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Fla. Stat. § 253.77 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.77
253.77 State lands; state agency authorization for use prohibited without consent of agency in which title vested; concurrent processing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not commence any excavation, construction, or other activity involving the use of sovereign or other lands of the state, the title to which is vested in the board of trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund under this chapter, until the person has received the required lease, license, easement, or other form of consent authorizing the proposed use.

(2) For applications that are processed concurrently under s. 373.427, the applicant must submit, as part of the application under this part, any information necessary to satisfy the requirements for issuance of any required: (a) Environmental resource permit or dredge and fill permit under part IV of chapter 373; (b) Coastal construction permit under s. 161.041; (c) Coastal construction control line permit under s. 161.053; and (d) Waiver or variance of the setback requirements under s. 161.052. Authorization under this section may not be issued unless the requirements for issuance of any additional required authorizations, permits, waivers, variances, and approvals described in paragraphs (a)-(d) are also satisfied. The final action on an authorization issued under this subsection shall be subject to s. 373.4275.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a riparian owner may selectively trim or alter mangroves on adjacent, publicly owned submerged lands, if the selective trimming or alteration is in compliance with the requirements of 1 ss. 403.93-403.938, including any required permit under 1 ss. 403.93-403.938.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, chapter 373, or chapter 403, for activities authorized by a permit or exemption pursuant to chapter 373 or chapter 403, ports listed in s. 403.021(9)(b) and inland navigation districts created pursuant to s. 374.975(3) shall not be required to pay any fees for activities involving the use of sovereign lands, including leases, easements, or consents of use, except application fees including, but not limited to, those required by this chapter, chapter 161, chapter 373, or chapter 403. Further, any federal, state, or local agency or political subdivision that otherwise qualifies for an exemption under chapter 373 or chapter 403 shall be granted a consent of use or public easement for land owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or any water management district upon request and legal description of the affected land.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 76-245; s. 11, ch. 80-66; s. 12, ch. 84-79; s. 3, ch. 93-34; ss. 79, 495, ch. 94-356; s. 67, ch. 99-251.
Fla. Stat. § 626.744 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part II / Section 626.744
626.744 Service representatives; application for license.
Status: in_force

The application for a license as service representative must show the applicant’s name, residence address, name of employer, position or title, type of work to be performed by the applicant in this state, and any additional information which the department may reasonably require.

History: s. 268, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 22, ch. 71-86; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 232, 241, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 82, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 25, ch. 2018-102.
Fla. Stat. § 163.330 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 163 / Part III / Section 163.330
163.330 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Community Redevelopment Act of 1969.”

History: s. 1, ch. 69-305.
Fla. Stat. § 170.04 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 170 / Section 170.04
170.04 Plans and specifications, with estimated cost of proposed improvement required before adoption of resolution.
Status: in_force

At the time of the adoption of the resolution provided for in s. 170.03, there shall be on file with the town or city clerk, or like officer, of the municipality adopting said resolution, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed, with plans and specifications, and an estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement, which assessment plat, plans and specifications and estimate shall be open to the inspection of the public.

History: s. 4, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3025; s. 3, ch. 59-396.
Fla. Stat. § 837.02 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 837 / Section 837.02
837.02 Perjury in official proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever makes a false statement, which he or she does not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding in regard to any material matter, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Whoever makes a false statement, which he or she does not believe to be true, under oath in an official proceeding that relates to the prosecution of a capital felony, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Knowledge of the materiality of the statement is not an element of the crime of perjury under subsection (1) or subsection (2), and the defendant’s mistaken belief that the statement was not material is not a defense.

History: s. 1, sub-ch. 6, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2561; GS 3473; RGS 5343; CGL 7477; s. 998, ch. 71-136; s. 55, ch. 74-383; s. 33, ch. 75-298; s. 3, ch. 97-90; s. 1311, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 320.8232 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.8232
320.8232 Establishment of uniform standards for used recreational vehicles and repair and remodeling code for mobile homes.
Status: in_force

(1) Each used recreational vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, and sold or offered for sale in this state by a dealer or manufacturer shall meet the standards of the Used Recreational Vehicle Code. The provisions of said code shall ensure safe and livable housing and shall not be more stringent than those standards required to be met in the manufacture of recreational vehicles. Such provisions shall include, but not be limited to, standards for structural adequacy, plumbing, heating, electrical systems, and fire and life safety.

(2) The Mobile and Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Code must be a uniform code, must ensure safe and livable housing, and may not be more stringent than those standards required to be met in the manufacture of mobile homes. Such code must include standards for structural adequacy, plumbing, heating, electrical systems, and fire and life safety. All repairs and remodeling of mobile and manufactured homes must be performed in accordance with department rules.

History: s. 36, ch. 77-357; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 11, ch. 85-343; ss. 19, 20, ch. 88-147; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 2020-27.
Fla. Stat. § 103.061 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 103 / Section 103.061
103.061 Meeting of electors and filling of vacancies.
Status: in_force

Each presidential elector shall, on the day fixed by Congress to elect a President and Vice President and at the time fixed by the Governor, give notice to the Governor that the elector is in Tallahassee and ready to perform the duties of presidential elector. The Governor shall forthwith deliver to the presidential electors present a certificate of the names of all the electors; and if, on examination thereof, it should be found that one or more electors are absent, the electors present shall elect by ballot, in the presence of the Governor, a person or persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies as may have occurred through the nonattendance of one or more of the electors.

History: s. 8, ch. 71, 1847; RS 206; GS 290; RGS 386; CGL 451; s. 7, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 32, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 85-19; s. 604, ch. 95-147; s. 63, ch. 2005-277.
Fla. Stat. § 605.0801 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.0801
605.0801 Direct action by member.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a member may maintain a direct action against another member, a manager, or the limited liability company to enforce the member’s rights and otherwise protect the member’s interests, including rights and interests under the operating agreement or this chapter or arising independently of the membership relationship.

(2) A member maintaining a direct action under this section must plead and prove either: (a) An actual or threatened injury that is not solely the result of an injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited liability company; or (b) An actual or threatened injury resulting from a violation of a separate statutory or contractual duty owed by the alleged wrongdoer to the member, even if the injury is in whole or in part the same as the injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited liability company.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 255, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 161.0531 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part I / Section 161.0531
161.0531 Development agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) At the request of the property owner, the department is authorized to enter into a development agreement with such property owner, or modify or extend an existing development agreement, for activities seaward of a coastal construction control line. All such agreements must further the conservation, preservation, and protection of the beach-dune system and cause no measurable interference with marine turtles or their nesting sites.

(2) For purposes of this section, “development agreement” means contractual agreements between property owners and the department concerning siting and design criteria and the permitting requirements and environmental enhancements required by this chapter for a proposed construction activity seaward of the coastal construction control line.

(3) A development agreement shall include the following: (a) A legal description of the land subject to the agreement, and the names of the legal and equitable owners of the land. (b) The duration of the agreement. (c) A description of the siting and design features of the proposed development or activity. (d) Adequate engineering data concerning inlet and shoreline stability and storm tides related to shoreline topography. (e) A description of the permitting requirements and environmental enhancements of the development. (f) A description of any conditions, terms, restrictions, or other requirements determined to be necessary by the department for the protection of the environment. (g) A finding that the development permitted or proposed is consistent with the local government’s comprehensive plan and land development regulations. (h) A statement that all filing, processing, administration, and issuance fees have been paid.

(4) A development agreement shall not authorize construction for a period longer than 5 years from the date of execution.

(5) The department shall inspect land subject to a development agreement at least once every 12 months to determine that the project is in compliance with the terms of the development agreement, unless the department determines a lesser standard meets the intent of the terms of the development agreement.

(6) Within 14 days after the date for a request for a chapter 120 hearing has passed, or after a hearing has been held and a decision has been rendered, the developer shall record the development agreement with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the development is located. A development agreement shall not be effective until it is properly recorded in the public records of the county.

(7) The department’s approval of a development agreement, or modification or extension of an existing development agreement, pursuant to this section constitutes final agency action subject to the provisions of chapter 120. However, the property owner may not challenge the department’s refusal to enter into a development agreement or modification or extension of an existing agreement.

History: s. 2, ch. 96-371.
Fla. Stat. § 471.009 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 471 / Section 471.009
471.009 Board headquarters.
Status: in_force

The location of the Board of Professional Engineers shall be in Leon County.

History: ss. 3, 42, ch. 79-243; ss. 6, 10, ch. 81-302; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 14, 15, ch. 89-30; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 430.02 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 430 / Section 430.02
430.02 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to:

(1) Advise, assist, and protect the state’s elderly citizens to the fullest extent.

(2) Ensure that programs and services are developed and implemented to be accessible to all elderly citizens to assist them in the achievement or maintenance of maximum independence and quality of life and minimum levels of social dependence.

(3) Support and promote the efforts of families and other caregivers in assisting elderly persons.

(4) Promote intergenerational activities that will provide citizens of all ages opportunities to enjoy the enriching benefits of interaction and that will promote unity and support for one another.

(5) Ensure that state government functions effectively and efficiently in serving the elderly through coordination of policy development, planning, and service delivery by all state agencies relating to the elderly population of the state.

(6) Ensure that elderly citizens are able to secure prompt, adequate, and accurate information and assistance regarding, but not limited to, health, social welfare, long-term care, protective services, consumer protection, education and training, housing, employment, recreation, transportation, insurance, and retirement.

(7) Organize the Department of Elderly Affairs as the state agency that has lead responsibility for administering human service programs for the elderly and for developing policy recommendations for long-term care.

History: s. 5, ch. 91-115; s. 78, ch. 95-418.
Fla. Stat. § 296.07 — Florida Code / Title XX / Chapter 296 / Part I / Section 296.07
296.07 Certain persons ineligible.
Status: in_force

A person who is mentally ill, habitually inebriated, or addicted to the use of drugs may not be received or retained in the home. It is the legislative intent that a resident of the home who is discharged therefrom or voluntarily leaves the home because he or she exhibits mental illness, inebriation, or drug addiction shall be referred to appropriate federal, state, or county agencies by the home for treatment.

History: s. 8, ch. 89-168; s. 5, ch. 98-16.
Fla. Stat. § 648.4425 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 648 / Section 648.4425
648.4425 Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon issuing a bond, the bail bond agent shall provide to the principal and, if applicable, to the party rendering collateral or indemnifying the surety an informational notice which shall include: (a) A statement noting with particularity the restrictions, if any, placed on the principal as a condition of the bond; (b) A statement of the bail bond agent’s powers relating to the cancellation of the bond and recommitment of the principal; and (c) The name, address, and telephone number of the department for complaints or inquiries.

(2) Any bail bond agent that surrenders or recommits a defendant must provide the defendant with a statement of surrender on a department-prescribed form. The statement must be signed by the agent and must state the reason for surrender. The statement must be attached to the surrender form with a copy provided to the defendant and a copy maintained by the agent in the defendant’s file.

(3) The department shall prescribe forms to administer this section.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 87-321; ss. 32, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 33, ch. 96-372; s. 20, ch. 2000-370; s. 24, ch. 2002-260.
Fla. Stat. § 501.991 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part VIII / Section 501.991
501.991 Legislative intent; construction.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes that it is preempted from passing any law that conflicts with federal patent law. However, the Legislature recognizes that the state is dedicated to building an entrepreneurial and business-friendly economy where businesses and consumers alike are protected from abuse and fraud. This includes protection from abusive and bad faith demands and litigation.

(2) Patents encourage research, development, and innovation. Patent holders have a legitimate right to enforce their patents. The Legislature does not wish to interfere with good faith patent litigation or the good faith enforcement of patents. However, the Legislature recognizes a growing issue: the frivolous filing of bad faith patent claims that have led to technical, complex, and especially expensive litigation.

(3) The expense of patent litigation, which may cost millions of dollars, can be a significant burden on companies and small businesses. Not only do bad faith patent infringement claims impose undue burdens on individual businesses, they undermine the state’s effort to attract and nurture technological innovations. Funds spent to help avoid the threat of bad faith litigation are no longer available for serving communities through investing in producing new products, helping businesses expand, or hiring new workers. The Legislature wishes to help businesses avoid these costs by encouraging good faith assertions of patent infringement and the expeditious and efficient resolution of patent claims.

(4) This part may not be construed to: (a) Limit the rights and remedies available to the state or a person under any other law; (b) Alter or restrict the Attorney General’s authority under any other law regarding claims of patent infringement; or (c) Prohibit a person who owns, or has a right to license or enforce, a patent from: 1. Notifying other parties of such person’s ownership of, or rights under, the patent; 2. Offering the patent to other parties for license or sale; 3. Notifying other parties of such parties’ infringement of the patent as provided by 35 U.S.C. s. 287; or 4. Seeking compensation for past or present infringement of, or license to, the patent.

History: s. 7, ch. 2015-92; s. 1, ch. 2016-101.
Fla. Stat. § 394.90 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 394 / Part IV / Section 394.90
394.90 Inspection; right of entry; records.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The agency, in accordance with s. 408.811, and the department may enter and inspect at any time a licensed facility to determine whether the facility is in compliance with this chapter, part II of chapter 408, and applicable rules. (b) The department and the agency may enter and inspect any premises that it has probable cause to suspect may be operating as an unlicensed crisis stabilization unit or residential treatment facility; however, such entry and inspection shall be made only with the permission of the person in charge of such premises or pursuant to warrant. (c) Any application for licensure under this chapter constitutes full permission for the department and the agency to enter and inspect the premises of the applicant or licensee at any time.

(2) For purposes of monitoring and investigation, the department and the Agency for Health Care Administration shall have access to the clinical records of any client of a licensee or designated facility, the provisions of s. 394.4615 to the contrary notwithstanding.

(3) The agency shall schedule periodic inspections of licensees so as to minimize the cost to the licensees and the disruption of the licensees’ programs. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the department and the agency to inspect the facilities of a licensee at any time.

(4) Each licensee shall maintain as public information, available to any person upon request, copies of all reports of inspections of the licensee filed with or issued by any governmental agency during the preceding 5-year period. The licensee shall furnish a copy of the most recent inspection report of the agency to any person upon payment of a reasonable charge for copying.

(5) The agency shall accept, in lieu of its own inspections for licensure, the survey or inspection of an accrediting organization, if the provider is accredited according to the provisions of s. 394.741 and the agency receives the report of the accrediting organization.

History: ss. 7, 11, ch. 85-167; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 47, ch. 93-39; s. 28, ch. 96-169; s. 65, ch. 97-100; s. 32, ch. 98-171; s. 3, ch. 2001-171; s. 5, ch. 2001-191; s. 34, ch. 2007-230.
Fla. Stat. § 625.338 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.338
625.338 Time limit for disposal of ineligible property and securities; effect of failure to dispose.
Status: in_force

(1) Any property or securities lawfully acquired by an insurer which it could not otherwise have invested in or loaned its funds upon at the time of such acquisition shall be disposed of within 3 years from the date of acquisition, unless within such period the security has attained to the standard of eligibility except that any security or property acquired under any agreement of bulk reinsurance, merger, or consolidation may be retained for a longer period if so provided in the plan for such reinsurance, merger, or consolidation as approved by the office under chapter 628. Upon application by the insurer and proof that forced sale of any such property or security would materially injure the interests of the insurer, the office may extend the disposal period for an additional reasonable time.

(2) Any property or securities lawfully acquired and held by an insurer after expiration of the period for disposal thereof or any extension of such period granted by the office shall not be allowed as an asset of the insurer.

History: ss. 163, 164, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 120, 122, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 891, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9591 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IX / Section 626.9591
626.9591 Appeals from the department or office.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to an order of the department or office under s. 626.9581 or s. 626.9601 may obtain a review of such order by filing an appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions and procedures for appeal from the orders of the department or office in general under s. 120.68.

History: s. 9, ch. 76-260; s. 807, ch. 82-243; s. 45, ch. 83-215; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1034, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 713.69 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part II / Section 713.69
713.69 Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to remove any property upon which a lien has accrued under s. 713.68 from any hotel, apartment house, roominghouse, lodginghouse, boardinghouse or tenement house without first making full payment to the person operating or conducting the same of all sums due and payable for such occupancy or without first having the written consent of such person so conducting or operating such place to so remove such property. Any person who violates this section, if the value of the property removed in violation hereof is less than $1,000, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and if the value of the property so removed is $1,000 or more, such person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 12080, 1927; CGL 5376, 7323; s. 36, ch. 67-254; s. 687, ch. 71-136; s. 28, ch. 2019-167.