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Fla. Stat. § 635.042 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 635 / Section 635.042
635.042 Minimum surplus requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall maintain a minimum surplus of not less than the greater of $4 million or 10 percent of the insurer’s total outstanding liabilities other than the required contingency reserve. A mortgage guaranty insurer is not required to have a surplus as to policyholders greater than $100 million.

(2) A mortgage guaranty insurer must possess sufficient capital and surplus so that the total outstanding aggregate exposure net of reinsurance under mortgage guaranty policies written by the insurer does not exceed 25 times its paid-in capital, surplus, and contingency reserve combined. A mortgage guaranty insurer shall disclose in the audited financial reports required under s. 624.424(8), the total aggregate exposure net of reinsurance under mortgage guaranty policies written by the insurer. The Commissioner of Insurance Regulation may permit a temporary exception to the requirements of this subsection at the written request of a mortgage guaranty insurer upon a finding that the mortgage guaranty insurer’s financial position is reasonable in relationship to the mortgage guaranty insurer’s aggregate insured risk and financial needs.

(3) If a mortgage guaranty insurer is not in compliance with this section and has not been permitted an exception as provided in subsection (2), the office may take any action against the insurer that the office may take against an insurer that is not in compliance with s. 624.408.

History: ss. 5, 12, ch. 83-281; s. 5, ch. 93-21; s. 2, ch. 2001-37; s. 1520, ch. 2003-261; s. 1, ch. 2010-56; s. 1, ch. 2010-56.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9952 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part XIII / Section 626.9952
626.9952 Registration required; purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning August 1, 2013, an individual may not act as, offer to act as, or advertise any service as a navigator unless registered with the department under this part.

(2) The purpose of registration is to identify qualified individuals to assist the insurance-buying public in selecting a qualified health plan through an exchange by providing fair, accurate, and impartial information regarding qualified health plans and the availability of premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions for such plans, and to protect the public from unauthorized activities or conduct.

History: s. 7, ch. 2013-101.
Fla. Stat. § 112.0804 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.0804
112.0804 Health insurance for retirees under the Florida Retirement System; Medicare supplement and fully insured coverage.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Management Services shall solicit competitive bids from state-licensed insurance companies to provide and administer a fully insured Medicare supplement policy for all eligible retirees of a state or local public employer. Such Medicare supplement policy shall meet the provisions of ss. 627.671-627.675. For the purpose of this subsection, “eligible retiree” means any public employee who retired from a state or local public employer who is covered by Medicare, Parts A and B. The Department of Management Services shall authorize one company to offer the Medicare supplement coverage to all eligible retirees. All premiums shall be paid by the retiree.

(2) The Department of Management Services shall solicit competitive bids from state-licensed insurance companies to provide and administer fully insured health insurance coverage for all public employees who retired from a state or local public employer who are not covered by Medicare, Parts A and B. The Department of Management Services may authorize one company to offer such coverage if the proposed benefits and premiums are reasonable. If such coverage is authorized, all premiums shall be paid for by the retiree.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-305; s. 42, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.
Fla. Stat. § 14.2001 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 14 / Section 14.2001
14.2001 Votes by Governor and Cabinet.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, in the event of a tie vote of the Governor and Cabinet acting in any capacity, the side on which the Governor voted shall be deemed to prevail. For purposes of any vote of the Governor and Cabinet acting in any capacity, action taken pursuant to that side of a tie vote on which the Governor voted satisfies the requirement that action be taken by a “majority” vote or a “simple majority” vote.

History: s. 2, ch. 2003-6.
Fla. Stat. § 468.364 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part V / Section 468.364
468.364 Fees; establishment; disposition.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall establish by rule fees for the following purposes: (a) Application, a fee not to exceed $50. (b) Initial licensure, a fee not to exceed $200. (c) Renewal of licensure, a fee not to exceed $200 biennially. (d) Renewal of inactive licensure, a fee not to exceed $50. (e) Reactivation, a fee not to exceed $50.

(2) The fees established pursuant to subsection (1) shall be based upon the actual costs incurred by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this part.

(3) All moneys collected by the department under this part shall be deposited as required by s. 456.025.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 84-252; s. 5, ch. 87-553; s. 18, ch. 88-205; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 140, ch. 97-264; s. 84, ch. 98-166; s. 181, ch. 99-397; s. 143, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 489.558 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 489 / Part III / Section 489.558
489.558 Penalties and prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who violates any provision of this part commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) The department may deny a registration if it determines that an applicant does not meet all requirements of this part or has violated any provision of this part. Any applicant aggrieved by such denial shall be entitled to a hearing, after reasonable notice thereof, upon filing a written request for such hearing in accordance with chapter 120.

History: ss. 8, 10, ch. 87-310; s. 119, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 13, ch. 96-303.
Fla. Stat. § 159.431 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part II / Section 159.431
159.431 Applicability of ch. 80-287.
Status: in_force

Chapter 80-287, Laws of Florida, shall not apply to any bonds for which a local agency has, prior to July 1, 1980, adopted a resolution or engaged in negotiations. Such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 159, as it existed immediately prior to July 1, 1980.

History: s. 18, ch. 80-287.
Fla. Stat. § 534.021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 534 / Section 534.021
534.021 Recording of marks or brands.
Status: in_force

The department shall be the recorder of livestock marks or brands, and the marks or brands may not be recorded elsewhere in the state. Any livestock owner who uses a mark or brand to identify her or his livestock must register the mark or brand by applying to the department. The application must be made on a form prescribed by the department and must be accompanied by a detailed drawing of the brand applied for and a statement identifying the county in which the applicant has or expects to have livestock bearing the mark or brand to be recorded. The department shall, upon its satisfaction that the application meets the requirements of this chapter, record the mark or brand for exclusive statewide use by the applicant. If an application is made to record a mark or brand previously recorded, the department shall determine whether the county in which the mark or brand will be used is near enough to another county in which the previously recorded mark or brand is used to cause confusion or to aid theft or dishonesty, and if so, the department must decline to admit to record the mark or brand. If a conflict arises between the owner of any recorded mark or brand and another claiming the right to record the same mark or brand, the department must give preference to the present owner. The department shall charge and collect at the time of recording a fee of $10 for each mark or brand. A person may not use any mark or brand to which another has a prior right of record. It is unlawful to brand any animal with a brand not registered with the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-357; s. 1, ch. 69-333; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 75-37; s. 1, ch. 95-220; s. 735, ch. 97-103; s. 31, ch. 2017-85.
Fla. Stat. § 627.318 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part I / Section 627.318
627.318 Records.
Status: in_force

Every insurer, rating organization, and advisory organization and every group, association, or other organization of insurers which engages in joint underwriting or joint reinsurance shall maintain reasonable records, of the type and kind reasonably adapted to its method of operation, of its experience or the experience of its members and of the data, statistics, or information collected or used by it in connection with the rates, rating plans, rating systems, underwriting rules, policy or bond forms, surveys, or inspections made or used by it, so that such records will be available at all reasonable times to enable the office to determine whether such organization, insurer, group, or association, and, in the case of an insurer or rating organization, every rate, rating plan, and rating system made or used by it, complies with the provisions of this part applicable to it. The maintenance of such records in the office of a licensed rating organization of which an insurer is a member or subscriber will be sufficient compliance with this section for any such insurer maintaining membership or subscribership in such organization, to the extent that the insurer uses the rates, rating plans, rating systems, or underwriting rules of such organization. Such records shall be maintained in an office within this state or shall be made available for examination or inspection within this state by the department at any time upon reasonable notice.

History: s. 17, ch. 67-9; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 348, 357, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; ss. 49, 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1099, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9561 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IX / Section 626.9561
626.9561 Power of department and office.
Status: in_force

The department and office shall each have power within its respective regulatory jurisdiction to examine and investigate the affairs of every person involved in the business of insurance in this state in order to determine whether such person has been or is engaged in any unfair method of competition or in any unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by s. 626.9521, and shall each have the powers and duties specified in ss. 626.9571-626.9601 in connection therewith.

History: s. 9, ch. 76-260; s. 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1031, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 741.10 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.10
741.10 Proof of marriage where no certificate available.
Status: in_force

When any marriage is or has been solemnized by any of the persons named in s. 741.07, and such person has not made a certificate thereof on the marriage license as required by s. 741.08, or when the marriage license has been lost, or when by reason of death or other cause the proper certificate cannot be obtained, the marriage may be proved by affidavit before any officer authorized to administer oaths made by two competent witnesses who were present and saw the marriage ceremony performed, which affidavit may be filed and recorded in the office of the county court judge or clerk of the circuit court from which the marriage license issued, with the same force and effect as in cases in which the proper certificate has been made, returned and recorded.

History: s. 1, ch. 3126, 1879; RS 2059; GS 2578; RGS 3937; CGL 5856; s. 28, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 74-372.
Fla. Stat. § 934.27 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 934 / Section 934.27
934.27 Civil action: relief; damages; defenses.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 934.23(5), any provider of electronic communication service, or subscriber or customer thereof, aggrieved by any violation of ss. 934.21-934.28 in which the conduct constituting the violation is engaged in with a knowing or intentional state of mind may, in a civil action, recover from the person or entity which engaged in that violation such relief as is appropriate.

(2) In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief includes: (a) Such preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief as is appropriate. (b) Damages under subsection (3). (c) A reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.

(3) The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation, but in no case shall a plaintiff entitled to recover be awarded less than $1,000.

(4) A good faith reliance on any of the following is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under ss. 934.21-934.28: (a) A court warrant or order, a subpoena, or a statutory authorization, including, but not limited to, a request of an investigative or law enforcement officer to preserve records or other evidence, as provided in s. 934.23(7). (b) A request of an investigative or law enforcement officer under s. 934.09(7). (c) A good faith determination that s. 934.03(3) permitted the conduct complained of.

(5) A civil action under this section may not be commenced later than 2 years after the date upon which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.

History: s. 9, ch. 88-184; s. 11, ch. 89-269; s. 14, ch. 2000-369; s. 9, ch. 2002-72.
Fla. Stat. § 735.2063 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 735 / Part I / Section 735.2063
735.2063 Notice to creditors.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who has obtained an order of summary administration may publish a notice to creditors according to the relevant requirements of s. 733.2121, notifying all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent that an order of summary administration has been entered by the court. The notice shall specify the total value of the estate and the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by the order.

(2) If proof of publication of the notice is filed with the court, all claims and demands of creditors against the estate of the decedent who are not known or are not reasonably ascertainable shall be forever barred unless the claims and demands are filed with the court within 3 months after the first publication of the notice.

History: s. 3, ch. 80-203; s. 182, ch. 2001-226; s. 13, ch. 2003-154.
Fla. Stat. § 627.624 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.624
627.624 Relation of earnings to insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) The contract may include the following provision: “Relation of Earnings to Insurance: If the total monthly amount of loss-of-time benefits promised for the same loss under all valid loss-of-time coverage upon the insured, whether payable on a weekly or monthly basis, exceeds the monthly earnings of the insured at the time disability commenced or his or her average monthly earnings for the period of 2 years immediately preceding a disability for which claim is made, whichever is the greater, the insurer will be liable only for such proportionate amount of such benefits under this policy as the amount of such monthly earnings or such average monthly earnings of the insured bears to the total amount of monthly benefits for the same loss under all such coverage upon the insured at the time such disability commences and for the return of such part of the premiums paid during such 2 years as exceeds the pro rata amount of the premiums for the benefits actually paid hereunder; but this provision shall not operate to reduce the total monthly amount of benefits payable under all such coverage upon the insured below the sum of $500 or the sum of the monthly benefits specified in such coverages, whichever is the lesser, nor shall it operate to reduce benefits other than those payable for loss of time.”

(2) The foregoing policy provision may be inserted only in a policy which the insured has the right to continue in force subject to its terms by the timely payment of premiums until at least age 50 or, in the case of a policy issued after age 44, for at least 5 years from its date of issue. The insurer may, at its option, include in this provision a definition of “valid loss-of-time coverage,” approved as to form by the office, which definition shall be limited to coverage provided by governmental agencies or by organizations subject to regulation by insurance law, or any combination of such coverages. In the absence of such definition, such term does not include any coverage provided for such insured pursuant to any compulsory benefit statute or benefits provided by union welfare plans or by employer or employee benefit organizations.

History: s. 567, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 112, ch. 79-40; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 474, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 343, ch. 97-102; s. 1148, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 210.021 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 210 / Part I / Section 210.021
210.021 Payment of taxes by certified check or electronic funds transfer.
Status: in_force

(1) The Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation may require a dealer who sells cigarettes within the state to remit by certified check or electronic funds transfer any tax imposed under s. 210.02.

(2) The Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation shall require for a period not to exceed 12 months that a dealer or agent, during the dealer’s or agent’s initial period of licensure or appointment, remit by certified check or electronic funds transfer any tax imposed under s. 210.02.

(3) The division shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section.

History: s. 2, ch. 89-153; s. 26, ch. 89-356; s. 14, ch. 94-218; s. 1489, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 2005-228.
Fla. Stat. § 951.176 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 951 / Section 951.176
951.176 Provision of education.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county may contract with a district school board, the Florida Virtual School, a charter school authorized to operate under s. 1002.33, or a Florida College System institution to provide education services for inmates at county detention facilities. The education services may include any educational, career, or vocational training authorized by the sheriff or chief correctional officer, or his or her designee.

(2) Minors who have not graduated from high school and eligible students with disabilities under the age of 22 who have not graduated with a standard diploma or its equivalent who are detained in a county or municipal detention facility as defined in s. 951.23 shall be offered educational services by the local school district in which the facility is located. These educational services shall be based upon the estimated length of time the youth will be in the facility and the youth’s current level of functioning. School district superintendents or their designees shall be notified by the county sheriff or chief correctional officer, or his or her designee, upon the assignment of a youth under the age of 21 to the facility. A cooperative agreement with the local school district and applicable law enforcement units shall be developed to address the notification requirement and the provision of educational services to these youth.

History: s. 11, ch. 2000-137; s. 2, ch. 2018-104; s. 2, ch. 2022-143.
Fla. Stat. § 409.1757 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.1757
409.1757 Persons not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened.
Status: in_force

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, human resource personnel who have been fingerprinted or screened pursuant to chapters 393, 394, 397, 402, and this chapter, teachers who have been fingerprinted pursuant to chapter 1012, and law enforcement officers who meet the requirements of s. 943.13, who have not been unemployed for more than 90 days thereafter, and who under the penalty of perjury attest to the completion of such fingerprinting or screening and to compliance with this section and the standards for good moral character as contained in such provisions as ss. 110.1127(2)(c), 393.0655(1), 394.457(6), 397.4073, 402.305(2), 409.175(6), and 943.13(7), are not required to be refingerprinted or rescreened in order to comply with any caretaker screening or fingerprinting requirements.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-128; s. 1, ch. 87-141; s. 30, ch. 93-39; s. 52, ch. 2000-153; s. 10, ch. 2002-219; s. 992, ch. 2002-387; s. 50, ch. 2004-5; s. 3, ch. 2012-73; s. 16, ch. 2012-215; s. 32, ch. 2017-173.
Fla. Stat. § 186.513 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 186 / Section 186.513
186.513 Reports.
Status: in_force

Each regional planning council shall prepare and furnish an annual report on its activities to the state land planning agency as defined in s. 163.3164 and the local general-purpose governments within its boundaries and, upon payment as may be established by the council, to any interested person.

History: ss. 3, 5, ch. 80-315; s. 4, ch. 82-46; s. 1, ch. 92-182; s. 38, ch. 93-206; s. 4, ch. 2006-268; s. 36, ch. 2011-139; s. 12, ch. 2015-30.
Fla. Stat. § 409.2581 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.2581
409.2581 Use of clearing accounts and revolving funds.
Status: in_force

To facilitate the cash flow and administration of child support enforcement under this act, the department may use clearing accounts and revolving funds.

History: s. 10, ch. 76-220.
Fla. Stat. § 39.203 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part II / Section 39.203
39.203 Immunity from liability in cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any person, official, or institution participating in good faith in any act authorized or required by this chapter, or reporting in good faith any instance of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to the department or any law enforcement agency, shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability which might otherwise result by reason of such action. (b) Except as provided in this chapter, nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity, civil or criminal, to any person suspected of having abused, abandoned, or neglected a child, or committed any illegal act upon or against a child.

(2)(a) No resident or employee of a facility serving children may be subjected to reprisal or discharge because of his or her actions in reporting abuse, abandonment, or neglect pursuant to the requirements of this section. (b) Any person making a report under this section shall have a civil cause of action for appropriate compensatory and punitive damages against any person who causes detrimental changes in the employment status of such reporting party by reason of his or her making such report. Any detrimental change made in the residency or employment status of such person, including, but not limited to, discharge, termination, demotion, transfer, or reduction in pay or benefits or work privileges, or negative evaluations within a prescribed period of time shall establish a rebuttable presumption that such action was retaliatory.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ch. 63-24; s. 941, ch. 71-136; ss. 1, 1A, ch. 71-97; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 65, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 75-101; s. 1, ch. 75-185; s. 4, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 3, ch. 77-429; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-322; s. 3, ch. 78-326; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 181, ch. 79-164; s. 1, ch. 79-203; s. 27, ch. 88-337; s. 55, ch. 90-306; s. 63, ch. 94-164; s. 73, ch. 97-103; s. 33, ch. 98-403; s. 12, ch. 99-193.