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Fla. Stat. § 620.81055 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.81055
620.81055 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates; powers of the Department of State.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of State shall collect the following fees when documents authorized by this act are delivered to the Department of State for filing: (a) Partnership registration statement: $50. (b) Statement of partnership authority: $25. (c) Statement of denial: $25. (d) Statement of dissociation: $25. (e) Statement of dissolution: $25. (f) Statement of qualification: $25. (g) Statement of foreign qualification: $25. (h) Limited liability partnership annual report: $25. (i) Certificate of merger for each party thereto: $25. (j) Amendment to any statement or registration: $25. (k) Cancellation of any statement or registration: $25. (l) Certified copy of any recording or part thereof: $52.50. (m) Certificate of status: $8.75. (n) Certificate of conversion: $25. (o) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this act: $25.

(2) The Department of State has the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable it to administer this act efficiently, to perform the duties imposed upon it by this act, and to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act conferring duties upon it.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 200, ch. 98-200; s. 4, ch. 99-285; s. 20, ch. 2005-267; s. 14, ch. 2008-187.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.571 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part V / Section 1003.571
1003.571 Instruction for exceptional students who have a disability.
Status: in_force

(1) The State Board of Education shall comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended, and its implementing regulations after evaluating and determining that the IDEA, as amended, and its implementing regulations are consistent with the following principles: (a) Ensuring that all children who have disabilities are afforded a free and appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living; (b) Ensuring that the rights of children who have disabilities and their parents are protected; and (c) Assessing and ensuring the effectiveness of efforts to educate children who have disabilities.

(2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this section.

History: s. 2, ch. 2009-238.
Fla. Stat. § 679.3061 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part III / Section 679.3061
679.3061 Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection (3), the local law of the issuer’s jurisdiction or a nominated person’s jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right if the issuer’s jurisdiction or nominated person’s jurisdiction is a state.

(2) For purposes of this part, an issuer’s jurisdiction or nominated person’s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction whose law governs the liability of the issuer or nominated person with respect to the letter-of-credit right as provided in s. 675.116.

(3) This section does not apply to a security interest that is perfected only under s. 679.3081(4).

History: s. 3, ch. 2001-198; s. 147, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 944.474 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.474
944.474 Legislative intent; employee wellness program; drug and alcohol testing.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state correctional system provide a safe and secure environment for both inmates and staff. A healthy workforce is a productive workforce, and security of the state correctional system can best be provided by strong and healthy employees. The Department of Corrections may develop and implement an employee wellness program. The program may include, but is not limited to, wellness education, smoking cessation, nutritional education, and overall health-risk reduction, including the effects of using drugs and alcohol.

(2) An employee of the department may not test positive for illegal use of controlled substances. An employee of the department may not be under the influence of alcohol while on duty. In order to ensure that these prohibitions are adhered to by all employees of the department and notwithstanding s. 112.0455, the department may develop a program for the drug testing of all job applicants and for the random drug testing of all employees. The department may randomly evaluate employees for the contemporaneous use or influence of alcohol through the use of alcohol tests and observation methods. Notwithstanding s. 112.0455, the department may develop a program for the reasonable suspicion drug testing of employees who are in mandatory-testing positions, as defined in s. 440.102(1)(o), or special risk positions, as defined in s. 112.0455(5), for the controlled substances listed in s. 893.03(3)(d). The reasonable suspicion drug testing authorized by this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with s. 112.0455, but may also include testing upon reasonable suspicion based on violent acts or violent behavior of an employee who is on or off duty. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 that are necessary to administer this subsection.

History: s. 9, ch. 96-312; s. 1, ch. 2006-116; s. 40, ch. 2010-117; s. 3, ch. 2012-8; s. 34, ch. 2016-105.
Fla. Stat. § 626.7353 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part II / Section 626.7353
626.7353 Appointment of customer representatives.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person duly licensed and appointed as a general lines agent, except a person holding a limited license provided for in s. 626.321, and any general lines insurance agency may appoint as customer representatives any persons who hold or have qualified for a customer representative’s license.

(2) The same individual shall not be appointed as customer representative as to more than one appointing agent or agency at any one time, and the general lines agent designated pursuant to s. 626.7351(5) to supervise the work of the customer representative shall sign the appointment form, obligating himself or herself to supervise the customer representative’s conduct and business.

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

History: ss. 73, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 20, ch. 92-146; s. 245, ch. 97-102; s. 7, ch. 2000-370.
Fla. Stat. § 186.508 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 186 / Section 186.508
186.508 Strategic regional policy plan adoption; consistency with state comprehensive plan.
Status: in_force

(1) Each regional planning council shall submit to the Executive Office of the Governor its proposed strategic regional policy plan on a schedule established by the Executive Office of the Governor to coordinate implementation of the strategic regional policy plans with the evaluation and appraisal process required by s. 163.3191. The Executive Office of the Governor, or its designee, shall review the proposed strategic regional policy plan to ensure consistency with the adopted state comprehensive plan and shall, within 60 days, provide any recommended revisions. The Governor’s recommended revisions shall be included in the plans in a comment section. However, nothing in this section precludes a regional planning council from adopting or rejecting any or all of the revisions as a part of its plan before the effective date of the plan. The rules adopting the strategic regional policy plan are not subject to rule challenge under s. 120.56(2) or to drawout proceedings under s. 120.54(3)(c)2., but, once adopted, are subject to an invalidity challenge under s. 120.56(3) by substantially affected persons, including the Executive Office of the Governor. The rules shall be adopted by the regional planning councils, and become effective upon filing with the Department of State, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 120.54(3)(e)6.

(2) If a local government within the jurisdiction of a regional planning council challenges a portion of the council’s regional policy plan pursuant to s. 120.56, the applicable portion of that local government’s comprehensive plan shall not be required to be consistent with the challenged portion of the regional policy plan until 12 months after the challenge has been resolved by an administrative law judge.

(3) All amendments to the adopted regional policy plan shall be subject to all challenges pursuant to chapter 120.

History: s. 14, ch. 84-257; s. 23, ch. 85-55; s. 13, ch. 86-191; s. 101, ch. 91-282; s. 1, ch. 92-182; ss. 34, 38, ch. 93-206; s. 31, ch. 96-410; s. 14, ch. 97-79; s. 22, ch. 98-176; s. 14, ch. 2012-99.
Fla. Stat. § 744.421 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VI / Section 744.421
744.421 Petition for support of ward’s dependents.
Status: in_force

Any person dependent on the ward for support may petition for an order directing the guardian of the property to contribute to the support of the dependent person from the property of the ward. The court may enter an order for suitable support and education of the dependent person out of the ward’s property that is subject to the guardianship. The grant or denial of an order for support shall not preclude a further petition for increase, decrease, modification, or termination of allowance for support by either the petitioner or the guardian. The order for support shall be valid for payments made pursuant to it, but no valid payments can be made after the termination of the guardianship. The receipt of the petitioner shall be a sufficient release of the guardian for payments made pursuant to the order. If the property of the ward is derived in whole or in part from payments of compensation, adjusted compensation, pension, insurance, or other benefits made directly to the guardian by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, notice of the petition for support shall be given by the petitioner to the office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located and the chief attorney for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in this state at least 15 days before the hearing on the petition. The court may not authorize payments from the ward’s property unless the ward has been adjudicated incapacitated to handle such property in accordance with s. 744.331; except in a voluntary guardianship, in which case such petition may be granted only upon the written consent of the ward.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 16, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 78-305; s. 80, ch. 81-167; s. 84, ch. 83-55; s. 30, ch. 88-290; s. 67, ch. 89-96; s. 51, ch. 90-271; s. 37, ch. 93-268.
Fla. Stat. § 670.304 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 670 / Part III / Section 670.304
670.304 Duty of sender to report erroneously executed payment order.
Status: in_force

If the sender of a payment order that is erroneously executed as stated in s. 670.303 receives notification from the receiving bank that the order was executed or that the sender’s account was debited with respect to the order, the sender has a duty to exercise ordinary care to determine, on the basis of information available to the sender, that the order was erroneously executed and to notify the bank of the relevant facts within a reasonable time not exceeding 90 days after the notification from the bank was received by the sender. If the sender fails to perform that duty, the bank is not obliged to pay interest on any amount refundable to the sender under s. 670.402(4) for the period before the bank learns of the execution error. The bank is not entitled to any recovery from the sender on account of a failure by the sender to perform the duty stated in this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-70.
Fla. Stat. § 568.01 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 568 / Section 568.01
568.01 Alcoholic content of intoxicating liquors.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, all liquors, wines, or beer containing more than 6.243 percent of alcohol by volume shall be deemed and held to be intoxicating liquors, wines, or beer and subject to the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 5, ch. 18016, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7648(14); s. 1, ch. 84-299; s. 18, ch. 86-269.
Fla. Stat. § 409.2355 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.2355
409.2355 Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16.
Status: in_force

Subject to specific appropriated funds, the Department of Children and Families is directed to establish a program by which local communities, through the state attorney’s office of each judicial circuit, may apply for grants to fund innovative programs for the prosecution of males over the age of 21 who victimize girls under the age of 16 in violation of s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04, s. 827.04(3), or s. 847.0135(5).

History: s. 11, ch. 96-215; s. 196, ch. 97-101; s. 53, ch. 2000-153; s. 12, ch. 2008-172; s. 185, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 633.122 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 633 / Part I / Section 633.122
633.122 Impersonating State Fire Marshal, firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or firesafety inspector; criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who falsely assumes or pretends to be the State Fire Marshal, an agent of the State Fire Marshal, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter, or a firesafety inspector by identifying herself or himself as the State Fire Marshal, an agent of the State Fire Marshal, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter, or a firesafety inspector by wearing a uniform or presenting or displaying a badge as credentials that would cause a reasonable person to believe that she or he is a State Fire Marshal, an agent of the State Fire Marshal, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter, or firesafety inspector commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083 or, if the impersonation occurs during the commission of a separate felony by that person, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.

History: s. 5, ch. 90-359; s. 429, ch. 97-102; s. 11, ch. 2013-183; s. 32, ch. 2016-165.
Fla. Stat. § 607.510 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part II / Section 607.510
607.510 Benefit officer.
Status: in_force

(1) A social purpose corporation may designate an officer as the benefit officer.

(2) The benefit officer has the powers and duties set forth in the bylaws or determined by the board of directors, which may include, but are not limited to: (a) Powers and duties relating to the public benefit or a specific public benefit purpose of the corporation; and (b) The duty to prepare the annual benefit report required under s. 607.512.

History: s. 16, ch. 2014-209.
Fla. Stat. § 425.03 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 425 / Section 425.03
425.03 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Rural area” means any area not included within the boundaries of any incorporated or unincorporated city, town, village, or borough having a population in excess of 2,500 persons;

(2) “Person” includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic; and

(3) “Member” means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein, and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership.

History: s. 29, ch. 19138, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 6494(44).
Fla. Stat. § 723.001 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 723 / Section 723.001
723.001 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Mobile Home Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 84-80.
Fla. Stat. § 193.074 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 193 / Part I / Section 193.074
193.074 Confidentiality of returns.
Status: in_force

All returns of property and returns required by former s. 201.022 submitted by the taxpayer pursuant to law shall be deemed to be confidential in the hands of the property appraiser, the clerk of the circuit court, the department, the tax collector, the Auditor General, and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, and their employees and persons acting under their supervision and control, except upon court order or order of an administrative body having quasi-judicial powers in ad valorem tax matters, and such returns are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

History: s. 10, ch. 79-334; s. 2, ch. 86-300; s. 21, ch. 88-119; s. 38, ch. 90-360; s. 16, ch. 93-132; s. 49, ch. 96-406; s. 47, ch. 2001-266; s. 11, ch. 2009-21.
Fla. Stat. § 243.31 — Florida Code / Title XVI / Chapter 243 / Part I / Section 243.31
243.31 Trust funds.
Status: in_force

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this part, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this part. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this act and the resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide.

History: s. 14, ch. 69-345.
Fla. Stat. § 336.03 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 336 / Section 336.03
336.03 County engineer; qualifications.
Status: in_force

The county engineer must be a registered professional engineer or engineering firm qualified to do business in this state. This does not apply to any county engineer who:

(1) Was employed on or before June 30, 1967;

(2) Was employed on less than a full-time basis; and

(3) Was not employed to furnish professional engineering advice on road programs in the county.

History: s. 43, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 26, ch. 63-572; ss. 1, 2, ch. 67-267; s. 1, ch. 67-535; s. 1, ch. 70-253; s. 139, ch. 79-400; s. 67, ch. 84-309.
Fla. Stat. § 112.3251 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part III / Section 112.3251
112.3251 Citizen support and direct-support organizations; standards of conduct.
Status: in_force

A citizen support or direct-support organization created or authorized pursuant to law must adopt its own ethics code. The ethics code must contain the standards of conduct and disclosures required under ss. 112.313 and 112.3143(2), respectively. However, an ethics code adopted pursuant to this section is not required to contain the standards of conduct specified in s. 112.313(3) or (7). The citizen support or direct-support organization may adopt additional or more stringent standards of conduct and disclosure requirements if those standards of conduct and disclosure requirements do not otherwise conflict with this part. The ethics code must be conspicuously posted on the citizen support or direct-support organization’s website.

History: s. 5, ch. 2014-183.
Fla. Stat. § 627.839 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XV / Section 627.839
627.839 Form and content of premium finance agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) A premium finance agreement shall be in writing, dated, and signed by or on behalf of the insured; and the printed portion thereof shall be in at least 8-point type.

(2) It shall contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the insurance contract, the premiums for which are advanced or to be advanced under it, and: (a) At its top, the words “PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT” in at least 10-point bold type; and (b) A notice in at least 8-point bold type, reading as follows: “NOTICE: 1. Do not sign this agreement before you read it or if it contains any blank space. 2. You are entitled to a completely filled-in copy of this agreement. 3. Under the law, you have the right to pay off in advance the full amount due and under certain conditions to obtain a partial refund of the service charge.”

(3) A premium finance agreement shall: (a) Contain the name and place of business of the insurance agent negotiating the related insurance contract; the name and residence or place of business of the insured as specified by her or him; the name and place of business of the premium finance company to which installment or other payments are to be made; a description of the insurance contract, the premiums for which are advanced or to be advanced under the agreement; and the amounts of the premiums for such insurance contract; and (b) Set forth the following items: 1. The total amount of the premiums; 2. The amount of the down payment; 3. The principal balance, which is the difference between the amounts of subparagraphs 1. and 2.; 4. The amount of the service charge; and 5. The balance, which is the sum of the amounts of subparagraphs 3. and 4., payable by the insured; the number of installments required; the amount of each installment expressed in dollars; and the due date or period thereof. The items need not be stated in the sequence or order set forth above; inapplicable items may be omitted; and additional items may be included to explain the computations made in determining the amount to be paid by the insured.

(4) No premium finance agreement shall be signed by an insured when it contains any blank space to be filled in after it has been signed; however, if the insurance contract, the premiums for which are advanced or to be advanced under the agreement, has not been issued at the time of its signature by the insured and it so provides, the name of the authorized insurer by whom such insurance contract is issued, the policy number, and the due date of the first installment may be left blank and later inserted in the original of the agreement after it has been signed by the insured.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-16; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 603, 612, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 116, ch. 83-216; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 367, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 373.591 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part V / Section 373.591
373.591 Management review teams.
Status: in_force

(1) To determine whether conservation, preservation, and recreation lands titled in the names of the water management districts are being managed for the purposes for which they were acquired and in accordance with land management objectives, the water management districts shall establish land management review teams to conduct periodic management reviews. The land management review teams shall be composed of the following members: (a) One individual from the county or local community in which the parcel is located. (b) One employee of the water management district. (c) A private land manager mutually agreeable to the governmental agency representatives. (d) A member of the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors. (e) One individual from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. (f) One individual from the Department of Environmental Protection. (g) One individual representing a conservation organization. (h) One individual from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Florida Forest Service.

(2) The management review team shall use the criteria provided in s. 259.036 in conducting its reviews.

(3) In determining which lands shall be reviewed in any given year, the water management district may prioritize the properties to be reviewed.

(4) If the land management review team finds that the lands reviewed are not being managed in accordance with their management plan, prepared in a manner and form prescribed by the governing board of the district and otherwise meeting the timber resource management requirements of s. 253.036, the land managing agency shall provide a written explanation to the management review team.

(5) Each water management district shall, by October 1 of each year, provide its governing board with a report indicating which properties have been reviewed and the review team’s findings.

History: s. 15, ch. 97-164; s. 3, ch. 98-332; s. 173, ch. 99-13; s. 192, ch. 99-245; s. 18, ch. 2012-7.