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Fla. Stat. § 288.28 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part II / Section 288.28
288.28 Department of Transportation authorized to lease or purchase certain roads and bridges.
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to lease or purchase from the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration such roads or bridges as may have been acquired or constructed under the provisions of s. 288.23 and to pay either the rental or the purchase price from the surplus gasoline taxes which may, in the future, accrue to the credit of the county or counties in which the road or bridge is located, under the provisions of s. 9, Art. XII of the State Constitution.

History: s. 4, ch. 23758, 1947; s. 1, ch. 26768, 1951; s. 11, ch. 29788, 1955; ss. 22, 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 18, ch. 69-216; s. 271, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.
Fla. Stat. § 101.663 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.663
101.663 Electors; change of residence to another state.
Status: in_force

An elector registered in this state who moves his or her permanent residence to another state after the registration books in that state have closed is permitted to vote by mail in the county of his or her former residence for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-136; s. 11, ch. 69-280; s. 4, ch. 73-157; s. 31, ch. 73-333; s. 3, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 79-365; s. 22, ch. 94-224; s. 1392, ch. 95-147; s. 46, ch. 2005-277; s. 40, ch. 2005-278; s. 22, ch. 2016-37.
Fla. Stat. § 627.5575 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part V / Section 627.5575
627.5575 Group life insurance for dependents.
Status: in_force

Except for a policy issued under s. 627.553, a group life insurance policy may be extended to insure the employees or members against loss due to the deaths of their spouses and dependent children or any class or classes thereof, subject to the following:

(1) The premium for the insurance shall be paid either from funds contributed by the employer, union, association, or other person to whom the policy has been issued or from funds contributed by the covered persons, or from both. Except as provided in subsection (2), a policy on which no part of the premium for the spouse’s and dependent child’s coverage is to be derived from funds contributed by the covered persons shall insure all eligible employees or members with respect to their spouses and dependent children or any class or classes thereof.

(2) An insurer may exclude or limit the coverage on any spouse or dependent child as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.

(3) The amounts of insurance for any covered spouse or dependent child under the policy may not exceed the amount of insurance for which the employee or member is insured.

History: ss. 429, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 5, ch. 2010-61.
Fla. Stat. § 274.08 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 274 / Section 274.08
274.08 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this act or any rule prescribed pursuant to its authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 8, ch. 59-163; s. 158, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 475.809 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part IV / Section 475.809
475.809 Foreclosure of lien; civil action by owner; award of costs and attorney’s fees.
Status: in_force

(1) A broker may enforce a lien for a commission that is earned and payable under this part by a foreclosure suit in the same manner as if the lien notice were a mortgage recorded against the commercial real estate of the owner obligated to pay the claimed commission. The foreclosure shall be commenced in the county court or circuit court, whichever may have jurisdiction of controversies in the amount of the claimed commission, of the county where the lien notice was recorded. The foreclosure action shall be commenced before the lien notice expires or is extinguished under s. 475.807(8); otherwise, the lien notice shall become null and void and have no further force or effect.

(2) If a lien notice is recorded pursuant to s. 475.807 and the owner disputes the claimed commission, the owner may file a civil action seeking to discharge the lien in the county court or circuit court, whichever may have jurisdiction of controversies in the amount of the claimed commission, of the county where the lien notice was recorded.

(3) In any action to foreclose a lien or to discharge a lien pursuant to this section, the prevailing party shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.

History: s. 2, ch. 2005-275.
Fla. Stat. § 61.011 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part I / Section 61.011
61.011 Dissolution in chancery.
Status: in_force

Proceedings under this chapter are in chancery.

History: s. 1, Oct. 31, 1828; RS 1477; GS 1925; RGS 3188; CGL 4980; s. 2, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 16, ch. 67-254; s. 2, ch. 71-241.
Fla. Stat. § 252.47 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part I / Section 252.47
252.47 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The law enforcement authorities of the state and the political subdivisions thereof shall enforce the orders and rules issued pursuant to ss. 252.31-252.90.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-285; s. 30, ch. 83-334; s. 19, ch. 93-211; s. 36, ch. 2001-61.
Fla. Stat. § 257.015 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.015
257.015 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Department” means the Department of State.

(2) “Depository library” means a library that has been designated as a depository for receiving state publications in accordance with s. 257.05(3).

(3) “Division” means the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State.

(4) “Secretary” means the Secretary of State.

(5) “State Librarian” means the person appointed by the secretary as the director of the Division of Library and Information Services pursuant to s. 257.031.

(6) “State publication” means a publication created under the authority of or at the total or partial expense of a state official, state department, state board, state court, or state agency, or that is required to be publicly distributed pursuant to state law. The term includes a publication containing information about the state and its government which is culturally and historically significant to researchers and the general public. The term does not include a publication that is created only for internal use of a state official, state department, state board, state court, or state agency.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-207; s. 1, ch. 2015-117.
Fla. Stat. § 732.105 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part I / Section 732.105
732.105 Half blood.
Status: in_force

When property descends to the collateral kindred of the intestate and part of the collateral kindred are of the whole blood to the intestate and the other part of the half blood, those of the half blood shall inherit only half as much as those of the whole blood; but if all are of the half blood they shall have whole parts.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 10, ch. 75-220.
Fla. Stat. § 11.935 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.935
11.935 Article V convention advisory group.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “advisory group” means the Article V convention delegate advisory group.

(2) The advisory group consists of the following members: (a) An attorney appointed by the President of the Senate. (b) An attorney appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (c) An attorney selected by agreement of the attorneys appointed under paragraphs (a) and (b), who shall serve as chair of the advisory group.

(3) The advisory group shall meet at the call of the chair and shall establish the policies and procedures that the advisory group determines necessary to carry out ss. 11.93-11.9352.

(4) Upon the request of a delegate or alternate delegate, the advisory group shall advise the delegate or alternate delegate whether there is reason to believe that an action or an attempt to take an action by a delegate or alternate delegate would: (a) Violate the instructions established by a concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature under ss. 11.93-11.9352; or (b) Exceed the limits placed by the Legislature in a concurrent resolution or memorial that calls for an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the subjects and amendments that may be considered by the Article V convention.

(5) The advisory group: (a) May render an advisory determination under this section in any summary manner considered appropriate by the advisory group. (b) Shall render an advisory determination under this section within 24 hours after receiving a request for a determination. (c) Shall transmit a copy of an advisory determination under this section in the most expeditious manner possible to the delegate or alternate delegate who requested the advisory determination.

(6) If the advisory group renders an advisory determination under this section, the advisory group may also take an action permitted under s. 11.9351.

History: s. 18, ch. 2014-52.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.42 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part IV / Section 1010.42
1010.42 Publication of resolution.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the district school board, when the resolution proposing a bond issue has been approved by the Department of Education or when such a proposal has been rejected by the Department of Education and a new petition signed by 35 percent of the qualified electors of the district has been presented, and when the resolution authorizing an election has been adopted as set forth above, to cause such resolution to be published at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the district. This resolution may also include a notice of election as prescribed in s. 1010.43.

History: s. 551, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 397.6774 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 397 / Part V / Section 397.6774
397.6774 Department to maintain lists of licensed facilities.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide each municipal and county public safety office with a list of licensed hospitals, detoxification facilities, and addictions receiving facilities, including the name, address, and phone number of, and the services offered by, the licensed service provider.

History: s. 6, ch. 93-39.
Fla. Stat. § 944.096 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.096
944.096 Budget requests for residential facility construction; estimates; appropriations; population in excess of capacity.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning October 1, 1983, all legislative budget requests for the construction of additional residential facilities in the Department of Corrections shall utilize the estimates of the Criminal Justice Estimating Conference. The estimates shall be based on current legal and constitutional standards and be accompanied by a supporting projected estimate of the inmate population for the period covered by the budget request. Each estimate shall include, but shall not be limited to, consideration of the following factors: (a) Current law. (b) Current sentencing practices. (c) Current parole practices. (d) Current Department of Corrections program rules.

(2) The Legislature shall accept the projected estimate from the Criminal Justice Estimating Conference as accurate, but it is not obligated to fund any budget based on the estimate. The Legislature may elect to modify any programs, practices, or procedures listed in subsection (1) and, based on a revised estimate of the impact of these modifications by the Criminal Justice Estimating Conference, adjust the level of required funding accordingly. Alternatively, the Legislature may elect to offset the need for funding the construction of residential facilities to meet the projected need through the establishment of programs alternative to incarceration.

(3) In the event the inmate population exceeds the total capacity of the residential facilities provided by the Legislature pursuant to this section, the control release procedures as defined in s. 947.146 shall apply.

(4) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Criminal Justice Estimating Conference” means the designated professional staffs of the Governor’s office, the Legislature, and the Supreme Court who meet in regularly scheduled meetings chaired by the state economist or the state economist’s designee to forecast inmate and caseload counts and other information needed to support the state budgeting process. (b) “Total capacity” of the state correctional system as defined in s. 944.023(1)(b). (c) “State correctional system” means the system as defined in s. 944.02.

History: ss. 3, 4, ch. 83-131; s. 2, ch. 87-234; s. 14, ch. 89-531; s. 9, ch. 92-47; s. 78, ch. 95-211; s. 3, ch. 95-251; s. 1644, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 316.068 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.068
316.068 Crash report forms.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prepare and, upon request, supply to police departments, sheriffs, and other appropriate agencies or individuals forms for crash reports as required in this chapter, suitable with respect to the persons required to make such reports and the purposes to be served. The form must call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose, with reference to a vehicle crash, the cause and conditions then existing and the persons and vehicles involved. Every crash report form must call for the policy numbers of liability insurance and the names of carriers covering any vehicle involved in a crash required to be reported by this chapter.

(2) Every crash report required to be made in writing must be made on the appropriate form approved by the department and must contain all the information required therein, including: (a) The date, time, and location of the crash; (b) A description of the vehicles involved; (c) The names and addresses of the parties involved; however, in the event of a crash involving a railroad train, including crashes covered by s. 316.027, s. 316.061, s. 316.065, or s. 316.066, the collection of the information specified in this paragraph shall be at the discretion of the law enforcement officer having jurisdiction to investigate the crash; (d) The names and addresses of all drivers and passengers in the motor vehicles involved; however, in the event of a crash involving a railroad train, including crashes covered by s. 316.027, s. 316.061, s. 316.065, or s. 316.066, the collection of the information specified in this paragraph shall be at the discretion of the law enforcement officer having jurisdiction to investigate the crash; (e) The names and addresses of witnesses; (f) The name, badge number, and law enforcement agency of the officer investigating the crash; and (g) The names of the insurance companies of the motor vehicles involved in the crash, unless not available. A member of a railroad train crew or a passenger on a railroad train is not a passenger for purposes of this section. In the event of a crash involving a railroad train, a member of the railroad train crew must furnish the information in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (e) and, upon request of the law enforcement officer having jurisdiction to investigate the crash, the railroad train engineer’s or conductor’s federal certification pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 240 or part 242. The absence of information in such written crash reports regarding the existence of passengers in the motor vehicles involved in the crash constitutes a rebuttable presumption that no such passengers were involved in the reported crash. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a crash report produced electronically by a law enforcement officer must, at a minimum, contain the same information as is called for on those forms approved by the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 2, ch. 74-201; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 11, ch. 96-350; s. 90, ch. 99-248; s. 1, ch. 2006-305; s. 2, ch. 2019-69.
Fla. Stat. § 448.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 448 / Part I / Section 448.01
448.01 Legal day’s work; extra pay.
Status: in_force

(1) Ten hours of labor shall be a legal day’s work, and when any person employed to perform manual labor of any kind by the day, week, month or year renders 10 hours of labor, he or she shall be considered to have performed a legal day’s work, unless a written contract has been signed by the person so employed and the employer, requiring a less or greater number of hours of labor to be performed daily.

(2) Unless such written contract has been made, the person employed shall be entitled to extra pay for all work performed by the requirement of his or her employer in excess of 10 hours’ labor daily.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 1988, 1874; RS 2117, 2118; GS 2641, 2642; RGS 4016, 4017; CGL 5939, 5940; s. 164, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 641.3105 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.3105
641.3105 Validity of noncomplying contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Any health maintenance contract, rider, endorsement, attachment, or addendum otherwise valid which contains any condition or provision not in compliance with the requirements of this part shall not be thereby rendered invalid, but shall be construed and applied in accordance with such conditions and provisions as would have applied had such contract, rider, endorsement, attachment, or addendum been in full compliance with this part. In the event an organization issues or delivers any contract for an amount which exceeds any limitations otherwise provided in this part, such organization shall be liable to the subscriber or her or his beneficiary for the full amount stated in the contract in addition to any other penalties that may be imposed under this part.

(2) Any health maintenance contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state covering a subscriber, which subscriber, pursuant to the provisions of this part, the organization may not lawfully cover under the contract, shall be cancelable at any time by the organization, any provision of the contract to the contrary notwithstanding; and the organization shall promptly cancel the contract in accordance with the request of the office therefor. No such illegality or cancellation shall be deemed to relieve the organization of any liability incurred by it under the contract while in force or to prohibit the organization from retaining the pro rata earned premium or rate thereon. This provision does not relieve the organization from any penalty otherwise incurred by the organization under this part on account of any such violation.

History: ss. 27, 47, ch. 85-177; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 489, ch. 97-102; s. 1579, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 631.822 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part IV / Section 631.822
631.822 Records of plan.
Status: in_force

Records shall be kept of all meetings of the board and transactions under which the plan or its representatives carry out the plan’s powers and duties. Records of such meetings or transactions shall be made public upon the termination of a liquidation, rehabilitation, or revocation proceeding involving the insolvent HMO.

History: ss. 1, 23, ch. 88-388; ss. 110, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 473.304 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 473 / Section 473.304
473.304 Rules of board; powers and duties; legal services.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act. Every certified public accountant and firm shall be governed and controlled by this act and the rules adopted by the board.

(2) Subject to the prior approval of the Attorney General, the board may retain independent legal counsel to provide legal advice to the board on a specific matter.

(3) An attorney employed or used by the board may not both prosecute a matter and provide legal services to the board with respect to the same matter.

History: ss. 3, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 92-292; s. 144, ch. 98-200; s. 5, ch. 2009-54.
Fla. Stat. § 723.044 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 723 / Section 723.044
723.044 Interference with installation of appliances or interior improvements.
Status: in_force

A mobile home park owner or developer shall not charge any resident who chooses to install an electric or gas appliance in her or his mobile home an additional fee solely on the basis of such installation or restrict the installation, service, or maintenance of any such appliance or the making of any interior improvement in such mobile home, so long as the installation or improvement is in compliance with applicable building codes and other provisions of law.

History: s. 1, ch. 84-80; s. 921, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 29.019 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 29 / Section 29.019
29.019 Billings rendered for pre-July 1, 2004, services.
Status: in_force

Billings submitted for payment of due process services, including, but not limited to, court reporter services, court interpreter services, expert witness services, mental health evaluations, and court-appointed counsel services must be paid by the counties if the services were rendered before July 1, 2004. Counties must also pay for the entire cost of any flat-fee-per-case payment pursuant to a contract or professional services agreement with court-appointed counsel for appointments made before July 1, 2004, regardless of whether work on the case is actually concluded prior to July 1, 2004. Except for flat-fee contracts with court-appointed counsel, billings for services on any case that commenced prior to July 1, 2004, but continues past July 1, 2004, must be submitted with an itemized listing of payment due for services rendered before July 1, 2004, and on or after July 1, 2004. The county shall pay the portion of the bill for services rendered before July 1, 2004, and provide a copy of the itemized bill to the Justice Administrative Commission or the Office of the State Courts Administrator as appropriate for payment of the portion of the bill for services provided on or after July 1, 2004.

History: s. 97, ch. 2004-265.
Fla. Stat. § 482.2401 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 482 / Section 482.2401
482.2401 Disposition and use of revenues from fees and fines.
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys collected or received by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the Pest Control Trust Fund and, except as provided in subsection (3), shall be used by the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and in the education of the pest control industry.

(2) All expenditures authorized by this chapter shall be paid upon presentation of vouchers approved by the department.

(3) The department may use revenues from administrative fines to support contract research or education in pest control. If revenues are available to support such research or education, the department shall appoint a committee composed of pest control industry members which shall assist the department in establishing research or education priorities, in developing requests for proposals for bids, and in selecting research or education contractors from qualified bidders.

History: s. 55, ch. 92-203; s. 23, ch. 2002-295; s. 31, ch. 2009-66.