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Fla. Stat. § 102.155 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 102 / Section 102.155
102.155 Certificate of election.
Status: in_force

The supervisor shall give to any person the election of whom is certified by the county canvassing board a certificate of the person’s election. The Department of State shall give to any person the election of whom is certified by the state canvassing board a certificate of the person’s election. The certificate of election which is issued to any person shall be prima facie evidence of the election of such person.

History: s. 32, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 186; s. 63, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 245; RGS 289; CGL 345; s. 2, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 5, ch. 77-175; s. 1393, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 185.08 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.08
185.08 State excise tax on casualty insurance premiums authorized; procedure.
Status: in_force

For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter:

(1)(a) Each incorporated municipality in this state described and classified in s. 185.03, as well as each other city or town of this state which on July 31, 1953, had a lawfully established municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund or city fund, by whatever name known, providing pension or relief benefits to police officers as provided under this chapter, may assess and impose on every insurance company, corporation, or other insurer now engaged in or carrying on, or who shall hereafter engage in or carry on, the business of casualty insurance as shown by records of the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission, an excise tax in addition to any lawful license or excise tax now levied by each of the municipalities, respectively, amounting to .85 percent of the gross amount of receipts of premiums from policyholders on all premiums collected on casualty insurance policies covering property within the corporate limits of such municipalities, respectively. (b) This section applies to a municipality consisting of a single consolidated government consisting of a former county and one or more municipalities, consolidated pursuant to s. 3 or s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, and to casualty insurance policies covering property within the boundaries of the consolidated government, regardless of whether the properties are located within one or more separately incorporated areas within the consolidated government, and provided the properties are being provided with police protection services by the consolidated government.

(2) In the case of multiple peril policies with a single premium for both property and casualty coverages in such policies, 30 percent of such premium shall be used as the basis for the .85-percent tax above.

(3) The excise tax shall be payable annually March 1 of each year after the passing of an ordinance assessing and imposing the tax herein authorized. Installments of taxes shall be paid according to the provisions of s. 624.5092(2)(a), (b), and (c).

History: s. 5, ch. 28230, 1953; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 1, ch. 63-196; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 86-42; s. 24, ch. 87-99; s. 15, ch. 88-206; s. 11, ch. 89-167; s. 944, ch. 95-147; s. 48, ch. 99-1; s. 164, ch. 2003-261; s. 2, ch. 2014-28.
Fla. Stat. § 984.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 984 / Section 984.06
984.06 Oaths, records, and confidential information.
Status: in_force

(1) The judge, clerks or deputy clerks, or authorized agents of the department shall each have the power to administer oaths and affirmations.

(2) The court shall make and keep records of all cases brought before it pursuant to this chapter and shall preserve the records until 10 years after the last entry was made or until the child is 18 years of age, whichever date is first reached, and may then destroy them. The court shall make official records, consisting of all petitions and orders filed in a case arising pursuant to this chapter and any other pleadings, certificates, proofs of publication, summonses, warrants, and other writs which are filed in the case.

(3) The clerk shall keep all court records required by this chapter separate from other records of the circuit court. Court records required by this chapter are not open to inspection by the public. All such records may be inspected only upon order of the court by a person deemed by the court to have a proper interest therein, except that, subject to the provisions of s. 63.162, a child and the parents or legal custodians of the child and their attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and the department and its designees may inspect and copy any official record pertaining to the child. The court may permit authorized representatives of recognized organizations compiling statistics for proper purposes to inspect and make abstracts from official records, under whatever conditions upon their use and disposition the court deems proper, and may punish by contempt proceedings any violation of those conditions.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (3), all information obtained pursuant to this chapter in the discharge of official duty by any judge, employee of the court, authorized agent of the department, school employee, district superintendent, school board employee, or law enforcement agent is confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone other than the authorized personnel of the court, the department and its designees, school or school board personnel, law enforcement agencies, and others entitled under this chapter to receive that information, except upon order of the court.

(5) All orders of the court entered pursuant to this chapter must be in writing and signed by the judge, except that the clerk or a deputy clerk may sign a summons or notice to appear.

(6) A court record of proceedings under this chapter is not admissible in evidence in any other civil or criminal proceeding, except that: (a) Records of proceedings under this chapter forming a part of the record on appeal shall be used in the appellate court. (b) Records that are necessary in any case in which a person is being tried upon a charge of having committed perjury are admissible in evidence in that case.

History: s. 8, ch. 87-133; s. 7, ch. 90-53; s. 241, ch. 95-147; s. 34, ch. 96-398; s. 92, ch. 97-238; s. 6, ch. 2025-153.
Fla. Stat. § 483.821 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.821
483.821 Periodic demonstration of competency; continuing education or reexamination.
Status: in_force

(1) As part of the license renewal procedure, the board, by rule, shall require each licensee periodically to demonstrate her or his competency by completing, each 2 years, not less than 10 or more than 30 hours of continuing education in programs approved by the board.

(2) The board may allow a licensee to demonstrate her or his competency by reexamination in lieu of satisfying the continuing education requirement.

(3) The board may, by rule, provide for continuing education or retraining requirements for candidates failing an examination two or more times.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 443, ch. 97-103; s. 150, ch. 99-397.
Fla. Stat. § 55.501 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 55 / Section 55.501
55.501 Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 55.501-55.509 may be cited as the “Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 84-5.
Fla. Stat. § 517.32 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 517 / Section 517.32
517.32 Exemption from excise tax, certain obligations to pay.
Status: in_force

There shall be exempt from all excise taxes imposed by chapter 201 all promissory notes, nonnegotiable notes, and other written obligations to pay money bearing dates subsequent to July 1, 1957, when the maker thereof is a security dealer registered by the office under this chapter and when such promissory note, nonnegotiable note or notes, or other written obligation to pay money shall be for the duration of 30 days or less and secured by pledge or deposit, as collateral security for the payment thereof, security or securities as defined in s. 517.021, provided all excise taxes imposed by chapter 201 shall have been paid upon such collateral security.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-823; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 4, 5, ch. 80-254; s. 399, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 15, ch. 90-362; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 612, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 687.09 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 687 / Section 687.09
687.09 Persons accepting chattel mortgage as security for loans under $100 to cause amount as principal, interest, and fees to be inserted.
Status: in_force

Every mortgagee accepting a mortgage on personal property as security for the repayment of a loan of money less than $100 shall cause to be stated in such mortgage, separately and distinctly, the several amounts secured as principal, interest and fees, and any mortgagee willfully violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit all interest and fees secured by such mortgage, and be entitled to recover only the principal sum.

History: s. 7, ch. 5960, 1909; RGS 4857; CGL 6944.
Fla. Stat. § 504.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.013
504.013 Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of the retail vending of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, bee pollen, or honey who willfully and knowingly removes any labels or identifying marks from fruits, vegetables, bee pollen, or honey so labeled is guilty of a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3) and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in s. 775.082(5) by a civil fine of not more than $500.

History: s. 4, ch. 79-121; s. 3, ch. 83-14.
Fla. Stat. § 348.0307 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 348 / Part I / Section 348.0307
348.0307 Greater Miami Toll Rebate Program.
Status: in_force

There is created by the agency the Greater Miami Toll Rebate Program.

(1) The agency shall develop and implement a monthly rebate program for the month beginning January 1, 2020, subject to: (a) Compliance with any covenants made with the holders of the agency’s bonds which are in the trust indentures or resolutions adopted in connection with the issuance of the agency’s bonds; (b) Consideration of the financial feasibility of such a program as reported by the Auditor General as required by this act; and (c) Consideration of the impact of such a program to the financial feasibility of prioritized projects that have been allocated funds for a project development and an environmental study but are not contained in the 5-year work program on July 1, 2019.

(2) Monthly rebates shall be credited to the account of each SunPass holder who incurs $12.50 or more in tolls on the expressway system each month and whose SunPass is registered to a motor vehicle registered to an address in the county.

(3) In developing its rebate program, the agency shall have a goal of rebating 25 percent of tolls paid by eligible SunPass holders. Following initiation of the program, the agency, once every 5 years, shall review the amount of the toll rebate and may adjust the amount of the toll rebate.

(4) The agency may not impose additional requirements for receipt of the toll rebate.

History: s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
Fla. Stat. § 374.987 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 374 / Part II / Section 374.987
374.987 Financial matters.
Status: in_force

(1) The funds of the district shall be paid out only upon warrant signed by any two of the following board officers: the treasurer, the chair, or the vice chair. No warrant shall be drawn or issued against funds of said district except for a purpose authorized by this act, and no such warrant against funds of the district shall be drawn or used unless the account or expenditure for which the same is to be given in payment has been ordered and approved by the board; except that the board may approve through any two of the following board officers, chair, vice chair, or treasurer, the payment of expenses for authorized official travel and per diem of commissioners and employees, the payment of salaries of regular employees, and the payment of continuing expenses for office rent, electricity, telephone, telegraph, heat, stationery, stamps, maps, newspapers, and petty cash items, on vouchers properly certified by the commissioner or employee concerned.

(2) The title, right, use, and ownership of property, collected and uncollected taxes, dues, claims, judgment, moneys, authorized and unissued bonds, decrees, and choses in action held, authorized, or owned by either the district or its board shall pass to and be vested in the district organized and created under this act. No debt, obligation, or contract of the district shall be impaired or voided by this act, but debts, obligations, and contracts shall pass to and be binding upon the district created and existing under this act.

History: s. 2, ch. 96-425; s. 141, ch. 2001-266.
Fla. Stat. § 456.015 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.015
456.015 Limited licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, absent a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the use of retired professionals in good standing to serve the indigent, underserved, or critical need populations of this state should be encouraged. To that end, the board, or the department when there is no board, may adopt rules to permit practice by retired professionals as limited licensees under this section.

(2) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license, when permitted by rule, shall submit to the board, or the department when there is no board, an application and fee, not to exceed $300, and an affidavit stating that the applicant has been licensed to practice in any jurisdiction in the United States for at least 10 years in the profession for which the applicant seeks a limited license. The affidavit shall also state that the applicant has retired or intends to retire from the practice of that profession and intends to practice only pursuant to the restrictions of the limited license granted pursuant to this section. If the applicant for a limited license submits a notarized statement from the employer stating that the applicant will not receive monetary compensation for any service involving the practice of her or his profession, the application and all licensure fees shall be waived.

(3) The board, or the department when there is no board, may deny limited licensure to an applicant who has committed, or is under investigation or prosecution for, any act which would constitute the basis for discipline pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the applicable practice act.

(4) The recipient of a limited license may practice only in the employ of public agencies or institutions or nonprofit agencies or institutions which meet the requirements of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which provide professional liability coverage for acts or omissions of the limited licensee. A limited licensee may provide services only to the indigent, underserved, or critical need populations within the state. The standard for determining indigency shall be that recognized by the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines produced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The board, or the department when there is no board, may adopt rules to define underserved and critical need areas and to ensure implementation of this section.

(5) A board, or the department when there is no board, may provide by rule for supervision of limited licensees to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

(6) Each applicant granted a limited license is subject to all the provisions of this chapter and the respective practice act under which the limited license is issued which are not in conflict with this section.

(7) This section does not apply to chapter 458 or chapter 459.

History: s. 50, ch. 97-261; s. 22, ch. 99-7; s. 47, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 631.193 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part I / Section 631.193
631.193 Releases.
Status: in_force

The filing of a claim constitutes a release of the insured from liability to the claimant to the extent of the coverage or policy limits provided by the insolvent insurer. The release is conditioned upon the cooperation of the insured with the receiver and the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association and any other guaranty association in defense of the claim. This release does not operate to discharge the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association or any other guaranty association from any of its responsibilities and duties set out in this chapter.

History: ss. 15, 39, ch. 83-38; s. 4, ch. 85-339; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 255.0515 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 255 / Section 255.0515
255.0515 Bids for state contracts; substitution of subcontractors.
Status: in_force

With respect to state contracts let pursuant to competitive bidding, whether under chapter 1013, relating to educational facilities, or this chapter, relating to public buildings, the contractor shall not remove or replace subcontractors listed in the bid subsequent to the lists being made public at the bid opening, except upon good cause shown.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-389; s. 928, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 766.209 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 766 / Section 766.209
766.209 Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration.
Status: in_force

(1) A proceeding for voluntary binding arbitration is an alternative to jury trial and shall not supersede the right of any party to a jury trial.

(2) If neither party requests or agrees to voluntary binding arbitration, the claim shall proceed to trial or to any available legal alternative such as offer of and demand for judgment under s. 768.79 or offer of settlement under s. 45.061.

(3) If the defendant refuses a claimant’s offer of voluntary binding arbitration: (a) The claim shall proceed to trial, and the claimant, upon proving medical negligence, shall be entitled to recover damages subject to the limitations in s. 766.118, prejudgment interest, and reasonable attorney’s fees up to 25 percent of the award reduced to present value. (b) The claimant’s award at trial shall be reduced by any damages recovered by the claimant from arbitrating codefendants following arbitration.

(4) If the claimant rejects a defendant’s offer to enter voluntary binding arbitration: (a) The damages awardable at trial shall be limited to net economic damages, plus noneconomic damages not to exceed $350,000 per incident. The Legislature expressly finds that such conditional limit on noneconomic damages is warranted by the claimant’s refusal to accept arbitration, and represents an appropriate balance between the interests of all patients who ultimately pay for medical negligence losses and the interests of those patients who are injured as a result of medical negligence. (b) Net economic damages reduced to present value shall be awardable, including, but not limited to, past and future medical expenses and 80 percent of wage loss and loss of earning capacity, offset by any collateral source payments. (c) Damages for future economic losses shall be awarded to be paid by periodic payments pursuant to s. 766.202(9), and shall be offset by future collateral source payments.

(5) Jury trial shall proceed in accordance with existing principles of law.

History: s. 56, ch. 88-1; s. 32, ch. 88-277; s. 63, ch. 2003-416; s. 156, ch. 2004-5.
Fla. Stat. § 103.092 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 103 / Section 103.092
103.092 Affiliated party committees.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “leader” means the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the minority leader of either house of the Legislature, until a person is designated by a political party conference of members of either house to succeed to any such position, at which time the designee becomes the leader for purposes of this section.

(2) The leader of each political party conference of the House of Representatives and the Senate may establish a separate, affiliated party committee to support the election of candidates of the leader’s political party. The affiliated party committee is subject to the same provisions of chapter 106 as a political party.

(3) Each affiliated party committee shall: (a) Adopt bylaws to include, at a minimum, the designation of a treasurer. (b) Conduct campaigns for candidates who are members of the leader’s political party. (c) Establish an account. (d) Raise and expend funds. Such funds may not be expended or committed to be expended except when authorized by the leader of the affiliated party committee.

History: ss. 2, 30, ch. 2011-6; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session.
Fla. Stat. § 220.713 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part VIII / Section 220.713
220.713 Assessment after notice.
Status: in_force

Upon the expiration of 60 days after the date on which it was issued (150 days, if the taxpayer is outside the United States), a notice of deficiency shall constitute an assessment of the amount of tax and penalties specified therein, except for amounts as to which the taxpayer shall have filed a protest with the department under s. 220.717.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 49, ch. 91-112.
Fla. Stat. § 130.12 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 130 / Section 130.12
130.12 Collector to pay taxes to trustees or other officials or boards.
Status: in_force

All money collected to pay the interest, or for a sinking fund of said bonded debt, shall be paid over by the tax collector, or person receiving the same on account of taxes collected or property sold therefor, to the said trustees, or to the other officials or boards to whom may have been transferred by law the duties and obligations formerly devolving upon said trustees, and the said trustees, or the said other officials or boards to whom may have been transferred by law the duties and obligations formerly devolving upon said trustees, are required to pay out of the moneys so received the interest of said county bonds, and to invest the residue in the bonds aforesaid, or if the said bonds cannot be had at par or at such premium as to said trustees or to the said other officials or boards to whom may have been transferred by law the duties and obligations formerly devolving upon said trustees, may seem reasonable and just, then such residue may be invested in United States, state, county or municipal bonds bearing interest; or in the event such bonds cannot be acquired to advantage, such funds shall be deposited in the savings department of national banks or state banks of the state, or savings banks organized and existing under the laws of this state, at the prevailing rate of interest, to be held as an accumulating fund for the ultimate redemption of said county bonds.

History: s. 14, ch. 2088, 1877; RS 604; GS 800; s. 1, ch. 6473, 1913; RGS 1545; CGL 2323.
Fla. Stat. § 531.38 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 531 / Section 531.38
531.38 Systems of weights and measures.
Status: in_force

The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in this state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weight and measure equivalents as published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 6, ch. 90-320.