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Fla. Stat. § 218.075 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 218 / Part I / Section 218.075
218.075 Reduction or waiver of permit processing fees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Environmental Protection and the water management districts shall reduce or waive permit processing fees for counties with a population of 50,000 or less on April 1, 1994, until such counties exceed a population of 75,000 and municipalities with a population of 25,000 or less, or for an entity created by special act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement of such counties or municipalities, or for any county or municipality not included within a metropolitan statistical area. Fee reductions or waivers shall be approved on the basis of fiscal hardship or environmental need for a particular project or activity. The governing body must certify that the cost of the permit processing fee is a fiscal hardship due to one of the following factors:

(1) Per capita taxable value is less than the statewide average for the current fiscal year;

(2) Percentage of assessed property value that is exempt from ad valorem taxation is higher than the statewide average for the current fiscal year;

(3) Any condition specified in s. 218.503(1) which results in the county or municipality being in a state of financial emergency;

(4) Ad valorem operating millage rate for the current fiscal year is greater than 8 mills; or

(5) A financial condition that is documented in annual financial statements at the end of the current fiscal year and indicates an inability to pay the permit processing fee during that fiscal year.

The permit applicant must be the governing body of a county or municipality or a third party under contract with a county or municipality or an entity created by special act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement and the project for which the fee reduction or waiver is sought must serve a public purpose. If a permit processing fee is reduced, the total fee shall not exceed $100.

History: s. 1, ch. 94-278; s. 8, ch. 98-258; s. 25, ch. 2004-305; s. 4, ch. 2012-205.
Fla. Stat. § 617.05015 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.05015
617.05015 Reserved name.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of the name of a corporation, including an alternate name for a foreign corporation whose name is not available, by delivering an application to the department for filing. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the department finds that the name of the corporation applied for is available, it shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a nonrenewable 120-day period.

(2) The owner of a reserved name of a corporation may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the department a signed notice of the transfer that states the name and address of the transferee.

(3) The department may revoke any reservation if, after a hearing, it finds that the application therefor or any transfer thereof was not made in good faith.

History: s. 273, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 243.28 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part I / Section 243.28
243.28 Security of bondholders.
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the authority any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received or proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged and may convey or mortgage the project or any portion thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including particularly such provisions as have hereinabove been specifically authorized to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the authority authorizing revenue bonds thereof. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues or other moneys may furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of a project.

History: s. 11, ch. 69-345.
Fla. Stat. § 626.99181 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part X / Section 626.99181
626.99181 Viatical settlement broker’s compensation.
Status: in_force

A viatical settlement broker shall disclose to a prospective viator the amount and method of calculating the broker’s compensation. The term “compensation” includes anything of value paid or given to a viatical settlement broker for the placement of a policy.

History: s. 2, ch. 99-212.
Fla. Stat. § 717.115 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.115
717.115 Wages.
Status: in_force

Unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business that have not been claimed by the owner for more than 1 year after becoming payable are presumed unclaimed.

History: s. 16, ch. 87-105; s. 15, ch. 2001-36.
Fla. Stat. § 153.71 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part II / Section 153.71
153.71 Publication of notice of issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

Prior to the issuance of any revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, assessment bonds or other obligations, the district board may, in its discretion, publish a notice at least once in a newspaper published in the county and circulating in the district, or posted in the manner provided in s. 153.56 if there be no such newspaper, stating the date of adoption of the resolution authorizing such obligations, and the amount, maximum rate of interest and maturity of such obligations and the purpose in general terms for which such obligations are to be issued, and further stating that any action or proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, or of any covenants made therein, must be instituted within 20 days after the first publication of such notice, or the validity of such obligations or proceedings or covenants shall not be thereafter questioned in any court whatsoever. If no such action or proceeding is so instituted within such 20-day period then the validity of such obligations, proceedings and covenants shall be conclusive, and all persons or parties whatsoever shall be forever barred from questioning the validity of such obligations, proceedings or covenants in any court whatsoever.

History: s. 22, ch. 59-466.
Fla. Stat. § 288.17 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 288 / Part II / Section 288.17
288.17 Revenue certificates.
Status: in_force

The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration is authorized to issue interest-bearing revenue certificates for construction of all state buildings approved by the Legislature in its appropriation acts and requested by the Department of Management Services or by the Board of Governors of the State University System.

History: s. 1, ch. 29831, 1955; s. 1, ch. 65-512; s. 1, ch. 67-603; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 85, ch. 71-355; s. 267, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 38, ch. 2007-217.
Fla. Stat. § 414.45 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.45
414.45 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The rules must provide protection against discrimination and the opportunity for a participant to request a review by a supervisor or administrator of any decision made by a panel or board of the department or the Temporary Cash Assistance Program.

History: s. 48, ch. 96-175; s. 36, ch. 97-173; s. 112, ch. 98-200; s. 30, ch. 99-241; s. 32, ch. 2010-209.
Fla. Stat. § 39.826 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part XI / Section 39.826
39.826 Process and service.
Status: in_force

(1) Personal appearance of a person in a hearing before the court shall obviate the necessity of serving process upon that person.

(2) Upon the filing of a petition requesting the appointment of a guardian advocate, and upon request of the petitioner, the clerk or deputy clerk shall issue a summons.

(3) The summons shall require the person on whom it is served to appear for a hearing at a time and place specified. Except in cases of medical emergency, the time shall be not less than 24 hours after service of the summons. The summons shall be directed to and shall be served upon the parents. It shall not be necessary to the validity of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian advocate that the parents be present if their identity or presence is unknown after a diligent search and inquiry have been made, if they have become residents of a state other than this state, or if they evade service or ignore a summons, but in this event the person who made the search and inquiry shall file a certificate of those facts.

(4) Upon the application of a party, the clerk or deputy clerk shall issue, and the court on its own motion may issue, subpoenas requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of records, documents, or other tangible objects at any hearing.

History: s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 107, ch. 98-403.
Fla. Stat. § 491.0085 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.0085
491.0085 Continuing education and laws and rules courses; approval of providers, programs, and courses; proof of completion.
Status: in_force

(1) Continuing education providers, programs, and courses and laws and rules courses and their providers and programs shall be approved by the department or the board.

(2) The department or the board has the authority to set a fee not to exceed $200 for each applicant who applies for or renews provider status. Such fees shall be deposited into the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund.

(3) Proof of completion of the required number of hours of continuing education and completion of the laws and rules course shall be submitted to the department or the board in the manner and time specified by rule and on forms provided by the department or the board.

(4) The department or the board shall adopt rules and guidelines to administer and enforce the provisions of this section.

History: ss. 15, 19, ch. 87-252; ss. 19, 20, ch. 90-263; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 14, ch. 95-279; s. 170, ch. 99-397.
Fla. Stat. § 474.213 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 474 / Section 474.213
474.213 Prohibitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall: (a) Lead the public to believe that such person is licensed as a veterinarian, or is engaged in the licensed practice of veterinary medicine, without such person holding a valid, active license pursuant to this chapter; (b) Use the name or title “veterinarian” when the person has not been licensed pursuant to this chapter; (c) Present as her or his own the license of another; (d) Give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license; (e) Use or attempt to use a veterinarian’s license which has been suspended or revoked; (f) Knowingly employ unlicensed persons in the practice of veterinary medicine; (g) Knowingly conceal information relative to violations of this chapter; (h) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine by fraudulent representation; (i) Practice veterinary medicine in this state, unless the person holds a valid, active license to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to this chapter; (j) Sell or offer to sell a diploma conferring a degree from a veterinary school or college, or a license issued pursuant to this chapter, or procure such diploma or license with the intent that it shall be used as evidence of that which the document stands for by a person other than the one upon whom it was conferred or to whom it was granted; or (k) Knowingly operate a veterinary establishment or premises without having a premise permit issued under s. 474.215.

(2) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-228; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 5, 15, 16, ch. 85-291; s. 7, ch. 91-176; s. 105, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 131, ch. 94-119; s. 63, ch. 95-144; s. 357, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 7.50 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.50
7.50 Palm Beach County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Palm Beach County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida at a point where the south boundary of township forty-seven south, of range forty-three east, produced easterly would intersect the same; thence westerly on said township line to its intersection with the axis or center line of the Hillsborough State Drainage Canal as at present located and constructed; thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its intersection with the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one east; thence south on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one, township forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of section twenty-five of township forty-seven south, range forty east; thence due west on the north boundary of the sections numbered from twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, of townships forty-seven south, ranges thirty-seven to forty east, inclusive, as the same have been surveyed or may hereafter be surveyed by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the northwest corner of section thirty, township forty-seven south, range thirty-seven east; thence continuing due west to the range line between ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, and the east boundary of Hendry County; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Hendry County, to the south shore of Lake Okeechobee; thence continuing north on said range line to the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township forty south, range thirty-four east; thence easterly parallel to and one mile north from the township line dividing townships forty and forty-one south to where the south boundary of section twenty-six, township forty south, range thirty-seven east intersects the normal water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee; thence east on the south boundary line of said section twenty-six and other sections across ranges thirty-seven, thirty-eight and thirty-nine, forty, forty-one and forty-two east, to the east line of section twenty-eight, township forty south, range forty-two east; thence north on said east section line to the north line of said section twenty-eight; thence east on the section line between sections twenty-two and twenty-seven of township forty south, range forty-two east, and other sections to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence easterly to the eastern boundary of Florida; thence southward along the coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.

History: s. 1, ch. 5970, 1909; s. 1, ch. 6934, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7401, 1917; RGS 59; s. 1, ch. 10090, 1925; s. 1, ch. 10180, 1925; s. 1, ch. 10596, 1925; CGL 65, 73; s. 5, ch. 63-200; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 2007-222.
Fla. Stat. § 45.035 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 45 / Section 45.035
45.035 Clerk’s fees.
Status: in_force

In addition to other fees or service charges authorized by law, the clerk shall receive service charges related to the judicial sales procedure set forth in ss. 45.031-45.033 and this section:

(1) The clerk shall receive a service charge of $70, from which the clerk shall remit $10 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund, for services in making, recording, and certifying the sale and title, which service charge shall be assessed as costs and shall be advanced by the plaintiff before the sale.

(2) If there is a surplus resulting from the sale, the clerk may receive the following service charges, which shall be deducted from the surplus: (a) The clerk may withhold the sum of $28 from the surplus which may only be used for purposes of educating the public as to the rights of homeowners regarding foreclosure proceedings. (b) The clerk is entitled to a service charge of $15 for each disbursement of surplus proceeds, from which the clerk shall remit $5 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund.

(3) If the sale is conducted by electronic means, as provided in s. 45.031(10), the clerk shall receive an additional service charge not to exceed $70 for services in conducting or contracting for the electronic sale, which service charge shall be assessed as costs and paid when filing for an electronic sale date. If the clerk requires advance electronic deposits to secure the right to bid, such deposits are not subject to the fee under s. 28.24(11). The portion of an advance deposit from a winning bidder required by s. 45.031(3) shall, upon acceptance of the winning bid, be subject to the fee under s. 28.24(11).

History: s. 5, ch. 2006-175; s. 25, ch. 2008-111; s. 2, ch. 2008-194; s. 3, ch. 2009-21; s. 10, ch. 2009-204; s. 7, ch. 2017-126; s. 6, ch. 2018-71; s. 12, ch. 2019-58; s. 8, ch. 2021-51; s. 17, ch. 2021-116.
Fla. Stat. § 520.155 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part I / Section 520.155
520.155 Commercial transactions exempt.
Status: in_force

Sections 520.154 and 520.156 do not apply to vehicle value protection agreements offered in connection with a commercial transaction.

History: s. 7, ch. 2024-142.
Fla. Stat. § 738.413 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.413
738.413 Marital deduction property not productive of income.
Status: in_force

(1) If a trust received property for which a gift or estate tax marital deduction was allowed, or if a trust received property satisfying the requirements of s. 732.2025(2)(a) and (c), and such property has been used in whole or in part to satisfy an election by a surviving spouse under s. 732.2125, and the settlor’s spouse holds a mandatory income interest in the trust, the spouse may require the trustee, to the extent that the trust assets otherwise do not provide the spouse with sufficient income from or use of the trust assets to qualify for the deduction, or to satisfy an election by a surviving spouse under s. 732.2125, to make the property productive of income within a reasonable time. The trustee may: (a) Convert property to property productive of income within a reasonable time; (b) Exercise the power to adjust under s. 738.203; (c) Exercise the power to convert to or from a unitrust under s. 738.303; or (d) Exercise the fiduciary’s authority under the terms of the trust to otherwise provide the surviving spouse with sufficient income from the trust assets, or the use of the trust assets, to qualify for the marital deduction, or to satisfy an election by a surviving spouse under s. 732.2125.

(2) The trustee may decide which action or combination of actions listed in subsection (1) to take.

(3) Subsection (1) shall apply even though, in the case of an elective share trust under s. 732.2025(2), a marital deduction is not made or is only partially made.

(4) The terms of a trust as defined in s. 738.102 may not supersede this section unless such terms explicitly reference this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 24, ch. 2012-49; s. 12, ch. 2017-121; s. 32, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 1007.2615 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1007 / Part II / Section 1007.2615
1007.2615 American Sign Language; findings; foreign-language credits authorized; teacher licensing.
Status: in_force

(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. — (a) The Legislature finds that: 1. American Sign Language (ASL) is a fully developed visual-gestural language with distinct grammar, syntax, and symbols and is one of hundreds of signed languages of the world. 2. ASL is recognized as the language of the American deaf community and is the fourth most commonly used language in the United States and Canada. 3. The American deaf community is a group of citizens who are members of a unique culture who share ASL as their common language. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize ASL as the language of the American deaf community, to authorize public and independent schools to offer ASL as a course of study, and to accept secondary-school ASL credits as foreign-language credits.

(2) AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE; FOREIGN-LANGUAGE CREDIT. — (a) American Sign Language is a visual-gestural system of communication used by many in the deaf community living in the United States and Canada. It is a complete and complex language that has its own syntax, rhetoric, and grammar and that is used to convey information and meaning through signs made with the hands, arms, facial gestures, and other body movements. (b) Any public or independent school may offer American Sign Language for foreign-language credit. Students taking American Sign Language for foreign-language credit must be advised by the school board prior to enrollment in such course that state universities and postsecondary institutions outside of Florida may not accept such credits as satisfying foreign-language requirements.

(3) DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; LICENSING OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS; PLAN FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS. — (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules establishing licensing/certification standards to be applied to teachers who teach American Sign Language (ASL) as part of a school curriculum. (b) An ASL teacher must be certified by the Department of Education. (c) The Commissioner of Education shall work with providers of postsecondary education, except for state universities, to develop and implement a plan to ensure that these institutions in this state will accept secondary school credits in ASL as credits in a foreign language and to encourage postsecondary institutions to offer ASL courses to students as a fulfillment of the requirement for studying a foreign language.

History: s. 1, ch. 2003-119; s. 38, ch. 2006-74; s. 116, ch. 2007-217; s. 94, ch. 2011-5; s. 66, ch. 2014-39.
Fla. Stat. § 468.1635 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part II / Section 468.1635
468.1635 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every nursing home administrator practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that nursing home administrators who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing in this state.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 16, 17, ch. 86-223; s. 61, ch. 91-137; s. 10, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429.