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Fla. Stat. § 628.731 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 628 / Part III / Section 628.731
628.731 Application of holding company statutes and regulations.
Status: in_force

Each reorganized subsidiary insurance company shall be subject to the applicable laws and rules of this state relating to insurance holding company systems. A mutual insurance holding company shall not be subject to provisions of this chapter or rules adopted thereunder with respect to the writing of insurance or required capital or surplus. A mutual insurance holding company system shall be considered an insurance holding company system but shall not require separate approval under this chapter for an acquisition of controlling stock, ownership interest, assets, or control, or for a merger or consolidation, share exchange, organization, or reorganization of insurance companies, or other transaction with respect to any action approved pursuant to the provisions of this part.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-216.
Fla. Stat. § 500.177 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 500 / Section 500.177
500.177 Penalty for violation of s. 500.04; dissemination of false advertisement.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who violates any provision of s. 500.04 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; but, if the violation is committed after a conviction of such person under this section has become final, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (1) for having violated s. 500.04(1) or (3) if he or she establishes a guaranty or undertaking, which guaranty or undertaking is signed by and contains the name and address of the person residing in the state or the manufacturer from whom he or she received the article in good faith, to the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this chapter, citing the appropriate section thereof.

(3) A publisher, radio-broadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except the food establishment or the seller of the article to which a false advertisement relates, is not liable under this section by reason of the dissemination of such false advertisement, unless the publisher, licensee, or agency or medium refuses, on the request of the department, to furnish the name and post office address of the food establishment, seller, or advertising agency in the state which caused the dissemination of such advertisement.

History: s. 5, ch. 19656, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 7678(1); ss. 14, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 451, ch. 71-136; s. 429, ch. 77-147; s. 3, ch. 81-36; s. 18, ch. 82-225; s. 122, ch. 83-218; s. 20, ch. 87-388; s. 19, ch. 94-180; s. 607, ch. 97-103; s. 23, ch. 97-220.
Fla. Stat. § 695.17 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 695 / Section 695.17
695.17 United States deeds and patents may be recorded.
Status: in_force

Deeds and patents issued by the United States Government and photographic copies made by authority of said government from its records thereof in the general land office, embracing lands within the state, shall be admitted to record in this state in the county or counties where the land lies, when presented to the clerk of the court of the county where same is to be recorded, and when said deeds, patents or photographic copies shall appear to her or him to be genuine.

History: s. 1, ch. 8565, 1921; CGL 5714; s. 769, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 765.513 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 765 / Part V / Section 765.513
765.513 Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
Status: in_force

(1) The following persons or entities may become donees of anatomical gifts of bodies or parts of them for the purposes stated: (a) Any procurement organization or accredited medical or dental school, college, or university for education, research, therapy, or transplantation. (b) Any individual specified by name for therapy or transplantation needed by him or her. (c) The anatomical board or a nontransplant anatomical donation organization, as defined in s. 406.49, for donation of the whole body for medical or dental education or research.

(2) If multiple purposes are set forth in the document of gift but are not set forth in any priority order, the anatomical gift shall be used first for transplantation or therapy, if suitable. If the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education.

(3) The Legislature declares that the public policy of this state prohibits restrictions on the possible recipients of an anatomical gift on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical disability, health status, marital status, or economic status, and such restrictions are void and unenforceable.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 94-305; s. 975, ch. 97-102; s. 7, ch. 98-68; s. 63, ch. 2001-226; s. 3, ch. 2009-218; s. 20, ch. 2013-138.
Fla. Stat. § 702.06 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 702 / Section 702.06
702.06 Deficiency decree; common-law suit to recover deficiency.
Status: in_force

In all suits for the foreclosure of mortgages heretofore or hereafter executed the entry of a deficiency decree for any portion of a deficiency, should one exist, shall be within the sound discretion of the court; however, in the case of an owner-occupied residential property, the amount of the deficiency may not exceed the difference between the judgment amount, or in the case of a short sale, the outstanding debt, and the fair market value of the property on the date of sale. For purposes of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that a residential property for which a homestead exemption for taxation was granted according to the certified rolls of the latest assessment by the county property appraiser, before the filing of the foreclosure action, is an owner-occupied residential property. The complainant shall also have the right to sue at common law to recover such deficiency, unless the court in the foreclosure action has granted or denied a claim for a deficiency judgment.

History: s. 1, ch. 11993, 1927; CGL 5751; s. 1, ch. 13625, 1929; s. 5, ch. 2013-137.
Fla. Stat. § 1002.40 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1002 / Part III / Section 1002.40
1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program.
Status: in_force

(1) PURPOSE. — The Hope Scholarship Program is established to provide the parent of a public school student who was subjected to an incident listed in subsection (3) an opportunity to transfer the student to another public school or to request a scholarship for the student to enroll in and attend an eligible private school.

(2) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (a) “Parent” means a resident of this state who is a parent, as defined in s. 1000.21, and whose student reported an incident in accordance with subsection (4). (b) “Program” means the Hope Scholarship Program. (c) “School” means any educational program or activity conducted by a public K-12 educational institution, any school-related or school-sponsored program or activity, and riding on a school bus, as defined in s. 1006.25(1), including waiting at a school bus stop.

(3) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. — A student enrolled in a Florida public school in kindergarten through grade 12 is eligible for the educational options described in subsection (4) if the student reported an incident in accordance with that subsection. For purposes of this section, the term “incident” means battery; harassment; hazing; bullying; kidnapping; physical attack; robbery; sexual offenses, harassment, assault, or battery; threat or intimidation; or fighting at school, as defined by the department in accordance with s. 1006.09(6).

(4) SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS; PARENTAL OPTIONS. — Upon receipt of a report of an incident, the school principal, or his or her designee, shall provide a copy of the report to the parent and investigate the incident to determine if the incident must be reported as required by s. 1006.09(6). Within 24 hours after receipt of the report, the principal or his or her designee shall provide a copy of the report to the parent of the alleged offender and to the superintendent. Upon conclusion of the investigation or within 15 days after the incident was reported, whichever occurs first, the school district shall notify the parent of the program, offer the parent an opportunity to enroll his or her student in another public school that has capacity, and notify the parent of their eligibility to apply for a scholarship to attend an eligible private school under ss. 1002.394 and 1002.395.

(5) RULES. — The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section.

History: s. 16, ch. 2018-6; s. 9, ch. 2019-23; s. 3, ch. 2020-95; s. 6, ch. 2021-27; s. 14, ch. 2022-154; s. 7, ch. 2023-16; s. 5, ch. 2024-163.
Fla. Stat. § 456.4503 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.4503
456.4503 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission; public records and meetings exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A physician’s personal identifying information, other than the physician’s name, licensure status, or licensure number, obtained from the coordinated information system described in Section 7 of s. 456.4501 and held by the department, the Board of Medicine, or the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution unless the state that originally reported the information to the coordinated information system authorizes the disclosure of such information by law. If disclosure is so authorized, information may be disclosed only to the extent authorized by law by the reporting state.

(2)(a) A meeting or a portion of a meeting of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission established in Section 10 of s. 456.4501 is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution if the Interstate Commission determines by a two-thirds vote of the commissioners present that the meeting would be likely to: 1. Relate solely to the internal personnel practices and procedures of the Interstate Commission; 2. Discuss matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal statute; 3. Discuss trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; 4. Involve accusing a person of a crime, or formally censuring a person; 5. Discuss information of a personal nature, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 6. Discuss investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; or 7. Specifically relate to the participation in a civil action or other legal proceeding. (b) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting or exempt portion of a meeting are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History: s. 1, ch. 2024-13.
Fla. Stat. § 159.826 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 159 / Part VII / Section 159.826
159.826 Sale of bonds.
Status: in_force

If the governing body shall by resolution or ordinance adopted at a public meeting determine that a negotiated sale of the taxable bonds is in the best interest of the governmental unit, the governmental unit may negotiate for the sale of the taxable bonds. In the resolution or ordinance authorizing the negotiated sale, the governmental unit shall provide specific findings as to the reasons for the negotiated sale. Nothing herein shall be deemed to give any department, board, commission, or other agency of the state any additional authority to negotiate for the sale of the taxable bonds independently and without acting by or through the Division of Bond Finance, if the participation of the Division of Bond Finance in such negotiated sale is otherwise required by the statutes under authority of which the bonds are issued.

History: s. 1, ch. 87-237.
Fla. Stat. § 627.902 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XVI / Section 627.902
627.902 Premium financing by an insurer or subsidiary.
Status: in_force

(1) An insurer, a subsidiary of an insurer, or a corporation under substantially the same management or control as an authorized insurer or group of authorized insurers may finance property, casualty, surety, and marine insurance premiums on policies issued or business produced by such insurer or insurers; however, any such insurer, subsidiary, or corporation or group of insurers that charges a total service charge per year or rate of interest which is substantially more than that provided in s. 627.901 shall be subject to part XV of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insurer, a subsidiary of an insurer, or a corporation under substantially the same management or control as an authorized insurer or group of authorized insurers may charge one-half of the additional charge provided in s. 627.840, and the charges provided in s. 627.841.

(2) Nothing in this part or in part XV disallows or otherwise applies to a discount for any insured who pays the entire premium for the entire policy term at the inception of the term if the discount is found to be actuarially justified by the office and approved by the office pursuant to the provisions of part I. Such actuarially justified and approved discount shall not be deemed a component of or related to premium financing.

History: s. 2, ch. 63-16; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 614, 617, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 6, ch. 2000-365; s. 2, ch. 2002-252; s. 1, ch. 2009-84.
Fla. Stat. § 173.09 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 173 / Section 173.09
173.09 Judgment for complainant; special magistrate’s sale; complainant may purchase and later sell.
Status: in_force

(1) Any such decree shall direct the special magistrate thereby appointed to sell the several parcels of land separately to the highest and best bidder for cash (or, at the option of complainant, to the extent of special assessments included in such judgment, for bonds or interest coupons issued by complainant), at public outcry at the courthouse door of the county in which such suit is pending, or at such point or place in the complainant municipality as the court in such final decree may direct, after having advertised such sale (which advertisement may include all lands so ordered sold) once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the city or town in which the complainant is situated or, if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper published in the county in which the suit is pending, and if all the lands so advertised for sale be not sold on the day specified in such advertisement, such sale shall be continued from day to day until the sale of all such land is completed.

(2) Such sales shall be subject to confirmation by the court, and the special magistrate shall, upon confirmation of the sale or sales, deliver to the purchaser or purchasers at said sale a deed of conveyance of the property so sold; provided, however, that in any case where any lands are offered for sale by the special magistrate and the sum of the tax, tax certificates and special assessments, interest, penalty, costs, and attorney’s fee is not bid for the same, the complainant may bid the whole amount due and the special magistrate shall thereupon convey such parcel or parcels of land to the complainant.

(3) The property so bid in by complainant shall become its property in fee simple and may be disposed of by it in the manner provided by law, except that in the sale or disposition of any such lands the city or town may, in its discretion, accept in payment or part payment therefor any bonds or interest coupons constituting liabilities of said city or town.

History: s. 5, ch. 15038, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 3004(6); s. 66, ch. 2004-11.
Fla. Stat. § 115.14 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 115 / Section 115.14
115.14 Employees.
Status: in_force

All employees of the state, the several counties of the state, and the municipalities or political subdivisions of the state must be granted leave of absence under the terms of this law; upon such leave of absence being granted, such employee must enjoy the same rights and privileges as are granted to officials under this law, including, without limitation, receiving full pay for the first 30 days for federal military service that is equal to or greater than 90 consecutive days. Notwithstanding s. 115.09, the employing authority may supplement the military pay of its officials and employees who are reservists called to active military service after the first 30 days in an amount necessary to bring their total salary, inclusive of their base military pay, to the level earned at the time they were called to active military duty. The employing authority shall continue to provide all health insurance and other existing benefits to such officials and employees as required by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, chapter 43 of Title 38 U.S.C.

History: s. 7, ch. 20718, 1941; s. 2, ch. 91-3; s. 12, ch. 2003-72; s. 2, ch. 2024-19.
Fla. Stat. § 279.11 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 279 / Section 279.11
279.11 Records.
Status: in_force

(1) Records with regard to the ownership of, or security interests in, registered public obligations are not subject to inspection or copying under any law of the state relating to the right of the public to inspect or copy public records and shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

(2) Registration records of the issuer may be maintained at such locations within or without the state as the issuer determines.

History: s. 11, ch. 83-271; s. 1, ch. 89-65; s. 100, ch. 90-360; s. 128, ch. 96-406.
Fla. Stat. § 456.007 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.007
456.007 Board members.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who otherwise meets the requirements of law for board membership and who is connected in any way with any medical college, dental college, or community college may be appointed to any board so long as that connection does not result in a relationship wherein such college represents the person’s principal source of income. However, this section shall not apply to the physicians required by s. 458.307(2) to be on the faculty of a medical school in this state or on the full-time staff of a teaching hospital in this state.

History: s. 2, ch. 84-161; s. 1, ch. 84-271; s. 3, ch. 88-392; s. 42, ch. 97-261; s. 17, ch. 97-264; s. 40, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 815.07 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 815 / Section 815.07
815.07 This chapter not exclusive.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which presently applies or may in the future apply to any transaction which violates this chapter, unless such provision is inconsistent with the terms of this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-92.
Fla. Stat. § 490.015 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.015
490.015 Duties of the department.
Status: in_force

(1) All functions reserved to boards under chapter 456 shall be exercised by the department with respect to the regulation of school psychologists and in a manner consistent with the exercise of its regulatory functions.

(2) The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 81-235; ss. 1, 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 14, 18, 19, ch. 87-252; s. 36, ch. 88-392; ss. 12, 13, ch. 89-70; s. 10, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 151, ch. 98-166; s. 211, ch. 2000-160.
Fla. Stat. § 634.3225 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part II / Section 634.3225
634.3225 Duration of suspension or revocation of license or appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, in its order suspending a license or appointment, specify the time period during which the suspension is to be effective. Such period may not exceed 1 year. The license or appointment shall remain suspended during the period specified, subject to any rescission or modification by the department. A license or appointment which has been suspended may be reinstated, but the department may not grant such reinstatement if it determines that the circumstances for which the license or appointment was suspended still exist or are likely to recur.

(2) No person whose license or appointment has been revoked by the department has the right to apply for another license or appointment within 2 years from the effective date of revocation or, if judicial review of the revocation is sought, within 2 years from the date of the final court order or decree affirming the revocation. The department may not grant a new license or appointment if it determines that the circumstances for which the previous license or appointment was revoked still exist or are likely to recur.

(3) The department may not grant or issue any license or appointment to any individual whose license or appointment has been revoked twice.

(4) During any period of suspension or revocation of the license or appointment, the former licensee or appointee may not engage in or attempt to engage in any transaction or business for which a license or appointment is required under this part.

History: ss. 22, 33, ch. 83-323; s. 1, ch. 84-94; s. 42, ch. 91-106; s. 148, ch. 91-108; s. 20, ch. 93-195.
Fla. Stat. § 320.203 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.203
320.203 Disposition of biennial license tax moneys.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, and 328.76 and pursuant to s. 216.351, after the provisions of s. 320.20(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are fulfilled, an amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected from the biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be retained in the Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund, authorized in s. 215.32(2)(b)2.f., until July 1. After July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, an amount equal to 50 percent of revenues collected from the biennial registrations created in s. 320.07 shall be distributed according to ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11), 320.08058, 328.76, and 320.20(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5).

(2) A tax collector may escrow an amount necessary to annualize revenues collected from the biennial registration service charges, branch charges, or tax collector fees created in s. 320.07 until October 1 of the following fiscal year and then account for that amount as revenue for that fiscal year.

History: s. 6, ch. 2007-242; s. 26, ch. 2009-71.