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Fla. Stat. § 334.048 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 334 / Section 334.048
334.048 Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems.
Status: in_force

The department shall implement the following accountability and monitoring systems to evaluate whether the department’s goals are being accomplished efficiently and cost-effectively, and ensure compliance with all laws, rules, policies, and procedures related to the department’s operations:

(1) The Transportation Commission shall monitor those aspects of the department’s operations as assigned in s. 20.23.

(2) The secretary shall ensure that accountability and monitoring systems are fully integrated, that the systems provide useful information for department managers to assess program performance, and that department managers take corrective actions when necessary.

(3) The central office shall adopt policies, rules, procedures, and standards which are necessary for the department to function properly, including establishing accountability for all aspects of the department’s operations.

(4) The central office shall monitor the districts and central office units that provide transportation programs to assess performance; determine compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and procedures; and provide useful information for department managers to take corrective action when necessary.

(5) All department managers shall be accountable for the implementation and enforcement of all laws, rules, policies, and procedures adopted for their areas of responsibilities.

(6) The inspector general shall provide to the secretary independent evaluations of the department’s accountability and central office monitoring systems to assess whether such systems are effective and properly operating.

Such systems are herein established to quickly identify and resolve problems, to hold responsible parties accountable, and to ensure that all costs to the taxpayer are recovered.

History: s. 39, ch. 90-136; s. 3, ch. 95-153.
Fla. Stat. § 483.819 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.819
483.819 Inactive status.
Status: in_force

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

(2) A license that has been inactive for more than 1 year may be reactivated upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe, by rule, continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may not exceed 15 classroom hours for each year the license was inactive and in no event may exceed 65 classroom hours for all years in which the license was inactive.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 245, ch. 94-119; s. 442, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 686.41 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 686 / Section 686.41
686.41 Indemnification of dealer with respect to legal actions.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall fully indemnify and hold harmless his or her dealer against any losses including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees or damages arising out of any complaint, claim, or lawsuit involving, but not limited to, strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or implied warranty, or rescission of the sale when the complaint, claim, or lawsuit relates to the manufacture, assembly, or design of new items covered by ss. 686.40-686.418, parts or accessories, or other functions by the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler which are beyond the control of the dealer.

History: s. 16, ch. 84-217; s. 60, ch. 87-226; s. 740, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 713.21 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part I / Section 713.21
713.21 Discharge of lien.
Status: in_force

A lien properly perfected under 1 this chapter may be discharged, or released in whole or in part, by any of the following methods:

(1) By entering satisfaction of the lien upon the margin of the record thereof in the clerk’s office when not otherwise prohibited by law. This satisfaction must be signed by the lienor or the lienor’s agent or attorney and attested by said clerk. Any person who executes a claim of lien has authority to execute a satisfaction in the absence of actual notice of lack of authority to any person relying on the same.

(2) By the satisfaction or release of the lienor, duly acknowledged and recorded in the clerk’s office. The satisfaction or release must include the lienor’s notarized signature and set forth the official records’ reference number and recording date affixed by the recording office on the subject lien. Any person who executes a claim of lien has authority to execute a satisfaction or release in the absence of actual notice of lack of authority to any person relying on the same.

(3) By failure to begin an action to enforce the lien within the time prescribed in this part.

(4) By an order of the circuit court of the county where the property is located, as provided in this subsection. Upon filing a complaint by any interested party the clerk shall issue a summons to the lienor to show cause within 20 days after service of the summons why his or her lien should not be enforced by action or vacated and canceled of record. Upon failure of the lienor to show cause why his or her lien should not be enforced or the lienor’s failure to commence such action before the return date of the summons the court shall order cancellation of the lien.

(5) By recording in the clerk’s office the original or a certified copy of a judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction showing a final determination of the action.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-135; s. 35, ch. 67-254; s. 810, ch. 97-102; s. 10, ch. 2023-226.
Fla. Stat. § 1003.49965 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1003 / Part IV / Section 1003.49965
1003.49965 Art in the Capitol Competition.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Art in the Capitol Competition, a statewide visual arts competition for students in grades 6 through 8, to be administered by the Department of Management Services and the Department of Education.

(2) A school district may annually hold an Art in the Capitol Competition for all public, private, and home education students in grades 6 through 8. Submissions shall be judged by a selection committee consisting of art teachers whose students have not submitted artwork for consideration.

(3)(a) A submission may not violate copyright laws and must: 1. Be two dimensional. 2. Be no larger than 28 inches wide by 28 inches long by 4 inches thick. 3. Weigh less than 15 pounds. 4. Be original in concept, design, and execution. (b) Each submission must include the student’s name, grade, and school of enrollment and the city in which the school is located.

(4) Each winning submission shall be provided to the legislator of the legislative district in which the student resides no later than 60 days before the start of each regular legislative session. The legislator shall provide the winning submission to the Department of Management Services.

(5) The Department of Management Services shall collect the winning submissions and arrange to have them displayed in the Capitol Building during the regular legislative session. Upon adjournment of the legislative session, the legislator shall return the winning submission to the student.

History: s. 1, ch. 2016-87; s. 14, ch. 2024-160.
Fla. Stat. § 88.2111 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 88 / Part II / Section 88.2111
88.2111 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.
Status: in_force

(1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.

(2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.

(3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as: (a) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or (b) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.

History: s. 15, ch. 2011-92.
Fla. Stat. § 112.67 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 112 / Part VII / Section 112.67
112.67 Special acts prohibited.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Legislature hereby prohibits special laws or general laws of local application in conflict with the requirements of this part.

History: s. 2, ch. 78-170.
Fla. Stat. § 1010.06 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1010 / Part I / Section 1010.06
1010.06 Indirect cost limitation.
Status: in_force

State funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Division of Public Schools within the Department of Education may not be used to pay indirect costs to a university, Florida College System institution, school district, or any other entity.

History: s. 23, ch. 2009-59; s. 153, ch. 2011-5.
Fla. Stat. § 561.1213 — Florida Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.1213
561.1213 Credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 2022, there is allowed a credit of 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an eligible charitable organization under s. 402.62 against any tax due under s. 563.05, s. 564.06, or s. 565.12, except excise taxes imposed on wine produced by manufacturers in this state from products grown in this state. However, a credit allowed under this section may not exceed 90 percent of the tax due on the return on which the credit is taken. For purposes of the distributions of tax revenue under ss. 561.121 and 564.06(10), the division shall disregard any tax credits allowed under this section to ensure that any reduction in tax revenue received which is attributable to the tax credits results only in a reduction in distributions to the General Revenue Fund. The provisions of s. 402.62 apply to the credit authorized by this section.

History: s. 40, ch. 2021-31.
Fla. Stat. § 90.951 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.951
90.951 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Writings” and “recordings” include letters, words, or numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photography, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or other form of data compilation, upon paper, wood, stone, recording tape, or other materials.

(2) “Photographs” include still photographs, X-ray films, videotapes, and motion pictures.

(3) An “original” of a writing or recording means the writing or recording itself, or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print made from it. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight and shown to reflect the data accurately is an “original.”

(4) “Duplicate” includes: (a) A counterpart produced by the same impression as the original, from the same matrix; by means of photography, including enlargements and miniatures; by mechanical or electronic rerecording; by chemical reproduction; or by other equivalent technique that accurately reproduces the original; or (b) An executed carbon copy not intended by the parties to be an original.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 641.284 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.284
641.284 Liquidation, rehabilitation, reorganization, and conservation; exclusive methods of remedy.
Status: in_force

A delinquency proceeding under part I of chapter 631, or supervision by the office under ss. 624.80-624.87, constitute the sole and exclusive means of liquidating, reorganizing, rehabilitating, or conserving a health maintenance organization.

History: ss. 118, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1573, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 402.41 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 402 / Section 402.41
402.41 Educational materials and training concerning HIV infections and AIDS.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health shall develop educational materials and training about the transmission, control, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infections and acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other communicable diseases relevant for use in those facilities licensed under the provisions of this chapter.

History: s. 9, ch. 88-380; s. 50, ch. 97-237.
Fla. Stat. § 497.276 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part II / Section 497.276
497.276 Records.
Status: in_force

(1) A record shall be kept of every burial in the cemetery of a cemetery company, showing the date of burial and the name of the person buried, together with lot, plot, and space in which the burial was made. All financial records of the cemetery company shall be available at its principal place of business in this state and shall be readily available at all reasonable times for examination by the department.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the licensing authority may, upon request, authorize a cemetery company to maintain its financial records at a location other than its principal place of business and may, if necessary, require the company to make its books, accounts, records, and documents available at a reasonable and convenient location in this state.

(3) The licensing authority may prescribe by rule the minimum information to be shown in the books, accounts, records, and documents of a cemetery company to enable the department to determine the company’s compliance with this chapter, and may prescribe financial statements that shall be prepared annually by licensed cemetery companies.

History: s. 9, ch. 59-363; s. 4, ch. 65-288; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 15, 39, 40, ch. 80-238; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 69, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 58, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 384.284 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.284
384.284 Forms to be developed.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and furnish to the circuit court all forms necessary under ss. 384.27, 384.28, and 384.281, and the court may use such forms as it determines appropriate.

History: s. 34, ch. 88-380.
Fla. Stat. § 1006.481 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1006 / Part I / Section 1006.481
1006.481 Human trafficking awareness training.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than December 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall identify a free training curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness, which must include all of the following: (a) The definition of human trafficking and the difference between sex trafficking and labor trafficking. (b) Guidance specific to the public education sector concerning how to identify students who may be victims of human trafficking. (c) Guidance concerning the role of employees of the public school system in reporting and responding to suspected human trafficking. (d) A protocol for reporting suspected human trafficking, which must require that suspicion of human trafficking of a child be reported to the Department of Children and Families or the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline at either entity’s designated telephone number.

(2) The training curriculum may be conducted either in person or online.

(3) Each public school shall require that all instructional personnel under s. 1012.01(2), administrative personnel under s. 1012.01(3)(c), and educational support personnel under s. 1012.01(6) who have contact with students must have received training on human trafficking awareness. Each employee must submit to the school an acknowledgment of having received the training, which must be retained by the school.

History: s. 1, ch. 2025-65.
Fla. Stat. § 766.111 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 766 / Section 766.111
766.111 Engaging in unnecessary diagnostic testing; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) No health care provider licensed pursuant to chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, or chapter 466 shall order, procure, provide, or administer unnecessary diagnostic tests, which are not reasonably calculated to assist the health care provider in arriving at a diagnosis and treatment of a patient’s condition.

(2) A violation of this section shall be grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to s. 458.331, s. 459.015, s. 460.413, s. 461.013, or s. 466.028, as applicable.

(3) Any person who prevails in a suit brought against a health care provider predicated upon a violation of this section shall recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

History: s. 26, ch. 85-175; s. 71, ch. 87-226; s. 8, ch. 96-296; s. 71, ch. 97-264.
Fla. Stat. § 317.0004 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.0004
317.0004 Administration of off-highway vehicle titling laws; records.
Status: in_force

(1) The administration of off-highway vehicle titling laws in this chapter is under the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which shall provide for the issuing, handling, and recording of all off-highway vehicle titling applications and certificates, including the receipt and accounting of off-highway vehicle titling fees. The provisions of chapter 319 are applicable to this chapter, unless otherwise explicitly stated.

(2) The department shall keep records and perform other clerical duties pertaining to off-highway vehicle titling as required.

History: s. 58, ch. 2002-295; s. 44, ch. 2005-164.
Fla. Stat. § 681.111 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 681 / Section 681.111
681.111 Unfair or deceptive trade practice.
Status: in_force

A violation by a manufacturer of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive trade practice as defined in part II of chapter 501.

History: s. 7, ch. 85-240; ss. 9, 19, ch. 88-95; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 548.073 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.073
548.073 Commission hearings.
Status: in_force

All hearings held under this chapter shall be held in accordance with chapter 120.

History: ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 2014-128.
Fla. Stat. § 409.5093 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.5093
409.5093 Replacement agency.
Status: in_force

If any area of the state has no designated weatherization agency as a result of withdrawal or loss of designation by departmental action, a replacement agency or agencies may be selected following a process delineated by federal and state law, regulations, and rules.

History: s. 5, ch. 91-287.
Fla. Stat. § 83.8055 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 83 / Part III / Section 83.8055
83.8055 Withholding access to personal property upon nonpayment of rent.
Status: in_force

Upon the failure of a tenant to pay the rent when it becomes due, the owner may, without notice, after 5 days from the date the rent is due, deny the tenant access to the personal property located in the self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit. In denying the tenant access to personal property contained in the self-contained storage unit, the owner may proceed without judicial process, if this can be done without breach of the peace, or may proceed by action.

History: s. 4, ch. 82-151; s. 3, ch. 93-238.
Fla. Stat. § 768.096 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 768 / Part I / Section 768.096
768.096 Employer presumption against negligent hiring.
Status: in_force

(1) In a civil action for the death of, or injury or damage to, a third person caused by the intentional tort of an employee, such employee’s employer is presumed not to have been negligent in hiring such employee if, before hiring the employee, the employer conducted a background investigation of the prospective employee and the investigation did not reveal any information that reasonably demonstrated the unsuitability of the prospective employee for the particular work to be performed or for the employment in general. A background investigation under this section must include: (a) Obtaining a criminal background investigation on the prospective employee under subsection (2); (b) Making a reasonable effort to contact references and former employers of the prospective employee concerning the suitability of the prospective employee for employment; (c) Requiring the prospective employee to complete a job application form that includes questions concerning whether he or she has ever been convicted of a crime, including details concerning the type of crime, the date of conviction and the penalty imposed, and whether the prospective employee has ever been a defendant in a civil action for intentional tort, including the nature of the intentional tort and the disposition of the action; (d) Obtaining, with written authorization from the prospective employee, a check of the driver license record of the prospective employee if such a check is relevant to the work the employee will be performing and if the record can reasonably be obtained; or (e) Interviewing the prospective employee.

(2) To satisfy the criminal-background-investigation requirement of this section, an employer must request and obtain from the Department of Law Enforcement a check of the information as reported and reflected in the Florida Crime Information Center system as of the date of the request.

(3) The election by an employer not to conduct the investigation specified in subsection (1) does not raise any presumption that the employer failed to use reasonable care in hiring an employee.

History: s. 16, ch. 99-225.