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Fla. Stat. § 636.210 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 636 / Part II / Section 636.210
636.210 Prohibited activities of a discount plan organization.
Status: in_force

(1) A discount plan organization may not: (a) Use in its advertisements, marketing material, brochures, and discount cards the term “insurance” except as otherwise provided in this part or as a disclaimer of any relationship between discount plan organization benefits and insurance; (b) Use in its advertisements, marketing material, brochures, and discount cards the terms “health plan,” “coverage,” “copay,” “copayments,” “preexisting conditions,” “guaranteed issue,” “premium,” “PPO,” “preferred provider organization,” or other terms in a manner that could reasonably mislead a person into believing the discount plan was health insurance; (c) Have restrictions on free access to plan providers, including, but not limited to, waiting periods and notification periods; or (d) Pay providers any fees for medical services.

(2) A discount plan organization may not collect or accept money from a member for payment to a provider for specific medical services furnished or to be furnished to the member unless the organization has an active certificate of authority from the office to act as an administrator.

History: s. 31, ch. 2004-297; s. 7, ch. 2005-232; s. 19, ch. 2017-112.
Fla. Stat. § 186.003 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 186 / Section 186.003
186.003 Definitions; ss. 186.001-186.031, 186.801-186.901.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 186.001-186.031 and 186.801-186.901, the term:

(1) “Executive Office of the Governor” means the Office of Planning and Budgeting of the Executive Office of the Governor.

(2) “Goal” means the long-term end toward which programs and activities are ultimately directed.

(3) “Objective” means a specific, measurable, intermediate end that is achievable and marks progress toward a goal.

(4) “Policy” means the way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified goal.

(5) “Regional planning agency” means the regional planning council created pursuant to ss. 186.501-186.515 to exercise responsibilities under ss. 186.001-186.031 and 186.801-186.901 in a particular region of the state.

(6) “State agency” or “agency” means any official, officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or department of the executive branch of state government. For purposes of this chapter, “state agency” or “agency” includes the Public Service Commission.

(7) “State comprehensive plan” means the state planning document required in s. 19, Art. III of the State Constitution and published as ss. 187.101 and 187.201.

History: s. 3, ch. 72-295; s. 1, ch. 78-287; s. 66, ch. 79-190; s. 3, ch. 84-257; s. 31, ch. 88-122; s. 97, ch. 91-282; s. 88, ch. 92-142; s. 20, ch. 93-206; s. 24, ch. 95-280; s. 12, ch. 97-79; s. 17, ch. 98-176; s. 69, ch. 99-2; s. 67, ch. 99-245; s. 41, ch. 2000-371; s. 9, ch. 2024-153.
Fla. Stat. § 401.273 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 401 / Part III / Section 401.273
401.273 Emergency medical technician and paramedic registry for disasters and emergencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall include on its forms for the certification or recertification of emergency medical technicians and paramedics who could assist the department in the event of a disaster a question asking if the practitioner would be available to provide health care services in special needs shelters or to help staff disaster medical assistance teams during times of emergency or major disaster. The names of the emergency medical technicians and paramedics who answer affirmatively shall be maintained by the department as a registry for disasters and emergencies.

(2) A certificateholder may perform the functions of an emergency medical technician or paramedic in a special needs shelter or as a member of a disaster medical assistance team, provided that such functions are performed only under the medical direction of a physician who is licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 and who has complied with the formal supervision requirements of s. 458.348.

History: s. 18, ch. 2000-140.
Fla. Stat. § 110.119 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part I / Section 110.119
110.119 Administrative leave for military-service-connected disability.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee who has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have incurred a military-service-connected disability and has been scheduled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be reexamined or treated for the disability shall be granted administrative leave for such reexamination or treatment without loss of pay or benefits. However, such paid leave may not exceed 48 hours per calendar year.

(2) The department may adopt any rule necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.

History: s. 4, ch. 84-114; s. 2, ch. 93-268; s. 3, ch. 2012-215.
Fla. Stat. § 29.24 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 29 / Section 29.24
29.24 Lactation spaces in courthouses.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by January 1, 2024, each county courthouse must provide at least one dedicated lactation space outside the confines of a restroom for members of the public to express breast milk or breastfeed in private. The space must: (a) Be hygienic, clean and sanitary, and conducive to maintaining and preventing disease; (b) Be shielded from public view; (c) Be free from intrusion while occupied; and (d) Contain an electrical outlet.

(2) The person responsible for the operation of the facility housing each district court of appeal may use state-appropriated funds or private funding to provide a lactation space as set forth in subsection (1).

(3) The requirements of subsection (1) do not apply to a courthouse if the person who is responsible for the operation of the courthouse determines that: (a) New construction would be required to create the lactation space; and (b) The courthouse does not contain a lactation space for employees which may be used by the members of the public and the courthouse does not have: 1. A space that could be repurposed as a lactation space open to the public; or 2. A space that could be made private at a reasonable cost using portable materials, contingent upon private funding being made available for those costs.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-88.
Fla. Stat. § 471.0385 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 471 / Section 471.0385
471.0385 Court action; effect.
Status: in_force

If any provision of s. 471.038 is held to be unconstitutional or is held to violate the state or federal antitrust laws, the following shall occur:

(1) The corporation shall cease and desist from exercising any powers and duties enumerated in the act.

(2) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall resume the performance of such activities. The department shall regain and receive, hold, invest, and administer property and make expenditures for the benefit of the board.

(3) The Executive Office of the Governor, notwithstanding chapter 216, is authorized to reestablish positions, budget authority, and salary rate necessary to carry out the department’s responsibilities related to the regulation of professional engineers.

History: s. 3, ch. 97-312.
Fla. Stat. § 334.175 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.175
334.175 Certification of project design plans and surveys.
Status: in_force

(1) All design plans and surveys prepared by or for the department shall be signed, sealed, and certified by the professional engineer or surveyor or architect or landscape architect in responsible charge of the project work. Such professional engineer, surveyor, architect, or landscape architect must be duly registered in this state.

(2) For portions of transportation projects on, under, or over a department-owned right-of-way, and regardless of funding source, the department shall review the project’s design plans for compliance with departmental design standards.

History: s. 20, ch. 84-309; s. 77, ch. 2002-20; s. 8, ch. 2019-169.
Fla. Stat. § 377.38 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part I / Section 377.38
377.38 Illegal oil, gas, and other products; sale, purchase, acquisition, transportation, refining, processing, or handling prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) The sale, purchase, or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way, of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is hereby prohibited.

(2) Unless and until the division provides for certificates of clearance or tenders, or some other method, so that any person may have an opportunity to determine whether any contemplated transaction of sale, purchase, or acquisition, or of transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way, involves illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product, no liquidated damage shall be imposed for the sale, purchase, or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way, of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product, except under circumstances hereinafter stated. Liquidated damages shall be imposed for the commission of each transaction prohibited in this section when the person committing the same knows that illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is involved in such transaction, or when such person could have known or determined such fact by the exercise of reasonable diligence or from facts within his or her knowledge. However, regardless of lack of actual notice or knowledge, liquidated damages as provided in this law shall apply in any sale, purchase, or acquisition, and to the transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way, of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product, where administrative provision is made for identifying the character of the commodity as to its legality. It shall likewise be a violation for which liquidated damages shall be imposed for any person to sell, purchase, or acquire, or to transport, refine, process, or handle in any other way any oil, gas, or product without complying with all applicable rules, regulations, or orders of the division relating thereto.

History: s. 34, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 629, ch. 95-148.
Fla. Stat. § 496.414 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 496 / Section 496.414
496.414 Duties of commercial co-venturers.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to the commencement of any charitable or sponsor sales promotion in this state conducted by a commercial co-venturer on behalf of a charitable organization or sponsor, the commercial co-venturer must obtain the written consent of the charitable organization or sponsor whose name will be used during the charitable or sponsor sales promotion.

(2) A final accounting for each charitable or sponsor sales promotion must be prepared by the commercial co-venturer following the completion of the sales promotion. The final accounting must be provided to the charitable organization or sponsor on whose behalf the sales promotion was conducted within 10 days after a request by the charitable organization or sponsor. The final accounting must be kept by the commercial co-venturer for a period of 3 years, unless the commercial co-venturer and the charitable organization or sponsor mutually agree that the accounting should be kept by the charitable organization or sponsor instead of the commercial co-venturer. A copy of the final accounting must be provided to the department no later than 10 working days after the department requests it.

History: ss. 13, 26, ch. 91-208; ss. 9, 19, ch. 94-287; s. 75, ch. 2013-18.
Fla. Stat. § 327.45 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 327 / Section 327.45
327.45 Protection zones for springs.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “navigable waters of the United States” means the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas, as referenced in the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq., and the federal rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(2) The commission may establish by rule protection zones that restrict the speed and operation of vessels, or that prohibit or modify the allowable means of anchoring, mooring, beaching, or grounding vessels, to protect and prevent significant harm to first, second, and third magnitude springs and springs groups, including their associated spring runs, as determined by the commission using the most recent Florida Geological Survey springs bulletin. Significant harm includes negative impacts to water quality, water quantity, hydrology, wetlands, and aquatic and wetland-dependent species where the operation, anchoring, mooring, beaching, or grounding of vessels is determined to be the predominant cause of negative impacts.

(3) When developing a protection zone, the commission shall do so in consultation and coordination with the water management district, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the governing bodies of the county and municipality, if applicable, in which the zone is located. If the zone includes navigable waters of the United States, the commission shall additionally coordinate with the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

(4) Any individual who operates a vessel in violation of a spring protection zone rule adopted pursuant to this section shall be charged on a uniform boating citation as provided in s. 327.74 and is subject to the penalties provided in s. 327.73(1)(y).

(5) Restrictions in a protection zone do not apply: (a) To law enforcement, firefighting, or rescue personnel operating a vessel in the course of performing their official duties; or (b) In emergency situations. However, the emergency operation of a vessel must be a reasonable response given the circumstances.

(6) The commission is responsible for the posting and maintenance of regulatory markers identifying protection zones.

(7) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2016-233; s. 15, ch. 2021-184; s. 1, ch. 2025-35.
Fla. Stat. § 647.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 647 / Section 647.01
647.01 Purpose and scope.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by creating a comprehensive legal framework within which travel insurance may be sold in this state.

(2) This chapter applies to: (a) Travel insurance that covers any resident of this state and that is sold, solicited, negotiated, or offered in this state. (b) Policies and certificates that are delivered or issued for delivery in this state. This chapter does not apply to cancellation fee waivers or travel assistance services, except as expressly provided in this chapter.

(3) All other applicable provisions of the insurance laws of this state continue to apply to travel insurance, except that the specific provisions of this chapter shall supersede any general provisions of law that would otherwise be applicable to travel insurance.

History: s. 15, ch. 2020-63.
Fla. Stat. § 161.144 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part I / Section 161.144
161.144 Policy guidance related to sand source management.
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that beach-quality sand for the nourishment of the state’s critically eroded beaches is an exhaustible resource, in ever-decreasing supply, and must be carefully managed for the systemwide benefit of the state’s beaches. Therefore, the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to s. 161.161 and in cooperation with federal and local government agencies, shall develop and maintain an inventory of identified offshore sand sources as part of the regional elements of its comprehensive long-term beach management plan. Offshore sand sources in state or federal waters which are identified for potential, proposed, or permitted use shall be clearly mapped or otherwise noted and readily available for public review. In addition, boards of county commissioners of coastal counties adjacent to sand sources proposed for use outside of the region or subregion shall be provided written notice by the department and an opportunity to comment during a specific project’s planning and permitting stages. The department shall identify in its annual list of local government funding requests submitted to the Legislature, pursuant to s. 161.091, those projects that propose to use sand sources from another region or subregion at the time the list is submitted.

History: s. 4, ch. 2007-99.
Fla. Stat. § 860.142 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 860 / Section 860.142
860.142 Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act.
Status: in_force

(1) This section may be cited as the “Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act.”

(2) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Catalytic converter” means an emission control device that is designed to be installed and operate in a motor vehicle to convert toxic gases and pollutants in the motor vehicle’s exhaust system into less toxic substances via chemical reaction. (b) “Detached catalytic converter” means a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle. (c) “Registered secondary metals recycler” means a secondary metals recycler, as defined in s. 538.18, that is registered with the Department of Revenue as required in s. 538.25. (d) “Salvage motor vehicle dealer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 320.27(1)(c)5.

(3)(a) A person may not knowingly purchase a detached catalytic converter unless he or she is a registered secondary metals recycler. (b) A registered secondary metals recycler who purchases a detached catalytic converter must comply with the requirements in ss. 538.19 and 538.26(5). (c) A registered secondary metals recycler who does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) is subject to the penalties in s. 538.23.

(4)(a) A person may not knowingly possess, purchase, sell, or install a: 1. Stolen catalytic converter; 2. Catalytic converter that has been removed from a stolen motor vehicle; 3. New or detached catalytic converter from which the manufacturer’s part identification number, aftermarket identification number, or owner-applied number has been removed, altered, or defaced; or 4. Detached catalytic converter without proof of ownership, unless the person is a registered secondary metals recycler, a salvage motor vehicle dealer, or meets the criteria for exemption provided in s. 538.22. (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (c) Proof that a person was in possession of two or more detached catalytic converters, unless satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the person in possession of the catalytic converters knew or should have known that the catalytic converters may have been stolen or fraudulently obtained.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-114.
Fla. Stat. § 738.416 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.416
738.416 Other financial instrument or arrangement.
Status: in_force

A fiduciary shall allocate receipts from or related to a financial instrument or arrangement not otherwise addressed by this chapter. The allocation must be consistent with ss. 738.414 and 738.415.

History: s. 35, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 947.002 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 947 / Section 947.002
947.002 Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish an objective means for determining and establishing parole dates for inmates.

(2) Objective parole criteria will be designed to give primary weight to the seriousness of the offender’s present criminal offense and the offender’s past criminal record. In considering the risk of recidivism, practice has shown that the best predictor is prior record.

(3) The chair shall be the agency head. While the commission is responsible for making decisions on the granting and revoking of parole, the chair shall establish, execute, and be held accountable for all administrative policy decisions. The routine administrative decisions are the full responsibility of the chair.

(4) Hearing examiners are assigned on the basis of caseload needs as determined by the chair.

(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that the decision to parole an inmate from the incarceration portion of the inmate’s sentence is an act of grace of the state and shall not be considered a right.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-417; s. 1, ch. 81-322; s. 2, ch. 82-171; s. 34, ch. 83-131; s. 37, ch. 86-183; s. 67, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 3, ch. 93-61; s. 1667, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 290.0077 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.0077
290.0077 Enterprise zone designation for Orange County and the municipality of Apopka.
Status: in_force

Orange County and the municipality of Apopka may jointly apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the department may designate one enterprise zone under this section. The department shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.

History: s. 4, ch. 2005-244; s. 215, ch. 2011-142.
Fla. Stat. § 663.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 663 / Part I / Section 663.02
663.02 Applicability of the financial institutions codes.
Status: in_force

(1) International banking corporations having offices in this state are subject to all the provisions of the financial institutions codes as though such corporations were state banks, except where it may appear, from the context or otherwise, that such provisions are clearly applicable only to banks organized under the laws of this state or the United States. Without limiting the foregoing general provisions, it is the intent of the Legislature that the following provisions are applicable to such banks or trust companies: s. 655.031, relating to administrative enforcement guidelines; s. 655.032, relating to investigations, subpoenas, hearings, and witnesses; s. 655.0321, relating to hearings, proceedings, and related documents and restricted access thereto; s. 655.033, relating to cease and desist orders; s. 655.037, relating to removal by the office of an officer, director, committee member, employee, or other person; s. 655.041, relating to administrative fines and enforcement; s. 655.50, relating to the control of money laundering and terrorist financing; and any law for which the penalty is increased under s. 775.31 for facilitating or furthering terrorism. International banking corporations do not have the powers conferred on domestic banks by s. 658.60, relating to deposits of public funds. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usury, applies to all bank loans.

(2) Neither an international bank agency nor an international branch shall have any greater right under, or by virtue of, this section than is granted to banks organized under the laws of this state. Legal and financial terms used herein shall be deemed to refer to equivalent terms used by the country in which the international banking corporation is organized. This chapter and the financial institutions codes may not be construed to authorize any international banking corporation to conduct trust business, as defined in s. 658.12, from an office in this state except for those activities specifically authorized by s. 663.061(5).

History: s. 1, ch. 77-157; ss. 83, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 4, ch. 83-129; s. 21, ch. 89-229; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 3, 151, ch. 92-303; s. 414, ch. 96-406; s. 5, ch. 97-109; s. 15, ch. 2001-64; s. 1815, ch. 2003-261; s. 130, ch. 2005-2; s. 3, ch. 2010-9; s. 25, ch. 2014-91; s. 5, ch. 2017-83.