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Fla. Stat. § 20.166 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.166
20.166 Florida Business Information Portal.
Status: in_force

(1) The Florida Business Information Portal is established within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(2) By June 30, 2017, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, in collaboration with the state agencies identified in subsection (4), shall implement the Florida Business Information Portal. The Florida Business Information Portal shall provide the information needed to start and operate a business in Florida, including information regarding licenses, permits, or registrations that are issued by the state agencies in subsection (4).

(3) The Florida Business Information Portal must provide at least the following: (a) A downloadable guide on how to start and operate a business in Florida. (b) A list of business types and a checklist for starting each type of business. (c) Links to guide users to the websites of appropriate state licensing, permitting, and registration agencies. (d) Information regarding business tax registration and filing. (e) Information regarding registering with the Department of State.

(4) The state agencies that must cooperate with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation in the development, implementation, and ongoing content updates of the Florida Business Information Portal include, but are not limited to: (a) The Agency for Health Care Administration. (b) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (c) The Department of Commerce. (d) The Department of Environmental Protection. (e) The Department of Financial Services, including the Office of Financial Regulation and the Office of Insurance Regulation. (f) The Department of Health. (g) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. (h) The Department of the Lottery. (i) The Department of Management Services. (j) The Department of Revenue. (k) The Department of State. (l) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

(5) By October 1, 2017, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report containing recommendations and estimated costs for the inclusion of local government information in the Florida Business Information Portal.

History: s. 1, ch. 2015-224; s. 8, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 339.651 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 339 / Section 339.651
339.651 Strategic Intermodal System supply chain demands.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that Strategic Intermodal System components defined in s. 339.62 ensure a multimodal transportation system; that the Strategic Intermodal System is a critical network supporting economic activities and the transport of people and goods; and that the Strategic Intermodal System is instrumental in the movement of road building materials for infrastructure investments. The Legislature further finds that Florida’s rapid economic and population growth can compound supply chain demands on the transportation system, and the demand for construction aggregate continues to outpace supply.

(2) The department shall specifically address in its transportation plans, including the Florida Transportation Plan and the Strategic Intermodal System Plan, movement and storage of construction aggregate materials essential for building roadways.

(3) The department may make up to $20 million available each year from the existing work program to fund projects that meet the public purpose of providing increased capacity and enhanced capabilities to move and store construction aggregate. Applicants eligible for project funding under this section are seaports listed in s. 311.09 and rail lines and rail facilities.

(4) The department must consider at least the following criteria when evaluating projects for assistance under this section: (a) The ability of the project to serve the strategic state interest of mitigating supply chain demands for construction aggregate sufficient to ensure ongoing improvement of the Strategic Intermodal System and the state’s entire transportation network. (b) The ability of the project to facilitate the cost-effective and efficient movement and storage of construction aggregate. (c) The extent to which the project efficiently interacts with and supports the transportation network. (d) Any commitment of a funding match, which may be investment or commitment made by the owner or developer of the existing or proposed facility that facilitates or will facilitate the movement and storage of construction aggregate, local financial support or commitment, or a combination of both. Projects with a funding match shall be prioritized based on the amount of the match and shall be prioritized over projects having no such funding match.

(5) The State Transportation Trust Fund may fund up to 100 percent of the cost of a project selected based on the criteria specified herein.

(6) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.

History: s. 16, ch. 2023-197; s. 43, ch. 2025-155.
Fla. Stat. § 628.805 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part IV / Section 628.805
628.805 Supervisory colleges.
Status: in_force

In order to assess the business strategy, financial position, legal and regulatory position, risk exposure, risk management, and governance processes, and as part of the examination of individual insurers in accordance with ss. 624.316 and 628.801, the office may participate in a supervisory college with other regulators charged with supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, including other state, federal, and international regulatory agencies. In accordance with s. 624.4212 regarding confidential information sharing, the office may enter into agreements that provide the basis for cooperation between the office and the other regulatory agencies and the activities of the supervisory college. This section does not delegate to the supervisory college the office’s authority to regulate or supervise the insurer or its affiliates under its jurisdiction.

(1) With respect to participation in a supervisory college, the office may: (a) Initiate the establishment of a supervisory college. (b) Clarify the membership and participation of other supervisors in the supervisory college. (c) Clarify the functions of the supervisory college and the role of other regulators, including the establishment of a groupwide supervisor. (d) Coordinate the ongoing activities of the supervisory college, including planning meetings, supervisory activities, and processes for information sharing. (e) Establish a crisis management plan.

(2) With respect to an insurer registered under s. 628.801, and in accordance with this section, the office may participate in a supervisory college for any domestic insurer that is part of an insurance holding company system that has international operations in order to determine the insurer’s compliance with this chapter.

(3) Each registered insurer subject to this section is liable for and shall pay reasonable expenses for the office’s participation in a supervisory college, including reasonable travel expenses. A supervisory college may be convened as a temporary or permanent forum for communication and cooperation between the regulators charged with the supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, and the office may impose a regular assessment on the insurer for the payment of these expenses.

History: s. 14, ch. 2014-101.
Fla. Stat. § 960.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 960 / Section 960.01
960.01 Short title.
Status: in_force

The provisions of ss. 960.01-960.28 may be cited as the “Florida Crimes Compensation Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 18, ch. 92-287.
Fla. Stat. § 589.17 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.17
589.17 Application of general laws.
Status: in_force

The general laws of this state with reference to the acquisition and enforcement of statutory liens shall be applicable to the lien created by ss. 589.13-589.16 insofar as the same may be consistent with and pertinent hereto.

History: s. 5, ch. 17026, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-x).
Fla. Stat. § 25.375 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 25 / Section 25.375
25.375 Identification of related cases.
Status: in_force

The Supreme Court may create a unique identifier for each person by which to identify all court cases related to that person or his or her family previously or currently in the court system. The unique identifier must be the same for that person in any court case. To create the unique identifier, the court may collect a portion of the person’s social security number or other personal identification information, such as the person’s date of birth. Failure to provide a social security number for this purpose may not be grounds to deny any services, rights, or remedies otherwise provided by law. To implement a unique identifier, the Supreme Court may require the revision of only those information technology systems that are directly operated and funded by the state court system.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-239.
Fla. Stat. § 1009.897 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1009 / Part III / Section 1009.897
1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among public postsecondary nursing education programs.

(2) As used in this section, the term “institution” means a school district career center under s. 1001.44 that offers a licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse program, a Florida College System institution, or a state university.

(3) Subject to appropriation, each institution shall receive an allocation based on the performance of its respective nursing education program or programs according to the following metrics: (a) The number of nursing education program completers, by program. (b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution’s nursing education program completers, by program. 2. The allocations shall reward excellence among nursing education programs with an average first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate above the national average.

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

History: s. 51, ch. 2022-154.
Fla. Stat. § 220.211 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part III / Section 220.211
220.211 Penalties; incomplete return.
Status: in_force

(1) In the case where an incomplete return is made, notwithstanding that no tax is finally determined to be due for the taxable year, there shall be added to the amount of tax, penalty, and interest otherwise due a penalty in the amount of $300 or 10 percent of the tax finally determined to be due, whichever is greater; however, such penalty shall not exceed $10,000. The department may settle or compromise such penalties pursuant to s. 213.21.

(2) An “incomplete return” is, for the purposes of this code, a return which is lacking such uniformity, completeness, and arrangement that physical handling, verification, or review of the return may not be readily accomplished.

History: s. 14, ch. 84-549; s. 28, ch. 92-320.
Fla. Stat. § 627.603 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.603
627.603 Death benefits.
Status: in_force

Any health insurance policy may contain a provision for paying a benefit for death from any cause in an amount not exceeding $1,000, which benefit shall not relieve such policy from the requirements of this chapter. This provision shall not limit benefits for death by accident.

History: s. 546, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 451, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 683.19 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 683 / Section 683.19
683.19 Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday; designation as legal holiday by chief circuit judges.
Status: in_force

The chief judge of any judicial circuit is authorized to designate Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday as legal holidays for the courts within the judicial circuit. If the holidays are so designated, the courts in the judicial circuit may remain closed on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday and those days will be holidays for persons employed by the courts.

History: s. 4, ch. 90-269; s. 4, ch. 93-161.
Fla. Stat. § 467.017 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 467 / Section 467.017
467.017 Emergency care plan; immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) Every licensed midwife shall develop a written plan for the appropriate delivery of emergency care. A copy of the plan shall accompany any application for license issuance or renewal. The plan shall address the following: (a) Consultation with other health care providers. (b) Emergency transfer. (c) Access to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical units or other patient care areas.

(2) Any physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, or any certified nurse midwife, or any hospital licensed under chapter 395, or any osteopathic hospital, providing medical care or treatment to a woman or infant due to an emergency arising during delivery or birth as a consequence of the care received by a midwife licensed under chapter 467 shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such medical care or treatment unless such damages result from providing, or failing to provide, medical care or treatment under circumstances demonstrating a reckless disregard for the consequences so as to affect the life or health of another.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; s. 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; ss. 12, 19, ch. 92-179; s. 79, ch. 2001-62.
Fla. Stat. § 582.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 582 / Section 582.01
582.01 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(2) “Council” means the Soil and Water Conservation Council.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(4) “District” or “soil and water conservation district” means a governmental subdivision of this state and a body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose, with the powers, and subject to the provisions set forth in this chapter. The term “district” when used in this chapter means and includes a “soil and water conservation district.” All districts organized under this chapter shall be known as soil and water conservation districts and shall have all the powers set out herein.

(5) “Due notice,” in addition to notice required pursuant to the provisions of chapter 120, means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least 7 days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area.

(6) “Land occupier” or “occupier of land” means a person, other than the owner, who possesses any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this chapter, whether as lessee, renter, tenant, or otherwise.

(7) “Landowner” or “owner of land” means a person who holds legal or equitable title to any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this chapter.

(8) “Qualified elector” means a person qualified to vote in general elections under the constitution and laws of this state.

(9) “Supervisor” means a member of the governing body of a district who is elected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 3, ch. 18144, 1937; s. 1, ch. 19473, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(474); s. 1, ch. 65-334; s. 1, ch. 67-207; s. 1, ch. 70-392; s. 1, ch. 74-53; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-129; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 1, 3, 4, ch. 87-25; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 22, ch. 2016-61.
Fla. Stat. § 480.035 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 480 / Section 480.035
480.035 Board of Massage Therapy.
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Massage Therapy is created within the department. The board shall consist of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Governor and whose function it shall be to carry out the provisions of this act.

(2) Five members of the board shall be licensed massage therapists and shall have been engaged in the practice of massage therapy for not less than 5 consecutive years prior to the date of appointment to the board. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of 4 years. Two members of the board shall be laypersons. Each board member shall be a high school graduate or shall have received a high school equivalency diploma. Each board member shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for not less than 5 years. The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(3) The Governor may at any time fill vacancies on the board for the remainder of unexpired terms. Each member of the board shall hold over after the expiration of her or his term until her or his successor has been duly appointed and qualified. No board member shall serve more than two terms, whether full or partial.

(4) The board shall, in the month of January, elect from its number a chair and a vice chair.

(5) The board shall hold such meetings during the year as it may determine to be necessary, one of which shall be the annual meeting. The chair of the board shall have the authority to call other meetings at her or his discretion. A quorum of the board shall consist of not less than a majority of the current membership of the board.

(6) Board members shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in s. 112.061 from the place of residence to the place of meeting and return.

(7) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 5, ch. 78-436; ss. 13, 15, 25, 30, 34, 51, 62, ch. 80-406; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 12, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 51, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 170, ch. 94-218; s. 411, ch. 97-103; s. 151, ch. 97-264; s. 151, ch. 98-200; s. 8, ch. 2014-20; s. 9, ch. 2021-143; s. 4, ch. 2024-148.
Fla. Stat. § 490.007 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.007
490.007 Renewal of license.
Status: in_force

(1) The department or, in the case of psychologists, the board shall prescribe by rule a method for the biennial renewal of a license at a fee set by rule, not to exceed $500.

(2) Each applicant for renewal shall present satisfactory evidence that, in the period since the license was issued, the applicant has completed continuing education requirements set by rule of the department or, in the case of psychologists, by rule of the board. Not more than 25 hours of continuing education per year shall be required.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 81-235; s. 102, ch. 83-218; ss. 1, 3, ch. 83-265; s. 116, ch. 83-329; ss. 6, 18, 19, ch. 87-252; s. 36, ch. 88-392; ss. 12, 13, ch. 89-70; s. 10, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 110, ch. 92-149; s. 286, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 193.133 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 193 / Part I / Section 193.133
193.133 Effect of mortgage fraud on property assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the finding of probable cause of any person for the crime of mortgage fraud, as defined in s. 817.545, or any other fraud involving real property that may have artificially inflated or could artificially inflate the value of property affected by such fraud, the arresting agency shall promptly notify the property appraiser of the county in which such property or properties are located of the nature of the alleged fraud and the property or properties affected. If notification as required in this section would jeopardize or negatively impact a continuing investigation, notification may be delayed until such time as notice may be made without such effect.

(2) The property appraiser may adjust the assessment of any affected real property.

(3) Upon a conviction of fraud as defined in subsection (1), the property appraiser of the county in which such property or properties are located shall, if necessary, reassess such property or properties affected by such fraud.

History: s. 1, ch. 2008-80.
Fla. Stat. § 570.68 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.68
570.68 Office of Agriculture Technology Services.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may create an Office of Agriculture Technology Services under the supervision of a senior manager exempt under s. 110.205 in the Senior Management Service. The office shall provide electronic data processing and agency information technology services to support and facilitate the functions, powers, and duties of the department.

History: s. 13, ch. 2016-61.
Fla. Stat. § 718.1085 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 718 / Part I / Section 718.1085
718.1085 Certain regulations not to be retroactively applied.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 633 or of any other code, statute, ordinance, administrative rule, or regulation, or any interpretation thereof, an association, condominium, or unit owner is not obligated to retrofit the common elements or units of a residential condominium that meets the definition of “housing for older persons” in s. 760.29(4)(b)3. to comply with requirements relating to handrails and guardrails if the unit owners have voted to forego such retrofitting by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all voting interests in the affected condominium. However, a condominium association may not vote to forego the retrofitting in common areas in a high-rise building. For the purposes of this section, the term “high-rise building” means a building that is greater than 75 feet in height where the building height is measured from the lowest level of fire department access to the floor of the highest occupiable level. For the purposes of this section, the term “common areas” means stairwells and exposed, outdoor walkways and corridors, but does not include individual balconies. In no event shall the local authority having jurisdiction require retrofitting of common areas with handrails and guardrails before the end of 2024.

(1) A vote to forego retrofitting may not be obtained by general proxy or limited proxy, but shall be obtained by a vote personally cast at a duly called membership meeting, or by execution of a written consent by the member, and shall be effective upon the recording of a certificate attesting to such vote in the public records of the county where the condominium is located. The association shall provide each unit owner written notice of the vote to forego retrofitting of the required handrails or guardrails, or both, in at least 16-point bold type, by certified mail, within 20 days after the association’s vote. After such notice is provided to each owner, a copy of such notice shall be provided by the current owner to a new owner prior to closing and shall be provided by a unit owner to a renter prior to signing a lease.

(2) As part of the information collected annually from condominiums, the division shall require condominium associations to report the membership vote and recording of a certificate under this subsection and, if retrofitting has been undertaken, the per-unit cost of such work. The division shall annually report to the Division of State Fire Marshal of the Department of Financial Services the number of condominiums that have elected to forego retrofitting.

History: s. 1, ch. 2004-80; s. 16, ch. 2019-165.
Fla. Stat. § 578.25 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 578 / Section 578.25
578.25 Use of disclaimer clause.
Status: in_force

The use of a disclaimer or nonwarranty clause in any invoice, advertising, labeling, or written, printed, or graphic matter pertaining to any seed shall not relieve or exempt any person from any provisions of the Florida Seed Law.

History: s. 14, ch. 22694, 1945.