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Fla. Stat. § 197.252 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.252
197.252 Homestead tax deferral.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is entitled to claim homestead tax exemption under s. 196.031(1) may apply to defer payment of a portion of the combined total of the ad valorem taxes, non-ad valorem assessments, and interest accumulated on a tax certificate. Any applicant who is entitled to receive the homestead tax exemption but has waived it for any reason shall furnish a certificate of eligibility to receive the exemption. Such certificate shall be prepared by the county property appraiser upon request of the taxpayer.

(2)(a) Approval of an application for homestead tax deferral shall defer the combined total of ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments: 1. Which exceeds 5 percent of the applicant’s household income for the prior calendar year if the applicant is younger than 65 years old; 2. Which exceeds 3 percent of the applicant’s household income for the prior calendar year if the applicant is 65 years old or older; or 3. In its entirety if the applicant’s household income: a. For the previous calendar year is less than $10,000; or b. Is less than the designated amount for the additional homestead exemption under s. 196.075 and the applicant is 65 years old or older. (b) The household income of an applicant who applies for a tax deferral before the end of the calendar year in which the taxes and non-ad valorem assessments are assessed shall be for the current year, adjusted to reflect estimated income for the full calendar year period. The estimate of a full year’s household income shall be made by multiplying the household income received to the date of application by a fraction, the numerator being 365 and the denominator being the number of days expired in the calendar year to the date of application.

(3) The property appraiser shall promptly notify the tax collector if there is a change in ownership or the homestead exemption has been denied on property that has been granted a tax deferral.

History: s. 3, ch. 77-301; s. 2, ch. 78-161; s. 20, ch. 79-334; s. 145, ch. 85-342; s. 1, ch. 89-328; s. 1007, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 98-139; s. 1, ch. 2006-47; s. 8, ch. 2006-69; s. 7, ch. 2007-339; s. 15, ch. 2011-151; s. 3, ch. 2012-57.
Fla. Stat. § 259.05 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 259 / Section 259.05
259.05 Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon request of the board, by appropriate resolution, the Division of Bond Finance from time to time, subject to the debt limitation provided herein, may issue bonds pledging the full faith and credit of the state as shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds to achieve the purposes set out in such request.

(2) The issuance of such bonds to finance state capital projects for environmentally endangered lands or outdoor recreation lands is authorized in the manner, and subject to the limitations, provided by the State Bond Act, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-300.
Fla. Stat. § 633.532 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 633 / Part V / Section 633.532
633.532 Firefighter employee rights and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Each firefighter employee of a firefighter employer covered under this part shall comply with rules adopted by the division and with reasonable workplace safety and health standards, rules, policies, procedures, and work practices established by the firefighter employer and the workplace safety committee. A firefighter employee who knowingly fails to comply with this subsection may be disciplined or discharged by the firefighter employer.

(2) A firefighter employer may not discharge, threaten to discharge, cause to be discharged, intimidate, coerce, otherwise discipline, or in any manner discriminate against a firefighter employee for any of the following reasons: (a) The firefighter employee has testified or is about to testify, on her or his own behalf or on behalf of others, in any proceeding instituted under this part; (b) The firefighter employee has exercised any other right given under this part; or (c) The firefighter employee is engaged in activities relating to the workplace safety committee.

(3) Pay, a position, seniority, or any other benefit may not be lost for exercising any right under, or for seeking compliance with any requirement of, this part.

History: s. 15, ch. 2002-404; s. 87, ch. 2013-183.
Fla. Stat. § 383.31 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 383 / Section 383.31
383.31 Selection of clients; informed consent.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A birth center may accept only those patients who are expected to have normal pregnancies, labors, and deliveries. (b) The criteria for the selection of clients and the establishment of risk status shall be defined by rule of the agency.

(2)(a) A patient may not be accepted for care until the patient has signed a client informed-consent form. (b) The agency shall develop a client informed-consent form to be used by the center to inform the client of the benefits and risks related to childbirth outside a hospital.

History: ss. 9, 10, 27, ch. 84-283; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 98-171.
Fla. Stat. § 101.292 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 101 / Section 101.292
101.292 Definitions; ss. 101.292-101.295.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 101.292-101.295, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Governing body” means the board of county commissioners of a county or any other governing body empowered by general or special act or local ordinance to purchase or sell voting equipment.

(2) “Purchase” means a contract for the purchase, lease, rental, or other acquisition of voting equipment.

(3) “Voting equipment” means electronic or electromechanical voting systems, voting devices, and automatic tabulating equipment as defined in s. 101.5603, as well as materials, parts, or other equipment necessary for the operation and maintenance of such systems and devices, the individual or combined retail value of which is in excess of the threshold amount for CATEGORY TWO purchases provided in s. 287.017.

History: s. 2, ch. 72-303; s. 17, ch. 73-156; s. 16, ch. 77-175; s. 4, ch. 84-302; s. 5, ch. 89-348; s. 32, ch. 90-268; s. 10, ch. 2001-40; s. 25, ch. 2023-8.
Fla. Stat. § 61.507 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 61 / Part II / Section 61.507
61.507 Effect of child custody determination.
Status: in_force

A child custody determination made by a court of this state which had jurisdiction under this part binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with s. 61.509 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Fla. Stat. § 604.29 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 604 / Section 604.29
604.29 License fees; disposition.
Status: in_force

All moneys received as license fees under this law shall be placed in the General Inspection Trust Fund.

History: s. 16, ch. 20678, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 12, 14, ch. 79-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 10, ch. 90-161; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 253.7827 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.7827
253.7827 Transportation and utility crossings of greenways lands.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes that from time to time it may be necessary to serve statewide public needs by allowing transportation and utility uses to cross the greenways lands. When these crossings are needed, the location and design should consider and mitigate the impact on environmental resources, and the value of the land shall be paid based on fair market value.

(2) In furtherance of previous legislative decisions and policy, the Legislature recognizes the need for the Lebanon Station-to-Wildwood Turnpike toll road extension and the need for it to cross greenways lands at the intersection of State Road 200 and State Road 484. The Department of Transportation shall pay fair compensation for the lands needed to accomplish the crossing of greenways lands and shall mitigate the impacts of the crossing to the extent practical.

(3) Furthermore, the Legislature recognizes the needs expressed by Marion County to provide for the southerly extension of Sixtieth Avenue between State Road 200 and Interstate 75 and for the extension to cross the greenways lands to allow for the orderly growth and development of Marion County. Right-of-way for this extension across greenways lands shall be designed to mitigate the impacts to the extent practical, and the value of such lands shall be paid based on fair market value.

History: s. 55, ch. 93-213; s. 1, ch. 2013-231.
Fla. Stat. § 256.041 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.041
256.041 Purchase of United States flag or state flag for public use.
Status: in_force

When the state, a county, or a municipality purchases a United States flag or a state flag for public use, the flag must be made in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies, all of which are grown, produced, and manufactured in the United States. This section applies to the purchase of a flag on or after January 1, 2016.

History: s. 2, ch. 2015-138.
Fla. Stat. § 440.572 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.572
440.572 Authorization for individual self-insurer to provide coverage.
Status: in_force

An individual self-insurer having a net worth of not less than $250 million as authorized by s. 440.38(1)(f) may assume by contract the liabilities under this chapter of contractors and subcontractors, or each of them, employed by or on behalf of such individual self-insurer when performing work on or adjacent to property owned or used by the individual self-insurer by the department. The net worth of the individual self-insurer shall include the assets of the self-insurer’s parent company and its subsidiaries, sister companies, affiliated companies, and other related entities, located within the geographic boundaries of the state.

History: s. 43, ch. 90-201; s. 41, ch. 91-1; s. 48, ch. 93-415; s. 53, ch. 2002-194.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.4106 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part I / Section 1011.4106
1011.4106 Trust fund dissolution and local account appropriations.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 215.3206(2) and 215.3208(2), and pursuant to s. 216.351, all unexpended balances as of June 30, 2002, in the following State University System trust funds are hereby appropriated to the appropriate accounts of each university based upon the original source of the trust fund revenue and any accrued interest: the Education/General Student and Other Fees Trust Fund, the Experiment Station Federal Grant Trust Fund, the Experiment Station Incidental Trust Fund, the Extension Service Federal Grant Trust Fund, the Extension Service Incidental Trust Fund, the Incidental Trust Fund, the UF Health Center Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund, the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund, and all other trust funds in the State Treasury for universities. Expenditure of these funds by each university must be based on the laws, rules, grant agreements, or other legal controlling factors associated with all trust fund balances which are appropriated to local accounts pursuant to this section, and included in each university board of trustees approved operating budget. Each university shall be responsible for the payment of outstanding debts or obligations associated with these funds.

(2) Any appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act from the Education/General Student and Other Fees Trust Fund are the only budget authority for the fiscal year to the named universities to expend tuition and out-of-state fees that are collected during the fiscal year and carried forward from the prior fiscal year. The expenditure of tuition and fee revenues from local accounts by each university shall not exceed the authority provided in the General Appropriations Act unless approved pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the restriction in this subsection is invalid, the moneys described in this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury.

History: s. 636, ch. 2002-387; s. 153, ch. 2007-217.
Fla. Stat. § 76.17 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 76 / Section 76.17
76.17 Writ; levy upon property removed from county pending levy.
Status: in_force

When personal property of the defendant is located in any county at the time an action is commenced in which an attachment issues but is removed from the county pending the action, the officer to whom the writ is delivered shall make return of the fact of the removal and plaintiff may file a motion stating to what county he or she believes the property has been removed, whereupon an alias writ shall issue and be delivered to the sheriff of each county to which the property or a part thereof has been removed. On receipt of the writ, the sheriff shall take possession of the property and deliver it to the proper officer of the court from which the writ was issued, and make return of the writ. All questions about the title of the property shall be adjudicated in the county in which the action was brought, unless the court changes the venue.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 3245, 1881; RS 1650; GS 2114; RGS 3415; CGL 5268; s. 26, ch. 67-254; s. 377, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 476.054 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 476 / Section 476.054
476.054 Barbers’ Board.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Barbers’ Board, consisting of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(2) Five members of the board shall be barbers who have practiced the occupation of barbering in this state for at least 5 years. The remaining two members of the board shall be citizens of the state who are not presently licensed barbers. No person shall be appointed to the board who is in any way connected with the manufacture, rental, or wholesale distribution of barber equipment and supplies.

(3) As the terms of the members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years; and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Governor may remove any member for cause.

(4) No person shall be appointed to serve more than two consecutive terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.

(5) Each board member shall receive per diem and mileage allowances as provided in s. 112.061 from the place of her or his residence to the place of meeting and the return therefrom.

(6) Each board member shall be held accountable to the Governor for the proper performance of all duties and obligations of such board member’s office. The Governor shall cause to be investigated any complaints or unfavorable reports received concerning the actions of the board or its individual members and shall take appropriate action thereon, which may include removal of any board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, commission of a felony, drunkenness, incompetency, or permanent inability to perform her or his official duties.

History: ss. 5, 28, ch. 78-155; ss. 3, 13, 15, 25, 30, 34, 62, ch. 80-406; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 19, 20, ch. 85-297; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 165, ch. 94-218; s. 394, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 290.0475 — Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.0475
290.0475 Rejection of grant applications; penalties for failure to meet application conditions.
Status: in_force

Applications are ineligible for funding if any of the following circumstances arise:

(1) The application is not received by the department by the application deadline;

(2) The proposed project does not meet one of the three national objectives as contained in federal and state legislation;

(3) The proposed project is not an eligible activity as contained in the federal legislation;

(4) The application is not consistent with the local government’s comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to s. 163.3184;

(5) The applicant has an open community development block grant, except as provided in s. 290.046(2)(a)-(c) and department rules;

(6) The local government is not in compliance with the citizen participation requirements prescribed in ss. 104(a)(1) and (2) and 106(d)(5)(c) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, s. 290.046(4), and department rules; or

(7) Any information provided in the application that affects eligibility or scoring is found to have been misrepresented, and the information is not a mathematical error which may be discovered and corrected by readily computing available numbers or formulas provided in the application.

History: s. 5, ch. 85-223; s. 39, ch. 88-201; s. 5, ch. 90-275; s. 45, ch. 2011-139; s. 14, ch. 2014-218; s. 17, ch. 2022-4.
Fla. Stat. § 671.202 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 671 / Part II / Section 671.202
671.202 Prima facie evidence by third-party documents.
Status: in_force

A document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher’s or inspector’s certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract to be issued by a third party is prima facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the facts stated in the document by the third party.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 9, ch. 2007-134.
Fla. Stat. § 672.210 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part II / Section 672.210
672.210 Delegation of performance; assignment of rights.
Status: in_force

(1) A party may perform her or his duty through a delegate unless otherwise agreed or unless the other party has a substantial interest in having her or his original promisor perform or control the acts required by the contract. No delegation of performance relieves the party delegating of any duty to perform or any liability for breach.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in s. 679.4061, unless otherwise agreed all rights of either seller or buyer can be assigned except where the assignment would materially change the duty of the other party, or increase materially the burden or risk imposed on her or him by her or his contract, or impair materially her or his chance of obtaining return performance. A right to damages for breach of the whole contract or a right arising out of the assignor’s due performance of her or his entire obligation can be assigned despite agreement otherwise.

(3) The creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest in the seller’s interest under a contract is not a transfer that materially changes the duty of or increases materially the burden or risk imposed on the buyer or impairs materially the buyer’s chance of obtaining return performance within the purview of subsection (2) unless, and then only to the extent that, enforcement actually results in a delegation of material performance of the seller. Even in that event, the creation, attachment, perfection, and enforcement of the security interest remain effective, but the seller is liable to the buyer for damages caused by the delegation to the extent that the damages could not reasonably be prevented by the buyer. A court having jurisdiction may grant other appropriate relief, including cancellation of the contract for sale or an injunction against enforcement of the security interest or consummation of the enforcement.

(4) Unless the circumstances indicate the contrary a prohibition of assignment of “the contract” is to be construed as barring only the delegation to the assignee of the assignor’s performance.

(5) An assignment of “the contract” or of “all my rights under the contract” or an assignment in similar general terms is an assignment of rights and unless the language or the circumstances (as in an assignment for security) indicate the contrary, it is a delegation of performance of the duties of the assignor and its acceptance by the assignee constitutes a promise by her or him to perform those duties. This promise is enforceable by either the assignor or the other party to the original contract.

(6) The other party may treat any assignment which delegates performance as creating reasonable grounds for insecurity and may without prejudice to her or his rights against the assignor demand assurances from the assignee (s. 672.609).

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 558, ch. 97-102; s. 12, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 540.02 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 540 / Section 540.02
540.02 Duty of state attorneys.
Status: in_force

The state attorneys and the Department of Legal Affairs shall enforce the provisions of s. 540.01 by appropriate actions in courts of competent jurisdiction.

History: s. 3, ch. 6945, 1915; RGS 2518; CGL 3940; ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 73-334.
Fla. Stat. § 1011.622 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1011 / Part II / Section 1011.622
1011.622 Adjustments for students without a Florida student identification number.
Status: in_force

The Florida Education Finance Program funding calculations, including the calculations authorized in ss. 1011.62, 1011.68, and 1011.685, shall include funding for a student only when all of the student’s records are reported to the Department of Education under a Florida student identification number. The State Board of Education may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this section.

History: s. 20, ch. 2013-45; s. 4, ch. 2014-41; s. 42, ch. 2023-245.
Fla. Stat. § 551.101 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 551 / Section 551.101
551.101 Slot machine gaming authorized.
Status: in_force

Any licensed pari-mutuel facility located in Miami-Dade County or Broward County existing at the time of adoption of s. 23, Art. X of the State Constitution that has conducted live racing or games during calendar years 2002 and 2003 may possess slot machines and conduct slot machine gaming at the location where the pari-mutuel permitholder is authorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering activities pursuant to such permitholder’s valid pari-mutuel permit provided that a majority of voters in a countywide referendum have approved slot machines at such facility in the respective county. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is not a crime for a person to participate in slot machine gaming at a pari-mutuel facility licensed to possess slot machines and conduct slot machine gaming or to participate in slot machine gaming described in this chapter.

History: s. 1, ch. 2005-362; s. 129, ch. 2007-5.
Fla. Stat. § 627.946 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XIX / Section 627.946
627.946 Countersignatures not required.
Status: in_force

A policy of insurance issued to a risk retention group or any member of that group shall not be required to be countersigned by a resident agent notwithstanding any other provision of the Florida Insurance Code to the contrary.

History: ss. 2, 5, ch. 87-282; s. 114, ch. 92-318.