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Fla. Stat. § 641.31099 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.31099
641.31099 Restrictions on use of state and federal funds for state exchanges.
Status: in_force

(1) A health maintenance contract under which coverage is purchased in whole or in part with any state or federal funds through an exchange created pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, may not provide coverage for an abortion as defined in s. 390.011(1), except if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest, or in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, which would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. Coverage is deemed to be purchased with state or federal funds if any tax credit or cost-sharing credit is applied toward the health maintenance contract.

(2) This section does not prohibit a health maintenance contract from offering separate coverage for an abortion if such coverage is not purchased in whole or in part with state or federal funds.

(3) As used in this section, the term “state” means this state or any political subdivision of the state.

History: s. 3, ch. 2011-111.
Fla. Stat. § 334.131 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.131
334.131 Department employees’ benefit fund.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to create and operate an employees’ benefit fund for employees of the department. The proceeds of the vending machines located in premises occupied by the department shall be paid into the fund, to be used for such benefits and purposes as the department may determine.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-387; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 16, ch. 84-309.
Fla. Stat. § 501.996 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part VIII / Section 501.996
501.996 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

A violation of this part is an unfair or deceptive trade practice under part II of this chapter.

History: s. 12, ch. 2015-92.
Fla. Stat. § 125.023 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part I / Section 125.023
125.023 Temporary shelter prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “temporary shelter” includes, but is not limited to, a recreational vehicle, trailer, or similar structure placed on a residential property.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation to the contrary, following the declaration of a state of emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency as defined in s. 252.34(8) during which a permanent residential structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable, a county may not prohibit the placement of one temporary shelter on the residential property for up to 36 months after the date of the declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the permanent residential structure on the property, whichever occurs first, if all of the following circumstances apply: (a) The resident makes a good faith effort to rebuild or renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including, but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a plan or design to the county, or obtaining a construction loan. (b) The temporary shelter is connected to water and electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and human safety. (c) The resident lives in the temporary structure.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-304.
Fla. Stat. § 153.61 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part II / Section 153.61
153.61 Expenses.
Status: in_force

The preliminary expenses for the creation and incorporation of any such district, including election expenses, expenses for legal, financial or other services in connection with the preliminary report undertaken pursuant to s. 153.54, shall be payable out of general county funds, but shall be a reimbursable expense to be paid from the proceeds of any bonds or other obligations issued by said district to accomplish the purposes of this law.

History: s. 12, ch. 59-466.
Fla. Stat. § 68.101 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 68 / Section 68.101
68.101 Accountability.
Status: in_force

In any contract allocating funds pursuant to this act, the department shall ensure that funds received or allocated pursuant to this act are expended in a manner consistent with the terms and intent of this act and shall provide for an annual audit of such expenditures.

History: s. 8, ch. 2002-288.
Fla. Stat. § 680.216 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part II / Section 680.216
680.216 Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties.
Status: in_force

A warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee under this chapter, whether express or implied, extends to any natural person who is in the family or household of the lessee or who is a guest in the lessee’s home if it is reasonable to expect that such person may use, consume, or be affected by the goods and who is injured in person by breach of the warranty. This section does not displace principles of law and equity that extend a warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee to other persons. The operation of this section may not be excluded, modified, or limited; but an exclusion, modification, or limitation of the warranty, including any with respect to rights and remedies, which is effective against the lessee is also effective against any beneficiary designated under this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Fla. Stat. § 316.063 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.063
316.063 Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property.
Status: in_force

(1) The driver of any vehicle which collides with, or is involved in a crash with, any vehicle or other property which is unattended, resulting in any damage to such other vehicle or property, shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of the vehicle or other property of the driver’s name and address and the registration number of the vehicle he or she is driving, or shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on the vehicle or other property a written notice giving the driver’s name and address and the registration number of the vehicle he or she is driving, and shall without unnecessary delay notify the nearest office of a duly authorized police authority. Any person who fails to comply with this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. If a damaged vehicle is obstructing traffic, the driver shall make every reasonable effort to move the vehicle or have it moved so as not to obstruct the regular flow of traffic. A violation of this subsection is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

(3) The law enforcement officer at the scene of a crash required to be reported in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) or the law enforcement officer receiving a report by a driver as required by subsection (1) shall, if part or any of the property damaged is a fence or other structure used to house or contain livestock, promptly make a reasonable effort to notify the owner, occupant, or agent of this damage.

(4) This section does not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged in the event of a crash involving the vehicle if the vehicle owner, or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner, promptly contacts a law enforcement agency to report the crash or if the fully autonomous vehicle has the capability of alerting a law enforcement agency to the crash.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 3, ch. 75-72; s. 10, ch. 76-31; s. 1, ch. 77-265; s. 298, ch. 95-148; s. 7, ch. 96-350; s. 43, ch. 97-300; ss. 1, 85, ch. 99-248; s. 3, ch. 2019-101.
Fla. Stat. § 710.105 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 710 / Section 710.105
710.105 Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment.
Status: in_force

A person may make a transfer by irrevocable gift to, or the irrevocable exercise of a power of appointment in favor of, a custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to s. 710.111. Notwithstanding s. 710.106, a transfer by irrevocable gift from a trust over which the grantor has at the time of transfer a right of revocation, as defined in s. 733.707(3)(e), shall be treated for all purposes under this act as a transfer made directly by the grantor of the trust.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-95; s. 2, ch. 2015-140.
Fla. Stat. § 397.6977 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 397 / Part V / Section 397.6977
397.6977 Disposition of individual upon completion of involuntary services.
Status: in_force

(1) At the conclusion of the 90-day period of court-ordered involuntary services, the respondent is automatically discharged unless a motion for renewal of the involuntary services order has been filed with the court pursuant to s. 397.6975.

(2) Discharge planning and procedures for any respondent’s release from involuntary treatment services must include and document the respondent’s needs, and actions to address such needs, for, at a minimum: (a) Follow-up behavioral health appointments. (b) Information on how to obtain prescribed medications. (c) Information pertaining to available living arrangements and transportation. (d) Referral to recovery support opportunities, including, but not limited to, connection to a peer specialist.

History: s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 40, ch. 2009-132; s. 42, ch. 2016-241; s. 38, ch. 2024-245.
Fla. Stat. § 456.4502 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.4502
456.4502 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; disciplinary proceedings.
Status: in_force

A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 458, chapter 459, or s. 456.4501 whose license is suspended or revoked by this state pursuant to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact as a result of disciplinary action taken against the physician’s license in another state must be granted a formal hearing before an administrative law judge from the Division of Administrative Hearings held pursuant to chapter 120 if there are any disputed issues of material fact. In such proceedings:

(1) Notwithstanding s. 120.569(2), the department shall notify the division within 45 days after receipt of a petition or request for a formal hearing.

(2) The determination of whether the physician has violated the laws and rules regulating the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, as applicable, including a determination of the reasonable standard of care, is a conclusion of law that is to be determined by appropriate board and is not a finding of fact to be determined by an administrative law judge.

(3) The administrative law judge shall issue a recommended order pursuant to chapter 120.

(4) The Board of Medicine or the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, as applicable, shall determine and issue the final order in each disciplinary case. Such order shall constitute final agency action.

(5) Any consent order or agreed-upon settlement is subject to the approval of the department.

(6) The department shall have standing to seek judicial review of any final order of the board, pursuant to s. 120.68.

History: s. 50, ch. 2024-15.
Fla. Stat. § 960.23 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 960 / Section 960.23
960.23 Notice of provisions of this chapter.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every hospital licensed under the laws of this state to display prominently in the lobby or waiting area of its emergency room posters giving notification of the existence and general provisions of this chapter. The Department of Legal Affairs shall provide posters, application forms, and general information regarding the provisions of this chapter to each hospital licensed to operate in this state and to each law enforcement agency.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 18, ch. 80-146; s. 14, ch. 91-23.
Fla. Stat. § 479.14 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 479 / Part I / Section 479.14
479.14 Disposition of fees.
Status: in_force

All moneys received by the department under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by it into the State Treasury and placed in the State Transportation Trust Fund for use in the administration of this chapter.

History: s. 12, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-57; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 96-201.
Fla. Stat. § 20.112 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.112
20.112 Federal Grants Trust Fund; Department of Legal Affairs.
Status: in_force

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Legal Affairs.

(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of grants and funding from the Federal Government, interest earnings, and cash advances from other trust funds. Funds shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the department’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-11; s. 2, ch. 2011-20.
Fla. Stat. § 83.64 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 83 / Part II / Section 83.64
83.64 Retaliatory conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for a landlord to discriminatorily increase a tenant’s rent or decrease services to a tenant, or to bring or threaten to bring an action for possession or other civil action, primarily because the landlord is retaliating against the tenant. In order for the tenant to raise the defense of retaliatory conduct, the tenant must have acted in good faith. Examples of conduct for which the landlord may not retaliate include, but are not limited to, situations where: (a) The tenant has complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building, housing, or health code of a suspected violation applicable to the premises; (b) The tenant has organized, encouraged, or participated in a tenant organization; (c) The tenant has complained to the landlord pursuant to s. 83.56(1); (d) The tenant is a servicemember who has terminated a rental agreement pursuant to s. 83.682; (e) The tenant has paid rent to a condominium, cooperative, or homeowners’ association after demand from the association in order to pay the landlord’s obligation to the association; or (f) The tenant has exercised his or her rights under local, state, or federal fair housing laws.

(2) Evidence of retaliatory conduct may be raised by the tenant as a defense in any action brought against him or her for possession.

(3) In any event, this section does not apply if the landlord proves that the eviction is for good cause. Examples of good cause include, but are not limited to, good faith actions for nonpayment of rent, violation of the rental agreement or of reasonable rules, or violation of the terms of this chapter.

(4) “Discrimination” under this section means that a tenant is being treated differently as to the rent charged, the services rendered, or the action being taken by the landlord, which shall be a prerequisite to a finding of retaliatory conduct.

History: s. 8, ch. 83-151; s. 450, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2003-72; s. 15, ch. 2013-136.
Fla. Stat. § 420.522 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part V / Section 420.522
420.522 Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

It is hereby found by the Legislature that:

(1) There continues to exist a serious shortage of affordable housing for farmworkers, very-low-income persons and families, and low-income persons and families throughout the state.

(2) Existing private, local, state, and federal resources have not been adequate to remedy this shortage.

(3) The provision of housing predevelopment funds is necessary to leverage currently available resources for housing development.

History: s. 13, ch. 88-376; s. 17, ch. 93-181.
Fla. Stat. § 672.327 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part III / Section 672.327
672.327 Special incidents of sale on approval and sale or return.
Status: in_force

(1) Under a sale on approval unless otherwise agreed: (a) Although the goods are identified to the contract the risk of loss and the title do not pass to the buyer until acceptance; and (b) Use of the goods consistent with the purpose of trial is not acceptance but failure seasonably to notify the seller of election to return the goods is acceptance, and if the goods conform to the contract acceptance of any part is acceptance of the whole; and (c) After due notification of election to return, the return is at the seller’s risk and expense but a merchant buyer must follow any reasonable instructions.

(2) Under a sale or return unless otherwise agreed: (a) The option to return extends to the whole or any commercial unit of the goods while in substantially their original condition, but must be exercised seasonably; and (b) The return is at the buyer’s risk and expense.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254.
Fla. Stat. § 381.7352 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.7352
381.7352 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide funds within Florida counties and Front Porch Florida Communities, in the form of Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap grants, to stimulate the development of community-based and neighborhood-based projects which will improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that these programs foster the development of coordinated, collaborative, and broad-based participation by public and private entities, and faith-based organizations. Finally, it is the intent of the Legislature that the grant program function as a partnership between state and local governments, faith-based organizations, and private sector health care providers, including managed care, voluntary health care resources, social service providers, and nontraditional partners.

History: s. 28, ch. 2000-256; s. 59, ch. 2012-184.
Fla. Stat. § 617.1107 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1107
617.1107 Merger of domestic and foreign corporations.
Status: in_force

(1) One or more foreign corporations and one or more domestic corporations may be merged into a corporation of this state or of another jurisdiction if such merger is permitted by the laws of the jurisdiction under which each such foreign corporation is organized and if: (a) Each foreign corporation complies with the applicable laws of the jurisdiction under which it is organized; and (b) Each domestic corporation complies with the provisions of this act relating to the merger of domestic corporations.

(2) If the surviving corporation is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, it must comply with the provisions of this act with respect to foreign corporations if it is to conduct its affairs in this state, and in every case it will be deemed to have filed with the Department of State: (a) An agreement that it may be served with process in this state in any proceeding for the enforcement of any obligation of any domestic corporation which is a party to such merger; and (b) An irrevocable appointment of the Department of State of this state as its agent to accept service of process in any such proceeding.

(3) If the surviving corporation is to be governed by the laws of this state, the effect of such merger is the same as in the case of the merger of domestic corporations. If the surviving corporation is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, the effect of such merger is governed by the laws of such other jurisdiction.

(4) At any time prior to the filing of the articles of merger by the Department of State, the merger may be abandoned pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the plan of merger.

History: s. 73, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 469.008 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 469 / Section 469.008
469.008 Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish, by rule, reasonable fees to be paid for applications, examinations, licensing and renewal, recordmaking, and recordkeeping. Fees for application, initial licensure, renewal, or reactivation may not exceed $500 per applicant. The department may, by rule, establish late renewal penalty fees, in an amount not to exceed the initial licensure fee.

History: s. 53, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 61.1255 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part I / Section 61.1255
61.1255 Support for dependent adult children; legislative intent; powers of court.
Status: in_force

(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT. — It is the intent of the Legislature to: (a) Codify and clarify existing common law and Florida case law recognizing that the parents of a dependent adult child have an obligation to support that child. (b) Provide procedures for establishing support for a dependent adult child. (c) Provide safeguards, when establishing court-ordered support for a dependent adult child, to protect and preserve any means-based government benefits the dependent adult child is receiving or may be entitled to receive.

(2) POWERS OF COURT. — (a) For purposes of this section, the term “dependent adult child” means an unmarried adult who is incapable of self-support as a result of a physical or mental incapacity that began before the person reached the age of 18. (b) A civil suit to establish support for a dependent adult child may only be filed in circuit court in the county in which the dependent adult child resides by one of the following: 1. The dependent adult child or his or her agent under a durable power of attorney. 2. A parent or other person on behalf of the dependent adult child. 3. The dependent adult child’s guardian advocate appointed under chapter 393 or guardian appointed under chapter 744, if the dependent adult child’s right to sue or defend lawsuits has been removed by the court. (c) A civil suit to establish support for a dependent adult child may be filed at any time after he or she reaches the age of 17 years and 6 months, unless such an order is already in place having been established during the child’s minority. (d) If a court has jurisdiction over the parties because of an issue of child support, the parents may agree in writing to provide for dependent adult child support in the existing case if the agreement is submitted to the court for approval before the dependent adult child reaches the age of 18. Otherwise, the amount of support to be paid by one or both parents must be established in a separate support proceeding in circuit court pursuant to paragraph (b). (e) Support ordered after the dependent adult child reaches the age of 18 may be paid only to the dependent adult child or his or her court-appointed guardian advocate, guardian, or agent under a durable power of attorney. However, the court may irrevocably assign the support to a special needs trust under 42 U.S.C. s. 1396p(d)(4)(A) or to a pooled trust under 42 U.S.C. s. 1396p(d)(4)(C) established for the benefit of the dependent adult child by the dependent adult child, his or her agent under a durable power of attorney, the court, a parent or grandparent, a guardian, or a guardian advocate who has been delegated those rights in order to maintain the dependent adult child’s means-based government benefits. (f) The Department of Revenue may not file a petition to establish, modify, or enforce a support order under this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-213.