature that security standards for late-night convenience businesses be uniform throughout this state.

History: s. 4, ch. 90-346; s. 3, ch. 92-103.
Fla. Stat. § 673.1121 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part I / Section 673.1121
673.1121 Interest.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise provided in the instrument: (a) An instrument is not payable with interest; and (b) Interest on an interest-bearing instrument is payable from the date of the instrument.

(2) Interest may be stated in an instrument as a fixed or variable amount of money, or it may be expressed as a fixed or variable rate or rates. The amount or rate of interest may be stated or described in the instrument in any manner and may require reference to information not contained in the instrument. If an instrument provides for interest, but the amount of interest payable cannot be ascertained from the description, interest is payable at the judgment rate in effect at the place of payment of the instrument and at the time interest first accrues.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 159.823 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part VII / Section 159.823
159.823 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended:

(1) “Act” means the “Taxable Bond Act of 1987.”

(2) “Bonds” means any bonds, debentures, notes, warrants, bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, commercial paper, or other evidence of indebtedness or lease, installment purchase contracts, or other agreements or certificates of participation therein issued by or on behalf of a governmental unit.

(3) “Foreign currency” means currency, Eurodollars, or money other than the legal tender of the United States.

(4) “Governing body” means the governing body or board of the governmental unit.

(5) “Governmental unit” means the state, any department, board, commission, or other agency of the state, or any county, municipality, special district, or other political subdivision of the state, heretofore or hereafter created, or any board, commission, authority, or other public agency or instrumentality which is now or hereafter authorized by law to issue bonds. Nothing herein shall be deemed to give any department, board, commission, or other agency of the state any additional authority to issue bonds or take any action independently and without acting by or through the Division of Bond Finance if the participation of the Division of Bond Finance is otherwise required by the statutes under authority of which the bonds are issued.

(6) “State” means the State of Florida.

(7) “State Board of Administration” means the State Board of Administration created by and referred to in s. 4, Art. IV, of the State Constitution.

(8) “Taxable bonds” means bonds the interest on which is not, in any manner, exempt from federal income taxation or excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-237; s. 18, ch. 2013-15.
Fla. Stat. § 202.30 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 202 / Section 202.30
202.30 Payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer; filing of returns by electronic data interchange.
Status: in_force

(1) A dealer of communications services is required to remit taxes by electronic funds transfer, in the manner prescribed by the department, when the amount of tax paid by the dealer under this chapter, chapter 203, or chapter 212 in the previous state fiscal year was greater than or equal to the amount provided in s. 213.755(1).

(2)(a) A dealer who is required to remit taxes by electronic funds transfer shall make a return in a manner that is initiated through an electronic data interchange. The department shall prescribe the acceptable method of transfer; the method, form, and content of the electronic data interchange, giving due regard to developing uniform standards for formats as adopted by the American National Standards Institute; the circumstances under which an electronic data interchange will serve as a substitute for the filing of another form of return; and the means, if any, by which taxpayers will be provided with acknowledgments. The department must accept such returns as timely if initiated and accepted on or before the 20th day of the month. If the 20th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal or state legal holiday, returns are timely if initiated and accepted on the next succeeding workday. (b) The department may waive the requirement to make a return through an electronic data interchange when problems arise with respect to the taxpayer’s computer capabilities, data systems changes, or operating procedures. To obtain a waiver, the taxpayer must prove to the department that such problems exist.

(3)(a) The department shall design, prepare, print, and furnish to all dealers, except dealers filing through electronic data interchange, or make available or prescribe to the dealers all necessary forms for filing returns and instructions to ensure a full collection from dealers and an accounting for the taxes due, but failure of any dealer to secure such forms does not relieve the dealer of the obligation to pay the tax at the time and in the manner required. (b) The department shall prescribe the format and instructions necessary for filing returns in a manner that is initiated through an electronic data interchange to ensure a full collection from dealers and an accounting for the taxes due. The failure of any dealer to use such format does not relieve the dealer of the obligation to pay the tax at the time and in the manner required.

History: ss. 22, 58, ch. 2000-260; s. 38, ch. 2001-140; s. 14, ch. 2007-106; s. 1, ch. 2022-151.
Fla. Stat. § 468.1725 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part II / Section 468.1725
468.1725 Inactive status.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 20 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive, in addition to completion of the number of hours required for renewal on the date the license became inactive.

(2) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, for the renewal of inactive licenses, and for the reactivation of licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license.

(3) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; s. 331, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 102, ch. 83-329; ss. 9, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 191, ch. 94-119.