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Fla. Stat. § 711.508 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 711 / Section 711.508
711.508 Protection of registering entity.
Status: in_force

(1) A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form. If a registration in beneficiary form is offered by a registering entity, the owner requesting registration in beneficiary form assents to the protections given to the registering entity by ss. 711.50-711.512.

(2) By accepting a request for registration of a security in beneficiary form, the registering entity agrees that the registration will be implemented on death of the deceased owner as provided in ss. 711.50-711.512.

(3) A registering entity is discharged from all claims to a security by the estate, creditors, heirs, or devisees of a deceased owner if it registers a transfer of the security in accordance with s. 711.507 and does so in good faith reliance on the registration, on ss. 711.50-711.512, and on information provided to it by affidavit of the personal representative of the deceased owner, or by the surviving beneficiary or by the surviving beneficiary’s representatives, or other information available to the registering entity. The protections of ss. 711.50-711.512 do not extend to a reregistration or payment made after a registering entity has received written notice from any claimant to any interest in the security objecting to implementation of a registration in beneficiary form. No other notice or other information available to the registering entity affects its right to protection under ss. 711.50-711.512.

(4) The protection provided by ss. 711.50-711.512 to the registering entity of a security does not affect the rights of beneficiaries in disputes between themselves and other claimants to ownership of the security transferred or its value or proceeds.

History: s. 3, ch. 94-216.
Fla. Stat. § 563.025 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.025
563.025 Surtax on license fees.
Status: in_force

Each vendor of malt beverages containing alcohol of 0.5 percent or more by volume shall pay an annual surtax in an amount equal to 40 percent of the license fee imposed by s. 563.02(1).

History: s. 23, ch. 86-269.
Fla. Stat. § 468.406 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part VII / Section 468.406
468.406 Fees to be charged by talent agencies; rates; display.
Status: in_force

(1) Each applicant for a license shall file with the application an itemized schedule of maximum fees, charges, and commissions which it intends to charge and collect for its services. This schedule may thereafter be raised only by filing with the department an amended or supplemental schedule at least 30 days before the change is to become effective. The schedule shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each place of business of the agency and shall be printed in not less than a 30-point boldfaced type, except that an agency that uses written contracts containing maximum fee schedules need not post such schedules.

(2) All money collected by a talent agency from an employer for the benefit of an artist shall be paid to the artist, less the talent agency’s fee, within 5 business days after the receipt of such money by the talent agency. No talent agency is required to pay money to an artist until the talent agency receives payment from the employer or buyer.

History: ss. 6, 15, ch. 86-292; s. 63, ch. 91-137; s. 13, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 24, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 679.3251 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.3251
679.3251 Priority of security interest in controllable account, controllable electronic record, and controllable payment intangible.
Status: in_force

A security interest in a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible held by a secured party having control of the account, electronic record, or payment intangible has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control.

History: s. 95, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 487.1585 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 487 / Part I / Section 487.1585
487.1585 Duties of licensee with respect to unlicensed applicators and mixer-loaders and field workers.
Status: in_force

(1) Each licensed applicator shall provide to each unlicensed applicator or mixer-loader working under his or her direct supervision adequate instruction and training so that the applicator or mixer-loader understands the safety procedures required for the pesticides that will be used. The applicator or mixer-loader shall be given this training before handling restricted-use pesticides. This training shall be set forth by the department by rule and shall include, but not be limited to, the safety procedures to be followed as specified on the label; the safety clothing and equipment to be worn; the common symptoms of pesticide poisoning; the dangers of eating, drinking, or smoking while handling pesticides; and where to obtain emergency medical treatment. No licensee shall be permitted to provide direct supervision to more than 15 unlicensed applicators or mixer-loaders at any given time.

(2) Prior to the entry of workers into a field, it shall be the responsibility of the licensed applicator to assure that the workers’ direct supervisor provides an oral statement to the workers, in language understood by the workers, of the warning contained on the pesticide label with respect to any pesticides that have been used within a 48-hour period.

History: ss. 5, 15, ch. 82-167; ss. 27, 37, ch. 92-115; s. 478, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 290.00728 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.00728
290.00728 Enterprise zone designation for Lake County.
Status: in_force

Lake County may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone, which zone shall encompass an area of up to 10 square miles within Lake County. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the department may designate one enterprise zone under this section. The department shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated under this section.

History: s. 31, ch. 2011-76; s. 52, ch. 2012-96; s. 49, ch. 2014-17.
Fla. Stat. § 791.05 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 791 / Section 791.05
791.05 Seizure of illegal fireworks.
Status: in_force

Each sheriff, or his or her appointee, or any other police officer, shall seize, take, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks or combustibles offered or exposed for sale, stored, or held in violation of this chapter.

History: s. 5, ch. 20445, 1941; s. 1225, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 627.7018 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part X / Section 627.7018
627.7018 Standards for determining risk of coverage.
Status: in_force

In determining the risk of providing property insurance coverage, an insurer may not deny coverage solely on the basis of the age of the structure and shall consider the wind resistance of the structure and measures undertaken by the owner to protect the structure against hurricane loss.

History: s. 29, ch. 2007-1.
Fla. Stat. § 560.142 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 560 / Part I / Section 560.142
560.142 License renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) A license may be renewed for a subsequent 2-year period by furnishing such application as required by rule, together with the payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee as provided under s. 560.143, on or before the license expiration date, or for the remainder of any such period without proration following the date of license expiration.

(2) In addition to the renewal fee, each part II licensee must pay a 2-year nonrefundable renewal fee as provided in s. 560.143 for each authorized vendor or location operating within this state.

(3) A licensee who has on file with the office a declaration of intent to engage in deferred presentment transactions may renew a declaration upon license renewal by submitting a nonrefundable deferred presentment provider renewal fee as provided in s. 560.143.

(4) If a license or declaration of intent to engage in deferred presentment transactions expires, the license or declaration of intent may be reinstated only if a renewal application or declaration of intent, all required renewal fees, and any applicable late fees are received by the office within 60 days after expiration. If not submitted within 60 days, the license or declaration of intent expires and a new license application or declaration of intent must be filed with the office pursuant to this chapter.

(5) The commission may adopt rules to administer this section.

History: s. 27, ch. 2008-177; s. 70, ch. 2009-21.
Fla. Stat. § 61.771 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part IV / Section 61.771
61.771 Relation to electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This act modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede s. 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. s. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in s. 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. s. 7003(b).

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-69.
Fla. Stat. § 388.391 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 388 / Section 388.391
388.391 Control measures in municipalities and portions of counties located outside boundaries of programs.
Status: in_force

Any program whose operation is limited to a portion of the county in which it is located may perform any control measures authorized by this chapter in any municipality located in the same county or in any portions of the same county, where there is no established program, when requested to do so by the municipality or county, pursuant to s. 388.381.

History: s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; s. 27, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 629.221 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 629 / Section 629.221
629.221 Subscribers’ liability; on judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) No action shall lie against any subscriber upon any obligation claimed against the insurer until a final judgment has been obtained against the insurer and remains unsatisfied for 30 days.

(2) Any such judgment shall be binding upon each subscriber only in such proportion as his or her interests may appear and in amount not exceeding his or her contingent liability, if any.

History: s. 692, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 681, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 391, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 14.02 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 14 / Section 14.02
14.02 Governor may preserve peace and order by military force.
Status: in_force

The Governor may, in cases of insurrection or rebellion, violence, disorder or insecurity of life, liberty and property, support and preserve the public peace and order by the military force of the state.

History: s. 1, ch. 1745, 1870; RS 69; GS 70; RGS 84; CGL 105.
Fla. Stat. § 198.23 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 198 / Section 198.23
198.23 Personal liability of personal representative.
Status: in_force

If any personal representative shall make distribution either in whole or in part of any of the property of an estate to the heirs, next of kin, distributees, legatees, or devisees without having paid or secured the tax due the state under this chapter, or having obtained the release of such property from the lien of such tax either by the department or pursuant to s. 198.32(2), he or she shall become personally liable for the tax so due the state, or so much thereof as may remain due and unpaid, to the full extent of the full value of any property belonging to such person or estate which may come into the personal representative’s hands, custody, or control.

History: s. 16, ch. 16015, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1342(96); s. 13, ch. 80-153; s. 1040, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 99-208.
Fla. Stat. § 641.409 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part II / Section 641.409
641.409 Insolvency protection.
Status: in_force

(1) Every prepaid health clinic shall comply with one of the following paragraphs: (a) The prepaid health clinic shall secure insurance to the satisfaction of the office to protect subscribers in the event the prepaid health clinic is unable to meet its obligations to subscribers under the terms of any prepaid health clinic contract issued to a subscriber. (b) The prepaid health clinic shall file with the office a surety bond issued by an authorized surety insurer. The bond shall be for the same purpose as the insurance in lieu of which the bond is filed. The office shall not approve any bond under the terms of which the protection afforded against insolvency is not equivalent to the protection afforded by such insurance. The bond shall guarantee that the prepaid health clinic will faithfully and truly perform all the conditions of any prepaid health clinic contract. No such bond shall be canceled or subject to cancellation unless at least 60 days’ notice of the cancellation, in writing, is filed with the office. In the event that the notice of termination of the bond is filed with the office, the prepaid health clinic insured under the bond shall, within 30 days of the filing of the notice of termination, provide the office with a replacement bond meeting the requirements of this part or secure insurance as required by paragraph (a). The cancellation of a bond does not relieve the obligation of the issuer of the bond for claims arising out of contracts issued prior to the cancellation of the bond unless a replacement bond or insurance is secured. In no event shall the issuer’s aggregate liability under the bond exceed the face amount of the bond. If, within 30 days of filing the notice of termination, a replacement bond or insurance has not been secured and filed with the office, the office shall suspend the certificate of the prepaid health clinic until the deposit requirements are satisfied. Whenever the prepaid health clinic ceases to do business in this state and furnishes to the office satisfactory proof that it has discharged or otherwise adequately provided for all of its obligations to its subscribers, the office shall release any bond filed by the prepaid health clinic.

(2) In determining the sufficiency of the insurance required under paragraph (1)(a) or the surety bond required under paragraph (1)(b), the office may consider the number of subscribers, the basic services included in subscriber contracts, and the cost of providing such basic services to subscribers in the geographic area served.

(3) Every prepaid health clinic shall deposit with the department a cash deposit in the amount of $30,000 to guarantee that the obligations to the subscribers will be performed.

History: ss. 10, 11, ch. 84-313; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1605, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 559.9241 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part X / Section 559.9241
559.9241 Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

An action may not be brought under this act more than 5 years after the occurrence of the alleged violation.

History: s. 11, ch. 88-69.
Fla. Stat. § 395.1053 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 395 / Part I / Section 395.1053
395.1053 Postpartum education.
Status: in_force

A hospital that provides birthing services shall incorporate information on safe sleep practices and the possible causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death into the hospital’s postpartum instruction on the care of newborns and provide to each parent the informational pamphlet on infant and childhood eye and vision disorders created by the department pursuant to s. 383.14(3)(h).

History: s. 4, ch. 2013-62; s. 3, ch. 2020-79; s. 9, ch. 2024-246.
Fla. Stat. § 634.315 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part II / Section 634.315
634.315 Service of process.
Status: in_force

Home warranty associations are subject to service of process in the same manner and subject to the same terms, conditions, and fees as apply to insurers under chapter 624.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-339; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 15, 32, 33, 34, ch. 83-323; s. 1, ch. 84-94; s. 20, ch. 93-195.
Fla. Stat. § 713.56 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part II / Section 713.56
713.56 Liens for labor on and with machines, etc.
Status: in_force

In favor of any person by herself or himself or others performing any labor upon or with any engine, machine, apparatus, fixture, implement, newspaper or printing material or other property, or doing work in any hotel; upon such engine, machine, material, apparatus, fixture, implement, newspaper or printing material, or other property, and upon the furniture, furnishings and belongings of said hotel.

History: s. 6, ch. 3747, 1887; RS 1730; s. 1, ch. 4583, 1897; GS 2196; RGS 3503; CGL 5364; s. 36, ch. 67-254; s. 821, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 210.35 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 210 / Part II / Section 210.35
210.35 Distributor’s license required; application; out-of-state applicant.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall engage in the business of selling or dealing in tobacco products as a distributor in any place of business in this state without first having received a license from the division to engage in such business at the place of business. Every application for such license shall be made on a form prescribed by the division and shall state the name and address of the applicant; if the applicant is a firm, partnership, or association, the name and address of each of its members; if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of each of its officers; the address of its principal place of business; the place where the business to be licensed is to be conducted; and such other information as the division may require for the purpose of the administration of this part.

(2) A person outside this state who ships or transports tobacco products to retailers in this state, to be sold by those retailers, may make application for license as a distributor, be granted such a license by the division, and thereafter be subject to all the provisions of this part and entitled to act as a licensed distributor.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-141; s. 1, ch. 86-286; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 663.301 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part II / Section 663.301
663.301 Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this part: (a) “International development bank” means a corporation established for the purpose of promoting development in foreign countries by directly or indirectly making funding available to foreign business enterprises or foreign governments or by providing financing in connection with import-export transactions. Subject to the limitations contained in s. 663.313, an international development bank may be organized under chapter 617 as a corporation not for profit or under part I of chapter 607 as a corporation for profit. (b) “Foreign business enterprise” means any public or private enterprise engaged in commerce, industry, or agriculture in a foreign country, at least 75 percent of the employees of which are employed outside the United States. (c) “Regional development bank” means a for-profit banking institution: 1. Which is listed in the International Monetary Fund’s Directory of Regional Economic Organizations and Intergovernmental Commodity and Development Organizations; 2. Which is otherwise afforded special privileges, including favorable tax treatment, under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized; 3. Which has as its principal objective the extending of credit for international development purposes including short-term financial transactions; and 4. Which has at least 50 percent of its shares of voting stock owned by central banks or other government-owned financial institutions from at least five foreign countries and one or more financing affiliates of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or which satisfies such other ownership requirements as the commission may specify by rule. When adopting any such rule, the commission shall take into account the objective of ensuring the multinational control of international development banks.

(2) Terms used but not defined in this chapter, but which are expressly defined in chapters 655, 658, and part I of this chapter shall in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings assigned to them in said chapters.

History: ss. 1, 5, ch. 86-82; s. 1, ch. 89-110; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 1844, ch. 2003-261; s. 66, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 924.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 924 / Section 924.02
924.02 Who may appeal.
Status: in_force

The defendant or the state may appeal in criminal cases.

History: s. 281, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(291); s. 143, ch. 70-339.
Fla. Stat. § 400.0079 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part I / Section 400.0079
400.0079 Immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person making a complaint pursuant to this part who does so in good faith shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might be incurred or imposed as a direct or indirect result of making the complaint.

(2) Representatives of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program are immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might be incurred or imposed during the good faith performance of official duties.

History: s. 33, ch. 75-233; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 10, 29, 30, ch. 93-177; s. 49, ch. 93-217; s. 130, ch. 2000-349; s. 50, ch. 2000-367; s. 14, ch. 2006-121; s. 13, ch. 2015-31.
Fla. Stat. § 553.9081 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part V / Section 553.9081
553.9081 Florida Building Code; required amendments.
Status: in_force

The Florida Building Commission shall amend the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation to:

(1)(a) Eliminate duplicative commissioning reporting requirements for HVAC and electrical systems; and (b) Authorize commissioning reports to be provided by a licensed design professional, electrical engineer, or mechanical engineer.

(2) Prohibit the adoption of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 9.4.1.1(g).

History: s. 13, ch. 2017-149.
Fla. Stat. § 553.9085 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part V / Section 553.9085
553.9085 Energy performance disclosure for residential buildings.
Status: in_force

The energy performance level resulting from compliance with the provisions of this part, for each new residential building, shall be disclosed at the request of the prospective purchaser. In conjunction with the normal responsibilities and duties of this part, the local building official shall require that a complete and accurate energy performance level display card be completed and certified by the builder as accurate and correct before final approval of the building for occupancy. The energy performance level display card shall be included as an addendum to each sales contract. The display card shall be uniform statewide and developed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. At a minimum, the display card shall list information indicating the energy performance level of the dwelling unit resulting from compliance with the code, shall be signed by the builder, and shall list general information about the energy performance level and the code.

History: s. 3, ch. 82-197; s. 83, ch. 83-55; s. 6, ch. 88-213; s. 9, ch. 93-249; s. 97, ch. 2000-141; s. 419, ch. 2011-142.