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Fla. Stat. § 468.517 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part X / Section 468.517
468.517 Prohibitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Engage in dietetics and nutrition practice or nutrition counseling for remuneration unless the person is licensed under this part; (b) Use the name or title “dietitian,” “licensed dietitian,” “nutritionist,” “licensed nutritionist,” “nutrition counselor,” or “licensed nutrition counselor,” or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a dietitian, nutritionist, or nutrition counselor, or otherwise hold himself or herself out as such, unless the person is the holder of a valid license issued under this part; (c) Present as his or her own the license of another; (d) Give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof; (e) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive or delinquent status; (f) Employ unlicensed persons to engage in dietetics and nutrition practice or nutrition counseling; or (g) Conceal information relative to any violation of this part.

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

History: ss. 17, 20, ch. 88-236; s. 100, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 204, ch. 94-119; s. 18, ch. 96-367.
Fla. Stat. § 673.2071 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 673 / Part II / Section 673.2071
673.2071 Reacquisition.
Status: in_force

Reacquisition of an instrument occurs if it is transferred to a former holder, by negotiation or otherwise. A former holder who reacquires the instrument may cancel indorsements made after the reacquirer first became a holder of the instrument. If the cancellation causes the instrument to be payable to the reacquirer or to bearer, the reacquirer may negotiate the instrument. An indorser whose indorsement is canceled is discharged, and the discharge is effective against any subsequent holder.

History: s. 2, ch. 92-82.
Fla. Stat. § 112.161 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.161
112.161 Change in position or reclassification; continuance or resumption of membership in retirement system.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is a participant in any state or county retirement system, who changes his or her position of employment, or who is reclassified so that under any existing law such person would participate in a different retirement system, may continue to participate and come under the same retirement system in which he or she participated or came under before changing positions or being reclassified so long as such person remains in the employ of the state or county and continues to make the contributions required by law. Any person who has changed positions or been reclassified heretofore may come back under and participate in the retirement system to which he or she belonged before such change or reclassification upon payment of all back contributions, plus 3 percent interest per annum, that would have been required by law had he or she continued to participate and come under such system continuously, such election to be made and payment to be made on or before the time of retirement.

(2) The provisions of this section shall supersede any existing law relating to state and county retirement systems or pensions, provided nothing herein shall be construed to apply to State Supreme Court justices, as provided in chapter 25; nor to circuit judges as provided by chapter 38; nor to members of Duval County employees pension fund as provided in chapter 23259, Acts, 1945, as amended by chapter 27520, Acts, 1951, and chapter 27523, Acts, 1951.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 57-752; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 690, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 290.001 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.001
290.001 Florida Enterprise Zone Act; popular name.
Status: in_force

Sections 290.001-290.016 may be cited as the “Florida Enterprise Zone Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 82-119; ss. 42, 57, ch. 84-356; ss. 16, 37, ch. 94-136; ss. 1, 11, ch. 2005-287.
Fla. Stat. § 361.08 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 361 / Part I / Section 361.08
361.08 Right of eminent domain to coal pipeline companies.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of adopting this section to provide eminent domain powers and related benefits to certain firms is to make available low-cost electric power to all residents of the state and that this section should be construed consistently with this public interest policy.

(2) Any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, or other legal entity organized under the laws of this state, or under the laws of any other state and qualified to do business in this state, for the purpose of supplying any electric utility or utilities; any city, town, or village or the inhabitants thereof; or any community with coal or its derivatives and any mixture and combination thereof by pipeline, and for the purpose of serving as a common carrier operating or proposing to operate a pipeline or pipelines for transporting or delivering coal or its derivatives or any mixture or combination thereof, shall have the right of eminent domain, for the purpose of acquiring title, easements, rights-of-way, or other rights or interests in property, necessary to acquire and take private property which is or may be needed for the construction, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of coal slurry and derivative plants, pipelines, pumping stations, and any other installations and works incident thereto. The procedure to condemn property or interest therein shall be exercised in the manner set forth in chapters 73 and 74. In any condemnation proceeding under this act, the circuit court shall restrict the exercise of the right of eminent domain in the following particulars: (a) The right of eminent domain shall be limited to the taking of property or an interest therein from the owner which results in the least property or interest therein being taken to effect the purpose of the condemning entity. (b) All takings shall be subject to the legal obligation (which shall become a restrictive covenant on the property or interest therein taken) on the part of the condemning authority and its successor in title or interest, jointly and severally, to convey the title or property interest taken to the condemnee or the condemnee’s heirs, successors, or assigns if the condemned property or interest therein is not used within a reasonable time after the taking, which time limit shall be fixed by the court in the condemnation proceeding. (c) If the property or interest therein is conveyed to the condemnee or to the condemnee’s heirs, successors, or assigns, the grantee of such conveyance shall pay or cause to be paid to the condemning authority or to its successor in title or interest, as the case may be, consideration, in cash, which shall be equal to the value of the condemned property or interest therein being conveyed, as determined as of the time of the taking, discounted at a rate of 10 percent per year, compounded annually, from the date of the taking to the date of the conveyance.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-236; s. 546, ch. 95-148; s. 9, ch. 2006-214.
Fla. Stat. § 559.9239 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part X / Section 559.9239
559.9239 Damages.
Status: in_force

In case of a violation of a provision of this act with respect to a rental-purchase agreement, the lessee under the rental-purchase agreement may recover from the lessor or assignee committing the violation, or may setoff or counterclaim in an action brought by that lessor or assignee, an amount equal to the greater of actual damages or 25 percent of the total cost to acquire ownership under the rental-purchase agreement, plus attorney’s fees and court costs. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a lessor or assignee is not subject to any penalty for failure to comply with any provision of this act until the lessee has notified such lessor or assignee in writing of such a failure and unless within 30 days after such notice such failure is not corrected by such lessor or assignee.

History: s. 9, ch. 88-69.
Fla. Stat. § 768.093 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.093
768.093 Owner liability limits; powered shopping carts.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “powered shopping cart” means an electrically powered assistive technology device which is generally used in a retail establishment by a customer, designed for the simultaneous transport of a person and of goods of any kind, and capable of speeds no greater than 2 1 / 2 miles per hour.

(2) A powered shopping cart which is provided to a person gratuitously for use solely on the premises of the owner of such powered shopping cart shall not be considered a dangerous instrumentality in this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-33.
Fla. Stat. § 589.29 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.29
589.29 Quality of assistance.
Status: in_force

Any advice and assistance provided under ss. 589.28-589.34 shall be the responsibility of the State Forester and the Florida Forest Service and shall be conducted under the supervision of a professional forester in an efficient and competent manner by personnel who have the required education, training and experience to accomplish the objectives of these sections.

History: s. 2, ch. 20899, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 71-183; s. 50, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 679.5021 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part V / Section 679.5021
679.5021 Contents of financing statement; record of mortgage as financing statement; time of filing financing statement.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a financing statement is sufficient only if it: (a) Provides the name of the debtor; (b) Provides the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party; and (c) Indicates the collateral covered by the financing statement.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.5011(2), to be sufficient, a financing statement that covers as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut, or that is filed as a fixture filing and covers goods that are or are to become fixtures, must comply with the requirements of subsection (1) and also: (a) Indicate that it covers this type of collateral; (b) Indicate that it is to be filed in the real property records; (c) Provide a description of the real property to which the collateral is related; and (d) If the debtor does not have an interest of record in the real property, provide the name of a record owner.

(3) A record of a mortgage satisfying the requirements of chapter 697 is effective, from the date of recording, as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut only if: (a) The record of a mortgage indicates the goods or accounts that it covers; (b) The goods are or are to become fixtures related to the real property described in the record of a mortgage or the collateral is related to the real property described in the mortgage and is as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; (c) The record of a mortgage satisfies the requirements for a financing statement in this section, although: 1. The record of a mortgage need not indicate that it is to be filed in the real property records; and 2. The record of a mortgage sufficiently provides the name of a debtor who is an individual if it provides the individual name of the debtor or the surname and first personal name of the debtor, even if the debtor is an individual to whom s. 679.5031(1)(d) or (e) applies; and (d) The record of a mortgage is recorded as required by chapter 697.

(4) A financing statement may be filed before a security agreement is made or a security interest otherwise attaches.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-198; s. 10, ch. 2012-59.
Fla. Stat. § 373.086 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.086
373.086 Providing for district works.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to carry out the works for the district, and for effectuating the purposes of this chapter, the governing board is authorized to clean out, straighten, enlarge, or change the course of any waterway, natural or artificial, within or without the district; to provide such canals, levees, dikes, dams, sluiceways, reservoirs, holding basins, floodways, pumping stations, bridges, highways, and other works and facilities which the board may deem necessary; to establish, maintain, and regulate water levels in all canals, lakes, rivers, channels, reservoirs, streams, or other bodies of water owned or maintained by the district; to cross any highway or railway with works of the district and to hold, control, and acquire by donation, lease, or purchase, or to condemn any land, public or private, needed for rights-of-way or other purposes, and may remove any building or other obstruction necessary for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the works; and to hold and have full control over the works and rights-of-way of the district.

(2) The works of the district shall be those adopted by the governing board of the district. The district may require or take over for operation and maintenance such works of other districts as the governing board may deem advisable under agreement with such districts.

(3)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 120, the temporary construction, operation, or maintenance of water supply backpumping facilities to be used for storage of surplus water shall not require a permit under this chapter, chapter 253, or chapter 403 from the Department of Environmental Protection if the governing board issues an order declaring a water emergency which order is approved by the Secretary of Environmental Protection. Such approval may be given by telephone and confirmed by appropriate order at a later date. The temporary construction, operation, or maintenance of the facilities shall cease when the governing board or the secretary issues an order declaring that the emergency no longer exists. If the district intends to operate any such facilities permanently under nonemergency conditions, it shall apply for the appropriate required permits from the Department of Environmental Protection within 30 days of rescinding the emergency order. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 120, emergency orders issued pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for a period of 90 days and may be renewed for a single 90-day period.

History: s. 16, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 2, ch. 29790, 1955; s. 1, ch. 61-147; s. 3, ch. 61-497; s. 2, ch. 63-224; s. 1, ch. 67-206; s. 1, part VI, ch. 72-299; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 4, ch. 82-101; s. 25, ch. 88-242; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-279; ss. 11, 12, ch. 90-217; s. 255, ch. 94-356.
Fla. Stat. § 487.042 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 487 / Part I / Section 487.042
487.042 Restricted-use pesticides; designation.
Status: in_force

The department may designate by rule a pesticide, or a pesticide applied under certain conditions or for a certain purpose, as a “restricted-use pesticide” if the pesticide, when applied in accordance with its directions for use, warnings, and cautions, for uses for which it is registered or for one or more such uses, or in accordance with a widespread and commonly recognized practice, may generally cause, without additional regulatory restrictions, unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or injury to the applicator or other persons.

History: s. 3, ch. 69-376; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 78-154; ss. 2, 4, ch. 79-210; s. 3, ch. 88-304; ss. 6, 37, ch. 92-115.
Fla. Stat. § 429.178 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 429 / Part I / Section 429.178
429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders.
Status: in_force

A facility which advertises that it provides special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders must meet the following standards of operation:

(1)(a) If the facility has 17 or more residents, have an awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night; or (b) If the facility has fewer than 17 residents, have an awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night or have mechanisms in place to monitor and ensure the safety of the facility’s residents.

(2) Offer activities specifically designed for persons who are cognitively impaired.

(3) Have a physical environment that provides for the safety and welfare of the facility’s residents.

(4) Employ staff who must complete the training and continuing education required under s. 430.5025.

History: s. 15, ch. 97-82; ss. 2, 41, ch. 2006-197; s. 9, ch. 2015-126; s. 8, ch. 2023-278.
Fla. Stat. § 191.004 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 191 / Section 191.004
191.004 Preemption of special acts and general acts of local application.
Status: in_force

Each district, regardless of any other, more specific provision of any special act or general law of local application creating the charter of the district, shall comply with this act. It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this act supersede all special act or general law of local application provisions which contain the charter of an independent special fire control district and which address the same subjects as this act, except as such acts or laws address district boundaries and geographical subdistricts for the election of members of the governing board. However, this act does not require any modification to district financing or operations which would impair existing contracts, including collective bargaining agreements, debt obligations, or covenants and agreements relating to bonds validated or issued by the district. Further, this act does not repeal any authorization within a special act or general law of local application providing for the levy and assessment of ad valorem taxes, special assessments, non-ad valorem assessments, impact fees, or other fees or charges by a district.

History: s. 4, ch. 97-256.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.58 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part IV / Section 1010.58
1010.58 Procedure for determining number of instruction units for Florida College System institutions.
Status: in_force

The number of instruction units for Florida College System institutions shall be determined from the full-time equivalent students in the Florida College System institution, provided that full-time equivalent students may not be counted more than once in determining instruction units. Instruction units for Florida College System institutions shall be computed as follows:

(1) One unit for each 12 full-time equivalent students at a Florida College System institution for the first 420 students and one unit for each 15 full-time equivalent students for all over 420 students, in other than career education programs as defined by rules of the State Board of Education, and one unit for each 10 full-time equivalent students in career education programs and compensatory education programs as defined by rules of the State Board of Education. Full-time equivalent students enrolled in a Florida College System institution shall be defined by rules of the State Board of Education.

(2) For each 8 instruction units in a Florida College System institution, 1 instruction unit or proportionate fraction of a unit shall be allowed for administrative and special instructional services, and for each 20 instruction units, 1 instruction unit or proportionate fraction of a unit shall be allowed for student personnel services.

History: s. 567, ch. 2002-387; s. 128, ch. 2004-357; s. 163, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 19.52 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 19 / Section 19.52
19.52 Stamps or tags.
Status: in_force

Whenever under the law, stamps are now required to be used in connection with inspection fees, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized to use and direct the use of either stamps or tags as it shall determine to be for the best interest of the state, and all laws or regulations now applicable to such stamps shall be applicable to tags whenever used instead of stamps under such direction of the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 14671, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 222(1); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 631.931 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part V / Section 631.931
631.931 Reports and recommendations by board; public records exemption.
Status: in_force

Reports and recommendations made by the Board of Directors of the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association under s. 631.917 upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.

History: s. 1, ch. 93-423; s. 389, ch. 96-406; ss. 25, 27, ch. 97-262; s. 1376, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 567.07 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 567 / Section 567.07
567.07 Results of election.
Status: in_force

(1) If a majority of those legally voting at any election under s. 567.01 cast their votes “Against Selling Intoxicating Liquors, Wines, or Beer” on question number 1, then no intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer shall be sold in the county in which the election was held until otherwise determined by an election, which shall not be held oftener than once in every 2 years.

(2) If a majority of those legally voting at any such election cast their votes “For Selling Intoxicating Liquors, Wines, or Beer” on question number 1 and a majority of votes legally cast on question number 2 be cast “For Sales by the Package Only,” then: (a) No intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer shall be sold in said county that are not contained in sealed containers. (b) No intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer shall be consumed in said county on the premises where such intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer are sold or on any other premise under the control, either directly or indirectly, of the licensee, until otherwise determined in an election, which shall not be held oftener than once in every 2 years. (c) After the expiration of 2 years, an election pursuant to s. 567.01(3) may be held to determine the sole question of whether intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer may be sold by the drink for consumption on premises. If a majority of those legally voting cast their votes for selling intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer by the drink for consumption on premises, such alcoholic beverages may be sold as otherwise provided by law in that county until otherwise determined in an election, which shall not be held oftener than once every 2 years. If a majority of those legally voting cast their vote against the sale of intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer by the drink for consumption on premises, sales by the package only shall continue.

(3) In the event a majority of those legally voting in any such election cast their vote “For Selling Intoxicating Liquors, Wines, or Beer” on question number 1 and a majority of the votes legally cast on question number 2 be not cast “For Sales by the Package Only,” then intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer may be sold as otherwise provided by law in said county until otherwise determined in an election, which shall not be held oftener than once in every 2 years.

History: s. 1, ch. 3700, 1887; RS 863; GS 1215; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(202); s. 3, ch. 23747, 1947; s. 11, ch. 25035, 1949; s. 3, ch. 85-161; s. 3, ch. 99-380; s. 69, ch. 2000-154; s. 5, ch. 2013-157.