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Fla. Stat. § 514.075 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 514 / Section 514.075
514.075 Public pool service technician; certification.
Status: in_force

The department may require that a public pool, as defined in s. 514.011, be serviced by a person certified as a pool service technician. To be certified, an individual must demonstrate knowledge of public pools which includes, but is not limited to: pool cleaning; general pool maintenance; source of the water supply; bacteriological, chemical, and physical quality of water; and water purification, testing, treatment, and disinfection procedures. The department may, by rule, establish the requirement for the certification course and course approval. The department shall deem certified any individual who is certified by a course of national recognition or any person licensed under s. 489.105(3)(j), (k), or (l). This requirement does not apply to a person, or the direct employee of a person, permitted as a public pool operator under s. 514.031.

History: s. 19, ch. 96-298; s. 73, ch. 96-388.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6419 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VI / Section 627.6419
627.6419 Requirements with respect to breast cancer.
Status: in_force

(1) An insurer may not deny the issuance or renewal of, or cancel, a policy of accident insurance or health insurance, nor include any exception or exclusion of benefits in a policy solely because the insured has been diagnosed as having a fibrocystic condition or a nonmalignant lesion that demonstrates a predisposition, or solely due to the family history of the insured related to breast cancer, or solely due to any combination of these factors, unless the condition is diagnosed through a breast biopsy that demonstrates an increased disposition to developing breast cancer.

(2) An insurer may not deny the issuance or renewal of, or cancel, a policy of accident insurance or health insurance, nor include any exception or exclusion of benefits in a policy solely due to breast cancer, if the insured has been free from breast cancer for more than 2 years before the applicant’s request for health insurance coverage.

(3) This section also applies to a policy of group, blanket, or franchise accident or health insurance and to a contract or evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance organization.

History: s. 59, ch. 92-318; s. 7, ch. 95-188; s. 4, ch. 97-48; s. 2, ch. 97-182.
Fla. Stat. § 320.95 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.95
320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may accept an application provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.

(2) The department may collect electronic mail addresses and use electronic mail in lieu of the United States Postal Service for the purpose of providing renewal notices.

History: s. 21, ch. 97-300; s. 44, ch. 2012-181.
Fla. Stat. § 539.002 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 539 / Section 539.002
539.002 Applicability.
Status: in_force

Chapter 538 does not apply to pawnbrokers licensed under the Florida Pawnbroking Act. This act does not abrogate any provision of chapters 671-680.

History: s. 2, ch. 96-242.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.584 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.584
1012.584 Continuing education and inservice training for youth mental health awareness and assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Education shall establish an evidence-based youth mental health awareness and assistance training program to help school personnel identify and understand the signs of emotional disturbance, mental illness, and substance use disorders and provide such personnel with the skills to help a person who is developing or experiencing an emotional disturbance, mental health, or substance use problem.

(2) The Department of Education shall select a national authority on youth mental health awareness and assistance to facilitate providing youth mental health awareness and assistance training, using a trainer certification model, to all school personnel in elementary, middle, and high schools. Each school safety specialist shall earn, or designate one or more individuals to earn, certification as a youth mental health awareness and assistance trainer. The school safety specialist shall ensure that all school personnel within his or her school district receive youth mental health awareness and assistance training.

(3) The training program shall include, but is not limited to: (a) An overview of mental illnesses and substance use disorders and the need to reduce the stigma of mental illness. (b) Information on the potential risk factors and warning signs of emotional disturbance, mental illness, or substance use disorders, including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders, and self-injury, as well as common treatments for those conditions and how to assess those risks. (c) Information on how to engage at-risk students with the skills, resources, and knowledge required to assess the situation, and how to identify and encourage the student to use appropriate professional help and other support strategies, including, but not limited to, peer, social, or self-help care.

(4) Each school district shall notify all school personnel who have received training pursuant to this section of mental health services that are available in the school district, and the individual to contact if a student needs services. The term “mental health services” includes, but is not limited to, community mental health services, health care providers, and services provided under ss. 1006.04 and 1006.041.

(5) No later than July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter by July 1, each school district shall certify to the department, in a format determined by the department, that at least 80 percent of school personnel in elementary, middle, and high schools have received the training required under this section.

History: s. 30, ch. 2018-3; s. 133, ch. 2019-3; s. 13, ch. 2021-44; s. 66, ch. 2022-154; s. 8, ch. 2022-174; s. 48, ch. 2023-245.
Fla. Stat. § 316.2035 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.2035
316.2035 Injurious substances prohibited; dragging vehicle or load; obstructing, digging, etc.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful to place or allow to be placed upon any street or highway any tacks, wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, or other substance which may be injurious to the feet of persons or animals or to the tires of vehicles or in any way injurious to the road.

(2) It is unlawful to allow any vehicle or contrivance or any part of same, or any load or portion of a load carried on the same, to drag upon any street or highway.

(3) It is unlawful to obstruct, dig up, or in any way disturb any street or highway. However, this subsection shall not be construed so as to hinder or prevent the installation or replacement of any utilities in accordance with the provisions of law now existing or that may hereafter be enacted.

(4) It is unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with any solid tires or any airless-type tire on any motor-driven vehicle when operated upon a highway.

(5) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as either a nonmoving violation for infractions of subsection (1) or subsection (3) or as a moving violation for infractions of subsection (2) or subsection (4).

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 157, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 318.38 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 318 / Section 318.38
318.38 Nonseverability.
Status: in_force

If the provisions of s. 318.32 authorizing hearing officers to impose the same sanctions as county court judges for civil traffic infractions are found to be unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court, then the hearing officers shall have no further jurisdiction over any civil traffic infractions.

History: s. 9, ch. 89-337; s. 10, ch. 94-202.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0303 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0303
607.0303 Emergency powers.
Status: in_force

(1) In anticipation of or during any emergency defined in subsection (5), the board of directors of a corporation may: (a) Modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer, employee, or agent; and (b) Relocate the principal office or designate alternative principal offices or regional offices or authorize the officers to do so.

(2) During an emergency defined in subsection (5), unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise: (a) Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directors whom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication and radio; (b) One or more officers of the corporation present at a meeting of the board of directors may be deemed to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum; and (c) The director or directors in attendance at a meeting, or any greater number affixed by the emergency bylaws, constitute a quorum.

(3) Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary business affairs of the corporation: (a) Binds the corporation; and (b) May not be used to impose liability on a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation.

(4) No officer, director, or employee acting in accordance with any emergency bylaws shall be liable except for willful or intentional misconduct.

(5) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the board of directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event.

(6) To the extent not inconsistent with any emergency bylaws so adopted, the bylaws of the corporation shall remain in effect during any emergency, and upon termination of the emergency, the emergency bylaws will cease to be operative.

History: s. 25, ch. 89-154; s. 26, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 465.0255 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 465 / Section 465.0255
465.0255 Expiration date of medicinal drugs; display; related use and storage instructions.
Status: in_force

(1) The manufacturer, repackager, or other distributor of any medicinal drug shall display the expiration date of each drug in a readable fashion on the container and on its packaging. The term “readable” means conspicuous and bold.

(2) Each pharmacist for a community pharmacy dispensing medicinal drugs and each practitioner dispensing medicinal drugs on an outpatient basis shall display on the outside of the container of each medicinal drug dispensed, or in other written form delivered to the purchaser: (a) The expiration date when provided by the manufacturer, repackager, or other distributor of the drug; or (b) An earlier beyond-use date for expiration, which may be up to 1 year after the date of dispensing. The dispensing pharmacist or practitioner must provide information concerning the expiration date to the purchaser upon request and must provide appropriate instructions regarding the proper use and storage of the drug.

(3) This section does not impose liability on the dispensing pharmacist or practitioner for damages related to, or caused by, a medicinal drug that loses its effectiveness prior to the expiration date displayed by the dispensing pharmacist or practitioner.

(4) The provisions of this section are intended to notify the patient receiving a medicinal drug of the information required by this section, and the dispensing pharmacist or practitioner shall not be liable for the patient’s failure to heed such notice or to follow the instructions for storage.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-44; s. 8, ch. 2004-387.
Fla. Stat. § 589.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.01
589.01 Florida Forestry Council.
Status: in_force

The Florida Forestry Council, hereinafter called the “council,” is hereby created in the Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The council shall be composed of five members appointed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for terms of 4 years.

(1) There shall be one member of the council from each of the following areas of forestry: (a) The pulp and paper manufacturing industry. (b) A forest products industry other than that described in paragraph (a). (c) A timber or timber products dealer. (d) An individual forest landowner. (e) An active member of a statewide conservation organization having as one of its principal objectives the conservation and development of the forest resource.

(2) Not fewer than two or more than three nominations shall be made for each membership on the council, and any statewide organization representing an area of forestry represented on the council may make nominations.

(3) The council shall meet at the call of its chair, at the request of a majority of its membership or of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, or at such times as may be prescribed by its rules.

(4) A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, and an act by a majority of such quorum at any meeting shall constitute an official act of the council.

(5) The powers and duties of the council shall be as follows: (a) To consider and study the entire field of forestry; (b) To advise, counsel, and consult with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Director of the Florida Forest Service upon request in connection with the promulgation, administration, and enforcement of all laws and rules relating to forestry; (c) To consider all matters submitted to it by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or the Director of the Florida Forest Service; (d) To offer suggestions and recommendations to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Director of the Florida Forest Service on its own initiative in regard to changes in the laws and rules relating to forestry as may be deemed advisable to secure the effective administration and enforcement of such laws and rules relating to the work of the Florida Forest Service; and (e) To keep a complete record of all its proceedings, showing the names of the members present at each meeting and any action taken by the council, and to file and maintain such records in the Florida Forest Service as a public record.

History: s. 1, ch. 12283, 1927; CGL 4151(1); s. 1, ch. 20419, 1941; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-306; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 204, ch. 77-104; s. 18, ch. 77-108; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 1, 4, 5, ch. 81-80; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 51, ch. 83-216; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 1, 2, ch. 87-10; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 948, ch. 97-103; s. 23, ch. 2012-7.
Fla. Stat. § 601.74 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.74
601.74 Fees for licensing and analysis of processing materials.
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture may set fees with respect to the licensing and analysis of materials and composition used on or in the packing of citrus fruits. Fees shall be not less than $30 nor more than $100 for each manufacturer applying to the Department of Agriculture. All such license fees collected under this section shall be paid monthly by the Department of Agriculture into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Inspection Trust Fund and shall be appropriated and made available for defraying the expenses incurred in the administration of this law.

History: s. 74, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 3, ch. 85-129; ss. 5, 12, ch. 87-44; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 56, ch. 2012-182; s. 87, ch. 2013-18.
Fla. Stat. § 632.622 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 632 / Section 632.622
632.622 Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options.
Status: in_force

(1) For certificates issued prior to October 1, 1982, the value of every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall comply with the provisions of law applicable immediately prior thereto.

(2) For certificates issued on or after October 1, 1982, reserves shall be computed utilizing the appropriate mortality tables approved by the office for policies containing life insurance benefits made applicable to life insurers under s. 625.121.

History: ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1383, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 310.142 — Florida Code / Title XXII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.142
310.142 Pilotage at St. Marys Entrance.
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Board of Pilotage Commissioners for the corporate authority of St. Marys, Georgia, for reciprocal pilotage of vessels in the boundary waters and tributaries of St. Marys Entrance.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-262; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 2019-5.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0410 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part IV / Section 736.0410
736.0410 Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for disapproval of nonjudicial acts.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by ss. 736.04113-736.0414, a trust terminates to the extent the trust expires or is revoked or is properly distributed pursuant to the terms of the trust.

(2) A proceeding to disapprove a proposed modification or termination under s. 736.0412 or a trust combination or division under s. 736.0417 may be commenced by any beneficiary.

(3) A proceeding to disapprove a proposed termination under s. 736.0414(1) may be commenced by any qualified beneficiary.

History: s. 4, ch. 2006-217.
Fla. Stat. § 39.704 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part IX / Section 39.704
39.704 Exemptions from judicial review.
Status: in_force

Judicial review does not apply to:

(1) Minors who have been placed in adoptive homes by a licensed child-placing agency; or

(2) Minors who are refugees or entrants to whom federal regulations apply and who are in the care of a social service agency.

History: s. 9, ch. 87-289; s. 14, ch. 90-306; s. 81, ch. 98-403; s. 41, ch. 99-193.
Fla. Stat. § 316.208 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.208
316.208 Motorcycles and mopeds.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person operating a motorcycle or moped shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this chapter, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.

(2)(a) Any person operating a moped upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations: 1. When overtaking or passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction. 2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. 3. When reasonably necessary to avoid any condition, including, but not limited to, a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, animal, surface hazard, or substandard-width lane, that makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge. For purposes of this paragraph, a “substandard-width lane” is a lane that is too narrow for a moped and another vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. (b) Any person operating a moped upon a one-way highway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.

(3) A person propelling a moped solely by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.

(4) No person shall propel a moped upon and along a sidewalk while the motor is operating.

(5) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 8, ch. 87-161; s. 163, ch. 99-248.
Fla. Stat. § 626.859 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part VI / Section 626.859
626.859 “Catastrophe” or “emergency” adjuster defined.
Status: in_force

A “catastrophe” or “emergency” adjuster is a person who is not a licensed adjuster under this part, but who has been designated and certified to the department by insurers as qualified to adjust claims, losses, or damages under policies or contracts of insurance issued by such insurer, and whom the department may license, in the event of a catastrophe or emergency, for the purposes and under the conditions which the department shall fix and for the period of the emergency as the department shall determine, to adjust claims, losses, or damages under the policies of insurance issued by the insurers.

History: s. 322, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 275, 293, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 138, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 974, ch. 2003-261; s. 55, ch. 2004-390.
Fla. Stat. § 626.291 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.291
626.291 Examination results; denial, issuance of license.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 30 days after the applicant has completed any examination required under s. 626.221, the department or its designee shall provide a score report; and, if it finds that the applicant has received a passing grade, the department shall within such period notify the applicant and issue and transmit the license to which such examination related. If it finds that the applicant did not make a passing grade on the examination for a particular license, the department or its designee shall within this period provide notice to the applicant to that effect and of its denial of the license. For those applicants who have completed the examination and received a passing grade prior to submitting the license application, the department shall promptly issue the license applied for as soon as the department approves the application.

(2) As to an applicant for a license for which no examination is required, the department shall promptly issue the license applied for as soon as it has approved the application.

(3) A passing grade on an examination is valid for a period of 1 year. The department shall not issue a license to an applicant based on an examination taken more than 1 year prior to the date that an application for license is filed.

History: s. 208, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 172, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 18, ch. 82-386; s. 64, ch. 89-360; ss. 29, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 928, ch. 2003-261; s. 35, ch. 2004-390; s. 10, ch. 2006-184.