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Fla. Stat. § 679.2071 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 679 / Part II / Section 679.2071
679.2071 Rights and duties of secured party having possession or control of collateral.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a secured party shall use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of collateral in the secured party’s possession. In the case of chattel paper or an instrument, reasonable care includes taking necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties unless otherwise agreed.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), if a secured party has possession of collateral: (a) Reasonable expenses, including the cost of insurance and payment of taxes or other charges, incurred in the custody, preservation, use, or operation of the collateral are chargeable to the debtor and are secured by the collateral; (b) The risk of accidental loss or damage is on the debtor to the extent of a deficiency in any effective insurance coverage; (c) The secured party shall keep the collateral identifiable, but fungible collateral may be commingled; and (d) The secured party may use or operate the collateral: 1. For the purpose of preserving the collateral or its value; 2. As permitted by an order of a court having competent jurisdiction; or 3. Except in the case of consumer goods, in the manner and to the extent agreed by the debtor.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a secured party having possession of collateral or control of collateral under s. 677.106, s. 679.1041, s. 679.1051, s. 679.1052, s. 679.1061, or s. 679.1071: (a) May hold as additional security any proceeds, except money or funds, received from the collateral; (b) Shall apply money or funds received from the collateral to reduce the secured obligation, unless remitted to the debtor; and (c) May create a security interest in the collateral.

(4) If the secured party is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes or a consignor: (a) Subsection (1) does not apply unless the secured party is entitled under an agreement: 1. To charge back uncollected collateral; or 2. Otherwise to full or limited recourse against the debtor or a secondary obligor based on the nonpayment or other default of an account debtor or other obligor on the collateral; and (b) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply.

History: s. 2, ch. 2001-198; s. 60, ch. 2010-131; s. 77, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 627.987 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part XXI / Section 627.987
627.987 Policy forms.
Status: in_force

No policy or group certificate of mortgage insurance used in connection with any consolidation, and no application, endorsement, or rider which becomes a part of any such policy or certificate, shall be issued or delivered in this state until a copy of the form has been filed with and approved by the office.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 90-149; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1257, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 386.2125 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 386 / Part II / Section 386.2125
386.2125 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The department and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation may, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part within each agency’s specific areas of regulatory authority. Whenever assessing a smoking or vaping cessation program for approval, the department shall consider whether the smoking or vaping cessation program limits, to the extent possible, any potential for exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke or vapor for nonparticipants in the enclosed indoor workplace.

History: s. 13, ch. 2003-398; s. 13, ch. 2019-14.
Fla. Stat. § 142.16 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 142 / Section 142.16
142.16 Change of venue.
Status: in_force

In case of change of venue in any case, all fines and forfeitures in such case go to the clerk in the county in which the case was adjudicated.

History: s. 10, ch. 4323, 1895; GS 978; RGS 1789; CGL 2840; s. 85, ch. 2003-402.
Fla. Stat. § 641.385 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part I / Section 641.385
641.385 Order to discontinue certain advertising.
Status: in_force

If in the opinion of the office any advertisement by a health maintenance organization violates any of the provisions of this part, the department may enter an immediate order requiring that the use of the advertisement be discontinued. If requested by the health maintenance organization, the office shall conduct a hearing within 10 days of the entry of such order. If, after the hearing or by agreement with the health maintenance organization, a final determination is made that the advertising was in fact violative of any provision of this part, the office may, in lieu of revocation of the certificate of authority, require the publication of a corrective advertisement; impose an administrative penalty of up to $10,000; and, in the case of an initial solicitation, require that the health maintenance organization, prior to accepting any application received in response to the advertisement, provide an acceptable clarification of the advertisement to each individual applicant.

History: s. 8, ch. 84-313; s. 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1589, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 55.605 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 55 / Section 55.605
55.605 Grounds for nonrecognition.
Status: in_force

(1) An out-of-country foreign judgment is not conclusive if: (a) The judgment was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law. (b) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant. (c) The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.

(2) An out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if: (a) The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him or her to defend. (b) The judgment was obtained by fraud. (c) The cause of action or claim for relief on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this state. (d) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive order. (e) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be settled otherwise than by proceedings in that court. (f) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action. (g) The foreign jurisdiction where judgment was rendered would not give recognition to a similar judgment rendered in this state. (h) The cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless the court sitting in this state before which the matter is brought first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court’s adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press in that case as would be provided by the United States Constitution and the State Constitution. (i) The judgment was rendered in circumstances that raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment. (j) The specific proceeding in the foreign court leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law.

History: s. 5, ch. 94-239; s. 1359, ch. 95-147; s. 78, ch. 99-251; s. 11, ch. 2001-154; s. 8, ch. 2005-241; s. 1, ch. 2009-232; s. 1, ch. 2018-37.
Fla. Stat. § 625.321 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 625 / Part II / Section 625.321
625.321 Policy loans.
Status: in_force

A life insurer may lend to its policyholder, upon pledge of the policy as collateral security, any sum not exceeding the cash loan value of the policy; or may lend against pledge or assignment of any of its supplementary contracts or other contracts or obligations, so long as the loan is adequately secured by such pledge or assignment. Loans so made are eligible investments of the insurer.

History: s. 146, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 122, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 166.0483 — Florida Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Part I / Section 166.0483
166.0483 Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.
Status: in_force

A local government may not require an owner of a residence to obtain a permit to paint such residence, regardless of whether the residence is owned by a limited liability company.

History: s. 15, ch. 2017-149.
Fla. Stat. § 744.524 — Florida Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 744 / Part VII / Section 744.524
744.524 Termination of guardianship on change of domicile of resident ward.
Status: in_force

When the domicile of a resident ward has changed as provided in s. 744.1098, and the foreign court having jurisdiction over the ward at the ward’s new domicile has appointed a guardian and that guardian has qualified and posted a bond in an amount required by the foreign court, the guardian in this state may file her or his final report and close the guardianship in this state. The guardian of the property in this state shall cause a notice to be published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, that she or he has filed her or his accounting and will apply for discharge on a day certain and that jurisdiction of the ward will be transferred to the state of foreign jurisdiction. If an objection is filed to the termination of the guardianship in this state, the court shall hear the objection and enter an order either sustaining or overruling the objection. Upon the disposition of all objections filed, or if no objection is filed, final settlement shall be made by the Florida guardian. On proof that the remaining property in the guardianship has been received by the foreign guardian, the guardian of the property in this state shall be discharged. The entry of the order terminating the guardianship in this state shall not exonerate the guardian or the guardian’s surety from any liability previously incurred.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 21, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 90, ch. 89-96; s. 64, ch. 90-271; s. 1111, ch. 97-102; s. 37, ch. 2016-40.
Fla. Stat. § 901.151 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 901 / Section 901.151
901.151 Stop and Frisk Law.
Status: in_force

(1) This section may be known and cited as the “Florida Stop and Frisk Law.”

(2) Whenever any law enforcement officer of this state encounters any person under circumstances which reasonably indicate that such person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a violation of the criminal laws of this state or the criminal ordinances of any municipality or county, the officer may temporarily detain such person for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the person temporarily detained and the circumstances surrounding the person’s presence abroad which led the officer to believe that the person had committed, was committing, or was about to commit a criminal offense.

(3) No person shall be temporarily detained under the provisions of subsection (2) longer than is reasonably necessary to effect the purposes of that subsection. Such temporary detention shall not extend beyond the place where it was first effected or the immediate vicinity thereof.

(4) If at any time after the onset of the temporary detention authorized by subsection (2), probable cause for arrest of person shall appear, the person shall be arrested. If, after an inquiry into the circumstances which prompted the temporary detention, no probable cause for the arrest of the person shall appear, the person shall be released.

(5) Whenever any law enforcement officer authorized to detain temporarily any person under the provisions of subsection (2) has probable cause to believe that any person whom the officer has temporarily detained, or is about to detain temporarily, is armed with a dangerous weapon and therefore offers a threat to the safety of the officer or any other person, the officer may search such person so temporarily detained only to the extent necessary to disclose, and for the purpose of disclosing, the presence of such weapon. If such a search discloses such a weapon or any evidence of a criminal offense it may be seized.

(6) No evidence seized by a law enforcement officer in any search under this section shall be admissible against any person in any court of this state or political subdivision thereof unless the search which disclosed its existence was authorized by and conducted in compliance with the provisions of subsections (2)-(5).

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-73; s. 1459, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 110.1082 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part I / Section 110.1082
110.1082 Telephone voice mail systems and telephone menu options systems.
Status: in_force

(1) No state employee shall utilize a voice mail system when the employee is at his or her regularly assigned work station where his or her telephone is functional and available for use, unless: (a) The device is in use, and/or; (b) Such voice mail system alerts the caller to, and provides the caller with access to a nonelectronic attendant; or (c) Such voice mail system automatically transfers the caller to a nonelectronic attendant.

(2) Telephone menu options systems used by state agencies, departments, or other state government units will alert the caller to, and provide the caller with access to, a nonelectronic attendant.

(3) Agency heads will ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.

History: s. 3, ch. 99-255.
Fla. Stat. § 601.93 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.93
601.93 Sale of citrus containing arsenic.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or offer for sale, transport, prepare, secure, or deliver for transportation or market any fruit of any variety except grapefruit which contains any arsenic or any compound or derivative of arsenic.

History: s. 93, ch. 25149, 1949.
Fla. Stat. § 153.16 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 153 / Part I / Section 153.16
153.16 Water revenue refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

The county commission is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of water revenue refunding bonds of the county for the purpose of refunding any water revenue bonds then outstanding and issued under the provisions of this chapter. The county commission is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of water revenue bonds of the county for combined purposes:

(1) Paying the cost of any extension, addition or reconstruction of a water supply system or systems or water system improvements or the cost of a new water supply system or systems or water system improvements; and

(2) Refunding such water revenue bonds of the county which shall theretofore have been issued under the provisions of this chapter and shall then be outstanding and which then shall have matured or be subject to redemption or can be acquired for retirement. The issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights and remedies of holders thereof, and the rights, powers, privileges, duties and obligations of the county or of the county commission with respect to the same shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this chapter insofar as the same may be applicable.

History: s. 16, ch. 29837, 1955.
Fla. Stat. § 456.0575 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.0575
456.0575 Duty to notify patients.
Status: in_force

(1) Every licensed health care practitioner shall inform each patient, or an individual identified pursuant to s. 765.401(1), in person about adverse incidents that result in serious harm to the patient. Notification of outcomes of care that result in harm to the patient under this section does not constitute an acknowledgment of admission of liability, nor can such notifications be introduced as evidence.

(2) Upon request by a patient, before providing nonemergency medical services in a facility licensed under chapter 395, a health care practitioner shall provide, in writing or by electronic means, a good faith estimate of reasonably anticipated charges to treat the patient’s condition at the facility. The health care practitioner shall provide the estimate to the patient within 7 business days after receiving the request and is not required to adjust the estimate for any potential insurance coverage. The health care practitioner shall inform the patient that the patient may contact his or her health insurer or health maintenance organization for additional information concerning cost-sharing responsibilities. The health care practitioner shall provide information to uninsured patients and insured patients for whom the practitioner is not a network provider or preferred provider which discloses the practitioner’s financial assistance policy, including the application process, payment plans, discounts, or other available assistance, and the practitioner’s charity care policy and collection procedures. Such estimate does not preclude the actual charges from exceeding the estimate. Failure to provide the estimate in accordance with this subsection, without good cause, shall result in disciplinary action against the health care practitioner and a daily fine of $500 until the estimate is provided to the patient. The total fine may not exceed $5,000.

History: s. 8, ch. 2003-416; s. 5, ch. 2016-234.
Fla. Stat. § 376.304 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 376 / Section 376.304
376.304 Review and analysis of disposal materials or byproducts; disposal at designated local government solid waste disposal facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to facilitate the activities necessary and essential to clean up the release of pollutants which threaten Florida’s unique and fragile environment. The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to authorize appropriate actions to manage and control the costs associated with activities integrally involved with cleanup of sites contaminated with pollutants.

(2) The department is authorized to review and analyze the disposal materials or byproducts used or resulting from the cleanup of the release of pollutants in the waters of the state. Such materials that are determined by the department not to require extraordinary handling or disposal requirements may be designated for disposal in nearby existing local government solid waste disposal facilities where such facilities are determined to be designed and operated in a manner where disposal of such materials would not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and the environment. Such designation by the department shall not be disallowed by actions of the local government responsible for operating the solid waste disposal facility. The designation by the department of a local government’s solid waste facility as the location for disposing of materials and byproducts resulting from the activities essential to the cleanup of pollutants in the waters of the state shall constitute final agency action subject to review pursuant to chapter 120.

History: s. 27, ch. 90-54; s. 299, ch. 94-356.
Fla. Stat. § 629.281 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 629 / Section 629.281
629.281 Subscribers’ share in assets.
Status: in_force

Upon the liquidation of a domestic reciprocal insurer, its assets remaining after discharge of its indebtedness and policy obligations, the return of any contributions of the attorney or other persons to its surplus made as provided in s. 629.161, and the return of any unused premium, savings, or credits then standing on subscribers’ accounts shall be distributed to its subscribers who were such within the 12 months prior to the last termination of its certificate of authority, according to such reasonable formula as the office approves.

History: s. 698, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 681, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1326, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 710.106 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 710 / Section 710.106
710.106 Transfer authorized by will or trust.
Status: in_force

(1) A personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant to s. 710.111 to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the governing will or trust.

(2) If the testator or settlor has nominated a custodian under s. 710.104 to receive the custodial property, the transfer must be made to that person.

(3) If the testator or settlor has not nominated a custodian under s. 710.104, or all persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, the personal representative or the trustee, as the case may be, shall designate the custodian from among those eligible to serve as custodian for property of that kind under s. 710.111(1).

History: s. 1, ch. 85-95.
Fla. Stat. § 626.331 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.331
626.331 Number of appointments permitted or required.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this code, the same individual may at any one time hold any and all categories of appointments as to which he or she has qualified and been licensed under this code.

(2) An agent shall be required to have a separate appointment as to each insurer by whom he or she is appointed as an agent. An agent must appoint himself or herself before performing the functions of a viatical settlement broker.

(3) The department may issue a single appointment covering both life and health insurances to an individual licensed as to both such kinds of insurance and appointed as agent as to both such kinds by the same insurer.

(4) If requested in writing by the applicant or payor entitled thereto within 60 days after the denial or disapproval of an appointment, the department shall refund to the applicant or payor entitled thereto any state and county taxes received by it in connection with the application for the appointment. The appointment fee is not subject to refund. No refund shall be made under any circumstances after issuance of an appointment. No refund shall be made if the applicable appointment year has commenced before receipt by the department of the request for cancellation of the appointment and refund.

(5) A title agent or title agency license must be limited to selling title insurance only for the appointing title insurer or insurers.

History: s. 212, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 63-17; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-57; s. 2, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 177, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 9, ch. 85-208; ss. 34, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 92-318; s. 224, ch. 97-102; s. 19, ch. 98-199; s. 10, ch. 2005-237.
Fla. Stat. § 335.18 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 335 / Section 335.18
335.18 Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 335.18-335.188 may be cited as the “State Highway System Access Management Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 75-157; s. 59, ch. 84-309; s. 3, ch. 88-224; s. 98, ch. 92-152.
Fla. Stat. § 553.951 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 553 / Part VI / Section 553.951
553.951 Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Florida Energy Conservation Standards Act.”

History: s. 1, ch. 87-271.