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Fla. Stat. § 7.57 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.57
7.57 Seminole County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Seminole County are as follows: Beginning in the center of Wekiva River and in the center of the St. Johns River, at the place where the Wekiva River discharges its waters into the St. Johns River; thence through the thread of the said Wekiva River in a southerly direction to the northwest corner of section thirty-one, township twenty south, of range twenty-nine east; thence south on the range line between ranges twenty-eight and twenty-nine east, to the southwest corner of section nineteen, township twenty-one south of range twenty-nine east; thence east to the southeast corner of section twenty, township twenty-one south of range thirty east; thence south to the township line between townships twenty-one and twenty-two south of range thirty east; thence east on said township line to the thread of the St. Johns River; thence following the thread of the St. Johns River to and through Lake Harney, into the St. Johns River; thence following the thread of the St. Johns River to and through Lake Monroe, into the St. Johns River; thence following the thread of the St. Johns River to its juncture with the Wekiva River at the point of beginning.

The common boundary line between the counties of Seminole and Volusia, from the place where the St. Johns River enters Lake Harney to the corner common to Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Brevard Counties is more fully defined, located and described as beginning where the center line of the St. Johns River enters Lake Harney at a point approximately seven hundred feet west of the south half mile post of section twenty, township twenty south, range thirty-three east, thence southeasterly following the center line of the St. Johns River to Puzzle Lake at a point one thousand feet south and three hundred feet west of the east half mile post of section four, township twenty-one south, range thirty-three east, thence southwesterly to a point in Puzzle Lake six hundred sixty feet north of the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said section four, thence south one and one eighth miles through Puzzle Lake to the south line of section nine, thence southeasterly to the point where the center line of the St. Johns River enters Puzzle Lake in the southwest quarter of section fifteen, township twenty-one south, range thirty-three east, thence southeasterly along the center line of the St. Johns River and the easterly channel thereof to a point in the southeast quarter of section twenty-seven, township twenty-one south, range thirty-three east, where the two channels unite, thence following the center line of the St. Johns River southeasterly to a point approximately four hundred feet east of the south half mile post of section thirty-five, township twenty-one south, range thirty-three east. Said point being corner common to Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Brevard Counties.

History: s. 1, ch. 6511, 1913; RGS 43; CGL 45; s. 1, ch. 20888, 1941; s. 1, ch. 61-167.
Fla. Stat. § 733.205 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part II / Section 733.205
733.205 Probate of notarial will.
Status: in_force

(1) When a copy of a notarial will in the possession of a notary entitled to its custody in a foreign state or country, the laws of which state or country require that the will remain in the custody of the notary, duly authenticated by the notary, whose official position, signature, and seal of office are further authenticated by an American consul, vice consul, or other American consular officer within whose jurisdiction the notary is a resident, or whose official position, signature, and seal of office have been authenticated according to the requirements of the Hague Convention of 1961, is presented to the court, it may be admitted to probate if the original could have been admitted to probate in this state.

(2) The duly authenticated copy shall be prima facie evidence of its purported execution and of the facts stated in the certificate in compliance with subsection (1).

(3) Any interested person may oppose the probate of such a notarial will or may petition for revocation of probate of such a notarial will, as in the original probate of a will in this state.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 55, ch. 75-220; s. 89, ch. 2001-226; s. 7, ch. 2003-154.
Fla. Stat. § 403.874 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part VI / Section 403.874
403.874 Inactive status.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall reactivate an inactive license upon receipt of the reactivation application and fee within the 2-year period immediately following the expiration date of the license. Any license not reactivated within this 2-year period shall be null and void, and an operator seeking a license thereafter must meet the training, examination, and experience requirements for the type and class or level of license sought.

(2) The department shall adopt procedures for null and void licenses and how to obtain a new license after a license has become null and void.

History: s. 14, ch. 97-236; s. 22, ch. 2008-150; s. 25, ch. 2015-4.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2512 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part II / Section 379.2512
379.2512 Oyster bottom land grants made pursuant to ch. 3293.
Status: in_force

(1) All grants previously issued by the several boards of county commissioners under the authority of chapter 3293, 1881, Laws of Florida, shall be subject to provisions of s. 597.010, relating to the marking of such lands, the payment of rents, the cultivation of such lands and the forfeiture provisions.

(2) Any grantee of lands referred to in subsection (1) shall mark such lands and begin cultivation thereof as set forth in s. 597.010, within 90 days after the effective date of this act. The rentals prescribed by s. 597.010, shall be payable immediately upon the effective date of this act and in accordance with the provisions of said section.

(3) If any grantee shall fail to comply with the provisions of this act his or her grant shall become null and void and the lands shall return to the ownership and jurisdiction of the state.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-502; s. 563, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 2000-364; s. 84, ch. 2008-247.
Fla. Stat. § 319.41 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 319 / Section 319.41
319.41 Title history database.
Status: in_force

The department shall make available on the Internet a database of title transactions searchable by vehicle identification number. In the Internet database, the department shall only provide access to information relating to the year, make, model, and mileage of the vehicle, along with the date of sales and any brands or outstanding liens on the title.

History: s. 128, ch. 2002-20.
Fla. Stat. § 153.86 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part II / Section 153.86
153.86 District approval of construction of water and sewage facilities.
Status: in_force

No sewage disposal plant or other facilities for the collection and treatment of sewage or any water treatment plant or other facilities for the supply and distribution of water, shall be constructed within any district unless the district board shall give its consent thereto and approve the plans and specifications therefor; subject, however, to the terms and provisions of any resolution authorizing any bonds and agreements with bondholders.

History: s. 37, ch. 59-466.
Fla. Stat. § 320.0821 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.0821
320.0821 Wrecker license plates.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall issue a wrecker license plate to the owner of any motor vehicle that is used to tow, carry, or otherwise transport motor vehicles and that is equipped for that purpose with a boom, winch, carrier, or other similar equipment, except a motor vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan, upon application and payment of the appropriate license tax and fees in accordance with s. 320.08(5)(d) or (e).

(2) A license plate issued under this section shall have the word “Wrecker” imprinted on the bottom of the plate in place of the county name.

(3) Any license plate issued under s. 320.08(5)(e) shall be in a distinctive color approved by the department.

(4) For any license plate issued under this section to any wrecker, when the combined gross vehicle weight of the wrecker and any towed vehicle or vehicles is 55,000 pounds or more, at the time of registration or renewal of registration, every owner or person in charge of such wrecker shall present proof of filing or proof of payment, as applicable, of the federal heavy vehicle use tax in accordance with s. 320.02(7).

History: s. 6, ch. 97-58.
Fla. Stat. § 218.01 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 218 / Part I / Section 218.01
218.01 Authority to accept benefits of bankruptcy acts.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of rendering effective the privilege and benefits of any amendments to the bankruptcy laws of the United States that may be enacted for the relief of municipalities, taxing districts and political subdivisions, the state represented by its legislative body gives its assent to, and accepts the provisions of any such bankruptcy laws that may be enacted by the Congress of the United States for the benefit and relief of municipalities, taxing districts and political subdivisions and its several municipalities, taxing districts and political subdivisions, at the discretion of the governing authorities thereof, may institute and conduct and carry out, by any appropriate bankruptcy procedure that may be enacted into the laws of the United States for the purpose of conferring upon municipalities, taxing districts and political subdivisions, relief by proceedings in bankruptcy in the federal courts.

History: s. 1, ch. 15878, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1365(2).
Fla. Stat. § 679.806 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part VIII / Section 679.806
679.806 Amendment of financing statement filed before July 1, 2013.
Status: in_force

(1) On or after July 1, 2013, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a financing statement only filed before July 1, 2013, in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in this chapter, as amended by ch. 2012-59, Laws of Florida. However, the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2013, also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a financing statement filed before July 1, 2013, may be amended after July 1, 2013, only if: (a) The financing statement filed before July 1, 2013, and an amendment are filed in the office specified in s. 679.5011; (b) An amendment is filed in the office specified in s. 679.5011 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies s. 679.805(3); or (c) An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies s. 679.805(3) is filed in the office specified in s. 679.5011.

(3) If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2013, may be continued only under s. 679.804(3) and (5) or s. 679.805.

(4) Whether or not the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a financing statement filed in this state before July 1, 2013, may be terminated on or after July 1, 2013, by filing a termination statement in the office in which the financing statement filed before July 1, 2013, is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies s. 679.805(3) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in this chapter, as amended by ch. 2012-59, Laws of Florida, as the office in which to file a financing statement.

History: ss. 17, 19, ch. 2012-59.
Fla. Stat. § 669.601 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 669 / Part II / Section 669.601
669.601 Saving clause.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this part, a transaction validly entered into before July 1, 2025, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from such transaction remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by law other than the Uniform Commercial Code or, if applicable, by the Uniform Commercial Code as though this act had not taken effect.

History: s. 13, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 455.212 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 455 / Section 455.212
455.212 Education; substituting demonstration of competency for clock-hour requirements.
Status: in_force

Any board, or the department when there is no board, that requires student completion of a specific number of clock hours of classroom instruction for initial licensure purposes shall establish the minimal competencies that such students must demonstrate in order to be licensed. The demonstration of such competencies may be substituted for specific classroom clock-hour requirements established in statute or rule which are related to instructional programs for licensure purposes. Student demonstration of the established minimum competencies shall be certified by the educational institution. The provisions of this section shall not apply to boards for which federal licensure standards are more restrictive or stringent than the standards prescribed in statute.

History: s. 63, ch. 92-136; s. 30, ch. 92-321.
Fla. Stat. § 738.302 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.302
738.302 Applications; duties and remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), ss. 738.301-738.310 apply to all of the following: (a) An income trust, unless the terms of the trust expressly prohibit the use of ss. 738.301-738.310 by a specific reference to this paragraph or corresponding provision of prior law, or an explicit expression of intent that net income not be calculated as a unitrust amount. (b) An express unitrust, except to the extent that the terms of the trust explicitly: 1. Prohibit the use of ss. 738.301-738.310 by a specific reference to this paragraph or corresponding provision of prior law; 2. Prohibit conversion to an income trust; or 3. Limit changes to the method of calculating the unitrust amount. (c) A unitrust that had been converted from an income trust.

(2) The provisions of ss. 738.301-738.310 do not apply to a trust described in s. 170(f)(2)(B), s. 642(c)(5), s. 664(d), s. 2702(a)(3)(A)(ii) or (iii), or s. 2702(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) An income trust to which ss. 738.301-738.310 apply under paragraph (1)(a) may be converted to a unitrust under ss. 738.301-738.310 regardless of the terms of the trust concerning distributions. Conversion to a unitrust under ss. 738.301-738.310 does not affect other terms of the trust concerning distributions of income or principal.

(4) Sections 738.301-738.310 apply to an estate only to the extent that a trust is a beneficiary of the estate. To the extent of the trust’s interest in the estate, the estate may be administered as a unitrust, the administration of the estate as a unitrust may be discontinued, or the percentage or method used to calculate the unitrust amount may be changed, in the same manner as for a trust under those sections.

(5) The provisions of ss. 738.301-738.310 do not create a duty to take or consider action under ss. 738.301-738.310 or to inform a beneficiary about the applicability of ss. 738.301-738.310.

(6) A fiduciary that in good faith takes or fails to take an action under ss. 738.301-738.310 is not liable to a person affected by the action or inaction.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 10, ch. 2012-49; s. 11, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 513.052 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 513 / Section 513.052
513.052 Inspection of premises.
Status: in_force

The department or its agent shall inspect, at least annually, each park or camp that the department determines qualifies as a mobile home, lodging, or recreational vehicle park or a recreational camp; and, for that purpose, the department has the right of entry and access to such park or camp at any reasonable time.

History: s. 11, ch. 84-182; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 36, ch. 92-78; s. 9, ch. 93-150.
Fla. Stat. § 501.709 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part V / Section 501.709
501.709 Submitting consumer requests.
Status: in_force

(1) A controller shall establish two or more methods to enable consumers to submit a request to exercise their consumer rights under this part. The methods must be secure, reliable, and clearly and conspicuously accessible. The methods must take all of the following into account: (a) The ways in which consumers normally interact with the controller. (b) The necessity for secure and reliable communications of these requests. (c) The ability of the controller to authenticate the identity of the consumer making the request.

(2) A controller may not require a consumer to create a new account to exercise the consumer’s rights under this part but may require a consumer to use an existing account.

(3) A controller shall provide a mechanism on its website for a consumer to submit a request for information required to be disclosed under this part. A controller that operates exclusively online and has a direct relationship with a consumer from whom the controller collects personal data may also provide an e-mail address for the submission of requests.

History: s. 12, ch. 2023-201.
Fla. Stat. § 812.174 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 812 / Section 812.174
812.174 Training of employees.
Status: in_force

The owner or principal operator of a convenience business or convenience businesses shall provide proper robbery deterrence and safety training by an approved curriculum to its retail employees within 60 days of employment. A proposed curriculum shall be submitted in writing to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco with an administrative fee not to exceed $100. The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco shall review and approve or disapprove the curriculum in writing within 60 days after receipt. The state shall have no liability for approving or disapproving a training curriculum under this section. Approval shall be given to a curriculum which trains and familiarizes retail employees with the security principles, devices, and measures required by s. 812.173. Disapproval of a curriculum shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 120. No person shall be liable for ordinary negligence due to implementing an approved curriculum if the training was actually provided. A curriculum must be submitted for reapproval biennially on or before the date established by rule by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco and must be accompanied by an administrative fee not to exceed $100.

History: s. 6, ch. 90-346; s. 6, ch. 92-103; s. 22, ch. 2021-131.
Fla. Stat. § 949.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 949 / Section 949.02
949.02 Youth parolees.
Status: in_force

Nothing in chapters 947-949 shall be construed to change or modify the law respecting paroles as administered by the Department of Juvenile Justice.

History: s. 31, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 1, ch. 57-317; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 477, ch. 77-147; s. 324, ch. 99-8.
Fla. Stat. § 367.1213 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 367 / Section 367.1213
367.1213 Adequate land ownership; commission rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

A utility under the Water and Wastewater System Regulatory Law must own the land or possess the right to continued use of the land upon which treatment facilities are located. The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with this section.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-42.
Fla. Stat. § 381.825 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.825
381.825 Education and public awareness relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.
Status: in_force

(1) This section may be cited as the “Ramping up Education of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia for You (READY) Act.”

(2) The Department of Health shall, through existing, relevant public health and community outreach programs, educate health care practitioners licensed under chapters 458, 459, and 464 on all of the following: (a) The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. (b) Using a validated cognitive assessment tool. (c) The value and effectiveness of the Medicare annual wellness visit in detecting Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. (d) Using Medicare advance care planning billing codes for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. (e) Reducing the risk of cognitive decline, particularly among persons in diverse communities who are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.

History: s. 1, ch. 2022-205.
Fla. Stat. § 365.174 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 365 / Section 365.174
365.174 Proprietary confidential business information.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) All proprietary confidential business information submitted by a provider to the board or the office is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. (b) Statistical abstracts of information collected by the board or the office may be released or published, but only in a manner that does not identify or allow identification of subscribers or their service numbers or of revenues attributable to any provider.

(2)(a) All proprietary confidential business information submitted by a provider to the Department of Revenue, as an agent of the board, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. (b) The Department of Revenue may provide information relative to s. 365.172(9) to the Secretary of Management Services, or his or her authorized agent, or to the Emergency Communications Board established in s. 365.172(5) for use in the conduct of the official business of the Department of Management Services or the Emergency Communications Board.

(3) As used in this section, the term “proprietary confidential business information” means customer lists, customer numbers, individual or aggregate customer data by location, usage and capacity data, network facilities used to serve subscribers, technology descriptions, or technical information, and the actual or developmental costs of E911 systems that are developed, produced, or received internally by a provider or by a provider’s employees, directors, officers, or agents.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-202; s. 4, ch. 2001-133; s. 1, ch. 2004-48; s. 1, ch. 2014-197; s. 5, ch. 2016-6; s. 1, ch. 2021-80; s. 6, ch. 2023-55.
Fla. Stat. § 635.021 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 635 / Section 635.021
635.021 Authority to transact mortgage guaranty insurance.
Status: in_force

Mortgage guaranty insurance may be transacted by a stock casualty insurer or a stock surety insurer holding a certificate of authority for the transaction of insurance in this state.

History: s. 2, ch. 59-182; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 11, 12, ch. 83-281; s. 5, ch. 93-21.