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Fla. Stat. § 560.121 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 560 / Part I / Section 560.121
560.121 Access to records; record retention; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Orders of courts or of administrative law judges for the production of confidential records or information must provide for inspection in camera by the court or the administrative law judge; and, if the court or administrative law judge determines that the documents requested are relevant or would likely lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, the court or the administrative law judge must issue further orders to protect the confidentiality of the documents. Any order directing the release of information is immediately reviewable, and a petition by the office for review of the order shall automatically stay further proceedings in the trial court or the administrative hearing until the disposition of the petition by the reviewing court. A petition for review of the order filed by any other party shall operate as a stay of the proceedings only upon order of the reviewing court.

(2) Confidential records and information furnished pursuant to a legislative subpoena must be kept confidential except in cases involving the investigation of charges against a public official subject to impeachment or removal, and then disclosure of such information shall be only to the extent determined to be necessary by the legislative body or committee.

(3) Examination reports, investigatory records, applications, and related information compiled by the office, or photographic copies thereof, must be retained by the office for at least 5 years after the date the examination or investigation ceases to be active. Application records, and related information compiled by the office, or photographic copies thereof, must be retained by the office for a period of at least 5 years after the date the license ceases to be active.

(4) Any person who willfully discloses information made confidential by 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. 1, ch. 94-238; s. 1, ch. 94-354; s. 253, ch. 96-410; s. 703, ch. 2003-261; s. 19, ch. 2004-335; s. 55, ch. 2006-213; s. 16, ch. 2008-177.
Fla. Stat. § 686.604 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 686 / Section 686.604
686.604 Warranty agreements; claims; compensation of dealers.
Status: in_force

(1) Every manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch or division, distributor branch or division, or wholesale branch or division shall provide a fair and reasonable warranty agreement on any new outdoor power equipment which it sells and shall fairly compensate each of its dealers for labor and parts used in fulfilling such warranty agreements.

(2)(a) Each claim for payment under such warranty agreements made by a dealer for such labor and parts shall be paid within 30 days following its approval. Each such claim shall be either approved or disapproved within 30 days after its receipt. When any such claim is disapproved, the dealer who submitted it shall be notified in writing of such disapproval within such period, and such notice shall state the specific grounds upon which the disapproval is based. (b) Any special handling of claims required of the dealer by the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, factory branch or division, distributor branch or division, or wholesale branch or division, which handling is not uniformly required of all dealers of that make, may be enforced only after 30 days’ notice in writing to the dealer and upon good and sufficient reason.

(3)(a) The minimum lawful basis for compensating a dealer for warranty work, as provided for in this section, shall be calculated for labor in accordance with the reasonable and customary amount of time required to complete such work, expressed in hours and fractions of hours multiplied by the dealer’s established hourly retail labor rate. Prior to filing a claim for reimbursement for warranty work, the dealer must notify the applicable manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler of her or his hourly retail labor rate. (b) The minimum lawful basis for compensation to the dealer for parts used in fulfilling such warranty work shall be at the dealer’s costs for such parts, including all freight and handling charges applicable to such parts, plus 15 percent of the sum of such costs and charges to reimburse the dealer’s reasonable cost of doing business and providing such warranty service on behalf of the manufacturer.

History: s. 1, ch. 97-275; s. 50, ch. 99-7.
Fla. Stat. § 383.013 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 383 / Section 383.013
383.013 Prenatal care.
Status: in_force

The Department of Health shall:

(1) Provide a statewide prenatal care program for low-income pregnant women, which includes early, regular prenatal care by practitioners trained in prenatal care and delivery.

(2) Provide a risk factor analysis to identify women at risk for a preterm birth, or other high-risk conditions, and provide education regarding maintaining healthy birth conditions.

(3) Monitor the availability and accessibility of prenatal care services and the development of special outreach programs for medically underserved and rural areas.

(4) Establish by rule the eligibility criteria for prenatal care for indigent pregnant women when state funds are used for prenatal care.

(5) Develop guidelines for expediting the provision of prenatal care for eligible women and monitor the implementation of the guidelines to determine the need for further action.

(6) Expand, to the extent possible, training of state and local health providers in programs and practices pertaining to improved pregnancy outcomes.

(7) Provide regional perinatal intensive care satellite clinics to deliver Level III obstetric outpatient services to women diagnosed as being high risk, which includes an interdisciplinary team to deliver specialized high-risk obstetric care. The provision of satellite clinics is subject to the availability of moneys and the limitations established by the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.

History: s. 11, ch. 83-379; s. 24, ch. 91-282; s. 55, ch. 97-101.
Fla. Stat. § 327.48 — Florida Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 327 / Section 327.48
327.48 Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions.
Status: in_force

Any person directing the holding of a regatta, tournament, or marine parade or exhibition shall secure a permit from the Coast Guard when such event is held in navigable waters of the United States. A person directing any such affair in any county shall notify the sheriff of the county or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at least 15 days prior to any event in order that appropriate arrangements for safety and navigation may be assured. Any person or organization sponsoring a regatta or boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition shall be responsible for providing adequate protection to the participants, spectators, and other users of the water.

History: s. 6, ch. 59-400; s. 10, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 74-327; s. 29, ch. 99-245.
Fla. Stat. § 717.12404 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.12404
717.12404 Claims on behalf of a business entity or trust.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Claims on behalf of an active or dissolved corporation, for which the last annual report is not available from the Department of State through the Internet, must be accompanied by a microfiche copy of the records on file with the Department of State or, if the corporation has not made a corporate filing with the Department of State, the claim must be accompanied by a uniform resource locator for the address of a free Internet site operated by the state of incorporation of the corporation that provides access to the last corporate filing identifying the officers and directors of the corporation. If available, the claim must be accompanied by a printout of the officers and directors from the Department of State Internet site or the free Internet site operated by the state of incorporation of the corporation. If the free Internet site is not available, the claim must be accompanied by an authenticated copy of the last corporate filing identifying the officers and directors from the appropriate authorized official of the state of incorporation. (b) A claim on behalf of a corporation must be made by an officer or director identified on the last corporate filing.

(2) Claims on behalf of a dissolved corporation, a business entity other than an active corporation, or a trust must include a legible copy of a valid driver license of the person acting on behalf of the dissolved corporation, business entity other than an active corporation, or trust. If the person has not been issued a valid driver license, the department shall be provided with a legible copy of a photographic identification of the person issued by the United States, a foreign nation, or a political subdivision or agency thereof. In lieu of photographic identification, a notarized sworn statement by the person may be provided which affirms the person’s identity and states the person’s full name and address. The person must produce his or her photographic identification issued by the United States, a state or territory of the United States, a foreign nation, or a political subdivision or agency thereof or other evidence deemed acceptable by the department by rule. The notary shall indicate the notary’s full address on the notarized sworn statement. Any claim filed without the required identification or the sworn statement with the original claim form and the original Unclaimed Property Recovery Agreement or Unclaimed Property Purchase Agreement, if applicable, is void.

History: s. 123, ch. 2004-390; s. 9, ch. 2005-163; s. 3, ch. 2021-144.
Fla. Stat. § 119.10 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 119 / Section 119.10
119.10 Violation of chapter; penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any public officer who: (a) Violates any provision of this chapter commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable by fine not exceeding $500. (b) Knowingly violates the provisions of s. 119.07(1) is subject to suspension and removal or impeachment and, in addition, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates: (a) Any of the provisions of this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) Section 119.105 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History: s. 10, ch. 67-125; s. 74, ch. 71-136; s. 5, ch. 85-301; s. 2, ch. 2001-271; s. 11, ch. 2004-335.
Fla. Stat. § 258.09 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 258 / Part I / Section 258.09
258.09 Rauscher Park designated.
Status: in_force

There is designated and established as a state park to be known as Rauscher Park, in Escambia County, the lands lying between the Big Lagoon and the Gulf of America, now owned by Escambia County, or hereafter acquired by Escambia County, adjacent or contiguous thereto, from private owners or from the United States Government; and the board of county commissioners of Escambia County may execute proper conveyance to the board of commissioners of state institutions covering the property now owned by Escambia County, as aforesaid, and said board of county commissioners of Escambia County may acquire in the name of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection any property adjacent or contiguous thereto, from private owners or from the United States Government; and said division may accept in the name of the state the title to any such lands, whether from said Escambia County, or whether same be property acquired from private owners or the United States Government.

History: s. 1, ch. 19345, 1939; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 94, ch. 94-356; s. 36, ch. 2025-8.
Fla. Stat. § 871.01 — Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 871 / Section 871.01
871.01 Disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Whoever willfully and maliciously interrupts or disturbs any school or any assembly of people met for the worship of God, any assembly of people met for the purpose of acknowledging the death of an individual, or for any other lawful purpose commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) If a person commits a violation of paragraph (a) and in doing so makes a credible threat, as that term is defined in s. 784.048(1), he or she commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (c) If the penalty for a violation of this subsection is reclassified under s. 775.085, such a violation is considered a hate crime for purposes of the reporting requirements of s. 877.19.

(2) Whoever willfully interrupts or disturbs any assembly of people met for the purpose of acknowledging the death of an individual with a military funeral honors detail pursuant to 10 U.S.C. s. 1491 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History: ss. 19, 21, 22, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2627, 2629, 2630; GS 3547; s. 1, ch. 5719, 1907; RGS 5448; CGL 7591; s. 1130, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2006-264; s. 5, ch. 2023-24.
Fla. Stat. § 672.706 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part VII / Section 672.706
672.706 Seller’s resale including contract for resale.
Status: in_force

(1) Under the conditions stated in s. 672.703 on seller’s remedies, the seller may resell the goods concerned or the undelivered balance thereof. Where the resale is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner the seller may recover the difference between the resale price and the contract price together with any incidental damages allowed under the provisions of this chapter (s. 672.710), but less expenses saved in consequence of the buyer’s breach.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or unless otherwise agreed resale may be at public or private sale including sale by way of one or more contracts to sell or of identification to an existing contract of the seller. Sale may be as a unit or in parcels and at any time and place and on any terms but every aspect of the sale including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable. The resale must be reasonably identified as referring to the broken contract, but it is not necessary that the goods be in existence or that any or all of them have been identified to the contract before the breach.

(3) Where the resale is at private sale the seller must give the buyer reasonable notification of her or his intention to resell.

(4) Where the resale is at public sale: (a) Only identified goods can be sold except where there is a recognized market for a public sale of futures in goods of the kind; and (b) It must be made at a usual place or market for public sale if one is reasonably available and except in the case of goods which are perishable or threaten to decline in value speedily the seller must give the buyer reasonable notice of the time and place of the resale; and (c) If the goods are not to be within the view of those attending the sale the notification of sale must state the place where the goods are located and provide for their reasonable inspection by prospective bidders; and (d) The seller may buy.

(5) A purchaser who buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer even though the seller fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this section.

(6) The seller is not accountable to the buyer for any profit made on any resale. A person in the position of a seller (s. 672.707) or a buyer who has rightfully rejected or justifiably revoked acceptance must account for any excess over the amount of her or his security interest, as hereinafter defined (s. 672.711(3)).

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 604, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 641.56 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 641 / Part III / Section 641.56
641.56 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The Agency for Health Care Administration has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part conferring duties upon it.

History: ss. 24, 27, ch. 87-236; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 91, ch. 91-282; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 38, ch. 96-199; s. 215, ch. 98-200.
Fla. Stat. § 605.2201 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 605 / Section 605.2201
605.2201 Establishment of protected series; change of designation.
Status: in_force

(1) With the affirmative vote or consent of all members of a limited liability company, the company may establish a protected series.

(2) To establish a protected series, a limited liability company shall deliver to the department for filing a protected series designation, signed by the company, stating the name of the company and the name of the protected series to be established, and any other information the department requires for filing.

(3) A protected series is established when the protected series designation takes effect under s. 605.0207.

(4) To amend a protected series designation, a series limited liability company shall deliver to the department for filing a statement of designation change, signed by the company, that sets forth the following: (a) The name of the series limited liability company and the name of the protected series to which the change to the protected series designation applies; (b) Each change to the protected series designation; and (c) A statement that each designation change was approved by the affirmative vote or consent of the members of the series limited liability company required to make each change to the protected series designation.

(5) Each designation change made pursuant to subsection (4) takes effect when the statement of designation change takes effect under s. 605.0207.

History: s. 13, ch. 2025-162.
Fla. Stat. § 669.701 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 669 / Part II / Section 669.701
669.701 Saving clause.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in this part, chapter 679 as it existed on July 1, 2025, and Article 12 apply to a transaction, lien, or other interest in property, even if the transaction, lien, or interest was entered into, created, or acquired before July 1, 2025.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) and ss. 669.702-669.706, both of the following apply: (a) A transaction, lien, or interest in property that was validly entered into, created, or transferred before July 1, 2025, and that was not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code but would be subject to chapter 679 as it existed on July 1, 2025, or to Article 12 if the transaction had been entered into, created, or transferred on or after July 1, 2025, including the rights, duties, and interests flowing from the transaction, lien, or interest, remains valid on and after July 1, 2025. (b) The transaction, lien, or interest may be terminated, completed, consummated, and enforced as required or permitted by this part or by the law that would apply if this part had not taken effect.

(3) This section does not affect an action, a case, or a proceeding commenced before July 1, 2025.

History: s. 14, ch. 2025-92.
Fla. Stat. § 381.74 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 381 / Section 381.74
381.74 Establishment and maintenance of a central registry.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who have moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injuries.

(1) Every public health agency, private health agency, public social agency, private social agency, and attending physician shall report to the division within 5 days after identification or diagnosis of any person who has a moderate-to-severe brain or spinal cord injury. The consent of such person shall not be required.

(2) The report shall contain the name, age, residence, and type of disability of the individual and such additional information as may be deemed necessary by the department.

History: s. 3, ch. 74-254; s. 1, ch. 75-168; s. 4, ch. 87-320; s. 33, ch. 94-324; s. 18, ch. 99-240.
Fla. Stat. § 767.01 — Florida Code / Title XLV / Chapter 767 / Part I / Section 767.01
767.01 Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock.
Status: in_force

(1) A dog owner is liable for any damage done by the owner’s dog to a person or to any animal included in the definitions of “domestic animal” and “livestock” as provided by s. 585.01.

(2) If a dog owner has knowledge of the dog’s dangerous propensities, the owner must securely confine the dog in a proper enclosure as defined in s. 767.11.

History: RS 2341; ch. 4979, 1901; GS 3142; RGS 4957; CGL 7044; s. 1, ch. 94-339; s. 48, ch. 2024-137; s. 2, ch. 2025-61.
Fla. Stat. § 400.914 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 400 / Part VI / Section 400.914
400.914 Rules establishing standards.
Status: in_force

(1) Pursuant to the intention of the Legislature to provide safe and sanitary facilities and healthful programs, the agency in conjunction with the Division of Children’s Medical Services of the Department of Health shall adopt and publish rules to implement the provisions of this part and part II of chapter 408, which shall include reasonable and fair standards. Any conflict between these standards and those that may be set forth in local, county, or city ordinances shall be resolved in favor of those having statewide effect. Such standards shall relate to: (a) The assurance that PPEC services are family centered and provide individualized medical, developmental, and family training services. (b) The maintenance of PPEC centers, not in conflict with the provisions of chapter 553 and based upon the size of the structure and number of children, relating to plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, and other building conditions, including adequate space, which will ensure the health, safety, comfort, and protection from fire of the children served. (c) The appropriate provisions of the most recent edition of the “Life Safety Code” (NFPA-101) shall be applied. (d) The number and qualifications of all personnel who have responsibility for the care of the children served. (e) All sanitary conditions within the PPEC center and its surroundings, including water supply, sewage disposal, food handling, and general hygiene, and maintenance thereof, which will ensure the health and comfort of children served. (f) Programs and basic services promoting and maintaining the health and development of the children served and meeting the training needs of the children’s legal guardians. (g) Supportive, contracted, other operational, and transportation services. (h) Maintenance of appropriate medical records, data, and information relative to the children and programs. Such records shall be maintained in the facility for inspection by the agency.

(2) The agency shall adopt rules to ensure that: (a) No child attends a PPEC center for more than 12 hours within a 24-hour period. (b) No PPEC center provides services other than those provided to medically or technologically dependent children.

History: ss. 14, 17, ch. 87-290; ss. 11, 14, ch. 93-66; s. 89, ch. 97-101; s. 19, ch. 98-288; s. 128, ch. 99-8; s. 23, ch. 2000-153; s. 102, ch. 2007-230; s. 91, ch. 2012-184.