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Fla. Stat. § 197.3631 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.3631
197.3631 Non-ad valorem assessments; general provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Non-ad valorem assessments as defined in s. 197.3632 may be collected pursuant to the method provided for in ss. 197.3632 and 197.3635. Non-ad valorem assessments may also be collected pursuant to any alternative method which is authorized by law, but such alternative method shall not require the tax collector or property appraiser to perform those services as provided for in ss. 197.3632 and 197.3635. However, a property appraiser or tax collector may contract with a local government to supply information and services necessary for any such alternative method. Section 197.3632 is additional authority for local governments to impose and collect non-ad valorem assessments supplemental to the home rule powers pursuant to ss. 125.01 and 166.021 and chapter 170, or any other law. Any county operating under a charter adopted pursuant to s. 11, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as amended, as referred to in s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, as amended, may use any method authorized by law for imposing and collecting non-ad valorem assessments.

(2) For non-ad valorem special assessments based on the size or area of the land containing a multiple parcel building, regardless of ownership, the special assessment must be levied on and allocated among all the parcels in the multiple parcel building on the same basis that the land value is allocated among the parcels in s. 193.0237(3). For non-ad valorem assessments not based on the size or area of the land, each parcel in the multiple parcel building shall be subject to a separate assessment. For purposes of this subsection, the terms “multiple parcel building” and “parcel” have the meanings as provided in s. 193.0237(1).

History: s. 67, ch. 88-130; s. 6, ch. 88-216; s. 7, ch. 90-343; s. 18, ch. 2018-118.
Fla. Stat. § 634.287 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 634 / Part I / Section 634.287
634.287 Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates a cease and desist order of the department or office under s. 634.285 while such order is in effect, after notice and hearing as provided in s. 634.284, is subject, at the discretion of the department or office, to any one or more of the following penalties:

(1) A monetary penalty of not more than $50,000 as to all matters determined in such hearing.

(2) The suspension or revocation of such person’s license or eligibility to hold a license.

History: s. 13, ch. 2001-281; s. 1448, ch. 2003-261.
Fla. Stat. § 626.8419 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part V / Section 626.8419
626.8419 Appointment of title insurance agency.
Status: in_force

(1) The title insurer engaging or employing the title insurance agency must file with the department, on forms furnished by the department, an application certifying that the proposed title insurance agency meets all of the following requirements: (a) The title insurance agency has obtained a fidelity bond in an amount of at least $50,000, acceptable to the insurer appointing the agency. If a fidelity bond is unavailable generally, the department shall adopt rules for alternative methods to comply with this paragraph. (b) The title insurance agency must have obtained errors and omissions insurance in an amount acceptable to the insurer appointing the agency. The amount of the coverage must be at least $250,000 per claim and an aggregate limit with a deductible no greater than $10,000. If errors and omissions insurance is unavailable generally, the department shall adopt rules for alternative methods that comply with this paragraph. (c) The title insurance agency must have obtained a surety bond in an amount of at least $35,000 made payable to the title insurer or title insurers appointing the agency. The surety bond must be for the benefit of any appointing title insurer damaged by a violation by the title insurance agency of its contract with the appointing title insurer. If the surety bond is payable to multiple title insurers, the surety bond must provide that each title insurer is to be notified if a claim is made upon the surety bond or the bond is terminated. (d) The surety bond must remain in effect and unimpaired as long as the agency is appointed by a title insurer. The agency must provide written proof to the appointing title insurer or insurers on an annual basis evidencing that the surety bond is still in effect and unimpaired. (e) A title insurer may not provide the surety bond directly or indirectly on behalf of the agency.

(2) This section does not exempt title insurance agents from the appointment requirements of part I.

History: s. 17, ch. 92-318; s. 25, ch. 2012-209; s. 9, ch. 2014-112.
Fla. Stat. § 197.272 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.272
197.272 Prepayment of deferred taxes.
Status: in_force

All or part of the deferred taxes and accrued interest may at any time be paid to the tax collector. Any payment that is less than the total amount due must be equal to the amount of the deferred taxes, interest, and assessments, and the payment must be for 1 or more full years.

History: s. 8, ch. 77-301; s. 150, ch. 85-342; s. 21, ch. 2011-151.
Fla. Stat. § 317.0007 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.0007
317.0007 Application for and issuance of certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of an off-highway vehicle that is required to be titled must apply to the county tax collector for a certificate of title. The application must include the true name of the owner, the residence or business address of the owner, and a complete description of the off-highway vehicle. The application must be signed by the owner and must be accompanied by a fee of $29.

(2) The owner must establish proof of ownership by submitting with the application an executed bill of sale, a manufacturer’s statement of origin, an affidavit of ownership for off-highway vehicles purchased before the effective date of this act, or any other document acceptable to the department.

(3) To apply for a certificate of title upon transfer of ownership of an off-highway vehicle, the new owner must surrender to the department the last title document issued for that vehicle. The document must be properly executed. Proper execution includes the previous owner’s signature and certification that the off-highway vehicle to be transferred is debt-free or is subject to a lien. If a lien exists, the previous owner must furnish the new owner, on forms supplied by the department, the names and addresses of all lienholders and the dates of all liens, with a statement from each lienholder that the lienholder has knowledge of and consents to the transfer of title to the new owner.

(4) An application for an initial certificate of title or a title transfer must include payment of the applicable state sales tax or proof of payment of such tax, except for off-highway vehicles purchased or transferred before the effective date of this act.

(5) If the owner submits a complete application and complies with all other requirements of this section, the department shall issue a certificate of title that states that the title is for an off-highway vehicle that is not suitable for highway use. After October 1, 2003, the department shall also issue a copy of the guidebook prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s. 261.07.

(6) In addition to a certificate of title, the department may issue a validation sticker to be placed on the off-highway vehicle as proof of the issuance of title required pursuant to s. 317.0006(1). A validation sticker that is lost or destroyed may, upon application, be replaced by the department or county tax collector. The department and county tax collector may charge and deposit the fees established in ss. 320.03(5), 320.031, and 320.04 for all original and replacement decals.

History: s. 61, ch. 2002-295; s. 47, ch. 2005-164.
Fla. Stat. § 197.512 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.512
197.512 Notice, form of publication for obtaining tax deed by holder.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the receipt of the application as provided by s. 197.502, and after the proper charges have been paid, the clerk shall publish a notice once each week for 4 consecutive weeks at weekly intervals in a newspaper selected as provided in s. 197.402. The form of notice of the application for a tax deed shall be as prescribed by the department. No tax deed sale shall be held until 30 days after the first publication of the notice.

(2) Proof of the publication or posting of the notice provided for in this section shall be filed by the clerk of the circuit court in the clerk’s office on or before the date fixed for the making of the sale. When there is no newspaper, the clerk shall execute and file in his or her office a certificate of the posting of the notices, stating where and on what dates the notices were posted.

(3) Except when the land is redeemed according to law, the clerk shall record his or her certificate of notice and his or her certificate of advertising in the public records of the county with such other relevant documents as may be required by the department.

History: ss. 2, 3, ch. 17457, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 999(137, 138); ss. 25, 27, ch. 20722, 1941; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; ss. 18, 30, ch. 73-332; s. 188, ch. 85-342; s. 1025, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 2001-252.
Fla. Stat. § 206.625 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 206 / Part I / Section 206.625
206.625 Return of tax to municipalities, counties, and school districts.
Status: in_force

(1) Those portions of the county fuel tax imposed by s. 206.41(1)(b) which result from the collection of such tax paid by a municipality or county on motor fuel for use in a motor vehicle operated by it shall be returned to the governing body of each such municipality or county according to the administrative procedures in s. 206.41 for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and streets within the respective municipality or county.

(2) Those portions of the county fuel tax imposed by s. 206.41(1)(b) which result from the collection of such tax paid by a school district, or by a private contractor operating school buses for a school district, on motor fuel for use in a motor vehicle operated by such district or private contractor shall be returned to the governing body of each such school district according to the administrative procedures in s. 206.41 to be used to fund construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and streets within the school district required as a result of new school construction or renovation of existing schools. The school board shall select the projects to be funded; however, first priority shall be given to projects required as the result of new school construction, unless a waiver is granted by the affected county or municipal government.

History: s. 4, ch. 70-342; ss. 21, 62, ch. 83-3; s. 16, ch. 83-137; s. 3, ch. 84-334; s. 67, ch. 95-417.
Fla. Stat. § 944.472 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.472
944.472 Drug-free corrections; legislative findings and purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) FINDINGS. — The Legislature finds that: (a) Inmate substance abuse can cause a multitude of security and programmatic problems, including staff corruption, development of an unsafe and unproductive workplace, and the inability of inmate substance abusers to profit from vocational, educational, and substance abuse treatment programs. (b) Maintaining a healthy and productive corrections workforce with safe conditions free from the effects of substance abuse is important to correctional employers, employees, inmates, and the public. (c) Certain substance abuse testing standards are necessary to ensure uniform and economical application of policy throughout the state’s institutions and to protect both inmates and employers participating in random and reasonable suspicion substance abuse testing programs. (d) In balancing the interests of correctional employers, employees, inmates, and the public, it is in the best interest of all concerned to establish standards to ensure uniform, fair, economical, and accurate substance abuse testing in the state correctional system.

(2) PURPOSES. — The purposes of the Drug-Free Corrections Act of 1992 are to: (a) Promote the goal of a drug-free correctional system through fair, economical, and reasonable methods of random and reasonable suspicion substance abuse testing of inmates for the protection of inmates, employees, employers, and the public. (b) Establish an aggressive, routine random substance abuse testing program and a reasonable suspicion substance abuse testing program to identify substance-abusing inmates, determine appropriate treatment, and provide a strong deterrent to future substance abuse.

History: s. 19, ch. 92-310; s. 16, ch. 97-78.
Fla. Stat. § 944.704 — Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.704
944.704 Staff who provide transition assistance; duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide a transition assistance specialist at each of the major institutions.

(2) The department may increase the number of transition assistance specialists in proportion to the number of inmates served at each of the major institutions and may increase the number of employment specialists per judicial circuit based on the number of released inmates served under community supervision in that circuit, subject to appropriations.

(3) The transition assistance specialists’ duties include, but are not limited to: (a) Coordinating delivery of transition assistance program services at the institution and at the community correctional centers authorized pursuant to s. 945.091(1)(b). (b) Assisting in the development of each inmate’s postrelease plan. (c) Obtaining job placement information. Such information must include identifying any job assignment credentialing or industry certifications for which the inmate is eligible. (d) Providing a written medical discharge plan and referral to a county health department. (e) For an inmate who is known to be HIV positive, providing a 30-day supply of all HIV/AIDS-related medication that the inmate is taking before release, if required under protocols of the Department of Corrections and treatment guidelines of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (f) Facilitating placement in a private transition housing program, if requested by any eligible inmate. If an inmate who is nearing his or her date of release requests placement in a contracted substance abuse transition housing program, the transition assistance specialist shall inform the inmate of program availability and assess the inmate’s need and suitability for transition housing assistance. If an inmate is approved for placement, the specialist shall assist the inmate and coordinate the release of the inmate with the selected program. If an inmate requests and is approved for placement in a contracted faith-based substance abuse transition housing program, the specialist must consult with the chaplain before such placement. In selecting inmates who are nearing their date of release for placement in a faith-based program, the department shall ensure that an inmate’s faith orientation, or lack thereof, will not be considered in determining admission to the program and that the program does not attempt to convert an inmate toward a particular faith or religious preference. (g) Providing a photo identification card to all inmates before their release.

(4) A transition assistance specialist may not be a correctional officer or correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10.

History: ss. 7, 12, ch. 87-298; s. 13, ch. 88-122; s. 30, ch. 89-526; s. 4, ch. 91-281; s. 8, ch. 92-310; s. 22, ch. 95-283; s. 9, ch. 2001-110; s. 5, ch. 2002-292; s. 56, ch. 2019-167.
Fla. Stat. § 408.063 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 408 / Part I / Section 408.063
408.063 Dissemination of health care information.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency, relying on data collected pursuant to this chapter, shall establish a reliable, timely, and consistent information system that distributes information and serves as the basis for the agency’s public education programs. The agency shall seek advice from consumers, health care purchasers, health care providers, health care facilities, health insurers, and local health councils in the development and implementation of its information system. Whenever appropriate, the agency shall use the local health councils for the dissemination of information and education of the public.

(2) The agency shall publish and disseminate information to the public which will enhance informed decisionmaking in the selection of health care providers, facilities, and services. Such publications may identify average charges for specified services, lengths of stay associated with established diagnostic groups, readmission rates, mortality rates, recommended guidelines for selection and use of health care providers, health care facilities, and health care services, and such other information as the agency deems appropriate.

(3) The agency shall educate consumers and health care purchasers by conducting or sponsoring seminars and other educational programs at locations throughout the state.

(4) The agency shall serve as a clearinghouse for information concerning: (a) Innovations in the delivery of health care services and the enhancement of competition in the health care market. (b) Federal and state legislative initiatives affecting the private health care delivery system and governmental health care programs. (c) Health promotion, illness prevention, and wellness in the work setting.

(5) The staff of the agency may conduct or sponsor consumer information and education seminars at locations throughout the state and may hold public hearings to solicit consumer concerns or complaints relating to health care costs and make recommendations to the agency for study, action, or investigation.

History: s. 70, ch. 92-33; s. 13, ch. 98-89; s. 25, ch. 2020-156.
Fla. Stat. § 320.031 — Florida Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.031
320.031 1 Mailing of registration certificates, license plates, and validation stickers.
Status: in_force

1 (1) The department and the tax collectors of the several counties of the state may at the request of the applicant use United States mail service to deliver registration certificates and renewals thereof, license plates, mobile home stickers, and validation stickers to applicants.

(2) A mail service charge may be collected for each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker mailed by the department or any tax collector. Each registration certificate, license plate, mobile home sticker, and validation sticker shall be mailed by first-class mail unless otherwise requested by the applicant. The amount of the mail service charge shall be the actual postage required, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, plus a 25-cent handling charge. The mail service charge is in addition to the service charge provided by s. 320.04. All charges collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.

History: ss. 1, 2, ch. 29956, 1955; s. 1, ch. 59-190; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 75-66; s. 2, ch. 78-207; s. 7, ch. 83-318; s. 30, ch. 96-413; s. 261, ch. 99-248; s. 25, ch. 2000-313; s. 4, ch. 2025-125.
Fla. Stat. § 28.07 — Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 28 / Section 28.07
28.07 Place of office.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the circuit court shall keep his or her office at the county seat. If the clerk finds a need for branch offices, they may be located in the county at places other than the county seat. Instruments presented for recording in the Official Records may be accepted and filed for that purpose at any branch office designated by the governing body of the county for the recording of instruments pursuant to s. 1, Art. VIII of the State Constitution. One or more deputy clerks authorized to issue process may be employed for such branch offices. The Official Records of the county must be kept at the county seat. Other records and books must be kept within the county but need not be kept at the county seat.

History: s. 3, Feb. 12, 1834; RS 1385; GS 1826; RGS 3071; CGL 4852; s. 1, ch. 57-281; s. 1, ch. 87-190; ss. 2, 10, ch. 94-348; s. 2, ch. 99-259.
Fla. Stat. § 672.612 — Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 672 / Part VI / Section 672.612
672.612 “Installment contract”; breach.
Status: in_force

(1) An “installment contract” is one which requires or authorizes the delivery of goods in separate lots to be separately accepted, even though the contract contains a clause “each delivery is a separate contract” or its equivalent.

(2) The buyer may reject any installment which is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that installment and cannot be cured or if the nonconformity is a defect in the required documents; but if the nonconformity does not fall within subsection (3) and the seller gives adequate assurance of its cure the buyer must accept that installment.

(3) Whenever nonconformity or default with respect to one or more installments substantially impairs the value of the whole contract there is a breach of the whole. But the aggrieved party reinstates the contract if she or he accepts a nonconforming installment without seasonably notifying of cancellation or if she or he brings an action with respect only to past installments or demands performance as to future installments.

History: s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 597, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 206.96 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 206 / Part II / Section 206.96
206.96 Reports from Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the department at the time of issuing a license plate to the owner of a motor vehicle, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall determine the kind of fuel used to propel the motor vehicle, and for those motor vehicles using fuel other than gasoline, shall report to the Department of Revenue within 30 days the name and address of the owner, the make, and motor number of the vehicle. Forms for making such reports shall be furnished by the Department of Revenue.

History: s. 22, ch. 26718, 1951; s. 7, ch. 63-253; s. 6, ch. 65-190; s. 5, ch. 65-371; s. 2, ch. 65-420; ss. 21, 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-995.
Fla. Stat. § 624.124 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 624 / Part I / Section 624.124
624.124 Motor vehicle services; exemption from code.
Status: in_force

Any person may, in exchange for fees, dues, charges, or other consideration, provide any of the following services related to the ownership, operation, use, or maintenance of a motor vehicle without being deemed an insurer and without being subject to the provisions of this code:

(1) Towing service.

(2) Procuring from an insurer group coverage for bail and arrest bonds or for accidental death and dismemberment.

(3) Emergency service.

(4) Procuring prepaid legal services, or providing reimbursement for legal services, except that this shall not be deemed to be an exemption from chapter 642.

(5) Offering assistance in locating or recovering stolen or missing motor vehicles.

(6) Paying emergency living and transportation expenses of the owner of a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is damaged.

For purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” has the same meaning specified by s. 634.011(6).

History: s. 1, ch. 82-233; s. 1, ch. 86-286; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 95-335; s. 24, ch. 2001-281; s. 755, ch. 2003-261.