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Fla. Stat. § 380.285 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part II / Section 380.285
380.285 Lighthouses; study; preservation; funding.
Status: in_force

The Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State shall undertake a study of the lighthouses in the state. The study must determine the location, ownership, condition, and historical significance of all lighthouses in the state and ensure that all historically significant lighthouses are nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The study must assess the condition and restoration needs of historic lighthouses and develop plans for appropriate future public access and use. The Division of Historical Resources shall take a leadership role in implementing plans to stabilize lighthouses and associated structures and to preserve and protect them from future deterioration. When possible, the lighthouses and associated buildings should be made available to the public for educational and recreational purposes. The Department of State shall request in its annual legislative budget requests funding necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities specified in this act. Funds for the rehabilitation of lighthouses should be allocated through matching grants-in-aid to state and local government agencies and to nonprofit organizations. The Department of Environmental Protection may assist the Division of Historical Resources in projects to accomplish the goals and activities described in this section.

History: s. 6, ch. 2001-200; s. 6, ch. 2002-275; s. 3, ch. 2002-277; s. 261, ch. 2011-142.
Fla. Stat. § 376.326 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.326
376.326 Application of s. 376.317.
Status: in_force

Nothing in ss. 376.320-376.326 shall be construed to exclude aboveground storage tanks from the application of s. 376.317.

History: s. 7, ch. 90-98; s. 22, ch. 92-30.
Fla. Stat. § 655.0321 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.0321
655.0321 Restricted access to certain hearings, proceedings, and related documents.
Status: in_force

The office shall consider the public purposes specified in 1 s. 119.14(4)(b) in determining whether the hearings and proceedings conducted pursuant to s. 655.033 for the issuance of cease and desist orders and s. 655.037 for the issuance of suspension or removal orders shall be closed and exempt from the provisions of s. 286.011, and whether related documents shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

History: s. 1, ch. 80-273; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 2, ch. 89-229; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 3, 13, ch. 92-303; s. 410, ch. 96-406; s. 1706, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 468.605 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part XII / Section 468.605
468.605 Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board. Members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members shall be appointed for 4-year terms. No member shall serve more than two consecutive 4-year terms, nor serve for more than 11 years on the board. To ensure continuity of board policies, the Governor shall initially appoint one member for a 1-year term, two members for 2-year terms, two members for 3-year terms, and two members for 4-year terms.

(2) The board shall consist of nine members, as follows: (a) One member who is an architect licensed pursuant to chapter 481, an engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 471, or a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 489. (b) Two members serving as building code administrators. (c) Two members serving as building code inspectors. (d) One member serving as a plans examiner. (e) One member who is a representative of a city or a charter county. (f) Two consumer members who are not, and have never been, members of a profession regulated under this part, chapter 481, chapter 471, or chapter 489. One of the consumer members must be a person with a disability or a representative of an organization which represents persons with disabilities. None of the board members described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (f) may be an employee of a municipal, county, or state governmental agency.

History: s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 51, ch. 94-119; s. 150, ch. 94-218; s. 3, ch. 98-419; s. 128, ch. 2000-153; s. 14, ch. 2000-372.
Fla. Stat. § 336.08 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 336 / Section 336.08
336.08 Relocation or change of roads.
Status: in_force

The commissioners may establish, locate, change, or discontinue public county roads by resolution.

History: s. 48, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 5, ch. 57-776; s. 72, ch. 84-309.
Fla. Stat. § 484.042 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 484 / Part II / Section 484.042
484.042 Board of Hearing Aid Specialists; membership, appointment, terms.
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Hearing Aid Specialists is created within the Department of Health and shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2) Five members of the board shall be hearing aid specialists who have been licensed and practicing the dispensing of prescription hearing aids in this state for at least the preceding 4 years. The remaining four members, none of whom shall derive economic benefit from the fitting or dispensing of hearing aids, shall be appointed from the resident lay public of this state. One of the lay members shall be a prescription hearing aid user but may not be nor have been a hearing aid specialist or a licensee of a closely related profession. One lay member shall be an individual age 65 or over. One lay member shall be an otolaryngologist licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459.

(3) Members of the board shall be appointed for terms of 4 years each.

(4) All provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards apply to the board. However, notwithstanding the requirement of s. 456.073(4) that the board provide by rule for the determination of probable cause by a panel composed of its members or by the department, the board may provide by rule that its probable cause panel may be composed of one current member of the board and one past member of the board, as long as the past member is a licensed hearing aid specialist in good standing. The past board member shall be appointed to the panel for a maximum of 2 years by the chair of the board with the approval of the State Surgeon General.

History: ss. 3, 18, ch. 83-153; ss. 1, 7, ch. 84-94; s. 82, ch. 85-81; ss. 3, 19, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 25, ch. 90-134; s. 22, ch. 90-341; ss. 5, 11, ch. 90-345; s. 27, ch. 91-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 49, ch. 92-149; s. 333, ch. 94-119; s. 6, ch. 94-160; s. 180, ch. 94-218; s. 451, ch. 97-103; s. 173, ch. 97-264; s. 141, ch. 98-166; s. 199, ch. 2000-160; s. 99, ch. 2008-6; s. 26, ch. 2023-71.
Fla. Stat. § 348.66 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 348 / Part II / Section 348.66
348.66 Eligibility for investments and security.
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be and constitute legal investments for banks, savings banks, trustees, executors, administrators and all other fiduciaries and for all state, municipal and other public funds and shall also be and constitute securities eligible for deposit as security for all state, municipal or other public funds notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or laws to the contrary.

History: s. 17, ch. 63-447.
Fla. Stat. § 381.00783 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.00783
381.00783 Grounds for discipline; administrative penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which disciplinary action specified in subsection (2) may be taken by the department against any tattoo establishment, temporary establishment, tattoo artist, guest tattoo artist, operator of a tattoo establishment, or unlicensed person engaged in activities regulated under ss. 381.00771-381.00791: (a) Providing false information on an application for licensure or registration. (b) Violating a state or local health code or ordinance. (c) Violating any provision of ss. 381.00771-381.00791, rule adopted under those sections, or lawful order of the department. (d) Being found guilty of or pleading nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction which relates to the practice of tattooing or the operation of a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment. (e) Committing fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of tattooing or the operation of a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment. (f) Aiding, procuring, or assisting a person to unlawfully practice tattooing or unlawfully operate a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment. (g) Failing to keep the written notarized consent of the parent or legal guardian of a minor child who is tattooed at a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment for the period specified pursuant to s. 381.00779(3) or knowingly making false entries in a parent’s or legal guardian’s written notarized consent.

(2) When the department determines that a person commits any of the acts set forth in subsection (1), the department may enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties: (a) Refusal to issue a license or registration or renew a license. (b) Suspension or revocation of a license or registration. (c) Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed $1,500 for each count or separate violation. (d) Issuance of a reprimand. (e) Placement of the licensee or registrant on probation for a specified period and subject to the conditions that the department may specify. (f) Issuance of a stop-use order. (g) Corrective action.

(3) The department shall impose stricter penalties for the repetition of violations and as the severity of violations escalate, distinguishing lesser violations from those that endanger the public health.

(4) Disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted as provided in chapter 120.

History: s. 7, ch. 2010-220.
Fla. Stat. § 877.14 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 877 / Section 877.14
877.14 Merchandising of dogs; required records; penalty for violation.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person engaged in the business of selling dogs shall keep a complete and true record of all transactions, showing the date of transaction and the name and address of the person from whom each dog was purchased or otherwise obtained and to whom it was sold. The record also should show a sufficient description of the dog such as breed, sex, color, markings, and distinguishing features. The record shall at all times be subject to the inspection of all police and peace officers.

(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-285; s. 1159, ch. 71-136.
Fla. Stat. § 380.061 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part I / Section 380.061
380.061 The Florida Quality Developments program.
Status: in_force

(1) This section only applies to developments approved as Florida Quality Developments before April 6, 2018.

(2) Following written notification to the state land planning agency and the appropriate regional planning agency, a local government with an approved Florida Quality Development within its jurisdiction must set a public hearing pursuant to its local procedures and shall adopt a local development order to replace and supersede the development order adopted by the state land planning agency for the Florida Quality Development. Thereafter, the Florida Quality Development shall follow the procedures and requirements for developments of regional impact as specified in this chapter.

History: s. 44, ch. 85-55; s. 65, ch. 86-163; s. 17, ch. 86-191; s. 2, ch. 88-164; s. 2, ch. 89-375; s. 2, ch. 89-536; s. 4, ch. 91-41; s. 4, ch. 91-68; s. 16, ch. 92-129; s. 53, ch. 93-206; s. 10, ch. 94-122; ss. 10, 346, ch. 94-356; s. 1030, ch. 95-148; s. 12, ch. 95-149; s. 11, ch. 96-416; s. 9, ch. 98-146; s. 27, ch. 98-176; s. 200, ch. 99-245; s. 43, ch. 2009-21; s. 25, ch. 2009-243; s. 58, ch. 2011-139; s. 259, ch. 2011-142; ss. 2, 24, ch. 2018-158.
Fla. Stat. § 939.12 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 939 / Section 939.12
939.12 Cost against state in Supreme Court.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the Supreme Court shall give, upon application, a certified copy of any judgment against the state upon appeal in criminal cases, and the state shall pay the same to the appellant, or the appellant’s agent or attorney, on demand.

History: s. 1, ch. 3266, 1881; RS 2993; GS 4068; RGS 6172; CGL 8486; s. 1593, ch. 97-102; s. 133, ch. 2003-402.
Fla. Stat. § 496.4191 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 496 / Section 496.4191
496.4191 Additional penalty; immediate suspension.
Status: in_force

Upon notification and subsequent written verification by a law enforcement agency, a court, a state attorney, or the Department of Law Enforcement, the department shall immediately suspend a registration or the processing of an application for a registration if the registrant, applicant, or an officer or director of the registrant or applicant is formally charged with a crime involving fraud, theft, larceny, embezzlement, or fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of property or a crime arising from the conduct of a solicitation for a charitable organization or sponsor until final disposition of the case or removal or resignation of that officer or director.

History: s. 19, ch. 2014-122.
Fla. Stat. § 166.0494 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.0494
166.0494 Chiefs of police; termination.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may not terminate a chief of police without providing the chief of police written notice of his or her termination.

(2) After providing a chief of police written notice of his or her termination, a municipality must allow the chief of police to appear at the next regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the municipality and provide a full and complete response to his or her termination at the meeting.

(3) An employment contract between a municipality and a chief of police may not waive or modify the requirements of this section or include a nondisclosure clause that prohibits a chief of police from responding to his or her termination as authorized by this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-282.
Fla. Stat. § 679.342 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.342
679.342 Bank’s right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a bank to enter into an agreement of the kind described in s. 679.1041(1)(b), even if its customer so requests or directs. A bank that has entered into such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the agreement to another person unless requested to do so by its customer.

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-198.
Fla. Stat. § 501.035 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part I / Section 501.035
501.035 Home solicitation sale; exclusions.
Status: in_force

There shall be excluded from the operation of ss. 501.021-501.055:

(1) The sale of insurance; and

(2) The sale of farm equipment or machinery.

History: s. 5, ch. 70-363.
Fla. Stat. § 440.40 — Florida Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 440 / Section 440.40
440.40 Compensation notice.
Status: in_force

Every employer who has secured compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall keep posted in a conspicuous place or places in and about her or his place or places of business typewritten or printed notices, in accordance with a form prescribed by the department, the following:

(1) A notice stating that such employer has secured the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such notices shall contain the name and address of the carrier, if any, with whom the employer has secured payment of compensation and the date of the expiration of the policy. The department may by rule prescribe the form of the notices and require carriers to provide the notices to policyholders.

(2) A notice stating: “Anti-Fraud Reward Program. — Rewards of up to $25,000 may be paid to persons providing information to the Department of Financial Services leading to the arrest and conviction of persons committing insurance fraud, including employers who illegally fail to obtain workers’ compensation coverage. Persons may report suspected fraud to the department at (Phone No.) . A person is not subject to civil liability for furnishing such information, if such person acts without malice, fraud, or bad faith.”

History: s. 40, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(39); ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 23, ch. 78-300; s. 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 125, ch. 97-103; s. 7, ch. 98-125; s. 42, ch. 2002-194; s. 15, ch. 2002-236; s. 487, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 939.17 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 939 / Section 939.17
939.17 Application of cash deposit to fine and costs.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution for an offense against the state or any political subdivision thereof, when money has been deposited by or on behalf of the defendant upon a judgment for the payment of a fine and costs, the clerk shall, under the direction of the court, apply the money deposited in satisfaction of such fine and costs and return the remainder to the depositor.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-235.
Fla. Stat. § 161.055 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 161 / Part I / Section 161.055
161.055 Concurrent processing of permits.
Status: in_force

(1) When an activity for which a permit is required under this chapter also requires a permit, authorization, or approval described in paragraph (2)(b), including a port conceptual permit pursuant to s. 373.4133, the department may, by rule, provide that the activity may be undertaken only upon receipt of a single permit from the department called a “joint coastal permit,” as provided in this section.

(2) The department may adopt rules requiring concurrent application submittal and establishing a concurrent review and permitting procedure for any activity regulated under this chapter that also requires one or more of the permits, authorizations, or approvals described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). The rules must establish concurrent procedures for processing applications under this part with one or more of the permits, authorizations, or approvals described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). An applicant that proposes such an activity must submit, as part of the permit application under this chapter, all information necessary to satisfy the requirements for issuance of any required: (a) Proprietary authorization under chapters 253 and 258 to use submerged lands owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; and (b) Environmental resource permit or dredge and fill permit under part IV of chapter 373. The timeframes for license approval or denial set forth in s. 120.60(1) do not commence until all required information is received. The rules authorized under this section may also require submittal of such information as is necessary to determine whether the proposed activity will occur on submerged lands owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, and shall contain provisions for permit processing and issuance of orders which are consistent with s. 373.427 and provisions for providing notice of applications which are consistent with s. 373.413. Authorization under this subsection may not be issued unless the requirements for issuance of any additional required authorizations, permits, waivers, variances, and approvals described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) are also satisfied.

(3) The review of agency action on an application for issuance of a joint coastal permit must be as provided in s. 373.4275.

History: s. 485, ch. 94-356; s. 22, ch. 96-410; s. 6, ch. 2010-201.
Fla. Stat. § 732.503 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 732 / Part V / Section 732.503
732.503 Self-proof of will.
Status: in_force

(1) A will or codicil executed in conformity with s. 732.502 may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date by the acknowledgment of it by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses, made before an officer authorized to administer oaths and evidenced by the officer’s certificate attached to or following the will, in substantially the following form: STATE OF COUNTY OF I, , declare to the officer taking my acknowledgment of this instrument, and to the subscribing witnesses, that I signed this instrument as my will. Testator We, and , have been sworn by the officer signing below, and declare to that officer on our oaths that the testator declared the instrument to be the testator’s will and signed it in our presence and that we each signed the instrument as a witness in the presence of the testator and of each other. Witness Witness Acknowledged and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization by the testator, (type or print testator’s name) , who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification — see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, and sworn to and subscribed before me by each of the following witnesses: (type or print name of first witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification — see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization; and (type or print name of second witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification — see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization. Subscribed by me in the presence of the testator and the subscribing witnesses, by the means specified herein, all on (date) . (Signature of Officer) (Print, type, or stamp commissioned name and affix official seal)

(2) A will or codicil made self-proved under former law, or executed in another state and made self-proved under the laws of that state, shall be considered as self-proved under this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 21, ch. 75-220; s. 12, ch. 77-87; s. 8, ch. 93-62; s. 962, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 98-246; s. 43, ch. 2001-226; s. 5, ch. 2021-205.
Fla. Stat. § 924.38 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 924 / Section 924.38
924.38 When removal shall be allowed on new trial.
Status: in_force

When the appellate court orders a new trial, it shall be held in the court from which the appeal was taken unless the appellate court determines that the trial court improperly denied the defendant’s application for removal of the original trial. If the appellate court determines that removal is proper, it shall designate the court for the new trial.

History: s. 314, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(327); s. 164, ch. 70-339.