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Fla. Stat. § 320.8255 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.8255
320.8255 Mobile home inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to ensure the highest degree of quality control in the construction of new mobile homes, each new mobile home sold in the state shall be inspected by the department pursuant to procedures developed by the department which assure compliance with code provisions. The department may adopt reasonable rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 120 for the implementation and enforcement of this inspection.

(2) Department inspectors shall make unannounced visits to manufacturing plants or take any other appropriate action which assures compliance with the code.

(3) Mobile home manufacturers and dealers shall be charged a fee for special inspections, including, but not limited to, plant approvals, 100 percent plant inspections, increased frequency inspections, reinspections, and special consumer complaint investigations as requested by a manufacturer or dealer or as may be deemed necessary by the department.

(4) The department shall determine fees for special inspections and for the label authorized under s. 320.827 which are sufficient to cover the cost of inspection and administration under this section. Fees collected shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

History: s. 5, ch. 74-169; s. 39, ch. 77-357; s. 10, ch. 80-217; s. 200, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 10, ch. 82-66; ss. 6, 19, 20, ch. 88-147; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 275, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 672.511 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part V / Section 672.511
672.511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller’s duty to tender and complete any delivery.

1 (2) Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this code on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (s. 673.3101), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 6, ch. 92-82; ss. 12, 18, ch. 2025-100.
Fla. Stat. § 238.16 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 238 / Section 238.16
238.16 Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to the terms and provisions of this chapter, including the individual members of all boards, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any valid rule or regulation promulgated under authority of the chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense.

History: s. 16, ch. 19014, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8115(7); s. 143, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 400.701 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part V / Section 400.701
400.701 Intermediate care facilities; intent.
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes the need to develop a continuum of long-term care in this state to meet the needs of the elderly and disabled persons. The Legislature finds that there is a gap between the level of care provided in assisted living facilities and in nursing homes. The Legislature finds that exploration of intermediate-level care facilities which would fill the gap between assisted living facilities and nursing homes, where both the federal and state government share the cost of providing care, is an appropriate option to explore in the continuum of care.

History: s. 38, ch. 89-294; s. 25, ch. 95-210.
Fla. Stat. § 252.311 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part I / Section 252.311
252.311 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the state is vulnerable to a wide range of emergencies, including natural, technological, and manmade disasters, all of which threaten the life, health, and safety of its people; damage and destroy property; disrupt services and everyday business and recreational activities; and impede economic growth and development. The Legislature further finds that this vulnerability is exacerbated by the tremendous growth in the state’s population, especially the growth in the number of persons residing in coastal areas, in the elderly population, in the number of seasonal vacationers, and in the number of persons with special needs. This growth has greatly complicated the state’s ability to coordinate its emergency management resources and activities.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the vulnerability of the people and property of this state; to prepare for efficient evacuation and shelter of threatened or affected persons; to provide for the rapid and orderly provision of relief to persons and for the restoration of services and property; to prepare for and efficiently respond to public health emergencies; and to provide for the coordination of activities relating to emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation among and between agencies and officials of this state, with similar agencies and officials of other states, with local and federal governments, with interstate organizations, and with the private sector.

(3) It is further the intent of the Legislature to promote the state’s emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities through enhanced coordination, long-term planning, and adequate funding. State policy for responding to disasters is to support local emergency response efforts. In the case of a major or catastrophic disaster, however, the needs of residents and communities will likely be greater than local resources. In these situations, the state must be capable of providing effective, coordinated, and timely support to communities and the public. Therefore, the Legislature hereby determines and declares that the provisions of this act fulfill an important state interest.

(4) It is further the intent of the Legislature to minimize the negative effects of an extended emergency, such as a pandemic or another public health emergency. The Legislature recognizes that there are significant negative impacts on children and families associated with school closures during a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Legislature also recognizes the significant negative impacts of such emergencies on the economy due to business closures.

(5) It is further the intent of the Legislature that all aspects of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery be made transparent to the public to the greatest extent possible.

History: s. 8, ch. 93-211; s. 2, ch. 2021-8.
Fla. Stat. § 570.33 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.33
570.33 Director; qualifications; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the Division of Plant Industry shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the commissioner’s pleasure.

(2) The director shall be responsible for protecting the plant industry of the state, and shall, under the direction of the commissioner, direct, coordinate, and enforce the activities described in this chapter, in chapters 581 and 586, and in other chapters and applicable rules.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-54; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-389; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 2, ch. 79-127; s. 18, ch. 92-291; s. 18, ch. 93-169.
Fla. Stat. § 132.41 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.41
132.41 Duties and obligations of escrow agent.
Status: in_force

The chief financial officer of the unit, or such other official as the governing body shall designate, prior to the issuance of general obligation refunding bonds, shall notify the escrow agent of its appointment and of the intention of the unit to issue general obligation refunding bonds and, on behalf of the unit, shall enter into an escrow agreement with the escrow agent in respect of the escrowing of the proceeds, inclusive of any premium, from the sale of such general obligation refunding bonds, together with all income derived from the investment of such proceeds, and any other moneys to be provided by the unit to effectuate the refunding financial plan. Each escrow agreement shall contain such terms and conditions as shall be necessary in order to accomplish the refunding financial plan, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions for the escrow agent, without further authorization or direction from the unit, except as otherwise provided therein:

(1) To make all required payments of principal, interest, and redemption premium to the appropriate paying agent with respect to either the general obligation bonds to be refunded or the general obligation refunding bonds;

(2) To pay the refunding expenses;

(3) At the appropriate time or times to cause to be given on behalf of the unit such notice or notices of redemption, if any, authorized to be given in respect of the general obligation bonds to be refunded; and

(4) To invest the moneys held by it in accordance with the refunding financial plan and the direction of the chief financial officer of the unit. Each escrow agreement shall be irrevocable and shall constitute a covenant with the holders of the general obligation refunding bonds and the general obligation bonds to be refunded to which it relates.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-181.
Fla. Stat. § 101.5602 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.5602
101.5602 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this act is to authorize the use of electronic and electromechanical voting systems in which votes are registered electronically or are tabulated on automatic tabulating equipment or data processing equipment.

History: s. 2, ch. 73-156; s. 21, ch. 77-175; s. 7, ch. 84-302.
Fla. Stat. § 624.1275 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part I / Section 624.1275
624.1275 Insurance agents; prohibited exclusion from public bidding and negotiations.
Status: in_force

A licensed insurance agent shall not be prohibited or excluded from competing or negotiating for any insurance product or plan purchased, provided, or endorsed by a state agency or any political subdivision of this state on the basis of the compensation, contractual or employment arrangement granted to the agent by an employer, insurer, or licensed agency. The term “political subdivision” has the same meaning set forth in s. 1.01.

History: s. 33, ch. 2005-257.
Fla. Stat. § 475.629 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 475 / Part II / Section 475.629
475.629 Retention of records.
Status: in_force

An appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall prepare and retain a work file for each appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal consulting assignment. An appraisal management company registered under this part shall prepare and retain an order file for each appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal consulting assignment. The work file and the order file shall be retained for 5 years or the period specified in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, whichever is greater. The work file must contain original or true copies of any contracts engaging the appraiser’s or appraisal management company’s services, appraisal reports, and supporting data assembled and formulated by the appraiser or company in preparing appraisal reports or engaging in appraisal management services and all other data, information, and documentation required by the standards for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal as approved and adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation, as established by rule of the board. The order file must contain original or true copies of any contracts engaging the appraiser’s services, the appraisal reports, any engagement materials or instructions from the client, and all other documents required by the standards for the development or communication of a real estate appraisal as approved and adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation, as established by rule of the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, while general contracts and materials pertaining to impaneling of an appraiser by an appraisal management company shall be retained under this section, such contracts and materials are not required to be maintained within the order file. Except as otherwise specified in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the period for retention of the records applicable to each engagement of the services of the appraiser or appraisal management company runs from the date of the submission of the appraisal report to the client. Appraisal management companies shall also retain the company accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and other records in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the board. These records must be made available by the appraiser or appraisal management company for inspection and copying by the department upon reasonable notice to the appraiser or company. If an appraisal has been the subject of or has served as evidence for litigation, reports and records must be retained for at least 2 years after the trial or the period specified in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, whichever is greater.

History: ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 36, ch. 98-250; s. 9, ch. 2010-84; s. 7, ch. 2015-54; s. 10, ch. 2017-30.
Fla. Stat. § 657.053 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 657 / Section 657.053
657.053 Assessments; state credit unions.
Status: in_force

Each state credit union shall pay to the office a semiannual assessment equal to $500 plus 15 cents for each $1,000 of total assets. The amounts of all assessments provided for in this section shall be deemed to be maximum amounts. The commission has the authority to establish, by rule, and from time to time to change, assessments in amounts less than the maximum amounts stated in this section.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 80-258; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 51, ch. 84-216; s. 1, ch. 87-191; s. 4, ch. 90-197; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 95, ch. 92-303; s. 3, ch. 96-168; s. 1753, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 157.09 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 157 / Section 157.09
157.09 Compensation of committee.
Status: in_force

The committee appointed by the county commissioners for the purpose aforesaid shall receive compensation for their services as may be agreed upon; provided, they shall not be paid more than $5 per day for time actually spent by each person.

History: s. 9, ch. 5035, 1901; GS 958; s. 8, ch. 6457, 1913; RGS 1743; CGL 2794; s. 881, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 741.402 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 741 / Section 741.402
741.402 Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in ss. 741.401-741.409, the term:

(1) “Address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual’s application to be a program participant under ss. 741.401-741.409.

(2) “Program participant” means a person certified as a program participant under s. 741.403.

(3) “Domestic violence” means an act as defined in s. 741.28 and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.

History: s. 2, ch. 98-404.
Fla. Stat. § 732.609 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part VI / Section 732.609
732.609 Ademption by satisfaction.
Status: in_force

Property that a testator gave to a person in the testator’s lifetime is treated as a satisfaction of a devise to that person, in whole or in part, only if the will provides for deduction of the lifetime gift, the testator declares in a contemporaneous writing that the gift is to be deducted from the devise or is in satisfaction of the devise, or the devisee acknowledges in writing that the gift is in satisfaction. For purposes of part satisfaction, property given during the testator’s lifetime is valued at the time the devisee came into possession or enjoyment of the property or at the time of the death of the testator, whichever occurs first.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 38, ch. 75-220.
Fla. Stat. § 400.903 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VI / Section 400.903
400.903 PPEC centers to be licensed; exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) For the administration of this part, facilities to be licensed by the agency shall include all PPEC centers as defined in this part which are not otherwise exempt as provided in subsection (2).

(2) A facility, institution, or other place operated by the Federal Government or any agency thereof is exempt from the provisions of this part.

(3) The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply to the provision of services that require licensure pursuant to this part and part II of chapter 408 and to entities licensed by or applying for such licensure from the agency pursuant to this part. A license issued by the agency is required for the operation of a PPEC center in this state.

History: ss. 3, 4, 17, ch. 87-290; ss. 2, 14, ch. 93-66; s. 19, ch. 98-288; s. 93, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 468.367 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part V / Section 468.367
468.367 Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

The department may, in its discretion, in lieu of or in addition to any remedy set forth in this part, file a proceeding in the name of the state seeking issuance of a restraining order, an injunction, or a writ of mandamus against any person who is or has been violating any of the provisions of this part or the lawful rules, orders, or subpoenas of the department or board.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 84-252; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 337.276 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 337 / Section 337.276
337.276 Issuance of bonds for right-of-way land acquisition and state bridge construction.
Status: in_force

(1) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration is authorized, in accordance with s. 215.605, to issue state bonds on behalf of the department to finance right-of-way land acquisition and to finance state bridge construction. The total amount of bonds to be issued under this section shall be limited by the debt service requirements of the bonds issued, and such requirements shall not exceed 90 percent of the pledged revenue authorized to be transferred pursuant to s. 206.46(2).

(2) If right-of-way purchased from the proceeds of such bonds is used for a revenue-producing facility, the owner of that facility may reimburse the Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction Trust Fund in an amount equal to the cost of acquiring that right-of-way.

History: s. 34, ch. 90-136; s. 114, ch. 92-152; s. 282, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 12, ch. 93-164; s. 1, ch. 94-237; s. 42, ch. 95-257; s. 138, ch. 96-320; s. 26, ch. 96-323.
Fla. Stat. § 125.025 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 125 / Part I / Section 125.025
125.025 County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.
Status: in_force

Each county which operates under a government consolidated with that of one or more municipalities in the county shall have the power, in addition to the powers otherwise conferred, to own, maintain, operate, and control export trading companies and foreign sales corporations as provided by the laws of the United States; to own, maintain, operate, and control cargo clearance centers and customs clearance facilities and corporations established for the purpose of providing or operating such facilities; to maintain the confidentiality of trade information to the degree provided by the Export Trading Company Act of 1982, Pub. L. No. 97-290, as it is amended from time to time; to maintain the confidentiality of trade information and data pursuant to the patent laws of the United States, the patent laws of foreign nations to the extent that they are enforced by the courts of the United States, the copyright laws of the United States, the copyright laws of foreign nations to the extent that they are enforced by the courts of the United States, and the trade secrets doctrine; and to authorize airport and port employees to serve as officers and directors of export trading companies, foreign sales corporations, and customs and cargo clearance corporations.

History: s. 3, ch. 87-144.
Fla. Stat. § 132.19 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.19
132.19 Priority of payment of refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide that the unit shall first set aside out of the tax collections the amount required in any year for the payment of principal and interest of refunding bonds and for the sinking fund for the bonds, before any tax collections shall be set aside or applied to the payment of any bonds of the unit that may thereafter be issued, except bonds thereafter issued to pay or refund bonds then outstanding.

History: s. 19, ch. 15772, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2383(19).
Fla. Stat. § 718.123 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 718 / Part I / Section 718.123
718.123 Right of owners to peaceably assemble.
Status: in_force

(1) All common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities serving any condominium shall be available to unit owners in the condominium or condominiums served thereby and their invited guests for the use intended for such common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities, subject to the provisions of s. 718.106(4). The entity or entities responsible for the operation of the common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities may adopt reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to the use of such common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities. No entity or entities shall unreasonably restrict any unit owner’s right to peaceably assemble or right to invite public officers or candidates for public office to appear and speak in common elements, common areas, and recreational facilities.

(2) Any owner prevented from exercising rights guaranteed by subsection (1) may bring an action in the appropriate court of the county in which the alleged infringement occurred, and, upon favorable adjudication, the court shall enjoin the enforcement of any provision contained in any condominium document or rule which operates to deprive the owner of such rights.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-222; s. 262, ch. 79-400; s. 2, ch. 81-185; s. 13, ch. 90-151.
Fla. Stat. § 703.04 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 703 / Section 703.04
703.04 Abstracting tax sales.
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of county commissioners deems it advisable, it shall have abstracted any or all of the tax sales relating to any real estate situated in the county. This shall be done under the supervision of the clerk, who shall receive service charges as provided in s. 28.24. The abstract books shall be so ruled and headed as to show number of certificate, date of sale, the year for which taxes were unpaid, number and page of book where recorded, date of redemption or cancellation, date of deed, number and page of book where recorded, and such other information and in such order as may be deemed advisable by the clerk.

History: s. 4, ch. 5173, 1903; GS 2508; RGS 3851; CGL 5758; s. 32, ch. 70-134.