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Fla. Stat. § 460.408 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 460 / Section 460.408
460.408 Continuing chiropractic education.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall require licensees to periodically demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of renewal of a license by completing up to 40 contact classroom hours of continuing education. (a) Continuing education courses sponsored by chiropractic colleges whose graduates are eligible for examination under any provision of this chapter may be approved upon review by the board if all other requirements of board rules setting forth criteria for course approval are met. (b) The board shall approve those courses that build upon the basic courses required for the practice of chiropractic medicine, and the board may also approve courses in adjunctive modalities. Courses that consist of instruction in the use, application, prescription, recommendation, or administration of a specific company’s brand of products or services are not eligible for approval.

(2) The board may make exception from the requirements of this section in emergency or hardship cases.

(3) The board may adopt rules within the requirements of this section that are necessary for its implementation.

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-211; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 17, 18, ch. 86-285; s. 17, ch. 88-392; s. 17, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 96-296; s. 275, ch. 98-166; s. 5, ch. 2007-240; s. 2, ch. 2012-171.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0101 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part I / Section 736.0101
736.0101 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Florida Trust Code” and for purposes of this chapter is referred to as the “code.”

History: s. 1, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 641.3901 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.3901
641.3901 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person, entity, or health maintenance organization shall engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this part as, or determined pursuant to s. 641.3905 to be, an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice involving the business of health maintenance organizations.

History: ss. 35, 47, ch. 85-177; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 747.04 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 747 / Section 747.04
747.04 Termination of conservatorship.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time upon petition signed by the absentee, or on petition of an attorney in fact acting under an adequate power of attorney granted by the absentee, the court shall direct the termination of the conservatorship and the transfer of all property held thereunder to the absentee or to the designated attorney in fact.

(2) Likewise, if at any time subsequent to the appointment of a conservator it shall appear that the absentee has died and an executor or administrator has been appointed for her or his estate, the court shall direct the termination of the conservatorship and the transfer of all property of the deceased absentee held thereunder to such executor or administrator.

(3) When the need for a conservatorship terminates, the conservator shall promptly file her or his final returns and application for discharge with the court. If it appears to the court that the returns are correct and that the conservator has made full and complete transfer of the absentee’s assets as directed, the court may approve the returns and discharge the conservator. If objections to the returns are filed, the circuit judge shall conduct a hearing under the same conditions for a hearing on objections to annual returns.

(4) Such discharge shall operate as a release from the duties of the conservatorship and as a bar to any suit against said conservator or her or his surety, unless such suit is commenced within 1 year from the date of discharge.

History: s. 4, ch. 22888, 1945; s. 12, ch. 71-103; s. 1134, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 893.146 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 893 / Section 893.146
893.146 Determination of paraphernalia.
Status: in_force

In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority or jury shall consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, the following:

(1) Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use.

(2) The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a direct violation of this act.

(3) The proximity of the object to controlled substances.

(4) The existence of any residue of controlled substances on the object.

(5) Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to persons who he or she knows, or should reasonably know, intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of this act. The innocence of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct violation of this act shall not prevent a finding that the object is intended for use, or designed for use, as drug paraphernalia.

(6) Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use.

(7) Descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain or depict its use.

(8) Any advertising concerning its use.

(9) The manner in which the object is displayed for sale.

(10) Whether the owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such as a licensed distributor of or dealer in tobacco products.

(11) Direct or circumstantial evidence of the ratio of sales of the object or objects to the total sales of the business enterprise.

(12) The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object in the community.

(13) Expert testimony concerning its use.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-30; s. 1445, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 163.395 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part III / Section 163.395
163.395 Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution.
Status: in_force

(1) All property of any county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency, including funds, owned or held by it for the purposes of this part are exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution; and no execution or other judicial process may issue against the same, nor shall judgment against the county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency be a charge or lien upon such property. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this part by the county or municipality on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community redevelopment.

(2) The property of the county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency acquired or held for the purposes of this part is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and such property is exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the county, or the state or any political subdivision thereof. However, such tax exemption will terminate when the county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of such property in a community redevelopment area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a public body entitled to tax exemption with respect to such property.

History: s. 14, ch. 69-305; s. 13, ch. 77-391; s. 17, ch. 84-356.
Fla. Stat. § 683.1475 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.1475
683.1475 Veterans Appreciation Month.
Status: in_force

(1) The month of November of each year is designated as “Veterans Appreciation Month.”

(2) The Governor may issue a proclamation annually designating the month of November as Veterans Appreciation Month and encouraging counties, municipalities, public schools, and residents of this state to observe the occasion by creating special programs and events to show appreciation for the veterans who have served the United States.

History: s. 4, ch. 2023-162; s. 1, ch. 2024-65.
Fla. Stat. § 938.10 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 938 / Part II / Section 938.10
938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain crimes.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787, chapter 794, former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.012, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135(5), s. 847.0138, s. 847.0145, s. 893.147(3), or s. 985.701, or any offense in violation of s. 775.21, s. 823.07, s. 847.0125, s. 847.0134, or s. 943.0435, the court shall impose a court cost of $151 against the offender in addition to any other cost or penalty required by law.

(2) Each month the clerk of the court shall transfer $50 from the proceeds of the court cost to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Department of Children and Families’ Grants and Donations Trust Fund for disbursement to the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and $100 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Department of Children and Families’ Grants and Donations Trust Fund for disbursement to the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, Inc., for the purpose of funding children’s advocacy centers that are members of the network. The clerk shall retain $1 from each sum collected as a service charge.

History: s. 84, ch. 2004-265; s. 115, ch. 2006-120; s. 8, ch. 2008-16; s. 25, ch. 2008-172; s. 1, ch. 2009-174; s. 313, ch. 2014-19; s. 25, ch. 2014-160; s. 50, ch. 2016-24; s. 22, ch. 2021-156; s. 7, ch. 2024-73; s. 92, ch. 2025-6; ss. 40, 70, ch. 2025-156.
Fla. Stat. § 627.615 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.615
627.615 Physical examination, autopsy.
Status: in_force

The contract shall include the following provision:

“Physical Examinations and Autopsy: The insurer at its expense has the right to have the insured examined as often as reasonably necessary while a claim is pending. It may also have an autopsy made unless prohibited by law.”

History: s. 558, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 464, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 113.02 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 113 / Section 113.02
113.02 Fee to be paid before commissions issued.
Status: in_force

No commission shall be issued by the Governor or attested by the Secretary of State or shall bear the seal of the state until the fee fixed and required by s. 113.01, if any, shall first be paid as therein provided.

History: s. 2, ch. 14669, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 460(2); s. 2, ch. 81-260.
Fla. Stat. § 429.01 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 429 / Part I / Section 429.01
429.01 Short title; purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) This act may be cited as the “Assisted Living Facilities Act.”

(2) The purpose of this act is to promote the availability of appropriate services for elderly persons and adults with disabilities in the least restrictive and most homelike environment, to encourage the development of facilities that promote the dignity, individuality, privacy, and decisionmaking ability of such persons, to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of residents of assisted living facilities in the state, to promote continued improvement of such facilities, to encourage the development of innovative and affordable facilities particularly for persons with low to moderate incomes, to ensure that all agencies of the state cooperate in the protection of such residents, and to ensure that needed economic, social, mental health, health, and leisure services are made available to residents of such facilities through the efforts of the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Elderly Affairs, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, assisted living facilities, and other community agencies. To the maximum extent possible, appropriate community-based programs must be available to state-supported residents to augment the services provided in assisted living facilities. The Legislature recognizes that assisted living facilities are an important part of the continuum of long-term care in the state. In support of the goal of aging in place, the Legislature further recognizes that assisted living facilities should be operated and regulated as residential environments with supportive services and not as medical or nursing facilities. The services available in these facilities, either directly or through contract or agreement, are intended to help residents remain as independent as possible. Regulations governing these facilities must be sufficiently flexible to allow facilities to adopt policies that enable residents to age in place when resources are available to meet their needs and accommodate their preferences.

(3) The principle that a license issued under this part is a public trust and a privilege and is not an entitlement should guide the finder of fact or trier of law at any administrative proceeding or in a court action initiated by the Agency for Health Care Administration to enforce this part.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 75-233; ss. 12, 13, ch. 80-198; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 2, ch. 87-371; s. 2, ch. 91-263; s. 28, ch. 92-33; ss. 1, 38, 39, ch. 93-216; s. 6, ch. 95-210; s. 46, ch. 95-418; s. 122, ch. 99-8; s. 2, ch. 2006-197; s. 243, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 1015.01 — Florida Code / Title XLIX / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.01
1015.01 Short title.
Status: in_force

This section and ss. 1015.02-1015.06 may be cited as the “Teachers’ Bill of Rights.”

History: s. 11, ch. 2023-38.
Fla. Stat. § 768.128 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.128
768.128 Hazardous spills; definitions; persons who assist in containing or treating spills; immunity from liability; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of this section: (a) The term “hazardous materials” includes all materials and substances which are now designated or defined as hazardous by the law of this state or federal law or by the rules or regulations of this state or any federal agency. (b) The term “spill” includes the accidental spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, or dumping of any hazardous waste or material which creates an emergency hazardous situation or is expected to create an emergency hazardous situation. (c) An “emergency hazardous situation” exists whenever there is an imminent and substantial threat to public health and safety.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, no person who provides good faith assistance or advice in immediately containing or treating, or attempting to contain, treat, or prevent, an actual or threatened spill is subject to civil liabilities or penalties of any type. Except for the immediate response to the spill or threatened spill, all activities to prevent, contain, clean up, and dispose of, or to attempt to prevent, contain, clean up, and dispose of, the hazardous material shall be in accordance with applicable state and federal law.

(3) The immunities provided in subsection (2) do not apply to any person: (a) Whose act or omission causes in whole or in part such actual or threatened discharge and who would otherwise be liable therefor; (b) Who receives compensation other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for services in rendering such assistance or advice; (c) Who fails to act as an ordinary reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances; or (d) Who fails to comply with the lawful instruction of an on-scene, governmentally supervised, operational emergency response team whose duty is to prevent, contain, or clean up the spill.

(4) Nothing in subsection (2) shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability of: (a) Any person for damages resulting from such person’s gross negligence or from such person’s reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct; or (b) Any person for the improper management of the hazardous waste or material after the emergency spill response activities are completed.

History: s. 39, ch. 83-310.
Fla. Stat. § 205.192 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 205 / Section 205.192
205.192 Charitable, etc., organizations; occasional sales, fundraising; exemption.
Status: in_force

A business tax receipt is not required of any charitable, religious, fraternal, youth, civic, service, or other similar organization that makes occasional sales or engages in fundraising projects that are performed exclusively by the members, and the proceeds derived from the activities are used exclusively in the charitable, religious, fraternal, youth, civic, and service activities of the organization.

History: s. 1, ch. 70-400; s. 22, ch. 2006-152.
Fla. Stat. § 634.430 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.430
634.430 Dissolution or liquidation.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the dissolution or liquidation of an association subject to the provisions of this part shall be under the supervision of the department, which shall have all powers with respect thereto granted to it under the laws of the state with respect to the dissolution and liquidation of property and casualty companies pursuant to chapter 631. An involuntary dissolution or liquidation of a manufacturer licensed under this part shall subject the warranty operations of the manufacturer in this state to the provisions of chapter 631.

(2) The department and office shall be notified of the commencement of voluntary dissolution proceedings of a manufacturer licensed under this part. As to the warranty operations of a manufacturer in this state, the department shall supervise the voluntary dissolution and shall require protection of the interests of the department, office, and consumers who have been issued service warranties by the manufacturer by the continuation of deposits or bonds as required by this part until that time as all warranties issued by the manufacturer are no longer in effect or all outstanding warranties have been assigned to another association approved by the department and office. The notification as provided herein shall be made by the manufacturer within 30 days of the commencement of any legal action for dissolution.

History: s. 5, ch. 78-255; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 36, 37, 38, ch. 83-322; s. 47, ch. 90-119; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1507, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 474.205 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 474 / Section 474.205
474.205 Headquarters.
Status: in_force

The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-228; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 16, ch. 85-291; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 490.0076 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.0076
490.0076 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; public records and meetings exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A psychologist’s personal identifying information, other than the psychologist’s name, licensure status, or licensure number, obtained from the coordinated licensure information system, as described in Article IX of s. 490.0075, and held by the department or the Board of Psychology is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution unless the state that originally reported the information to the coordinated information system authorizes the disclosure of such information by law. If disclosure is so authorized, information may be disclosed only to the extent authorized by law by the reporting state.

(2)(a) A meeting or a portion of a meeting of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission, established in Article X of s. 490.0075, at which matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or state statute are discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. (b) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting or portion of such a meeting are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-141.
Fla. Stat. § 710.103 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 710 / Section 710.103
710.103 Scope and jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) This act applies to a transfer that refers to this act in the designation under s. 710.111(1) by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this state or the custodial property is located in this state. The custodianship so created remains subject to this act despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this state.

(2) A person designated as custodian under this act is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.

(3) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this state if, at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-95.
Fla. Stat. § 110.12312 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part I / Section 110.12312
110.12312 Open enrollment period for retirees.
Status: in_force

On or after July 1, 1997, the Department of Management Services shall provide for an open enrollment period for retired state employees who want to obtain health insurance coverage under ss. 110.123 and 110.12315. The options offered during the open enrollment period must provide the same health insurance coverage as the coverage provided to active employees under the same premium payment conditions in effect for covered retirees, including eligibility for health insurance subsidy payments under s. 112.363. A person who separates from employment subsequent to May 1, 1988, but whose date of retirement occurs on or after August 1, 1995, is eligible as of the first open enrollment period occurring after July 1, 1997, with an effective date of January 1, 1998, as long as the retiree’s enrollment remains in effect.

History: s. 24, ch. 97-180.
Fla. Stat. § 642.0336 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 642 / Section 642.0336
642.0336 Duration of suspension; obligations during suspension; reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(1) Suspension of an insurer’s certificate of authority shall be for such period, not to exceed 1 year, as is fixed in the order of suspension, unless such suspension or the order upon which the suspension is based is modified, rescinded, or reversed.

(2) During the period of suspension, the insurer shall file its annual statement and pay fees as required under this chapter as if the certificate of authority had continued in full force.

(3) Upon expiration of the period of suspension, if within such period the certificate of authority has not otherwise terminated, the certificate of authority shall automatically be reinstated, unless the causes of the suspension have not been removed or the insurer is otherwise not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(4) Upon reinstatement of an insurer’s certificate of authority following suspension, the authority of the sales representatives in this state to represent the insurer shall be reinstated.

History: ss. 11, 21, ch. 83-278; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-147.