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Fla. Stat. § 61.529 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.529
61.529 Enforcement of registered determination.
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the laws of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(2) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce but may not modify, except in accordance with ss. 61.514-61.523, a registered child custody determination of another state.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 684.003 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 684 / Section 684.003
684.003 Determination of rules of procedure.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the parties may agree on the procedure to be followed by the arbitral tribunal in conducting the proceedings. Failing such agreement, the arbitral tribunal may, subject to the provisions of this chapter, conduct the arbitration in such manner as it considers appropriate. The power conferred upon the arbitral tribunal includes the power to determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of evidence.

History: s. 31, ch. 2010-60.
Fla. Stat. § 628.021 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part I / Section 628.021
628.021 “Stock insurer” defined.
Status: in_force

A “stock insurer” is an incorporated insurer with its capital divided into shares and owned by its stockholders.

History: s. 622, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 665, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 364.195 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 364 / Section 364.195
364.195 Termination of telecommunications service contract by a servicemember.
Status: in_force

(1) Any servicemember, as defined in s. 250.01, may terminate his or her telecommunications service contract by providing the telecommunications company with a written notice of termination, effective on the date specified in the notice, which date shall be at least 30 days after receipt of the notice by the telecommunications company, if any of the following criteria are met: (a) The servicemember is required, pursuant to a permanent change of station orders, to move outside the area served by the telecommunications company or to an area where the type of telecommunications service being provided to the servicemember is not available from the telecommunications company; (b) The servicemember is discharged or released from active duty or state active duty and will return from such duty to an area not served by the telecommunications company or where the type of telecommunications service contracted for is not available from the telecommunications company; (c) The servicemember is released from active duty or state active duty after having entered into a contract for telecommunications service while on active duty or state active duty status and the telecommunications company does not provide telecommunications service or the same type of telecommunications service contracted for in the region of the servicemember’s home of record prior to entering active duty or state active duty; (d) The servicemember receives military orders requiring him or her to move outside the continental United States; or (e) The servicemember receives temporary duty orders, temporary change of station orders, or active duty or state active duty orders to an area not served by the telecommunications company or where the type of telecommunications service contracted for is not available from the telecommunications company, provided such orders are for a period exceeding 60 days.

(2) The written notice to the telecommunications company must be accompanied by either a copy of the official military orders or a written verification signed by the servicemember’s commanding officer.

(3) Upon termination of a contract under this section, the servicemember is liable for the amount due under the contract prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at such time as would have otherwise been required by the terms of the contract. The servicemember is not liable for any other fees due to the early termination of the contract as provided for in this section.

(4) The provisions of this section may not be waived or modified by the agreement of the parties under any circumstances.

History: s. 16, ch. 2003-72.
Fla. Stat. § 252.3569 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part I / Section 252.3569
252.3569 Florida state agricultural response team; emergency response to animal, agricultural, and vector issues.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the lead agency for animal, agricultural, and vector issues in the state. Pursuant to this responsibility, there is established within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a state agricultural response team.

(1) The state agricultural response team, in coordination with the division, is responsible for the development, training, and support of county agricultural response teams and other nonemergency support functions.

(2) During emergency or disaster situations, as described by the Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, the division shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the purposes of: (a) Oversight of the emergency management functions of preparedness, recovery, mitigation, and response with all agencies and organizations that are involved with the state’s response activities to animal, agricultural, and vector issues; and (b) Staffing the Emergency Support Function 17 at the State Emergency Operations Center and staffing, as necessary, at county emergency operations centers.

History: s. 2, ch. 2018-84.
Fla. Stat. § 673.3041 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part III / Section 673.3041
673.3041 Overdue instrument.
Status: in_force

(1) An instrument payable on demand becomes overdue at the earliest of the following times: (a) On the day after the day demand for payment is duly made; (b) If the instrument is a check, 90 days after its date; or (c) If the instrument is not a check, when the instrument has been outstanding for a period of time after its date which is unreasonably long under the circumstances of the particular case in light of the nature of the instrument and usage of the trade.

(2) With respect to an instrument payable at a definite time, the following rules apply: (a) If the principal is payable in installments and a due date has not been accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue upon default under the instrument for nonpayment of an installment, and the instrument remains overdue until the default is cured. (b) If the principal is not payable in installments and the due date has not been accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue on the day after the due date. (c) If a due date with respect to principal has been accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue on the day after the accelerated due date.

(3) Unless the due date of principal has been accelerated, an instrument does not become overdue if there is default in payment of interest but no default in payment of principal.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 466.036 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 466 / Section 466.036
466.036 Information; periodic inspections; equipment and supplies.
Status: in_force

The department may require from the applicant for a registration certificate to operate a dental laboratory any information necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, including proof that the applicant has the equipment and supplies necessary to operate as determined by rule of the department, and shall require periodic inspection of all dental laboratories operating in this state at least once each biennial registration period. Such inspections must include, but need not be limited to, inspection of sanitary conditions, equipment, supplies, and facilities on the premises. The department shall specify dental equipment and supplies that are not allowed in a registered dental laboratory.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 79-330; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 23, 24, ch. 86-291; s. 2, ch. 89-374; s. 60, ch. 91-137; s. 7, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 98-130; s. 30, ch. 2020-133.
Fla. Stat. § 673.3061 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part III / Section 673.3061
673.3061 Claims to an instrument.
Status: in_force

A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 905.10 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 905 / Section 905.10
905.10 Oath of grand jurors.
Status: in_force

The clerk shall prepare a list of the names of the grand jurors. After the jury is impaneled, the following oath shall be administered to the jurors:

“You, as grand jurors for County do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will diligently inquire into all matters put in your charge and you will make true presentments of your findings; unless ordered by a court, you will not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations of the grand jury, the nature or substance of any testimony or other evidence, the vote of the grand jury, or the statements of the state attorney; you shall not make a presentment against a person because of envy, hatred, or malice, and you shall not fail to make a presentment against a person because of love, fear, or reward. So help you God.”

History: s. 89, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(89); s. 49, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 933.101 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 933 / Section 933.101
933.101 Service on Sunday.
Status: in_force

A search warrant may be executed by being served on Sunday, if expressly authorized in such warrant by the judge.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-289; s. 39, ch. 2004-11.
Fla. Stat. § 1013.357 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1013 / Part III / Section 1013.357
1013.357 Educational facilities benefit district or community development district facility utilization.
Status: in_force

The student population of all facilities funded pursuant to this act shall, to the greatest extent possible, reflect the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic balance of the school district pursuant to state and federal law. However, to the extent allowable pursuant to state and federal law, the interlocal agreement providing for the establishment of the educational facilities benefit district or the interlocal agreement between the community development district and the district school board and affected local general purpose governments may provide for the district school board to establish school attendance zones that allow students residing within a reasonable distance of facilities financed through the interlocal agreement to attend such facilities.

History: s. 20, ch. 2002-296.
Fla. Stat. § 606.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 606 / Section 606.01
606.01 Legislative findings and intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that: (a) As documented by the Governor’s Single Business Identifier Interagency Task Force, state government places a heavy burden on the business community of this state through the requirement to obtain and maintain numerous licenses, permits, and registrations. (b) While such requirements are necessary to ensure the public safety and welfare, present methods for the business community to meet such obligations, as prescribed by law and administered and enforced by state agencies, are cumbersome and place an undue hardship on business entities in this state. (c) The potential exists for the state to more easily identify and eliminate duplicative or outdated licensing requirements and thereby reduce its cost of operation without jeopardizing the public safety or welfare.

(2) It is the intent of this act to establish a master business index within the Department of State and to facilitate a reporting mechanism which consolidates and coordinates business entity licensing and reporting requirements whenever possible.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-15.
Fla. Stat. § 316.272 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.272
316.272 Exhaust systems, prevention of noise.
Status: in_force

(1) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with an exhaust system in good working order and in constant operation, including muffler, manifold pipe, and tailpiping to prevent excessive or unusual noise. In no event shall an exhaust system allow noise at a level which exceeds a maximum decibel level to be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.061(11) in cooperation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a vehicle on a highway.

(2) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.

(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 72-39; s. 1, ch. 73-89; s. 27, ch. 79-65; s. 135, ch. 94-356; s. 204, ch. 99-248; s. 30, ch. 2006-1.
Fla. Stat. § 627.9122 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XVII / Section 627.9122
627.9122 Officers’ and directors’ liability claims; reports by insurers.
Status: in_force

(1) Each insurer providing coverage for officers’ and directors’ liability coverage shall report to the office any claim or action for damages claimed to have been caused by error, omission, or negligence in the performance of the officer’s or director’s services, if the claim resulted in: (a) A final judgment in any amount. (b) A settlement in any amount. (c) A final disposition not resulting in payment on behalf of the insured. Reports shall be filed with the office no later than 60 days following the occurrence of any event listed in paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c).

(2) The reports required by subsection (1) shall contain: (a) The name, address, and position held by the insured, and the type of corporation or organization, including classifications as provided in s. 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (b) The insured’s policy number. (c) The date of the occurrence which created the claim. (d) The date the claim was reported to the insurer. (e) The name of the injured person. This information is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1), and must not be disclosed by the office without the consent of the injured person. This information may be used by the office for purposes of identifying multiple or duplicate claims arising out of the same occurrence. (f) The date of suit, if filed. (g) The total number and names of all defendants involved in the claim. (h) The date and amount of judgment or settlement, together with a copy of the settlement or judgment. (i) In the case of a settlement, such information as the office may require with regard to the claimant’s anticipated future losses. (j) The loss adjustment expense paid to defense counsel, and all other allocated loss adjustment expenses paid. (k) The date and reason for final disposition, if no judgment or settlement. (l) A summary of the occurrence which created the claim, which shall include: 1. Whether the injuries claimed were the result of physical damage to the claimant, were the result of damage to the reputation of the claimant, were based on self-dealing by the defendant, or were in the nature of a shareholder dispute. 2. A description of the type of activity which caused the injury. 3. The steps taken by the officers or directors to assure that similar occurrences are less likely in the future. (m) Any other information required by the office to analyze and evaluate the nature, causes, costs, and damages involved in officers’ and directors’ liability cases.

(3) The office shall include a summary of this information in its annual report.

History: s. 9, ch. 87-245; s. 9, ch. 93-289; s. 383, ch. 96-406; s. 1227, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 494.0025 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 494 / Part I / Section 494.0025
494.0025 Prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person:

(1) To act as a loan originator in this state without a current, active license issued by the office pursuant to part II of this chapter.

(2) To act as a mortgage broker in this state without a current, active license issued by the office pursuant to part II of this chapter.

(3) To act as a mortgage lender in this state without a current, active license issued by the office pursuant to part III of this chapter.

(4) In any practice or transaction or course of business relating to the sale, purchase, negotiation, promotion, advertisement, or hypothecation of mortgage loan transactions, directly or indirectly: (a) To knowingly or willingly employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (b) To engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates as a fraud upon any person in connection with the purchase or sale of any mortgage loan; (c) To obtain property by fraud, willful misrepresentation of a future act, or false promise; or (d) To misrepresent a residential mortgage loan, as described in s. 494.001(25)(a), as a business purpose loan.

(5) In any matter within the jurisdiction of the office, to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal, or cover up by a trick, scheme, or device a material fact, make any false or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false writing or document, knowing the same to contain any false or fraudulent statement or entry.

(6) To violate s. 655.922(2), subject to this chapter.

(7) To pay a fee or commission in any mortgage loan transaction to any person or entity other than a licensed mortgage broker or mortgage lender, or a person exempt from licensure under this chapter.

(8) To record a mortgage broker agreement or any other document, not rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, which purports to enforce the terms of the agreement.

(9) To use the name or logo of a financial institution, as defined in s. 655.005(1), or its affiliates or subsidiaries when marketing or soliciting existing or prospective customers if such marketing materials are used without the written consent of the financial institution and in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the material or solicitation originated from, was endorsed by, or is related to or the responsibility of the financial institution or its affiliates or subsidiaries.

(10) Subject to investigation or examination under this chapter, to knowingly alter, withhold, conceal, or destroy any books, records, computer records, or other information relating to a person’s activities which subject the person to the jurisdiction of this chapter.

History: ss. 16, 50, ch. 91-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 95-313; s. 7, ch. 99-213; s. 523, ch. 2003-261; s. 1, ch. 2004-340; s. 84, ch. 2004-390; s. 14, ch. 2009-241; s. 3, ch. 2018-61.
Fla. Stat. § 207.005 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 207 / Section 207.005
207.005 Returns and payment of tax; delinquencies; calculation of fuel used during operations in the state; credit; bond.
Status: in_force

(1) The taxes levied under this chapter shall be due and payable on the first day of the month following the last month of the reporting period. The department may promulgate rules for requiring and establishing procedures for annual, semiannual, or quarterly filing. The reporting period shall be the 12 months beginning July 1 and ending June 30. It shall be the duty of each motor carrier registered or required to be registered under the provisions of this chapter to submit a return within 30 days after the due date. The due date shall be as follows: (a) If annual filing, the due date shall be July 1; (b) If semiannual filing, the due dates shall be January 1 and July 1; or (c) If quarterly filing, the due dates shall be January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.

(2) The amount of fuel used in the propulsion of any commercial motor vehicle within this state may be calculated, if the motor carrier maintains adequate records, by applying total interstate vehicular consumption of all diesel fuel and motor fuel used as related to total miles traveled and applying such rate to total miles traveled within this state. In the absence of adequate documentation by the motor carrier, the department is authorized to promulgate rules converting miles driven to gallons used.

(3) For the purpose of computing the carrier’s liability for the road privilege tax, the total gallons of fuel used in the propulsion of any commercial motor vehicle in this state shall be multiplied by the rates provided in parts I-III of chapter 206. From the sum determined by this calculation, there shall be allowed a credit equal to the amount of the tax per gallon under parts I-III of chapter 206 for each gallon of fuel purchased in this state during the reporting period when the diesel fuel or motor fuel tax was paid at the time of purchase. If the tax paid under parts I-III of chapter 206 exceeds the total tax due under this chapter, the excess may be allowed as a credit against future tax payments, until the credit is fully offset or until eight calendar quarters shall have passed since the end of the calendar quarter in which the credit accrued, whichever occurs first. A refund may be made for this credit provided it exceeds $10.

(4) The department is authorized to promulgate the necessary rules to provide for an adequate bond from each motor carrier to ensure payment of taxes required under this chapter.

History: s. 2, ch. 80-415; s. 1, ch. 81-151; s. 103, ch. 81-259; s. 30, ch. 83-3; s. 12, ch. 83-138; s. 68, ch. 83-217; s. 3, ch. 84-260; s. 1, ch. 84-334; s. 4, ch. 84-353; s. 98, ch. 90-136; s. 6, ch. 90-329; s. 10, ch. 90-351; s. 2, ch. 94-306; s. 105, ch. 95-417; s. 35, ch. 2025-208.
Fla. Stat. § 683.147 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.147
683.147 Medal of Honor Day.
Status: in_force

(1) March 25 of each year is designated as “Medal of Honor Day.”

(2) The Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating March 25 as Medal of Honor Day and calling upon public officials, schools, private organizations, and all residents of the state to commemorate Medal of Honor Day and honor recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor who distinguished themselves through their conspicuous bravery and gallantry during wartime, and at considerable risk to their own lives, while serving as members of the United States Armed Forces.

History: s. 49, ch. 2018-7.