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Fla. Stat. § 657.028 — Florida Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 657 / Section 657.028
657.028 Activities of directors, officers, committee members, employees, and agents.
Status: in_force

(1) An individual may not disburse funds of the credit union for any extension of credit approved by her or him.

(2) An elected officer, director, or committee member, other than the chief executive officer, may not be compensated for her or his service to the credit union, but an elected officer, director, or committee member may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incidental to performing official business for the credit union.

(3) Except with the prior approval of the office, a person may not serve as an officer, director, or committee member of a credit union if she or he: (a) Has been convicted of a felony or of an offense involving dishonesty, a breach of trust, a violation of this chapter, or fraud; (b) Has been adjudicated bankrupt within the previous 7 years; (c) Has been removed by any regulatory agency as a director, officer, committee member, or employee of a financial institution; (d) Has performed acts of fraud or dishonesty, or has failed to perform duties, resulting in a loss that was subject to a paid claim under a fidelity bond; (e) Has been found guilty of a violation of s. 655.50, relating to the control of money laundering and terrorist financing; chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial transactions; or similar state or federal law; or (f) Has defaulted on a debt or obligation to a financial institution which resulted in a material loss to the financial institution.

(4) A person may not serve as a director of a credit union if she or he is an employee of the credit union, other than the chief executive officer of the credit union.

(5) A director, officer, committee member, agent, or employee of the credit union may not in any manner, directly or indirectly, participate in the deliberation upon or the determination of any question affecting her or his pecuniary interest or the pecuniary interest of any corporation, partnership, or association, other than the credit union, in which she or he or a member of her or his immediate family is directly or indirectly interested.

History: ss. 1, 6, ch. 80-258; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 87, ch. 92-303; s. 536, ch. 97-102; s. 1746, ch. 2003-261; s. 17, ch. 2005-181; s. 19, ch. 2014-91; s. 8, ch. 2022-178; s. 12, ch. 2025-145.
Fla. Stat. § 397.55 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 397 / Part III / Section 397.55
397.55 Prohibition of deceptive marketing practices.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes that consumers of substance abuse treatment have disabling conditions and that such consumers and their families are vulnerable and at risk of being easily victimized by fraudulent marketing practices that adversely impact the delivery of health care. To protect the health, safety, and welfare of this vulnerable population, a service provider, an operator of a recovery residence, or a third party who provides any form of advertising or marketing services to a service provider or an operator of a recovery residence may not engage in any of the following marketing practices: (a) Making a false or misleading statement or providing false or misleading information about the provider’s or operator’s or third party’s products, goods, services, or geographical locations in its marketing, advertising materials, or media or on its website. (b) Including on its website false information or electronic links, coding, or activation that provides false information or that surreptitiously directs the reader to another website. (c) Conduct prohibited by s. 817.505. (d) Entering into a contract with a marketing provider who agrees to generate referrals or leads for the placement of patients with a service provider or in a recovery residence through a call center or a web-based presence, unless the contract requires such agreement and the marketing provider discloses the following to the prospective patient so that the patient can make an informed health care decision: 1. Information about the specific licensed service providers or recovery residences that are represented by the marketing provider and pay a fee to the marketing provider, including the identity of such service providers or recovery residences; and 2. Clear and concise instructions that allow the prospective patient to easily access lists of licensed service providers and recovery residences on the department website.

(2) In addition to any other punishment authorized by law, a person or entity that knowingly and willfully violates paragraph (1)(a), paragraph (1)(b), or paragraph (1)(d) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A violation of paragraph (1)(c) is a violation of the prohibition on patient brokering and may subject the party committing the violation to criminal penalties under s. 817.505.

History: s. 17, ch. 2017-173; s. 9, ch. 2019-159.
Fla. Stat. § 90.302 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.302
90.302 Classification of rebuttable presumptions.
Status: in_force

Every rebuttable presumption is either:

(1) A presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence and requiring the trier of fact to assume the existence of the presumed fact, unless credible evidence sufficient to sustain a finding of the nonexistence of the presumed fact is introduced, in which event, the existence or nonexistence of the presumed fact shall be determined from the evidence without regard to the presumption; or

(2) A presumption affecting the burden of proof that imposes upon the party against whom it operates the burden of proof concerning the nonexistence of the presumed fact.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Fla. Stat. § 621.11 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 621 / Section 621.11
621.11 Alienation of shares and ownership interests; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) No shareholder of a corporation organized under this act may sell or transfer her or his shares in such corporation except to another professional corporation, professional limited liability company, or individual, each of which must be eligible to be a shareholder of such corporation.

(2) No member of a limited liability company organized under this act may sell or transfer ownership interest in the limited liability company except to another professional corporation, professional limited liability company, or individual, each of which must be eligible to be a member of the limited liability company.

History: s. 11, ch. 61-64; s. 3, ch. 67-590; s. 12, ch. 93-110; s. 85, ch. 93-284; s. 171, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 484.059 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 484 / Part II / Section 484.059
484.059 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) The licensure requirements of this part do not apply to any person engaged in recommending prescription hearing aids as part of the academic curriculum of an accredited institution of higher education, or as part of a program conducted by a public charitable institution supported primarily by voluntary contribution, provided this organization does not dispense or sell prescription hearing aids or accessories.

(2) The licensure requirements of this part do not apply to any person licensed to practice medicine in this state, except that such physician must comply with the requirement of periodic filing of the certificate of testing and calibration of audiometric equipment as provided in this part. A person employed by or working under the supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine may not perform any services or acts which would constitute the dispensing of prescription hearing aids as defined in s. 484.041, unless such person is a licensed hearing aid specialist.

(3) The licensure requirements of this part do not apply to an audiologist licensed under part I of chapter 468.

(4) Section 484.053(1)(a) does not apply to registered trainees operating in compliance with this part and board rules.

(5) The licensure requirements of this part do not apply to a person who services, markets, sells, dispenses, provides customer support for, or distributes exclusively over-the-counter hearing aids, whether through in-person transactions, by mail, or online. For purposes of this subsection, over-the-counter hearing aids are those that are available without the supervision, prescription, or other order, involvement, or intervention of a licensed person to consumers through in-person transactions, by mail, or online. These devices allow the user to control the device and customize it to the user’s hearing needs through the use of tools, tests, or software, including, but not limited to, wireless technology or tests for self-assessment of hearing loss.

History: ss. 16, 18, ch. 83-153; ss. 1, 7, ch. 84-94; ss. 18, 19, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 27, ch. 90-134; s. 22, ch. 90-341; ss. 7, 11, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 36, ch. 2023-71.
Fla. Stat. § 90.405 — Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 90 / Section 90.405
90.405 Methods of proving character.
Status: in_force

(1) REPUTATION. — When evidence of the character of a person or of a trait of that person’s character is admissible, proof may be made by testimony about that person’s reputation.

(2) SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF CONDUCT. — When character or a trait of character of a person is an essential element of a charge, claim, or defense, proof may be made of specific instances of that person’s conduct.

History: s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 7, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 474, ch. 95-147.
Fla. Stat. § 631.824 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 631 / Part IV / Section 631.824
631.824 Tax exemptions.
Status: in_force

The plan shall be exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on real property.

History: ss. 1, 23, ch. 88-388; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Fla. Stat. § 388.011 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 388 / Section 388.011
388.011 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Arthropod” means those insects of public health or nuisance importance, including all mosquitoes, midges, sand flies, dog flies, yellow flies, and house flies.

(2) “Board of commissioners” means the governing body of any mosquito control program, and may include boards of county commissioners, city councils, municipalities, or other similar governing bodies when context so indicates.

(3) “County” means a political subdivision of the state administered by a board of county commissioners.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(5) “District” means any mosquito control special district established in this state by law for the express purpose of controlling arthropods within boundaries of such districts.

(6) “Integrated arthropod control” means the implementation of arthropod control measures, including, but not limited to, the use of pesticides and biological control agents and source reduction, to control arthropods without an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.

(7) “Land management agency” means the agency charged with managing publicly owned lands.

(8) “Local arthropod control agency” means the county, city, or district charged with arthropod control over publicly owned lands.

(9) “Nuisance” means a condition in which pestiferous arthropods occur in such numbers as to be annoying, obnoxious, or inimical to human comfort.

(10) “Program” means any governmental jurisdiction that conducts mosquito control, whether it be a special district, county, or municipality.

(11) “Source reduction” means the physical land or water management of arthropod breeding areas to reduce the area’s suitability for arthropod breeding.

(12) “Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment” means any unreasonable risk to humans or the environment, with due consideration of the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any arthropod control measure.

History: s. 2, ch. 59-195; s. 1, ch. 63-236; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 146, ch. 71-377; s. 156, ch. 77-147; s. 2, ch. 86-203; s. 2, ch. 92-203; s. 689, ch. 95-148; s. 8, ch. 2025-22.
Fla. Stat. § 95.03 — Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.03
95.03 Contracts shortening time.
Status: in_force

Any provision in a contract fixing the period of time within which an action arising out of the contract may be begun at a time less than that provided by the applicable statute of limitations is void.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 6465, 1913; RGS 2931; CGL 4651; s. 2, ch. 74-382.
Fla. Stat. § 76.25 — Florida Code / Title VI / Chapter 76 / Section 76.25
76.25 Effect of dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) ON THE ACTION. — When an attachment is dissolved, the attachment only shall be dissolved, and plaintiff may prosecute the action to final judgment.

(2) ON WRITS OF GARNISHMENT. — When an attachment is dissolved and a writ of garnishment has been issued the garnishment shall not be dissolved in consequence of dissolution of the attachment, but shall remain in full force and abide the termination of the action.

History: s. 7, Feb. 15, 1834; s. 3, ch. 1100, 1861; RS 1657; GS 2121; RGS 3422; CGL 5275; s. 10, ch. 28301, 1953; s. 26, ch. 67-254.
Fla. Stat. § 458.3193 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 458 / Section 458.3193
458.3193 Confidentiality of certain information contained in physician workforce surveys.
Status: in_force

All personal identifying information contained in records provided by physicians licensed under this chapter or chapter 459 in response to physician workforce surveys required as a condition of license renewal and held by the Department of Health is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Information made confidential and exempt by this section shall be disclosed:

(1) With the express written consent of the individual to whom the information pertains or the individual’s legally authorized representative.

(2) By court order upon a showing of good cause.

(3) To a research entity, if the entity seeks the records or data pursuant to a research protocol approved by the Department of Health, maintains the records or data in accordance with the approved protocol, and enters into a purchase and data-use agreement with the department, the fee provisions of which are consistent with s. 119.07(4). The department may deny a request for records or data if the protocol provides for intrusive follow-back contacts, does not plan for the destruction of confidential records after the research is concluded, is administratively burdensome, or does not have scientific merit. The agreement must restrict the release of information that would identify individuals, must limit the use of records or data to the approved research protocol, and must prohibit any other use of the records or data. Copies of records or data issued pursuant to this subsection remain the property of the department.

History: s. 1, ch. 2007-96; s. 1, ch. 2012-220.
Fla. Stat. § 607.0822 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 607 / Part I / Section 607.0822
607.0822 Notice of meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the meeting.

(2) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for a longer or shorter period, special meetings of the board of directors must be preceded by at least 2 days’ notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting. The notice need not describe the purpose of the special meeting unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

History: s. 80, ch. 89-154.
Fla. Stat. § 103.141 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 103 / Section 103.141
103.141 Removal of county executive committee member for violation of oath.
Status: in_force

If the county executive committee by at least a two-thirds majority vote of the members of the committee, attending a meeting held after due notice has been given and at which meeting a quorum is present, determines an incumbent county executive committee member is guilty of an offense involving a violation of the member’s oath of office, the member shall be removed from office and the office shall be deemed vacant. However, if the county committee wrongfully removes a county committee member and the committee member wrongfully removed files suit in the circuit court alleging his or her removal was wrongful and wins the suit, the committee member shall be restored to office and the county committee shall pay the costs incurred by the wrongfully removed committee member in bringing the suit, including reasonable attorney’s fees.

History: s. 10, ch. 67-353; s. 611, ch. 95-147; s. 37, ch. 2007-30; s. 48, ch. 2011-40.
Fla. Stat. § 206.64 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 206 / Part I / Section 206.64
206.64 Refunds on fuel used for agricultural or commercial fishing purposes.
Status: in_force

Any person who uses any motor fuel for agricultural purposes or commercial fishing purposes on which the tax, as imposed by this part, has been paid shall be entitled to a refund of the municipal tax imposed by s. 206.41(1)(c) according to the administrative procedures in s. 206.41.

History: s. 2, ch. 28098, 1953; s. 2, ch. 29916, 1955; s. 7, ch. 63-253; s. 1, ch. 63-297; s. 5, ch. 65-371; s. 2, ch. 65-420; ss. 21, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-995; s. 22, ch. 83-3; s. 69, ch. 95-417.
Fla. Stat. § 257.171 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.171
257.171 Multicounty libraries.
Status: in_force

Units of local government may establish a multicounty library. For a multicounty library, a local government may pay moneys in advance in lump sum from its public funds for the provision of library services only.

History: s. 4, ch. 83-24; s. 22, ch. 86-163; s. 1, ch. 92-305; s. 4, ch. 2012-121; s. 1, ch. 2015-4.
Fla. Stat. § 560.211 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 560 / Part II / Section 560.211
560.211 Required records.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the record retention requirements under s. 560.1105, each licensee under this part must make, keep, and preserve the following books, accounts, records, and documents for 5 years: (a) A daily record of payment instruments sold and of currency, monetary value, payment instruments, or virtual currency transmitted. (b) A general ledger containing all asset, liability, capital, income, and expense accounts, which shall be posted at least monthly. (c) Daily settlement records received from authorized vendors. (d) Monthly financial institution statements and reconciliation records. (e) Records of outstanding payment instruments and of currency, monetary value, payment instruments, or virtual currency transmitted. (f) Records of each payment instrument paid and of currency, monetary value, payment instruments, or virtual currency transmitted. (g) A list of the names and addresses of all of the licensee’s authorized vendors. (h) Records that document the establishment, monitoring, and termination of relationships with authorized vendors and foreign affiliates. (i) Any additional records, as prescribed by rule, designed to detect and prevent money laundering. (j) Any additional records, as prescribed by rule, related to virtual currency.

(2) Any person who willfully fails to comply with this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 2, ch. 94-238; s. 2, ch. 94-354; s. 11, ch. 2000-360; s. 717, ch. 2003-261; s. 61, ch. 2006-213; s. 36, ch. 2008-177; s. 9, ch. 2022-113.
Fla. Stat. § 938.23 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 938 / Part IV / Section 938.23
938.23 Assistance grants for alcohol and other drug abuse programs.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any fine imposed by law for any criminal offense under chapter 893 or for any criminal violation of s. 316.193, s. 856.011, s. 856.015, or chapter 562, chapter 567, or chapter 568, the court shall be authorized, pursuant to the requirements of s. 938.21, to impose an additional assessment in an amount up to the amount of the fine authorized for the offense. Such additional assessments shall be deposited for the purpose of providing assistance grants to drug abuse treatment or alcohol treatment or education programs as provided in s. 893.165.

(2) All assessments authorized by this section shall be collected by the clerk of court and remitted to the jurisdictional county as described in s. 893.165(2) for deposit into the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund or remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families pursuant to guidelines and priorities developed by the department. If a County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund has not been established for any jurisdictional county, assessments collected by the clerk of court shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families.

History: s. 3, ch. 88-381; s. 3, ch. 90-111; s. 2, ch. 93-194; s. 4, ch. 94-107; s. 19, ch. 97-271; s. 307, ch. 99-8; s. 31, ch. 2001-122; s. 6, ch. 2009-47; s. 314, ch. 2014-19.
Fla. Stat. § 626.191 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.191
626.191 Repeated applications.
Status: in_force

The failure of an applicant to secure a license upon application does not preclude the applicant from applying again. However, the department may not consider or accept any further application by the same applicant for a similar license dated or filed within 30 days after the date the department denied the last application, except as provided under s. 626.281.

History: s. 198, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 163, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 18, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 215, ch. 97-102; s. 914, ch. 2003-261; s. 35, ch. 2004-297; s. 24, ch. 2004-390; s. 4, ch. 2012-209.
Fla. Stat. § 497.170 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part I / Section 497.170
497.170 Unauthorized arrangements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any arrangement to provide merchandise or services as defined in this chapter, by which payment for such merchandise or services is to be paid for through a financial arrangement, other than as authorized pursuant to this chapter, in which the provider of the merchandise or services is a beneficiary, party, agent, or owner is in violation of this chapter.

(2) Any person who provides merchandise or services and who knowingly becomes a beneficiary, agent, party, or co-owner as described in subsection (1) is in violation of this chapter.

History: s. 2, ch. 94-216; s. 40, ch. 2004-301.
Fla. Stat. § 626.9707 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part IX / Section 626.9707
626.9707 Disability insurance; discrimination on basis of sickle-cell trait prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) An insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state may not refuse to issue and deliver in this state any policy of disability insurance, whether such policy is defined as individual, group, blanket, franchise, industrial, or otherwise, which is currently being issued for delivery in this state and which affords benefits and coverage for any medical treatment or service authorized and permitted to be furnished by a hospital, clinic, health clinic, neighborhood health clinic, health maintenance organization, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or medical service facility or personnel solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

(2) No disability insurance policy issued or delivered in this state shall carry a higher premium rate or charge solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

History: s. 1, ch. 78-35; s. 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 27, ch. 2020-9.