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Fla. Stat. § 843.13 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 843 / Section 843.13
843.13 Aiding escape of juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
Status: in_force

Whoever in any manner knowingly aids or assists any inmate of any correctional institution for boys or girls in the state to escape therefrom, or who knowingly, or having good reason to believe that any person is an inmate of such schools and is escaping or attempting to escape therefrom, aids or assists such inmate to make his or her escape or to avoid detention or recapture, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 1, ch. 9138, 1923; CGL 7539; s. 1, ch. 63-128; s. 1046, ch. 71-136; s. 1343, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 497.463 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part IV / Section 497.463
497.463 Existing merchandise trust funds; proof of compliance with law.
Status: in_force

The preneed licensee shall present to the licensing authority prior to the implementation of the alternatives provided in s. 497.462 documentation which demonstrates that the existing merchandise trust fund complies with the law and that the elected alternative plan conforms to the requirements of this chapter.

History: ss. 9, 10, ch. 88-227; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 78, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 112, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 280.19 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 280 / Section 280.19
280.19 Rules.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 3, ch. 81-285; s. 55, ch. 98-200; s. 307, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 272.16 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 272 / Section 272.16
272.16 Parking areas within Capitol Center area.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Management Services may assign parking areas within the Capitol Center area to a state agency for its own use or for reassignment to state officers and employees employed in Tallahassee; however, parking areas must be provided for members of the Legislature during sessions of the Legislature, regular and extraordinary. Not more than 15 percent of said parking areas may be set aside for the use of persons temporarily visiting or attending to business in the Capitol Center area who reside beyond the territorial limits of the City of Tallahassee. Any remaining portion of the parking areas not assigned as aforesaid may be limited in period of time for use. However, the Department of Management Services shall have no power to assign parking spaces in the legislative office buildings, nor shall those spaces and spaces in the parking facility within the Capitol Building which are allocated to the Legislature be included under the provisions of this section and s. 272.161(1), except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The presiding officer of each house of the Legislature shall be responsible for the assignment of parking spaces in its respective office building.

(3) The parking areas so assigned, or so limited in use, shall be clearly marked, and any violation of the same shall constitute a violation of this chapter and may be punished as if it constituted a violation of a municipal ordinance of the City of Tallahassee.

(4) The Department of Management Services shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the purposes of subsections (1) and (3).

History: s. 5, ch. 29840, 1955; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-34; s. 2, ch. 75-70; s. 1, ch. 80-225; s. 54, ch. 85-349; s. 211, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 55, ch. 98-279.
Fla. Stat. § 373.093 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part I / Section 373.093
373.093 Lease of lands or interest in land and personal property.
Status: in_force

The governing board of the district may lease any lands or interest in land, including but not limited to oil and mineral rights, to which the district has acquired title, or to which it may hereafter acquire title in the following manner, as long as the lease is consistent with the purposes for which the lands or any interest in land was acquired:

(1) For the best price and terms obtainable, to be determined by the board.

(2) Before leasing any land, or interest in land including but not limited to oil and mineral rights, the district shall cause a notice of intention to lease to be published in a newspaper published in the county in which said land is situated and such other places as the board may determine once each week for 3 successive weeks (three insertions being sufficient), the first publication of which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 90 days prior to the date the board executes the lease, which said notice shall set forth the time and place of leasing and a description of the lands to be leased.

(3) It shall not be necessary to publish the notice as provided by subsection (2) where the lease is made to a person in connection with land acquisition by the district and the lease results in a diminution of the cost to the district in the acquisition of the land.

(4) The governing board of the district may lease existing communications towers and other similar structures which the district owns or which it may hereafter acquire, for the best price and terms obtainable, to be determined by the board.

History: s. 4, ch. 29790, 1955; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 25, ch. 88-242; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-279; ss. 11, 12, ch. 90-217; s. 11, ch. 92-288; ss. 3, 12, ch. 2001-256.
Fla. Stat. § 1000.04 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1000 / Part I / Section 1000.04
1000.04 Components for the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system.
Status: in_force

Florida’s Early Learning-20 education system provides for the delivery of early learning and public education through publicly supported and controlled K-12 schools, Florida College System institutions, state universities and other postsecondary educational institutions, other educational institutions, and other educational services as provided or authorized by the Constitution and laws of the state.

(1) EARLY LEARNING. — Early learning includes the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and the school readiness program.

(2) PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS. — The public K-12 schools include charter schools and consist of kindergarten classes; elementary, middle, and high school grades and special classes; virtual instruction programs; workforce education; career centers; adult, part-time, and evening schools, courses, or classes, as authorized by law to be operated under the control of district school boards; and lab schools operated under the control of state universities.

(3) PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. — Public postsecondary educational institutions include workforce education; Florida College System institutions; state universities; and all other state-supported postsecondary educational institutions that are authorized and established by law.

(4) FLORIDA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND. — The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is a component of the delivery of public education within Florida’s Early Learning-20 education system.

(5) THE FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOL. — The Florida Virtual School is a component of the delivery of public education within Florida’s Early Learning-20 education system.

(6) FLORIDA SCHOLARS ACADEMY. — The Florida Scholars Academy is a component of the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system.

History: s. 6, ch. 2002-387; s. 23, ch. 2004-41; s. 69, ch. 2004-357; s. 1, ch. 2008-147; s. 3, ch. 2011-5; s. 11, ch. 2011-137; s. 19, ch. 2021-10; s. 3, ch. 2023-59; s. 6, ch. 2023-245; s. 7, ch. 2025-110.
Fla. Stat. § 458.3129 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.3129
458.3129 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; applicability.
Status: in_force

A physician licensed to practice allopathic medicine under s. 456.4501 is deemed to also be licensed under this chapter.

History: s. 52, ch. 2024-15.
Fla. Stat. § 590.14 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 590 / Section 590.14
590.14 Notice of violation; penalties; legislative intent.
Status: in_force

(1) If a Florida Forest Service employee determines that a person has violated chapter 589, this chapter, or any rule adopted by the Florida Forest Service to administer provisions of law conferring duties upon the Florida Forest Service, the Florida Forest Service employee may issue a notice of violation indicating the statute or rule violated. This notice will be filed with the Florida Forest Service and a copy forwarded to the appropriate law enforcement entity for further action if necessary.

(2) In addition to any penalties provided by law, any person who causes a wildfire or permits any authorized fire to escape the boundaries of the authorization or to burn past the time of the authorization is liable for the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in suppressing the fire or $150, whichever is greater. All costs and expenses incurred by the Florida Forest Service shall be payable to the Florida Forest Service. When such costs and expenses are not paid within 30 days after demand, the Florida Forest Service may take proper legal proceedings for the collection of the costs and expenses. Those costs incurred by an agency acting at the direction of the Florida Forest Service are recoverable by that agency.

(3) The department may also impose an administrative fine in the Class I category pursuant to s. 570.971 for each violation of chapter 589 or this chapter or violation of any rule adopted by the Florida Forest Service to administer law conferring duties upon the Florida Forest Service. The fine shall be based upon the degree of damage, the prior violation record of the person, and whether the person knowingly provided false information to obtain an authorization. The fines shall be deposited in the Incidental Trust Fund of the Florida Forest Service.

(4) A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the person: (a) Fails to comply with any rule or order adopted by the Florida Forest Service to administer provisions of law conferring duties upon it; or (b) Knowingly makes any false statement or representation in any application, record, plan, or other document required by this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter.

(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that a penalty imposed by a court under subsection (4) be of a severity that ensures immediate and continued compliance with this section.

(6) The penalties provided in this section shall extend to both the actual violator and the person or persons, firm, or corporation causing, directing, or permitting the violation.

History: s. 15, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 7404(2); s. 1, ch. 20898, 1941; s. 2, ch. 26915, 1951; s. 615, ch. 71-136; s. 82, ch. 93-169; s. 11, ch. 99-292; s. 32, ch. 2000-308; s. 49, ch. 2002-295; s. 57, ch. 2011-206; s. 62, ch. 2012-7; s. 151, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 8.0611 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 8.0611
8.0611 Severability of chapter.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter is held invalid with respect to any person or circumstance, or if any congressional district established in this chapter is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter or any other districts established in this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

History: s. 7, ch. 96-192; s. 6, ch. 2002-12; s. 5, ch. 2012-2; s. 6, ch. 2022-265.
Fla. Stat. § 616.11 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 616 / Part I / Section 616.11
616.11 Association authorized to contract with municipality, county, or state for use of land; admission fees; state, counties, and municipalities authorized to make contributions.
Status: in_force

Any fair association may enter into any contract, lease, or agreement with any municipality or county in the state or with the state or agency or subdivision of the state for the donation to or the use and occupation by the association of any land owned, leased, or held by the county or municipality or the state or agency or subdivision of the state during a time and on the terms approved by the county or municipality or the state or agency or subdivision, with the right of the association to use the property for public exposition purposes. The state, the Department of Transportation and any other agency or subdivision of the state, the board of county commissioners of any county within which the fair or exhibition is held, and the mayor and city council of any municipality within the county may also make contributions of money, property, or services to fair associations to assist in carrying out the purposes of the associations under this chapter. The state or any agency or subdivision of the state, boards of county commissioners of the various counties of the state, and the mayor and city council of any municipality within the county may expend such sums of money as they deem necessary for the best interests of their counties and in aiding the development of the educational, agricultural, horticultural, livestock, charitable, historical, civic, cultural, scientific, and any other resources of their counties at and in connection with public fairs and expositions, including the offering and paying of premiums for the exhibitions of resources of the state, county, or municipality.

History: s. 9, ch. 7388, 1917; RGS 4527; CGL 6526; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 15, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 10, ch. 2012-204.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.49 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part IV / Section 1003.49
1003.49 Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly operated schools.
Status: in_force

(1) Each state or local public agency, including the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Corrections, the boards of trustees of universities and Florida College System institutions, and the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, which agency is authorized to operate educational programs for students at any level of grades kindergarten through 12, shall be subject to all applicable requirements of ss. 1002.3105(5), 1003.4281, 1003.4282, 1008.23, and 1008.25. Within the content of these cited statutes each such state or local public agency or entity shall be considered a “district school board.”

(2) The Commissioner of Education shall establish procedures to extend the state-administered assessment program to school programs operated by such state or local public agencies or entities in the same manner and to the same extent as such program is administered in each district school system.

History: s. 142, ch. 2002-387; s. 36, ch. 2011-5; s. 48, ch. 2013-35; s. 180, ch. 2014-17; s. 367, ch. 2014-19; s. 44, ch. 2014-39.
Fla. Stat. § 493.6125 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 493 / Part I / Section 493.6125
493.6125 Maintenance of information concerning administrative complaints and disciplinary actions.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain statistics and relevant information, by profession, for private investigators, recovery agents, and private security officers which details:

(1) The number of complaints received and investigated.

(2) The number of complaints initiated and investigated by the department.

(3) The disposition of each complaint.

(4) The number of administrative complaints filed by the department.

(5) The disposition of all administrative complaints.

(6) A description of all disciplinary actions taken by profession.

History: ss. 2, 11, ch. 90-364; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 19, ch. 94-172; s. 49, ch. 95-196.
Fla. Stat. § 893.033 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 893 / Section 893.033
893.033 Listed chemicals.
Status: in_force

The chemicals listed in this section are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated.

(1) PRECURSOR CHEMICALS. — The term “listed precursor chemical” means a chemical that may be used in manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of this chapter and is critical to the creation of the controlled substance, and such term includes any salt, optical isomer, or salt of an optical isomer, whenever the existence of such salt, optical isomer, or salt of optical isomer is possible within the specific chemical designation. The following are “listed precursor chemicals”: (a) Anthranilic acid. (b) Benzaldehyde. (c) Benzyl cyanide. (d) Chloroephedrine. (e) Chloropseudoephedrine. (f) Ephedrine. (g) Ergonovine. (h) Ergotamine. (i) Ergocristine. (j) Ethylamine. (k) Iodine tincture above 2.2 percent. (l) Isosafrole. (m) Methylamine. (n) 3, 4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone. (o) N-Acetylanthranilic acid. (p) N-Ethylephedrine. (q) N-Ethylpseudoephedrine. (r) N-Methylephedrine. (s) N-Methylpseudoephedrine. (t) ANPP (4-Anilino-N-phenethyl-4-piperidine). (u) NPP (N-Phenethyl-4-piperidone). (v) Nitroethane. (w) Norpseudoephedrine. (x) Phenylacetic acid. (y) Phenylpropanolamine. (z) Piperidine. (aa) Piperonal. (bb) Propionic anhydride. (cc) Pseudoephedrine. (dd) Safrole.

(2) ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS. — The term “listed essential chemical” means a chemical that may be used as a solvent, reagent, or catalyst in manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of this chapter. The following are “listed essential chemicals”: (a) Acetic anhydride. (b) Acetone. (c) Ammonium salts, including, but not limited to, nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, or chloride. (d) Anhydrous ammonia. (e) Benzoquinone. (f) Benzyl chloride. (g) 2-Butanone. (h) Ethyl ether. (i) Formic acid. (j) Hydrochloric acid. (k) Hydriodic acid. (l) Iodine. (m) Lithium. (n) Organic solvents, including, but not limited to, Coleman Fuel, camping fuel, ether, toluene, or lighter fluid. (o) Organic cosolvents, including, but not limited to, glycerol, propylene glycol, or polyethylene glycol. (p) Potassium dichromate. (q) Potassium permanganate. (r) Sodium. (s) Sodium dichromate. (t) Sodium borohydride. (u) Sodium cyanoborohydride. (v) Sodium hydroxide. (w) Sulfuric acid.

History: s. 2, ch. 91-279; s. 6, ch. 2001-57; s. 2, ch. 2003-15; s. 1, ch. 2005-128; s. 3, ch. 2016-105.
Fla. Stat. § 418.309 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 418 / Section 418.309
418.309 Abolishment of the mobile home park recreation district.
Status: in_force

The district created pursuant to this act may be abolished by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the district at an election called by the trustees of the district for such purpose, which election shall be held and notice thereof given under the same requirements as are set forth for the creation of the district. The district may not be abolished while it has outstanding indebtedness unless adequate provision is made for the liquidation of such outstanding indebtedness.

History: s. 38, ch. 83-204.
Fla. Stat. § 944.278 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.278
944.278 Cancellation of administrative gain-time and provisional credits.
Status: in_force

All awards of administrative gain-time under 1 s. 944.276 and provisional credits under 2 s. 944.277 are hereby canceled for all inmates serving a sentence or combined sentences in the custody of the department, or serving a state sentence in the custody of another jurisdiction. Release dates of all inmates with 1 or more days of such awards shall be extended by the length of time equal to the number of days of administrative gain-time and provisional credits which were canceled. Inmates who are out of custody due to an escape or a release on bond, or whose postrelease supervision is revoked on or after the effective date of this act, shall have all administrative gain-time and provisional credits canceled when the inmate’s release date is reestablished upon return to custody. Offenders who are under provisional release supervision as of the effective date of this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions established at the time of release until such offenders have been discharged from supervision. Offenders who have warrants outstanding based on violation of supervision as of the effective date of this section, or who violate terms of supervision subsequent to enactment of this section, shall be terminated from supervision and returned to custody. All provisional credits shall be canceled when an offender’s tentative release date is reestablished.

History: s. 35, ch. 93-406.
Fla. Stat. § 506.501 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 506 / Section 506.501
506.501 Carts, Cases, Baskets, Boxes, and Containers Act; short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 506.501-506.519 shall be known and may be cited as the “Carts, Cases, Baskets, Boxes, and Containers Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 83-262; s. 1, ch. 87-80.
Fla. Stat. § 124.01 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 124 / Section 124.01
124.01 Division of counties into districts; county commissioners.
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be five county commissioners’ districts in each county, which shall be numbered one to five, inclusive, and shall be as nearly equal in proportion to population as possible.

(2) There shall be one county commissioner for each of such county commissioners’ districts, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county, as provided by s. 1(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

(3) The board of county commissioners shall, from time to time, fix the boundaries of the county commissioners’ districts so as to keep them as nearly equal in proportion to population as practicable, provided that changes made in the boundaries of county commissioner districts pursuant to this section may not be made in the 270 days before a regular general election for the board of county commissioners. Districts may not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a candidate for county commission or an incumbent county commissioner based on the candidate’s or incumbent’s residential address. Any ordinance enacted or adopted by a county on or after July 1, 2023, which is in conflict with this subsection is void.

(4) County commissioners’ districts now existing shall remain as now constituted until changed by the board of county commissioners, as provided by the constitution and in this chapter.

(5) This section shall not apply to Miami-Dade County.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 3723, 1887; RS 573; GS 765; RGS 1469; CGL 2147; s. 1, ch. 24108, 1947; s. 1, ch. 59-459; s. 8, ch. 69-216; s. 23, ch. 2008-4; s. 1, ch. 2023-101.
Fla. Stat. § 390.01118 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.01118
390.01118 Public records exemptions; minors seeking waiver of consent requirements.
Status: in_force

Any information that can be used to identify a minor who is petitioning a circuit court for a judicial waiver, as provided in s. 390.01114, of the consent requirements under the Parental Notice of and Consent for Abortion Act is:

(1) Confidential and exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, if held by a circuit court or an appellate court.

(2) Confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, if held by the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel or the Justice Administrative Commission.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-148; s. 1, ch. 2025-209.