Florida Administrative Code

(1) Upon the receipt of a Florida Historic Marker Application, the Division shall review the application to determine whether the form is complete and accompanied with all necessary documentation. The Division shall make a preliminary determination as to whether the resource for …

(1) The Division shall withdraw the marker designation and repossess any marker if it is determined by the Division that a site has lost its historical significance, integrity or public access. (2) A marker placed to recognize any resource will remain with that resource and may n…

The following words and terms are used in reference to the management of permanent historical collections of the Museum of Florida History and shall have the following meanings: (1) "Accession" means the process of formally adding a newly-acquired artifact to the permanent histor…

(1) The Division of Historical Resources (division) delegates responsibility for management of permanent historical collections to the Museum of Florida History (museum). The museum's policies for the management of historical collections are built upon the accreditation requireme…

(1) When the Museum of Florida History acquires a historical artifact, a designated staff member accessions it into the permanent historical collections. The acquired artifact is assigned a unique accession number and listed in an accessions register. The artifact is moved into t…

(1) The Museum of Florida History (museum) conducts an annual inventory of artifacts in its permanent historical collections beginning July 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and completes the inventory not later than August 31, according to the following procedures: (a) A …

(1) The Museum of Florida History may make loans of state-owned historical artifacts for scholarly or educational purposes or to assist in carrying out its responsibility to ensure proper curation of state-owned artifacts. (2) While the museum makes loans primarily to not-for-pro…

Decisions to remove a state-owned artifact from the Museum of Florida History's permanent collections by deaccession and disposal are made in the best interests of the public and the artifact. The museum initiates recommendations for state-owned artifacts that should be deaccessi…

(1) Availability of records: (a) Records in the custody of the Florida State Archives are available for reference in the Search Room only. (b) Original records will not normally be made available when microfilm or other copies are available. (c) Persons seeking information that i…

(1) This rule provides procedures for library grant programs administered by the Division of Library and Information Services (Division). Each program shall be governed by guidelines which contain information on eligibility requirements, application review procedures, evaluation …

(1) This chapter establishes standards and procedures for the scheduling and disposition of public records to promote economical and efficient management of records and to ensure that records of archival value under an agency's control are so designated and ultimately transferred…

(1) The Division issues General Records Schedules which establish minimum retention requirements for record series common to all agencies or specified types of agencies based on the legal, fiscal, administrative, and historical value of those record series to the agencies and to …

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide standards for microfilming public records to assure that the film, photographing methods, processing, handling and storage is in accordance with methods, procedures and specifications designed to protect and preserve such rec…

(1) These rules provide standards for record copies of public records which reside in electronic form. These requirements must be incorporated in the system design and implementation of new systems and enhancements to existing systems in which electronic records reside. Public re…

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(d) FS. Law Implemented 120.55(1)(c) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.01, Amended 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 4-10-90, 6-17-92, 4-1-96, 9-13-98, 6-20-02, Formerly 1S-1.001, Amended 3-8-09, Transferred to 1-1.008.

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(d) FS. Law Implemented 120.55(1)(c) FS. History-New 9-2-93, Amended 4-1-96, Formerly 1S-1.0015, Amended 3-8-09, Transferred to 1-1.009.

Rulemaking Authority 20.10(3), 120.54(1)(i)6, 120.54(1)(j), 120.55(1)(d) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(1)-(4), (6), 120.55, 403.8055 FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.02, Amended 12-30-81, 2-9-84, 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 10-19-86, 4-10-90, 6-17-92, 10-1-96, 9-13-98, 8-23-99, 6-20-02,…

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(d) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(2), 120.542(6), (8), 120.55(1), (3) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.021, Amended 7-12-81, 12-30-81, 7-8-82, 2-9-84, 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 10-19-86, 4-10-90, 6-17-92, 9-2-93, 4-1-96, 10-1-96, 9-13-98, 6-20-02, Formerl…

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(3), 120.55(1)(c) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.03, Amended 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 9-13-98, Formerly 1S-1.004, Amended 3-8-09, Transferred to 1-1.012.

Rulemaking Authority 20.10(3), 120.54(1)(i)6., 120.55(1)(d) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(1)(i), 120.55 FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.04, Amended 9-13-98, Formerly 1S-1.005, Amended 3-8-09, 1-1-11, Transferred to 1-1.013.

Rulemaking Authority 120.54(1)(j) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(1)(j) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.06, Amended 2-9-84, 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 1-1-92, 9-13-98, Formerly 1S-1.007, Transferred to 1-1.014.

(1) This rule prescribes standards for electronic recording of real property documents in those Florida counties in which the county recorder elects to accept electronic real property documents for recordation. (2) These standards are based on recommendations of the Florida Elect…

(1) Technical standards and implementation guidelines. (a) Electronic recording of real property documents shall meet technical standards for document formatting and document data fields and follow implementation guidelines as prescribed by the Property Records Industry Associati…

(1) Pursuant to sections 120.53(1) and 120.533, F.S, this chapter establishes the minimum requirements for indexing final orders. Agencies may index and publish additional final orders as needed. (2) Agency orders that must be indexed are set forth in section 120.53(1)(a)2.c., F.…

(1) Numbering of Final Orders. (a) All final orders that are required to be indexed or listed shall be sequentially numbered using a two-part number separated by a dash. The number preceding the dash should indicate the year and the number following the dash should indicate the n…

(1) Pursuant to section 120.53, F.S., agencies are required to transmit final orders rendered on or after July 1, 2015, to a centralized electronic database. The Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) has been designated as the centralized electronic database of agency final …

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall mean: (1) "State publication" means a publication, either in print or electronically, under the authority of or at the total or partial expense of a state official, state department, state board, state court, or state a…

(1) Designation Procedure. (a) Public and academic libraries in Florida are eligible to apply for designation as depository libraries for state documents. Upon request from the administrator of the library, the Division shall provide Form LIS3E139 R3-15 (http://www.flrules.org/Ga…

(1) Agency Responsibilities: (a) Any agency that produces a state publication in physical form should furnish to the Division, free-of-charge, 35 copies of that publication for deposit in the State Library's collection and distribution by the Division to the depository libraries …

Rulemaking Authority 118.10(5) FS. Law Implemented 118.10 FS. History-New 6-15-98, Amended 10-8-98, Transferred to 1N-6.001.

(1) "Capable of independent verification" means any interested person may reasonably determine the notary's identity, the notary's relevant authority and that the electronic signature is the act of the particular notary identified by the signature. (2) "Electronic document" means…

(1) In performing an electronic notarial act, a notary shall execute an electronic signature in a manner that attributes such signature to the notary public identified on the official commission. (2) A notary shall take reasonable steps to ensure the security, reliability and uni…

(1) Application: (a) Florida Civil-law Notaries appointed pursuant to this rule may continue to use the title "Florida International Notary" wherever that title is used or required to be used under this rule. Persons wishing to be appointed by the Secretary of State as Florida Ci…

(1) Words and terms defined in Section 117.201, F.S., shall have the same meaning in this chapter. For the purpose of this chapter the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Registrant" means any person re…

(1) Online notary public. (a) Within 30 day of the effective date of this rule, a currently registered online notary public shall provide the Florida Department of State the name of the online notary public's RON service providers, the effective dates during which the online nota…

Rulemaking Authority 267.16(2) FS. Law Implemented 267.16(1) FS. History-New 1-15-96, Repealed 3-20-16.

Rulemaking Authority 267.16(2) FS. Law Implemented 267.16(1), (5) FS. History-New 1-15-96, Repealed 5-8-16.

(1) Folk artists are individuals who maintain traditions in creative and symbolic forms such as custom, belief, technical skill, language, literature, art, architecture, music, play, dance, drama, ritual, pageantry, and handicraft, which forms are generally learned orally, by imi…

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 120.55(1)(c) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.01, Amended 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 4-10-90, 6-17-92, 4-1-96, 9-13-98, 6-20-02, Transferred to 1B-30.001. Library References: Waas, Strickland, and Kerns, Rulemaking Proceedings: I…

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 120.55(1)(c) FS. History-New 9-2-93, Amended 4-1-96, Transferred to 1B-30.0015.

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(3)(e)4., (6), 120.55(1)(c),(d), 403.8055 FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.02, Amended 12-30-81, 2-9-84, 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 10-19-86, 4-10-90, 6-17-92, 10-1-96, 9-13-98, 8-23-99, 6-20-02, Transferred to 1B-30.002.

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(2), 120.55(1),(3) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.021, Amended 7-12-81, 12-30-81, 7-8-82, 2-9-84, 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 10-19-86, 4-10-90, 6-17-92, 9-2-93, 4-1-96, 10-1-96, 9-13-98, 6-20-02, Transferred to 1B-30.003.…

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(d) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(3) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.03, Amended 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 9-13-98, Transferred to 1B-30.004.

Rulemaking Authority 120.55(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(1)(i) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.04, Amended 9-13-98, Transferred to 1B-30.005.

Rulemaking Authority 120.54(1)(j) FS. Law Implemented 120.54(1)(j) FS. History-New 5-29-80, Formerly 1-1.06, Amended 2-9-84, 10-1-84, 11-14-85, 1-1-92, 9-13-98, Transferred to 1B-30.007. Library References: Belz, Agency Practice and Procedure: What Are They Up To, How Do You Know…

(1) Designation of Qualifying Office. (a) The Department of State has designated the Division of Elections as the filing or qualifying office for candidates who must qualify with the Department of State. All qualifying items required to be filed with the Department of State shall…

(1) The Director of the Division of Elections shall assign in the following manner a designating number to any proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution for placement on the general election ballot: (a) The ballot position of each proposed revision or amendment sha…

Rulemaking Authority 101.015 FS. Law Implemented Article VI, Section 5(b) of the Florida Constitution, History-New 10-22-00, Amended 10-29-03, Repealed 3-6-16.

Rulemaking Authority 101.5608(3), (4) FS. Law Implemented 101.5608, 101.5614, 103.022 FS. History-New 12-20-82, Formerly 1C-7.031, Amended 7-7-86, Formerly 1C-7.0031, Amended 7-28-02, Repealed 3-6-16.

(1) Purpose. This rule provides uniform policies, procedures and best practices for the purchase, sale, and use of voting equipment or system including assessments of certified voting systems and beta testing of pre-certified modifications to certified voting systems. (2) Definit…