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FL Stat § 686.604 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.604 - Warranty Agreements; Claims; Compensation of Dealers.

686.604 Warranty agreements; claims; compensation of dealers.—(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.
FL Stat § 686.607 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.607 - Repurchase of Inventory Upon Death or Incapacity of Dealer.

686.607 Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer.—(1) In the event of the death or incapacity of a dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a dealer, the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall, at the option of the heirs at law, if the dealer died intestate, or the devisees or transferees under the terms of the deceased dealer’s last will and testament, if the dealer died testate, repurchase the inventory from such heirs or devisees as if the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler had terminated the contract; and the inventory repurchase provisions of s. 686.606 are made expressly applicable to the repurchase under this section. The heirs or devisees shall have 1 year from the date of the death of the dealer or majority stockholder to exercise their option under this section. However, nothing in this section requires the repurchase of inventory if the heirs or devisees and the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler enter into a new agreement to operate the retail dealership.(2) This section is subject to that portion of the manufacturer’s, distributor’s, or wholesaler’s contract or agreement with the dealer pertaining to death of the dealer or succession to the extent such contract or agreement is not inconsistent with this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
FL Stat § 686.608 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.608 - Compensation for Inventory Upon Refusal to Renew, Termination Of, or Restriction on Transfer of a Dealer Agreement.

686.608 Compensation for inventory upon refusal to renew, termination of, or restriction on transfer of a dealer agreement.—It is unlawful for the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, without due cause, to fail to renew a dealer agreement on terms then equally available to all their dealers, to terminate an agreement, or to restrict the transfer of an agreement unless the dealer receives fair and reasonable compensation for the inventory of the business. As used in this section, the term “due cause” shall be construed in accordance with the definition of due cause contained in s. 686.611(3)(c)2.History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
FL Stat § 686.609 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.609 - Indemnification of Dealer With Respect to Legal Actions.

686.609 Indemnification of dealer with respect to legal actions.—A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler shall fully indemnify and hold harmless a dealer against any losses including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees or damages arising out of any complaint, claim, or lawsuit involving, but not limited to, strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or implied warranty, or rescission of the sale when the complaint, claim, or lawsuit relates to the manufacture, assembly, or design of new items covered by ss. 686.601-686.614, parts or accessories, or other functions by the manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler which are beyond the control of the dealer.History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
FL Stat § 686.612 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.612 - Unenforceable Contract or Agreement.

686.612 Unenforceable contract or agreement.—Any contract or dealer agreement or part thereof or practice thereunder which is in violation of any provision of ss. 686.601-686.614 is deemed against public policy and is void and unenforceable.History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
FL Stat § 686.613 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.613 - Remedies.

686.613 Remedies.—(1) In addition to temporary, preliminary, or final injunctive relief as provided in s. 686.611(3)(c)1., any person who is aggrieved or injured in his or her business or property by reason of anything forbidden in ss. 686.601-686.614 may bring an action therefor in the appropriate circuit court of this state and shall recover the actual damages sustained and the costs of such action, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.(2) Without regard and in addition to any other remedy or relief to which a person is entitled, anyone aggrieved by a violation of ss. 686.601-686.614 may bring an action to obtain a declaratory judgment that an act, action, or practice violates such sections and to enjoin a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or dealer who has violated, is violating, or is otherwise likely to violate such sections.(3) When such action is one of common or general interest to many persons or when the parties are numerous and it is impracticable to bring them all before the court, one or more may bring a class action for the benefit of the whole, including an action for injunctive relief.(4) In an action for money damages, if a judge or jury finds that the defendant acted maliciously, the judge or jury may award punitive damages as permitted by state law.(5) The Department of Legal Affairs or the state attorney, if a violation of ss. 686.601-686.614 occurs in his or her judicial circuit, may bring an action for injunctive or other appropriate civil relief for any violation of ss. 686.601-686.614.(6) The remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other remedies provided by law or in equity.History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275; s. 54, ch. 99-7.
FL Stat § 686.614 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.614 - Effect of Act on Other Remedies.

686.614 Effect of act on other remedies.—Sections 686.601-686.614 are supplemental to and do not preempt local ordinances dealing with prohibited or unlawful conduct in the manufacturing, distribution, wholesaling, advertising, or sale of outdoor power equipment and other items of outdoor power equipment if such ordinances are not inconsistent with such sections.History.—s. 1, ch. 97-275.
FL Stat § 686.701 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 686 - Sales, Distribution, and Franchise Relationships|686.701 - Reimbursement of Federal Excise Taxes on Motor Fuel.

686.701 Reimbursement of federal excise taxes on motor fuel.—(1)(a) If a fuel supply contract requires one party to reimburse another party for the federal excise tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. s. 4081, whether as a separate item or as part of the contract price, the reimbursing party, at its option and notwithstanding contrary terms of the contract, shall not be required to make the reimbursement more than 1 business day before the day on which the reimbursed party must remit the taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.(b) Exercise of the option provided by this section shall not relieve the reimbursing party of its obligation to make the reimbursement as required by the contract, but shall affect only the timing of that reimbursement.(2)(a) Written notice of the reimbursing party’s intent to exercise the option provided in subsection (1) shall be given to the reimbursed party.(b) The notice shall state the effective date of the exercise of the option, which shall be no earlier than 30 days after the notice of intent is received by the reimbursed party or the beginning of the reimbursed party’s next federal tax quarter, whichever is later.(3)(a) If a reimbursing party exercises the option provided in subsection (1), the reimbursed party may demand security for the payment of the taxes in proportion to the amount the taxes represent compared to the security demanded on the contract as a whole.(b) The reimbursed party may also require reimbursement to be made by electronic transfer of funds, but may not change the other payment terms of the contract without a valid business reason.(4)(a) This section applies to all wholesale transactions with terminal suppliers that are:1. Continuing contracts with no fixed expiration date and are in effect on July 1, 2009; or2. Contracts entered into or renewed after July 1, 2009.(b) All contracts in effect on July 1, 2009, that contain a fixed expiration date shall be governed by the law in existence prior to July 1, 2009.History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-163.
FL Stat § 687.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.01 - Rate of Interest in Absence of Contract.

687.01 Rate of interest in absence of contract.—In all cases where interest shall accrue without a special contract for the rate thereof, the rate is the rate provided for in s. 55.03.History.—s. 1, ch. 1483, 1866; ss. 1, 2, ch. 1562, 1866; RS 2320; GS 3103; RGS 4849; CGL 6936; s. 1, ch. 22745, 1945; s. 1, ch. 82-42; s. 10, ch. 94-239.
FL Stat § 687.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.02 - “Usurious Contracts” Defined.

687.02 “Usurious contracts” defined.—(1) All contracts for the payment of interest upon any loan, advance of money, line of credit, or forbearance to enforce the collection of any debt, or upon any obligation whatever, at a higher rate of interest than the equivalent of 18 percent per annum simple interest are hereby declared usurious. However, if such loan, advance of money, line of credit, forbearance to enforce the collection of a debt, or obligation exceeds $500,000 in amount or value, then no contract to pay interest thereon is usurious unless the rate of interest exceeds the rate prescribed in s. 687.071.(2) As amended by chapter 79-592, Laws of Florida, chapter 79-274, Laws of Florida, which amended subsection (1):(a) Shall apply only to loans, advances of credit, or lines of credit made on or subsequent to July 1, 1979, and to loans, advances of credit, or lines of credit made prior to that date if the lender has the legal right to require full payment or to adjust or modify the interest rate, by renewal, assumption, reaffirmation, contract, or otherwise; and(b) Shall not be construed as diminishing the force and effect of any laws applying to loans, advances of credit, or lines of credit, other than to those mentioned in paragraph (a), completed prior to July 1, 1979.History.—s. 1, ch. 4022, 1891; GS 3104; s. 1, ch. 5960, 1909; RGS 4850; CGL 6937; s. 1, ch. 29705, 1955; s. 1, ch. 73-298; ss. 12, 15, ch. 79-274; s. 1, ch. 79-592; s. 1, ch. 80-310.
FL Stat § 687.0303 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.0303 - “Line of Credit” Defined.

687.0303 “Line of credit” defined.—(1) The term “line of credit,” whenever used in this chapter, means an arrangement under which one or more loans or advances of money may be made available to a debtor in one transaction or a series of related transactions.(2) The Legislature hereby declares that, as a matter of law, “line of credit,” as such term is defined in this section, is deemed to have been included in and governed by the provisions of this chapter as it existed prior to, on, and subsequent to July 1, 1979.History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 80-310.
FL Stat § 687.0304 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.0304 - Credit Agreements.

687.0304 Credit agreements.—(1) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:(a) “Credit agreement” means an agreement to lend or forbear repayment of money, goods, or things in action, to otherwise extend credit, or to make any other financial accommodation.(b) “Creditor” means a person who extends credit under a credit agreement with a debtor.(c) “Debtor” means a person who obtains credit or seeks a credit agreement with a creditor or who owes money to a creditor.(2) CREDIT AGREEMENTS TO BE IN WRITING.—A debtor may not maintain an action on a credit agreement unless the agreement is in writing, expresses consideration, sets forth the relevant terms and conditions, and is signed by the creditor and the debtor.(3) ACTIONS NOT CONSIDERED AGREEMENTS.—(a) The following actions do not give rise to a claim that a new credit agreement is created, unless the agreement satisfies the requirements of subsection (2):1. The rendering of financial advice by a creditor to a debtor;2. The consultation by a creditor with a debtor; or3. The agreement by a creditor to take certain actions, such as entering into a new credit agreement, forbearing from exercising remedies under prior credit agreements, or extending installments due under prior credit agreements.(b) A credit agreement may not be implied from the relationship, fiduciary, or otherwise, of the creditor and the debtor.History.—s. 1, ch. 89-130.
FL Stat § 687.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.031 - Construction, Ss. 687.02 and 687.03.

687.031 Construction, ss. 687.02 and 687.03.—Sections 687.02 and 687.03 shall not be construed to repeal, modify or limit any or either of the special provisions of existing statutory law creating exceptions to the general law governing interest and usury and specifying the interest rates and charges which may be made pursuant to such exceptions, including but not limited to those exceptions which relate to banks, Morris Plan banks, discount consumer financing, small loan companies and domestic building and loan associations.History.—s. 3, ch. 29705, 1955.
FL Stat § 687.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.04 - Penalty for Usury; Not to Apply in Certain Situations.

687.04 Penalty for usury; not to apply in certain situations.—Any person, or any agent, officer, or other representative of any person, willfully violating the provisions of s. 687.03 shall forfeit the entire interest so charged, or contracted to be charged or reserved, and only the actual principal sum of such usurious contract can be enforced in any court in this state, either at law or in equity; and when said usurious interest is taken or reserved, or has been paid, then and in that event the person who has taken or reserved, or has been paid, either directly or indirectly, such usurious interest shall forfeit to the party from whom such usurious interest has been reserved, taken, or exacted in any way double the amount of interest so reserved, taken, or exacted. However, the penalties provided for by this section shall not apply:(1) To a bona fide endorsee or transferee of negotiable paper purchased before maturity, unless the usurious character should appear upon its face, or unless the said endorsee or transferee shall have had actual notice of the same before the purchase of such paper, but in such event double the amount of such usurious interest may be recovered after payment, by action against the party originally exacting the same, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, together with an attorney’s fee, as provided in s. 687.06; or(2) If, prior to the institution of an action by the borrower or the filing of a defense under this chapter by the borrower or receipt of written notice by the lender from the borrower that usury has been charged or collected, the lender notifies the borrower of the usurious overcharge and refunds the amount of any overcharge taken, plus interest on the overcharge taken at the maximum lawful rate in effect at the time the usurious interest was taken, to the borrower and makes whatever adjustments in the appropriate contract or account as are necessary to ensure that the borrower will not be required to pay further interest in excess of the amount permitted by s. 687.03.History.—s. 3, ch. 4022, 1891; GS 3106; s. 3, ch. 5960, 1909; RGS 4852; CGL 6939; s. 1, ch. 79-90.
FL Stat § 687.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.05 - Provisions for Payment of Attorney’s Fees.

687.05 Provisions for payment of attorney’s fees.—No provision for the payment of attorney’s fees, or charge for exchange or similar charge shall render such instrument subject to the terms of any statute of this state, limiting the amount of interest which shall be charged on such instrument.History.—s. 2, ch. 4374, 1895; GS 3107; RGS 4853; CGL 6940.
FL Stat § 687.06 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.06 - Attorney’s Fee in Enforcing Nonusurious Contracts; Proviso; Insurance Premiums; Attorney’s Fee Provided in Note.

687.06 Attorney’s fee in enforcing nonusurious contracts; proviso; insurance premiums; attorney’s fee provided in note.—This chapter shall not be so construed as to prevent provision for the payment of such attorney’s fees as the court may determine in cases brought before the court to be reasonable and just for legal services rendered in enforcing nonusurious contracts, either at law or in equity. This chapter shall not be construed so as to prohibit mortgagees from contracting for or collecting premiums for insurance actually issued on the property mortgaged, with the usual loss payable or mortgage clause attached thereto; provided further, that it shall not be necessary for the court to adjudge an attorney’s fee, provided in any note or other instrument of writing, to be reasonable and just, when such fee does not exceed 10 percent of the principal sum named in said note, or other instrument in writing.History.—s. 4, ch. 5960, 1909; s. 1, ch. 6870, 1915; RGS 4854; CGL 6941; s. 26, ch. 73-334.
FL Stat § 687.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.08 - Person Lending Money to Give Borrower Receipt for Payments; Contents of Receipt; Penalty for Violation.

687.08 Person lending money to give borrower receipt for payments; contents of receipt; penalty for violation.—(1) Every person, or the agent, officer, or other representative of any person, lending money in this state upon security shall, whenever the borrower of such money makes a payment of any money, either principal or interest, immediately upon such payment being made, give to the borrower a receipt, dated of the date of such payment, which receipt shall state the amount paid and for what such payment is made. If such payment is for interest on the sum borrowed, the receipt shall so state. If the sum so paid is to be applied to the payment of the principal sum borrowed, the receipt shall so state. Every such receipt shall be duly and properly signed by the person, or the agent, officer, or other representative of the person, to whom such money is paid. In lieu of providing such receipt, a lender may furnish to the borrower an annual statement showing the amount of interest paid on the loan during the previous year as well as the remaining balance on the loan; except that a simple receipt shall be given to the borrower for each payment which is made in cash or for any payment for which receipt is requested in writing by the borrower.(2) Whoever refuses, upon demand, to give a receipt or statement complying with the requirements of this section shall forfeit the entire interest upon such principal sum to the borrower.History.—s. 6, ch. 5960, 1909; RGS 4856; CGL 6943; s. 4, ch. 84-193.
FL Stat § 687.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.09 - Persons Accepting Chattel Mortgage as Security for Loans Under $100 to Cause Amount as Principal, Interest, and Fees to Be Inserted.

687.09 Persons accepting chattel mortgage as security for loans under $100 to cause amount as principal, interest, and fees to be inserted.—Every mortgagee accepting a mortgage on personal property as security for the repayment of a loan of money less than $100 shall cause to be stated in such mortgage, separately and distinctly, the several amounts secured as principal, interest and fees, and any mortgagee willfully violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit all interest and fees secured by such mortgage, and be entitled to recover only the principal sum.History.—s. 7, ch. 5960, 1909; RGS 4857; CGL 6944.
FL Stat § 687.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations|Chapter 687 - Interest and Usury; Lending Practices|687.10 - Not Applicable to Chartered Banks, Trust Companies, Building and Loan Associations, Savings and Loan Associations, or Insurance Companies.

687.10 Not applicable to chartered banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, or insurance companies.—The provisions of ss. 687.08 and 687.09 shall not apply to chartered banks, state or national, trust companies, building and loan associations or to savings and loan associations, whether chartered under state or federal statutes, or insurance companies.History.—s. 8, ch. 5960, 1909; RGS 4858; CGL 6945; s. 1, ch. 59-50.