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Fla. Stat. § 220.801 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part IX / Section 220.801
220.801 Penalties; failure to timely file returns.
Status: in_force

(1) In case of failure to file any tax return required under this chapter on the date prescribed therefor, including any extensions thereof, there shall be added as a penalty to the amount of tax due with such return 10 percent of the amount of such tax, if the failure is not for more than 1 month, plus an additional 10 percent for each additional month or fraction thereof during which such failure continues, not exceeding 50 percent in the aggregate. The department may settle or compromise such penalties pursuant to s. 213.21. For purposes of this section, the amount of tax due with any return shall be reduced by any part of the tax which is paid on or before the date prescribed for payment of the tax and by the amount of any credit against the tax which was properly allowable on the date the return was required to be filed.

(2) In case of failure to file any tax return required by this chapter, notwithstanding that no tax is shown to be due thereon, a penalty in the amount of $50 for each month or portion thereof, not to exceed $300 in the aggregate, shall be assessed and paid for each such failure to file. This subsection shall only apply to corporations when they also are required to file a federal income tax return.

(3) If any penalty is assessed under subsection (1) for failure to file a return by the prescribed date, no penalty under subsection (2) for failure to file a return with no tax shown to be due shall be assessed with respect to the same return.

(4) The provisions of this section shall specifically apply to the notice of federal change required under s. 220.23.

History: s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 4, ch. 74-324; s. 15, ch. 81-178; s. 8, ch. 86-121; s. 94, ch. 87-6; s. 61, ch. 87-101; s. 62, ch. 91-112; s. 29, ch. 92-320; s. 18, ch. 2011-76.
Fla. Stat. § 903.34 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 903 / Section 903.34
903.34 Who may admit to bail.
Status: in_force

In criminal actions instituted or pending in any state court, bonds given by defendants before trial until appeal shall be approved by a committing trial court judge or the sheriff. Appeal bonds shall be approved as provided in s. 924.15.

History: s. 77, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(77); s. 39, ch. 70-339; s. 32, ch. 2004-11.
Fla. Stat. § 406.04 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 406 / Part I / Section 406.04
406.04 Rules.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall ensure minimum and uniform standards of excellence, performance of duties, and maintenance of records so as to provide useful and adequate information to the state in regard to causative factors of those deaths investigated.

History: s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6, 7, ch. 81-89; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 7, 8, ch. 87-359; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 110, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 717.125 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.125
717.125 Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time after property has been paid or delivered to the department under this chapter, another state may recover the property if: (a) The property was subjected to custody by this state because the records of the holder did not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner when the property was presumed unclaimed under this chapter, and the other state establishes that the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was in that state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment or being unclaimed by that state; (b) The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property, as reflected by the records of the holder, is in the other state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; (c) The records of the holder were erroneous in that they did not accurately reflect the actual owner of the property and the last known address of the actual owner is in the other state and under laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; (d) The property was subject to custody by this state under s. 717.103(6) and under the laws of the state of domicile of the holder the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; or (e) The property is the sum payable on a traveler’s check, money order, or other similar instrument that was subjected to custody by this state under s. 717.104, and the instrument was purchased in the other state, and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or became subject to a claim of abandonment by that state.

(2) The claim of another state to recover escheated or unclaimed property under this section must be presented in a form prescribed by the department, and the department shall determine the claim within 90 days after it is presented. Such determination shall contain a notice of rights provided by ss. 120.569 and 120.57.

(3) The department shall require a state, prior to recovery of property under this section, to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim for the property.

History: s. 26, ch. 87-105; s. 296, ch. 96-410; s. 26, ch. 2001-36.
Fla. Stat. § 28.02 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.02
28.02 Bond of circuit court clerks; large counties.
Status: in_force

In each county of the state having a population in excess of 150,000 according to the last state census, the clerk of the circuit court shall give bond as required by the board of county commissioners of the county, to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court and be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of office.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1381; GS 1821; RGS 3066; CGL 4847; s. 1, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; ss. 10, 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 153, ch. 95-147; s. 13, ch. 95-312; s. 8, ch. 98-34.
Fla. Stat. § 517.1215 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 517 / Section 517.1215
517.1215 Requirements, rules of conduct, and prohibited business practices for investment advisers and their associated persons.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall specify by rule requirements for investment advisers deemed to have custody of client funds which concern the following: (a) Notification of custody of, maintenance of, and safeguards for client funds. (b) Communications with clients and independent representatives. (c) Requirements for investment advisers who have custody of pooled investments. (d) Exceptions to the custody requirements. In adopting the rules, the commission shall consider the rules and regulations of the federal regulatory authority and the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.

(2) The commission shall by rule establish rules of conduct and prohibited business practices for investment advisers and their associated persons. In adopting the rules, the commission shall consider general industry standards as expressed in the rules and regulations of the various federal and self-regulatory agencies and regulatory associations, including, but not limited to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.

History: s. 4, ch. 2005-237; s. 6, ch. 2009-242; s. 13, ch. 2023-205.
Fla. Stat. § 403.72 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.72
403.72 Identification, listing, and notification.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt rules which list hazardous wastes and identify their characteristics and shall establish procedures by which hazardous waste may be identified. The department may consider ignitability, corrosivity, reactiveness, toxicity, infectiousness, radioactivity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, bioaccumulative effect, and persistence and degradability in nature and any other characteristics relevant to each particular waste material.

(2) Any generator or transporter of, or any person who owns or operates a facility that disposes of, stores, or treats, hazardous waste which is identified or listed by rule of the department shall, within 90 days of the effective date of the rule, file a written notification with the department, unless previous notification was given to the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to federal law. The notification shall state the location of the generator, transporter, or facility; shall generally describe the activity engaged in; and shall state the hazardous waste handled. The department shall adopt and make available to the public a notification form for this purpose.

History: s. 8, ch. 80-302; s. 8, ch. 82-27.
Fla. Stat. § 627.64725 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.64725
627.64725 Health maintenance organization or exclusive provider organization; disclosure of terms and conditions of plan.
Status: in_force

Each health maintenance organization or exclusive provider organization shall provide prospective enrollees with written information about the terms and conditions of the plan in accordance with s. 641.31(4) so that the prospective enrollees can make informed decisions about accepting a managed-care system of health care delivery; however, information about where, in what manner, and from whom the comprehensive health care services or specific health care services can be obtained need be disclosed only upon request by the prospective enrollee. All marketing materials distributed by the health maintenance organization or exclusive provider organization must contain a notice in boldfaced type which states that the information required under this section is available to the prospective enrollee upon request.

History: s. 8, ch. 96-223.
Fla. Stat. § 104.186 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 104 / Section 104.186
104.186 Initiative petitions; violations.
Status: in_force

A person who compensates a petition circulator as defined in s. 97.021 based on the number of petition forms gathered, as prohibited by s. 100.371(5), commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This section does not prohibit employment relationships that do not base payment on the number of signatures collected.

History: s. 4, ch. 2019-64; s. 28, ch. 2022-73; s. 13, ch. 2025-21.
Fla. Stat. § 456.029 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.029
456.029 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. 47, ch. 97-261; s. 57, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 328.145 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 328 / Part I / Section 328.145
328.145 Rights of secured party.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the effect of perfection and nonperfection of a security interest and the priority of a perfected or unperfected security interest with respect to the rights of a purchaser or creditor, including a lien creditor, is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.

(2) If, while a security interest in a vessel is perfected by any method under this part, the department creates a certificate of title that does not indicate that the vessel is subject to the security interest or contain a statement that it may be subject to security interests not indicated on the certificate: (a) A buyer of the vessel, other than a person in the business of selling or leasing vessels of that kind, takes free of the security interest if the buyer, acting in good faith and without knowledge of the security interest, gives value and receives possession of the vessel; and (b) The security interest is subordinate to a conflicting security interest in the vessel that is perfected under s. 328.12 after creation of the certificate and without the conflicting secured party’s knowledge of the security interest.

History: s. 18, ch. 2019-76.
Fla. Stat. § 175.1215 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 175 / Section 175.1215
175.1215 Police and Firefighters’ Premium Tax Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

The Police and Firefighters’ Premium Tax Trust Fund is created, to be administered by the Division of Retirement of the Department of Management Services. Funds credited to the trust fund, as provided in chapter 95-250, Laws of Florida, or similar legislation, shall be expended for the purposes set forth in that legislation.

History: s. 1, ch. 95-249.
Fla. Stat. § 202.14 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 202 / Section 202.14
202.14 Credit against tax imposed.
Status: in_force

To prevent actual multistate taxation of communications services subject to tax under this chapter, any taxpayer, upon proof that such taxpayer has paid a tax legally imposed by another state or local jurisdiction in such other state with respect to such services, shall be allowed a credit against the taxes imposed under this chapter to the extent of the amount of tax paid in the other state or local jurisdiction.

History: ss. 6, 58, ch. 2000-260; s. 38, ch. 2001-140.
Fla. Stat. § 509.091 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.091
509.091 Notices; form and service.
Status: in_force

(1) All licensees and licensed agents must provide an e-mail address to the division to function as the primary method of contact for all communication with the division.

(2) Each notice or inspection report served by the division pursuant to this chapter must be in writing and must be delivered personally by an agent of the division, sent by e-mail, or mailed to the operator of the public lodging establishment or public food service establishment. If the operator refuses to accept service or evades service or the agent is otherwise unable to effect service after due diligence, the division may post such notice or inspection report in a conspicuous place at the establishment.

History: s. 28, ch. 6952, 1915; RGS 2148; CGL 3377; s. 30, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 3377; s. 1, ch. 71-157; s. 190, ch. 71-377; s. 4, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 5, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 93-53; s. 2, ch. 2015-143; s. 4, ch. 2023-211.
Fla. Stat. § 76.05 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 76 / Section 76.05
76.05 Grounds when debt not due.
Status: in_force

Any creditor may have an attachment on a debt not due, when the debtor:

(1) Is actually removing the property out of the state.

(2) Is fraudulently disposing of the property to avoid the payment of his or her debts.

(3) Is fraudulently secreting the property to avoid payment of his or her debts.

History: s. 1, Feb. 14, 1835; RS 1638; s. 1, ch. 5257, 1903; GS 2102; RGS 3403; CGL 5256; s. 26, ch. 67-254; s. 372, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 733.602 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part VI / Section 733.602
733.602 General duties.
Status: in_force

(1) A personal representative is a fiduciary who shall observe the standards of care applicable to trustees. A personal representative is under a duty to settle and distribute the estate of the decedent in accordance with the terms of the decedent’s will and this code as expeditiously and efficiently as is consistent with the best interests of the estate. A personal representative shall use the authority conferred by this code, the authority in the will, if any, and the authority of any order of the court, for the best interests of interested persons, including creditors.

(2) A personal representative shall not be liable for any act of administration or distribution if the act was authorized at the time. Subject to other obligations of administration, a probated will is authority to administer and distribute the estate according to its terms. An order of appointment of a personal representative is authority to distribute apparently intestate assets to the heirs of the decedent if, at the time of distribution, the personal representative is not aware of a proceeding challenging intestacy or a proceeding questioning the appointment or fitness to continue. Nothing in this section affects the duty of the personal representative to administer and distribute the estate in accordance with the rights of interested persons.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 74, ch. 75-220; s. 27, ch. 77-87; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 270, ch. 79-400; s. 3, ch. 89-340; s. 1001, ch. 97-102; s. 125, ch. 2001-226; s. 37, ch. 2006-217; s. 11, ch. 2009-115.
Fla. Stat. § 679.3081 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.3081
679.3081 When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; continuity of perfection.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and s. 679.3091, a security interest is perfected if it has attached and all of the applicable requirements for perfection in ss. 679.3101-679.3161 have been satisfied. A security interest is perfected when it attaches if the applicable requirements are satisfied before the security interest attaches.

(2) An agricultural lien is perfected if it has become effective and all of the applicable requirements for perfection in s. 679.3101 have been satisfied. An agricultural lien is perfected when it becomes effective if the applicable requirements are satisfied before the agricultural lien becomes effective.

(3) A security interest or agricultural lien is perfected continuously if it is originally perfected by one method under this chapter and is later perfected by another method under this chapter, without an intermediate period during which it was unperfected.

(4) Perfection of a security interest in collateral also perfects a security interest in a supporting obligation for the collateral.

(5) Perfection of a security interest in a right to payment or performance also perfects a security interest in a security interest, mortgage, or other lien on personal or real property securing the right.

(6) Perfection of a security interest in a securities account also perfects a security interest in the security entitlements carried in the securities account.

(7) Perfection of a security interest in a commodity account also perfects a security interest in the commodity contracts carried in the commodity account.

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 718.101 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 718 / Part I / Section 718.101
718.101 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Condominium Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 76-222.
Fla. Stat. § 121.1122 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 121 / Part I / Section 121.1122
121.1122 Purchase of retirement credit for in-state public service and in-state service in accredited nonpublic schools and colleges, including charter schools and charter technical career centers.
Status: in_force

Effective January 1, 1998, a member of the Florida Retirement System may purchase creditable service for periods of certain public or nonpublic employment performed in this state, as provided in this section.

(1) PURCHASE OF RETIREMENT CREDIT AUTHORIZED. — Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), a member of the Florida Retirement System may purchase up to 5 years of retirement credit for: (a) Periods of public employment in this state; or (b) Periods of employment in charter schools or charter technical career centers or in any nonpublic school or college in this state that is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Credit for 1 year of such service may be purchased for each year of creditable service a member completes under the Florida Retirement System.

(2) LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS. — (a) A member is not eligible to receive credit for in-state service under this section until he or she has completed the years of creditable service required for vesting under the Florida Retirement System, excluding service purchased under this section and out-of-state service claimed and purchased under s. 121.1115. (b) A member may not purchase and receive credit for more than 5 years of creditable service aggregated under this section and s. 121.1115. (c) Service credit claimed under this section shall be credited only as service in the Regular Class and is subject to s. 112.65. (d) Service credit may not be purchased under this section if the member is eligible to receive or is receiving a pension or benefit from a retirement or pension plan based on or including the service. Eligibility for or the receipt of contributions to a retirement plan made by the employer on behalf of the employee is considered a benefit. (e) A member is eligible to receive service credit for in-state service performed after leaving the Florida Retirement System only after completing at least 1 year of creditable service in the Florida Retirement System following the in-state service. (f) The service claimed must have been service covered by a retirement or pension plan provided by the employer.

(3) COST. — The cost to purchase retirement credit under this section shall be calculated in the same manner as set forth in s. 121.1115(2) for purchase of credit for out-of-state service.

History: s. 12, ch. 97-180; s. 2, ch. 98-18; s. 4, ch. 98-302; s. 8, ch. 98-413; s. 11, ch. 2000-169; ss. 42, 43, ch. 2003-399; s. 11, ch. 2009-209; s. 19, ch. 2011-68.
Fla. Stat. § 350.0612 — Florida Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 350 / Section 350.0612
350.0612 Public Counsel; location.
Status: in_force

The Public Counsel shall maintain his or her office in Leon County on the premises of the commission or, if suitable space there cannot be provided, at such other place convenient to the offices of the commissioners as will enable him or her to carry out expeditiously the duties and functions of his or her office.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-195; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 6, ch. 87-50; s. 537, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 166.0493 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.0493
166.0493 Powers, duties, and obligations of municipal law enforcement agencies.
Status: in_force

Every municipal law enforcement agency shall incorporate an antiracial or other antidiscriminatory profiling policy into the agency’s policies and practices, utilizing the Florida Police Chiefs Association Model Policy as a guide. Antiprofiling policies shall include the elements of definitions, traffic stop procedures, community education and awareness efforts, and policies for the handling of complaints from the public.

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-264; s. 29, ch. 2020-2.