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Fla. Stat. § 400.932 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VII / Section 400.932
400.932 Administrative penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency may deny, revoke, and suspend a license and impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation.

(2) Any of the following actions by an employee of a home medical equipment provider are grounds for administrative action or penalties by the agency: (a) Violation of this part, part II of chapter 408, or applicable rules. (b) An intentional, reckless, or negligent act that materially affects the health or safety of a patient.

(3) The agency may deny or revoke the license of any applicant that: (a) Has been previously found by any professional licensing, certifying, or standards board or agency to have violated the standards or conditions relating to licensure or certification or the quality of services provided. “Professional licensing, certifying, or standards board or agency” shall include, but is not limited to, practitioners, health care facilities, programs, or services, or residential care, treatment programs, or other human services; or (b) Has been or is currently excluded, suspended, or terminated from, or has involuntarily withdrawn from, any governmental or private health care or health insurance program.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-189; s. 109, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 626.906 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VIII / Section 626.906
626.906 Acts constituting Chief Financial Officer as process agent.
Status: in_force

Any of the following acts in this state, effected by mail or otherwise, by an unauthorized foreign insurer, alien insurer, or person representing or aiding such an insurer is equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment by such insurer or person representing or aiding such insurer of the Chief Financial Officer to be its true and lawful agent, upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action, suit, or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary, arising out of any such contract of insurance; and any such act shall be signification of the insurer’s or person’s agreement that such service of process is of the same legal force and validity as personal service of process in this state upon such insurer or person representing or aiding such insurer:

(1) The issuance or delivery of contracts of insurance to residents of this state or to corporations authorized to do business therein;

(2) The solicitation of applications for such contracts;

(3) The collection of premiums, membership fees, assessments, or other considerations for such contracts; or

(4) Any other transaction of insurance.

History: s. 347, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 318, 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 155, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 295, ch. 97-102; s. 1010, ch. 2003-261; s. 51, ch. 2022-138.
Fla. Stat. § 290.00726 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.00726
290.00726 Enterprise zone designation for Martin County.
Status: in_force

Martin County may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within Martin County, which zone shall encompass an area of up to 10 square miles consisting of land within the primary urban services boundary and focusing on Indiantown, but excluding property owned by Florida Power and Light to the west, two areas to the north designated as estate residential, and the county-owned Timer Powers Recreational Area. Within the designated enterprise zone, Martin County shall exempt residential condominiums from benefiting from state enterprise zone incentives, unless prohibited by law. 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. 29, ch. 2011-76; s. 50, ch. 2012-96; s. 47, ch. 2014-17.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.225 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part II / Section 1003.225
1003.225 Water safety and swimming certification.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “water safety” means age-appropriate education intended to promote safety in, on, and around bodies of water and reduce the risk of injury or drowning.

(2) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, each public school shall provide, to a parent who initially enrolls his or her child in the school, information on the important role water safety education courses and swimming lessons play in saving lives. The information must be provided electronically or in hard copy and must include local options for age-appropriate water safety courses and swimming lessons that result in a certificate indicating successful completion, including courses and lessons offered for free or at a reduced price. If the student is 18 years of age or older, or is under the age of 21 and is enrolling in adult education classes, the information must be provided to the student.

History: s. 9, ch. 2021-35.
Fla. Stat. § 401.271 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 401 / Part III / Section 401.271
401.271 Certification of emergency medical technicians and paramedics who are on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States.
Status: in_force

Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who, at the time he or she became a member, was in good standing with the department and was entitled to practice as an emergency medical technician or paramedic in the state remains in good standing without registering, paying dues or fees, or performing any other act, as long as he or she is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty and for a period of 6 months after his or her discharge from active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

History: s. 2, ch. 91-145; s. 795, ch. 95-148; s. 88, ch. 2012-184.
Fla. Stat. § 605.1041 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.1041
605.1041 Conversion authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) By complying with the provisions of this section and ss. 605.1042-605.1046, a domestic limited liability company may become: (a) A domestic entity that is a different type of entity; or (b) A foreign entity that is a limited liability company or a different type of entity, if the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

(2) By complying with the provisions of this section and ss. 605.1042-605.1046, which are applicable to a domestic entity that is not a domestic limited liability company, the domestic entity may become a domestic limited liability company if the conversion is authorized by the law governing the domestic entity.

(3) By complying with the provisions of this section and ss. 605.1042-605.1046 which are applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may become a domestic limited liability company if the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

(4) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic limited liability company but does not refer to a conversion, the provision applies to a conversion of the entity as if the conversion were a merger until the provision is amended after January 1, 2014.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 142, ch. 2014-17.
Fla. Stat. § 157.26 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.26
157.26 Repair and maintenance of drains under supervision of county commissioners.
Status: in_force

All ditches, drains and canals heretofore or hereafter constructed in any county of the state under the provisions of this chapter, shall for the purpose of maintenance and repair be and remain under the supervision and control of the board of county commissioners of the county where located.

History: s. 1, ch. 6190, 1911; RGS 1764; CGL 2815.
Fla. Stat. § 678.5051 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part V / Section 678.5051
678.5051 Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions.
Status: in_force

(1) A securities intermediary shall take action to obtain a payment or distribution made by the issuer of a financial asset. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if: (a) The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or (b) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to attempt to obtain the payment or distribution.

(2) A securities intermediary is obligated to its entitlement holder for a payment or distribution made by the issuer of a financial asset if the payment or distribution is received by the securities intermediary.

History: s. 5, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 501.914 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part VI / Section 501.914
501.914 Cancellation of registration.
Status: in_force

The department may cancel any registration after due notice and opportunity to be heard if it finds the antifreeze is adulterated or mislabeled or that the registration has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this act or the rules promulgated pursuant to this act.

History: s. 4, ch. 78-199; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 5, ch. 89-4; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 267.011 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 267 / Section 267.011
267.011 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the “Florida Historical Resources Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 67-50; s. 42, ch. 86-163.
Fla. Stat. § 20.142 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 20 / Section 20.142
20.142 Land Acquisition Trust Fund within Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Status: in_force

(1) The Land Acquisition Trust Fund is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds received from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection and for expenditure of such funds for the purposes set forth in s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution.

(2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services must maintain the integrity of such moneys transferred from the Department of Environmental Protection. Any transferred moneys available from reversions or reductions in budget authority shall be transferred back to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection within 15 days after such reversion or reduction and shall be available for future appropriation for the purposes set forth in s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution.

(3) If expenditures from the trust fund will result in state ownership of land or related property interests, title shall be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund as required under chapter 253. Such acquisition of land or related property interests shall be by voluntary, negotiated acquisition and, if title is to be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, is subject to the acquisition procedures of s. 253.025. Acquisition costs shall include purchase prices and costs and fees associated with title work, surveys, and appraisals required to complete an acquisition. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or its designee shall manage such lands or related property interests in accordance with the purposes set forth in s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. Other uses, not contrary to such purposes, may be authorized.

(4) Moneys in the trust fund may not be invested as provided in s. 17.61, but shall be retained in the trust fund for investment with interest appropriated to the General Revenue Fund as provided in s. 17.57.

History: s. 1, ch. 2015-230; s. 2, ch. 2018-115.
Fla. Stat. § 509.162 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.162
509.162 Theft of personal property; detaining and arrest of violator; theft by employee.
Status: in_force

(1) Any law enforcement officer or operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment who has probable cause to believe that theft of personal property belonging to such establishment has been committed by a person and that the officer or operator can recover such property or the reasonable value thereof by taking the person into custody may, for the purpose of attempting to effect such recovery or for prosecution, take such person into custody on the premises and detain such person in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable period of time. If the operator takes the person into custody, a law enforcement officer shall be called to the scene immediately. The taking into custody and detention by a law enforcement officer or operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment, if done in compliance with this subsection, does not render such law enforcement officer or operator criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful detention.

(2) Any law enforcement officer may arrest, either on or off the premises and without warrant, any person if there is probable cause to believe that person has committed theft in a public lodging establishment or in a public food service establishment.

(3) Any person who resists the reasonable effort of a law enforcement officer or operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment to recover property which the law enforcement officer or operator had probable cause to believe had been stolen from the public lodging establishment or public food service establishment, and who is subsequently found to be guilty of theft of the subject property, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, unless such person did not know, or did not have reason to know, that the person seeking to recover the property was a law enforcement officer or the operator. For purposes of this section, the charge of theft and the charge of resisting apprehension may be tried concurrently.

(4) Theft of any property belonging to a guest of an establishment licensed under this chapter, or of property belonging to such establishment, by an employee of the establishment or by an employee of a person, firm, or entity which has contracted to provide services to the establishment constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 3, ch. 63-546; s. 12, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 13, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 604.18 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.18
604.18 Application; form; contents.
Status: in_force

Every dealer in agricultural products desiring to transact business within the state directly with a Florida producer, a producer’s agent or representative, or a negotiating broker shall, prior to transacting any business as such, file an application for such license with the department. The license shall be renewed annually on its anniversary date. The application shall be on a form furnished by the department and, together with such other information as the department shall require, shall state:

(1) The kind or kinds of agricultural products the applicant proposes to handle.

(2) The full name or title of the person, partnership, corporation, or other business entity and the name and mailing address of each owner, partner, officer, or managing agent.

(3) The names of buyers or other local agents of the applicant, if any.

(4) The cities and towns within which places of business of the applicant will be located, together with the street or mailing address of each.

(5) The federal employer’s identification number of the applicant, if any.

(6) The primary mailing address and physical address for each place of business. A dealer in agricultural products must have on file with the department the address of the dealer’s primary place of business prior to engaging in business as a dealer in agricultural products in this state. Prior to changing the address of the primary place of business, the dealer must notify the department of the address of the new primary place of business. All documents relating to the provisions of ss. 604.15-604.34 and chapter 120 shall be served to the last address of record; to a corporation’s registered agent or the registered agent’s substitute; in the absence of a registered agent, to an owner, officer, partner, employee, or managing agent of the business entity; or as designated by the applicant in the applicant’s application.

(7) The dollar amount of business done by a renewal applicant with Florida producers and their agents or representatives during the month in which the maximum dollar amount of agricultural products was purchased or handled as a dealer in agricultural products or the dollar amount of business estimated to be done by a first-time applicant with Florida producers and their agents or representatives during the month in which the estimated maximum dollar amount of agricultural products will be purchased or handled as a dealer in agricultural products.

History: s. 4, ch. 20678, 1941; s. 1, ch. 61-412; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 5, 12, 14, ch. 79-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 10, ch. 90-161; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 2005-206.
Fla. Stat. § 741.325 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.325
741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs.
Status: in_force

(1) A batterers’ intervention program must meet the following requirements: (a) The primary purpose of the program shall be victim safety and the safety of children, if present. (b) The batterer shall be held accountable for acts of domestic violence. (c) The program shall be at least 29 weeks in length and include 24 weekly sessions, plus appropriate intake, assessment, and orientation programming. (d) The program content shall be based on a cognitive behavioral therapy model or psychoeducational model that addresses tactics of power and control by one person over another. (e) The program shall be funded by user fees paid by the batterers who attend the program, which allows them to take responsibility for their acts of violence. An exception shall be made for local, state, or federal programs that fund batterers’ intervention programs in whole or in part.

(2) The requirements of this section apply only to programs that address the perpetration of violence between intimate partners, spouses, ex-spouses, or those who share a child in common or who are cohabitants in intimate relationships for the purpose of exercising power and control by one over the other. It will endanger victims if courts and other referral agencies refer family and household members who are not perpetrators of the type of domestic violence encompassed by these requirements. Accordingly, the court and others who make referrals should refer perpetrators only to programming that appropriately addresses the violence committed.

History: s. 17, ch. 95-195; s. 3, ch. 2001-183; s. 13, ch. 2012-147; s. 4, ch. 2021-152.
Fla. Stat. § 946.42 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 946 / Part I / Section 946.42
946.42 Use of inmates on private property.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may allow inmates who meet the criteria provided in s. 946.40 to enter onto private property to perform public works or for the following purposes: (a) To accept and collect donations for the use and benefit of the department. (b) To assist federal, state, local, and private agencies before, during, and after emergencies or disasters.

(2) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Disaster” means any natural, technological, or civil emergency that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to result in a declaration of a state of emergency by a county, the Governor, or the President of the United States. (b) “Donations” means gifts of tangible personal property and includes equipment, fixtures, construction materials, food items, and other tangible personal property of a consumable or nonconsumable nature. (c) “Emergency” means any occurrence or threat of an occurrence, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property.

History: s. 16, ch. 2010-64.
Fla. Stat. § 25.341 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 25 / Section 25.341
25.341 Library of Supreme Court, custodian.
Status: in_force

The library of the Supreme Court shall be in custody of the librarian appointed by the court, who shall be subject to its direction.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-274.
Fla. Stat. § 8.063 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 8.063
8.063 Limitations on actions challenging congressional districts.
Status: in_force

(1) Actions challenging the state’s congressional districts on state constitutional or state law grounds shall be brought exclusively in state court.

(2) A state court action challenging the state’s congressional districts may raise any state constitutional or state law claims, and any federal constitutional or federal law claims, regarding the state’s congressional districts that are within the jurisdiction of the circuit court.

(3) Nothing within this section shall be construed to preclude federal courts from deciding actions challenging the state’s congressional districts on federal constitutional or federal law grounds.

History: s. 8, ch. 2022-265.
Fla. Stat. § 100.211 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.211
100.211 Power to call bond referendum; notice required.
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners or the governing authority of any district or municipality may call a bond referendum under this code. In the event any referendum is called to decide whether a majority of the electors participating are in favor of the issuance of bonds in the county, district, or municipality, the board of county commissioners, or the governing authority of the municipality or district, shall by resolution order the bond referendum to be held in the county, district, or municipality and shall give notice of the election in the manner prescribed by s. 100.342.

History: s. 2, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(2); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 4, ch. 69-377; s. 12, ch. 77-175.
Fla. Stat. § 559.78 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part VI / Section 559.78
559.78 Judicial enforcement.
Status: in_force

In addition to other penalties provided in this part, state attorneys and their assistants are authorized to apply to the court of competent jurisdiction within their respective jurisdictions, upon the sworn affidavit of any person alleging a violation of any of the provisions of this part. Such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this part, whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law; and such injunction, suspension, or revocation shall issue without bond.

History: s. 24, ch. 72-81; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 6, ch. 81-314; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 11, 13, ch. 93-275.
Fla. Stat. § 657.024 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 657 / Section 657.024
657.024 Membership meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) The members shall receive timely notice of the annual meeting and any special meetings of the members, which shall be held at the time, place, and in the manner provided in the bylaws.

(2) Each member shall have one vote. Ballots may be distributed in advance to the entire membership as prescribed in the bylaws. No person shall exercise the vote of any other member.

(3) Any organization, association, or corporation having membership may be represented and have its vote cast by its delegated agent.

(4) The members shall elect the board of directors and other committees prescribed in the bylaws and transact such other business as the bylaws permit.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 80-258; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 14, ch. 2005-181.