2020 Florida Statutes
The Florida Statutes are updated annually after the conclusion of a regular legislative session, typically published in July/August.
255 Sections found
Chapter | Title |
---|---|
607.0101 | Short title; applicability. |
607.0102 | Reservation of power to amend or repeal. |
607.0120 | Filing requirements. |
607.0121 | Forms. |
607.0122 | Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates. |
607.0123 | Effective time and date of document. |
607.0124 | Correcting filed document; withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness. |
607.0125 | Filing duties of the department. |
607.0126 | Appeal from department’s refusal to file document. |
607.0127 | Certificates to be received in evidence; evidentiary effect of certified copy of filed document. |
607.0128 | Certificate of status. |
607.0130 | Powers of department. |
607.01401 | Definitions. |
607.0141 | Notice. |
607.0143 | Qualified director. |
607.0201 | Incorporators. |
607.0202 | Articles of incorporation; content. |
607.0203 | Incorporation. |
607.0204 | Liability for preincorporation transactions. |
607.0205 | Organizational meeting of directors. |
607.0206 | Bylaws. |
607.0207 | Emergency bylaws. |
607.0208 | Forum selection. |
607.0301 | Purposes and application. |
607.0302 | General powers. |
607.0303 | Emergency powers. |
607.0304 | Lack of power to act. |
607.0401 | Corporate name. |
607.04021 | Reserved name. |
607.0403 | Registered name; application; renewal; revocation. |
607.0501 | Registered office and registered agent. |
607.0502 | Change of registered office or registered agent. |
607.0503 | Resignation of registered agent. |
607.05031 | Change of name or address by registered agent. |
607.05032 | Delivery of notice or other communication. |
607.0504 | Service of process, notice, or demand on a corporation. |
607.0505 | Registered agent; duties. |
607.0601 | Authorized shares. |
607.0602 | Terms of class or series determined by board of directors. |
607.0603 | Issued and outstanding shares. |
607.0604 | Fractional shares. |
607.0620 | Subscriptions for shares. |
607.0621 | Issuance of shares. |
607.0622 | Liability for shares issued before payment. |
607.0623 | Share dividends. |
607.0624 | Share rights, options, warrants, and awards. |
607.0625 | Form and content of certificates. |
607.0626 | Shares without certificates. |
607.0627 | Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities. |
607.0628 | Expenses of issue. |
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. |
607.0709 | Remote participation in annual and special meetings of shareholders. |
607.0720 | Shareholders’ list for meeting. |
607.0721 | Voting entitlement of shares. |
607.0722 | Proxies. |
607.0723 | Shares held by intermediaries and nominees. |
607.0724 | Acceptance of votes and other instruments. |
607.0725 | Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. |
607.0726 | Action by single and multiple voting groups. |
607.0728 | Voting for directors; cumulative voting. |
607.0729 | Voting procedures; inspectors of election. |
607.0730 | Voting trusts. |
607.0731 | Voting agreements. |
607.0732 | Shareholder agreements. |
607.0741 | Standing. |
607.0742 | Complaint; demand and excuse. |
607.0743 | Stay of proceedings. |
607.0744 | Dismissal. |
607.0745 | Discontinuance or settlement; notice. |
607.0746 | Proceeds and expenses. |
607.0747 | Applicability to foreign corporations. |
607.0748 | Shareholder action to appoint custodians or receivers. |
607.0749 | Provisional director. |
607.0750 | Direct action by shareholder. |
607.0801 | Requirement for and duties of board of directors. |
607.0802 | Qualifications of directors. |
607.0803 | Number of directors. |
607.0804 | Election of directors by certain voting groups; special voting rights of certain directors. |
607.0805 | Terms of directors generally. |
607.0806 | Staggered terms for directors. |
607.0807 | Resignation of directors. |
607.0808 | Removal of directors by shareholders. |
607.08081 | Removal of directors by judicial proceedings. |
607.0809 | Vacancy on board. |
607.08101 | Compensation of directors. |
607.0820 | Meetings. |
607.0821 | Action by directors without a meeting. |
607.0822 | Notice of meetings. |
607.0823 | Waiver of notice. |
607.0824 | Quorum and voting. |
607.0825 | Committees. |
607.0826 | Submission of matters for a shareholder vote. |
607.0830 | General standards for directors. |
607.0831 | Liability of directors. |
607.0832 | Director conflicts of interest. |
607.0833 | Loans to officers, directors, and employees; guaranty of obligations. |
607.0834 | Liability for unlawful distributions. |
607.08401 | Required officers. |
607.0841 | Duties of officers. |
607.08411 | General standards for officers. |
607.0842 | Resignation and removal of officers. |
607.0843 | Contract rights of officers. |
607.0850 | Definitions. |
607.0851 | Permissible indemnification. |
607.0852 | Mandatory indemnification. |
607.0853 | Advance for expenses. |
607.0854 | Court-ordered indemnification and advance for expenses. |
607.0855 | Determination and authorization of indemnification. |
607.0857 | Insurance. |
607.0858 | Variation by corporate action; application of ss. 607.0850-607.0859. |
607.0859 | Overriding restrictions on indemnification. |
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. |
607.1005 | Amendment before issuance of shares. |
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. |
607.1023 | Bylaw provisions relating to the election of directors. |
607.1101 | Merger. |
607.1102 | Share exchange. |
607.1103 | Action on a plan of merger or share exchange. |
607.11035 | Shareholder approval of a merger or share exchange in connection with a tender offer. |
607.1104 | Merger between parent and subsidiary or between subsidiaries. |
607.11045 | Holding company formation by merger by certain corporations. |
607.1105 | Articles of merger or share exchange. |
607.1106 | Effect of merger or share exchange. |
607.1107 | Abandonment of a merger or share exchange. |
607.11920 | Domestication. |
607.11921 | Action on a plan of domestication. |
607.11922 | Articles of domestication; effectiveness. |
607.11923 | Amendment of a plan of domestication; abandonment. |
607.11924 | Effect of domestication. |
607.11930 | Conversion. |
607.11931 | Plan of conversion. |
607.11932 | Action on a plan of conversion. |
607.11933 | Articles of conversion; effectiveness. |
607.11934 | Amendment to a plan of conversion; abandonment. |
607.11935 | Effect of conversion. |
607.1201 | Disposition of assets not requiring shareholder approval. |
607.1202 | Shareholder approval of certain dispositions. |
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. |
607.1340 | Other remedies limited. |
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 | Other claims against dissolved corporation. |
607.1408 | Claims against dissolved corporations; enforcement. |
607.1409 | Court proceedings. |
607.1410 | Director duties. |
607.1420 | Administrative dissolution. |
607.1422 | Reinstatement following administrative dissolution. |
607.1423 | Judicial review of denial of reinstatement. |
607.1430 | Grounds for judicial dissolution. |
607.1431 | Procedure for judicial dissolution. |
607.1432 | Receivership or custodianship. |
607.1433 | Judgment of dissolution. |
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; activities not constituting transacting business. |
607.15015 | Governing law. |
607.1502 | Effect of failure to have a certificate of authority. |
607.1503 | Application for certificate of authority. |
607.1504 | Amended certificate of authority. |
607.1505 | Effect of a certificate of authority. |
607.1506 | Corporate name of foreign corporation. |
607.1507 | Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. |
607.1508 | Change of registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation. |
607.1509 | Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. |
607.15091 | Change of name or address by registered agent. |
607.15092 | Delivery of notice or other communication. |
607.15101 | Service of process, notice, or demand on a foreign corporation. |
607.1520 | Withdrawal and cancellation of certificate of authority for foreign corporation. |
607.1521 | Withdrawal deemed on conversion to domestic filing entity. |
607.1522 | Withdrawal on dissolution, merger, or conversion to certain nonfiling entities. |
607.1523 | Action by Department of Legal Affairs. |
607.1530 | Revocation of certificate of authority to transact business. |
607.15315 | Reinstatement following revocation of certificate of authority. |
607.1532 | Judicial review of denial of reinstatement. |
607.1601 | Corporate records. |
607.1602 | Inspection of records by shareholders. |
607.1603 | Scope of inspection right. |
607.1604 | Court-ordered inspection. |
607.1605 | Inspection rights of directors. |
607.1620 | Financial statements for shareholders. |
607.1622 | Annual report for department. |
607.1701 | Application to existing domestic corporation. |
607.1702 | Application to qualified foreign corporations. |
607.1703 | Interrogatories by department; other powers of department. |
607.1711 | Application to foreign and interstate commerce. |
607.1805 | Procedures for conversion to professional service corporation. |
607.1904 | Estoppel. |
607.1907 | Saving provision. |
607.1908 | Severability clause. |
607.193 | Supplemental corporate fee. |
607.501 | Application and effect of part. |
607.502 | Definitions. |
607.503 | Incorporation. |
607.504 | Election of social purpose corporation status. |
607.505 | Termination of social purpose corporation status. |
607.506 | Corporate purpose. |
607.507 | Standard of conduct for directors. |
607.508 | Benefit director. |
607.509 | Standard of conduct for officers. |
607.510 | Benefit officer. |
607.511 | Right of action. |
607.512 | Preparation of annual benefit report. |
607.513 | Availability of annual benefit report. |
607.601 | Application and effect of part. |
607.602 | Definitions. |
607.603 | Incorporation. |
607.604 | Election of benefit corporation status. |
607.605 | Termination of benefit corporation status. |
607.606 | Corporate purpose. |
607.607 | Standard of conduct for directors. |
607.608 | Benefit director. |
607.609 | Standard of conduct for officers. |
607.610 | Benefit officer. |
607.611 | Right of action. |
607.612 | Preparation of annual benefit report. |
607.613 | Availability of annual benefit report. |
Quick Links
- General Laws Conversion Table (2023) [PDF]
- Florida Statutes Definitions Index (2023) [PDF]
- Table of Section Changes (2023) [PDF]
- Preface to the Florida Statutes (2023) [PDF]
- Table Tracing Session Laws to Florida Statutes (2023) [PDF]
- Index to Special and Local Laws (1971-2023) [PDF]
- Index to Special and Local Laws (1845-1970) [PDF]
- Statute Search Tips