2018 Florida Statutes
The Florida Statutes are updated annually after the conclusion of a regular legislative session, typically published in July/August.
274 Sections found
| Chapter | Title |
|---|---|
| 45.061 | Offers of settlement. |
| 48.196 | Service of process in connection with actions under the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act. |
| 112.312 | Definitions. |
| 163.508 | Property owners’ association neighborhood improvement districts; creation; powers and duties; duration. |
| 196.2001 | Not-for-profit sewer and water company property exemption. |
| 206.026 | Certain persons prohibited from holding a terminal supplier, importer, exporter, blender, carrier, terminal operator, or wholesaler license; suspension and revocation. |
| 220.42 | Methods of accounting. |
| 273.01 | Definitions. |
| 287.133 | Public entity crime; denial or revocation of the right to transact business with public entities. |
| 287.134 | Discrimination; denial or revocation of the right to transact business with public entities. |
| 288.035 | Economic development activities. |
| 288.9624 | Florida Opportunity Fund; creation; duties. |
| 288.9626 | Exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements for the Florida Opportunity Fund. |
| 288.9916 | New markets tax credit. |
| 288.9934 | Microfinance Loan Program. |
| 288.9935 | Microfinance Guarantee Program. |
| 320.01 | Definitions, general. |
| 337.165 | Contract crime; denial or revocation of a certificate of qualification. |
| 367.0813 | Gain or loss on purchase or condemnation by governmental authority. |
| 397.403 | License application. |
| 401.35 | Rules. |
| 408.810 | Minimum licensure requirements. |
| 409.901 | Definitions; ss. 409.901-409.920. |
| 409.907 | Medicaid provider agreements. |
| 409.913 | Oversight of the integrity of the Medicaid program. |
| 413.033 | Definitions. |
| 440.02 | Definitions. |
| 440.386 | Individual self-insurers’ insolvency; conservation; liquidation. |
| 443.1216 | Employment. |
| 465.018 | Community pharmacies; permits. |
| 471.023 | Certification of business organizations. |
| 472.021 | Certification of partnerships and corporations. |
| 473.309 | Practice requirements for partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies; business entities practicing public accounting. |
| 473.3101 | Licensure of firms or public accounting firms. |
| 473.321 | Fictitious names. |
| 492.111 | Practice of professional geology by a firm, corporation, or partnership; certificate of authorization. |
| 494.001 | Definitions. |
| 499.003 | Definitions of terms used in this part. |
| 499.012 | Permit application requirements. |
| 501.605 | Licensure of commercial telephone sellers and entities providing substance abuse marketing services. |
| 501.974 | Veterans’ organizations; prohibition against advertising. |
| 509.502 | Definitions. |
| 517.0611 | Intrastate crowdfunding. |
| 517.081 | Registration procedure. |
| 517.181 | Escrow agreement. |
| 537.005 | Application for license. |
| 539.001 | The Florida Pawnbroking Act. |
| 542.33 | Contracts in restraint of trade valid. |
| 549.10 | Motorsports entertainment complex; contracts. |
| 550.054 | Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. |
| 550.105 | Occupational licenses of racetrack employees; fees; denial, suspension, and revocation of license; penalties and fines. |
| 550.1815 | Certain persons prohibited from holding racing or jai alai permits; suspension and revocation. |
| 559.55 | Definitions. |
| 560.126 | Required notice by licensee. |
| 560.141 | License application. |
| 561.15 | Licenses; qualifications required. |
| 561.17 | License and registration applications; approved person. |
| 605.0102 | Definitions. |
| 605.0109 | Powers. |
| 605.1001 | Relationship of the provisions of this section and ss. 605.1002-605.1072 to other laws. |
| 607.01401 | Definitions. |
| 607.0141 | Notice. |
| 607.0202 | Articles of incorporation; content. |
| 607.0206 | Bylaws. |
| 607.0207 | Emergency bylaws. |
| 607.0302 | General powers. |
| 607.0304 | Ultra vires. |
| 607.0505 | Registered agent; duties. |
| 607.0601 | Authorized shares. |
| 607.0602 | Terms of class or series determined by board of directors. |
| 607.0604 | Fractional shares. |
| 607.0621 | Issuance of shares. |
| 607.0622 | Liability for shares issued before payment. |
| 607.0623 | Share dividends. |
| 607.0625 | Form and content of certificates. |
| 607.0626 | Shares without certificates. |
| 607.0627 | Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities. |
| 607.0630 | Shareholders’ preemptive rights. |
| 607.0631 | Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares. |
| 607.06401 | Distributions to shareholders. |
| 607.0701 | Annual meeting. |
| 607.0702 | Special meeting. |
| 607.0703 | Court-ordered meeting. |
| 607.0704 | Action by shareholders without a meeting. |
| 607.0705 | Notice of meeting. |
| 607.0706 | Waiver of notice. |
| 607.0707 | Record date. |
| 607.0720 | Shareholders’ list for meeting. |
| 607.0721 | Voting entitlement of shares. |
| 607.0722 | Proxies. |
| 607.0723 | Shares held by nominees. |
| 607.0724 | Corporation’s acceptance of votes. |
| 607.0725 | Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. |
| 607.0728 | Voting for directors; cumulative voting. |
| 607.0730 | Voting trusts. |
| 607.0731 | Shareholders’ agreements. |
| 607.0732 | Shareholder agreements. |
| 607.07401 | Shareholders’ derivative actions. |
| 607.0802 | Qualifications of directors. |
| 607.0803 | Number of directors. |
| 607.0805 | Terms of directors generally. |
| 607.0806 | Staggered terms for directors. |
| 607.0808 | Removal of directors by shareholders. |
| 607.0809 | Vacancy on board. |
| 607.0825 | Committees. |
| 607.0830 | General standards for directors. |
| 607.0831 | Liability of directors. |
| 607.0832 | Director conflicts of interest. |
| 607.0834 | Liability for unlawful distributions. |
| 607.08401 | Required officers. |
| 607.0850 | Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents. |
| 607.0901 | Affiliated transactions. |
| 607.0902 | Control-share acquisitions. |
| 607.1001 | Authority to amend the articles of incorporation. |
| 607.1002 | Amendment by board of directors. |
| 607.10025 | Shares; combination or division. |
| 607.1003 | Amendment by board of directors and shareholders. |
| 607.1004 | Voting on amendments by voting groups. |
| 607.1006 | Articles of amendment. |
| 607.1007 | Restated articles of incorporation. |
| 607.1008 | Amendment pursuant to reorganization. |
| 607.1009 | Effect of amendment. |
| 607.1020 | Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders. |
| 607.1021 | Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders. |
| 607.1022 | Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirements for directors. |
| 607.1101 | Merger. |
| 607.1102 | Share exchange. |
| 607.1103 | Action on plan. |
| 607.1104 | Merger of subsidiary corporation. |
| 607.11045 | Holding company formation by merger by certain corporations. |
| 607.1105 | Articles of merger or share exchange. |
| 607.1107 | Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations. |
| 607.1108 | Merger of domestic corporation and other business entity. |
| 607.1109 | Articles of merger. |
| 607.1112 | Conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. |
| 607.1113 | Certificate of conversion. |
| 607.1114 | Effect of conversion of domestic corporation into another business entity. |
| 607.1201 | Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets. |
| 607.1202 | Sale of assets other than in regular course of business. |
| 607.1301 | Appraisal rights; definitions. |
| 607.1302 | Right of shareholders to appraisal. |
| 607.1303 | Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners. |
| 607.1320 | Notice of appraisal rights. |
| 607.1321 | Notice of intent to demand payment. |
| 607.1322 | Appraisal notice and form. |
| 607.1323 | Perfection of rights; right to withdraw. |
| 607.1324 | Shareholder’s acceptance of corporation’s offer. |
| 607.1326 | Procedure if shareholder is dissatisfied with offer. |
| 607.1330 | Court action. |
| 607.1331 | Court costs and counsel fees. |
| 607.1332 | Disposition of acquired shares. |
| 607.1333 | Limitation on corporate payment. |
| 607.1401 | Dissolution by incorporators or directors. |
| 607.1402 | Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders; dissolution by written consent of shareholders. |
| 607.1403 | Articles of dissolution. |
| 607.1404 | Revocation of dissolution. |
| 607.1405 | Effect of dissolution. |
| 607.1406 | Known claims against dissolved corporation. |
| 607.1407 | Unknown claims against dissolved corporation. |
| 607.1421 | Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution. |
| 607.1430 | Grounds for judicial dissolution. |
| 607.1431 | Procedure for judicial dissolution. |
| 607.1432 | Receivership or custodianship. |
| 607.1434 | Alternative remedies to judicial dissolution. |
| 607.1435 | Provisional director. |
| 607.1436 | Election to purchase instead of dissolution. |
| 607.14401 | Deposit with Department of Financial Services. |
| 607.1501 | Authority of foreign corporation to transact business required. |
| 607.1601 | Corporate records. |
| 607.1602 | Inspection of records by shareholders. |
| 607.1603 | Scope of inspection right. |
| 607.1604 | Court-ordered inspection. |
| 607.1620 | Financial statements for shareholders. |
| 607.1621 | Other reports to shareholders. |
| 607.501 | Application and effect of part. |
| 607.502 | Definitions. |
| 607.504 | Election of social purpose corporation status. |
| 607.505 | Termination of social purpose corporation status. |
| 607.507 | Standard of conduct for directors. |
| 607.508 | Benefit director. |
| 607.511 | Right of action. |
| 607.513 | Availability of annual benefit report. |
| 607.601 | Application and effect of part. |
| 607.604 | Election of benefit corporation status. |
| 607.605 | Termination of benefit corporation status. |
| 607.607 | Standard of conduct for directors. |
| 607.608 | Benefit director. |
| 607.611 | Right of action. |
| 607.613 | Availability of annual benefit report. |
| 609.08 | Merger of association into wholly owned subsidiary corporation; dissenters’ rights of appraisal. |
| 617.0503 | Registered agent; duties; confidentiality of investigation records. |
| 617.0831 | Indemnification and liability of officers, directors, employees, and agents. |
| 617.1806 | Conversion to corporation not for profit; petition and contents. |
| 620.2101 | Definitions. |
| 620.8911 | Definitions. |
| 621.01 | Legislative intent. |
| 621.03 | Definitions. |
| 621.04 | Exemptions. |
| 621.05 | Corporation organization. |
| 621.06 | Rendition of professional services, limitations. |
| 621.07 | Liability of officers, agents, employees, shareholders, members, and corporation or limited liability company. |
| 621.09 | Limitation on issuance and transfer of ownership. |
| 621.10 | Disqualification of member, shareholder, officer, agent, or employee; administrative dissolution. |
| 621.11 | Alienation of shares and ownership interests; restrictions. |
| 621.12 | Identification with individual shareholders or individual members. |
| 626.7492 | Reinsurance intermediaries. |
| 626.8805 | Certificate of authority to act as administrator. |
| 627.9122 | Officers’ and directors’ liability claims; reports by insurers. |
| 628.231 | Directors. |
| 628.461 | Acquisition of controlling stock. |
| 628.4615 | Specialty insurers; acquisition of controlling stock, ownership interest, assets, or control; merger or consolidation. |
| 628.705 | Prohibition of stock transfers. |
| 628.723 | Directors. |
| 628.8015 | Own-risk and solvency assessment; corporate governance annual disclosure. |
| 628.802 | Injunction. |
| 628.9141 | Incorporation of a captive reinsurance company. |
| 631.0515 | Appointment of receiver; insurance holding company. |
| 631.1522 | Unrecorded obligations and defenses and claims of affiliates. |
| 631.271 | Priority of claims. |
| 631.400 | Rehabilitation of title insurer. |
| 631.722 | Powers and duties of department and office. |
| 631.731 | Liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation proceedings; distributions. |
| 634.044 | Assets and liabilities. |
| 634.306 | Application for and issuance of license. |
| 634.3078 | Assets and liabilities. |
| 634.4061 | Assets and liabilities. |
| 642.021 | Certificate of authority. |
| 651.022 | Provisional certificate of authority; application. |
| 655.033 | Cease and desist orders. |
| 655.037 | Removal of a financial institution-affiliated party by the office. |
| 655.03855 | Provisional directors and executive officers. |
| 655.057 | Records; limited restrictions upon public access. |
| 658.16 | Creation of banking or trust corporation. |
| 658.235 | Subscriptions for stock; approval of major shareholders. |
| 658.24 | Organizational procedures. |
| 658.27 | Control of bank or trust company; definitions and related provisions. |
| 658.33 | Directors, number, qualifications; officers. |
| 658.36 | Changes in capital. |
| 658.39 | Stockholders; examination of records. |
| 658.41 | Merger; resulting state or national bank. |
| 658.42 | Plan of merger and merger agreement. |
| 658.53 | Borrowing; limits of indebtedness. |
| 658.83 | Liquidator; powers and duties. |
| 658.84 | Transfers by banks and other acts in contemplation of insolvency. |
| 662.132 | Investments. |
| 662.143 | Cease and desist authority. |
| 662.146 | Confidentiality of books and records. |
| 662.147 | Records relating to the office examination; limited restrictions on public access. |
| 662.148 | Public records exemption. |
| 663.01 | Definitions. |
| 663.05 | Application for license; approval or disapproval. |
| 663.302 | Applicability of state banking laws. |
| 663.310 | Directors. |
| 663.406 | Application for license; approval or disapproval. |
| 663.416 | Public records exemption. |
| 663.531 | Permissible activities; prohibited activities. |
| 663.532 | Qualification. |
| 663.539 | Biennial qualification renewal. |
| 663.540 | Public records exemption. |
| 665.013 | Applicability of chapter 658. |
| 667.003 | Applicability of chapter 658. |
| 717.1101 | Unclaimed equity and debt of business associations. |
| 718.111 | The association. |
| 719.106 | Bylaws; cooperative ownership. |
| 719.503 | Disclosure prior to sale. |
| 720.31 | Recreational leaseholds; right to acquire; escalation clauses. |
| 721.18 | Exchange programs; filing of information and other materials; filing fees; unlawful acts in connection with an exchange program. |
| 723.071 | Sale of mobile home parks. |
| 723.075 | Homeowners’ associations. |
| 727.104 | Commencement of proceedings. |
| 736.04117 | Trustee’s power to invade principal in trust. |
| 736.0816 | Specific powers of trustee. |
| 738.302 | Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or income interest begins. |
| 744.446 | Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. |
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