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Fla. Stat. § 582.12 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 582 / Section 582.12
582.12 Referendum for creation.
Status: in_force

After the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for the organization of a district in a particular territory and has defined the boundaries thereof, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within such boundaries with the powers conferred upon soil and water conservation districts in this chapter is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the department in the determination of such administrative practicability and feasibility, the department, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the proposed district and the determination of the boundaries thereof, shall hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district, and cause due notice of such referendum to be given. The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words “For creation of a soil and water conservation district of the lands below described and lying in the County (ies) of , , (and) ” and “Against creation of a soil and water conservation district of the lands below described and lying in the County (ies) of (and) ” shall appear with a square before each proposition and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before one or the other of said propositions as the voter may favor or oppose creation of such district. The ballot shall set forth the boundaries of such proposed district as determined by the department. All owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory, as determined by the department, shall be eligible to vote in such referendum. Only such landowners shall be eligible to vote.

History: s. 5, ch. 18144, 1937; s. 3, ch. 19473, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(476); s. 3, ch. 67-207; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 569.43 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 569 / Part II / Section 569.43
569.43 Posting of a sign stating that the sale of nicotine products or nicotine dispensing devices to persons under 21 years of age is unlawful; enforcement; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A dealer that sells nicotine products shall post a clear and conspicuous sign in each place of business at which such products are sold which substantially states the following: THE SALE OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS OR NICOTINE DISPENSING DEVICES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 IS AGAINST FLORIDA LAW. PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE.

(2) The division shall make available to dealers of nicotine products signs that meet the requirements of subsection (1).

(3) Any dealer that sells nicotine products shall provide at the checkout counter in a location clearly visible to the dealer or the dealer’s agent or employee instructional material in a calendar format or similar format to assist in determining whether a person is of legal age to purchase nicotine products. This point of sale material must contain substantially the following language: IF YOU WERE NOT BORN BEFORE THIS DATE (insert date and applicable year) YOU CANNOT BUY TOBACCO PRODUCTS, NICOTINE PRODUCTS, OR NICOTINE DISPENSING DEVICES. Upon approval by the division, in lieu of a calendar a dealer may use card readers, scanners, or other electronic or automated systems that can verify whether a person is of legal age to purchase nicotine products. Failure to comply with the provisions contained in this subsection shall result in imposition of administrative penalties as provided in s. 569.35.

(4) The division, through its agents and inspectors, shall enforce this section.

(5) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 32, ch. 2021-14.
Fla. Stat. § 47.131 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 47 / Section 47.131
47.131 Change of venue; second change, when permitted.
Status: in_force

When it appears to the court to which an action has been transferred by a change of venue that any of the grounds for change of venue exist in the county to which the action has been transferred, the court may order a second change of venue, but it shall not be made to the county from which it was originally transferred.

History: s. 2, ch. 4394, 1895; GS 1473; RGS 2672; CGL 4339; s. 3, ch. 67-254; s. 11, ch. 73-334.
Fla. Stat. § 413.021 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 413 / Part I / Section 413.021
413.021 Products and services by blind persons; sale, exhibition regulated.
Status: in_force

(1) When appearing in the Florida Statutes “blind person” shall mean an individual having central visual acuity 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or a disqualifying field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter or visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees.

(2) For the purposes of the Florida Statutes no representation shall be made that a product or service is “blind-made” unless the manufacturer employs blind persons to an extent constituting not less than 75 percent of the total hours worked by personnel engaged in the direct labor of production of manufactured blind-made products, or services. Direct labor production shall mean all work required for the preparation, processing and packing but not including supervision, administration, inspection and shipping, or the production of the materials from which the finished product is manufactured.

(3) No person or organization shall sell, distribute, or exhibit any product or service which purports or is advertised to be “blind-made,” unless the Division of Blind Services shall certify that such product or service complies with the provisions of subsection (2).

(4) Any person, including the officers, owners, or members of any corporation or organization that violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 28029, 1953; s. 2, ch. 61-210; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 357, ch. 71-136; s. 291, ch. 77-147; s. 5, ch. 77-259; s. 78, ch. 91-224.
Fla. Stat. § 626.281 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.281
626.281 Reexamination.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for license or examination who has: (a) Taken an examination and failed to make a passing grade, or (b) Failed to appear for the examination or to take or complete the examination at the time and place specified in the notice of the department, may take additional examinations, after filing with the department or its designee an application for reexamination together with applicable fees. The failure of an applicant to pass an examination, to appear for the examination, or to take or complete the examination does not preclude the applicant from taking subsequent examinations.

(2) Applicants may not take an examination for a license type more than five times in a 12-month period.

(3) The department may require an individual whose license as an agent, customer representative, or adjuster has expired or been suspended to pass an examination before reinstating or relicensing the individual as to any class of license. The examination fee must be paid for each examination.

History: s. 207, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 171, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 9, ch. 88-166; ss. 27, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 92-146; s. 16, ch. 98-199; s. 925, ch. 2003-261; s. 33, ch. 2004-390; s. 9, ch. 2006-184; s. 9, ch. 2012-209.
Fla. Stat. § 92.38 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.38
92.38 Comparison of disputed writings.
Status: in_force

Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the judge to be genuine, shall be permitted to be made by the witnesses; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the jury, or to the court in case of a trial by the court, as evidence of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the writing in dispute.

History: s. 55, ch. 1096, 1861; RS 1121; GS 1539; RGS 2739; CGL 4411.
Fla. Stat. § 552.241 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.241
552.241 Limited exemptions.
Status: in_force

The licensing, permitting, and storage requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Dealers who purchase, sell, possess, or transport: (a) Smokeless propellant or commercially manufactured sporting grades of black powder in quantities not exceeding 150 pounds, provided such dealer holds a valid federal firearms dealer’s license. (b) Small arms ammunition primers, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches and friction primers intended to be used solely for sporting, recreational, and cultural purposes, provided such dealer holds a valid federal firearms dealer’s license.

(2) Users who are natural persons and who purchase, possess, or transport: (a) Smokeless propellant powder in quantities not to exceed 150 pounds, or commercially manufactured sporting grades of black powder not to exceed 25 pounds, provided such powder is for the sole purpose of handloading cartridges for use in pistols or sporting rifles, or handloading shells for use in shotguns, or for a combination of these or other purposes strictly confined to handloading or muzzle-loading firearms for sporting, recreational, or cultural use. (b) Small arms ammunition primers, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches and friction primers, provided such small arms ammunition primers are for the sole purpose of handloading cartridges for use in pistols or sporting rifles, or handloading shells for use in shotguns, or for a combination of these or other purposes strictly confined to handloading or muzzle-loading firearms for sporting, recreational, or cultural use.

History: s. 1, ch. 67-145; s. 23, ch. 77-84.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0407 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0407
605.0407 Management of limited liability company.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited liability company is a member-managed limited liability company unless the operating agreement or articles of organization: (a) Expressly provide that: 1. The company is or will be manager-managed; 2. The company is or will be managed by managers; or 3. Management of the company is or will be vested in managers; or (b) Include words of similar import to those in subparagraphs (a)1.-3. except that, unless the context in which the expression is used otherwise requires, the terms “managing member” and “managing members” do not, in and of themselves, constitute words of similar import for this purpose.

(2) In a member-managed limited liability company, the management and conduct of the company are vested in the members, except as expressly provided in this chapter.

(3) In a manager-managed limited liability company, a matter relating to the activities and affairs of the company is decided exclusively by the manager, or if there is more than one manager, by the managers, except as expressly provided in this chapter.

(4) A member is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for a member-managed limited liability company, except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in winding up the activities and affairs of the company, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary.

(5) A limited liability company shall reimburse a member for an advance to the company beyond the amount of capital the member agreed to contribute.

(6) The dissolution of a limited liability company does not affect the applicability of this section and ss. 605.04071-605.04074. However, a person who wrongfully causes dissolution of the company loses the right to participate in management as a member and a manager.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 322.52 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 322 / Section 322.52
322.52 Conflict with other laws.
Status: in_force

This act is a remedial law and should be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare. To the extent that this act conflicts with general driver licensing provisions, this act prevails. Where this act is silent, the general driver licensing provisions apply.

History: s. 2, ch. 89-282.
Fla. Stat. § 589.10 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.10
589.10 Disposition of lands.
Status: in_force

The Florida Forest Service, with the concurrence of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and the Governor, may sell, exchange, lease, or otherwise dispose of any lands under its jurisdiction by the provisions of this chapter when in its judgment it is advantageous to the state to do so in the interest of the highest orderly development, improvement, and management of the state forests and state parks. All such sales, exchanges, leases, or dispositions of such lands, shall be at least upon a 30-day public notice, to be given in the manner deemed reasonable by the Florida Forest Service.

History: s. 4, ch. 17027, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-bb); s. 24, ch. 57-1; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 14, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 33, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 255.02 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 255 / Section 255.02
255.02 Boards authorized to replace buildings destroyed by fire.
Status: in_force

The Department of Management Services or any board or person having the direct supervision and control of any state building or state property may have rebuilt or replaced, out of the proceeds from the fire insurance on such buildings or property, any buildings or property owned by the state, which may be destroyed in whole or in part by fire.

History: s. 1, ch. 6518, 1913; RGS 1204; CGL 1681; s. 2, ch. 63-204; ss. 15, 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 174, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 30, ch. 2007-217.
Fla. Stat. § 655.938 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.938
655.938 Adverse claims to contents of safe-deposit box.
Status: in_force

(1) An adverse claim to the contents of a safe-deposit box, or to property held in safekeeping, is not sufficient to require the lessor to deny access to its lessee unless: (a) The lessor is directed to do so by a court order issued in an action in which the lessee is served with process and named as a party by a name which identifies the lessee with the name in which the safe-deposit box is leased or the property held; or (b) The safe-deposit box is leased or the property is held in the name of a lessee with the addition of words indicating that the contents or property are held in a fiduciary capacity, and the adverse claim is supported by a written statement of facts disclosing that it is made by, or on behalf of, a beneficiary and that there is reason to know that the fiduciary will misappropriate the trust property.

(2) A claim is also an adverse claim if one of several lessees claims, contrary to the terms of the lease, an exclusive right of access, or if one or more persons claim a right of access as agents or officers of a lessee to the exclusion of others as agents or officers, or if it is claimed that a lessee is the same person as one using another name.

History: s. 68, ch. 92-303.
Fla. Stat. § 210.75 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 210 / Part II / Section 210.75
210.75 Administration.
Status: in_force

(1) The division, under the applicable rules of the Department of Management Services, shall have the power to employ such employees and assistants and to incur such other expenses as may be necessary for the administration of this part within the limits of an appropriation for the operation of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation as may be authorized by the General Appropriations Act.

(2) The division has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to enforce the provisions of this part.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-141; s. 1, ch. 86-286; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 82, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 20, ch. 94-218; s. 19, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 627.630 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.630
627.630 Order of certain provisions.
Status: in_force

The provisions which are the subject of ss. 627.606-627.629, inclusive, shall be printed in the consecutive order of the provisions in such sections; or, at the option of the insurer, any such provision may appear as a unit in any part of the policy, with other provisions to which it may be logically related, provided that the resulting policy shall not be in whole or in part unintelligible, uncertain, ambiguous, abstruse, or likely to mislead a person to whom the policy is offered, delivered, or issued.

History: s. 573, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 480, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 958.021 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 958 / Section 958.021
958.021 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to improve the chances of correction and successful return to the community of youthful offenders sentenced to imprisonment by providing them with enhanced vocational, educational, counseling, or public service opportunities and by preventing their association with older and more experienced criminals during the terms of their confinement. It is the further purpose of this chapter to encourage citizen volunteers from the community to contribute time, skills, and maturity toward helping youthful offenders successfully reintegrate into the community and to require youthful offenders to participate in substance abuse and other types of counseling and programs at each youthful offender institution. It is the further intent of the Legislature to provide an additional sentencing alternative to be used in the discretion of the court when dealing with offenders who have demonstrated that they can no longer be handled safely as juveniles and who require more substantial limitations upon their liberty to ensure the protection of society.

History: s. 2, ch. 78-84; s. 18, ch. 85-288; s. 97, ch. 94-209.
Fla. Stat. § 671.211 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 671 / Part II / Section 671.211
671.211 Value.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided with respect to negotiable instruments and bank collections as provided in chapter 669 and ss. 673.3031, 674.2101, and 674.2111, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:

(1) In return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;

(2) As security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;

(3) By accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or

(4) In return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.

History: s. 17, ch. 2007-134; s. 37, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 620.2119 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part I / Section 620.2119
620.2119 Perfection of rights; right to withdraw.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited partner who wishes to exercise appraisal rights must execute and return the form received pursuant to s. 620.2118(1) and, in the case of certificated partnership interests and the limited partnership so requires, deposit the limited partner’s certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice by the date referred to in the notice pursuant to s. 620.2118(2)(b)2. Once a limited partner deposits that limited partner’s certificates or, in the case of uncertificated partnership interests, returns the executed form described in s. 620.2118(2), the limited partner loses all rights as a limited partner, unless the limited partner withdraws pursuant to subsection (3). Upon receiving a demand for payment from a limited partner who holds an uncertificated partnership interest, the limited partnership shall make an appropriate notation of the demand for payment in its records.

(2) The limited partnership may restrict the transfer of such limited partner interests from the date the limited partner delivers the items required by subsection (1).

(3) A limited partner who has complied with subsection (1) may nevertheless decline to exercise appraisal rights and withdraw from the appraisal process by so notifying the limited partnership in writing by the date set forth in the appraisal notice pursuant to s. 620.2118(2)(b)7. A limited partner who fails to so withdraw from the appraisal process may not thereafter withdraw without the limited partnership’s written consent.

(4) A limited partner who does not execute and return the form and, in the case of certificated partnership interests, deposit that limited partner’s certificates, if so required by the limited partnership, each by the date set forth in the notice described in subsection (2), shall not be entitled to payment under this act.

(5) If the limited partner’s right to receive fair value is terminated other than by the purchase of the limited partner interest by the limited partnership, all rights of the limited partner, with respect to such limited partner interest, shall be reinstated effective as of the date the limited partner delivered the items required by subsection (1), including the right to receive any intervening payment or other distribution with respect to such partnership interests, or, if any such rights have expired or any such distribution other than a cash payment has been completed, in lieu thereof at the election of the limited partnership, the fair value thereof in cash as determined by the limited partnership as of the time of such expiration or completion, but without prejudice otherwise to any action or proceeding of the limited partnership that may have been taken by the limited partnership on or after the date the limited partner delivered the items required by subsection (1).

History: s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 406.53 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 406 / Part II / Section 406.53
406.53 Unclaimed remains of indigent person; exemption from notice to the anatomical board.
Status: in_force

A board of county commissioners or its designated county department that receives a report of the unclaimed remains of an indigent person, notwithstanding s. 406.50(1), is not required to notify the anatomical board of the remains if:

(1) The indigent person’s remains are decomposed or mutilated by wounds or if an autopsy is performed on the remains;

(2) A legally authorized person or a relative by blood or marriage claims the remains for final disposition at his or her expense or, if such relative or legally authorized person is also an indigent person, in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the death occurred or the remains were found;

(3) The deceased person was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces, United States Reserve Forces, or National Guard and is eligible for burial in a national cemetery or was the spouse or dependent child of a veteran eligible for burial in a national cemetery; or

(4) A funeral director licensed under chapter 497 certifies that the anatomical board has been notified and either accepted or declined the remains.

History: s. 7, ch. 28163, 1953; s. 1, ch. 67-564; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 81-40; s. 10, ch. 84-114; s. 12, ch. 95-143; s. 88, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 96-251; s. 44, ch. 99-8; s. 143, ch. 2004-301; s. 9, ch. 2013-138.
Fla. Stat. § 761.01 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 761 / Section 761.01
761.01 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1998.”

History: s. 1, ch. 98-412.