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Fla. Stat. § 733.303 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 733 / Part III / Section 733.303
733.303 Persons not qualified.
Status: in_force

(1) A person is not qualified to act as a personal representative if the person: (a) Has been convicted of a felony. (b) Has been convicted in any state or foreign jurisdiction of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult, as those terms are defined in s. 825.101. (c) Is mentally or physically unable to perform the duties. (d) Is under the age of 18 years.

(2) If the person named as personal representative in the will is not qualified, letters shall be granted as provided in s. 733.301.

History: s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 22, ch. 77-87; s. 990, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2021-221.
Fla. Stat. § 132.06 — Florida Code / Title XI / Chapter 132 / Section 132.06
132.06 Separate series of bonds; rates of interest.
Status: in_force

One resolution may provide for several separate series of refunding bonds. Each of such series and separate bonds of the same series may have different terms and provisions from the others. The same bonds may bear different rates of interest at different times. Bonds issued for the purpose of refunding accrued interest may be non-interest-bearing or may bear a lower rate than other bonds of the same series as may be provided in the resolution.

History: s. 6, ch. 15772, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 2383(6).
Fla. Stat. § 102.111 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 102 / Section 102.111
102.111 Elections Canvassing Commission.
Status: in_force

(1) The Elections Canvassing Commission shall consist of the Governor and two members of the Cabinet selected by the Governor, all of whom shall serve ex officio. If a member of the commission is unable to serve for any reason, the Governor shall appoint a remaining member of the Cabinet. If there is a further vacancy, the remaining members of the commission shall agree on another elected official to fill the vacancy.

(2) The Elections Canvassing Commission shall meet at 8 a.m. on the 9th day after a primary election and at 8 a.m. on the 14th day after a general election to certify the returns of the election for each federal, state, and multicounty office and for each constitutional amendment. If a member of a county canvassing board that was constituted pursuant to s. 102.141 determines, within 5 days after the certification by the Elections Canvassing Commission, that a typographical error occurred in the official returns of the county, the correction of which could result in a change in the outcome of an election, the county canvassing board must certify corrected returns to the Department of State within 24 hours, and the Elections Canvassing Commission must correct and recertify the election returns as soon as practicable.

(3) The Division of Elections shall provide the staff services required by the Elections Canvassing Commission.

History: s. 35, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 189; s. 66, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 248; RGS 292; CGL 348; s. 6, ch. 26870, 1951; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 30, ch. 71-377; s. 2, ch. 77-122; s. 25, ch. 77-175; s. 6, ch. 82-143; s. 39, ch. 2001-40; s. 56, ch. 2005-277; s. 12, ch. 2010-167; s. 34, ch. 2023-120; s. 9, ch. 2025-21.
Fla. Stat. § 905.095 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 905 / Section 905.095
905.095 Extension of grand jury term.
Status: in_force

Upon petition of the state attorney or the foreperson of the grand jury acting on behalf of a majority of the grand jurors, the circuit court may extend the term of a grand jury impaneled under this chapter beyond the term in which it was originally impaneled. A grand jury whose term has been extended as provided under this section shall have the same composition and the same powers and duties it had during its original term. If the term of the grand jury is extended under this section, it shall be extended for a time certain, not to exceed a total of 90 days, and only for the purpose of concluding one or more specified investigative matters initiated during its original term.

History: s. 1, ch. 73-1; s. 1494, ch. 97-102; s. 21, ch. 2013-25.
Fla. Stat. § 373.407 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part IV / Section 373.407
373.407 Determination of qualification for an agricultural-related exemption.
Status: in_force

In the event of a dispute as to the applicability of an exemption, a water management district or landowner may request the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to make a binding determination as to whether an existing or proposed activity qualifies for an agricultural-related exemption under s. 373.406(2). The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and each water management district shall enter into a memorandum of agreement or amend an existing memorandum of agreement which sets forth processes and procedures by which the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall undertake its review, make a determination effectively and efficiently, and provide notice of its determination to the applicable water management district or landowner. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has exclusive authority to make the determination under this section and may adopt rules to implement this section and s. 373.406(2).

History: s. 8, ch. 2006-255; s. 2, ch. 2011-165.
Fla. Stat. § 765.302 — Florida Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 765 / Part III / Section 765.302
765.302 Procedure for making a living will; notice to physician.
Status: in_force

(1) Any competent adult may, at any time, make a living will or written declaration and direct the providing, withholding, or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures in the event that such person has a terminal condition, has an end-stage condition, or is in a persistent vegetative state. A living will must be signed by the principal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, one of whom is neither a spouse nor a blood relative of the principal. If the principal is physically unable to sign the living will, one of the witnesses must subscribe the principal’s signature in the principal’s presence and at the principal’s direction.

(2) It is the responsibility of the principal to provide for notification to her or his primary physician that the living will has been made. In the event the principal is physically or mentally incapacitated at the time the principal is admitted to a health care facility, any other person may notify the physician or health care facility of the existence of the living will. A primary physician or health care facility which is so notified shall promptly make the living will or a copy thereof a part of the principal’s medical records.

(3) A living will, executed pursuant to this section, establishes a rebuttable presumption of clear and convincing evidence of the principal’s wishes.

History: s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 1147, ch. 97-102; s. 25, ch. 99-331; s. 14, ch. 2015-153.
Fla. Stat. § 316.622 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.622
316.622 Farm labor vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) Each owner or operator of a farm labor vehicle that is operated on the public highways of this state shall ensure that such vehicle conforms to vehicle safety standards prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under s. 401(b) of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. s. 1841(b), and other applicable federal and state safety standards.

(2) On or after January 1, 2008, a farm labor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less must be equipped at each passenger position with a seat belt assembly that meets the requirements established under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, 49 C.F.R. s. 571.208.

(3) A farm labor contractor may not transport migrant or seasonal farm workers in a farm labor vehicle unless the display sticker described in s. 450.33 is clearly displayed on the vehicle.

(4) The owner or operator of a farm labor vehicle must prominently display in the vehicle standardized notification instructions requiring passengers to fasten their seat belts. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall create standard notification instructions.

(5) Failure of any migrant or seasonal farm worker to use a seat belt provided by the owner of a farm labor vehicle under this section does not constitute negligence per se, and such failure may not be used as prima facie evidence of negligence or be considered in mitigation of damages, but such failure may be considered as evidence of comparative negligence in a civil action.

(6) Failure of any owner or operator of a farm labor vehicle to require that all passengers be restrained by a safety belt when the vehicle is in motion may not be considered as evidence of negligence in any civil action, if such vehicle is otherwise in compliance with this section.

(7) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as provided in s. 318.18(17).

(8) The department shall provide to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation each quarter a copy of each accident report involving a farm labor vehicle.

History: s. 3, ch. 2006-81; s. 69, ch. 2016-239; s. 25, ch. 2024-57.
Fla. Stat. § 1012.69 — Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1012 / Part III / Section 1012.69
1012.69 Provisions relating to Workers’ Compensation Law.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall supersede any of the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Law; provided, however, that where amounts payable under the provisions of the education code, for injuries, accidents, or other disabilities which would entitle an employee to compensation under the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Law exceed the amounts payable under the compensation law, payments shall be made, as provided in the education code, for the difference between the amount paid under the Workers’ Compensation Law and the amount due under the provisions of the education code.

History: s. 746, ch. 2002-387.
Fla. Stat. § 670.504 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 670 / Part V / Section 670.504
670.504 Order in which items and payment orders may be charged to account; order of withdrawals from account.
Status: in_force

(1) If a receiving bank has received more than one payment order of the sender or one or more payment orders and other items that are payable from the sender’s account, the bank may charge the sender’s account with respect to the various orders and items in any sequence.

(2) In determining whether a credit to an account has been withdrawn by the holder of the account or applied to a debt of the holder of the account, credits first made to the account are first withdrawn or applied.

History: s. 1, ch. 91-70.
Fla. Stat. § 601.47 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 601 / Section 601.47
601.47 Condition precedent to processing citrus.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to can any citrus fruits or to can or concentrate the juices thereof unless such fruit is mature in accordance with the maturity standards and is accompanied by a certificate of inspection and maturity thereof issued by a duly authorized citrus fruit inspector of the Department of Agriculture. Inspection for maturity shall be made at the canning or concentrating plant with the further proviso that shipments either by common carrier or otherwise to a canning plant or a concentrating plant in Florida must be reinspected and recertified before use by the canner or concentrator.

History: s. 47, ch. 25149, 1949; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 71-185.
Fla. Stat. § 943.046 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.046
943.046 Notification of criminal offender information.
Status: in_force

(1) Any state or local law enforcement agency may release to the public any criminal history information and other information regarding a criminal offender, including, but not limited to, public notification by the agency of the information, unless the information is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, this section does not contravene any provision of s. 943.053 which relates to the method by which an agency or individual may obtain a copy of an offender’s criminal history record.

(2) A state or local law enforcement agency and its personnel are immune from civil liability for the release of criminal history information or other information regarding a criminal offender, as provided by this section.

History: s. 6, ch. 97-299; s. 8, ch. 2016-78.
Fla. Stat. § 189.072 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 189 / Part VII / Section 189.072
189.072 Dissolution of an independent special district.
Status: in_force

(1) VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION. — If the governing body of an independent special district created and operating pursuant to a special act elects, by a majority vote plus one, to dissolve the district, the voluntary dissolution of an independent special district created and operating pursuant to a special act may be effectuated only by the Legislature unless otherwise provided by general law.

(2) OTHER DISSOLUTIONS. — (a) In order for the Legislature to dissolve an active independent special district created and operating pursuant to a special act, the special act dissolving the active independent special district must be approved by a majority of the resident electors of the district or, for districts in which a majority of governing body members are elected by landowners, a majority of the landowners voting in the same manner by which the independent special district’s governing body is elected. If a local general-purpose government passes an ordinance or resolution in support of the dissolution, the local general-purpose government must pay any expenses associated with the referendum required under this paragraph. (b) If an independent special district was created by a county or municipality by referendum or any other procedure, the county or municipality that created the district may dissolve the district pursuant to a referendum or any other procedure by which the independent special district was created. However, if the independent special district has ad valorem taxation powers, the same procedure required to grant the independent special district ad valorem taxation powers is required to dissolve the district.

(3) INACTIVE INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS. — An independent special district that meets any criteria for being declared inactive pursuant to s. 189.062 may be dissolved by special act without a referendum. If an inactive independent special district was created by a county or municipality through a referendum, the county or municipality that created the district may dissolve the district after publishing notice as described in s. 189.062.

(4) DEBTS AND ASSETS. — Financial allocations of the assets and indebtedness of a dissolved independent special district shall be pursuant to s. 189.076.

(5) EXEMPTION. — The provisions of this section do not apply to any entity created pursuant to the Florida Expressway Authority Act, derived from chapter 90-136, Laws of Florida, and subsequently repealed by chapter 2019-169, Laws of Florida.

History: s. 8, ch. 97-255; s. 1, ch. 98-320; s. 142, ch. 2001-266; s. 1, ch. 2012-16; s. 19, ch. 2014-22; s. 18, ch. 2016-22; s. 28, ch. 2023-70.
Fla. Stat. § 186.031 — Florida Code / Title XIII / Chapter 186 / Section 186.031
186.031 Annual report.
Status: in_force

The Governor as the chief planning and budget officer of the state shall annually report to the Legislature and the public on the economic conditions of the state, the infrastructure and capital outlay needs of the state, and the impacts of growth and development and shall assess state, regional, and local government efforts in addressing such conditions, needs, and impacts. The report shall appraise current growth trends, shall evaluate the extent to which existing growth management policies effectively address such trends, and shall review such other factors and indicators as are appropriate. The report shall contain timely and authoritative data and information about economic and demographic growth patterns and an analysis of such information as it affects the goals and policies of the state for growth and development. The report shall contain specific recommendations for any legislative and administrative changes needed to continue to manage growth effectively and to build upon the opportunities available. The report shall be related to, and developed in conjunction with, the regular updates of the state comprehensive plan.

History: s. 5, ch. 67-157; ss. 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 72, ch. 79-190; s. 15, ch. 81-259; s. 9, ch. 84-257.
Fla. Stat. § 620.8306 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 620 / Part II / Section 620.8306
620.8306 Partner’s liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), all partners are liable jointly and severally for all obligations of the partnership unless otherwise agreed by a claimant or provided by law.

(2) A person admitted as a partner into an existing partnership is not personally liable for any partnership obligation incurred before the person’s admission as a partner.

(3) An obligation of a partnership incurred while the partnership is a limited liability partnership, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, is solely the obligation of the partnership. A partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for such an obligation solely by reason of being or so acting as a partner. This subsection applies notwithstanding anything inconsistent in the partnership agreement that existed immediately before the vote required to become a limited liability partnership under s. 620.9001(2). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, at any time during the first 6 months after the effective date of this subsection, a limited liability partnership that became a limited liability partnership before the effective date of this subsection may, by filing a notice with the Secretary of State so stating, waive its partners’ protection from liability arising from written contractual obligations of the limited liability partnership with regard to any particular written obligations or all written obligations entered into at any time or during any particular period of time set forth in the notice. If a limited liability partnership executes and delivers such a notice, each partner of the limited liability partnership is jointly and severally liable for the contractual obligations of the partnership which are the subject of the notice, except that no partner is liable under any such contract for any amount in excess of the amount for which the partner would have been liable under the laws of this state as they existed immediately before the effective date of this subsection.

History: s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 9, ch. 99-285.
Fla. Stat. § 943.052 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 943 / Section 943.052
943.052 Disposition reporting.
Status: in_force

The Criminal Justice Information Program shall, by rule, establish procedures and a format for each criminal justice agency to monitor its records and submit reports, as provided by this section, to the program. The disposition report shall be developed by the program and shall include the offender-based transaction system number.

(1) Each law enforcement officer or booking officer shall include with submitted arrest information and fingerprints the offender-based transaction system number.

(2) Each clerk of the court shall submit the uniform dispositions to the program or in a manner acceptable to the program. The report must be submitted at least once a month in an automated format acceptable to the program. The disposition report is mandatory for each disposition relating to an adult offender and, beginning July 1, 2008, for dispositions relating to minor offenders.

(3)(a) The Department of Corrections shall submit fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images to the program relating to the receipt of any person who is sentenced to a state correctional institution. (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall submit fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images to the program relating to the receipt of any minor who is found to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, or is found to have committed a misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3), and is committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

History: s. 4, ch. 80-409; s. 3, ch. 85-224; s. 3, ch. 86-187; s. 3, ch. 87-177; s. 91, ch. 94-209; s. 8, ch. 98-94; s. 6, ch. 2006-176; s. 17, ch. 2013-116.
Fla. Stat. § 790.163 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 790 / Section 790.163
790.163 False report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive, or a weapon of mass destruction, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to make a false report, with intent to deceive, mislead, or otherwise misinform any person, concerning the placing or planting of any bomb, dynamite, other deadly explosive, or weapon of mass destruction as defined in s. 790.166, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner against a person or persons. A person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for a violation of this section may not be suspended, deferred, or withheld. However, the state attorney may move the sentencing court to reduce or suspend the sentence of any person who is convicted of a violation of this section and who provides substantial assistance in the identification, arrest, or conviction of any of his or her accomplices, accessories, coconspirators, or principals.

(3) Proof that a person accused of violating this section knowingly made a false report is prima facie evidence of the accused person’s intent to deceive, mislead, or otherwise misinform any person.

(4) In addition to any other penalty provided by law with respect to any person who is convicted of a violation of this section that resulted in the mobilization or action of any law enforcement officer or any state or local agency, a person convicted of a violation of this section may be required by the court to pay restitution for all of the costs and damages arising from the criminal conduct.

History: s. 3, ch. 59-29; s. 749, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2002-28; s. 1, ch. 2016-156.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2402 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 379 / Part II / Section 379.2402
379.2402 Marine information system.
Status: in_force

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall establish a marine information system in conjunction with the licensing program to gather marine fisheries data.

History: s. 6, ch. 89-270; s. 211, ch. 94-356; s. 239, ch. 99-245; s. 64, ch. 2008-247; s. 19, ch. 2017-5.