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Fla. Stat. § 185.30 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 185 / Section 185.30
185.30 Depository for retirement fund.
Status: in_force

For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, all funds of the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund of any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter may be deposited by the board of trustees with the treasurer of the municipality acting in a ministerial capacity only, who shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as he or she is liable for the safekeeping of funds for the municipality. However, any funds so deposited with the treasurer of the municipality shall be kept in a separate fund by the municipal treasurer or clearly identified as such funds of the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund. In lieu thereof, the board of trustees shall deposit the funds of the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund in a qualified public depository as defined in s. 280.02, which depository with regard to such funds shall conform to and be bound by all of the provisions of chapter 280.

History: s. 26, ch. 28230, 1953; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 19, ch. 86-42; s. 3, ch. 88-185; s. 954, ch. 95-147; s. 69, ch. 99-1; s. 88, ch. 2024-140.
Fla. Stat. § 220.221 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part III / Section 220.221
220.221 Returns; signing and verification.
Status: in_force

(1) A return or notice required of a taxpayer shall be signed by an officer duly authorized so to act or, in the case of a return or notice made by a fiduciary under s. 220.22(3), by the fiduciary. The fact that an officer or fiduciary has signed a return or notice shall be prima facie evidence that the individual was authorized to sign such document on behalf of the taxpayer.

(2) A return or notice for a partnership shall be signed by any one of the general partners, and the fact that a partner has signed a return or notice shall be prima facie evidence that such partner was authorized to sign such document on behalf of the partnership.

(3) Each return or notice required to be filed under this code shall be verified by a declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury, and if prepared by someone other than the taxpayer the return shall also contain a declaration by the preparer that it was prepared on the basis of all information of which the preparer had knowledge.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 31, ch. 99-208.
Fla. Stat. § 626.8373 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IV / Section 626.8373
626.8373 Overinsurance of health insurance coverage.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to the solicitation and sale of health insurance, continuing care contracts pursuant to chapter 651, health maintenance contracts pursuant to part II of chapter 641, or Medicare supplement insurance, an agent shall ask each person solicited whether he or she is currently covered under a health insurance policy, continuing care contract, health maintenance, or Medicare supplement insurance policy. The agent shall explain to each person the extent to which the proposed coverage will overlap or duplicate the existing coverage after considering any applicable coordination of benefits provisions under the existing or proposed health coverage if the person solicited has a copy of his or her current policy for the agent to review or if the person’s current policy is with the same insurer as the proposed replacement policy.

(2) The department may by rule prescribe such acknowledgment and information forms as it deems necessary or advisable to protect consumers from uninformed buying of overlapping, duplicative, or significantly different coverages. The department may require agents or insurers to have such forms signed by applicants when an application is taken or before an application is processed, and to retain such forms thereafter in the agent’s and insurer’s files.

History: s. 59, ch. 89-360; ss. 115, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 24, ch. 92-146; s. 275, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 373.313 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part III / Section 373.313
373.313 Prior permission and notification.
Status: in_force

(1) Taking into consideration other applicable state laws, in any geographical area where the department determines such permission to be reasonably necessary to protect the groundwater resources, prior permission shall be obtained from the department for each of the following: (a) The construction of any water well; (b) The repair of any water well; or (c) The abandonment of any water well. However, in any area where undue hardship might arise by reason of such requirement, prior permission will not be required.

(2) The department shall be notified of any of the following whenever prior permission is not required: (a) The construction of any water well; (b) The repair of any water well; or (c) The abandonment of any water well.

History: s. 4, part III, ch. 72-299.
Fla. Stat. § 670.301 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 670 / Part III / Section 670.301
670.301 Execution and execution date.
Status: in_force

(1) A payment order is “executed” by the receiving bank when it issues a payment order intended to carry out the payment order received by the bank. A payment order received by the beneficiary’s bank can be accepted but cannot be executed.

(2) “Execution date” of a payment order means the day on which the receiving bank may properly issue a payment order in execution of the sender’s order. The execution date may be determined by instruction of the sender but cannot be earlier than the day the order is received and, unless otherwise determined, is the day the order is received. If the sender’s instruction states a payment date, the execution date is the payment date or an earlier date on which execution is reasonably necessary to allow payment to the beneficiary on the payment date.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-70.
Fla. Stat. § 90.802 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.802
90.802 Hearsay rule.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by statute, hearsay evidence is inadmissible.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 285.13 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 285 / Part I / Section 285.13
285.13 Campsites; flood control.
Status: in_force

Indians living in camps settled prior to the passage of ss. 285.07-285.13 within the boundaries of the flood control project shall be permitted to continue to live in such campsites. When any such campsite is threatened with floodwaters as a result of the building of the flood control project, the trustee shall cause such campsites to be relocated to a level above dangers resulting from said floodwaters or shall otherwise protect such campsites from said floodwaters.

History: s. 7, ch. 29908, 1955.
Fla. Stat. § 501.701 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part V / Section 501.701
501.701 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Florida Digital Bill of Rights.”

History: s. 4, ch. 2023-201.
Fla. Stat. § 421.101 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 421 / Part I / Section 421.101
421.101 False representations to obtain lower rent in housing accommodations; penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact in order to obtain a lower rent for housing accommodations in a low-rent housing development operated pursuant to this chapter, than the rental such person is required to pay pursuant to federal or state statutes, schedule of rents or rules and regulations as determined and fixed by housing authorities created pursuant to this chapter, aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and each such false statement or representation or failure to disclose a material fact as aforesaid shall constitute a separate offense.

History: s. 1, ch. 61-468; s. 362, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 320.835 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.835
320.835 Mobile home and recreational vehicle warranties.
Status: in_force

Each manufacturer, dealer, installer, and supplier of mobile homes or recreational vehicles shall warrant each new mobile home or recreational vehicle sold in this state and the setup of each such mobile home, in accordance with the warranty requirements prescribed by this section, for a period of at least 12 months, measured from the date of delivery of the mobile home to the buyer or the date of sale of the recreational vehicle in the case of a manufacturer or dealer, or from the date of receipt of a certificate of occupancy in the case of an installer. The warranty requirements of each manufacturer, dealer, installer, and supplier of mobile homes or recreational vehicles are as follows:

(1) The manufacturer warrants: (a) For a mobile home or recreational vehicle, that all structural elements; plumbing systems; heating, cooling, and fuel-burning systems; electrical systems; fire prevention systems; and any other components or conditions included by the manufacturer are free from substantial defect. (b) That 100-ampere electrical service exists in the mobile home.

(2) The dealer warrants: (a) That any modifications or alterations made to the mobile home or recreational vehicle by the dealer or authorized by the dealer shall be free from substantial defect. Alterations or modifications made by a dealer shall relieve the manufacturer of warranty responsibility only as to the item altered or modified. (b) That setup operations performed on the mobile home are performed in compliance with s. 320.8325. (c) That substantial defects do not occur to the mobile home during setup or by transporting it to the occupancy site. When the setup of a mobile home is performed by a person who is not an employee or agent of the mobile home manufacturer or dealer and is not compensated or authorized by, or connected with, such manufacturer or dealer, then the warranty responsibility of the manufacturer or dealer as to setup shall be limited to transporting the mobile home to the occupancy site free from substantial defect.

(3) The installer warrants that the setup operations performed on the mobile home are performed in compliance with s. 320.8325 and department rules governing the installation.

(4) The supplier warrants that any warranties generally offered in the ordinary sale of his or her product to consumers shall be extended to buyers of mobile homes and recreational vehicles. When no warranty is extended by suppliers, the manufacturer shall assume warranty responsibility for that component.

(5) The department may adopt rules under chapter 120 to resolve disputes that may arise among the mobile home manufacturer, dealer, installer, or supplier. Those rules must comply with the dispute resolution process as set forth in the federal Manufactured Housing Improvement Act.

History: s. 16, ch. 74-68; s. 9, ch. 74-169; s. 42, ch. 77-357; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 20, ch. 88-147; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 379, ch. 95-148; s. 9, ch. 2004-283.
Fla. Stat. § 253.72 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.72
253.72 Marking of leased areas; restrictions on public use.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall require all lessees to stake off and mark the areas under lease according to the conditions of the lease agreement and rules of the board, by appropriate ranges, monuments, stakes, buoys, and fences, so placed as not to interfere unnecessarily with navigation and other traditional uses of the surface.

(2) Except to the extent necessary to permit the effective development of the species of animal or plant life being cultivated by the lessee, the public shall be provided with means of reasonable ingress and egress to and from the leased area for traditional water activities such as boating, swimming, and fishing. All limitations upon the use by the public of the areas under lease that are authorized by the terms of the lease shall be clearly posted by the lessee pursuant to rules by the board. Any person willfully violating posted restrictions commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) To assist in protecting shellfish aquaculture products produced on leases authorized pursuant to this chapter and chapter 597, harvesting shellfish is prohibited within a distance of 25 feet outside lawfully marked lease boundaries or within setback and access corridors within specifically designated high-density aquaculture lease areas and aquaculture use zones.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-46; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 154, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 98-203; s. 8, ch. 98-333; s. 5, ch. 2000-364.
Fla. Stat. § 627.7865 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIII / Section 627.7865
627.7865 Title insurer assessments.
Status: in_force

As a condition of doing business in this state, each title insurer shall be liable for an assessment to pay all unpaid title insurance claims on real property in this state for any title insurer which is liquidated with unpaid outstanding claims. The office shall assess all title insurers on a pro rata basis determined by their writings in this state for amounts necessary to pay the claims. A title insurer is not required to pay an amount in excess of one-tenth of its surplus as to policyholders.

History: ss. 583, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 105, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 32, ch. 95-211; s. 1209, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0416 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part IV / Section 736.0416
736.0416 Modification to achieve settlor’s tax objectives.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any interested person, to achieve the settlor’s tax objectives the court may modify the terms of a trust in a manner that is not contrary to the settlor’s probable intent. The court may provide that the modification has retroactive effect.

History: s. 4, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 943.328 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.328
943.328 Expedited DNA Testing Grant Program.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “private laboratory” means any DNA laboratory accredited for a minimum of 5 years in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and the applicable Federal Bureau of Investigation Quality Assurance Standards.

(2) There is created within the department the Expedited DNA Testing Grant Program to award grants to law enforcement agencies for the processing of evidentiary items for DNA testing as provided in subsection (4).

(3) The department shall annually award to law enforcement agencies any funds specifically appropriated for the grant program to cover testing of DNA samples by private laboratories as provided in subsection (4).

(4) Grants may be used by a law enforcement agency for any of the following: (a) When the technology or technique needed to properly test the DNA sample is not readily available at a local or state laboratory. (b) When, in the agency’s judgment, expedited testing of the DNA sample is in the best interest of advancing an investigation.

(5) Each grant recipient shall provide a report to the executive director no later than 1 year after receipt of funding. The report shall include: (a) The amount of annual funding received from this grant. (b) The number of cases tested by the private laboratory. (c) The type of DNA testing used, including the name of the private laboratory to which such testing was outsourced and the type of primary equipment used by the private laboratory for such testing. (d) The lab report with the results of the DNA testing. (e) The average amount of time it took to complete the DNA testing.

(6) The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and administer this section and to establish the process for the allocation of grant funds.

History: s. 1, ch. 2025-141.
Fla. Stat. § 626.894 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VII / Section 626.894
626.894 Administrative fine in lieu of suspension or revocation.
Status: in_force

(1) If the office finds that one or more grounds exist for the suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority issued under this part, the office may, in lieu of such suspension or revocation, impose a fine upon the administrator.

(2) With respect to any nonwillful violation, such fine may not exceed $1,000 per violation. In no event may such fine exceed an aggregate amount of $5,000 for all nonwillful violations arising out of the same action. When an administrator discovers a nonwillful violation, the administrator shall correct the violation and, if restitution is due, the restitution shall include interest at the rate of 12 percent per year from either the date of the violation or the date of inception of the policy of the affected person, at the option of the administrator. The restitution may be a credit against future premiums due, provided that the interest shall accumulate until the premiums are due. If the amount of restitution due to any person is $50 or more, and the administrator wishes to credit it against future premiums, the administrator shall notify such person that he or she may receive a check instead of a credit. If the credit is on a policy which is not renewed, the administrator shall pay the restitution to the person to whom it is due.

(3) With respect to any knowing and willful violation of a lawful order or rule of the office or commission or a provision of this part, the office may impose a fine upon the administrator in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each such violation. In no event may such fine exceed an aggregate amount of $25,000 for all knowing and willful violations arising out of the same action. In addition to such fine, the administrator shall make restitution when due in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2).

(4) The failure of an administrator to make restitution when due as required under this section constitutes a willful violation of this part. However, if an administrator in good faith is uncertain as to whether any restitution is due or as to the amount of restitution due, it shall promptly notify the office of the circumstances; and the failure to make restitution pending a determination of whether restitution is due or the amount of restitution due will not constitute a violation of this part.

History: s. 4, ch. 83-203; s. 3, ch. 84-94; s. 12, ch. 85-62; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 294, ch. 97-102; s. 1003, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 468.4536 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part IX / Section 468.4536
468.4536 Renewal of licensure.
Status: in_force

The department shall renew a license pursuant to procedures provided for in s. 455.203.

History: s. 5, ch. 95-307.
Fla. Stat. § 905.075 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 905 / Section 905.075
905.075 Excusing grand juror related to person being investigated.
Status: in_force

A grand juror may excuse herself or himself, be excused by a majority vote of the other grand jurors, or be excused by order of the court on its own motion or on motion of the state attorney, and be relieved from deliberating and voting in any case being investigated by the grand jury in which the party being investigated is related by blood or marriage to the grand juror. When excused or relieved, the grand juror shall retire from the grand jury room during the investigation and voting on a true bill against the grand juror’s relative. The failure of a grand juror to excuse herself or himself or be relieved from participation in the investigation and voting shall not invalidate an indictment found or returned against the relative.

History: s. 1, ch. 17058, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4452(1); s. 46, ch. 70-339; s. 1492, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 260.0141 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 260 / Section 260.0141
260.0141 Greenways and Trails Program.
Status: in_force

There is established within the department the “Florida Greenways and Trails Program,” the purpose of which is to facilitate the establishment of a statewide system of greenways and trails. Planning materials, maps, data, and other information developed or used in the program shall not be construed as designation of lands as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails. Identification of lands in such information shall not:

(1) Require or empower any unit of local or regional government, or any state agency, to impose additional or more restrictive environmental, land-use, or zoning regulations;

(2) Be construed or cited as authority to adopt, enforce, or amend any environmental rule or regulation; comprehensive plan goals, policies, or objectives; or zoning or land-use ordinance;

(3) Be used as the basis for permit denial; imposition of any permit condition; or application of any rule, regulation, or ordinance by any subdivision of local, regional, or state government; or

(4) Be construed or cited as authority by any governmental agency to reduce or restrict the rights of owners of lands so identified.

History: s. 3, ch. 87-328; s. 11, ch. 96-389; s. 7, ch. 98-336; s. 5, ch. 2005-87.
Fla. Stat. § 456.035 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.035
456.035 Address of record.
Status: in_force

(1) Each licensee of the department is solely responsible for notifying the department in writing of the licensee’s current mailing address and place of practice, as defined by rule of the board or the department if there is no board. Electronic notification shall be allowed by the department; however, it shall be the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that the electronic notification was received by the department. A licensee’s failure to notify the department of a change of address constitutes a violation of this section, and the licensee may be disciplined by the board or the department if there is no board.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, service by regular mail to a licensee’s last known address of record with the department constitutes adequate and sufficient notice to the licensee for any official communication to the licensee by the board or the department except when other service is required under s. 456.076.

History: s. 97, ch. 97-261; s. 39, ch. 98-166; s. 62, ch. 2000-160; s. 13, ch. 2001-277.