Florida Administrative Code

(1) Willful disregard of a person's age constitutes a knowing or intentional violation of Section 501.1737, F.S. (a) A commercial entity willfully disregards a person's age if it, based on the facts or circumstance readily available to the respondent, should reasonably have been …

(1) A tuition fee which covers the cost of conducting the program may be charged to persons who participate in the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute's programs. Tuition fees, in the aggregate, may not exceed the cost of the program. (2) The Florida Crime Prevention Trai…

(1) Application. The application entitled BVC100ER Emergency Responder Death Benefit Claim Form must be submitted and is incorporated in subsection 2A-2.017(15), F.A.C. An application for emergency responder death benefits should be mailed to the Office of the Attorney General, B…

(1) "Actual loss" means the amount of treatment expenses for medical, dental, mental health and grief counseling services; economic losses limited to lost wages, disability and catastrophic disability, or loss of support; crime scene cleanup costs; and funeral/burial expenses whi…

(1) The victim/applicant has the ultimate responsibility to provide information and documentation needed to support eligibility and benefit payments under this rule. The victim/applicant must provide updated address and contact information, which shall be considered the address o…

(1) When the maximum benefit amount has been reached, no further benefits are available, regardless of whether that occurs prior to or after the effective date of these rules. (2) The Schedule of Benefits for compensation pursuant to the Crimes Compensation Act, includes: BENEFIT…

(1) The Bureau of Victim Compensation pays for medical expenses connected with the initial forensic physical examination of a victim of sexual battery as defined by Section 794.011(1)(h), F.S., or a lewd or lascivious battery or molestation as defined by Section 800.04(4) or (5),…

(1) Definitions. (a) "Applicant" refers to a person appointed by the court to act on behalf of a ward's person or property, or a personal representative on behalf of a mentally incompetent person with a durable power of attorney that preceded the incompetence, who submits an appl…

(1) "Address Confidentiality Program" is the statutorily created program responsible for implementing the provisions of sections 741.401-.4651, F.S., within the Office of the Attorney General. (2) "Agency or Governmental Entity" means an office, department, division, bureau, boar…

(1) A person who is a victim of domestic violence, or stalking, is eligible to apply for participation in this program. (2) A person who is a victim of domestic violence or stalking who relocates to Florida may apply for enrollment and is subject to the same eligibility criteria …

(1) The applicant shall provide the following information to the department: (a) Full legal name, (b) Date of birth, (c) Last four digits of social security number, (d) Actual home address (street number and name, city, state, zip code), (e) Mailing address (if different), (f) Ho…

(1) The participant shall keep the department informed of her or his current mailing address. The last known address provided to the department will be the address of record. (2) To protect her or his address confidentiality and exercise her or his right to vote pursuant to secti…

(1) Only those individuals who are employed with a state or local agency or non-profit organization designated by the department and who have completed the required training may assist a victim in applying for enrollment in the program. (2) An applicant assistant must complete re…

(1) When an active participant presents her or his authorization card to a state or local agency or governmental official when creating a new record and requests address confidentiality through the use of the substitute mailing address as it appears on the authorization card, the…

(1) A participant may withdraw from the program by submitting written notification of her or his intent to withdraw and shall return the department-issued authorization card to the department. Certification shall be canceled immediately upon receipt of the notification. (2) If th…

A request from a law enforcement agency for release of records in a participant's file shall be made in writing to the department and shall contain the request date, the name of the participant and a copy of the active arrest warrant. Rulemaking Authority 741.409 FS. Law Implemen…

An agency seeking exemption under section 741.405, F.S., must provide in writing to the department the specific statute or administrative rule which demonstrates the agency's bona fide requirement and authority to use the participant's actual address. Rulemaking Authority 741.409…

(1) Service of Process for participants shall be made on the department by mailing two copies of the service of process documents to the substitute mailing address or to the Office of the Attorney General, The Capitol, PL-01, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050. (2) Following service…

(1) The Department of State, Division of Elections, shall notify the department when a participant requests protected record status. (2) All records pertaining to a protected records voter shall be maintained in a manner ensuring that these records are accessible only to authoriz…

(1) "Administrative Fees" means monies from the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, which are appropriated by the Department for the administration and management of the trust fund and crime stoppers grants. (2) "Advance Payment" means an advance of up to three months of anticipated expen…

(1) Grants will only be awarded to official members, who have been provided a letter of agreement, or similar document, from the Board of County Commissioners for the county for which the grant is requested, unless the county has separately applied for the grant. Only one officia…

(1) Grants will be awarded by the Department on an annual basis, subject to the availability of funds and the spending authority granted the Department by the Legislature, and shall be distributed pursuant to Section 16.555(5)(b), F.S. (2) The amount of funding available for a cr…

(1) All deliverables must be funded in whole or in part with grant funds. (2) A minimum of 45 percent of the total grant funds must be allocated to the budget category of Rewards and Public Education with no more than 15% of the total grant funds being designated for the purchase…

(1) All grant recipients are required to coordinate with appropriate governmental agencies to support and enhance efforts to train the public in crime prevention methods and in personal safety principles, especially for citizens who live in, work at, or frequent locations having …

(1) Expenditures must comply with contractual obligations, all applicable Florida Statutes, rules and guidelines, and provisions of the Florida Administrative code, and cannot be for the following: (a) Subcontract for any service; (b) Lobbying; (c) Memorabilia; (d) Food; (e) Deco…

(1) A discretionary grant may be awarded to a crime stoppers organization from unused funds if available, if the discretionary grant does not exceed the Department's spending authority, and if the grant is approved for the following purposes: (a) To initiate a campaign to form a …

(1) Pursuant to a resolution of the district school board, and from the funding available pursuant to subsection 2A-9.003(2), F.A.C., a County may award a grant to fund a student crime watch program pursuant to Section 1006.07(3), F.S. (2) A student crime watch program is a progr…

(1) Any complaint alleging violations of the Florida Election Code over which the Florida Elections Commission has jurisdiction may be filed with the Commission. (a) Within 5 days after receipt of a complaint, Commission staff shall conduct a technical and clerical review of the …

(1) A subpoena necessary to gather evidence during the investigation of a legally sufficient complaint shall be executed and issued by the executive director. The subpoena shall contain a notice that the person to whom the subpoena is directed may file a motion to quash or limit …

(1) The Commission shall consider a violation of Chapter 106, F.S., a minor violation under the following circumstances: (a) The violation is one of those identified in this rule; (b) The complaint alleging the violation contains no legally sufficient violation(s) other than one …

(1) The Uniform Rules of Procedure, Title 28, F.A.C., shall be the procedural rules of the Florida Elections Commission, except as otherwise specifically provided by statute or this rule. (2) When necessary to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of a case, the …

The procedure for the investigation and hearing, if necessary, of a sworn complaint alleging a violation of Section 104.271(2), 104.2715, or 106.145, F.S., will be as described in Rule 2B-1.004, F.A.C., and Sections 106.24, 106.25, 106.26, F.S., except that the following time res…

(1) To claim costs and attorney's fees, the respondent shall file a petition with the Commission clerk no later than 30 days following disposition of the complaint. The petition shall state with particularity the facts and grounds that demonstrate that the respondent is entitled …

(1) To appeal a fine imposed pursuant to Section 106.04(8) or 106.07(8), F.S., the party against whom the fine is levied shall shall file a notice of appeal with the Commission, and a copy filed with the filing officer, within 20 days of the appealing party's receipt of notice th…

(1) Unusual circumstances mean uncommon, rare or sudden events over which the actor has no control and which directly result in the failure to act according to the filing requirements. Unusual circumstances must occur within a time period that would clearly prevent the person leg…

The Florida Elections Commission invites and encourages all members of the public to provide comment on matters or propositions before the Commission or a committee of the Commission. The opportunity to provide comment shall be subject to the following: (1) Members of the public …

(1) The following forms and instructions are used by the Commission in its dealings with the public: (a) FEC Form 1, entitled "Complaint," (5/17), which is hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08573. To be u…

(1) If there is no disputed issue of material fact in a bid protest, the Assistant Commissioner shall designate a Hearing Officer who shall conduct an informal proceeding pursuant to section 120.57(2), F.S., and Part III of Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. (2) The qualifications of such He…

(1) Definitions. For purposes of this rule, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Agricultural Inspection Station" means a location identified in Florida Agricultural Inspection Stations, FDACS-P-02247 (06/2025), which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. Copies…

(1) Based upon prior approval by the Department, trucking concerns and truck lines may participate in the Commercial Carrier Pre-clearance Program for the purpose of transporting goods without being regularly required to stop at the Department's agricultural inspection stations f…

The definitions contained in Section 163.3163, F.S., and the following shall apply: (1) Act - means Section 163.3163, F.S., the Agricultural Land Acknowledgement Act. (2) Local land use permit - means Development Permit as defined in Section 163.3164(16), F.S. (3) Legal Descripti…

In addition to the requirements of Section 163.3163, F.S., the following shall apply: (1) The applicant shall be responsible for recording the required acknowledgement pursuant to the Act. (2) If an acknowledgement required by the Act was previously recorded, that includes the ap…

(1) Pursuant to Section 604.73, F.S., the Department may approve five municipalities to establish urban agricultural pilot projects. The definitions provided in Section 604.73, F.S. shall apply to this rule. (2) A municipality seeking to establish an urban agriculture pilot proje…

(1) Pursuant to Section 570.822, F.S., the Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Emergency Recovery Loan Program (Program) is established within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department). The Program will be managed by the Department as a revolving loan fun…

(1) By March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 each year, each governmental entity must submit a Legally Verified Agricultural Worker Housing on Agricultural Land Report Form, Form FDACS-01426 (03/26), http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19812, which is incor…

(1) Eligibility for Reimbursement. (a) Qualified veterinary pathologists may seek reimbursement for educational expenses pursuant to s. 570.07(44), F.S., and in accordance with this rule. (b) Reimbursement is subject to the availability of funding and will be provided until all a…

(1) A licensee who possesses more than one license of a license type listed in subsection (3) may use bulk renewal to renew such licenses. As used in this rule, "bulk renewal" means submitting renewal applications for two or more licenses in a single transaction with the departme…