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Fla. Stat. § 455.229 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 455 / Section 455.229
455.229 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) All information required by the department of any applicant shall be a public record and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to s. 119.07, except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination questions, answers, papers, grades, and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except members of the board, the department, and staff thereof, who have a bona fide need to know such information. Any information supplied to the department by any other agency which is exempt from the provisions of chapter 119 or is confidential shall remain exempt or confidential pursuant to applicable law while in the custody of the department.

(2) The department shall establish by rule the procedure by which an applicant, and the applicant’s attorney, may review examination questions and answers. Examination questions and answers are not subject to discovery but may be introduced into evidence and considered only in camera in any administrative proceeding under chapter 120. If an administrative hearing is held, the department shall provide challenged examination questions and answers to the administrative law judge. The examination questions and answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), unless invalidated by the administrative law judge.

(3) Unless an applicant notifies the department at least 5 days prior to an examination hearing of the applicant’s inability to attend, or unless an applicant can demonstrate an extreme emergency for failing to attend, the department may require an applicant who fails to attend to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and court costs of the department for the examination hearing.

History: s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 1, ch. 88-392; s. 8, ch. 90-228; s. 10, ch. 91-137; s. 3, ch. 91-140; s. 60, ch. 92-33; s. 29, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 13, ch. 94-119; s. 87, ch. 94-218; ss. 306, 307, ch. 96-406; s. 214, ch. 96-410; s. 27, ch. 97-261.
Fla. Stat. § 186.512 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 186 / Section 186.512
186.512 Designation of regional planning councils.
Status: in_force

(1) The territorial area of the state is subdivided into the following districts for the purpose of regional comprehensive planning. The name and geographic area of each respective district must accord with the following: (a) West Florida Regional Planning Council: Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington Counties. (b) Apalachee Regional Planning Council: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties. (c) North Central Florida Regional Planning Council: Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union Counties. (d) Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council: Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties. (e) East Central Florida Regional Planning Council: Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia Counties. (f) Central Florida Regional Planning Council: DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Polk Counties. (g) Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties. (h) Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Sarasota Counties. (i) Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council: Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties. (j) South Florida Regional Planning Council: Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2016, and thereafter, the Governor may review and update the district boundaries of the regional planning councils pursuant to his authority under s. 186.506(4).

(3) For the purposes of transition from one regional planning council to another, the successor regional planning council shall apply the prior strategic regional policy plan to a local government until such time as the successor regional planning council amends its plan pursuant to this chapter to include the affected local government within the new region.

History: s. 11, ch. 2015-30.
Fla. Stat. § 161.35 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part II / Section 161.35
161.35 County shoreline; supervisory and regulatory powers of board of county commissioners.
Status: in_force

(1) With the consent of the department and of any municipality or other political authority involved, the board of county commissioners may regulate and supervise all physical work or activity along the county shoreline which is likely to have a material physical effect on existing coastal conditions or natural shore processes. This regulatory and supervisory authority shall specifically include, but not be limited to, installation of groins, jetties, moles, breakwaters, seawalls, revetments, and other coastal construction as defined herein. For this purpose, the board of county commissioners, with assistance as required from its professional personnel, may develop standards and criteria, issue permits and conduct inspections.

(2) All regulations and requirements prescribed by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this part may be enforced by mandatory injunction or other appropriate action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such regulations and requirements shall in no way affect the regulatory authority of the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-408; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 31, ch. 94-356.
Fla. Stat. § 250.48 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.48
250.48 Leaves of absence.
Status: in_force

Any officer or employee of the state, of any county or school district of the state, or of any municipality or political subdivision of the state who is a member of the Florida National Guard is entitled to leave of absence from his or her respective duties, without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating, on all days during which the officer or employee is engaged in active state duty for a named event, declared disaster, or operation pursuant to s. 250.28 or s. 252.36. However, a leave of absence without loss of pay granted under this section may not exceed 30 days for each emergency or disaster, as established by executive order.

History: s. 26, ch. 8502, 1921; s. 2, ch. 12089, 1927; CGL 2038; s. 5, ch. 20849, 1941; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 11, ch. 83-227; s. 1, ch. 93-283; s. 115, ch. 95-148; s. 44, ch. 2003-68.
Fla. Stat. § 620.9001 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.9001
620.9001 Statement of qualification.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership may become a limited liability partnership pursuant to this section.

(2) The terms and conditions on which a partnership becomes a limited liability partnership must be approved by the vote necessary to amend the partnership agreement except, in the case of a partnership agreement that expressly considers contribution obligations, the vote necessary to amend those provisions.

(3) After the approval required by subsection (2), a partnership may become a limited liability partnership by filing a statement of qualification. The statement must contain: (a) The name of the partnership as identified in the records of the Department of State; (b) The street address of the partnership’s chief executive office and, if different, the street address of its principal office in this state, if there is one; (c) The name and street address of the partnership’s agent for service of process, who must be an individual resident of this state or other person authorized to do business in this state; (d) A statement that the partnership elects to be a limited liability partnership; and (e) A deferred effective date, if any.

(4) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership is effective on the later of the filing of the statement or a date specified in the statement. The status remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until it is canceled pursuant to s. 620.8105(7) or revoked pursuant to s. 620.9003.

(5) The status of a partnership as a limited liability partnership and the liability of its partners are not affected by errors or later changes in the information required to be contained in the statement of qualification under subsection (3).

(6) The filing of a statement of qualification establishes that a partnership has satisfied all conditions precedent to the qualification of the partnership as a limited liability partnership.

(7) An amendment or cancellation of a statement of qualification is effective when it is filed or on a deferred effective date specified in the amendment or cancellation.

History: s. 23, ch. 99-285.
Fla. Stat. § 627.285 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part I / Section 627.285
627.285 Independent actuarial peer review of workers’ compensation rating organization.
Status: in_force

The Financial Services Commission shall at least once every other year contract for an independent actuarial peer review and analysis of the ratemaking processes of any licensed rating organization that makes rate filings for workers’ compensation insurance, and the rating organization shall fully cooperate in the peer review. The contract shall require submission of a final report to the commission, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1. The costs of the independent actuarial peer review shall be paid from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund.

History: s. 34, ch. 2003-412; s. 85, ch. 2018-110.
Fla. Stat. § 948.064 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 948 / Section 948.064
948.064 Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern.
Status: in_force

(1) To facilitate the information available to the court at first appearance hearings and at all subsequent hearings for “violent felony offenders of special concern,” as defined in s. 948.06, the Department of Corrections shall, no later than October 1, 2007, develop a system for identifying the offenders in the department’s database and post on the Department of Law Enforcement’s Criminal Justice Intranet a listing of all “violent felony offenders of special concern” who are under community supervision.

(2) The county where the arrested person is booked shall provide the following information to the court at the time of the first appearance: (a) State and national criminal history information; (b) All criminal justice information available in the Florida Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center; and (c) Notice that the arrested person meets the requirement for restrictions on pretrial release pending the probation-violation hearing or community-control-violation hearing in s. 903.0351(1)(b).

(3) The courts shall assist the department’s dissemination of critical information by creating and maintaining an automated system to provide the information as specified in this section to the court with the jurisdiction to conduct the hearings.

(4) The state attorney, or the statewide prosecutor if applicable, shall advise the court at each critical stage in the judicial process, at which the state attorney or statewide prosecutor is represented, whether an alleged or convicted offender is a violent felony offender of special concern; a person who is on felony probation or community control for any offense committed on or after the effective date of this act and who is arrested for a qualifying offense; or a person who is on felony probation or community control and has previously been found by a court to be a habitual violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(b), a three-time violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(c), or a sexual predator under s. 775.21, and who is arrested for committing a qualifying offense on or after the effective date of this act.

History: s. 4, ch. 2007-2; s. 58, ch. 2016-24; s. 49, ch. 2025-156.
Fla. Stat. § 627.551 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part V / Section 627.551
627.551 Group contracts and plans of self-insurance must meet group requirements.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A life insurance policy insuring the lives of more than one individual may be delivered or issued for delivery in this state only if the policy is issued to one of the groups specified in ss. 627.552-627.5575, and only if the policy complies with the other applicable provisions of this part. (b) A plan of self-insurance providing benefits in the event of death to residents of this state may be established or maintained only if the plan complies with the applicable provisions of this part relating to the rights of individuals to specified benefits and coverages.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to life insurance policies or plans of self-insurance: (a) Insuring or providing benefits only to individuals related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption. (b) Insuring or providing benefits only to individuals who have a common interest through ownership of a business enterprise, or a substantial legal interest or equity therein, and who are actively engaged in the management of the business enterprise. (c) Insuring or providing benefits only to individuals otherwise having an insurable interest in each other’s lives. 1 (d) Insuring or providing benefits pursuant to s. 627.404(2)(b)8. or 9.

(3) As used in this part: (a) “Policy,” “insurance policy,” and “group life insurance policy” include plans of self-insurance providing death benefits. (b) “Amount of insurance” and “insurance” include the death benefits provided under a plan of self-insurance. (c) “Insurer” includes any person or governmental unit providing a plan of self-insurance.

(4) A nongovernmental self-insurance plan providing life insurance may not be contributory by participants.

(5) This section does not apply to any plan which is established or maintained by an individual employer in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This subsection does not allow an authorized insurer to issue a group life insurance policy or certificate which does not comply with this part.

History: s. 524, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 3, 10, ch. 80-341; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 421, 448, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; ss. 55, 79, ch. 82-386; s. 5, ch. 83-203; s. 16, ch. 83-288; ss. 46, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 10, ch. 2008-237.
Fla. Stat. § 943.60 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.60
943.60 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of ss. 943.60-943.68, the term “Capitol Complex” means that portion of Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, commonly referred to as the Capitol, the Historic Capitol, the Senate Office Building, the House Office Building, the Knott Building, the Pepper Building, the Holland Building, the Elliot Building, the R.A. Gray Building, and the associated parking garages and curtilage of each, including the state-owned lands and public streets adjacent thereto within an area bounded by and including Calhoun Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and Gaines Street. The term includes the State Capital Circle Office Complex located in Leon County, Florida. The term does not include the Supreme Court Building or the public streets adjacent thereto. The portion of the Capitol Complex existing between and including the Elliot Building and the Holland Building within an area bounded by and including Monroe Street, Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola Street shall be known as “Memorial Park.”

History: s. 12, ch. 2002-21; s. 4, ch. 2023-242.
Fla. Stat. § 663.405 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part III / Section 663.405
663.405 Civil action subpoena enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding s. 655.059, an international trust company representative office established under this chapter is not required to produce a book or record pertaining to a deposit account, investment account, trust account, or loan of a customer of the international trust entity’s offices that are located outside the United States or its territories in response to a subpoena, if the book or record is maintained outside the United States or its territories and is not in the possession, custody, or control of the international trust entity’s representative office established in this state.

(2) This section applies only to a subpoena issued pursuant to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or other similar law or rule of civil procedure in another state. This section does not apply to a subpoena issued by or on behalf of a federal, state, or local government law enforcement agency, administrative or regulatory agency, legislative body, or grand jury and does not limit the power of the office to access all books and records in the exercise of the office’s regulatory and supervisory powers under the financial institutions codes.

History: s. 26, ch. 2017-83.
Fla. Stat. § 499.67 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part II / Section 499.67
499.67 Maintenance of records by purchasers; inspections.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to purchase, receive, store, or use ether without maintaining an accurate and current written inventory of all ether purchased, received, stored, and used.

(2) Such records shall include, but not be limited to, invoices, receipts, sales tickets, and sales slips; locations, quantities, and dates of use; the names of any persons using the ether; and the names and license or permit numbers of all persons making such records. Such records shall be maintained by permittees for a period of 5 years.

(3) Such records shall be made accessible to, and subject to examination and copying by, the department and any law enforcement officer of this state without any requirement of probable cause or search warrant.

(4) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly withhold information or make any false or fictitious entry or misrepresentation upon any such records for the purchase, receipt, storage, or use of ether.

(5) It is unlawful for any person to refuse entry or inspection by the department of factories, warehouses, or establishments in which ether is manufactured, processed, repackaged, or held; to refuse entry by the department into any vehicle being used to transport ether; or to refuse the taking of samples by the department.

History: ss. 10, 11, ch. 86-133; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 41, ch. 98-151.
Fla. Stat. § 670.402 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 670 / Part IV / Section 670.402
670.402 Obligation of sender to pay receiving bank.
Status: in_force

(1) This section is subject to ss. 670.205 and 670.207.

(2) With respect to a payment order issued to the beneficiary’s bank, acceptance of the order by the bank obliges the sender to pay the bank the amount of the order, but payment is not due until the payment date of the order.

(3) This subsection is subject to subsection (5) and to s. 670.303. With respect to a payment order issued to a receiving bank other than the beneficiary’s bank, acceptance of the order by the receiving bank obliges the sender to pay the bank the amount of the sender’s order. Payment by the sender is not due until the execution date of the sender’s order. The obligation of that sender to pay its payment order is excused if the funds transfer is not completed by acceptance by the beneficiary’s bank of a payment order instructing payment to the beneficiary of that sender’s payment order.

(4) If the sender of a payment order pays the order and was not obliged to pay all or part of the amount paid, the bank receiving payment is obliged to refund payment to the extent the sender was not obliged to pay. Except as provided in ss. 670.204 and 670.304, interest is payable on the refundable amount from the date of payment.

(5) If a funds transfer is not completed as stated in subsection (3) and an intermediary bank is obliged to refund payment as stated in subsection (4) but is unable to do so because not permitted by applicable law or because the bank suspends payments, a sender in the funds transfer that executed a payment order in compliance with an instruction, as stated in s. 670.302(1)(a), to route the funds transfer through that intermediary bank is entitled to receive or retain payment from the sender of the payment order that it accepted. The first sender in the funds transfer that issued an instruction requiring routing through that intermediary bank is subrogated to the right of the bank that paid the intermediary bank to refund as stated in subsection (4).

(6) The right of the sender of a payment order to be excused from the obligation to pay the order as stated in subsection (3) or to receive refund under subsection (4) may not be varied by agreement.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-70.
Fla. Stat. § 47.101 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 47 / Section 47.101
47.101 Change of venue; application.
Status: in_force

(1) If a party desires a change of venue he or she may move therefor stating the belief that he or she will not receive a fair trial in the court where the action is pending: (a) Because the adverse party has an undue influence over the minds of the inhabitants of the county. (b) Because movant is so odious to the inhabitants of the county that he or she could not receive a fair trial.

(2) Such motion shall be verified and filed not less than 10 days after the action is at issue unless good cause is shown for failure to so file. It shall set forth the facts on which the motion is based and be supported by affidavits of at least two reputable citizens of the county not of kin to the defendant or his or her attorney.

History: s. 37, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 1079; GS 1471; s. 10, ch. 7838; s. 2, ch. 7852, 1919; RGS 2670; CGL 4337; s. 3, ch. 67-254; s. 11, ch. 73-334; s. 267, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 320.836 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.836
320.836 Presenting warranty claim.
Status: in_force

The claim in writing, stating the substance of the warranty defect, may be presented to the manufacturer, dealer, or supplier. When the person notified is not the responsible party he or she shall inform the claimant and shall notify the responsible party of the warranty claim immediately.

History: s. 16, ch. 74-68; s. 9, ch. 74-169; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 20, ch. 88-147; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 380, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 626.992 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part X / Section 626.992
626.992 Use of licensed viatical settlement providers, viatical settlement brokers, and registered life expectancy providers required.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed viatical settlement provider may not use any person to perform the functions of a viatical settlement broker as defined in this act unless such person holds a current, valid life agent license and has appointed himself or herself in conformance with this chapter.

(2) A viatical settlement broker may not use any person to perform the functions of a viatical settlement provider as defined in this act unless such person holds a current, valid license as a viatical settlement provider.

(3) A person may not operate as a life expectancy provider unless such person is registered as a life expectancy provider pursuant to this act.

(4) A viatical settlement provider, viatical settlement broker, or any other person in the business of viatical settlements may not obtain life expectancies from a person who is not registered as a life expectancy provider pursuant to this act.

History: s. 11, ch. 96-336; s. 4, ch. 99-212; s. 41, ch. 2002-206; s. 21, ch. 2005-237; s. 146, ch. 2020-2.