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Fla. Stat. § 394.927 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part V / Section 394.927
394.927 Escape while in lawful custody; notice to victim; notice to the Department of Corrections and Florida Commission on Offender Review.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who is held in lawful custody pursuant to a judicial finding of probable cause under s. 394.915 or pursuant to a commitment as a sexually violent predator under s. 394.916 and who escapes or attempts to escape while in such custody commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) If a person who is held in custody pursuant to a finding of probable cause or commitment as a sexually violent predator escapes while in custody, the department shall immediately notify the victim in accordance with s. 394.926. The state attorney that filed the petition for civil commitment of the escapee must also be immediately notified by the department. If the escapee has an active or pending term of probation, community control, parole, conditional release, or other court-ordered or postprison release supervision, the department shall also immediately notify the Department of Corrections’ Office of Community Corrections in Tallahassee. The Florida Commission on Offender Review shall also be immediately notified of an escape if the escapee has an active or pending term of parole, conditional release, or other postprison release supervision that is administered by the Florida Commission on Offender Review.

History: s. 19, ch. 98-64; s. 22, ch. 99-222; s. 11, ch. 2014-191.
Fla. Stat. § 680.32 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 680 / Part III / Section 680.32
680.32 Priority subject to subordination.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter prevents subordination by agreement by any person entitled to priority.

History: s. 32, ch. 98-11.
Fla. Stat. § 559.916 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 559 / Part IX / Section 559.916
559.916 Required disclosure; signs; notice to customers.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prescribe, by rule, the specifications for a sign to be posted by all registered motor vehicle repair shops in a manner conspicuous to the public. The sign shall contain the toll-free telephone number of the department for consumer information and assistance and shall inform customers that they may request, at the time the work order is taken, the return or inspection of all parts that have been replaced during the motor vehicle repair.

(2) All motor vehicle repair shops required to register under the provisions of this part must include the registration number from the certificate issued by the department in any advertisements, announcements, or listings relating to motor vehicle repair which are placed in a newspaper, magazine, or directory.

History: s. 9, ch. 93-219; s. 33, ch. 97-98.
Fla. Stat. § 260.021 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 260 / Section 260.021
260.021 Recreational opportunities on mined lands.
Status: in_force

The Florida Wildlife Federation, Audubon Florida, and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, in partnership with the phosphate industry and other mining companies, are encouraged to continue the operation of the nonprofit corporation, Florida Mining-Recreation, Inc., for the purpose of working with industry, government, and private landowners to create plans and assist in the development of recreational opportunities on mined lands in the state. These opportunities should include walking, hiking, use of off-highway vehicles, canoeing, bicycling, equestrian activities, wildlife viewing, and other trail areas along with developing fishing and hunting lands. The board of directors of the corporation is encouraged to be composed of a member, or members, from the companies mining in the state; a member, or members, chosen by the Florida Wildlife Federation, Audubon Florida, and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; and other members chosen by agreement of the partners.

History: s. 10, ch. 2005-87.
Fla. Stat. § 166.232 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part III / Section 166.232
166.232 Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option.
Status: in_force

(1) At the discretion and option of the local tax authority, the tax authorized under s. 166.231 may be levied on a physical unit basis. The tax on the purchase of electricity may be based upon the number of kilowatt hours purchased; the tax on the purchase of metered or bottled gas (natural liquefied petroleum gas or manufactured) may be based on the number of cubic feet purchased; the tax on the purchase of fuel oil and kerosene may be based on the number of gallons purchased; and the tax on the purchase of water service may be based on the number of gallons purchased.

(2) In the event that a municipality chooses the option provided in this section to tax on a physical unit basis, the municipality may choose not to levy and collect the tax authorized under s. 166.231 on any amount up to, and including, the first 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month purchased for residential use. Such exemption shall apply to each separate residential unit, regardless of whether such unit is on a separate or a central meter, and shall be passed on to each individual tenant.

(3) In exercising its option pursuant to this section, each municipality levying a tax pursuant to this section shall implement a new tax rate structure and tax base in accordance with this act. The new tax rates shall apply to prior purchases of service if the purchases were billed during the month of implementation and thereafter. The shift in the tax rate and tax base for electricity, metered or bottled gas, fuel oil, kerosene, and water shall be accomplished in the following manner: (a) Each municipality levying the tax shall, prior to converting to unit-based rates, compute the amount of tax it received from each source for the most recent 12 months for which such data is available. (b) The amount determined under paragraph (a) shall be divided by the number of units purchased and taxed for the same period of time used in paragraph (a). (c) One hundred five percent of the resulting figure rounded to no more than four decimal places shall be the maximum amount per unit which the municipality may levy upon converting to unit-based rates. However, during the year of conversion to a physical unit tax, the municipality may adjust its rates to ensure that revenues derived from the tax shall equal 105 percent of the revenues derived in the immediately preceding year. In those years subsequent to the year of conversion to a physical unit tax, the municipality may amend its tax rate by ordinance.

History: s. 5, ch. 78-299; s. 2, ch. 82-230; s. 46, ch. 83-217.
Fla. Stat. § 7.56 — Florida Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.56
7.56 Sarasota County.
Status: in_force

The boundary lines of Sarasota County are as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of America at a point on a prolongation of the township line between townships thirty-five and thirty-six south; thence east on said prolongation and said line to the southeast corner of township thirty-five south, range twenty east; thence south on the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one east, to the southwest corner of township thirty-seven south, range twenty-one east; thence east on the township line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south to the southeast corner of township thirty-seven south, range twenty-two east; thence south on the range line between ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east, to the southeast corner of township thirty-nine south, range twenty-two east; thence west on the township line between townships thirty-nine and forty south to the southwest corner of township thirty-nine south, range twenty-one east; thence south on the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one east to the southeast corner of township forty south, range twenty east; thence west on the township line between townships forty and forty-one south to the Gulf of America; thence northerly along the coast of the Gulf of America, including the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.

History: s. 1, ch. 8515, 1921; CGL 70; s. 19, ch. 2025-8.
Fla. Stat. § 348.62 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 348 / Part II / Section 348.62
348.62 Acquisition of lands and property.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of this part, the authority may acquire private or public property and property rights including rights of access, air, view and light by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation by eminent domain proceedings, as the authority may deem necessary for any of the purposes of this part. The right of eminent domain herein conferred shall be exercised by the authority in the manner provided by law, in particular chapter 74.

(2) The authority may acquire such rights, title, interest or easements in such lands and property as it may deem necessary for any of the purposes of this part.

(3) In connection with the acquisition of property or property rights as herein provided, the authority may in its discretion, acquire an entire lot, block, parcel or tract of land, if by so doing the interest of the public will be best served, even though such entire lot, block, parcel or tract is not immediately needed for the right-of-way proper.

History: s. 13, ch. 63-447.
Fla. Stat. § 213.295 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 213 / Section 213.295
213.295 Automated sales suppression devices.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Automated sales suppression device” or “zapper” means a software program that falsifies the electronic records of electronic cash registers or other point-of-sale systems, including, but not limited to, transaction data and transaction reports. The term includes the software program, any device that carries the software program, or an Internet link to the software program. (b) “Electronic cash register” means a device that keeps a register or supporting documents through the use of an electronic device or computer system designed to record transaction data for the purpose of computing, compiling, or processing retail sales transaction data. (c) “Phantom-ware” means a hidden programming option embedded in the operating system of an electronic cash register or hardwired into the electronic cash register which may be used to create a second set of records or eliminate or manipulate transaction records, which may or may not be preserved in digital formats, to represent the true or manipulated record of transactions in the electronic cash register. (d) “Transaction data” includes: 1. The identification of items purchased by a customer. 2. The price charged for each item. 3. A taxability determination for each item. 4. A segregated tax amount for each of the taxed items. 5. The amount of cash or credit tendered. 6. The net amount returned to the customer in change. 7. The date and time of the purchase. 8. The name, address, and identification number of the vendor. 9. The receipt or invoice number of the transaction. (e) “Transaction report” means: 1. A report printed on cash register tape at the end of a day or shift that contains information including, but not limited to, the sales, taxes, or fees collected, media totals, and discount voids on an electronic cash register; or 2. A report that is stored electronically which documents every action on an electronic cash register.

(2) A person may not knowingly sell, purchase, install, transfer, possess, use, or access an automated sales suppression device, a zapper, or phantom-ware.

(3) A person who violates this section: (a) Commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (b) Is liable for all taxes, fees, penalties, and interest due the state which result from the use of an automated sales suppression device, a zapper, or phantom-ware. (c) Shall forfeit to the state as an additional penalty all profits associated with the sale or use of an automated sales suppression device, a zapper, or phantom-ware.

(4) An automated sales suppression device, a zapper, phantom-ware, or any device containing such device or software is a contraband article as provided in s. 932.701(2)(a) and may be seized and forfeited pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.

History: s. 11, ch. 2014-40.
Fla. Stat. § 662.147 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 662 / Section 662.147
662.147 Records relating to the office examination; limited restrictions on public access.
Status: in_force

(1) A family trust company, licensed family trust company, or foreign licensed family trust company shall keep at the office it is required to maintain pursuant to s. 662.1225 full and complete records of the names and residences of all the shareholders or members of the trust company and the number of shares or membership units held by each, as applicable, as well as the ownership percentage of each shareholder or member, as the case may be. The records are subject to the inspection of all the shareholders or members of the trust company, and the officers authorized to assess taxes under state authority, during the normal business hours of the trust company. A current list of shareholders or members shall be made available to the office’s examiners for their inspection and, upon the request of the office, shall be submitted to the office.

(2) The office shall retain for at least 10 years: (a) Examination reports. (b) Investigatory records. (c) The application for a license, any documents connected with the application, and the office’s corresponding investigation in granting or denying the issuance of the license. (d) The initial registration documents of a family trust company or foreign licensed family trust company. (e) The annual renewal made by a family trust company, licensed family trust company, or foreign licensed family trust company. (f) The documentation submitted to the office in connection with a licensed family trust company discontinuing its business and any related information compiled by the office, or photographic copies thereof.

(3) A copy of any document on file with the office which is certified by the office as being a true copy may be introduced in evidence as if it were the original. The office shall establish a schedule of fees for preparing true copies of documents.

(4) Orders issued by courts or administrative law judges for the production of confidential records or information must provide for inspection in camera by the court or the administrative law judge. If the court or administrative law judge determines that the documents requested are relevant or would likely lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, the documents shall be subject to further orders by the court or the administrative law judge to protect the confidentiality thereof. An order directing the release of information shall be immediately reviewable, and a petition by the office for review of the order shall automatically stay any further proceedings in the trial court or the administrative hearing until the disposition of the petition by the reviewing court. If any other party files a petition for review, it will operate as a stay of the proceedings only upon order of the reviewing court.

History: s. 34, ch. 2014-97; s. 87, ch. 2015-2.
Fla. Stat. § 216.162 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 216 / Section 216.162
216.162 Governor’s recommended budget to be furnished Legislature; copies to members.
Status: in_force

(1) At least 30 days before the scheduled annual legislative session, or at a later date if requested by the Governor and approved in writing by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Governor shall furnish each senator and representative a copy of his or her recommended balanced budget for the state, based on the Governor’s own conclusions and judgment.

(2) There shall be included in such document the details of the Governor’s recommended balanced budget, including his or her recommended appropriations pursuant to s. 216.163, his or her recommended revenues pursuant to s. 216.165, and a financial schedule showing that his or her estimates of state revenues will be sufficient to fund the Governor’s recommendations pursuant to s. 216.167.

History: s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 11, ch. 71-354; s. 10, ch. 77-352; s. 11, ch. 80-45; s. 9, ch. 83-49; s. 12, ch. 91-109; s. 1162, ch. 95-147; s. 18, ch. 2000-371; s. 24, ch. 2005-152; s. 9, ch. 2006-119.
Fla. Stat. § 636.006 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part I / Section 636.006
636.006 Insurance business not authorized.
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Florida Insurance Code or this act authorizes any prepaid limited health service organization to transact any insurance business other than that specifically authorized by this act, or otherwise to engage in any other type of insurance unless it is authorized under a certificate of authority issued by the office under the provisions of the Florida Insurance Code.

History: s. 5, ch. 93-148; s. 1524, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 90.956 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.956
90.956 Summaries.
Status: in_force

When it is not convenient to examine in court the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs, a party may present them in the form of a chart, summary, or calculation by calling a qualified witness. The party intending to use such a summary must give timely written notice of his or her intention to use the summary, proof of which shall be filed with the court, and shall make the summary and the originals or duplicates of the data from which the summary is compiled available for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and place. A judge may order that they be produced in court.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 503, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 627.974 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XX / Section 627.974
627.974 Filing of policy forms and rates.
Status: in_force

(1) Policy forms and any amendments thereto must be filed with the office within 30 days after their use by the insurer. A policy may not provide coverage of the acceleration of payments due under the guaranteed obligations, including any payment in advance of scheduled maturity to be made by the issuer of the guaranteed obligations at the sole option of the owner of the guaranteed obligations, unless the acceleration is at the sole option of the insurer. Each policy must disclose that the insurance provided by the policy is not covered by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association created under part II of chapter 631. The commission may prescribe additional minimum policy provisions which are determined by the commission to be necessary or appropriate to protect policyholders, claimants, obligees, or indemnitees.

(2) Rates may not be excessive, inadequate, unfairly discriminatory, destructive of competition, or detrimental to the solvency of the insurer.

(3) Criteria and guidelines used by insurers transacting financial guaranty insurance in establishing rating categories and ranges of rates to be used must be filed with the office for information prior to their use by the insurer.

(4) All such filings must be available for public inspection at the office.

(5) This section is in lieu of the requirements of ss. 627.062 and 627.410.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 88-87; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1255, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 377.705 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part II / Section 377.705
377.705 Solar Energy Center; development of solar energy standards.
Status: in_force

(1) SHORT TITLE. — This act shall be known and may be cited as the Solar Energy Standards Act of 1976.

(2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT. — The Legislature intends to ensure that solar energy systems manufactured or sold within the state are effective and represent a high level of quality of materials, workmanship, and design.

(3) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Center” means the Florida Solar Energy Center of the Board of Governors. (b) “Solar energy systems” means equipment which provides for the collection and use of incident solar energy for water heating, space heating or cooling, or other applications which normally require or would require a conventional source of energy such as petroleum products, natural gas, or electricity and which performs primarily with solar energy. In such other systems in which solar energy is used in a supplemental way, only those components which collect and transfer solar energy shall be included in this definition.

(4) FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER TO SET STANDARDS, REQUIRE DISCLOSURE, SET TESTING FEES. — (a) The center shall develop and adopt standards for solar energy systems manufactured or sold in this state based on the best currently available information and shall consult with scientists, engineers, or persons in research centers who are engaged in the construction of, experimentation with, and research of solar energy systems to properly identify the most reliable designs and types of solar energy systems. (b) The center shall establish criteria for testing performance of solar energy systems and shall maintain the necessary capability for testing or evaluating performance of solar energy systems. The center may accept results of tests on solar energy systems made by other organizations, companies, or persons if such tests are conducted according to the criteria established by the center and if the testing entity does not have a vested interest in the manufacture, distribution, or sale of solar energy systems. (c) The center shall be entitled to receive a testing fee sufficient to cover the costs of such testing. All testing fees shall be transmitted by the center to the Chief Financial Officer to be deposited in the Solar Energy Center Testing Trust Fund, which is created in the State Treasury, and disbursed for the payment of expenses incurred in testing solar energy systems. (d) All solar energy systems manufactured or sold in the state must meet the standards established by the center and shall display accepted results of approved performance tests in a manner prescribed by the center, unless otherwise certified by an engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 471 using the standards contained in the most recent version of the Florida Building Code.

History: ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 76-246; s. 1, ch. 78-309; s. 400, ch. 2003-261; s. 45, ch. 2007-217; s. 56, ch. 2008-227; s. 1, ch. 2017-149.