Florida Administrative Code

(1) General provisions. The grounds and facilities of Mission San Luis (Mission) are available for visitation and rental. Such visitation and rental activities are coordinated by the Friends of Florida History, Inc. (FFH) through a written agreement with the Department of State's…

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Contributing property" means a building, site, structure, or object which adds to the historical architectural quali…

(1) Except as provided in subsection 1A-38.003(2), F.A.C., application for the property tax exemption shall be made on the three-part Historic Preservation Property Tax Exemption Application, DOS Form No. HR3E101292, revised 9-3-00 and incorporated by reference. This form may be …

(1) Part 1-Evaluation of Property Eligibility submitted to the Division for properties which have been individually designated as historic properties or landmarks under the provisions of a local historic preservation ordinance shall include documentation substantiating such desig…

The local historic preservation office or the Division shall apply the recommended approaches to rehabilitation as set forth in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings in evaluating the eligibility of impro…

(1) Except as provided in subsection 1A-38.006(2), F.A.C., a property owner qualifying for an exemption pursuant to Sections 196.1997 and 196.1998, F.S., and the local government granting the exemption shall execute the Historic Preservation Property Tax Exemption Covenant, DOS F…

(1) Criteria for certification shall be as set forth in sections A and B of the Florida Certified Local Government Guidelines (Revised November 1993) promulgated by the Division and incorporated by reference. These guidelines may be obtained by writing the Division at the address…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish administrative procedures for all Division of Historical Resources Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid programs. Each program is governed by guidelines that contain eligibility requirements, application review procedures, evaluation…

The following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Accession" means the process of formally adding a newly-acquired artifact to the division's permanent collections records and assigning it a unique number. (2) "Acquire" means the process of agreeing to accept …

(1) The division delegates responsibility for initial contact with prospective donors or vendors to its bureaus. When contacted by a prospective donor or vendor, each bureau determines in accordance with subsection 1A-40.004(2), F.A.C. whether the offered artifact falls within it…

(1) The division may make loans of state-owned artifacts for scholarly or educational purposes or to assist the division in carrying out its responsibility to ensure proper curation of state-owned artifacts. (2) While the division makes loans primarily to not-for-profit agencies,…

In accordance with the policy set forth in Rule 1A-40.004, F.A.C., all decisions to remove a state-owned artifact from the division's permanent collections by deaccession and disposal are made in a manner that is in the best interests of the public and the artifact. (1) From time…

The following forms are used in the implementation of this chapter and are herein incorporated by reference: (1) Evaluation Log, HR2I360991, effective 5-11-92. (2) Examination Receipt, HR2E230889, effective 5-11-92. (3) Deed of Gift, HR2E240889, effective 5-11-92. (4) Informant D…

Rulemaking Authority 267.031 FS. Law Implemented 267.072 FS. History-New 3-28-90, Amended 5-11-92, 4-3-97, 11-23-00, Transferred 1T-1.031.

Rulemaking Authority 267.031 FS. Law Implemented 267.071, 267.072, 286.031 FS. History-New 3-28-90, Amended 5-11-92, 4-3-97, 11-23-00, Transferred to 1T-1.032.

(1) All activity that might disturb the burial beyond those investigations required to ascertain the age of the burial must cease pending authorization to continue from either the State Archaeologist or the District Medical Examiner, whomever has jurisdiction. (2) The archaeologi…

(1) All activity that may disturb the burial shall cease immediately and may not resume until authorized by the District Medical Examiner or the State Archaeologist, whomever has jurisdiction. (2) Within seven days, the individual in charge of the activity that led to the discove…

(1) The decision of whether the Division shall assume jurisdiction shall be based on whether the remains may be expected to receive protection or respectful treatment in the absence of the division's jurisdiction. (2) The State Archaeologist shall determine whether the unmarked h…

(1) If the State Archaeologist finds that an unmarked human burial is historically, archaeologically, or scientifically significant and if the parties with whom he is required to consult agree in writing, the human skeletal remains and the associated burial artifacts shall belong…

(1) The following guidelines are established to ensure that human skeletal remains are treated in a safe, proper, and respectful manner and that the opportunity to learn about human biology and the customs and manners of people by studying human remains is not restricted. (a) The…

(1) Purpose. This rule specifies criteria by which the Division of Historical Resources (Division) will review reports of cultural resource activities on federally assisted, licensed or permitted projects; on projects on state owned or controlled property or state assisted, licen…

The following words and terms will have the following meanings in this chapter: (1) "Division" means the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State. (2) "Council" means the State Historic Marker Council. (3) "Official Florida Historic Markers" are markers awarded…

(1) The Division will be responsible for the administration of all aspects of the Florida Historic Marker Program, including the application process, selection and designation of properties, persons or events to be marked and the placement and maintenance of the markers. (2) No O…

(1) The Division will determine if proposed resources meet the following criteria to qualify under the Florida Historic Marker program: (a) To qualify for a Florida Heritage Marker, a resource must be at least thirty years old and must hold significance concerning historical even…

(1) Applications for Official Florida Historic Markers may be initiated by departments or agencies of the state government; units of county, municipal or other local governments; corporations, partnerships or other entities, whether public or private or whether for-profit or not-…

(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…