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Fla. Stat. § 216.167 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 216 / Section 216.167
216.167 Governor’s recommendations.
Status: in_force

The Governor’s recommendations shall include a financial schedule that provides:

(1) The Governor’s estimate of the recommended recurring revenues available in the Budget Stabilization Fund and the General Revenue Fund.

(2) The Governor’s estimate of the recommended nonrecurring revenues available in the Budget Stabilization Fund and the General Revenue Fund.

(3) The Governor’s recommended recurring and nonrecurring appropriations from the Budget Stabilization Fund and the General Revenue Fund.

(4) The Governor’s estimates of any interfund loans or temporary obligations of the Budget Stabilization Fund, the General Revenue Fund, or trust funds, which loans or obligations are needed to implement his or her recommended budget.

(5)(a) For any recommendation to be funded by a proposed state debt or obligation as defined in s. 216.0442, the documents set forth in s. 216.0442(2) and a 5-year estimate of the program operational costs associated with any proposed fixed capital outlay project to be funded by the proposed state debt or obligation. (b) The Governor’s estimates of the debt service and reserve requirements for any recommended new bond issues or reissues and his or her recommended debt service appropriations for all outstanding fixed capital outlay bond issues.

History: s. 16, ch. 80-45; s. 12, ch. 83-49; s. 62, ch. 87-548; s. 7, ch. 91-79; s. 15, ch. 91-109; s. 1166, ch. 95-147; s. 7, ch. 98-73; s. 26, ch. 2005-152.
Fla. Stat. § 847.0139 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 847 / Section 847.0139
847.0139 Immunity from civil liability for reporting child pornography, transmission of child pornography, or any image, information, or data harmful to minors to a minor in this state.
Status: in_force

Any person who reports to a law enforcement officer what the person reasonably believes to be child pornography, transmission of child pornography, or any image, information, or data that is harmful to minors to a minor in this state may not be held civilly liable for such reporting. For purposes of this section, such reporting may include furnishing the law enforcement officer with any image, information, or data that the person reasonably believes to be evidence of child pornography, transmission of child pornography, or an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors to a minor in this state.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-54.
Fla. Stat. § 627.70132 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part X / Section 627.70132
627.70132 Notice of property insurance claim.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Reopened claim” means a claim that an insurer has previously closed, but that has been reopened upon an insured’s request for additional costs for loss or damage previously disclosed to the insurer. (b) “Supplemental claim” means a claim for additional loss or damage from the same peril which the insurer has previously adjusted or for which costs have been incurred while completing repairs or replacement pursuant to an open claim for which timely notice was previously provided to the insurer.

(2) A claim or reopened claim, but not a supplemental claim, under an insurance policy that provides property insurance, as defined in s. 624.604, including a property insurance policy issued by an eligible surplus lines insurer, for loss or damage caused by any peril is barred unless notice of the claim was given to the insurer in accordance with the terms of the policy within 1 year after the date of loss. A supplemental claim is barred unless notice of the supplemental claim was given to the insurer in accordance with the terms of the policy within 18 months after the date of loss. The time limitations of this subsection are tolled during any term of deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting which materially affects the ability of a named insured who is a servicemember as defined in s. 250.01 to file a claim, supplemental claim, or reopened claim.

(3) For claims resulting from hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, severe rain, or other weather-related events, the date of loss is the date that the hurricane made landfall or the tornado, windstorm, severe rain, or other weather-related event is verified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(4)(a) A notice of claim for loss assessment coverage under s. 627.714 may not occur later than 3 years after the date of loss and must be provided to the insurer the later of: 1. Within 1 year after the date of loss; or 2. Within 90 days after the date on which the condominium association or its governing board votes to levy an assessment resulting from a covered loss. (b) For purposes of this subsection, the date of loss is the date of the covered loss event that created the need for an assessment.

(5) This section does not affect any applicable limitation on civil actions provided in s. 95.11 for claims, supplemental claims, or reopened claims timely filed under this section.

History: s. 10, ch. 2011-39; s. 10, ch. 2021-77; s. 16, ch. 2022-271; s. 22, ch. 2023-172; s. 8, ch. 2024-139.
Fla. Stat. § 742.11 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 742 / Section 742.11
742.11 Presumed status of child conceived by means of artificial or in vitro insemination or donated eggs or preembryos.
Status: in_force

(1) Except in the case of gestational surrogacy, any child born within wedlock who has been conceived by the means of artificial or in vitro insemination is irrebuttably presumed to be the child of the husband and wife, provided that both husband and wife have consented in writing to the artificial or in vitro insemination.

(2) Except in the case of gestational surrogacy, any child born within wedlock who has been conceived by means of donated eggs or preembryos shall be irrebuttably presumed to be the child of the recipient gestating woman and her husband, provided that both parties have consented in writing to the use of donated eggs or preembryos.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-104; s. 5, ch. 90-139; s. 1, ch. 93-237.
Fla. Stat. § 260.0161 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 260 / Section 260.0161
260.0161 Coordination with Department of Transportation.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of the department, the Department of Transportation shall provide information to the department on abandoned and to-be-abandoned railroad rights-of-way.

(2) The Department of Transportation and the department shall coordinate their evaluations of potential acquisitions and their acquisition priorities with respect to abandoned railroad rights-of-way in order to avoid competing for the same corridors.

(3) After the Department of Transportation acquires abandoned railroad rights-of-way for future transportation purposes, the Department of Transportation shall lease such rights-of-way to a public agency or private organization for interim public greenway or trail use if: (a) The public agency or private organization has requested use of the right-of-way for interim public recreational trail use; (b) The public agency or private organization agrees in writing to assume all liability and management responsibilities as defined by the Department of Transportation; and (c) The use of the right-of-way as a recreational trail does not interfere with the ultimate transportation purposes of the property as determined by the secretary of the Department of Transportation.

(4) If the Department of Transportation determines that an abandoned railroad right-of-way which has been leased for interim recreational trail use is needed for transportation purposes, the Department of Transportation shall work with the leasing agency to accommodate, when feasible, the existing trail use in conjunction with the use of the right-of-way for transportation.

History: s. 6, ch. 87-328; s. 107, ch. 94-356; s. 14, ch. 96-389.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0202 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part II / Section 736.0202
736.0202 Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary.
Status: in_force

(1) IN REM JURISDICTION. — Any beneficiary of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to the extent of the beneficiary’s interest in the trust.

(2) PERSONAL JURISDICTION. — (a) Any trustee, trust beneficiary, or other person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who personally or through an agent does any of the following acts related to a trust, submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state involving that trust: 1. Accepts trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state at the time of acceptance. 2. Moves the principal place of administration of a trust to this state. 3. Serves as trustee of a trust created by a settlor who was a resident of this state at the time of creation of the trust or serves as trustee of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state. 4. Accepts or exercises a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state. 5. Commits a breach of trust in this state, or commits a breach of trust with respect to a trust having its principal place of administration in this state at the time of the breach. 6. Accepts compensation from a trust having its principal place of administration in this state. 7. Performs any act or service for a trust having its principal place of administration in this state. 8. Accepts a distribution from a trust having its principal place of administration in this state with respect to any matter involving the distribution. (b) A court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a trustee, trust beneficiary, or other person, whether found within or outside the state, to the maximum extent permitted by the State Constitution or the Federal Constitution.

History: s. 2, ch. 2006-217; s. 10, ch. 2013-172.
Fla. Stat. § 502.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.013
502.013 Purpose; intent.
Status: in_force

(1) PURPOSE. — The purpose of this chapter is to: (a) Ensure, without undue burden on either the regulatory agency or the dairy industry, that milk, milk products, frozen desserts, and frozen dessert mix sold or offered for sale in this state are produced under sanitary conditions, are wholesome and fit for human consumption, and are correctly labeled as to grade, quality, and source of production. (b) Encourage uniformity and a high level of sanitation in milk and frozen dessert production practices in this state. (c) Facilitate the shipment and acceptance of milk and milk products of high sanitary quality in interstate and intrastate commerce.

(2) INTENT. — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to: 1. Eliminate, to the extent practicable, overlapping and unnecessary inspections of dairy farms, milk plants, and frozen dessert plants which may be performed by any agency of state or local government. 2. Pay for the regulation of milk and milk products, except as otherwise provided in s. 502.053, through the General Revenue Fund. (b) It is not the intent of the Legislature to limit the authority of any agency of state or local government to take immediate action incident to the production, processing, or distribution of milk, milk products, and frozen desserts when such action is necessary to protect the public health.

History: s. 2, ch. 94-92; s. 19, ch. 2011-206; s. 12, ch. 2023-154.
Fla. Stat. § 100.221 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.221
100.221 General election laws to govern bond referenda.
Status: in_force

The laws governing the holding of general elections are applicable to bond referenda, except as provided in ss. 100.201-100.351. A county, district, or municipality is not required to offer early voting for a bond referendum that is not held in conjunction with a county or state election. The places for voting in a bond referendum shall be the same as the places for voting in general elections when a bond referendum is held in the county or district; however, when a bond referendum is held in a municipality, the polling places shall be the same as in other municipal elections.

History: s. 8, ch. 14715, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 457(8); s. 4, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 12, ch. 77-175; s. 12, ch. 2008-95.
Fla. Stat. § 651.0235 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 651 / Section 651.0235
651.0235 Validity of provisional certificates of authority and certificates of authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisional certificate of authority and certificate of authority shall be valid for as long as the office determines that the provider continues to meet the requirements of this chapter.

(2) If the provider fails to meet the requirements of this chapter for a provisional certificate of authority or a certificate of authority, the office may notify the provider of any deficiencies and require the provider to correct such deficiencies within a period to be determined by the office. If such deficiencies are not corrected within 20 days after the notice to the provider, or within less time at the discretion of the office, the office shall notify the Continuing Care Advisory Council, which may assist the facility in formulating a remedial plan to be submitted to the office within 60 days after the date of notification. The time period for correcting the deficiencies may be extended upon submission of a plan for corrective action approved by the office. If such deficiencies have not been cleared by the expiration of such time period, as extended, the office shall petition for a delinquency proceeding or pursue such other relief as provided under this chapter, as the circumstances may require.

(3) The office shall notify the Agency for Health Care Administration of any facility for which a provisional certificate of authority or certificate of authority is no longer valid.

History: ss. 4, 9, ch. 87-136; s. 12, ch. 93-22; s. 6, ch. 97-229; s. 1672, ch. 2003-261; s. 4, ch. 2010-202.
Fla. Stat. § 627.6563 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.6563
627.6563 Full-time employment defined.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the policyholder, a group, blanket, or franchise health insurance policy issued or delivered in this state that provides coverage to an employer for the benefit of its employees shall include in the definition of “full-time employee” an employee who has a normal workweek of 25 or more hours. This section does not prohibit an insurer from excluding coverage for a temporary or substitute employee.

History: s. 132, ch. 92-33.
Fla. Stat. § 316.0078 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.0078
316.0078 Prohibition on contracting for camera systems of vendors of foreign countries of concern.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the terms “controlling interest” and “foreign country of concern” have the same meanings as in s. 287.138(1).

(2) On or after July 1, 2025, a governmental entity may not knowingly enter into or renew a contract with a contracting vendor of a school bus infraction detection system, speed detection system, traffic infraction detector, or any other camera system used for enforcing this chapter which is subject to s. 316.0076 if: (a) The contracting vendor is owned by the government of a foreign country of concern; or (b) The government of a foreign country of concern has a controlling interest in the contracting vendor.

History: s. 2, ch. 2024-223.
Fla. Stat. § 627.777 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIII / Section 627.777
627.777 Approval of forms.
Status: in_force

(1) A title insurer may not issue or agree to issue any form of title insurance commitment, title insurance policy, other contract of title insurance, or related form until it is filed with and approved by the office. The office may not disapprove a title guarantee or policy form on the ground that it has on it a blank form for an attorney’s opinion on the title.

(2) The office shall approve or disapprove a form filed for approval within 180 days after receipt.

(3) When the office approves any form, it shall determine if the current rate in effect applies or if the coverages require the adoption of a rule pursuant to s. 627.782.

(4) The office may revoke approval of any form after providing 180 days’ notice to the title insurer.

(5) An insurer may not achieve a competitive advantage over any other insurer, agency, or agent as to rates or forms. If a form or rate is approved for an insurer, the office shall expeditiously approve the forms of other insurers who apply for approval if those forms contain identical coverages, rates, and deviations which have been approved under s. 627.783.

History: s. 3, ch. 65-359; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 584, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 90, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 7, ch. 99-286; s. 1201, ch. 2003-261; s. 4, ch. 2012-206.
Fla. Stat. § 189.04 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part IV / Section 189.04
189.04 Elections; general requirements and procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) If a dependent special district has an elected governing body, elections shall be conducted by the supervisor of elections of the county wherein the district is located in accordance with the Florida Election Code, chapters 97-106.

(2)(a) Any independent special district located entirely in a single county may provide for the conduct of district elections by the supervisor of elections for that county. Any independent special district that conducts its elections through the office of the supervisor shall make election procedures consistent with the Florida Election Code. (b) Any independent special district not conducting district elections through the supervisor of elections shall report to the supervisor in a timely manner the purpose, date, authorization, procedures, and results of each election conducted by the district. (c) A candidate for a position on a governing body of a single-county special district that has its elections conducted by the supervisor of elections shall qualify for the office with the county supervisor of elections in whose jurisdiction the district is located. Elections for governing body members elected by registered electors shall be nonpartisan, except when partisan elections are specified by a district’s charter. Candidates shall qualify as directed by chapter 99. The qualifying fee shall be remitted to the general revenue fund of the qualifying officer to help defray the cost of the election.

(3)(a) If a multicounty special district has a popularly elected governing body, elections for the purpose of electing members to such governing body shall conform to the Florida Election Code, chapters 97-106. (b) With the exception of those districts conducting elections on a one-acre/one-vote basis, qualifying for multicounty special district governing body positions shall be coordinated by the Department of State. Elections for governing body members elected by registered electors shall be nonpartisan, except when partisan elections are specified by a district’s charter. Candidates shall qualify as directed by chapter 99. The qualifying fee shall be remitted to the Department of State.

(4) With the exception of elections of special district governing body members conducted on a one-acre/one-vote basis, in any election conducted in a special district the decision made by a majority of those voting shall prevail, except as otherwise specified by law.

(5) The provisions of this section shall not apply to community development districts established pursuant to chapter 190 or to water management districts created and operated pursuant to chapter 373.

(6) Nothing in this act requires that a special district governed by an appointed governing body convert to an elected governing body.

History: s. 12, ch. 89-169; s. 13, ch. 97-255; s. 2, ch. 98-320; s. 52, ch. 2007-30; s. 27, ch. 2014-22.
Fla. Stat. § 784.081 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 784 / Section 784.081
784.081 Assault or battery on specified officials or employees; reclassification of offenses.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, the term “sports official” means any person who serves as a referee, an umpire, or a linesman, and any person who serves in a similar capacity as a sports official who may be known by another title, which sports official is duly registered by or is a member of a local, state, regional, or national organization that is engaged in part in providing education and training to sports officials.

(2) Whenever a person is charged with committing an assault or aggravated assault or a battery or aggravated battery upon any elected official or employee of: a school district; a private school; the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; a university lab school; a state university or any other entity of the state system of public education, as defined in s. 1000.04; a sports official; an employee or protective investigator of the Department of Children and Families; an employee of a lead community-based provider and its direct service contract providers; or an employee of the Department of Health or its direct service contract providers, when the person committing the offense knows or has reason to know the identity or position or employment of the victim, the offense for which the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows: (a) In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony of the second degree to a felony of the first degree. (b) In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony of the third degree to a felony of the second degree. (c) In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the first degree to a felony of the third degree. (d) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(3) An assault, aggravated assault, battery, or aggravated battery upon a sports official shall be reclassified pursuant to subsection (2) only if such offense is committed upon the sports official when he or she is actively participating as a sports official in an athletic contest or immediately following such athletic contest.

History: s. 3, ch. 96-293; s. 293, ch. 99-8; s. 11, ch. 2001-68; s. 1037, ch. 2002-387; s. 19, ch. 2004-41; s. 1, ch. 2004-276; s. 48, ch. 2004-350; s. 299, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 476.014 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 476 / Section 476.014
476.014 Short title.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Barbers’ Act.”

History: ss. 1, 28, ch. 78-155; ss. 1, 13, 15, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 20, ch. 85-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 257.15 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.15
257.15 Division of Library and Information Services; standards.
Status: in_force

The Division of Library and Information Services shall establish reasonable and pertinent operating standards under which libraries will be eligible to receive state moneys.

History: s. 3, ch. 61-402; s. 4, ch. 63-39; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 21, ch. 69-353; s. 2, ch. 72-353; s. 3, ch. 83-24; s. 20, ch. 86-163.
Fla. Stat. § 732.201 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part II / Section 732.201
732.201 Right to elective share.
Status: in_force

The surviving spouse of a person who dies domiciled in Florida has the right to a share of the elective estate of the decedent as provided in this part, to be designated the elective share. The election does not reduce what the spouse receives if the election were not made and the spouse is not treated as having predeceased the decedent.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 13, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 99-343; s. 3, ch. 2016-189.
Fla. Stat. § 679.1053 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part I / Section 679.1053
679.1053 Control of controllable electronic record, controllable account, or controllable payment intangible.
Status: in_force

(1) A secured party has control of a controllable electronic record as provided in s. 669.105.

(2) A secured party has control of a controllable account or controllable payment intangible if the secured party has control of the controllable electronic record that evidences the controllable account or controllable payment intangible.

History: s. 73, ch. 2025-92.