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Fla. Stat. § 627.568 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part V / Section 627.568
627.568 Death pending conversion.
Status: in_force

A group life insurance policy shall provide that, if a person insured under the policy dies during the period within which she or he would have been entitled to have an individual policy issued in accordance with s. 627.566 or s. 627.567 and before such an individual policy has become effective, the amount of life insurance which she or he would have been entitled to have issued under the individual policy shall be payable as a claim under the group policy, whether or not application for the individual policy or the payment of the first premium therefor has been made.

History: s. 541, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 439, 448, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 338, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 320.407 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.407
320.407 Suits for collection of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest.
Status: in_force

Upon demand of the department, the Department of Legal Affairs or the state attorney for a judicial circuit shall bring appropriate actions, in the name of the state or in the name of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in the capacity of its office, for the recovery of taxes, penalties, and interest due from any motor carrier under this chapter, and judgment shall be rendered for the amount so found to be due together with costs. However, if it shall be found as a fact that a violation of this chapter was willful on the part of any motor carrier, judgment shall be rendered for double the amount of the tax found to be due with costs. The department may employ an attorney at law to institute and prosecute proper proceedings to enforce payment of the taxes, penalties, and interest provided for by this chapter and may fix the compensation for the services of such attorney at law.

History: s. 34, ch. 87-198.
Fla. Stat. § 662.112 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 662 / Section 662.112
662.112 Degrees of kinship.
Status: in_force

Degrees of kinship shall be calculated by adding the number of steps from a designated relative through each person to the family member, directly in the case of lineal kinship, or through the common ancestor in the case of collateral kinship.

History: s. 6, ch. 2014-97.
Fla. Stat. § 501.30 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part III / Section 501.30
501.30 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Aftermarket Crash Parts Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 89-241.
Fla. Stat. § 943.17298 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.17298
943.17298 Training in the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish standards for the instruction of law enforcement officers in the subject of recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age to aid an officer in the detection of head trauma and brain injury due to child abuse. Each law enforcement officer must successfully complete the training as part of the basic recruit training for a law enforcement officer, as required under s. 943.13(9), or as a part of continuing training or education required under s. 943.135(1), before July 1, 2022.

History: s. 10, ch. 2020-40.
Fla. Stat. § 391.081 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 391 / Part I / Section 391.081
391.081 Grievance reporting and resolution requirements.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt and implement a system to provide assistance to eligible individuals and health care providers to resolve complaints and grievances. To the greatest extent possible, the department shall use existing grievance reporting and resolution processes. The department shall ensure that the system developed for the Children’s Medical Services program does not duplicate existing grievance reporting and resolution processes.

History: s. 16, ch. 98-288.
Fla. Stat. § 678.2031 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part II / Section 678.2031
678.2031 Staleness as notice of defect or defense.
Status: in_force

After an act or event, other than a call that has been revoked, creating a right to immediate performance of the principal obligation represented by a certificated security or setting a date on or after which the security is to be presented or surrendered for redemption or exchange, a purchaser is charged with notice of any defect in its issue or defense of the issuer, if the act or event:

(1) Requires the payment of money, the delivery of a certificated security, the registration of transfer of an uncertificated security, or any of them on presentation or surrender of the security certificate, the money or security is available on the date set for payment or exchange, and the purchaser takes the security more than one year after that date; or

(2) Is not covered by paragraph (1) and the purchaser takes the security more than two years after the date set for surrender or presentation or the date on which performance became due.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 489.554 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 489 / Part III / Section 489.554
489.554 Registration renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prescribe by rule the method for approving continuing education courses, for renewing annual registration, for approving inactive status for the late filing of a renewal application, for allowing a contractor to hold a registration in inactive status for a specified period, and for reactivating a registration.

(2) At a minimum, annual renewal shall include continuing education requirements of not less than 12 classroom hours annually for septic tank contractors and not less than 18 classroom hours annually for master septic tank contractors. The 18 classroom hours of continuing education required for master septic tank contractors may include the 12 classroom hours required for septic tank contractors, but at a minimum must include 6 classroom hours of approved master septic tank contractor coursework.

(3) A certificate of registration becomes inactive when a renewal application is not filed in a timely manner. A certificate that has become inactive may be reactivated under this section by application to the department. A licensed contractor may apply to the department for voluntary inactive status at any time during the period of registration.

(4) A master septic tank contractor may elect to revert to the status of a registered septic tank contractor at any time during the period of registration. The department shall prescribe by rule the method for a master septic tank contractor who has reverted to the status of a registered septic tank contractor to apply for status as a master septic tank contractor.

(5) The department shall deny an application for renewal if the applicant has failed to pay any administrative penalty imposed by the department if the penalty is final agency action and all judicial reviews have been exhausted.

History: ss. 4, 10, ch. 87-310; s. 55, ch. 91-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 96-303; s. 5, ch. 98-420; s. 47, ch. 2004-350; s. 7, ch. 2006-252.
Fla. Stat. § 901.16 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 901 / Section 901.16
901.16 Method of arrest by officer by a warrant.
Status: in_force

A peace officer making an arrest by a warrant shall inform the person to be arrested of the cause of arrest and that a warrant has been issued, except when the person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has an opportunity to inform the person, or when giving the information will imperil the arrest. The officer need not have the warrant in his or her possession at the time of arrest but on request of the person arrested shall show it to the person as soon as practicable.

History: s. 16, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(16); s. 6, ch. 70-339; s. 1460, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 379.3582 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part VI / Section 379.3582
379.3582 Hunter safety course for juveniles.
Status: in_force

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall develop a hunter safety course for juveniles who are at least 5 years of age but less than 16 years of age. The course must include, but is not limited to, instruction in the competent and safe handling of firearms, conservation, and hunting ethics. The course must be appropriate for the ages of the students. The course is voluntary and must be offered in each county in the state at least annually. The course is in addition to, and not in lieu of, the hunter safety course prescribed in s. 379.3581.

History: s. 2, ch. 96-193; s. 137, ch. 99-245; s. 144, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 429.927 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 429 / Part III / Section 429.927
429.927 Right of entry and inspection.
Status: in_force

In accordance with s. 408.811, the agency or department has the right to enter the premises of any adult day care center licensed pursuant to this part, at any reasonable time, in order to determine the state of compliance with this part, part II of chapter 408, and applicable rules.

History: s. 11, ch. 78-336; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 13, 17, ch. 93-215; s. 4, ch. 2006-197; s. 175, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 713.26 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part I / Section 713.26
713.26 Redemption and sale.
Status: in_force

The right of redemption upon all sales under this part shall exist in favor of the person whose interest is sold and may be exercised in the same manner as is or may be provided for redemption of real property from sales under mortgages.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-135; s. 35, ch. 67-254; s. 4, ch. 71-5.
Fla. Stat. § 334.049 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.049
334.049 Patents, copyrights, trademarks; notice to Department of State; confidentiality of trade secrets.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation is authorized, in its own name, to: (a) Perform all things necessary to secure letters of patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any legitimately acquired work products, and to enforce its rights therein. (b) License, lease, assign, or otherwise give written consent to any person, firm, or corporation for the manufacture or use of any product protected by patent, copyright, or trademark, whether on a royalty basis or for such other consideration as the department may deem proper. (c) Take any action necessary, including legal action, to enforce its rights under any agreement and to protect its property rights from improper or unlawful use or infringement. (d) Enforce the collection of any payments or other obligations due the department for the manufacture or use of any product by any other party. (e) Sell any product, except where otherwise provided by public records laws, which the department may create or cause to be created, whether or not the product is protected by a department patent, copyright, or trademark, and to execute all instruments necessary to consummate any such sale. (f) Do all other acts necessary and proper for the execution of powers and duties herein conferred upon the department.

(2) The department shall notify the Department of State in writing whenever property rights by patent, copyright, or trademark are secured or exploited by the department.

(3) Any proceeds from the sale of products or the right to manufacture or use a product shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and may be appropriated to finance activities of the department. The department’s legislative budget request should give special consideration to using such funds for research and development projects.

(4) Any information obtained by the department as a result of research and development projects and revealing a method of process, production, or manufacture which is a trade secret as defined in s. 688.002, is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

(5) As used in this section the term “product” includes any and all inventions, methodologies, techniques, and creations that may be properly protected by patent, copyright, or trademark.

History: s. 32, ch. 93-164; s. 1, ch. 95-122; s. 160, ch. 96-406.
Fla. Stat. § 7.12 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.12
7.12 Columbia County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Columbia County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Ichetucknee River where it enters the Santa Fe River; thence up the thread of the said Ichetucknee River to Ichetucknee Spring; thence north on the range line dividing ranges fifteen and sixteen east to the section line dividing sections one and twelve and sections two and eleven, township six south, range fifteen east; thence west on said section line to the southwest corner of section two, township six south, range fifteen east; thence north on the section line dividing sections two and three, township six south, range fifteen east, across townships six, five, four, three, and two south, to the thread of the Suwannee River; thence northeast up the thread of said river to the Georgia line; thence along said line to the range line dividing ranges eighteen and nineteen east; thence south on said range line to Olustee Creek; thence southerly down the thread of said creek to the Santa Fe River; thence southwesterly and northwesterly down the thread of said river to its southernmost intersection with the east line of section two, township seven south, range seventeen east; thence south along the east line of said section two to the northeast corner of section eleven, township seven south, range seventeen east; thence south along the east line of said section eleven to the northeast corner of government lot four in said section eleven; thence west along the north line of said government lot four to its northwest corner; thence south along the west line of said government lot four to its southwest corner; thence west along the north line of section fourteen, township seven south, range seventeen east to the northwest corner of said section fourteen; thence south along the west line of said section fourteen to its southwest corner; thence east along the south line of said section fourteen to the thread of the Santa Fe River; thence south and west along the thread of the Santa Fe River to the point of beginning.

History: s. 1, Feb. 4, 1832; s. 3, ch. 895, 1858; s. 1, ch. 1048, 1859; s. 1, ch. 1391, 1863; s. 1, ch. 3948, 1889; RS 29; GS 27; s. 1, ch. 5979, 1909; RGS 29; CGL 31; s. 3, ch. 28312, 1953.
Fla. Stat. § 943.132 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.132
943.132 Implementation of federal qualified active or qualified retired law enforcement concealed firearms provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall by rule establish the manner in which Title 18, 44 U.S.C. ss. 926B and 926C, relating to the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers, as defined in the act, shall be implemented in the state. In order to facilitate the implementation within the state of Title 18, 44 U.S.C. ss. 926B and 926C, the commission shall authorize a uniform firearms proficiency verification card to be issued to persons who achieve a passing score on the firing range testing component as used in the minimum firearms proficiency course applicable to active law enforcement officers, indicating the person’s name and the date upon which he or she achieved the passing score. Each such card shall be issued only by firearms instructors with current certifications from the commission.

(2) Facilities operating firing ranges on which firearms instructors certified by the commission administer the firing range testing component as utilized in the minimum firearms proficiency course applicable to active law enforcement officers may open the firing range under terms and conditions established by the operating entity to other persons for purposes of allowing such persons to demonstrate their ability to achieve a passing score on the firing range testing component as utilized in the minimum firearms proficiency course. All costs associated with the demonstration by any such person that he or she meets the requirements of the firing range testing component as utilized in the minimum firearms proficiency course shall be at the expense of the person being tested.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-111; s. 29, ch. 2013-116.
Fla. Stat. § 220.727 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part VIII / Section 220.727
220.727 Limitations on claims for refund.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) A claim for refund must be filed within the period specified in s. 215.26(2); and (b) For purposes of this subsection, payments of estimated tax shall be deemed paid at the time such return is required to be filed under this code, determined with regard to any extensions of time allowed to the taxpayer under s. 213.055(2) or s. 220.222 for filing such return and not at such earlier time as such payments of estimated tax were actually made. This paragraph shall apply retroactively to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2001.

(2) For returns that were filed or taxes paid on or before September 30, 1994: (a)1. A claim for refund shall be filed not later than 3 years after the date the return was filed or 1 year after the date the tax was paid, whichever is the later; and 2. No credit or refund shall be allowed or made with respect to the taxable year for which a claim was filed unless such claim is filed within such period. (b) The amount of any credit or refund resulting from a claim for refund shall be limited as follows: 1. If the claim was filed during the 3-year period prescribed in this subsection, the amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of tax paid within the period, equal to 3 years plus the period of any extension of time for filing the return, immediately preceding the filing of the claim. 2. If the claim was not filed within such 3-year period, the amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of the tax paid during the year immediately preceding the filing of the claim. (c) For purposes of this subsection, a tax return filed on or before the last day prescribed by law for the filing of such return, determined without regard to any extensions thereof, shall be deemed to have been filed on such last day.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 50, ch. 85-342; s. 54, ch. 91-112; s. 11, ch. 94-314; s. 51, ch. 94-353; s. 1, ch. 2005-178.
Fla. Stat. § 985.195 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 985 / Part IV / Section 985.195
985.195 Transfer to other treatment services.
Status: in_force

Any child committed to the department may be transferred to intellectual disability, mental health, or substance abuse treatment facilities for diagnosis and evaluation pursuant to chapter 393, chapter 394, or chapter 397, as applicable, for up to 90 days.

History: s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 17, ch. 93-39; s. 78, ch. 97-238; s. 30, ch. 2006-120; s. 50, ch. 2013-162.
Fla. Stat. § 559.811 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part VIII / Section 559.811
559.811 Contracts to be in writing; form; provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Every business opportunity contract shall be in writing, and a copy shall be given to the purchaser at least 3 working days before signing the contract.

(2) Every contract for a business opportunity shall include the following: (a) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total financial obligation of the purchaser to the seller. (b) A full and detailed description of the acts or services that the business opportunity seller undertakes to perform for the purchaser. (c) The seller’s principal business address and the name and address of its agent in the state authorized to receive service of process. (d) The approximate delivery date of products, equipment, or supplies which the business opportunity seller is to deliver to the purchaser.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-374; s. 822, ch. 97-103; s. 23, ch. 97-250.
Fla. Stat. § 155.18 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 155 / Section 155.18
155.18 County hospitals; discrimination against doctors; etc.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of any hospital organized under this chapter is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the granting and revoking of privileges to treat patients in the hospital. Such rules shall provide that only those persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery, i.e., medical doctors and osteopathic physicians, may be granted privileges to treat patients in the hospital. Such doctors and physicians may retain their privileges so long as they comply with the rules and regulations of the board of trustees.

History: s. 15, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 1, ch. 61-378.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0303 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part III / Section 736.0303
736.0303 Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
Status: in_force

To the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute:

(1) A guardian of the property may represent and bind the estate that the guardian of the property controls.

(2) An agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal.

(3) A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust.

(4) A personal representative of a decedent’s estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate.

(5) A parent may represent and bind the parent’s unborn child and the unborn descendants of such unborn child, or the parent’s minor child and the minor or unborn descendants of such minor child, if a guardian of the property for the unborn child, minor child, or such child’s descendants has not been appointed.

History: s. 3, ch. 2006-217; s. 4, ch. 2022-96.
Fla. Stat. § 219.03 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 219 / Section 219.03
219.03 Deputies and employees.
Status: in_force

Each deputy and employee handling public money in county offices may be placed under bond by the officer, and the premium on the bond may be charged to the expense of the office.

History: s. 3, ch. 57-349.
Fla. Stat. § 443.031 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 443 / Section 443.031
443.031 Rule of liberal construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for reemployment and to provide, through the accumulation of reserves, for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment. The Legislature hereby declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and of the Federal Government as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly to provide for meeting the requirements of Title III, the requirements of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act of June 6, 1933, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes,” each as amended, in order to secure for this state and its citizens the grants and privileges available under such acts. All doubts as to the proper construction of any provision of this chapter shall be resolved in favor of conformity with such requirements.

History: s. 23 1 / 2 , ch. 18402, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(488), 4151(507); s. 2, ch. 20685, 1941; s. 14, ch. 29771, 1955; ss. 1, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 15, ch. 2003-36; s. 2, ch. 2011-235.
Fla. Stat. § 595.401 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 595 / Section 595.401
595.401 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Florida School Food and Nutrition Act.”

History: s. 28, ch. 2013-226.