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Fla. Stat. § 435.05 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 435 / Section 435.05
435.05 Requirements for covered employees and employers.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, the following requirements apply to covered employees and employers:

(1)(a) Every person required by law to be screened pursuant to this chapter must submit a complete set of information necessary to conduct a screening under this chapter. (b) For level 1 screening, the employer must submit the information necessary for screening to the Department of Law Enforcement within 5 working days after receiving it. The Department of Law Enforcement shall conduct a search of its records and respond to the employer or agency. The employer must inform the employee whether screening has revealed any disqualifying information. (c) For level 2 screening, the employer or agency must submit the information necessary for screening to the Department of Law Enforcement within 5 working days after receiving it. The Department of Law Enforcement shall perform a criminal history record check of its records and request that the Federal Bureau of Investigation perform a national criminal history record check of its records for each employee for whom the request is made. The Department of Law Enforcement shall respond to the employer or agency, and the employer or agency must inform the employee whether screening has revealed disqualifying information. (d) The person whose background is being checked must supply any missing criminal or other necessary information upon request to the requesting employer or agency within 30 days after receiving the request for the information.

(2) Every employee must attest, subject to penalty of perjury, to meeting the requirements for qualifying for employment pursuant to this chapter and agreeing to inform the employer immediately if arrested for any of the disqualifying offenses while employed by the employer.

(3) Each employer licensed or registered with an agency must conduct level 2 background screening and must submit to the agency annually or at the time of license renewal, under penalty of perjury, a signed attestation attesting to compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 208, ch. 99-8; s. 46, ch. 2000-349; s. 63, ch. 2001-62; s. 21, ch. 2004-267; s. 67, ch. 2009-223; s. 39, ch. 2010-114; s. 7, ch. 2014-84.
Fla. Stat. § 90.402 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.402
90.402 Admissibility of relevant evidence.
Status: in_force

All relevant evidence is admissible, except as provided by law.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 61.1827 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part I / Section 61.1827
61.1827 Identifying information concerning applicants for and recipients of child support services.
Status: in_force

(1) Any information that reveals the identity of applicants for or recipients of child support services, including the name, address, and telephone number of such persons, held by a non-Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The use or disclosure of such information by the non-Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency is limited to the purposes directly connected with: (a) Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding connected with the administration of any non-Title IV-D county child support enforcement program; (b) Mandatory disclosure of identifying and location information as provided in s. 61.13(7) by the non-Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency when providing non-Title IV-D services; (c) Mandatory disclosure of information as required by ss. 409.2577, 61.181, 61.1825, and 61.1826 and Title IV-D of the Social Security Act; or (d) Disclosure to an authorized person, as defined in 45 C.F.R. s. 303.15, for purposes of enforcing any state or federal law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a child or making or enforcing a parenting plan. As used in this paragraph, the term “authorized person” includes a parent with whom the child does not currently reside, unless a court has entered an order under s. 741.30, s. 741.31, or s. 784.046.

(2) The non-Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency shall not disclose information that identifies by name and address an applicant for or recipient of child support services or the whereabouts of such party or child to another person against whom a protective order with respect to the former party or the child has been entered if the county agency has reason to believe that the release of information to such person could result in physical or emotional harm to the party or the child.

(3) As used in this section, “non-Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency” means a department, division, or other agency of a county government which is operated by the county, excluding local depositories pursuant to s. 61.181 operated by the clerk of the court, to provide child support enforcement and depository services to county residents.

History: s. 1, ch. 2001-131; s. 10, ch. 2005-239; s. 1, ch. 2006-156; s. 13, ch. 2008-61.
Fla. Stat. § 238.14 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 238 / Section 238.14
238.14 Protection against fraud.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement, or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system as a result of such act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Should any change or error in records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, then on discovery of any such error the department shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, shall adjust the payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit, to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled, shall be paid.

History: s. 14, ch. 19014, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(169), 8115(6); ss. 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 142, ch. 71-136; s. 17, ch. 95-148; s. 83, ch. 99-255.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0123 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0123
607.0123 Effective time and date of document.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in s. 607.0124(5), and subject to s. 607.0124(4), any document delivered to the department for filing under this chapter may specify an effective time and a delayed effective date. In the case of initial articles of incorporation, a prior effective date may be specified in the articles of incorporation if such date is within 5 business days before the date of filing.

(1) Subject to s. 607.0124, a document accepted for filing is effective: (a) If the record filed does not specify an effective time and does not specify a prior or a delayed effective date, on the date and at the time the record is accepted, as evidenced by the department’s endorsement of the date and time on the filing. (b) If the record filed specifies an effective time, but not a prior or delayed effective date, on the date the record is accepted, as evidenced by the department’s endorsement, and at the time specified in the filing. (c) If the record filed specifies a delayed effective date, but not an effective time, at 12:01 a.m. on the earlier of: 1. The specified date; or 2. The 90th day after the date the record is filed. (d) If the record filed specifies a delayed effective date and an effective time, at the specified time on the earlier of: 1. The specified date; or 2. The 90th day after the date the record is filed. (e) If the record filed is of initial articles of incorporation and specifies an effective date before the date of the filing, but no effective time, at 12:01 a.m. on the later of: 1. The specified date; or 2. The 5th business day before the date the record is filed. (f) If the record filed is of initial articles of incorporation and specifies an effective time and an effective date before the date of the filing, at the specified time on the later of: 1. The specified date; or 2. The 5th business day before the date the record is filed.

(2) If the record filed does not specify the time zone or place at which the date or time, or both, is to be determined, the date or time, or both, at which it becomes effective shall be those prevailing at the place of filing in this state.

(3) If a document is determined by the department to be incomplete and inappropriate for filing, the department may return the document to the person or corporation filing it, together with a brief written explanation of the reason for the refusal to file, in accordance with s. 607.0125(3). If the applicant returns the document with corrections in accordance with the rules of the department within 60 days after it was mailed to the applicant by the department and if at the time of return the applicant so requests in writing, the filing date of the document will be the filing date that would have been applied had the original document not been deficient, except as to persons who relied on the record before correction and were adversely affected thereby.

History: s. 6, ch. 89-154; s. 3, ch. 93-281; s. 14, ch. 99-218; s. 3, ch. 2003-283; s. 6, ch. 2019-90; s. 2, ch. 2020-32.
Fla. Stat. § 252.927 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part III / Section 252.927
252.927 Liability.
Status: in_force

Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes; and no party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on the part of such forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection therewith. Good faith in this article shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence, or recklessness.

History: s. 1, ch. 96-244.
Fla. Stat. § 400.051 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part II / Section 400.051
400.051 Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part.
Status: in_force

(1) The following shall be exempt from the provisions of this part: (a) Any facility, institution, or other place operated by the Federal Government or a federal agency. (b) Any hospital, as defined in s. 395.002, that is licensed under chapter 395. (c) Any facility, together with improvements or additions thereto, which has existed and operated continuously in this state for at least 60 years on or before July 1, 1989, and is directly or indirectly owned and operated by a nationally recognized fraternal organization, is not open to the public, and accepts only its own members and their spouses as residents.

(2) Any facility or institution operated by and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer, in accordance with the creed or tenets of any organized church or religious denomination, shall be exempt from the provisions of this part. However, such facility or institution shall comply with all applicable laws and rules relating to sanitation and safety.

History: s. 4, ch. 69-309; s. 4, ch. 70-361; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 1, ch. 88-411; s. 30, ch. 93-177; ss. 7, 49, ch. 93-217; s. 5, ch. 94-206; s. 2, ch. 94-317; s. 34, ch. 98-89; s. 40, ch. 98-171; s. 210, ch. 99-13; s. 57, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 714.15 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 714 / Section 714.15
714.15 Engagement and compensation of professional.
Status: in_force

(1) With court approval, a receiver may engage an attorney, an accountant, an appraiser, an auctioneer, a broker, or another professional to assist the receiver in performing a duty or exercising a power of the receiver. The receiver shall disclose to the court: (a) The identity and qualifications of the professional; (b) The scope and nature of the proposed engagement; (c) Any potential conflict of interest; and (d) The proposed compensation.

(2) A person is not disqualified from engagement under this section solely because of the person’s engagement by, representation of, or other relationship with the receiver, a creditor, or a party. This chapter does not prevent the receiver from serving in the receivership as an attorney, an accountant, an auctioneer, or a broker when authorized by law.

(3) A receiver or professional engaged under subsection (1) shall file with the court an itemized statement of the time spent, work performed, and billing rate of each person that performed the work and an itemized list of expenses. The receiver shall pay the amount approved by the court.

History: s. 1, ch. 2020-106.
Fla. Stat. § 377.18 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part I / Section 377.18
377.18 Common sources of oil and gas.
Status: in_force

All common sources of supply of oil or native gas shall have the production controlled or regulated in accordance with the provisions of this law.

History: s. 13, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 6, ch. 2013-205.
Fla. Stat. § 25.041 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 25 / Section 25.041
25.041 Power to execute its judgments, decrees, and determinations.
Status: in_force

(1) The Supreme Court is vested with all the power and authority necessary for carrying into complete execution all its judgments, decrees and determinations in the matters before it, agreeable to the usage and principles of law.

(2) No judgment of the Supreme Court shall take effect until the decision of the court in such case shall be filed with the clerk of said court.

History: s. 1, ch. 57-274; (2) former s. 6, Art. XVI of the State Constitution of 1885, as amended; converted to statutory law by s. 10, Art. XII of the State Constitution as revised in 1968.
Fla. Stat. § 554.1101 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1101
554.1101 Certificate of operation.
Status: in_force

(1) If an inspection report filed pursuant to s. 554.108 shows a boiler to be in compliance with all applicable provisions of the State Boiler Code, the chief boiler inspector must, upon receipt of the inspection fee, issue a certificate of operation to the owner. Such certificate must bear the date of the inspection and specify the maximum pressure at which the boiler may be operated.

(2) The certificate for a power boiler or a high pressure, high temperature water boiler is valid for a period of 12 months from the date of the certificate inspection. The certificate for a heating boiler or a hot water supply boiler is valid for a period of 24 months from the date of the certificate inspection. The certificate must be posted under glass, or be similarly protected, in the room containing the boiler.

(3) A boiler insurance company shall notify the chief boiler inspector within 30 days after the issuance of a new or renewal boiler and machinery insurance policy, or the cancellation or nonrenewal of a boiler and machinery insurance policy, covering places of public assembly in this state.

(4) If the chief boiler inspector has knowledge that a boiler regulated under this chapter was covered by a boiler and machinery insurance policy after its most recent certification inspection, the certificateholder must, upon the request of the chief boiler inspector, submit its certificate of boiler and machinery insurance for the boiler if the department has not received the special boiler inspector’s annual inspection report within 30 days after its due date.

History: s. 10, ch. 87-361; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 2017-175.
Fla. Stat. § 738.504 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.504
738.504 Reimbursement of income from principal.
Status: in_force

(1) If a fiduciary makes or expects to make an income disbursement described in subsection (2), the fiduciary may transfer an appropriate amount from principal to income in one or more accounting periods to reimburse income.

(2) To the extent that the fiduciary has not been and does not expect to be reimbursed by a third party, income disbursements to which subsection (1) applies include: (a) An amount chargeable to principal but paid from income because principal is illiquid; (b) A disbursement made to prepare property for sale, including improvements and commissions; and (c) A disbursement described in s. 738.502(1).

(3) If an asset whose ownership gives rise to an income disbursement becomes subject to a successive interest after an income interest ends, the fiduciary may continue to make transfers under subsection (1).

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 18, ch. 2012-49; s. 39, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 501.97 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part VI / Section 501.97
501.97 Deceptive trade practices; print advertisement; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not misrepresent the geographic location of the supplier of a service or product by listing a fictitious business name or an assumed business name in print advertisement if: (a) The name and overall context of the advertisement misrepresent that the supplier maintains an established place of business within the state when in fact the supplier has no such business in the state; and (b) Calls to the local telephone number are routinely forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business location that is outside the State of Florida. For purposes of this section, a newspaper publisher, magazine or other publication, telephone directory or directory assistance service or its officer or agent, or the owner or operator of a radio or television station, or any other owner or operator of a medium primarily devoted to advertising who publishes, broadcasts, or otherwise disseminates an advertisement in good faith without actual knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading character is immune from liability for publishing the listing of a fictitious business name or assumed business name of a supplier unless the advertiser is the same person as the supplier of services or products who has committed the act prohibited by this section. This section applies to all advertisements published after the effective date of this act.

(2) A violation of this section is a deceptive and unfair trade practice and constitutes a violation of part II of this chapter. A person who violates this section commits a deceptive and unfair trade practice, punishable by the penalties provided under part II of this chapter, and is subject to the enforcement of remedies for the violation as provided in part II of this chapter.

(3) This section is supplemental to those provisions of state or federal criminal or civil law which impose prohibitions or provide penalties, sanctions, or remedies against the same conduct prohibited by this section. Nothing in this section may be construed as barring any cause of action which would otherwise be available, as precluding any action that would otherwise be available, or as precluding the imposition of penalties or sanctions or the pursuit of remedies otherwise provided for by law, except that this section may not be construed to permit duplicate enforcement of penalties, sanctions, and remedies provided for under part II of this chapter. Furthermore, the provisions of this section may not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of law which now applies, or may in the future apply, to prohibit, penalize, or impose sanctions or remedies for any conduct that violates this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 99-232.
Fla. Stat. § 112.13 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part I / Section 112.13
112.13 Insurance additional to workers’ compensation.
Status: in_force

The insurance permitted and allowed under this law shall be in addition to, and in no manner in lieu of the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Law.

History: s. 6, ch. 20852, 1941; s. 51, ch. 79-40.
Fla. Stat. § 440.108 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.108
440.108 Investigatory records relating to workers’ compensation employer compliance; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) All investigatory records made or received pursuant to s. 440.107 and any records necessary to complete an investigation held by the department are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active. For purposes of this section, an investigation is considered “active” while such investigation is being conducted by the department with a reasonable, good faith belief that it may lead to the filing of administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings. An investigation does not cease to be active if the agency is proceeding with reasonable dispatch and there is a good faith belief that action may be initiated by the agency or other administrative or law enforcement agency.

(2) After an investigation is completed or ceases to be active, information in records relating to the investigation remains confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if disclosure of that information would: (a) Jeopardize the integrity of another active investigation; (b) Reveal a trade secret, as defined in s. 688.002; (c) Reveal business or personal financial information; (d) Reveal personal identifying information regarding the identity of a confidential source; (e) Defame or cause unwarranted damage to the good name or reputation of an individual or jeopardize the safety of an individual; or (f) Reveal investigative techniques or procedures.

(3) The department may provide information made confidential and exempt by this section to any law enforcement agency or administrative agency for use in the performance of its official duties and responsibilities. The receiving agency must maintain the confidential and exempt status of such information.

History: s. 1, ch. 98-407; s. 22, ch. 2002-194; s. 1, ch. 2003-106.
Fla. Stat. § 812.019 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 812 / Section 812.019
812.019 Dealing in stolen property.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who traffics in, or endeavors to traffic in, property that he or she knows or should know was stolen shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082, 775.083, and 775.084.

(2) Any person who initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, or supervises the theft of property and traffics in such stolen property shall be guilty of a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082, 775.083, and 775.084.

History: s. 7, ch. 77-342; s. 1237, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 559.938 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part XI / Section 559.938
559.938 General Inspection Trust Fund; payments.
Status: in_force

Any moneys recovered by the department as a penalty under this part shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 88-363; s. 6, ch. 89-296; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 88, ch. 92-291; s. 1, ch. 93-107; s. 5, ch. 95-314.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8304 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8304
620.8304 Statement of denial.
Status: in_force

(1) A partner or other person named as a partner in a filed registration, statement of partnership authority, or in a list maintained by an agent pursuant to s. 620.8105(1)(c) may file a statement of denial stating: (a) The name of the partnership, as identified in the records of the Department of State; and (b) The fact that is being denied, which may include denial of a person’s authority or status as a partner.

(2) A statement of denial may be filed without regard to the provisions of s. 620.8105(4) if it states that no partnership registration statement has been filed with the Department of State.

(3) A statement of denial is a limitation on authority as provided in s. 620.8303(3) and (4).

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 8, ch. 99-285.