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Fla. Stat. § 479.03 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 479 / Part I / Section 479.03
479.03 Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; entry upon privately owned lands.
Status: in_force

The territory under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of this chapter includes all the state. Employees, agents, or independent contractors working for the department, in the performance of their functions and duties under the provisions of this chapter, may enter into and upon any land upon which a sign is displayed, is proposed to be erected, or is being erected and make such inspections, surveys, and removals as may be relevant. Upon written notice to the landowner, operator, or person in charge of any intervening privately owned land that the removal of an illegal outdoor advertising sign is necessary and has been authorized by a final order or results from an uncontested notice to the sign owner, the department may enter upon any intervening privately owned lands for the purposes of effectuating removal of illegal signs. The department may enter intervening privately owned lands only in circumstances where it has determined that other legal or economically feasible means of entry to the sign site are not reasonably available. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the department is responsible for the repair or replacement in a like manner for any physical damage or destruction of private property, other than the sign, incidental to the department’s entry upon such intervening privately owned lands.

History: s. 3, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 71-971; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 36, ch. 94-237; s. 6, ch. 2014-215; s. 27, ch. 2014-223; s. 56, ch. 2015-2.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2311 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part I / Section 379.2311
379.2311 Nonnative animal management.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “priority invasive species” means the following: (a) Lizards of the genus Tupinambis , also known as tegu lizards; (b) Species identified in s. 379.372(2)(a); (c) Pterois volitans , also known as red lionfish; and (d) Pterois miles , also known as the common lionfish or devil firefish.

(2) The Legislature finds that priority invasive species continue to expand their range and to decimate the fauna and flora of the Everglades and other natural areas and ecosystems in the southern and central parts of the state at an accelerating rate. Therefore, the commission shall establish a pilot program to mitigate the impact of priority invasive species on the public lands or waters of this state. (a) The goal of the pilot program is to examine the benefits of using strategically deployed, trained private contractors to slow the advance of priority invasive species, contain their populations, and eradicate them from this state. (b) In implementing the pilot program, the commission may enter into contracts in accordance with chapter 287 with entities or individuals to capture or destroy animals belonging to priority invasive species found on public lands or in the waters of this state. Any private contracted work to be performed on public land or in the waters of the state not owned or managed by the commission must have the consent of the owner. (c) The commission shall ensure that all captures and disposals of animals that belong to these priority invasive species are documented and photographed and that the geographic location of the take is recorded for research purposes. The commission shall direct the disposal of all animals captured and not destroyed in removal efforts.

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-82; s. 4, ch. 2020-123; s. 35, ch. 2022-4.
Fla. Stat. § 703.15 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 703 / Section 703.15
703.15 Abstracts acquired by condemnation.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such abstracts, copies, minutes, maps, or plats, or such copies thereof, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for such county, they shall have the same force and effect as is now provided in ss. 703.07 and 703.08 for those obtained and filed in such clerk’s office under the provisions of said sections.

History: s. 8, ch. 5414, 1905; RGS 3862; CGL 5769.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0408 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part IV / Section 736.0408
736.0408 Trust for care of an animal.
Status: in_force

(1) A trust may be created to provide for the care of an animal alive during the settlor’s lifetime. The trust terminates on the death of the animal or, if the trust was created to provide for the care of more than one animal alive during the settlor’s lifetime, on the death of the last surviving animal.

(2) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is appointed, by a person appointed by the court. A person having an interest in the welfare of the animal may request the court to appoint a person to enforce the trust or to remove a person appointed.

(3) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to the intended use of the property, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise as part of the settlor’s estate.

History: s. 4, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 495.145 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 495 / Section 495.145
495.145 Forum for actions regarding registration.
Status: in_force

An action seeking cancellation of a registration of a mark registered under this chapter may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state. Service of process on a nonresident registrant may be made in accordance with ss. 48.161 and 48.181. The department may not be made a party to cancellation proceedings.

History: s. 16, ch. 2006-191; s. 18, ch. 2022-190.
Fla. Stat. § 677.206 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 677 / Part II / Section 677.206
677.206 Termination of storage at warehouse’s option.
Status: in_force

(1) A warehouse, by giving notice to the person on whose account the goods are held and any other person known to claim an interest in the goods, may require payment of any charges and removal of the goods from the warehouse at the termination of the period of storage fixed by the document of title or by a nonnegotiable warehouse receipt or, if a period is not fixed, within a stated period not less than 30 days after the warehouse gives notice. If the goods are not removed before the date specified in the notice, the warehouse may sell them pursuant to s. 677.210.

(2) If a warehouse in good faith believes that goods are about to deteriorate or decline in value to less than the amount of its lien within the time provided in subsection (1) and s. 677.210, the warehouse may specify in the notice given under subsection (1) any reasonable shorter time for removal of the goods and, if the goods are not removed, may sell them at public sale held not less than 1 week after a single advertisement or posting.

(3) If, as a result of a quality or condition of the goods of which the warehouse did not have notice at the time of deposit, the goods are a hazard to other property, the warehouse facilities, or other persons, the warehouse may sell the goods at public or private sale without advertisement or posting on reasonable notification to all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. If the warehouse, after a reasonable effort, is unable to sell the goods, it may dispose of them in any lawful manner and does not incur liability by reason of that disposition.

(4) A warehouse shall deliver the goods to any person entitled to them under this chapter upon due demand made at any time before sale or other disposition under this section.

(5) A warehouse may satisfy its lien from the proceeds of any sale or disposition under this section but shall hold the balance for delivery on the demand of any person to which the warehouse would have been bound to deliver the goods.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 624, ch. 97-102; s. 28, ch. 2010-131.
Fla. Stat. § 617.2002 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.2002
617.2002 Corporation not for profit organized pursuant to s. 2, ch. 87-296; requirements.
Status: in_force

A corporation not for profit organized pursuant to the provisions of s. 2, chapter 87-296, Laws of Florida, must meet the following requirements:

(1) At least 25 percent of its physicians must have a full-time contract for the provision of medical services with the corporation, be currently certified as specialists by the appropriate American specialty boards accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, and have clinical privileges at one or more hospitals in this state.

(2) A hospital owned by a corporation organized pursuant to s. 2, chapter 87-296, Laws of Florida, must provide Medicaid and charity care.

History: s. 117, ch. 90-179.
Fla. Stat. § 520.72 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 520 / Part V / Section 520.72
520.72 Cancellation of contract.
Status: in_force

Every home improvement finance seller or home improvement seller shall furnish to the buyer a notice of the right to rescind the contract. Either party to a home improvement contract may cancel the contract by the exercise of the right to rescind until midnight of the third business day following the execution of the contract by giving notice to the other party by either certified mail or registered mail. The party invoking this section is not liable to the other for any damages incurred by cancellation under this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-44; s. 1, ch. 70-149; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 80-256; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 7, ch. 83-123; s. 23, ch. 87-91; ss. 23, 35, 36, ch. 90-103; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 472.0201 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 472 / Section 472.0201
472.0201 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) All information required by the department of any applicant shall be a public record and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to s. 119.07, except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination questions, answers, papers, grades, and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except members of the board, the department, and staff thereof, who have a bona fide need to know such information. Any information supplied to the department by any other agency which is exempt from the provisions of chapter 119 or is confidential shall remain exempt or confidential pursuant to applicable law while in the custody of the department.

(2) The department shall establish by rule the procedure by which an applicant, and the applicant’s attorney, may review examination questions and answers. Examination questions and answers are not subject to discovery but may be introduced into evidence and considered only in camera in any administrative proceeding under chapter 120. If an administrative hearing is held, the department shall provide challenged examination questions and answers to the administrative law judge. The examination questions and answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), unless invalidated by the administrative law judge.

(3) Unless an applicant notifies the department at least 5 days before an examination hearing of the applicant’s inability to attend, or unless an applicant can demonstrate an extreme emergency for failing to attend, the department may require an applicant who fails to attend to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and court costs of the department for the examination hearing.

History: s. 17, ch. 2009-66.
Fla. Stat. § 455.11 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 455 / Section 455.11
455.11 Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the declared purpose of this section to encourage the use of foreign-speaking Florida residents duly qualified to become actively qualified in their professions so that all Florida citizens may receive better services.

(2) Any person who has successfully completed, or is currently enrolled in, an approved course of study created pursuant to chapters 74-105 and 75-177, Laws of Florida, shall be deemed qualified for examination and reexaminations for a professional or occupational license which shall be administered in the English language unless 15 or more such applicants request that said reexamination be administered in their native language. In the event that such reexamination is administered in a foreign language, the full cost to the board of preparing and administering same shall be borne by said applicants.

(3) Each board within the department shall adopt and implement programs designed to qualify for examination all persons who were resident nationals of the Republic of Cuba and who, on July 1, 1977, were residents of this state.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 77-255; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 194, ch. 79-400; s. 5, ch. 92-149; s. 61, ch. 94-218.
Fla. Stat. § 901.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 901 / Section 901.12
901.12 Summons against corporation.
Status: in_force

When a complaint of an offense is made against a corporation, the trial court judge shall issue a summons that shall set forth substantially the nature of the offense and command the corporation to appear before the trial court judge at a stated time and place.

History: s. 12, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(12); s. 6, ch. 70-339; s. 1457, ch. 97-102; s. 24, ch. 2004-11.
Fla. Stat. § 349.09 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 349 / Section 349.09
349.09 Department may be appointed agent of authority for construction.
Status: in_force

The department may be appointed by said authority as its agent for the purpose of constructing improvements and extensions to the Jacksonville Expressway System and for the completion thereof. In such event, the authority shall provide the department with complete copies of all documents, agreements, resolutions, contracts and instruments relating thereto and shall request the department to do such construction work including the planning, surveying and actual construction of the completion, extensions, and improvements to the Jacksonville Expressway System and shall transfer to the credit of an account of the department in the treasury of the state the necessary funds therefor and the department shall thereupon be authorized, empowered and directed to proceed with such construction and to use the said funds for such purpose in the same manner that it is now authorized to use the funds otherwise provided by law for its use in construction of roads and bridges.

History: s. 9, ch. 29996, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106.
Fla. Stat. § 365.177 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 365 / Section 365.177
365.177 Transfer of E911 calls between systems.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall develop a plan by December 30, 2023, to upgrade all 911 public safety answering points within the state to allow the transfer of an emergency call from one local, multijurisdictional, or regional E911 system to another local, multijurisdictional, or regional E911 system in the state by December 30, 2033. Such transfer should include voice, text message, image, video, caller identification information, location information, and additional standards-based 911 call information. The plan must prioritize the upgrade of PSAPs based on the population served by each PSAP, the capability of a jurisdiction or region to modernize PSAPs beyond legacy 911 infrastructure, and the ability of a jurisdiction or region to address interoperability between PSAPs. The plan must identify and address the projected costs of providing these transfer capabilities and project the ability of each county to meet operational costs based on disbursement of funds under s. 365.173(2)(a), (b), and (c).

(2) In developing the plan, the office shall: (a) Coordinate with public agencies to identify and resolve any technological or logistical issues. (b) Identify or establish a system or clearinghouse for maintaining contact information for all E911 systems in the state. (c) For both a regionally phased and statewide approach, establish a date, considering any technological, logistical, financial, or other identified issues, by when all E911 systems in the state must be able to transfer emergency calls pursuant to subsection (1).

History: s. 2, ch. 2019-146; s. 3, ch. 2023-55.
Fla. Stat. § 258.393 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 258 / Part II / Section 258.393
258.393 Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve wastewater or effluent discharge activities.
Status: in_force

(1) The following described area in Manatee County is hereby designated by the Legislature for inclusion in the aquatic preserve system under the Florida Aquatic Preserve Act of 1975. Such area, to be known as the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, shall be included in the aquatic preserve system and shall include the following described real property: Begin at a point 165 feet north of the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 33 South, Range 17 East, Manatee County, thence run west to the mean high-water line of Tampa Bay, said point being the point of beginning. From said point of beginning, run northwesterly into the waters of Tampa Bay and parallel to the Port Manatee ship channel to the Manatee-Hillsborough county line; thence run southwest along the Manatee-Hillsborough county line to its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway; thence run south-southwesterly along the Intracoastal Waterway to a point on a line connecting the westernmost tip of Snead Island (Manatee County) to the southernmost tip of Mullet Key (Pinellas County); thence run southeasterly along said line to the westernmost tip of Snead Island (also known as Emerson Point); thence run in a northeasterly direction along the mean high-water line of Tampa Bay, Terra Ceia Bay, where the mean high water line intersects the north line of U.S. Government Lot 4, Section 16, Township 34 South, Range 17 East; thence east along the said north line of U.S. Government Lot 4 and the easterly extension thereof a distance of 1,111 feet more or less to the mean high water line at a seawall; thence meander in a northwesterly, westerly, northerly direction along the seawall of a canal; thence in a northeasterly direction along the mean high water line of Miguel Bay, Joe Bay, and Bishop Harbor to the point of beginning, including tidal waters of all tributaries; less all privately titled submerged lands and uplands.

(2) Wastewater or effluent discharge activities from an existing stationary facility or existing stationary installation which has been approved pursuant to state law or federal law or for which facility or installation an application has been filed before June 24, 1984, are exempt from the requirements of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 84-312; s. 4, ch. 85-345.
Fla. Stat. § 605.1065 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.1065
605.1065 Appraisal notice and form.
Status: in_force

(1) If the proposed appraisal event becomes effective, the limited liability company must send a written appraisal notice and form required by paragraph (2)(a) to all members who satisfy the requirements of s. 605.1064(1) or (2).

(2) The appraisal notice must be sent no earlier than the date the appraisal event became effective and within 10 days after such date and must: (a) Supply a form that specifies the date that the appraisal event became effective and that provides for the member to state: 1. The member’s name and address; 2. The number, classes, and series of membership interests as to which the member asserts appraisal rights; 3. That the member did not vote for or execute a written consent with respect to the transaction as to any classes or series of membership interests as to which the member asserts appraisal rights; 4. Whether the member accepts the limited liability company’s offer as stated in subparagraph (b)5.; and 5. If the offer is not accepted, the member’s estimated fair value of the membership interests and a demand for payment of the member’s estimated value plus accrued interest. (b) State: 1. Where the form described in paragraph (a) must be sent; 2. A date by which the limited liability company must receive the form, which date may not be less than 40 days or more than 60 days after the date the appraisal notice and form described in this section are sent, and that the member is considered to have waived the right to demand appraisal with respect to the membership interests unless the form is received by the limited liability company by such specified date; 3. In the case of membership interests represented by a certificate, the location at which certificates for the certificated membership interests must be deposited, if that action is required by the limited liability company, and the date by which those certificates must be deposited, which may not be earlier than the date for receiving the required form under subparagraph 2.; 4. The limited liability company’s estimate of the fair value of the membership interests; 5. An offer to each member who is entitled to appraisal rights to pay the limited liability company’s estimate of fair value provided in subparagraph 4.; 6. That, if requested in writing, the limited liability company will provide to the member so requesting, within 10 days after the date specified in subparagraph 2., the number of members who return the forms by the specified date and the total number of membership interests owned by such members; 7. The date by which the notice to withdraw under s. 605.1066 must be received, which date must be within 20 days after the date specified in subparagraph 2.; and 8. If not previously provided, accompanied by a copy of ss. 605.1006 and 605.1061-605.1072.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180.