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Fla. Stat. § 627.552 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part V / Section 627.552
627.552 Employee groups.
Status: in_force

Subject to all of the requirements of this section, the lives of a group of individual employees of an employer may be insured, for the benefit of persons other than the employer, under a policy issued to the employer or to the trustees of a fund established by an employer, which employer or board of trustees is deemed to be the policyholder.

(1)(a) The employees eligible for insurance under the policy shall be all of the employees of the employer, or all of any class or classes of employees determined by conditions pertaining to their employment; however, a class of employees may not be created or permitted that consists solely of employees covered under the employer’s group health plan. This section does not prohibit an employer from requiring participation in its group health plan as a condition of employment. (b) The policy may provide that the term “employees” includes the employees of one or more subsidiary corporations, and includes the employees, individual proprietors, and partners of one or more affiliated corporations, proprietors, or partnerships if the business of the employer and of the affiliated corporations, proprietors, or partnerships is under common control. The policy may provide that the term “employees” includes the individual proprietor or partners if the employer is an individual proprietor or a partnership. The policy may provide that the term “employees” includes directors of a corporate employer, former employees, or retired employees. (c) A policy issued to insure the employees of a public body may provide that the term “employees” includes elected or appointed officials.

(2) The premium for the policy shall be paid by the policyholder, either from the employer’s funds or from funds contributed by the insured employees, or from both. A policy on which no part of the premium is derived from funds contributed by the insured employees must insure all eligible employees, or all except any as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer, except those employees who reject coverage in writing.

(3) The amounts of insurance under the policy must be based upon some plan precluding individual selection either by the employees or by the employer or trustees.

This section does not affect the provisions of ss. 112.08-112.14.

History: s. 525, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 63-187; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 423, 448, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 47, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 4, ch. 2010-61.
Fla. Stat. § 274.04 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 274 / Section 274.04
274.04 Property acquisition.
Status: in_force

Whenever acquiring property, the governmental unit may pay the purchase price in full or may exchange property with the seller as a trade-in and apply the exchange allowance to the cost of the property acquired. If, whenever acquiring property, the governmental unit may best serve the interests of the county or district by outright sale of the property to be replaced, rather than by exchange as a trade-in, it may make the sale in a manner otherwise prescribed in this act for the disposal of property. The receipts from the sale may be treated as a current refund if the property to be acquired shall be contracted for within the same fiscal year of the governmental unit in which the property sold is disposed of.

History: s. 4, ch. 59-163.
Fla. Stat. § 660.29 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 660 / Section 660.29
660.29 Use of personnel and facilities.
Status: in_force

To the extent not prohibited by law, the trust department of a bank or association, for or in connection with any of its fiduciary functions or trust business or related activities, may utilize personnel, facilities, and services of the commercial department of that bank or the nontrust departments of that association and of any business organization which is a bank holding company under the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U.S.C. ss. 1841 et seq.), or a savings and loan holding company of which that bank is a subsidiary as defined in said act or that association is a subsidiary, or of any other such subsidiary of that bank or savings and loan holding company; and, to the same extent, the commercial department of a bank or the nontrust departments of an association or any such bank or savings and loan holding company of which that bank or association is a subsidiary, or any other subsidiary of such bank or savings and loan holding company, for or in connection with any of the business activities or functions of such commercial department or nontrust departments, bank or savings and loan holding company, or other subsidiary, may utilize personnel, facilities, and services of the trust department of such bank or association.

History: ss. 126, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 63, ch. 99-3.
Fla. Stat. § 941.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 941 / Part I / Section 941.02
941.02 Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all Acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state of the United States any person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this state.

History: s. 2, ch. 20460, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 940.05 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 940 / Section 940.05
940.05 Restoration of civil rights.
Status: in_force

Any person who has been convicted of a felony may be entitled to the restoration of all the rights of citizenship enjoyed by him or her before conviction if the person has:

(1) Received a full pardon from the Board of Executive Clemency;

(2) Served the maximum term of the sentence imposed upon him or her; or

(3) Been granted his or her final release by the Florida Commission on Offender Review.

History: s. 1, ch. 3467, 1883; RS 3001; GS 4077; RGS 6181; CGL 8495; s. 3, ch. 69-29; s. 494, ch. 81-259; s. 47, ch. 88-122; s. 1595, ch. 97-102; s. 167, ch. 2008-4; s. 27, ch. 2014-191.
Fla. Stat. § 501.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part I / Section 501.013
501.013 Health studios; exemptions.
Status: in_force

The following businesses or activities may be declared exempt from the provisions of ss. 501.012-501.019 upon the filing of an affidavit with the department establishing that the stated qualifications are met:

(1) A bona fide nonprofit organization which has been granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service.

(2) A gymnastics school which engages only in instruction and training and in which exercise is only incidental to such instruction and training.

(3) A golf, tennis, or racquetball club in which sports play is the only activity offered by the club. If the facility offers the use of physical exercise equipment, this exemption shall not apply.

(4) A program or facility which is offered and used solely for the purpose of dance, aerobic exercise, or martial arts, and which utilizes no physical exercise equipment.

(5) A country club that has as its primary function the provision of a social life and recreational amenities to its members, and for which a program of physical exercise is merely incidental to membership. As used in this subsection, the term “country club” means a facility that offers its members a variety of services that may include, but need not be limited to, social activities; dining, banquet, catering, and lounge facilities; swimming; yachting; golf; tennis; card games such as bridge and canasta; and special programs for members’ children. Upon the filing of an affidavit with the department establishing that the stated qualifications of this subsection were met before July 1, 1997, this subsection will apply retroactively to the date that the country club met these qualifications.

(6) A program or facility that is offered by an organization for the exclusive use of its employees and their family members.

History: s. 3, ch. 90-312; s. 14, ch. 91-201; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 97-250; s. 25, ch. 2017-85.
Fla. Stat. § 252.391 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 252 / Part I / Section 252.391
252.391 Emergency financial plans.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “local governmental entity” means a county, municipality, or district school board.

(2) Each local governmental entity is encouraged to develop an emergency financial plan for major natural disasters that may impact its jurisdiction. Disasters include, but are not limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires.

(3) Each emergency financial plan should be based on the likely frequency of the disaster’s occurrence. The financial plan should include a calculation of the costs for the natural disaster event and a determination of the financial resources available to the local governmental entity. If insufficient funds are available to address the disaster event, the emergency financial plan should identify strategies to close the gap between the disaster event costs and the local governmental entity’s financial capacity. Such strategies may include rainy day funds, reprioritizing its annual budget, and borrowing.

(4) Local governmental entities should annually review their emergency financial plans to address changes in conditions.

History: s. 5, ch. 2023-304.
Fla. Stat. § 823.13 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 823 / Section 823.13
823.13 Places where obscene materials are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance; drive-in theaters, films visible from public streets or public places.
Status: in_force

(1) Any store, shop, warehouse, building, vehicle, ship, boat, vessel, aircraft, or any place whatever, which is visited by persons for the purpose of unlawfully purchasing or viewing any obscene material or performance as described in chapter 847, or which is used for the illegal keeping, selling, or delivering of the same, shall be deemed a public nuisance. No person shall keep or maintain such public nuisance or aid and abet another in keeping or maintaining such public nuisance.

(2) It shall be unlawful and is hereby declared a public nuisance for any ticket seller, ticket taker, usher, motion picture projection machine operator, manager, owner, or any other person connected with or employed by any drive-in theater in the state to knowingly exhibit, or aid or assist in exhibiting, any motion picture, slide, or other exhibit which depicts nudity which is harmful to minors as described in s. 847.013, if such motion picture, slide, or other exhibit is visible from any public street or public place, other than that place intended for the showing of such motion pictures, slides, or other exhibits.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-172.
Fla. Stat. § 16.01 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 16 / Section 16.01
16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General.
Status: in_force

The Attorney General:

(1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol.

(2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time be required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the written requisition of the Governor, a member of the Cabinet, the head of a department in the executive branch of state government, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the Senate, and may, upon the written requisition of a member of the Legislature, other state officer, or officer of a county, municipality, other unit of local government, or political subdivision, give an official opinion and legal advice in writing on any question of law relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.

(4) Shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state.

(5) Shall appear in and attend to such suits or prosecutions in any other of the courts of this state or in any courts of any other state or of the United States. This subsection is not intended to authorize the joinder of the Attorney General as a party in such suits or prosecutions.

(6) Shall act as co-counsel of record in capital collateral proceedings.

(7) Shall have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.

(8) Shall make and keep in his or her office a record of all his or her official acts and proceedings, containing copies of all official opinions, reports, and correspondence, and also keep and preserve in the office all official letters and communications to him or her and cause a registry and index thereof to be made and kept, all of which official papers and records shall be subject to the inspection of the Governor of the state and to the disposition of the Legislature by act or resolution thereof.

(9) May periodically publish a report of his or her official opinions and may prepare and publish an index or consolidated index or indexes of opinions.

History: s. 2, ch. 2, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 85; GS 87; RGS 101; CGL 125; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 7, ch. 59-1; s. 1, ch. 78-399; s. 1, ch. 79-159; s. 7, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 85-123; s. 45, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 97-313; s. 6, ch. 2001-266.
Fla. Stat. § 944.46 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.46
944.46 Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners; penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever harbors, conceals, maintains, or assists, or gives any other aid to any prisoner after his or her escape from any state correctional institution, knowing that he or she is an escaped prisoner, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 6, ch. 57-313; s. 1175, ch. 71-136; s. 1651, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8404 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8404
620.8404 General standards of partner’s conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) The only fiduciary duties a partner owes to the partnership and the other partners are the duty of loyalty and the duty of care, as set forth in subsections (2) and (3).

(2) A partner’s duty of loyalty to the partnership and the other partners is limited to the following: (a) To account to the partnership and hold as trustee for the partnership any property, profit, or benefit derived by the partner in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business or derived from a use by the partner of partnership property, including the appropriation of a partnership opportunity; (b) To refrain from dealing with the partnership in the conduct or winding up of the partnership business as or on behalf of a party having an interest adverse to the partnership; and (c) To refrain from competing with the partnership in the conduct of the partnership business before the dissolution of the partnership.

(3) A partner’s duty of care to the partnership and the other partners in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business is limited to refraining from engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, or a knowing violation of law.

(4) A partner shall discharge the duties to the partnership and the other partners under this act or under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights consistently with the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.

(5) A partner does not violate a duty or obligation under this act or under a partnership agreement merely because the partner’s conduct furthers the partner’s own interest.

(6) A partner may lend money to and transact other business with the partnership, and as to each loan or transaction, the rights and obligations of the partner are the same as those of a person who is not a partner, subject to other applicable law.

(7) This section applies to a person winding up the partnership business as the personal or legal representative of the last surviving partner as if the person were a partner.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 21, ch. 2005-267.
Fla. Stat. § 933.30 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 933 / Section 933.30
933.30 Inspector; restrictions on giving information, testifying, etc.
Status: in_force

A person performing an inspection pursuant to the authority of this act shall not give information as a confidential informer, testify as a witness, or execute an affidavit as a predicate for the issuance of a criminal search warrant or for probable cause to search any dwelling or other building without a criminal search warrant.

History: s. 1, ch. 82-8.
Fla. Stat. § 717.1323 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.1323
717.1323 Prohibited practice.
Status: in_force

A person may not knowingly enter false information onto the Internet website of the Division of Unclaimed Property.

History: s. 19, ch. 2005-163; s. 41, ch. 2016-165.
Fla. Stat. § 286.27 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 286 / Section 286.27
286.27 Use of state funds for greeting cards prohibited.
Status: in_force

No state funds shall be expended for the purchase, preparation, printing, or mailing of any card the sole purpose of which is to convey holiday greetings.

History: s. 1, ch. 92-21.
Fla. Stat. § 75.17 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 75 / Section 75.17
75.17 Commencement of action after validation; affidavit of good faith.
Status: in_force

Every person who commences an action as taxpayer or otherwise to challenge the validity of any bonds or certificates or to prevent the use of any moneys derived from the sale of the bonds or certificates after the bonds or certificates have been validated by courts of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter, shall file an affidavit of good faith stating that the action is not filed for delay and setting forth with particularity why the objection was not made as part of the validation action.

History: s. 1, ch. 61-508; s. 25, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 630.091 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 630 / Section 630.091
630.091 Statement of trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) The trustee or trustees of trusteed assets shall from time to time file with the office statements, in such form as it may designate and request in writing, certifying the character of such assets and the amounts thereof.

(2) If the trustee or trustees fail to file any such statement after request therefor and expiration of a reasonable time thereafter, the office may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of the insurer.

History: s. 709, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1336, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 409.1666 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.1666
409.1666 Annual adoption achievement awards.
Status: in_force

Each year, the Governor shall select and recognize one or more individuals, families, or organizations that make significant contributions to enabling this state’s foster children to achieve permanency through adoption. The department shall define appropriate categories for the achievement awards and seek nominations for potential recipients in each category from individuals and organizations knowledgeable about foster care and adoption. The award shall recognize persons whose contributions involve extraordinary effort or personal sacrifice in order to provide caring and permanent homes for foster children.

History: s. 7, ch. 2015-130; s. 29, ch. 2018-111.
Fla. Stat. § 618.24 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 618 / Section 618.24
618.24 Application of general corporation laws.
Status: in_force

The provisions of the laws of this state with respect to corporations for profit and all powers and rights thereunder shall apply to associations organized under this chapter, except where such provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 26, ch. 9300, 1923; CGL 6491; s. 29, ch. 14675, 1931.
Fla. Stat. § 253.67 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.67
253.67 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 253.67-253.75:

(1) “Aquaculture” means the cultivation of aquatic organisms and associated activities, including, but not limited to, grading, sorting, transporting, harvesting, holding, storing, growing, and planting.

(2) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(4) “Water column” means the vertical extent of water, including the surface thereof, above a designated area of submerged bottom land.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-46; ss. 25, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 76, ch. 94-356; s. 2, ch. 96-247; s. 3, ch. 2000-364; s. 5, ch. 2005-157.
Fla. Stat. § 10.201 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 10 / Section 10.201
10.201 Official census for apportionment; definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with s. 8(a), Art. X of the State Constitution, the United States Decennial Census of 2020 is the official census of the state for the purposes of this joint resolution.

(2) The following delineation of representative and senatorial districts employs areas included within official county, tract, block group, and block boundary descriptions used by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in compiling the United States Decennial Census of 2020 in this state. The populations within these census geographic units are the population figures reported in the counts of the United States Decennial Census of 2020 provided to the state in accordance with Pub. L. No. 94-171.

(3) As used in this joint resolution, the term: (a) “Block” describes the smallest geographic unit for which population was tabulated in the 2020 decennial census. Blocks are nested within tracts and within block groups. A block is identified by a three-character number that is unique within a block group. (b) “Block equivalency file” describes a list of all blocks within the state and the representative or senatorial district number designated for each block. Blocks are listed by a 15-character number that combines the five-character county-level Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code, the six-character tract number with leading zeros and an implied decimal, the single-character block group number, and the three-character block number. (c) “Block group” describes a cluster of blocks within the same census tract. Block groups are nested within tracts and are uniquely identified by a single-character number with a valid range of 0 through 9. (d) “County” describes a legal governmental subdivision of the state. Boundaries of counties described in this joint resolution reflect those boundaries in effect as of January 1, 2020. (e) “Geographical information systems map” describes an electronic map that represents the boundaries of representative and senatorial districts in a commonly accepted and readable format. (f) “Tract” describes a relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county. Tracts are nested within counties and are uniquely identified by an up-to-four-character number and a two-digit suffix identified by a decimal.

History: s. 1, CS for SJR 100, 2022 Regular Session; s. 2, ch. 2023-8.
Fla. Stat. § 727.102 — Florida Code / Title XLI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.102
727.102 Jurisdiction of proceedings and venue.
Status: in_force

All proceedings under this chapter shall be subject to the order and supervision of the circuit court for the county where the petition is filed in accordance with s. 727.104(2).

History: s. 2, ch. 87-174.