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Fla. Stat. § 420.628 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part VI / Section 420.628
420.628 Affordable housing for children and young adults leaving foster care; legislative findings and intent.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Legislature finds that there are many young adults who, through no fault of their own, live in foster families, group homes, and institutions, and face numerous barriers to a successful transition to adulthood. Young adults who are leaving the child welfare system may enter adulthood lacking the knowledge, skills, attitudes, habits, and relationships that will enable them to become productive members of society. (b) The Legislature further finds that the main barriers to safe and affordable housing for such young adults are cost, lack of availability, the unwillingness of landlords to rent to such youth due to perceived regulatory barriers, and a lack of knowledge about how to be a good tenant. These barriers cause young adults to be at risk of becoming homeless. (c) The Legislature also finds that young adults who leave the child welfare system are disproportionately represented in the homeless population. Without the stability of safe and affordable housing, all other services, training, and opportunities provided to such young adults may not be effective. Making affordable housing available will decrease the chance of homelessness and may increase the ability of such young adults to live independently. (d) The Legislature intends that the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, agencies within the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program, local housing finance agencies, public housing authorities, and their agents, and other providers of affordable housing coordinate with the Department of Children and Families, their agents, and community-based care providers who provide services under s. 409.986 to develop and implement strategies and procedures designed to make affordable housing available whenever and wherever possible to young adults who leave the child welfare system.

(2) Young adults who leave the child welfare system meet the definition of eligible persons under ss. 420.503(18) and 420.9071(11) for affordable housing, and are encouraged to participate in federal, state, and local affordable housing programs. Students deemed to be eligible occupants under 26 U.S.C. s. 42(i)(3)(D) shall be considered eligible persons for purposes of all projects funded under this chapter.

History: s. 25, ch. 2009-96; s. 5, ch. 2009-164; s. 97, ch. 2010-5; s. 11, ch. 2011-15; s. 240, ch. 2014-19; s. 60, ch. 2014-224; s. 33, ch. 2021-51; s. 6, ch. 2022-194.
Fla. Stat. § 626.016 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.016
626.016 Powers and duties of department, commission, and office.
Status: in_force

(1) The powers and duties of the Chief Financial Officer and the department specified in this part apply only with respect to insurance agents, insurance agencies, managing general agents, insurance adjusters, reinsurance intermediaries, viatical settlement brokers, customer representatives, service representatives, and agencies.

(2) The powers and duties of the commission and office specified in this part apply only with respect to service companies, administrators, and viatical settlement providers and contracts.

(3) The department has jurisdiction to enforce provisions of parts VIII and IX of this chapter with respect to persons who engage in actions for which a license issued by the department is legally required. The office has jurisdiction to enforce provisions of parts VIII and IX of this chapter with respect to persons who engage in actions for which a license or certificate of authority issued by the office is legally required. For persons who violate a provision of this chapter for whom a license or certificate of authority issued by either the department or office is not required, either the department or office may take administrative action against such person as authorized by this chapter, pursuant to agreement between the office and department.

(4) This section is not intended to limit the authority of the department and the Division of Criminal Investigations, as specified in s. 626.989.

History: s. 908, ch. 2003-261; s. 19, ch. 2004-390; s. 5, ch. 2005-257; s. 14, ch. 2016-165; s. 10, ch. 2025-4.
Fla. Stat. § 744.3025 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part III / Section 744.3025
744.3025 Claims of minors.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the minor’s interest before approving a settlement of the minor’s portion of the claim in a case in which a minor has a claim for personal injury, property damage, wrongful death, or other cause of action in which the gross settlement of the claim exceeds $15,000 if the court believes a guardian ad litem is necessary to protect the minor’s interest. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (e), the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the minor’s interest before approving a settlement of the minor’s claim in a case in which the gross settlement involving a minor equals or exceeds $50,000. (c) The appointment of the guardian ad litem must be without the necessity of bond or notice. (d) The duty of the guardian ad litem is to protect the minor’s interests as described in the Florida Probate Rules. (e) A court need not appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor if a guardian of the minor has previously been appointed and that guardian has no potential adverse interest to the minor.

(2) Unless waived, the court shall award reasonable fees and costs to the guardian ad litem to be paid out of the gross proceeds of the settlement.

(3) A settlement of a claim pursuant to this section is subject to the confidentiality provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 4, ch. 2006-178; s. 5, ch. 2015-83.
Fla. Stat. § 744.107 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part I / Section 744.107
744.107 Court monitors.
Status: in_force

(1) The court may, upon inquiry from any interested person or upon its own motion in any proceeding over which it has jurisdiction, appoint a monitor. The court shall not appoint as a monitor a family member or any person with a personal interest in the proceedings. The order of appointment shall be served upon the guardian, the ward, and such other persons as the court may determine.

(2) The monitor may investigate, seek information, examine documents, or interview the ward and shall report to the court his or her findings. The report shall be verified and shall be served on the guardian, the ward, and such other persons as the court may determine.

(3) If it appears from the monitor’s report that further action by the court to protect the interests of the ward is necessary, the court shall, after a hearing with notice, enter any order necessary to protect the ward or the ward’s estate, including amending the plan, requiring an accounting, ordering production of assets, freezing assets, suspending a guardian, or initiating proceedings to remove a guardian.

(4) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a monitor may be allowed a reasonable fee as determined by the court and paid from the property of the ward. No full-time state, county, or municipal employee or officer shall be paid a fee for such investigation and report. If the court finds the motion for court monitor to have been filed in bad faith, the costs of the proceeding, including attorney’s fees, may be assessed against the movant.

(5) The court may appoint the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel as monitor if the ward is indigent.

History: ss. 18, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 10, ch. 89-96; s. 4, ch. 90-271; s. 1068, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2006-77; s. 2, ch. 2015-83.
Fla. Stat. § 380.25 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part II / Section 380.25
380.25 Previous coastal zone atlases rejected.
Status: in_force

The legislative draft of the coastal management program submitted to the Legislature by the department dated March 1, 1978, and the previously prepared coastal zone atlases are expressly rejected as the state’s coastal management program. The department shall not divide areas of the state into vital, conservation, and development areas.

History: s. 10, ch. 78-287.
Fla. Stat. § 686.607 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 686 / Section 686.607
686.607 Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer.
Status: in_force

(1) In the event of the death or incapacity of a dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a dealer, the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall, at the option of the heirs at law, if the dealer died intestate, or the devisees or transferees under the terms of the deceased dealer’s last will and testament, if the dealer died testate, repurchase the inventory from such heirs or devisees as if the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler had terminated the contract; and the inventory repurchase provisions of s. 686.606 are made expressly applicable to the repurchase under this section. The heirs or devisees shall have 1 year from the date of the death of the dealer or majority stockholder to exercise their option under this section. However, nothing in this section requires the repurchase of inventory if the heirs or devisees and the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler enter into a new agreement to operate the retail dealership.

(2) This section is subject to that portion of the manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or wholesaler’s contract or agreement with the dealer pertaining to death of the dealer or succession to the extent such contract or agreement is not inconsistent with this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-275.
Fla. Stat. § 24.118 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 24 / Section 24.118
24.118 Other prohibited acts; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) UNLAWFUL EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT. — Any retailer who extends credit or lends money to a person for the purchase of a lottery ticket is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the purchase of a lottery ticket through the use of a credit or charge card or other instrument issued by a bank, savings association, credit union, or charge card company or by a retailer pursuant to part III of chapter 520, provided that any such purchase from a retailer shall be in addition to the purchase of goods and services other than lottery tickets having a cost of no less than $20.

(2) UNLAWFUL ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF RIGHT TO CLAIM PRIZE. — Any person who induces another to assign or transfer his or her right to claim a prize, who offers for sale his or her right to claim a prize, or who offers for compensation to claim the prize of another is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERED TICKETS. — Any person who: (a) Knowingly presents a counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket; (b) Knowingly transfers a counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket to another to present for payment; (c) With intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, passes, or counterfeits a state lottery ticket; or (d) Files with the department a claim for payment based upon facts alleged by the claimant which facts are untrue and known by the claimant to be untrue when the claim is made; is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) UNLAWFUL REPRESENTATION. — (a) Any person who uses point-of-sale materials issued by the department or otherwise holds himself or herself out as a retailer without being authorized by the department to act as a retailer is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) Any person who without being authorized by the department in writing uses the term “Florida Lottery,” “State Lottery,” “Florida State Lottery,” or any similar term in the title or name of any charitable or commercial enterprise, product, or service is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 18, ch. 87-65; s. 4, ch. 89-208; s. 6, ch. 90-360; s. 92, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 96-406; s. 1, ch. 2017-118; s. 1, ch. 2019-41.
Fla. Stat. § 570.686 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.686
570.686 Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority; donor identity; records; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

The identity of a donor to the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority, if so requested by the donor in writing, is confidential and exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and the provisions of s. 119.07(1). All other records of the authority are public records for the purposes of chapter 119. This exemption is necessary to protect the privacy of the donor and to encourage donors to make donations without being subjected to requests for moneys from other persons.

History: s. 1, ch. 94-283; s. 351, ch. 96-406; s. 109, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 253.001 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.001
253.001 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; duty to hold lands in trust.
Status: in_force

The existence of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund is reaffirmed. All lands held in the name of the board of trustees shall continue to be held in trust for the use and benefit of the people of the state pursuant to s. 7, Art. II, and s. 11, Art. X of the State Constitution.

History: s. 1, ch. 79-255.
Fla. Stat. § 499.89 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part III / Section 499.89
499.89 Recordkeeping.
Status: in_force

(1) A permitholder under this part shall establish and maintain a record of transactions regarding the receipt and the distribution, or other disposition, of medical gases, as applicable. Such records constitute an audit trail and must contain information sufficient to perform a recall of medical gas in compliance with 21 C.F.R. ss. 211.196 and 820.160(b). Such records must include all of the following information, which may be kept in two separate documents, one related to the distribution of medical gas and the other related to the receipt of medical gas: (a) The dates of receipt and distribution or other disposition of the medical gas. (b) The name, address, and license or permit number and its expiration date for the person or entity purchasing the medical gas from the wholesale distributor. (c) The name, address, and license or permit number and its expiration date for the person or entity receiving the medical gas, if different from the information required under paragraph (b). (d) Information sufficient to perform a recall of all medical gas received, distributed, or dispensed.

(2) Such records shall be made available for inspection and copying by an authorized official of any federal, state, or local governmental agency for a period of: (a) Three years following the distribution date of high pressure medical gases. (b) Two years following the distribution date for cryogenic or refrigerated liquid medical gases.

(3) Records kept at the inspection site or that can be immediately retrieved by computer or other electronic means shall be readily available for authorized inspection during the retention period. Records kept at a central location apart from the inspection site and not electronically retrievable shall be made available for inspection within 2 working days of a request by an authorized official of any state or federal governmental agency charged with enforcement of these rules.

(4) A wholesale distributor shall maintain records sufficient to aid in the mandatory reporting of any theft, suspected theft, or other significant loss of nitrous oxide to the department and other appropriate law enforcement agencies.

History: s. 25, ch. 2014-89; s. 16, ch. 2016-212.
Fla. Stat. § 741.2902 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.2902
741.2902 Domestic violence; legislative intent with respect to judiciary’s role.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature, with respect to domestic violence cases, that at the first appearance the court shall consider the safety of the victim, the victim’s children, and any other person who may be in danger if the defendant is released, and exercise caution in releasing defendants.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, with respect to injunctions for protection against domestic violence, issued pursuant to s. 741.30, that the court shall: (a) Recognize that the petitioner’s safety may require immediate removal of the respondent from their joint residence and that there can be inherent danger in permitting the respondent partial or periodic access to the residence. (b) Ensure that the parties have a clear understanding of the terms of the injunction, the penalties for failure to comply, and that the parties cannot amend the injunction verbally, in writing, or by invitation to the residence. (c) Ensure that the parties have knowledge of legal rights and remedies including, but not limited to, visitation, child support, retrieving property, counseling, and enforcement or modification of the injunction. (d) Consider temporary child support when the pleadings raise the issue and in the absence of other support orders. (e) Consider supervised visitation, withholding visitation, or other arrangements for visitation that will best protect the child and petitioner from harm. (f) Enforce, through a civil or criminal contempt proceeding, a violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence. (g) Consider requiring the perpetrator to complete a batterers’ intervention program. It is preferred that such program meet the requirements specified in s. 741.325.

History: s. 5, ch. 91-210; s. 4, ch. 94-134; s. 4, ch. 94-135; s. 13, ch. 94-170; s. 4, ch. 95-195; s. 11, ch. 2002-55; s. 9, ch. 2012-147.
Fla. Stat. § 284.39 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 284 / Part II / Section 284.39
284.39 Adoption of rules.
Status: in_force

The Department of Financial Services may adopt rules for the proper management and maintenance of the fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-206; s. 324, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 461.001 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 461 / Section 461.001
461.001 Legislative findings; intent; scope.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the practice of podiatric medicine by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature finds further that it is difficult for the public to make an informed choice about podiatric physicians and that the consequences of a wrong choice could seriously endanger their health and safety. The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every podiatric physician practicing in this state meet minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that podiatric physicians who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public health be prohibited from practicing in this state.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-229; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 12, 13, ch. 86-71; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 198, ch. 98-166.
Fla. Stat. § 509.142 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.142
509.142 Conduct on premises; refusal of service.
Status: in_force

The operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment may refuse accommodations or service to any person whose conduct on the premises of the establishment displays intoxication, profanity, lewdness, or brawling; who indulges in language or conduct such as to disturb the peace or comfort of other guests; who engages in illegal or disorderly conduct; who illegally possesses or deals in controlled substances as defined in chapter 893; or whose conduct constitutes a nuisance. Such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, sex, physical disability, or national origin.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-131; s. 3, ch. 70-291; s. 6, ch. 72-48; s. 9, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 921.00241 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 921 / Section 921.00241
921.00241 Prison diversion program.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding s. 921.0024 and effective for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2009, a court may divert from the state correctional system an offender who would otherwise be sentenced to a state facility by sentencing the offender to a nonstate prison sanction as provided in subsection (2). An offender may be sentenced to a nonstate prison sanction if the offender meets all of the following criteria: (a) The offender’s primary offense is a felony of the third degree. (b) The offender’s total sentence points score, as provided in s. 921.0024, is not more than 48 points, or the offender’s total sentence points score is 54 points and 6 of those points are for a violation of probation, community control, or other community supervision, and do not involve a new violation of law. (c) The offender has not been convicted or previously convicted of a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08, but excluding any third degree felony violation under chapter 810. (d) The offender’s primary offense does not require a minimum mandatory sentence.

(2) If the court elects to impose a sentence as provided in this section, the court shall sentence the offender to a term of probation, community control, or community supervision with mandatory participation in a prison diversion program of the Department of Corrections if such program is funded and exists in the judicial circuit in which the offender is sentenced. The prison diversion program shall be designed to meet the unique needs of each judicial circuit and of the offender population of that circuit. The program may require residential, nonresidential, or day-reporting requirements; substance abuse treatment; employment; restitution; academic or vocational opportunities; or community service work.

(3) The court that sentences a defendant to a nonstate prison sanction pursuant to subsection (2) shall make written findings that the defendant meets the criteria in subsection (1); and the sentencing order must indicate that the offender was sentenced to the prison diversion program pursuant to subsection (2). The court may order the offender to pay all or a portion of the costs related to the prison diversion program if the court determines that the offender has the ability to pay.

History: s. 2, ch. 2009-63.