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Fla. Stat. § 106.1439 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.1439
106.1439 Electioneering communications; disclaimers.
Status: in_force

(1) Any electioneering communication, other than a text message or a telephone call, must prominently state: “Paid electioneering communication paid for by (Name and address of person paying for the communication) .”

(2) Any person who fails to include the disclaimer prescribed in this section in any electioneering communication that is required to contain such disclaimer commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: s. 7, ch. 2004-252; s. 28, ch. 2010-167; ss. 19, 30, ch. 2011-6; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 4, ch. 2021-49.
Fla. Stat. § 250.483 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.483
250.483 Active duty; licensure or qualification.
Status: in_force

(1) If a member of the Florida National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves seeking licensure or qualification for a trade, occupation, or profession is ordered into state active duty or into active duty as defined in this chapter, and his or her period of training, study, apprenticeship, or practical experience is interrupted or the start thereof is delayed, he or she is entitled to licensure or qualification under the laws covering his or her licensure or qualification at the time of entrance into active duty pursuant to subsection (2).

(2) A board of examiners or other qualification board regulated under general law shall accept periods of training and practical experience in the Florida National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves in place of the interrupted or delayed periods of training, study, apprenticeship, or practical experience if the board finds the standard and type of work or training performed in the Florida National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves to be substantially the same as the standard and type required under the laws of this state.

(3) A member of the National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves must request licensure or qualification pursuant to this section by the respective board of examiners or other qualification board within 6 months after release from active duty with the Florida National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves.

History: s. 2, ch. 2018-7.
Fla. Stat. § 499.90 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 499 / Part III / Section 499.90
499.90 Policies and procedures.
Status: in_force

A wholesale distributor shall establish, maintain, and adhere to written policies and procedures for the receipt, security, storage, transport, shipping, and distribution of medical gases and shall establish, maintain, and adhere to procedures for maintaining inventories; for identifying, recording, and reporting losses or thefts; and for correcting all errors and inaccuracies in inventories associated with nitrous oxide. A wholesale distributor shall include in its written policies and procedures all of the following:

(1) A procedure for handling recalls and withdrawals of medical gas. Such procedure must deal with recalls and withdrawals due to: (a) Action initiated at the request of the United States Food and Drug Administration or any federal, state, or local law enforcement or other government agency, including the department; or (b) Voluntary action by a manufacturer of medical gases to remove defective or potentially defective medical gases from the market.

(2) A procedure that includes preparation for, protection against, and responding to a crisis that affects the security or operation of a facility that stores medical gases in the event of a strike; a fire, flood, or other natural disaster; or other local, state, or national emergency.

(3) A procedure for reporting criminal or suspected criminal activity involving the inventory of nitrous oxide to the department and to applicable law enforcement agencies within 3 business days after becoming aware of the criminal or suspected criminal activity.

History: s. 26, ch. 2014-89.
Fla. Stat. § 17.001 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 17 / Section 17.001
17.001 Chief Financial Officer.
Status: in_force

As provided in s. 4(c), Art. IV of the State Constitution, the Chief Financial Officer is the chief fiscal officer of the state and is responsible for settling and approving accounts against the state and keeping all state funds and securities.

History: s. 12, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 216.166 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 216 / Section 216.166
216.166 Governor’s recommended revenues; supporting information.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than 14 days after the Governor submits his or her recommended revenues to the Legislature pursuant to s. 216.165, the Executive Office of the Governor shall make available: (a) To the legislative finance and tax committees an economic impact statement and appropriate staff analyses or support materials used to develop the Governor’s revenue recommendations. (b) To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives any legislation in bill form which will be needed to fully implement the Governor’s recommended revenues. Upon receipt, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall transmit each such bill to the chair of the appropriate committee.

(2) The Governor, upon request, shall promptly furnish to the Legislature any appropriate information relating to his or her recommendations.

History: s. 15, ch. 80-45; s. 1165, ch. 95-147; s. 36, ch. 96-318.
Fla. Stat. § 15.036 — Florida Code / Title IV / Chapter 15 / Section 15.036
15.036 Official state freshwater fish.
Status: in_force

The Florida largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state freshwater fish.

History: s. 1, ch. 75-1.
Fla. Stat. § 509.403 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 509 / Part I / Section 509.403
509.403 Operator’s writ of distress.
Status: in_force

If, after a lockout has been imposed pursuant to s. 509.401, a guest fails to make agreed-upon payments on an outstanding account, or, notwithstanding s. 509.401, if a guest vacates the premises without making payment on an outstanding account, an operator may proceed to prosecute a writ of distress against the guest and the guest’s property. The writ of distress shall be predicated on the lien created by s. 713.67 or s. 713.68.

History: s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 29, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 37, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8301 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8301
620.8301 Partner agent of partnership.
Status: in_force

Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under s. 620.8303:

(1) Each partner is an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business. An act of a partner, including the execution of an instrument in the partnership name, for apparently carrying on in the ordinary course of partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership, in the geographic area in which the partnership operates, binds the partnership unless the partner had no authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person with whom the partner was dealing knew or had received a notification that the partner lacked authority.

(2) An act of a partner which is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership only if the act was authorized by all of the other partners or is authorized by the terms of a written partnership agreement.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242.
Fla. Stat. § 86.021 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 86 / Section 86.021
86.021 Power to construe.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming to be interested or who may be in doubt about his or her rights under a deed, will, contract, or other article, memorandum, or instrument in writing or whose rights, status, or other equitable or legal relations are affected by a statute, or any regulation made under statutory authority, or by municipal ordinance, contract, deed, will, franchise, or other article, memorandum, or instrument in writing may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under such statute, regulation, municipal ordinance, contract, deed, will, franchise, or other article, memorandum, or instrument in writing, or any part thereof, and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other equitable or legal relations thereunder.

History: s. 2, ch. 21820, 1943; s. 38, ch. 67-254; s. 458, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 501.706 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 501 / Part V / Section 501.706
501.706 Controller response to consumer requests.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this part, a controller shall comply with a request submitted by a consumer to exercise the consumer’s rights pursuant to s. 501.705, as provided in this section.

(2) A controller shall respond to the consumer request without undue delay, which may not be later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the request. The controller may extend the response period once by an additional 15 days when reasonably necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the consumer’s requests, so long as the controller informs the consumer of the extension within the initial 45-day response period, together with the reason for the extension.

(3) If a controller cannot take action regarding the consumer’s request, the controller must inform the consumer without undue delay, which may not be later than 45 days after the date of receipt of the request, of the justification for the inability to take action on the request and provide instructions on how to appeal the decision in accordance with s. 501.707. A controller is not required to comply with a consumer request submitted under s. 501.705 if the controller cannot authenticate the request. However, the controller must make a reasonable effort to request that the consumer provide additional information reasonably necessary to authenticate the consumer and the consumer’s request. If a controller maintains a self-service mechanism to allow a consumer to correct certain personal data, the controller may deny the consumer’s request and require the consumer to correct his or her own personal data through such mechanism.

(4) A controller must provide the consumer with notice within 60 days after the request is received that the controller has complied with the consumer’s request as required in this section.

(5) A controller shall provide information or take action in response to a consumer request free of charge, at least twice annually per consumer. If a request from a consumer is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive, the controller may charge the consumer a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of complying with the request or may decline to act on the request. The controller bears the burden of demonstrating for purposes of this subsection that a request is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive.

(6) A controller who has obtained personal data about a consumer from a source other than the consumer is considered in compliance with a consumer’s request to delete that personal data pursuant to s. 501.705(2)(c), by doing any of the following: (a) Deleting the personal data, retaining a record of the deletion request and the minimum data necessary for the purpose of ensuring that the consumer’s personal data remains deleted from the business’s records, and not using the retained data for any other purpose under this part. (b) Opting the consumer out of the processing of that personal data for any purpose other than a purpose exempt under this part.

History: s. 9, ch. 2023-201.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0121 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0121
607.0121 Forms.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may prescribe and furnish on request forms for: (a) An application for certificate of status, (b) A foreign corporation’s application for certificate of authority to transact business in the state, (c) A foreign corporation’s notice of withdrawal of certificate of authority, and (d) The annual report, for which the department may prescribe the use of the uniform business report, pursuant to s. 606.06.

(2) If the department so requires, the use of these forms shall be mandatory.

(3) The department may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but their use is not mandatory.

History: s. 4, ch. 89-154; s. 5, ch. 99-218; s. 4, ch. 2019-90.
Fla. Stat. § 670.212 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 670 / Part II / Section 670.212
670.212 Liability and duty of receiving bank regarding unaccepted payment order.
Status: in_force

If a receiving bank fails to accept a payment order that it is obliged by express agreement to accept, the bank is liable for breach of the agreement to the extent provided in the agreement or in this chapter, but does not otherwise have any duty to accept a payment order or, before acceptance, to take any action, or refrain from taking action, with respect to the order except as provided in this chapter or by express agreement. Liability based on acceptance arises only when acceptance occurs as stated in s. 670.209, and liability is limited to that provided in this chapter. A receiving bank is not the agent of the sender or beneficiary of the payment order it accepts, or of any other party to the funds transfer, and the bank owes no duty to any party to the funds transfer except as provided in this chapter or by express agreement.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-70.
Fla. Stat. § 409.25575 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 409 / Part I / Section 409.25575
409.25575 Support enforcement; privatization.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Department of Revenue to contract with private entities for the provision of support enforcement services whenever such contracting is cost-effective.

(2) The department shall contract for the delivery, administration, or management of support enforcement activities and other related services or programs, when appropriate. The department shall retain responsibility for the quality of contracted services and programs and shall ensure that services are delivered in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.

(3)(a) The department shall establish a quality assurance program for the privatization of services. The program must include standards for each specific component of these services. The department shall establish minimum thresholds for each component. Each program operated pursuant to contract must be evaluated annually by the department or by an objective competent entity designated by the department under the provisions of the quality assurance program. The evaluation must be financed from cost savings associated with the privatization of services. The quality assurance program must be financed through administrative savings generated by this act. (b) The department shall establish and operate a comprehensive system to measure and report annually the outcomes and effectiveness of the services that have been privatized. The department shall use these findings in making recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature for future program and funding priorities in the support enforcement system.

(4)(a) Any entity contracting to provide support enforcement services under this section must comply with all statutory requirements and agency regulations in the provision of contractual services. (b) Any entity contracting to provide support enforcement services under this section must also participate in and cooperate with any federal program that will assist in the maximization of federal supports for these services, as directed by the department.

History: s. 46, ch. 97-170; s. 27, ch. 2001-158; s. 123, ch. 2010-102.
Fla. Stat. § 250.52 — Florida Code / Title XVII / Chapter 250 / Part I / Section 250.52
250.52 Unlawful to persuade citizens not to enlist; penalty.
Status: in_force

Whenever the United States is at war, or our foreign relations tend to indicate an impending war or state of war, a person may not solicit or persuade a citizen of the United States not to enlist or serve in the Army, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Navy, or in any reserve component thereof, or in the Florida National Guard, or publicly attempt to dissuade any such citizen from enlisting. This section does not apply to the soliciting or persuading done by any person related by affinity or consanguinity to the person solicited or persuaded or whose advice is requested by the person solicited or persuaded. Any person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 7392, 1917; RGS 1422, 1423; CGL 2076, 2077; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 1, ch. 67-332; s. 150, ch. 71-136; s. 49, ch. 2003-68; s. 9, ch. 2022-183.
Fla. Stat. § 660.36 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 660 / Section 660.36
660.36 Fiduciary agency contracts.
Status: in_force

Any trust company or trust department acting in a fiduciary capacity may employ any other trust company or trust department as an agent to advise or assist in the performance of its administrative duties and to render investment advice. Instead of acting personally, any trust company or trust department may employ any other trust company or trust department to perform any act of administration, whether or not discretionary, provided the trust company or trust department serving as such agent shall observe the same standard of care as is required of the principal fiduciary trust company or trust department with respect to each fiduciary account or other relationship affected by such agency. The establishment of such agency relationship shall neither diminish nor increase the standard by which the performance of the principal fiduciary trust company or trust department as a fiduciary is governed. In any suit or other proceeding involving an evaluation of fiduciary performance, such agent’s performance shall be deemed that of the principal fiduciary trust company or trust department.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-37; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 134, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303.
Fla. Stat. § 651.134 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 651 / Section 651.134
651.134 Investigatory records.
Status: in_force

Any active investigatory record of the office made or received under this chapter, and any active examination record necessary to complete an active investigation, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until such investigation is completed or ceases to be active. For the purpose of this section, an investigation is active while it is being conducted by the office with a reasonable, good faith belief that it could lead to the filing of administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings. An investigation does not cease to be active if the office is proceeding with reasonable dispatch and has a good faith belief that action could be initiated by the office or other administrative or law enforcement agency.

History: ss. 26, 33, ch. 83-328; s. 12, ch. 93-22; s. 1, ch. 93-79; s. 409, ch. 96-406; s. 1698, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 660.43 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 660 / Section 660.43
660.43 Common trust fund investments.
Status: in_force

No bank, association, or trust company shall mingle its own funds with any common trust fund managed by such bank, association, or trust company.

History: s. 3, ch. 28016, 1953; s. 1, ch. 67-336; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 141, 151, 152, ch. 80-260; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; s. 1, ch. 92-303; s. 5, ch. 93-257.
Fla. Stat. § 215.3207 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 215 / Section 215.3207
215.3207 Trust funds; establishment; criteria.
Status: in_force

A trust fund may be created by law only by the Legislature and only if passed by a three-fifths vote of the membership of each house in a separate bill for that purpose only. Except for trust funds being re-created by the Legislature, each trust fund must be created by statutory language that specifies at least the following:

(1) The name of the trust fund.

(2) The agency or branch of state government responsible for administering the trust fund.

(3) The requirements or purposes that the trust fund is established to meet.

(4) The sources of moneys to be credited to the trust fund or specific sources of receipts to be deposited in the trust fund.

History: s. 17, ch. 92-142; s. 3, ch. 93-159; s. 1, ch. 94-67.
Fla. Stat. § 380.0661 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 380 / Part I / Section 380.0661
380.0661 Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared that the intent of the Legislature is:

(1) To provide a mechanism to equitably deal with the challenges of implementing comprehensive land use plans developed pursuant to the area of critical state concern program, which challenges are often complicated by the environmental sensitivity of such areas.

(2) To provide the mechanism referred to in subsection (1) by creation of a body politic which would have a stable funding source and the flexibility to address plan implementation innovatively and by acting as an intermediary between individual landowners and the governmental entities regulating land use.

History: s. 1, ch. 86-170.
Fla. Stat. § 40.361 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 40 / Section 40.361
40.361 Applicability of laws regarding state budgeting and finances.
Status: in_force

The requirements contained within chapter 216, including the provisions of s. 216.192 related to release of funds, chapter 29, including ss. 29.015 and 29.016 related to use of contingency funds for due process services, and all other laws of this state relating to state budgeting and financing shall apply to all processes authorized or required under this chapter for the payment of the items enumerated in s. 40.29(1).

History: s. 41, ch. 2004-265; s. 23, ch. 2008-111.
Fla. Stat. § 388.131 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 388 / Section 388.131
388.131 Commissioners; bond.
Status: in_force

The department may require each commissioner, before he or she assumes office, to give the Commissioner of Agriculture a bond, the cost thereof being borne by the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office. The bond must be approved and filed in the same manner as a bond of the board of county commissioners. The failure of any person to make and file the required bond within 10 days after his or her election creates a vacancy on the board.

History: s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 4, ch. 92-203; s. 692, ch. 95-148; s. 35, ch. 98-34.
Fla. Stat. § 497.156 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part I / Section 497.156
497.156 Emergency action against licensees.
Status: in_force

In addition to or in lieu of other actions authorized under this chapter for the enforcement of this chapter, the department may issue emergency orders under s. 120.60(6) suspending or restricting a license or ordering a licensee to cease or desist from specified conduct, or taking other action deemed necessary in the circumstances, but shall thereafter promptly present the matter to a probable cause panel of the board. Emergency orders shall be effective when issued, shall be appealable as provided by law, and shall be enforceable in the courts of this state.

History: s. 26, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 180.15 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 180 / Section 180.15
180.15 Liability of private companies.
Status: in_force

Any private company or corporation constructing or operating any of the works provided for in this chapter, within or without the corporate limits of any municipality, shall be liable for all damages occasioned by the acts, negligence or injury to the rights of other persons, firms or corporations in the same manner and with the same limitations as any other private corporation chartered under the laws of the state.

History: s. 9, ch. 17118, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3100(14).