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Fla. Stat. § 738.411 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.411
738.411 Minerals, water, and other natural resources.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent that a fiduciary does not account for a receipt from an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources as a business under s. 738.403, the fiduciary shall allocate the receipt: (a) To income, to the extent received: 1. As delay rental or annual rent on a lease; 2. As a factor for interest or the equivalent of interest under an agreement creating a production payment; or 3. On account of an interest in renewable water; (b) To principal, if received from a production payment, to the extent that subparagraph (a)2. does not apply; or (c) Between income and principal equitably, to the extent received: 1. On account of an interest in nonrenewable water; 2. As a royalty, shut-in-well payment, take-or-pay payment, or bonus; or 3. From a working interest or any other interest not provided for in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) or subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2.

(2) This section applies to an interest owned or held by a fiduciary regardless of whether a settlor was extracting minerals, water, or other natural resources before the fiduciary owned or held the interest.

(3) An allocation of a receipt under paragraph (1)(c) is presumed to be equitable if the amount allocated to principal is equal to the amount allowed by the Internal Revenue Code as a deduction for depletion of the interest.

(4) If a fiduciary owns or holds an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources before January 1, 2025, the fiduciary may allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this section or in the manner used by the fiduciary before January 1, 2025. If the fiduciary acquires an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources on or after January 1, 2025, the fiduciary must allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this section.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 22, ch. 2012-49; s. 30, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 95.12 — Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.12
95.12 Real property actions.
Status: in_force

No action to recover real property or its possession shall be maintained unless the person seeking recovery or the person’s ancestor, predecessor, or grantor was seized or possessed of the property within 7 years before the commencement of the action.

History: s. 2, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1287; GS 1718; RGS 2932; CGL 4652; s. 8, ch. 74-382; s. 521, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 130.17 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 130 / Section 130.17
130.17 Building bridges over navigable streams; determination of amount of bonds required.
Status: in_force

Whenever a majority of the members of any board of county commissioners, in either of the counties of the state, shall vote to acquire any property, or right, or to double-deck, or parallel, or build any bridge, authorized in the transportation code; or when a petition signed by 10 percent of the duly qualified electors of any county is presented to the board of county commissioners of such county and praying any bridge be acquired, or double-decked or built, authorized by the transportation code, then such board of county commissioners shall immediately employ thoroughly competent and reliable experts who shall perform such service and give such information as required and shall be paid for such service out of the general revenue fund of such county; and such board of county commissioners shall then promptly determine the amount of county bonds required for such purposes, the rate of interest to be paid thereon, and the time when the principal and interest of such bonds shall become due and where payable.

History: s. 3, ch. 6536, 1913; RGS 1553; CGL 2347; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-59.
Fla. Stat. § 210.70 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 210 / Part II / Section 210.70
210.70 Disposition of funds.
Status: in_force

As collections from the taxes imposed under this part are received by the division, it shall pay the same into the General Revenue Fund.

History: s. 1, ch. 85-141; s. 20, ch. 86-269; s. 1, ch. 86-286; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 655.012 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 655 / Section 655.012
655.012 General supervisory powers; rulemaking; seal.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other powers conferred by the financial institutions codes, the office shall have: (a) General supervision over all state financial institutions, their subsidiaries, and service corporations. (b) Access to all books and records of all persons over whom the office exercises general supervision as is necessary for the performance of the duties and functions of the office prescribed by the financial institutions codes. (c) Power to issue orders and declaratory statements, disseminate information, and otherwise exercise its discretion to effectuate the purposes, policies, and provisions of the financial institutions codes.

(2) In addition to other powers conferred by the financial institutions codes, the commission shall have the power to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of such codes.

(3) The office shall have an official seal by which its proceedings are authenticated.

History: s. 1, ch. 80-273; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 8, ch. 92-303; s. 2, ch. 93-111; s. 218, ch. 98-200; s. 1701, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 467.013 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 467 / Section 467.013
467.013 Inactive status.
Status: in_force

A licensee may request that his or her license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department and paying a fee.

(1) An inactive license may be renewed for one additional biennium upon application to the department and payment of the applicable biennium renewal fee. The department shall establish procedures and fees for applying to place a license on inactive status, renewing an inactive license, and reactivating an inactive license. The fee for any of these procedures may not exceed the biennial renewal fee established by the department.

(2) Any license that is not renewed by the end of the biennium established by the department automatically reverts to involuntary inactive status unless the licensee has applied for voluntary inactive status. Such license may be reactivated only if the licensee meets the requirements for reactivating the license established by department rule.

(3) A midwife who desires to reactivate an inactive license shall apply to the department, complete the reactivation application, remit the applicable fees, and submit proof of compliance with the requirements for continuing education established by department rule.

(4) Each licensed midwife whose license has been placed on inactive status for more than 1 year must complete continuing education hours as a condition of reactivating the inactive license.

(5) The licensee shall submit to the department evidence of participation in 10 hours of continuing education, approved by the department and clinically related to the practice of midwifery, for each year of the biennium in which the license was inactive. This requirement is in addition to submitting evidence of completing the continuing education required for the most recent biennium in which the licensee held an active license.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; s. 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; ss. 8, 19, ch. 92-179; s. 183, ch. 94-119; s. 265, ch. 97-103; s. 6, ch. 98-130; s. 36, ch. 2015-4.
Fla. Stat. § 484.0447 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 484 / Part II / Section 484.0447
484.0447 Fees.
Status: in_force

The board shall by rule establish fees to be paid as follows:

(1) Examination application fee, not to exceed $150;

(2) Examination fee, not to exceed $175, which is refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to take the examination;

(3) Reexamination fee, not to exceed $175;

(4) Initial licensure fee, not to exceed $600;

(5) Trainee registration fee, not to exceed $100; and

(6) Biennial renewal fee, not to exceed $600.

History: ss. 6, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 30, ch. 88-205; s. 61, ch. 89-162; s. 26, ch. 90-134; s. 22, ch. 90-341; ss. 6, 11, ch. 90-345; s. 28, ch. 91-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 265.605 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 265 / Section 265.605
265.605 Cultural Endowment Program; rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act.

(2) Information which, if released, would identify donors and amounts contributed by donors to the trust fund, or to the local organization’s matching fund, is, at the request of the donor, confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). Information which, if released, would identify prospective donors is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) when the department or the local organization has identified the prospective donor itself and has not obtained the name of the prospective donor by copying, purchasing, or borrowing names from another organization or source.

History: s. 4, ch. 85-152; s. 6, ch. 86-169; s. 4, ch. 88-255; s. 3, ch. 89-55; s. 90, ch. 90-360; s. 2, ch. 91-132; s. 4, ch. 92-77; s. 5, ch. 96-386; s. 118, ch. 96-406; s. 5, ch. 96-418; s. 53, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 721.50 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 721 / Part II / Section 721.50
721.50 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “McAllister Act” in recognition and appreciation for the years of extraordinary and insightful contributions by Mr. Bryan C. McAllister, Examinations Supervisor of the former Division of Florida Land Sales, Condominiums, and Mobile Homes.

History: s. 12, ch. 93-58; s. 33, ch. 95-274; s. 71, ch. 2008-240.
Fla. Stat. § 562.14 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 562 / Section 562.14
562.14 Regulating the time for sale of alcoholic and intoxicating beverages; prohibiting use of licensed premises.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by county or municipal ordinance, no alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed, served, or permitted to be served or consumed in any place holding a license under the division between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m. of the following day. This section shall not apply to railroads selling only to passengers for consumption on railroad cars.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by county or municipal ordinance, no vendor issued an alcoholic beverage license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the vendor’s licensed premises and whose principal business is the sale of alcoholic beverages, shall allow the licensed premises, as defined in s. 561.01(11), to be rented, leased, or otherwise used during the hours in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. However, this prohibition shall not apply to the rental, lease, or other use of the licensed premises on Sundays after 8 a.m. Further, neither this subsection, nor any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection, shall be construed to apply to a theme park complex as defined in s. 565.02(6) or an entertainment/resort complex as defined in s. 561.01(18).

(3) The division shall not be responsible for the enforcement of the hours of sale established by county or municipal ordinance.

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

History: s. 11, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(237); s. 1, ch. 20830, 1941; ss. 1-4, ch. 21944, 1943; s. 1, ch. 22605, 1945; s. 16, ch. 23746, 1947; s. 1, ch. 57-327; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 566, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 72-230; s. 21, ch. 79-11; s. 3, ch. 97-165.
Fla. Stat. § 627.65736 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VII / Section 627.65736
627.65736 Coverage for organ transplants.
Status: in_force

A group health insurance policy delivered, issued, or renewed on or after July 1, 2020, in this state by an insurer or nonprofit health care services plan which provides coverage for organ transplants on an expense-incurred basis may not deny coverage for an organ transplant solely on the basis of an insured’s disability. This section may not be construed to require such insurer or nonprofit health care service plan to provide coverage for an organ transplant that is not medically necessary. For purposes of this section, the term “organ transplant” has the same meaning as in s. 765.523.

History: s. 3, ch. 2020-139.
Fla. Stat. § 468.4338 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 468 / Part VIII / Section 468.4338
468.4338 Reactivation; continuing education.
Status: in_force

The council shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements for reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed one renewal cycle of continuing education.

History: s. 8, ch. 96-291; s. 5, ch. 2012-61.
Fla. Stat. § 90.101 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.101
90.101 Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Evidence Code.”

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 914.21 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 914 / Section 914.21
914.21 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in ss. 914.22-914.24, the term:

(1) “Bodily injury” means: (a) A cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement; (b) Physical pain; (c) Illness; (d) Impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or (e) Any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary.

(2) “Misleading conduct” means: (a) Knowingly making a false statement; (b) Intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact and thereby creating a false impression by such statement; (c) With intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity; (d) With intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material respect; or (e) Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with intent to mislead.

(3) “Official investigation” means any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency or prosecuting officer of the state or a political subdivision of the state or the Commission on Ethics or the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

(4) “Official proceeding” means: (a) A proceeding before a judge or court or a grand jury; (b) A proceeding before the Legislature; (c) A proceeding before a federal agency that is authorized by law; or (d) A proceeding before the Commission on Ethics.

(5) “Physical force” means physical action against another and includes confinement.

History: s. 13, ch. 84-363; s. 3, ch. 88-96; s. 16, ch. 2006-275; s. 25, ch. 2025-175.
Fla. Stat. § 526.06 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 526 / Part I / Section 526.06
526.06 Mixing, blending, compounding, or adulteration of liquid fuels of same manufacturer prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person may not mix, blend, compound, or adulterate the liquid fuel, lubricating oil, grease, or similar product of a manufacturer or distributor with a liquid fuel, lubricating oil, grease, or similar product of the same manufacturer or distributor of a character or nature different from the character or nature of the liquid fuel, lubricating oil, grease, or similar product so mixed, blended, compounded, or adulterated, and expose for sale, offer for sale, or sell the same as the unadulterated product of such manufacturer or distributor or as the unadulterated product of any other manufacturer or distributor. However, this chapter does not prevent the lawful owner of such products from applying his, her, or its own trademark, trade name, or symbol to any product or material.

History: s. 6, ch. 16083, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7315(7); s. 13, ch. 80-77; s. 716, ch. 97-103; s. 100, ch. 2008-227; s. 25, ch. 2011-205.
Fla. Stat. § 849.07 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 849 / Section 849.07
849.07 Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license.
Status: in_force

If any holder of a license to operate a billiard or pool table shall permit any person to play billiards or pool or any other game for money, or any other thing of value, upon such tables, she or he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 14, ch. 6421, 1913; RGS 5505; CGL 7663; s. 1062, ch. 71-136; s. 1357, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 627.425 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part II / Section 627.425
627.425 Forms for proof of loss to be furnished.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall furnish, upon written request of any person claiming to have a loss under an insurance contract issued by such insurer, forms of proof of loss for completion by such person, but such insurer shall not, by reason of the requirement so to furnish forms, have any responsibility for or with reference to the completion of such proof or the manner of any such completion or attempted completion.

History: s. 474, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 377, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Fla. Stat. § 494.00665 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 494 / Part III / Section 494.00665
494.00665 Principal loan originator and branch manager for mortgage lender.
Status: in_force

(1) Each mortgage lender business must be operated by a principal loan originator who shall have full charge, control, and supervision of the mortgage lender business. The principal loan originator must be licensed as a loan originator pursuant to s. 494.00312. Each mortgage lender must keep the office informed of the person designated as the principal loan originator as prescribed by commission rule. If the designation is inaccurate, the business shall be deemed to be operated under the full charge, control, and supervision of each officer, director, or ultimate equitable owner of a 10-percent or greater interest in the mortgage lender business, or any other person in a similar capacity during that time.

(2) Each branch office of a mortgage lender must be operated by a branch manager who shall have full charge, control, and supervision of the branch office. The designated branch manager must be a licensed loan originator pursuant to s. 494.00312. Each mortgage lender must keep the office informed of the person designated as the branch manager as prescribed by commission rule, which includes documentation of the individual’s acceptance of such responsibility. If the designation is inaccurate, the branch office shall be deemed to be operated under the full charge, control, and supervision of each officer, director, or ultimate equitable owner of a 10-percent or greater interest in the mortgage lender business, or any other person in a similar capacity during that time.

History: s. 50, ch. 2009-241.
Fla. Stat. § 409.407 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.407
409.407 Interstate agreements between the Department of Children and Families and agencies of other states.
Status: in_force

The Department of Children and Families, which is authorized to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the implementation of the purposes of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance pursuant to s. 409.406, may not expand the financial commitment of the state beyond the financial obligation of the adoption-assistance agreements and Medicaid.

History: s. 2, ch. 2002-16; s. 193, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 403.751 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 403 / Part IV / Section 403.751
403.751 Prohibited actions; used oil.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) No person may collect, transport, store, recycle, use, or dispose of used oil in any manner which endangers the public health or welfare. (b) No person may discharge used oil into sewers, drainage systems, septic tanks, surface or ground waters, watercourses, or marine waters. (c) No person may mix or commingle used oil with solid waste that is to be disposed of in landfills or directly dispose of used oil in landfills in Florida unless approved by the department. (d) Any person who unknowingly disposes into a landfill any used oil which has not been properly segregated or separated from other solid wastes by the generator is not guilty of a violation under this act. (e) No person may mix or commingle used oil with hazardous substances that make it unsuitable for recycling or beneficial use.

(2) Used oil shall not be used for road oiling, dust control, weed abatement, or other similar uses that have the potential to release used oil into the environment.

History: s. 58, ch. 84-338; s. 26, ch. 88-130.
Fla. Stat. § 738.703 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.703
738.703 Apportionment when income interest ends.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “undistributed income” means net income received on or before the date on which an income interest ends. The term does not include an item of income or expense which is due or accrued or net income that has been added or is required to be added to principal under the terms of the trust.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), when a mandatory income interest of a beneficiary ends, the fiduciary shall pay the beneficiary’s share of the undistributed income that is not disposed of under the terms of the trust to the beneficiary or, if the beneficiary does not survive the date the interest ends, to the beneficiary’s estate.

(3) If a beneficiary has an unqualified power to withdraw more than 5 percent of the value of a trust immediately before an income interest ends: (a) The fiduciary shall allocate to principal the undistributed income from the portion of the trust which may be withdrawn; and (b) Subsection (2) applies only to the balance of the undistributed income.

(4) When a fiduciary’s obligation to pay a fixed annuity or a fixed fraction of the value of assets ends, the fiduciary shall prorate the final payment as required to preserve income tax, gift tax, estate tax, or other tax benefits.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 29, ch. 2012-49; s. 48, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 220.242 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 220 / Part III / Section 220.242
220.242 Declaration as return.
Status: in_force

All the provisions of this part and of s. 213.053, relating to confidentiality, shall be applicable with respect to declarations of estimated tax unless manifestly inconsistent therewith, and such declarations shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). However, the declaration required of a preparer other than the taxpayer under s. 220.221(3) shall not be required with respect to declarations of estimated tax.

History: s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 3, ch. 80-222; s. 18, ch. 83-215; s. 35, ch. 88-119; s. 54, ch. 90-360; s. 72, ch. 96-406.
Fla. Stat. § 531.43 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 531 / Section 531.43
531.43 Misrepresentation of quantity.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he or she represents, nor take any more than the quantity he or she represents, when, as buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity is determined.

History: s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 730, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 474.216 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 474 / Section 474.216
474.216 License and premises permit to be displayed.
Status: in_force

Each person to whom a license or premises permit is issued shall keep such document conspicuously displayed in her or his office, place of business, or place of employment, whether a permanent or mobile veterinary establishment or clinic, and shall, whenever required, exhibit said document to any member or authorized representative of the board.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-228; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 15, 16, ch. 85-291; s. 10, ch. 91-176; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 359, ch. 97-103.