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Fla. Stat. § 409.918 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part III / Section 409.918
409.918 Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

It is declared that access to adequate health care is a right which should be available to all Floridians. However, rapidly increasing health care costs threaten to make such care unaffordable for many citizens. The Legislature finds that unreimbursed health care services provided to persons who are unable to pay for such services cause the cost of services to paying patients to increase in a manner unrelated to the actual cost of services delivered. Further, the Legislature finds that inequities between hospitals in the provision of unreimbursed services prevent hospitals that provide the bulk of such services from competing on an equitable economic basis with hospitals that provide relatively little care to indigent persons. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide a method for funding the provision of health care services to indigent persons, the cost of which shall be borne by the state and by hospitals that are granted the privilege of operating in this state.

(1) All moneys collected pursuant to s. 395.701 shall be deposited into the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund, which is hereby created.

(2) Moneys deposited into the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be used solely for the purposes specified by law.

History: ss. 5, 7, ch. 84-35; s. 11, ch. 87-92; s. 25, ch. 88-294; s. 6, ch. 89-355; s. 48, ch. 91-282; s. 79, ch. 92-289; s. 9, ch. 96-417.
Fla. Stat. § 570.70 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part III / Section 570.70
570.70 Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that:

(1) A thriving rural economy with a strong agricultural base, healthy natural environment, and viable rural communities is an essential part of Florida. Rural areas also include the largest remaining intact ecosystems and best examples of remaining wildlife habitats as well as a majority of privately owned land targeted by local, state, and federal agencies for natural resource protection.

(2) The growth of Florida’s population can result in agricultural and rural lands being converted into residential or commercial development.

(3) The agricultural, rural, natural resource, and commodity values of rural lands are vital to the state’s economy, productivity, rural heritage, and quality of life.

(4) The Legislature further recognizes the need for enhancing the ability of rural landowners to obtain economic value from their property, protecting rural character, controlling urban sprawl, and providing necessary open space for agriculture and the natural environment, and the importance of maintaining and protecting Florida’s rural economy through innovative planning and development strategies in rural areas and the use of incentives that reward landowners for good stewardship of land and natural resources.

(5) The purpose of this act is to bring under public protection lands that serve to limit subdivision and conversion of agricultural and natural areas that provide economic, open space, water, and wildlife benefits by acquiring land or related interests in land such as perpetual, less-than-fee acquisitions, agricultural protection agreements, and resource conservation agreements and innovative planning and development strategies in rural areas.

History: s. 62, ch. 2001-279.
Fla. Stat. § 90.104 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.104
90.104 Rulings on evidence.
Status: in_force

(1) A court may predicate error, set aside or reverse a judgment, or grant a new trial on the basis of admitted or excluded evidence when a substantial right of the party is adversely affected and: (a) When the ruling is one admitting evidence, a timely objection or motion to strike appears on the record, stating the specific ground of objection if the specific ground was not apparent from the context; or (b) When the ruling is one excluding evidence, the substance of the evidence was made known to the court by offer of proof or was apparent from the context within which the questions were asked. If the court has made a definitive ruling on the record admitting or excluding evidence, either at or before trial, a party need not renew an objection or offer of proof to preserve a claim of error for appeal.

(2) In cases tried by a jury, a court shall conduct proceedings, to the maximum extent practicable, in such a manner as to prevent inadmissible evidence from being suggested to the jury by any means.

(3) Nothing in this section shall preclude a court from taking notice of fundamental errors affecting substantial rights, even though such errors were not brought to the attention of the trial judge.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 2003-259.
Fla. Stat. § 678.1121 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part I / Section 678.1121
678.1121 Creditor’s legal process.
Status: in_force

(1) The interest of a debtor in a certificated security may be reached by a creditor only by actual seizure of the security certificate by the officer making the attachment or levy, except as otherwise provided in subsection (4). However, a certificated security for which the certificate has been surrendered to the issuer may be reached by a creditor by legal process upon the issuer.

(2) The interest of a debtor in an uncertificated security may be reached by a creditor only by legal process upon the issuer at its chief executive office in the United States, except as otherwise provided in subsection (4).

(3) The interest of a debtor in a security entitlement may be reached by a creditor only by legal process upon the securities intermediary with whom the debtor’s securities account is maintained, except as otherwise provided in subsection (4).

(4) The interest of a debtor in a certificated security for which the certificate is in the possession of a secured party, or in an uncertificated security registered in the name of a secured party, or a security entitlement maintained in the name of a secured party, may be reached by a creditor by legal process upon the secured party.

(5) A creditor whose debtor is the owner of a certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement is entitled to aid from a court of competent jurisdiction, by injunction or otherwise, in reaching the certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement or in satisfying the claim by means allowed at law or in equity in regard to property that cannot readily be reached by other legal process.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 198.015 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 198 / Section 198.015
198.015 Domicile of decedent.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this chapter, every person shall be presumed to have died a resident and not a nonresident of the state: (a) If such person has dwelt or lodged in the state during and for the greater part of any period of 12 consecutive months in the 24 months next preceding death, notwithstanding the fact that from time to time during such 24 months such person may have sojourned outside of this state, and without regard to whether or not such person may have voted, may have been entitled to vote, or may have been assessed for taxes in this state; or (b) If such person has been a resident of Florida, sojourning outside of this state.

(2) The burden of proof in an estate tax proceeding shall be upon any person claiming exemption by reason of alleged nonresidency. Domicile shall be determined exclusively in the proceedings provided in this chapter, and orders relating to domicile previously entered in the probate proceedings shall not be conclusive for the purposes of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-411; s. 1031, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0748 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0748
607.0748 Shareholder action to appoint custodians or receivers.
Status: in_force

(1) A circuit court may appoint one or more persons to be custodians or receivers of and for a corporation in a proceeding by a shareholder where it is established that: (a) The directors are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs, the shareholders are unable to break the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the corporation is threatened or being suffered; or (b) The directors or those in control of the corporation are acting fraudulently and irreparable injury to the corporation is threatened or being suffered.

(2) The court: (a) May issue injunctions, appoint one or more temporary custodians or temporary receivers with all the powers and duties the court directs, take other action to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing is held; (b) Shall hold a full hearing, after notifying all parties to the proceeding and any interested persons designated by the court, before appointing a custodian or receiver; and (c) Has jurisdiction over the corporation and all of its property, wherever located.

(3) The court may appoint a natural person, a domestic eligible entity, or a foreign eligible entity authorized to transact business in this state as a custodian or receiver and may require the custodian or receiver to post bond, with or without sureties, in an amount the court directs.

(4) The court shall describe the powers and duties of the custodian or receiver in its appointing order, which may be amended. Among other powers: (a) A custodian may exercise all of the powers of the corporation, through or in place of its board of directors, to the extent necessary to manage the business and affairs of the corporation; and (b) A receiver may dispose of all or any part of the assets of the corporation, wherever located, at a public or private sale, if authorized by the court, and may sue and defend in the receiver’s own name as receiver in all courts of this state.

(5) During a custodianship, the court may redesignate the custodian a receiver and, during a receivership, the court may redesignate the receiver a custodian, in each case if doing so is in the best interests of the corporation.

(6) The court from time to time during the custodianship or receivership may order compensation paid and expense disbursements or reimbursements made to any custodian or receiver from the assets of the corporation or proceeds from the sale of its assets.

History: s. 80, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 733.506 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part V / Section 733.506
733.506 Proceedings for removal.
Status: in_force

Proceedings for removal of a personal representative may be commenced by the court or upon the petition of an interested person. The court shall revoke the letters of a removed personal representative. The removal of a personal representative shall not exonerate the removed personal representative or the removed personal representative’s surety from any liability.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 71, ch. 75-220; s. 119, ch. 2001-226.
Fla. Stat. § 570.11 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part I / Section 570.11
570.11 Directors; oath of office.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each director of the department shall take and subscribe to the same oath of office as required of state officers by s. 5, Art. II of the State Constitution. Such oath must be filed with the Department of State.

History: s. 1, ch. 59-54; s. 33, ch. 69-216; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 8, ch. 93-169; s. 888, ch. 97-103; s. 43, ch. 98-34.
Fla. Stat. § 159.623 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part IV / Section 159.623
159.623 Construction of law.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the purposes of this act.

History: s. 22, ch. 78-89.
Fla. Stat. § 339.2825 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 339 / Section 339.2825
339.2825 Approval of contractor-financed projects.
Status: in_force

(1) Before the department solicits proposals pursuant to s. 334.30 to advance a project programmed in the adopted 5-year work program or in the 10-year Strategic Intermodal Plan using funds provided by a public-private partnership or a private entity to be reimbursed from department funds for the project as programmed in the adopted work program, the department must provide a summary of the proposed project to the Executive Office of the Governor, the chair of each legislative appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The summary must include a description of any anticipated commitment by the department for the years outside the adopted work program, a description of the anticipated impacts on the department’s overall debt load, and sufficient information to demonstrate that the project will not cause the department to exceed the overall debt limitation provided in s. 339.139. The department may proceed with the project upon approval of the Governor. If the chair of either legislative appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives objects to the proposed project in writing within 14 days after receipt of the summary, the Governor may not approve the project.

(2) If the department receives an unsolicited proposal pursuant to s. 334.30 to advance a project programmed in the adopted 5-year work program or in the 10-year Strategic Intermodal Plan using funds provided by public-private partnerships or private entities to be reimbursed from department funds for the project as programmed in the adopted work program, the department shall provide a summary of the proposed project to the Executive Office of the Governor, the chair of each legislative appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives before the department advertises receipt of the proposal as provided in s. 334.30. The summary must include a description of any anticipated commitments by the department for the years outside the adopted work program, a description of any anticipated impacts on the department’s overall debt load, and sufficient information to demonstrate that the project will not cause the department to exceed the overall debt limitation provided in s. 339.139. The department may not accept the unsolicited proposal, advertise receipt of the unsolicited proposal, or solicit other proposals for the same project purpose without the approval of the Executive Office of the Governor. If the chair of either legislative appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives objects to the proposed project in writing within 14 days after receipt of the summary, the Executive Office of the Governor may not approve the proposed project.

(3) This section does not apply to a comprehensive agreement authorized in s. 334.30(2)(a).

History: s. 34, ch. 2012-128; s. 51, ch. 2013-15; s. 14, ch. 2024-173.
Fla. Stat. § 663.306 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part II / Section 663.306
663.306 Decision by office.
Status: in_force

The office may, in its discretion, approve or disapprove the application, but it shall not approve the application unless it finds that:

(1) International business in this state will be promoted by the establishment of the proposed international development bank.

(2) The proposed capital structure is adequate, but in no case may the paid-in capital stock be: (a) Less than $400,000 in the case of an international development bank organized under chapter 617 as a corporation not for profit; or (b) The amount required for a state bank in the case of an international development bank organized under part I of chapter 607 as a corporation for profit. The office may disallow any illegally obtained currency, monetary instruments, funds, or other financial resources from the capitalization requirements of this section.

(3) The proposed officers and directors have sufficient experience, ability, standing, and reputation to indicate reasonable promise of successful operation and none of the proposed officers or directors have been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a violation of s. 655.50, relating to the control of money laundering and terrorist financing; chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial transactions; or similar state or federal law.

(4) Provision has been made for suitable quarters at the location designated in the application.

History: ss. 1, 5, ch. 86-82; s. 39, ch. 87-99; s. 2, ch. 89-110; s. 9, ch. 90-51; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 1849, ch. 2003-261; s. 28, ch. 2014-91; s. 67, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 461.008 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 461 / Section 461.008
461.008 Inactive status.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the renewal of inactive licenses, and to the reactivation of licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a renewal fee for inactive status, a delinquency fee, and a fee for the reactivation of a license. None of these fees may exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the board for an active license.

(2) The department may not reactivate a license unless the inactive or delinquent licensee has paid any applicable biennial renewal or delinquency fee, or both, and a reactivation fee.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-229; s. 313, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 99, ch. 83-329; ss. 8, 12, 13, ch. 86-71; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 170, ch. 94-119.
Fla. Stat. § 626.929 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VIII / Section 626.929
626.929 Origination, acceptance, placement of surplus lines business.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed and appointed general lines agent while also licensed and appointed as a surplus lines agent under this part may originate surplus lines business and may accept surplus lines business from any other originating Florida-licensed general lines agent appointed and licensed as to the kinds of insurance involved and may compensate such agent therefor.

(2) A managing general agent while licensed and appointed as a surplus lines agent under this part may accept and place solely such surplus lines business as is originated by a Florida-licensed general lines agent appointed and licensed as to the kinds of insurance involved and may compensate such agent therefor.

(3) No such general lines agent shall knowingly misrepresent to the surplus lines agent any material fact involved in any such insurance or in the eligibility thereof for placement with a surplus lines insurer.

(4) A general lines agent while licensed as a surplus lines agent under this part may appoint these licenses with a single surplus license agent appointment pursuant to s. 624.501. Such agent may only originate surplus lines business and accept surplus lines business from other originating Florida-licensed general lines agents appointed and licensed as to the kinds of insurance involved and may compensate such agent therefor. Such agent may not be appointed by or transact general lines insurance on behalf of an admitted insurer.

History: s. 368, ch. 59-205; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 310, 318, 807, ch. 82-243; s. 43, ch. 82-386; ss. 176, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 73, ch. 98-199; s. 11, ch. 2004-374; s. 20, ch. 2024-140.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.71 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part V / Section 1010.71
1010.71 State School Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The State School Trust Fund shall be derived from the following sources: (a) The proceeds of all lands that have been or may hereafter be granted to the state by the United States for public school purposes; (b) Donations to the state when the purpose is not specified; (c) Appropriations by the state; (d) The proceeds of escheated property or forfeitures; and (e) Twenty-five percent of the sales of public lands which are now or may hereafter be owned by the state.

(2) The land comprising part of the State School Trust Fund shall not be subject to taxes of any kind whatsoever, but shall enjoy constitutional immunity therefrom, nor shall taxes of any kind be imposed thereon; nor, since not subject to tax, shall the state or any state agency be liable for taxes or the equivalent thereof sought to be imposed upon said land. All outstanding tax sale certificates against land of the State School Trust Fund are hereby canceled.

History: s. 582, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 680.512 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part V / Section 680.512
680.512 Lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided with respect to goods that threaten to decline in value speedily (s. 680.511) and subject to any security interest of a lessee (s. 680.508(5)), the lessee, after rejection of goods in the lessee’s possession, shall hold them with reasonable care at the lessor’s or the supplier’s disposition for a reasonable time after the lessee’s seasonable notification of rejection. If the lessor or the supplier gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection, the lessee may store the rejected goods for the lessor’s or the supplier’s account or ship them to the lessor or the supplier or dispose of them for the lessor’s or the supplier’s account with reimbursement in the manner provided in s. 680.511. The lessee has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.

(2) Action by the lessee pursuant to subsection (1) is not acceptance or conversion.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-278.
Fla. Stat. § 617.0801 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 617 / Section 617.0801
617.0801 Duties of board of directors.
Status: in_force

All corporate powers must be exercised by or under the authority of, and the affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its board of directors, subject to any limitation set forth in the articles of incorporation.

History: s. 38, ch. 90-179; s. 25, ch. 2009-205.
Fla. Stat. § 25.181 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 25 / Section 25.181
25.181 Record of territorial court of appeals.
Status: in_force

The files, rolls and books of record of the courts of appeals of the late Territory of Florida, so far as the same, by the concurrence of the Congress and of the Legislature of this state, may relate to matters of appropriate state authority and jurisdiction, are placed in the custody and under the control of the Supreme Court of this state, and are files, rolls and records of the said Supreme Court; and the said court may lawfully have and exercise such judicial cognizance and power over them as it may lawfully have and exercise over its own files, rolls and records.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-274.
Fla. Stat. § 760.26 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 760 / Part II / Section 760.26
760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to discriminate in land use decisions or in the permitting of development based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, religion, or, except as otherwise provided by law, the source of financing of a development or proposed development.

History: s. 16, ch. 2000-353.