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Fla. Stat. § 222.07 — Florida Code / Title XV / Chapter 222 / Section 222.07
222.07 Defendant’s rights of selection.
Status: in_force

Upon the completion of the inventory the person entitled to the exemption, or the person’s agent or attorney, may select from such an inventory an amount of property not exceeding, according to such appraisal, the amount of value exempted; but if the person so entitled, or the person’s agent or attorney, does not appear and make such selection, the officer shall make the selection for him or her, and the property not so selected as exempt may be sold.

History: s. 8, ch. 1715, 1869; RS 2004; GS 2526; RGS 3881; CGL 5788; s. 1200, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.995 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part VI / Section 1002.995
1002.995 Early learning professional learning standards and career pathways.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall: (a) Develop early learning professional learning training and course standards to be utilized for school readiness program providers. (b) Identify both formal and informal early learning career pathways with stackable credentials and certifications that allow early childhood teachers to access specialized professional learning that: 1. Strengthens knowledge and teaching practices. 2. Aligns to established professional standards and core competencies. 3. Provides a progression of attainable, competency-based stackable credentials and certifications. 4. Improves outcomes for children to increase kindergarten readiness and early grade success. (c) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, provide incentives to school readiness personnel who meet the requirements of s. 1002.88(1)(e) and prekindergarten instructors who meet the requirements specified in s. 1002.55, s. 1002.61, or s. 1002.63 and who possess a reading certification or endorsement or a literacy micro-credential as specified in s. 1003.485 and teach students in the school readiness program or the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program or work in a child care or early learning setting.

(2) To the greatest extent possible, the credentials and certifications established pursuant to this section shall align with the training for K-12 teachers, reading coaches, and school administrators in s. 1001.215(3).

(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section.

History: s. 2, ch. 2019-126; s. 9, ch. 2021-9; s. 63, ch. 2021-10; s. 28, ch. 2022-154; s. 22, ch. 2023-245; s. 14, ch. 2024-5.
Fla. Stat. § 61.402 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part I / Section 61.402
61.402 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
Status: in_force

(1) A person appointed as a guardian ad litem pursuant to s. 61.401 must be: (a) Certified by the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office pursuant to s. 39.821; (b) Certified by a not-for-profit legal aid organization as defined in s. 68.096; or (c) An attorney who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.

(2)(a) Prior to certifying a guardian ad litem pursuant to paragraph (1)(b), the not-for-profit legal aid organization must: 1. Conduct a security background investigation as described in s. 39.821 for which the not-for-profit legal aid organization has the sole discretion in determining whether to certify a person based on his or her security background investigation; and 2. Provide training using the uniform objective statewide training program for guardians ad litem developed by The Florida Bar. (b) The security background investigation and the training program requirements as provided in this subsection must be paid for by the not-for-profit legal aid organization or the person seeking certification as a guardian ad litem through the not-for-profit legal aid organization.

(3) Only a guardian ad litem who qualifies under paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(c) may be appointed to a case in which the court has determined that there are well-founded allegations of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect as defined in s. 39.01.

(4) Nothing in this section requires the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office or a not-for-profit legal aid organization to train or certify guardians ad litem appointed under this chapter.

(5) It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person to willfully, knowingly, or intentionally fail, by false statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, to disclose in an application for a guardian ad litem any material fact used in making a determination as to the applicant’s qualifications for such position.

History: s. 2, ch. 90-226; s. 1, ch. 93-203; s. 4, ch. 94-204; s. 1367, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 96-109; s. 21, ch. 96-406; s. 124, ch. 98-403; s. 1, ch. 2009-114; s. 41, ch. 2024-70.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.391 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part III / Section 1002.391
1002.391 Auditory-oral education programs; Bridge to Speech Program.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Auditory-oral education program” means a program that develops and relies solely on listening skills and uses an implant or assistive hearing device for the purpose of relying on speech and spoken language skills as the method of communication and uses faculty and supervisors certified as listening and spoken language specialists each day the child is in attendance. (b) “Deaf or hard of hearing” means aided or unaided hearing loss that affects the processing of linguistic information and adversely affects performance in the educational environment. The degree of loss may range from mild to profound in accordance with criteria established by rule of the State Board of Education. (c) “School” means a public or private school located in this state which can teach children who have obtained an implant or assistive hearing device, using faculty certified as listening and spoken language specialists.

(2) The parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing and who meets the following requirements may enroll the child in an auditory-oral education program as a school of choice pursuant to s. 1002.20. Such child may continue attending the school and complete the development of listening and spoken language skills at the school. In order to enroll and attend, the child must: (a) Have received an implant or assistive hearing device; (b) Be between the ages of 3 and 7 years, or between the ages of 2 and 7 years when the school district elects to serve children with disabilities who are under the age of 3 years; and (c) Be a resident of the state.

(3) The level of services shall be determined by the individual educational plan team or individualized family support plan team, which includes the child’s parent in accordance with the rules of the State Board of Education and a certified listening and spoken language specialist from the family’s chosen program. A child is eligible for services under this section until the end of the school year in which he or she reaches the age of 7 years or after grade 2, whichever comes first.

(4) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a school district shall add four special consideration points to the calculation of a matrix of services for a student who is deaf and enrolled in an auditory-oral education program.

(5) As authorized by and consistent with funding appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, the Bridge to Speech Program is created to fund auditory-oral education programs required at schools pursuant to this section. Funds shall be provided at the level of the published tuition rates up to the funds available as provided in the General Appropriations Act. The Department of Education must award these funds to eligible recipients no later than September 1 of each year, with subsequent payments monthly thereafter.

History: s. 8, ch. 2011-175; s. 17, ch. 2016-237; s. 7, ch. 2020-79; s. 5, ch. 2024-230.
Fla. Stat. § 17.02 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 17 / Section 17.02
17.02 Place of residence and office.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall reside at the seat of government of this state and shall hold office in a room in the capitol.

History: s. 2, ch. 8, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 94; GS 98; RGS 111; CGL 141; s. 53, ch. 95-147; s. 15, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 921.161 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 921 / Section 921.161
921.161 Sentence not to run until imposed; credit for county jail time after sentence; certificate of custodian of jail.
Status: in_force

(1) A sentence of imprisonment shall not begin to run before the date it is imposed, but the court imposing a sentence shall allow a defendant credit for all of the time she or he spent in the county jail before sentence. The credit must be for a specified period of time and shall be provided for in the sentence.

(2) In addition to other credits, a person sentenced to imprisonment in custody of the Department of Corrections shall receive credit on her or his sentence for all time spent between sentencing and being placed in custody of the department. When delivering a prisoner to the department, the custodian of the local jail shall certify to it in writing: (a) The date the sentence was imposed and the date the prisoner was delivered to the department. (b) The dates of any periods after sentence the prisoner was at liberty on bond. (c) The dates and reasons for any other times the prisoner was at liberty after sentence. (d) The offender-based transaction system number or numbers from the uniform arrest report or reports established pursuant to s. 943.05(2). The certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts certified.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-457; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 125, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 70-441; s. 1, ch. 73-71; s. 14, ch. 77-120; s. 25, ch. 79-3; s. 13, ch. 86-187; s. 1544, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 2000-179.
Fla. Stat. § 162.30 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 162 / Part II / Section 162.30
162.30 Civil actions to enforce county and municipal ordinances.
Status: in_force

In addition to other provisions of law authorizing the enforcement of county and municipal codes and ordinances, a county or municipality may enforce any violation of a county or municipal code or ordinance by filing a civil action in the same manner as instituting a civil action. The action shall be brought in county or circuit court, whichever is appropriate depending upon the relief sought. Counties and municipalities are authorized and required to pay any counsel appointed by the court to represent a private party in such action if the provision of counsel at public expense is required by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Florida and if the party is indigent as established pursuant to s. 27.52. The county or municipality shall bear all court fees and costs of any such action, and may, if it prevails, recover the court fees and costs and expense of the court-appointed counsel as part of its judgment. The state shall bear no expense of actions brought under this section except those that it would bear in an ordinary civil action between private parties in county court.

History: s. 87, ch. 2003-402.
Fla. Stat. § 563.08 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.08
563.08 Cash deposit on beer sales.
Status: in_force

All licensed manufacturers, when distributing under a manufacturer’s license, wholesalers and distributors of domestic malt or brewed beverages, as defined in the Beverage Law, shall require a minimum cash deposit of 50 cents on the sale of each case of 24 bottles of any domestic malt or brewed beverage herein referred to from their vendors, except nonreturnable bottles, and all vendors thereof shall make a minimum cash deposit of 50 cents on the purchase of each case of 24 bottles of any domestic malt or brewed beverage herein referred to, except nonreturnable bottles, and vendors shall require a minimum cash deposit of 50 cents on the sale of each case of 24 bottles of any domestic malt or brewed beverages herein referred to from their purchasers, except nonreturnable bottles. Said manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors shall keep a record of all such deposits and shall make refund to their vendors within 10 days after receipt of notice from such vendors in writing that empties are ready for return, if such be true, to such manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors.

History: s. 1, ch. 19570, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(271dd); s. 24, ch. 25359, 1949; s. 3, ch. 72-230.
Fla. Stat. § 624.84 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part VI / Section 624.84
624.84 Review.
Status: in_force

During the period of supervision, the insurer may contest an action taken or proposed to be taken by the supervisor, specifying the manner wherein the action complained of would not result in improving the condition of the insurer. Such request shall not stay the action specified pending reconsideration of the action by the office. Denial of the insurer’s request upon reconsideration entitles the insurer to request a proceeding under ss. 120.569 and 120.57.

History: ss. 71, 72, ch. 89-360; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 268, ch. 96-410; s. 4, ch. 2002-247; s. 860, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 713.22 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part I / Section 713.22
713.22 Duration of lien.
Status: in_force

(1) A lien provided by this part does not continue for a longer period than 1 year after the claim of lien has been recorded or 1 year after the recording of an amended claim of lien that shows a later date of final furnishing of labor, services, or materials, unless within that time an action to enforce the lien is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction. A lien that has been continued beyond the 1-year period by the commencement of an action is not enforceable against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice, unless a notice of lis pendens is recorded.

(2) An owner or the owner’s attorney may elect to shorten the time prescribed in subsection (1) within which to commence an action to enforce any claim of lien or claim against a bond or other security under s. 713.23 or s. 713.24 by recording in the clerk’s office a notice in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN To: (Name and address of lienor) You are notified that the undersigned contests the claim of lien filed by you on , (year) , and recorded in Book , Page , of the public records of County, Florida, and that the time within which you may file suit to enforce your lien is limited to 60 days from the date of service of this notice. This day of , (year) . Signed: (Owner or Attorney) The lien of any lienor upon whom such notice is served and who fails to institute a suit to enforce his or her lien within 60 days after service of such notice is extinguished automatically. The clerk shall serve, in accordance with s. 713.18, a copy of the notice of contest on the lienor at the address shown in the claim of lien or most recent amendment thereto and shall certify to such service and the date of service on the face of the notice and record the notice. After the clerk records the notice with the certificate of service, the clerk shall serve, in accordance with s. 713.18, a copy of such recorded notice on the lienor and the owner or the owner’s attorney. The clerk of the court shall charge fees for such services as provided by law.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-135; s. 13, ch. 65-456; s. 35, ch. 67-254; s. 9, ch. 77-353; s. 811, ch. 97-102; s. 31, ch. 99-6; s. 12, ch. 2007-221; s. 10, ch. 2012-211; s. 11, ch. 2023-226.
Fla. Stat. § 558.003 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 558 / Section 558.003
558.003 Action; compliance.
Status: in_force

A claimant may not file an action subject to this chapter without first complying with the requirements of this chapter. If a claimant files an action alleging a construction defect without first complying with the requirements of this chapter, on timely motion by a party to the action the court shall stay the action, without prejudice, and the action may not proceed until the claimant has complied with such requirements. The notice requirement is not intended to interfere with an owner’s ability to complete a project that has not been substantially completed. The notice is not required for a project that has not reached the stage of completion of the building or improvement.

History: s. 3, ch. 2003-49; s. 3, ch. 2004-342; s. 2, ch. 2009-203.
Fla. Stat. § 568.13 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 568 / Section 568.13
568.13 Form of information or indictment.
Status: in_force

(1) An indictment or information framed substantially as follows shall be deemed sufficient in counties voting against the sale of intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer: The grand jurors of the State of Florida, inquiring in and for the body of the County of , upon their oaths do present that , late of the County of , did, on, to wit: the day of , (year) , in the said County of , State of Florida, unlawfully sell intoxicating liquors, (or intoxicating wines or intoxicating beer as the case may be), which said county had voted against the sale of intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer, contrary to the statute made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Florida.

(2) Said form of indictment or information may also be used in charging violation of ss. 568.03 and 568.04.

History: s. 13, ch. 18016, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7648(22); s. 26, ch. 99-6.
Fla. Stat. § 97.011 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Part I / Section 97.011
97.011 Short title.
Status: in_force

Chapters 97-106 inclusive shall be known and may be cited as “The Florida Election Code.”

History: s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 1, ch. 65-60; s. 1, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 903.133 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 903 / Section 903.133
903.133 Bail on appeal; prohibited for certain felony convictions.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 903.132, no person shall be admitted to bail pending review either by posttrial motion or appeal if he or she was adjudged guilty of:

(1) A felony of the first degree for a violation of s. 782.04(2) or (3), s. 787.01, s. 794.011(4), s. 806.01, s. 893.13, or s. 893.135;

(2) A violation of s. 794.011(2) or (3); or

(3) Any other offense requiring sexual offender registration under s. 943.0435(1)(h) or sexual predator registration under s. 775.21(4) when, at the time of the offense, the offender was 18 years of age or older and the victim was a minor.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-72; s. 1, ch. 82-392; s. 1, ch. 83-83; s. 172, ch. 83-216; s. 8, ch. 88-381; s. 2, ch. 89-281; s. 2, ch. 90-225; s. 18, ch. 93-156; s. 10, ch. 99-188; s. 23, ch. 2000-320; s. 5, ch. 2001-236; s. 1, ch. 2002-212; s. 15, ch. 2005-128; s. 46, ch. 2016-105; s. 25, ch. 2017-37; s. 127, ch. 2019-167; s. 1, ch. 2020-83; s. 20, ch. 2021-156; ss. 38, 67, ch. 2025-156.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0830 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0830
617.0830 General standards for directors.
Status: in_force

(1) A director shall discharge his or her duties as a director, including his or her duties as a member of a committee: (a) In good faith; (b) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; and (c) In a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation.

(2) In discharging his or her duties, a director may rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (a) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; (b) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes are within the persons’ professional or expert competence; or (c) A committee of the board of directors of which he or she is not a member if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence.

(3) A director is not acting in good faith if he or she has knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (2) unwarranted.

(4) A director is not liable for any action taken as a director, or any failure to take any action, if he or she performed the duties of his or her office in compliance with this section.

History: s. 52, ch. 90-179; s. 90, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 627.573 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part V / Section 627.573
627.573 Replacement or termination of group life insurance; liability of prior insurer.
Status: in_force

When an insurance purchaser replaces or terminates an existing group life contract, the prior insurer remains liable only to the extent of its accrued liabilities and extensions of benefits as required by s. 627.575.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-72; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 3, ch. 79-179; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 448, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 448.075 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 448 / Part I / Section 448.075
448.075 Employment discrimination on basis of sickle-cell trait prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person, firm, corporation, unincorporated association, state agency, unit of local government, or any public or private entity shall deny or refuse employment to any person or discharge any person from employment solely because such person has the sickle-cell trait.

History: s. 3, ch. 78-35.
Fla. Stat. § 374.988 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 374 / Part II / Section 374.988
374.988 Preservation of taxing authority.
Status: in_force

The enactment of this act shall not affect the taxing authority granted to the district or any contract or obligation of such district entered into prior to July 1, 1996. The district shall continue to exercise the taxing power previously authorized by the Laws of Florida, until such power shall be specifically revoked or modified by the Legislature.

History: s. 2, ch. 96-425.
Fla. Stat. § 497.0021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part I / Section 497.0021
497.0021 Applicability of parts.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this part shall be applicable to and supplement the provisions of parts II, III, IV, V, and VI of this chapter and shall be applicable to all licensees under this chapter, except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in this chapter.

History: s. 5, ch. 2004-301.