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Fla. Stat. § 382.023 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 382 / Section 382.023
382.023 Department to receive dissolution-of-marriage records; fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Clerks of the circuit courts shall collect for their services at the time of the filing of a final judgment of dissolution of marriage a fee of up to $10.50, of which 43 percent shall be retained by the clerk of the circuit court as a part of the cost in the cause in which the judgment is granted. The remaining 57 percent shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit to the Department of Health to defray part of the cost of maintaining the dissolution-of-marriage records.

(2) The clerk of the circuit court shall electronically transmit to the department a record of each judgment of dissolution of marriage granted by the court, including the names of the parties and such other data as required by forms prescribed by the department, on one of the following reporting schedules: (a) Weekly, on or before each Friday, all final judgments of dissolution of marriage granted during the preceding calendar week, along with an accounting of the funds remitted to the Department of Revenue pursuant to this section. (b) Monthly, on or before the 10th day of each month, all final judgments of dissolution of marriage granted during the preceding calendar month, along with an accounting of the funds remitted to the Department of Revenue pursuant to this section.

(3) If, during any reporting schedule, there are no final judgments of dissolution of marriage granted, the clerk of the circuit court must report such fact to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department in accordance with the selected reporting schedule.

History: s. 4, ch. 11869, 1927; CGL 3297; s. 2, ch. 67-520; s. 23, ch. 70-134; s. 1, ch. 73-300; s. 109, ch. 77-147; s. 20, ch. 87-387; s. 5, ch. 88-98; s. 7, ch. 90-347; s. 105, ch. 97-237; s. 16, ch. 2001-122; s. 104, ch. 2003-402; s. 67, ch. 2004-265; s. 10, ch. 2023-71.
Fla. Stat. § 545.04 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 545 / Section 545.04
545.04 Threats by finance company presumed to be made by manufacturer or wholesaler.
Status: in_force

Any threat, express or implied, made directly or indirectly to any motor vehicle dealer by any finance company or agent thereof, who is affiliated with or controlled by any manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles, that such manufacturer or wholesale distributor will terminate her or his contract with or cease to sell motor vehicles to such dealer unless such dealer finance the purchase or sale of motor vehicles only with or through a designated finance company or sells and assigns the conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or other paper arising from her or his retail sales of motor vehicles only to a designated finance company, shall be presumed to be made at the direction of and with the authority of such manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles, and shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles has sold or intends to sell motor vehicles on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited in s. 545.02.

History: s. 3, ch. 18031, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(462); s. 760, ch. 97-103.
Fla. Stat. § 619.06 — Florida Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 619 / Section 619.06
619.06 Bylaws.
Status: in_force

Each association incorporated under this chapter must, within 30 days after its incorporation, adopt a code of bylaws for its government and management not inconsistent with the provisions of this law. A majority vote of the members or the written assent of members representing a majority of the votes, is necessary to adopt such bylaws. The provisions of the general laws of this state not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the bylaws of the corporations provided for in this chapter. Each association may also, by its bylaws adopted as aforesaid, provide for the following matters:

(1) The manner of removal of any one or more of its directors and for filling any and all vacancies in the board of directors.

(2) The number of directors and the number of members or votes thereof constituting a quorum.

(3) The conditions upon which, and the time when, membership of any member in the association shall cease; the mode, manner and effect of expulsion of a member, subject to the right of the expelled member to have the board of directors (equitably) appraise the expelled member’s property interests in the association and to affix the amount thereof in money, and to have the money paid to him or her within 60 days after such expulsion.

(4) The amount of membership fee, if any, and the amount which each member shall be required to pay annually, or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the business of the association, and also the compensation, if any, to be paid by each member for any services rendered by the association to him or her, and the time of payment and the manner of collecting the same, and for forfeiture of the interest of the member in the association for nonpayment of the same.

(5) The number and qualification of members of the association and the conditions precedent to membership, and the method, time and manner of permitting members to withdraw, and providing for the assignment and transfer of the interest of the member, and the manner of determining the value of such interest, and providing for the purchase of such interest by the association upon the death, withdrawal or expulsion of a member or upon the forfeiture of his or her membership, at the option of the association.

(6) Permitting members to vote by their proxies and determining the conditions, manner, form and effect thereof.

History: s. 4, ch. 5958, 1909; RGS 4513; CGL 6512; s. 114, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 717.1333 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.1333
717.1333 Evidence; estimations; audit reports and worksheets, investigator reports and worksheets, other related documents.
Status: in_force

(1) In any proceeding involving a holder under ss. 120.569 and 120.57 in which an audit agent or investigator acting under authority of this chapter is available for cross-examination, any official written report, worksheet, or other related paper, or copy thereof, compiled, prepared, drafted, or otherwise made or received by the audit agent or investigator, after being duly authenticated by the audit agent or investigator, may be admitted as competent evidence upon the oath of the audit agent or investigator that the report, worksheet, or related paper was prepared or received as a result of an audit, examination, or investigation of the books and records of the person audited, examined, or investigated, or the agent thereof.

(2) If the records of the holder that are available for the periods subject to this chapter are insufficient to permit the preparation of a report of the unclaimed property due and owing by a holder, or if the holder fails to provide records after being requested to do so, the amount due to the department may be reasonably estimated.

History: s. 136, ch. 2004-390; s. 21, ch. 2005-163; s. 6, ch. 2016-90; s. 55, ch. 2024-140.
Fla. Stat. § 11.9343 — Florida Code / Title III / Chapter 11 / Section 11.9343
11.9343 Vote cast outside the scope of instructions or limits; appointment forfeited.
Status: in_force

(1) A delegate or alternate delegate forfeits his or her appointment by virtue of a vote or attempt to vote that is outside the scope of: (a) The instructions established by a concurrent resolution adopted pursuant to ss. 11.93-11.9352; or (b) The limits placed by the Legislature in a concurrent resolution or memorial that calls for an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the subjects and amendments that may be considered by the Article V convention.

(2) If a delegate forfeits an appointment under subsection (1), the paired alternate delegate of the delegate becomes the delegate at the time the forfeiture of the appointment occurs.

History: s. 15, ch. 2014-52.
Fla. Stat. § 100.032 — Florida Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.032
100.032 Election preparation report; general election.
Status: in_force

Each supervisor of elections must post a report on his or her official website at least 3 months before a general election which outlines preparations for the upcoming general election. The report must include, at a minimum, the following elements: the anticipated staffing levels during the early voting period, on election day and after election day; and the anticipated amount of automatic tabulating equipment at each early voting site and polling place.

History: s. 2, ch. 2013-57.
Fla. Stat. § 525.15 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 525 / Section 525.15
525.15 Inspectors not to be interested in sales.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any inspector to be interested, directly or indirectly, in the manufacturing or sale of any petroleum fuel regulated by this chapter.

History: s. 15, ch. 7905, 1919; CGL 3971; s. 77, ch. 92-291.
Fla. Stat. § 626.341 — Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 626 / Part I / Section 626.341
626.341 Additional appointments; general lines, life, and health agents.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time while a licensee’s license is in force, an insurer may apply to the department or person designated by the department to administer the appointment process on behalf of a licensee for an additional appointment as general lines agent or life or health agent for an additional insurer or insurers. The application for appointment shall set forth all information the department may require. Upon receipt of the appointment and payment of the applicable appointment taxes and fees, the department may issue the additional appointment without, in its discretion, further investigation concerning the applicant.

(2) A life or health agent with an appointment in force may solicit applications for policies of insurance on behalf of an insurer with respect to which he or she is not an appointed life or health agent, unless otherwise provided by contract, if such agent simultaneously with the submission to such insurer of the application for insurance solicited by him or her requests the insurer to appoint him or her as agent. However, no commissions shall be paid by such insurer to the agent until such time as an additional appointment with respect to such insurer has been received by the department or person designated by the department to administer the appointment process pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1).

History: s. 213, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 7, 10, ch. 80-341; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 178, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 10, ch. 85-208; ss. 35, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 225, ch. 97-102; s. 34, ch. 2003-267; s. 27, ch. 2003-281.
Fla. Stat. § 497.454 — Florida Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 497 / Part IV / Section 497.454
497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms.
Status: in_force

(1) Preneed contract forms and related forms shall be filed with and approved by the licensing authority before use, pursuant to procedures specified by rule. The licensing authority may not approve any electronic or paper preneed contract that does not provide for sequential prenumbering thereon.

(2) A form filed for approval under this section shall be approved unless it is determined that it: (a) Is in any respect in violation of, or does not comply with, this chapter. (b) Contains, or incorporates by reference any inconsistent, ambiguous, or misleading clauses, or exceptions and conditions which deceptively affect the benefits purportedly provided to the customer in the general terms of the contract. (c) Has any title, heading, or other indication of its contents which is misleading. (d) Is printed or otherwise reproduced in such manner as to render any material provision substantially illegible, or contains variations in print size which de-emphasize provisions which limit or restrict the customer’s rights under the contract. (e) Contains provisions that are unfair or inequitable or contrary to the public policy of this state or that encourage misrepresentation. (f) Does not provide for the specification in reasonable detail of the type, size, and design of merchandise and the description of service to be delivered or performed.

History: ss. 5, 32, ch. 83-316; s. 5, ch. 88-139; ss. 94, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 103, ch. 2004-301; s. 19, ch. 2016-172.
Fla. Stat. § 483.815 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 483 / Part I / Section 483.815
483.815 Application for clinical laboratory personnel license.
Status: in_force

An application for a clinical laboratory personnel license shall be made under oath on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by payment of fees as provided by this part. Applicants for licensure must also submit to background screening in accordance with s. 456.0135. A license may be issued authorizing the performance of procedures of one or more categories.

History: s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 27, ch. 2024-243.
Fla. Stat. § 110.1091 — Florida Code / Title X / Chapter 110 / Part I / Section 110.1091
110.1091 Employee assistance programs; public records exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) An employing state agency may provide a counseling, therapeutic, or other professional treatment program to assist any state employee who has a behavioral disorder, medical disorder, or substance abuse problem or who has an emotional difficulty that affects the employee’s job performance. Each employing state agency may designate community diagnostic and referral resources as necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(2) A state employee’s personal identifying information contained in records held by an employing state agency relating to an employee’s participation in an employee assistance program is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

History: s. 1, ch. 90-196; s. 1, ch. 95-119; s. 27, ch. 96-406; s. 1, ch. 98-8; s. 3, ch. 2001-43; s. 1, ch. 2003-109.
Fla. Stat. § 197.217 — Florida Code / Title XIV / Chapter 197 / Section 197.217
197.217 Judicial sale; payment of taxes.
Status: in_force

All officers of the court selling property under process or court order shall pay all taxes that are due and unpaid against the property from the proceeds of the sale after the payment of the costs of the proceedings and any attorney’s fee allowed by the court when the court order or process directs that taxes shall be paid.

History: s. 1, ch. 10285, 1925; CGL 954; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 47, ch. 82-226; s. 140, ch. 85-342.
Fla. Stat. § 377.607 — Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 377 / Part II / Section 377.607
377.607 Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully fails to submit information as required by ss. 377.601-377.608, or submits false information, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.

History: s. 9, ch. 74-186; s. 2, ch. 78-25; s. 52, ch. 91-221.
Fla. Stat. § 492.116 — Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 492 / Section 492.116
492.116 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The following persons are specifically exempted from this chapter, provided, however, that all final geological papers or documents which have been prepared by a person exempt under subsection (1), subsection (2), subsection (3), or subsection (4) for delivery to any person for public record with the state shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the professional geologist or professional geologists who prepared or approved them:

(1) Persons engaged solely in teaching the science of geology.

(2) Persons engaged in geological research which does not affect the health, safety, or well-being of the public.

(3) Officers and employees of the United States Government, the State of Florida, water management districts, or other local or regional governmental entities practicing solely as such officers or employees.

(4) Regular full-time employees of a corporation not engaged in the practice of professional geology as such, who are directly supervised by a person licensed as a professional geologist under this chapter.

(5) A person employed on a full-time basis as a geologist by an employer engaged in the business of developing, mining, or treating ores, other minerals, and petroleum resources if that person engages in geological practice exclusively for and as an employee of such employer and does not hold herself or himself out and is not held out as available to perform any geological services for persons other than her or his employer.

History: ss. 16, 19, ch. 87-403; s. 33, ch. 88-392; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 525, ch. 97-103; s. 64, ch. 2000-356.
Fla. Stat. § 1.025 — Florida Code / Title I / Chapter 1 / Section 1.025
1.025 Sunshine Protection Act.
Status: in_force

(1) This section may be cited as the “Sunshine Protection Act.”

(2) If the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. s. 260a to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year-round, it is the intent of the Legislature that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire state and all of its political subdivisions.

History: s. 1, ch. 2018-99.
Fla. Stat. § 423.03 — Florida Code / Title XXX / Chapter 423 / Section 423.03
423.03 Housing debentures exempted from taxation.
Status: in_force

The debentures of a housing authority, together with interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes. The exemption granted by this section shall not be applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations.

History: s. 3, ch. 17983, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-zz); s. 15, ch. 73-327.
Fla. Stat. § 401.243 — Florida Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 401 / Part III / Section 401.243
401.243 Injury prevention.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish an injury-prevention program with responsibility for the statewide coordination and expansion of injury-prevention activities. The duties of the department under the program may include, but are not limited to, data collection, surveillance, education, and the promotion of interventions. In addition, the department may:

(1) Provide communities, county health departments, and other state agencies with expertise and guidance in injury prevention.

(2) Seek, receive, and expend funds received from grants, donations, or contributions from public or private sources for program purposes.

(3) Develop, and revise as necessary, a comprehensive state plan for injury prevention.

History: s. 36, ch. 2004-350; s. 86, ch. 2012-184.
Fla. Stat. § 253.70 — Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.70
253.70 Public notice.
Status: in_force

Upon receiving an application under this act that satisfactorily sets forth the information required by s. 253.69, the board shall give notice of the application as provided by s. 253.115.

History: s. 1, ch. 69-46; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 23, ch. 78-95; s. 494, ch. 94-356.
Fla. Stat. § 738.414 — Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 738 / Section 738.414
738.414 Derivatives or options.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, the term “derivative” means a contract, an instrument, or other arrangement, or combination of contracts, instruments, or other arrangements, of which the value, rights, and obligations are, in whole or in part, dependent on or derived from an underlying tangible or intangible asset, a group of tangible or intangible assets, an index, or an occurrence of an event. The term includes stocks, fixed income securities, and financial instruments and arrangements based on indices, commodities, interest rates, weather-related events, and credit-default events.

(2) To the extent that a fiduciary does not account for a transaction in derivatives as a business under s. 738.403, the fiduciary shall allocate 10 percent of receipts from the transaction and 10 percent of disbursements made in connection with the transaction to income and allocate the balance to principal.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if: (a) A fiduciary: 1. Grants an option to buy property from a trust, regardless of whether the trust owns the property when the option is granted; 2. Grants an option that permits another person to sell property to the trust; or 3. Acquires an option to buy property for the trust or an option to sell an asset owned by the trust; and (b) The fiduciary or other owner of the asset is required to deliver the asset if the option is exercised.

(4) If this subsection applies, the fiduciary must allocate 10 percent to income and allocate the balance to principal of the following amounts: (a) An amount received for granting the option; (b) An amount paid to acquire the option; and (c) Gain or loss realized on the exercise, exchange, settlement, offset, closing, or expiration of the option.

History: s. 1, ch. 2002-42; s. 25, ch. 2012-49; s. 33, ch. 2024-216.
Fla. Stat. § 713.28 — Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 713 / Part I / Section 713.28
713.28 Judgments in case of failure to establish liens; personal and deficiency judgments or decrees.
Status: in_force

(1) If a lienor shall fail, for any reason, to establish a lien for the full amount found to be due him or her in an action to enforce the same under the provisions of this part, he or she may, in addition to the lien decreed in his or her favor, recover a judgment or decree in such action against any party liable therefor for such sums in excess of the lien as are due him or her or which the lienor might recover in an action on a contract against any party to the action from whom such sums are due him or her.

(2) In any action heretofore or hereafter brought a court may, either before or after the final adjudication, award a summary money judgment or decree in favor of any party. This shall not preclude the rendition of other judgments or decrees in the action.

(3) If, upon the sale of the real property under any judgment or decree there is a deficiency of proceeds to pay the amount of such judgment or decree, the judgment or decree may be enforced for the deficiency against any person liable therefor in the same manner and under the same conditions as deficiency decrees in mortgage foreclosures. Any payment made on account of any judgment or decree in favor of a party shall be credited on any other judgment or decree rendered in favor of that party in the same action.

History: s. 1, ch. 63-135; s. 35, ch. 67-254; s. 815, ch. 97-102.
Fla. Stat. § 570.693 — Florida Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 570 / Part II / Section 570.693
570.693 Florida agriculture in the classroom.
Status: in_force

The Florida agriculture in the classroom program is hereby established within the department. The purpose of this program is to:

(1) Conduct programs and activities related to collecting and producing resources and materials for agricultural education enhancement programs.

(2) Establish local resource contracts to distribute teacher resources and materials.

(3) Identify methods to integrate resources and materials into the classroom and provide teacher training programs.

History: s. 17, ch. 92-151; s. 104, ch. 2014-150.
Fla. Stat. § 336.046 — Florida Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 336 / Section 336.046
336.046 Regulation of bus benches and transit shelters within rights-of-way.
Status: in_force

Any bus bench or transit shelter located on a sidewalk within the rights-of-way of any road on the county road system shall be located so as to leave at least 36 inches clearance for pedestrians and persons in wheelchairs. Such clearance shall be measured in a direction perpendicular to the centerline of the road.

History: s. 17, ch. 85-180.