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Fla. Stat. § 316.216 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.216
316.216 Authority of department with reference to lighting devices.
Status: in_force

(1) The department is authorized to approve or disapprove lighting devices and to issue and enforce regulations establishing standards and specifications for the approval of such lighting devices, their installation, adjustment, and aiming, and adjustment when in use on motor vehicles. Such regulations shall correlate with standards and specifications of the society of automotive engineers applicable to such equipment.

(2) The department is required to approve or disapprove any lighting device of a type on which approval is specifically required in this chapter within a reasonable time after such device has been submitted.

(3) The department is further authorized to set up the procedure which shall be followed when any device is submitted for approval.

(4) The department, upon approving any such lamp or device, shall issue to the applicant a certificate of approval together with any instructions determined by it.

(5) The department shall publish lists of all lamps and devices by name and type which have been approved by it.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135.
Fla. Stat. § 477.0213 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0213
477.0213 Cosmetology graduates of Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; licenses.
Status: in_force

The department shall license candidates upon graduation from the Cosmetology Division of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. The department shall, by rule, provide fees for licenses issued to candidates from the Cosmetology Division of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and shall also provide, by rule, for the type of licenses to be issued and for any required applications.

History: s. 3, ch. 80-132; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 35, 36, ch. 85-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 949.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 949 / Section 949.06
949.06 Short title: chs. 947, 948, and 949.
Status: in_force

Chapters 947, 948, and 949 (except ss. 949.07-949.09) shall be known as the “Parole and Probation Law.”

History: s. 36, ch. 20519, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 465.017 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 465 / Section 465.017
465.017 Authority to inspect; disposal.
Status: in_force

(1) Duly authorized agents and employees of the department may inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any pharmacy, hospital, clinic, wholesale establishment, manufacturer, physician’s office, or any other place in the state in which drugs and medical supplies are compounded, manufactured, packed, packaged, made, stored, sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, or kept for sale for the purpose of: (a) Determining if any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under its authority is being violated; (b) Securing samples or specimens of any drug or medical supply after paying or offering to pay for such sample or specimen; or (c) Securing such other evidence as may be needed for prosecution under this chapter.

1 (2) Duly authorized agents and employees of the department may inspect a nonresident pharmacy registered under s. 465.0156 or a nonresident sterile compounding permittee under s. 465.0158 pursuant to this section. The costs of such inspections shall be borne by such pharmacy or permittee.

(3) Except as permitted by this chapter, and chapters 406, 409, 456, 499, and 893, records maintained in a pharmacy relating to the filling of prescriptions and the dispensing of medicinal drugs may be furnished only to the patient for whom the drugs were dispensed, or her or his legal representative, or to the department pursuant to existing law, or, if the patient is incapacitated or unable to request such records, her or his spouse except upon the written authorization of such patient. (a) Such records may be furnished in any civil or criminal proceeding, upon the issuance of a subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction and proper notice to the patient or her or his legal representative by the party seeking such records. (b) The board shall adopt rules establishing practice guidelines for pharmacies to dispose of records maintained in a pharmacy relating to the filling of prescriptions and the dispensing of medicinal drugs. Such rules must be consistent with the duty to preserve the confidentiality of such records in accordance with applicable state and federal law.

History: ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-226; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 85-151; ss. 26, 27, ch. 86-256; s. 59, ch. 91-137; s. 6, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 125, ch. 94-218; s. 245, ch. 97-103; s. 127, ch. 2000-160; s. 1, ch. 2003-166; s. 4, ch. 2014-148; s. 3, ch. 2019-99.
Fla. Stat. § 448.25 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 448 / Part II / Section 448.25
448.25 Remedies; damages; costs.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any worker aggrieved by a violation of s. 448.24 has the right to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the labor pool responsible for such violation. (b) Before bringing a civil action pursuant to this section, an aggrieved worker must give the labor pool a reasonable opportunity to cure the alleged violation. The aggrieved worker must serve the labor pool in accordance with s. 48.081 with written notice of the alleged violation. Such notice must include a statement that failure by the labor pool to cure the alleged violation within 60 days after receipt of the notice may result in a civil action being filed against it in a court of competent jurisdiction. A labor pool may cure a violation relating to its labor hall facilities by modifying the alleged violation to comply with s. 448.24(5). (c) In any action commenced pursuant to this section, the aggrieved worker is entitled to recover actual and consequential damages, or $1,000, whichever is greater, for each violation of s. 448.24, and costs.

(2) A civil action brought under s. 448.24 must be filed within 1 year after the date the aggrieved worker serves written notice of the alleged violation on the labor pool.

(3) The remedies provided by this part for a violation of s. 448.24 are exclusive and preclude the aggrieved worker from pursuing any other remedy at law or equity which the worker may have.

History: s. 1, ch. 95-332; s. 2, ch. 2023-138.
Fla. Stat. § 400.601 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part IV / Section 400.601
400.601 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Elderly Affairs.

(3) “Hospice” means a centrally administered corporation or a limited liability company that provides a continuum of palliative and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and his or her family.

(4) “Hospice care team” means an interdisciplinary team of qualified professionals and volunteers who, in consultation with the patient, the patient’s family, and the patient’s primary or attending physician, collectively assess, coordinate, and provide the appropriate palliative and supportive care to hospice patients and their families.

(5) “Hospice residential unit” means a homelike living facility, other than a facility licensed under other parts of this chapter, under chapter 395, or under chapter 429, that is operated by a hospice for the benefit of its patients and is considered by a patient who lives there to be his or her primary residence.

(6) “Hospice services” means items and services furnished to a patient and family by a hospice, or by others under arrangements with such a program, in a place of temporary or permanent residence used as the patient’s home for the purpose of maintaining the patient at home; or, if the patient needs short-term institutionalization, the services shall be furnished in cooperation with those contracted institutions or in the hospice inpatient facility.

(7) “Palliative care” means services or interventions which are not curative but are provided for the reduction or abatement of pain and human suffering.

(8) “Patient” means the terminally ill individual receiving hospice services.

(9) “Plan of care” means a written assessment by the hospice of each patient’s and family’s needs and preferences, and the services to be provided by the hospice to meet those needs.

(10) “Terminally ill” means that the patient has a medical prognosis that his or her life expectancy is 1 year or less if the illness runs its normal course.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-186; s. 1, ch. 80-64; s. 256, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 2, 14, ch. 93-179; s. 788, ch. 95-148; s. 57, ch. 95-418; s. 1, ch. 2006-155; s. 65, ch. 2006-197; s. 14, ch. 2012-160.
Fla. Stat. § 589.071 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.071
589.071 Traffic control within state forest or Florida Forest Service-assigned lands.
Status: in_force

The Florida Forest Service on behalf of the state may adopt rules to control ingress, egress, and all other movement of motor vehicles, bicycles, horses, and pedestrians, as well as all other types of traffic, within a state forest or any lands leased by or otherwise assigned to the Florida Forest Service for management purposes, outside of the designated right-of-way of state or county-maintained roads, and may designate special areas off the roadways for the operation of recreational type vehicles which need not be licensed or operated by licensed drivers. Any person violating or otherwise failing to comply with any of the provisions of this section or rules adopted pursuant hereto is guilty of a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3), punishable only by fine not to exceed $500. Jurisdiction shall be with the appropriate county court.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-246; s. 53, ch. 76-31; s. 4, ch. 80-280; s. 29, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 817.414 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 817 / Part I / Section 817.414
817.414 Sale of counterfeit security signs and decals.
Status: in_force

A person who willfully and knowingly sells or attempts to sell a counterfeit sign or decal in this state with the name or logo of a security company without the express written consent of the company commits:

(1) For the first offense, a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) For a second or subsequent offense, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 14, ch. 2015-166.
Fla. Stat. § 744.641 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VIII / Section 744.641
744.641 Guardian’s compensation; bond premiums.
Status: in_force

The amount of compensation payable to a guardian shall not exceed 5 percent of the income of the ward during any year and may be taken, by the guardian, on a monthly basis. In the event of extraordinary services rendered by such guardian, the court may, upon petition and after hearing on the petition, authorize additional compensation for the extraordinary services, payable from the estate of the ward. Provided that extraordinary services approved by the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs do not require a court hearing for approval of the fees, but shall require an order authorizing the guardian to withdraw the amount from the guardianship account. No compensation shall be allowed on the corpus of an estate received from a preceding guardian. The guardian may be allowed from the estate of her or his ward reasonable premiums paid by the guardian to any corporate surety upon the guardian’s bond.

History: s. 11, ch. 14579, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 2146(12); s. 1, ch. 73-304; s. 14, ch. 84-62; s. 63, ch. 85-62; s. 52, ch. 93-268; s. 32, ch. 95-401; s. 1126, ch. 97-102; s. 85, ch. 99-3.
Fla. Stat. § 629.211 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 629 / Section 629.211
629.211 Subscribers’ liability.
Status: in_force

(1) The liability of each subscriber, other than as to a nonassessable policy, for the obligations of the reciprocal insurer shall be an individual, several, and proportionate liability, and not joint.

(2) Except as to a nonassessable policy, each subscriber shall have a contingent assessment liability, in the amount provided for in the power of attorney or in the subscribers’ agreement, for payment of actual losses and expenses incurred while his or her policy was in force.

(3) Each assessable policy issued by the insurer shall contain a statement of the contingent liability.

History: s. 691, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 678, 681, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 390, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 468.384 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part VI / Section 468.384
468.384 Florida Board of Auctioneers.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the department the Florida Board of Auctioneers. The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, two of whom shall have been actively and principally engaged as auctioneers for a period of not less than 5 years preceding their appointment, one of whom shall be a principal of an auction company, and two of whom shall be laypersons. Members shall serve for terms of 4 years.

(2) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act conferring duties upon it.

(3) The board shall receive and act upon applications for auctioneer, apprentice, and auction business licenses and shall have the power to issue, suspend, and revoke such licenses and to take such other action as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

History: ss. 4, 11, 14, ch. 86-119; s. 62, ch. 91-137; s. 11, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 47, ch. 92-149; s. 137, ch. 94-218; s. 134, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 943.33 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.33
943.33 State-operated criminal analysis laboratories.
Status: in_force

(1) The state-operated laboratories shall furnish laboratory service upon request to law enforcement officials in the state. The testing services of such laboratories by persons employed by or acting on behalf of the department shall also be available to any defendant in a criminal case upon showing of good cause and upon order of the court with jurisdiction in the case. When such service is to be made available to the defendant, the order shall be issued only after motion by the defendant and hearing held after notice with a copy of the motion being served upon the prosecutor and the state-operated laboratory from which the service is being sought.

(2) For purposes of this section, “good cause” means a finding by the court that the laboratory testing service being sought by the defendant is anticipated to produce evidence that is relevant and material to the defense; that the service sought is one which is reasonably within the capacity of the state-operated laboratory, will not be unduly burdensome upon the laboratory, will not impede normal daily laboratory operations, will not negatively impact laboratory certifications or equipment calibration, and does not violate the laboratory’s national certification or accreditation standards; and that the service cannot be obtained from any qualified private or nonstate operated laboratory within the state or otherwise reasonably available to the defense.

(3) This section does not authorize the presence of defense experts or others representing the defense inside a state-operated laboratory facility where actual testing or analysis is occurring and does not authorize the use of state-operated laboratory equipment or facilities by defense experts or other persons not employed by or acting on the behalf of the department.

(4) The court shall assess the costs of all testing, equipment operation, and personnel and any other costs directly attributable to the court-ordered testing to the defendant or the defendant’s counsel, whether public, private, or pro bono, who obtained the testing order. The laboratory providing the service ordered shall include with the report of the analysis, comparison, or identification a statement of the costs of the service provided and shall provide a copy of all reports and analysis performed and cost statement being provided to the prosecutor in the case and the court.

History: s. 4, ch. 74-362; s. 16, ch. 98-251; s. 35, ch. 2013-116.
Fla. Stat. § 796.05 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 796 / Section 796.05
796.05 Deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person with reasonable belief or knowing another person is engaged in prostitution to live or derive support or maintenance in whole or in part from what is believed to be the earnings or proceeds of such person’s prostitution.

(2) Anyone violating this section commits: (a) For a first offense, a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (b) For a second offense, a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (c) For a third or subsequent offense, a felony of the first degree punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 21662, 1943; s. 767, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 81-281; s. 1, ch. 87-168; s. 3, ch. 93-227; s. 11, ch. 2014-160.
Fla. Stat. § 634.421 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part III / Section 634.421
634.421 Reporting and accounting for funds.
Status: in_force

(1) All funds belonging to insurers, service warranty associations, or others received by a sales representative in transactions under her or his license or appointment are trust funds so received by the sales representative or agent in a fiduciary capacity; and the sales representative or agent, in the applicable regular course of business, shall account for and pay such funds to the insurer, association, warranty holder, or other person entitled thereto.

(2) Any sales representative who, not being entitled thereto, diverts or appropriates funds or any portion thereof to her or his own use commits theft as provided in s. 812.014.

History: s. 5, ch. 78-255; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 16, 36, 37, 38, ch. 83-322; s. 61, ch. 91-106; s. 152, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 92-79; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 478, ch. 97-102; s. 103, ch. 2019-167.
Fla. Stat. § 876.15 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 876 / Section 876.15
876.15 Wearing mask, hood, or other device at demonstration or meeting.
Status: in_force

No person or persons over 16 years of age, shall, while wearing a mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, hold any manner of meeting, make any demonstration upon the private property of another unless such person or persons shall have first obtained from the owner or occupier of the property his or her written permission to so do.

History: s. 5, ch. 26542, 1951.
Fla. Stat. § 624.12 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part I / Section 624.12
624.12 Application of code as to fraternal benefit societies.
Status: in_force

No provision of this code shall apply with respect to fraternal benefit societies (as identified in chapter 632), except as stated in chapter 632.

History: s. 12, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 402.71 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.71
402.71 Transfer of funds, positions, and budget authority within department.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary may transfer funds, positions, and budget authority within the department, pursuant to chapter 216, provided the department comports generally with legislative intent.

(2) The secretary may transfer salary rate within the department with the prior approval of the Executive Office of the Governor and in accordance with chapter 216.

(3) The secretary may establish, abolish, or consolidate district programs and other offices and may reallocate duties and functions within the department without regard to established service areas. Administrative services may be delivered at the institutional level or higher, as determined by the secretary to be in the best interests of efficient delivery of support services.

History: s. 22, ch. 96-403.
Fla. Stat. § 132.08 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.08
132.08 Exchange of bonds.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter may be exchanged for not less than an equal principal amount and accrued interest of indebtedness to be retired thereby, including indebtedness not yet due, if the same be then redeemable or if the holders thereof be willing to surrender the same for retirement, but otherwise shall be sold and the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the payment of such indebtedness and accrued interest due or redeemable which may be so surrendered.

History: s. 8, ch. 15772, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2383(8).
Fla. Stat. § 49.09 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.09
49.09 Notice of action, return day.
Status: in_force

The notice of action, except in foreclosure proceedings as defined in s. 702.09, shall require the defendant to file written defenses with the clerk of the court and to serve a copy not later than the date fixed in said notice, which date shall be not less than 28 nor more than 60 days after the first publication of the notice on plaintiff or his or her attorney whose name and address shall appear in, or be annexed to, said notice. In foreclosure proceedings, the notice of action shall require the defendant to file written defenses with the clerk of the court and to serve a copy within 30 days after the first publication of the notice on plaintiff or his or her attorney whose name and address shall appear in, or be annexed to, said notice.

History: s. 9, ch. 20452, 1941; s. 4, ch. 28301, 1953; s. 2, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 5, ch. 67-254; s. 7, ch. 93-250; s. 290, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 373.607 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part VI / Section 373.607
373.607 Minority business enterprise procurement goals; implementation of recommendations.
Status: in_force

Each water management district, as created in this chapter, may implement the recommendations from any study conducted pursuant to chapter 91-162, Laws of Florida, to achieve minority business enterprise procurement goals.

History: s. 1, ch. 96-412.
Fla. Stat. § 258.12 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 258 / Part I / Section 258.12
258.12 Additional lands ceded for Royal Palm State Park.
Status: in_force

For the use and benefit of all the people of the state, the state cedes to the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs the south half of section ten, southwest quarter of section eleven, west half of section fourteen, west half of section twenty-three, south half of section twenty-two, northwest quarter of section twenty-seven, north half of section twenty-eight, and northeast quarter of section twenty-nine, township fifty-eight south, range thirty-seven east, situated in Miami-Dade County, as additional acreage to “Royal Palm State Park,” to be cared for and remain in the full possession and enjoyment of said Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs, with all the possessory rights and privileges to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining; provided, that said land is granted to the said Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs upon the express condition that said land and every part thereof shall be used as a state park for the use and benefit of all the people of Florida, and for no other purpose; and in the event said grantee shall permit or suffer the use of said land for any other purpose, or shall discontinue the use thereof for such purpose, such misuse or discontinuance shall operate as a defeasance and said land and every part thereof shall revert to the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 8577, 1921; CGL 1705; s. 50, ch. 2008-4.