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Fla. Stat. § 553.64 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part III / Section 553.64
553.64 Certain requirements for contract bids.
Status: in_force

The separate item identifying the cost of compliance with trench safety standards shall be based on the linear feet of trench to be excavated. The separate item for special shoring requirements, if any, shall be based on the square feet of shoring used. Every separate item shall indicate the specific method of compliance as well as the cost of that method.

History: s. 5, ch. 90-96.
Fla. Stat. § 905.38 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 905 / Section 905.38
905.38 Summoning of jurors.
Status: in_force

The Clerk of the Supreme Court, upon receipt of the venire for the statewide grand jury from the presiding judge, shall issue and cause to be delivered to the sheriff of the county in which a member of the statewide grand jury resides, a venire of the grand jury commanding the sheriff to summon, in accordance with the venire, the persons named in the venire who reside in the county.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-132.
Fla. Stat. § 958.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 958 / Section 958.12
958.12 Participation in certain activities required.
Status: in_force

(1) A youthful offender shall be required to participate in work assignments, and in career, academic, counseling, and other rehabilitative programs in accordance with this section, including, but not limited to: (a) All youthful offenders may be required, as appropriate, to participate in: 1. Reception and orientation. 2. Evaluation, needs assessment, and classification. 3. Educational programs. 4. Career and job training. 5. Life and socialization skills training, including anger/aggression control. 6. Prerelease orientation and planning. 7. Appropriate transition services. (b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), the department shall make available: 1. Religious services and counseling. 2. Social services. 3. Substance abuse treatment and counseling. 4. Psychological and psychiatric services. 5. Library services. 6. Medical and dental health care. 7. Athletic, recreational, and leisure time activities. 8. Mail and visiting privileges. Income derived by a youthful offender from participation in such activities may be used, in part, to defray a portion of the costs of his or her incarceration or supervision; to satisfy preexisting obligations; to pay fines, counseling fees, or other costs lawfully imposed; or to pay restitution to the victim of the crime for which the youthful offender has been convicted in an amount determined by the sentencing court. Any such income not used for such reasons or not used as provided in s. 946.513 or s. 958.09 shall be placed in a bank account for use by the youthful offender upon his or her release.

(2) A comprehensive transition and postrelease plan shall be developed for the youthful offender by a team consisting of a transition assistance officer, a classification officer, an educational representative, a health services administrator, a probation and parole officer, and the youthful offender.

(3) Community partnerships shall be developed by the department to provide postrelease community resources. The department shall develop partnerships with entities that include, but are not limited to, state agencies, community health agencies, private agencies, and school systems.

(4) If supervision of the youthful offender after release from incarceration is required, this may be accomplished in a residential or nonresidential program or intensive day treatment or through supervision by a correctional probation officer.

History: s. 12, ch. 78-84; s. 23, ch. 85-288; s. 55, ch. 91-110; s. 105, ch. 94-209; s. 1706, ch. 97-102; s. 326, ch. 99-8; s. 66, ch. 2004-357; s. 9, ch. 2008-250.
Fla. Stat. § 923.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 923 / Section 923.02
923.02 Notice of setting case for trial.
Status: in_force

The judge of any trial court may adopt as a rule of her or his court a rule requiring that at least 4 days before the sounding of the docket in criminal cases in any trial court, the clerk of said court shall send by United States mail, to the defendant, the defendant’s sureties, and the defendant’s attorney, if known, a notice in postcard form, reading as follows:

THE STATE OF FLORIDA

vs.

NOTICE OF FILING INFORMATION

TO:

You are hereby notified that an information (indictment) charging you with the offense of has been filed in the office of in and for County; and you are required to appear in the court in and for County at the Courthouse in on (date) for arraignment, plea and trial, or setting for trial in default of which your bond will be estreated, for failure to appear.

(Prosecuting Officer) .

If such rule is adopted by any court and the rule is not complied with by the clerk the failure so to comply with the rule shall not constitute reversible error nor affect the obligations of the bond.

History: s. 278, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(288); s. 1552, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 513.065 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.065
513.065 Enforcement; citations.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department reasonably believes that a permittee has committed a violation of this chapter which affects the public health, safety, or sanitation, then the department may serve a citation on the permittee for such violation. However, the department must have previously notified the permittee of the violation and the permittee must have failed to timely correct the violation. Citations issued under this section are proposed agency action.

(2) Citations shall be in writing and shall describe the particular violation, including a specific reference to the provision of this chapter or rule promulgated hereunder alleged to have been violated.

(3) The department may seek to impose a fine not to exceed $500 for each violation cited under this section. Each day a violation continues after an initial citation is issued is a separate violation for which a subsequent citation may be issued. However, if the initial citation is not upheld through an administrative hearing under chapter 120, any subsequent citation for the same violation is void.

(4) Citations shall contain a conspicuous written notice of the permittee’s right to request a hearing under chapter 120 within 21 days after the date of receiving the citation and shall contain a description of the procedures to be followed to request such a hearing. Citations shall contain a conspicuous statement that if the permittee fails to timely request an administrative hearing, the permittee may be deemed to have waived the right to an administrative hearing. The statement shall also warn that if the permittee does not request a hearing, the citation becomes final agency action and if the permittee fails to pay the fine within 60 days after the date of receiving the citation, the permittee will be required to pay the maximum fine or penalty.

(5) The department may reduce or waive any civil penalty initially sought to be imposed through a citation. In determining whether to reduce or waive a fine under this section, the department shall use the criteria in s. 513.055(2)(b).

(6) This section is an alternative means of enforcing this chapter. Nothing contained in this section prohibits the department from enforcing this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder by any other means permitted under this chapter. However, the department may only use a single enforcement procedure for any one violation.

(7) Citations issued under this section shall be served on the permittee or individual at the park or camp designated by the permittee except that service may be made by a department designee if designated by rule to effect such service.

History: s. 13, ch. 93-150; s. 25, ch. 97-98.
Fla. Stat. § 672.507 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part V / Section 672.507
672.507 Effect of seller’s tender; delivery on condition.
Status: in_force

(1) Tender of delivery is a condition to the buyer’s duty to accept the goods and, unless otherwise agreed, to the buyer’s duty to pay for them. Tender entitles the seller to acceptance of the goods and to payment according to the contract.

(2) Where payment is due and demanded on the delivery to the buyer of goods or documents of title, the buyer’s right as against the seller to retain or dispose of them is conditional upon her or his making the payment due.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 582, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 408.818 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 408 / Part II / Section 408.818
408.818 Health Care Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise prescribed by authorizing statutes, all fees and fines collected under this part, authorizing statutes, and applicable rules shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund, created in s. 408.16, and used to pay the costs of the agency in administering the provider program paying the fees or fines.

History: s. 5, ch. 2006-192.
Fla. Stat. § 104.20 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.20
104.20 Ballot not to be seen, and other offenses.
Status: in_force

Any elector who, except as provided by law, allows his or her ballot to be seen by any person; takes or removes, or attempts to take or remove, any ballot from the polling place before the close of the polls; places any mark on his or her ballot by which it may be identified; endeavors to induce any elector to show how he or she voted; aids or attempts to aid any elector unlawfully; or prints or procures to be printed, or has in his or her possession, any copies of any ballot prepared to be voted is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 55, ch. 4328, 1895; s. 2, ch. 4536, 1897; GS 3835; RGS 5897; CGL 8161; s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 40, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 623, ch. 95-147; s. 19, ch. 2002-281.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0204 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0204
605.0204 Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person who is required under this chapter to sign a record or deliver a record to the department for filing under this chapter does not do so, another person who is aggrieved may petition the circuit court to order: (a) The person to sign the record; (b) The person to deliver the record to the department for filing; or (c) The department to file the record unsigned.

(2) If a petitioner under subsection (1) is not the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company a party to the action. The petitioner may seek the remedies provided in subsection (1) in the same action, in combination or in the alternative.

(3) A record filed pursuant to paragraph (1)(c) is effective without being signed.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.
Fla. Stat. § 486.151 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 486 / Section 486.151
486.151 Prohibited acts; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Practice physical therapy or attempt to practice physical therapy without an active license or temporary permit. (b) Use or attempt to use a license or temporary permit to practice physical therapy which is suspended, revoked, or void. (c) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or temporary permit to practice physical therapy by fraudulent misrepresentation. (d) Use the name or title “Physical Therapist” or “Physical Therapist Assistant” or any other name or title which would lead the public to believe that the person using the name or title is licensed to practice physical therapy, unless such person holds a valid license, or use the letters “D.P.T.,” unless such person holds a valid license under this chapter and a doctoral degree in physical therapy. (e) Make any willfully false oath or affirmation whenever an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter. (f) Knowingly conceal information relating to violations of this chapter.

(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 15, ch. 57-67; s. 438, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 79-116; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 24, ch. 83-86; ss. 16, 17, 18, ch. 86-31; s. 31, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 2012-69; s. 4, ch. 2016-70.
Fla. Stat. § 553.998 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part VIII / Section 553.998
553.998 Compliance.
Status: in_force

All ratings must be determined using tools and procedures developed by the systems recognized under this part and must be certified by the rater as accurate and correct and in compliance with procedures of the system under which the rater is certified. The local enforcement agency shall accept duct and air infiltration tests conducted in accordance with the Florida Building Code, 5th Edition (2014) Energy Conservation, by individuals as defined in s. 553.993(5) or (7) or individuals licensed as set forth in s. 489.105(3)(f), (g), or (i). The local enforcement agency may accept inspections in whole or in part by individuals as defined in s. 553.993(5) or (7).

History: s. 12, ch. 93-249; s. 32, ch. 2013-193; s. 26, ch. 2016-129.
Fla. Stat. § 473.321 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 473 / Section 473.321
473.321 Fictitious names.
Status: in_force

(1) A certified public accountant, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company may not practice public accountancy in this state under any name that is misleading or deceptive as to the legal form; as to persons who are partners, officers, shareholders, or members of the firm; or as to any other matter. However, a firm name may include the names of retired or deceased persons who were active partners, shareholders, or members of the firm.

(2) This section does not prohibit any certified public accountant or firm from practicing public accounting under a fictitious name that is not misleading or deceptive as to the persons who are partners, officers, shareholders, or members.

(3) The board shall adopt rules for interpretation of this section.

History: ss. 19, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 18, ch. 93-110; s. 3, ch. 93-284; s. 20, ch. 2009-54.
Fla. Stat. § 560.104 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 560 / Part I / Section 560.104
560.104 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The following entities are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:

(1) Banks, credit card banks, credit unions, trust companies, associations, offices of an international banking corporation, Edge Act or agreement corporations, or other financial depository institutions organized under the laws of any state or the United States.

(2) The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

(3) This state or any political subdivision of this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 94-238; s. 1, ch. 94-354; s. 2, ch. 2008-177.
Fla. Stat. § 166.045 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.045
166.045 Proposed purchase of real property by municipality; confidentiality of records; procedure.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) In any case in which a municipality, pursuant to the provisions of this section, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for a municipal purpose, every appraisal, offer, or counteroffer must be in writing. Such appraisals, offers, and counteroffers are not available for public disclosure or inspection and are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until an option contract is executed or, if no option contract is executed, until 30 days before a contract or agreement for purchase is considered for approval by the governing body of the municipality. If a contract or agreement for purchase is not submitted to the governing body for approval, the exemption from s. 119.07(1) will expire 30 days after the termination of negotiations. The municipality shall maintain complete and accurate records of every such appraisal, offer, and counteroffer. For the purposes of this section, the term “option contract” means a proposed agreement by the municipality to purchase a piece of property, subject to the approval of the local governing body at a public meeting after 30 days’ public notice. The municipality will not be under any obligation to exercise the option unless the option contract is approved by the governing body at the public hearing specified in this section. (b) If the exemptions provided in this section are utilized, the governing body shall obtain at least one appraisal by an appraiser approved pursuant to s. 253.025 for each purchase in an amount of not more than $500,000. For each purchase in an amount in excess of $500,000, the governing body shall obtain at least two appraisals by appraisers approved pursuant to s. 253.025. If the agreed purchase price exceeds the average appraised price of the two appraisals, the governing body is required to approve the purchase by an extraordinary vote. The governing body may, by ordinary vote, exempt a purchase in an amount of $100,000 or less from the requirement for an appraisal. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any municipality that does not choose with respect to any specific purchase to utilize the exemption from s. 119.07(1) provided in this section may follow any procedure not in conflict with the provisions of chapter 119 for the purchase of real property which is authorized in its charter or established by ordinance.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as providing an exemption from, or an exception to, s. 286.011.

History: s. 2, ch. 84-298; s. 2, ch. 88-315; s. 35, ch. 90-360; s. 9, ch. 94-240; s. 46, ch. 96-406; s. 30, ch. 2016-233.
Fla. Stat. § 961.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 961 / Section 961.02
961.02 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 961.01-961.07, the term:

(1) “Act” means the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act.

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

(3) “Division” means the Division of Administrative Hearings.

(4) “Eligible for compensation” means that a person meets the definition of the term “wrongfully incarcerated person” and is not disqualified from seeking compensation under the criteria prescribed in s. 961.04.

(5) “Entitled to compensation” means that a person meets the definition of the term “eligible for compensation” and satisfies the application requirements prescribed in s. 961.05, and may receive compensation pursuant to s. 961.06.

(6) “Wrongfully incarcerated person” means a person whose felony conviction and sentence have been vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction and who is the subject of an order issued by the original sentencing court pursuant to s. 961.03 finding that the person did not commit the act or offense that served as the basis for the conviction and incarceration and that the person did not aid, abet, or act as an accomplice or accessory to a person who committed the act or offense.

History: s. 2, ch. 2008-39; s. 1, ch. 2017-120; s. 1, ch. 2025-194.
Fla. Stat. § 39.6036 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part VII / Section 39.6036
39.6036 Supportive adults for children transitioning out of foster care.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that a committed, caring adult provides a lifeline for a child transitioning out of foster care to live independently. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office help children connect with supportive adults with the hope of creating an ongoing relationship that lasts into adulthood.

(2) The Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office shall work with a child who is transitioning out of foster care to identify at least one supportive adult with whom the child can enter into a formal agreement for an ongoing relationship and document such agreement in the child’s court file. If the child cannot identify a supportive adult, the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office shall work in coordination with the Office of Continuing Care to identify at least one supportive adult with whom the child can enter into a formal agreement for an ongoing relationship and document such agreement in the child’s court file.

History: s. 21, ch. 2024-70.
Fla. Stat. § 420.424 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 420 / Part IV / Section 420.424
420.424 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 420.421-420.429:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Commerce.

(2) “Local government” means any county or incorporated municipality within this state.

(3) “Neighborhood housing services corporation” means a private, nonprofit, community-based corporation organized under the laws of this state to develop and administer local neighborhood housing services.

(4) “Neighborhood housing services project” means a program developed by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and implemented locally by neighborhood housing services corporations to stimulate reinvestment in a defined neighborhood.

(5) “Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation” means a corporation or its successor sponsored by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration for the purpose of creating a partnership between the private sector, government, and citizens to undertake the rehabilitation and revitalization of declining residential neighborhoods.

(6) “Rehabilitation” means the repair, renovation, reconstruction, or other improvement of housing to restore that housing to a sound condition or to ensure that the housing can be maintained in that condition or to improve the general utility and attractiveness of such housing.

History: s. 4, ch. 79-259; s. 47, ch. 81-167; s. 50, ch. 83-55; s. 3, ch. 85-265; s. 51, ch. 93-120; s. 328, ch. 2011-142; s. 152, ch. 2024-6.
Fla. Stat. § 215.63 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.63
215.63 Transfer to division of assets and liabilities of the Revenue Bond Department of Development Commission.
Status: in_force

(1) All obligations of the Florida Development Commission in connection with outstanding bond issues shall be assumed and performed either by the division or by the State Board of Administration, as provided by law or by contract. Any bond proceedings taken by the Florida Development Commission prior to July 1, 1969, when ratified by the board shall be deemed to have been taken by the board and the division on behalf of said commission, and any further necessary services in connection with such bond issues shall be performed by the board or the division in the manner provided by this act.

(2) Any legal commitments, contracts, or other obligations heretofore entered into or assumed by the Florida Development Commission in connection with its revenue bond program outstanding on July 1, 1969, are hereby charged to and shall be performed by the division. All of the powers and duties granted to and vested in the Florida Development Commission by any statutes and laws of this state relating to the revenue bond program of said commission are granted to, vested in and shall be exercised by the division, and all of said statutes and laws not expressly repealed hereby shall remain in full force and effect, subject to the powers and duties therein prescribed being performed by the division.

History: s. 8, ch. 69-230; s. 54, ch. 91-45.
Fla. Stat. § 663.308 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part II / Section 663.308
663.308 Place of transacting business; branches.
Status: in_force

(1) An international development bank operating pursuant to this part shall have one principal place of doing business.

(2) An international development bank may establish branches in foreign countries with the approval of the appropriate governmental authorities in such foreign countries. An international development bank shall give the office written notice of its intention to establish a branch in a foreign country at least 30 days prior to the establishment of such branch.

History: ss. 1, 5, ch. 86-82; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 1850, ch. 2003-261.