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Fla. Stat. § 1006.74 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1006 / Part II / Section 1006.74
1006.74 Intercollegiate athlete compensation and rights; workshops; limitation on liability; rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that intercollegiate athletics provide intercollegiate athletes with significant educational opportunities. However, participation in intercollegiate athletics should not infringe upon an intercollegiate athlete’s ability to earn compensation for her or his name, image, or likeness. An intercollegiate athlete must have an equal opportunity to control and profit from the commercial use of her or his name, image, or likeness, and be protected from unauthorized appropriation and commercial exploitation of her or his right to publicity, including her or his name, image, or likeness.

(1) For the purpose of this section, the term “postsecondary educational institution” means a state university, a Florida College System institution, or a private college or university receiving aid under chapter 1009.

(2) A postsecondary educational institution must conduct at least two financial literacy, life skills, and entrepreneurship workshops, each for a minimum of 5 hours, before the graduation of an intercollegiate athlete. The workshops may not be identical, and the second workshop must include more rigorous instruction. The workshops may not be conducted in the same semester. Each workshop must, at a minimum, include information concerning entrepreneurship, financial aid, debt management, and a recommended budget for full and partial grant-in-aid intercollegiate athletes based on the current academic year’s cost of attendance. Each workshop must also include information on time management skills necessary for success as an intercollegiate athlete and available academic resources. Each workshop may not include any marketing, advertising, referral, or solicitation by providers of financial products or services.

(3) A postsecondary educational institution or an employee of such institution, including an athletic coach, is not liable for any damages to an intercollegiate athlete’s ability to earn compensation for the use of her or his name, image, or likeness resulting from decisions and actions routinely taken in the course of intercollegiate athletics.

(4) The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education shall adopt regulations and rules, respectively, to implement this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-28; s. 20, ch. 2021-35; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2021-217; s. 2, ch. 2023-4.
Fla. Stat. § 373.099 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.099
373.099 Execution of instruments.
Status: in_force

Any instruments of sale, lease, release, or conveyance executed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be executed in the name of the district by its governing board acting by the chair or vice chair of said board and shall have the corporate seal of the board affixed thereto attested by its secretary and any such instrument shall be effective to pass the title or interest of the district in the property conveyed; provided, the district shall not warrant the title to any property sold, leased, released, or conveyed.

History: s. 4, ch. 29790, 1955; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 25, ch. 88-242; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-279; ss. 11, 12, ch. 90-217; s. 596, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 425.23 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 425 / Section 425.23
425.23 Nonliability of members for debts of cooperative.
Status: in_force

The private property of the members of a cooperative shall be exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative and no member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative.

History: s. 22, ch. 19138, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 6494(65).
Fla. Stat. § 468.8095 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XIV / Section 468.8095
468.8095 Practitioner and resident identification.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensee or person registered with the department shall post a license or registration and a recent photograph of the licensee or registrant at each facility where patients are seen by the licensee or registrant in a manner determined by the board by rule. This requirement does not extend to areas where the licensee or registrant may visit and normally does not treat patients. The posted license or registration must be valid.

(2) A licensee or person registered with the department shall post in close proximity to the posted license or registration a notice stating the department’s Consumer Services Unit address, Internet website, and telephone number. The notice shall state that a patient may file a complaint of unlicensed or substandard practice by contacting the Consumer Services Unit. A single notice may be used for multiple licensees or registrants in a facility.

(3) During patient contact, each licensee or person registered with the department shall prominently wear an identification tag or badge with the name, recent photograph, and license or registration number, as applicable, of the licensee or registrant. The size and appearance of the identification tag or badge shall be determined by the board by rule. Persons licensed in more than one practice field under this part may list both license numbers. Licensees or registrants working in facilities requiring the wearing of a specific identification tag may substitute the identification tag or badge required by this subsection with the facility’s design as determined by the board.

History: s. 9, ch. 2008-121.
Fla. Stat. § 520.37 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part III / Section 520.37
520.37 Delinquency charges, attorney’s fees and court costs.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract may provide for payment by the buyer of a delinquency charge on each installment in default for a period not less than 10 days. Such charge may not exceed 5 percent of such installment. A retail installment contract or a revolving account may provide for the payment of reasonable attorney’s fees if referred for collection to an attorney not a salaried employee of the retail seller and for the payment of court costs.

History: s. 8, ch. 59-414; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 2, ch. 85-207; ss. 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 290.048 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.048
290.048 General powers of department under ss. 290.0401-290.048.
Status: in_force

The department has all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of the program, including the power to:

(1) Make contracts and agreements with the Federal Government; other agencies of the state; any other public agency; or any other public person, association, corporation, local government, or entity in exercising its powers and performing its duties under ss. 290.0401-290.048.

(2) Seek and accept funding from any public or private source.

(3) Adopt and enforce rules not inconsistent with ss. 290.0401-290.048 for the administration of the fund.

(4) Assist in training employees of local governing authorities to help achieve and increase their capacity to administer programs pursuant to ss. 290.0401-290.048 and provide technical assistance and advice to local governing authorities involved with these programs.

(5) Pledge community development block grant revenues from the Federal Government in order to guarantee notes or other obligations of a public entity which are approved pursuant to s. 290.0455.

(6) Establish an advisory committee of no more than 13 members to solicit participation in designing, administering, and evaluating the program and in linking the program with other housing and community development resources.

History: s. 8, ch. 83-205; s. 40, ch. 88-201; s. 6, ch. 90-275; s. 47, ch. 97-278; s. 45, ch. 2001-89; s. 24, ch. 2001-201; s. 222, ch. 2011-142; s. 40, ch. 2012-5; s. 15, ch. 2014-218.
Fla. Stat. § 634.322 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part II / Section 634.322
634.322 Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.
Status: in_force

(1) If any sales representative is convicted by a court of a violation of any provision of this part or applicable provisions of the Florida Insurance Code, the license or appointment of such individual shall thereby be deemed to be immediately revoked without any further procedure relative thereto by the department.

(2) Whenever it appears that any licensed 1 or appointed insurance agent has violated the provisions of this part, the department may take such action relative thereto as is authorized by the insurance code as for a violation of the insurance code by such agent.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-339; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 21, 32, 33, 34, ch. 83-323; s. 1, ch. 84-94; s. 41, ch. 91-106; s. 147, ch. 91-108; s. 20, ch. 93-195.
Fla. Stat. § 634.442 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.442
634.442 Injunctive proceedings.
Status: in_force

In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this part, if any person violates s. 634.403 or s. 634.420 or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, the department or office may resort to a proceeding for injunction in the circuit court of the county where such person resides or has her or his or its principal place of business, and therein apply for such temporary and permanent orders as the department or office deems necessary to restrain such person from engaging in any such activities, until such person has complied with such provision or rule.

History: ss. 34, 38, ch. 83-322; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 482, ch. 97-102; s. 1514, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 220.813 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part IX / Section 220.813
220.813 Liens; attachment and notice.
Status: in_force

(1) The state shall have a lien for all or any portion of the tax or any penalty, or for any amount of interest which may be due, upon all the real and personal property of any taxpayer assessed with a tax under this chapter.

(2) If the lien arises from an assessment pursuant to a notice of deficiency, such lien shall not attach, and the notice described in subsection (3) shall not be filed, until all proceedings in court for review of such assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired without such proceedings being instituted.

(3) The lien created by assessment pursuant to a notice of deficiency shall expire unless a notice of lien is filed as provided in this part within 5 years from the date all proceedings in court for the review of such assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired without such proceeding being instituted. The lien created by assessment pursuant to the filing of a return without payment of the tax shown to be due, or the penalty or interest properly due, shall expire unless a notice of lien is filed within 5 years from the date such return was filed with the department.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 68, ch. 91-112.
Fla. Stat. § 420.615 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part VI / Section 420.615
420.615 Affordable housing land donation density bonus incentives.
Status: in_force

(1) A local government may provide density bonus incentives pursuant to the provisions of this section to any landowner who voluntarily donates fee simple interest in real property to the local government for the purpose of assisting the local government in providing affordable housing. Donated real property must be determined by the local government to be appropriate for use as affordable housing and must be subject to deed restrictions to ensure that the property will be used for affordable housing.

(2) For purposes of this section, the terms “affordable,” “extremely-low-income persons,” “low-income persons,” “moderate-income persons,” and “very-low-income persons” have the same meaning as in s. 420.0004.

(3) The density bonus may be applied to any land within the local government’s jurisdiction provided that residential use is an allowable use on the receiving land.

(4) The density bonus, identification of receiving land for the bonus, and any other conditions associated with the donation of the land for affordable housing are the subject of review and approval by the local government. The award of density bonus pursuant to this section, the legal description of the land receiving the bonus, and any other conditions associated with the bonus shall be memorialized in a development agreement or other binding agreement and recorded with the clerk of court in the county where the donated land and receiving land are located.

(5) The local government, as part of the approval process, shall adopt a comprehensive plan amendment, pursuant to part II of chapter 163, for the receiving land that incorporates the density bonus. Such amendment shall be adopted in the manner as required for small-scale amendments pursuant to s. 163.3187 and is not subject to the requirements of s. 163.3184(4)(b)-(d).

(6) The deed restrictions required pursuant to subsection (1) for an affordable housing unit must also prohibit the unit from being sold at a price that exceeds the threshold for housing that is affordable for low-income or moderate-income persons or to a buyer who is not eligible due to his or her income under this chapter. The deed restriction may allow affordable housing units created under subsection (1) to be rented to extremely-low-income, very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-income persons.

(7) The local government may transfer all or a portion of the donated land to a nonprofit housing organization, such as a community land trust, housing authority, or community redevelopment agency, to be used for the production and preservation of permanently affordable housing.

History: s. 28, ch. 2006-69; s. 65, ch. 2011-139.
Fla. Stat. § 253.54 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.54
253.54 Competitive bidding.
Status: in_force

On the date specified in the advertisement of sale, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall at a public meeting consider any and all bids submitted prior to such date for the leasing of the land or lands so advertised and, in the discretion of the board, award the lease to the highest and best bidder submitting a bid therefor; provided that if, in the judgment of the board, the bids submitted do not represent the fair value of such lease or leases, the execution of same is contrary to the public welfare, or the responsibility of the bidder offering the highest amount has not been established to its satisfaction, or for any other reason, it may in its discretion reject said bids, give notice and call for new or other bids, or withdraw said land from the market. If several distinct blocks, parcels, or tracts of land can be separately considered, then, and in that event, the board may so consider them, but if they cannot be so considered, then the rejection for any cause of the highest and best bid shall result in the rejection of all bids.

History: s. 4, ch. 22824, 1945; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 69-369; s. 68, ch. 86-186.
Fla. Stat. § 373.136 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.136
373.136 Enforcement of regulations and orders.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing board may enforce its regulations and orders adopted pursuant to this chapter, by suit for injunction or other appropriate action in the courts of the state.

(2) The court may award to the prevailing party or parties reasonable attorney’s fees for services rendered in actions at law and all appellate proceedings resulting therefrom under the provisions of this chapter. In addition to the above, the court may award all costs and charges incident to such actions.

(3) Any action by a citizen of the state to seek judicial enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be governed by the Florida Environmental Protection Act, s. 403.412.

History: s. 25, part I, ch. 72-299; s. 7, ch. 99-353.
Fla. Stat. § 253.781 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.781
253.781 Retention of state-owned lands along former Cross Florida Barge Canal route; creation of Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area; authorizing transfer to the Federal Government for inclusion in Ocala National Forest.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to conserve and protect the natural resources and scenic beauty of the Oklawaha River Valley and all lands and interests formerly acquired by the state or Federal Government for construction and operation of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. It is the finding of the Legislature that these areas have a significant impact upon environmental and recreational resources of statewide importance and that public ownership of and access to such areas are necessary and desirable to protect the health, welfare, safety, and quality of life of the residents of this state and to implement s. 7, Art. II of the State Constitution. It is further the finding of the Legislature that retention of ownership and control of the majority of the lands by the state and the ownership and control of additional portions by the Federal Government as part of the Ocala National Forest will properly protect and conserve the natural resources and scenic beauty of Florida, enhance recreational opportunities, and be in the public interest. To achieve these goals, the Legislature hereby creates the Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area.

(2) The department is authorized to transfer for consideration ownership of all lands or interests in lands previously owned by the canal authority contained within the existing boundary of the Ocala National Forest and any extension of the boundary of the Ocala National Forest in Putnam County to the United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose of inclusion in the Ocala National Forest.

(3) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund may acquire by purchase, exchange of other state lands, or the exercise of the power of eminent domain the fee title to lands acquired in less-than-fee title and to privately owned lands that break the continuity of publicly owned lands within the original canal corridor as specified in the University Planning Team Greenway Management Plan along the canal route, using canal authority assets transferred to the department or using state, local, or federal funds dedicated to acquiring lands for conservation and recreation. The Legislature finds that such exercise of the power of eminent domain to accomplish the purposes of this section is necessary and for a public purpose. Such power of eminent domain must be exercised pursuant to chapter 73.

(4) Lands transferred pursuant to this section by the department may reserve existing road rights-of-way.

History: ss. 2, 16, ch. 79-167; ss. 1, 5, ch. 84-287; ss. 1, 10, ch. 90-328; s. 56, ch. 93-213; s. 80, ch. 94-356; s. 6, ch. 99-205.
Fla. Stat. § 836.08 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 836 / Section 836.08
836.08 Correction, apology, or retraction by newspaper.
Status: in_force

(1) If it appears upon the trial that said article was published in good faith; that its falsity was due to an honest mistake of the facts; that there were reasonable grounds for believing that the statements in said article were true; and that, within the period of time specified in subsection (2), a full and fair correction, apology, and retraction was published in the same editions or corresponding issues of the newspaper or periodical in which said article appeared, and in as conspicuous place and type as was said original article, then any criminal proceeding charging libel based on an article so retracted shall be discontinued and barred.

(2) Full and fair correction, apology, or retraction shall be made: (a) In the case of a broadcast or a daily or weekly newspaper or periodical, within 10 days after service of notice; (b) In the case of a newspaper or periodical published semimonthly, within 20 days after service of notice; (c) In the case of a newspaper or periodical published monthly, within 45 days after service of notice; and (d) In the case of a newspaper or periodical published less frequently than monthly, in the next issue, provided that notice is served no later than 45 days prior to such publication.

History: s. 2, ch. 16070, 1933; CGL 1940 Supp. 7064(2); s. 993, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 80-34.
Fla. Stat. § 741.401 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.401
741.401 Legislative findings; purpose.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of ss. 741.401-741.409 is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence, to enable interagency cooperation with the Attorney General in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, and to enable state and local agencies to accept a program participant’s use of an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-404.
Fla. Stat. § 958.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 958 / Section 958.06
958.06 Suspension of sentence by court.
Status: in_force

The court, upon motion of the defendant, or upon its own motion, may within 60 days after imposition of sentence suspend the further execution of the sentence and place the defendant on probation in a community control program upon such terms as the court may require. The department shall forward to the court, not later than 3 working days prior to the hearing on the motion, all relevant material on the youthful offender’s progress while in custody.

History: s. 7, ch. 78-84.
Fla. Stat. § 468.1105 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part I / Section 468.1105
468.1105 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

The sole legislative purpose for enacting this part is to ensure that every speech-language pathologist and audiologist practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice in this state. It is the legislative intent that speech-language pathologists and audiologists who fall below minimum competencies or who otherwise present a danger to the public health and safety be prohibited from practicing in this state.

History: ss. 1, 31, ch. 90-134; s. 21, ch. 90-341; ss. 1, 10, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429.