Chapter 15 — Chapter 15
56 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 15.01 Duties
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(1) The Secretary of State shall serve as the state protocol officer. In consultation with the Governor and other governmental officials, the Secretary of State shall develop, maintain, publish, and distribute the state protocol manual.(2) The Department of State shall have the c…
Fla. Stat. § 15.012 State flag
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The state flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following proportions and description: The seal of the state, in diameter one-half the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground. Red bars, in width one-fifth the hoist, shall extend from each corner…
Fla. Stat. § 15.02 Custodian of state flag; state papers; state laws and legislative documents
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The Department of State shall have custody of the state flag; of all books, papers, files, and documents belonging to the office of Secretary of State; and of the laws of the state and books, papers, journals, and documents of the Legislature.
Fla. Stat. § 15.03 State seal
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(1) The great seal of the state shall be of the size of the American silver dollar, having in the center thereof a view of the sun’s rays over a highland in the distance, a sabal palmetto palm tree, a steamboat on water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the foreground, …
Fla. Stat. § 15.0301 State motto
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“In God We Trust” is hereby designated and declared the official motto of the State of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.031 State tree
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(1) The sabal palmetto palm, which is also known as the cabbage palm, and sometimes as the cabbage palmetto, a tree native to Florida, is hereby designated as the Florida state tree.(2) Said state tree being now extensively used for commercial purposes, the provisions of this sec…
Fla. Stat. § 15.0315 State fruit
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The orange (Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof) is hereby designated the official fruit of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.032 State beverage
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The juice obtained from mature oranges of the species Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof is hereby adopted as the official beverage of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0325 Official citrus archive
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The Florida Citrus Archives, dedicated to Thomas B. Mack and located at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, are designated as the official citrus archive of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0326 State anthem
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The song “Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky,” music and lyrics written by Jan Hinton, is designated as the official anthem of the State of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0327 State song
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The song “Old Folks at Home,” revised lyrics, as adopted by the Center for American Music, Stephen Foster Memorial, at the University of Pittsburgh, is designated as the official song of the State of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.033 State shell
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The horse conch, which is also known as Pleuroploca gigantea, and sometimes as the giant band shell, a shell native to the marine waters surrounding the State of Florida, is hereby designated as the Florida state shell.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0336 State stone
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Agatized coral, a chalcedony pseudomorph after coral, appearing as limestone geodes lined with botryoidal agate or quartz crystals and drusy quartz fingers, indigenous to Florida, is hereby designated the Florida state stone.
Fla. Stat. § 15.034 State gem
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The moonstone, a transparent or translucent feldspar of pearly or opaline luster, is hereby designated the Florida state gem.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0345 Official state wildflower
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The Coreopsis is hereby designated and declared the official Florida state wildflower, as species of this genus are found throughout the state and are used extensively in roadside plantings and highway beautification.
Fla. Stat. § 15.035 Official state play
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The historical pageant by Paul Green known as the “Cross and Sword,” presented annually by the citizens of the City of St. Augustine, is hereby designated the official play of the state.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0353 Official state animal
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The Florida panther is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state animal.
Fla. Stat. § 15.036 Official state freshwater fish
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The Florida largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state freshwater fish.
Fla. Stat. § 15.037 Official state saltwater fish
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The Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state saltwater fish.
Fla. Stat. § 15.038 State marine mammal and state saltwater mammal
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(1) The manatee, also commonly known as the sea cow, is hereby designated the Florida state marine mammal.(2) The porpoise, also commonly known as the dolphin, is hereby designated as the Florida state saltwater mammal. (1) The manatee, also commonly known as the sea cow, is here…
Fla. Stat. § 15.0382 Official state butterfly
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The Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonius) is designated the official state butterfly.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0385 Official state reptile
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The American alligator is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state reptile.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0386 Official state saltwater reptile
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The Loggerhead Turtle is designated as the official Florida state saltwater reptile.
Fla. Stat. § 15.03861 Official state tortoise
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The Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is designated the official state tortoise.
Fla. Stat. § 15.039 Official state air fair
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The Central Florida Air Fair is hereby designated as the official Florida state air fair.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0391 Official state rodeo
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The Silver Spurs Rodeo, a world class sporting event and the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi River, which is held biennially in Osceola County for top professional cowboys and cowgirls to compete for a chance to be one of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s world c…
Fla. Stat. § 15.0395 Official festival
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The festival “Calle Ocho-Open House 8,” a Florida historical festival presented annually by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana and the Hispanic citizens of Miami-Dade County, is hereby recognized as a festival of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0396 Official state moving image center and archive
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The Louis Wolfson II Media History Center, Inc., in Miami, is hereby designated as an official state moving image center and archive of the State of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.041 Official litter control symbol
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The official Keep Florida Beautiful, Incorporated, service mark, as registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is hereby designated as the State of Florida litter control symbol.
Fla. Stat. § 15.043 Official state pageant
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The pageant “Indian River,” a Florida historical pageant presented annually by the citizens of Brevard County, is hereby designated an official state pageant of Florida.
Fla. Stat. § 15.044 Official state opera program
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The Greater Miami Opera Association; the Orlando Opera Company, Incorporated; and the Florida State University School of Music, representing the professional and academic communities in the field of opera, are hereby jointly designated as the official Florida State Opera Program.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0445 Official state renaissance festival
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The Italian Renaissance Festival presented at Vizcaya by Renaissance Historical Society of Florida, Inc., a not-for-profit educational corporation, during the third week in March of each year is hereby designated an official state renaissance festival.
Fla. Stat. § 15.045 Official state railroad museums
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(1) Prior to representing to the general public that it is a Florida state railroad museum, a railroad museum must be authorized under subsection (2) and meet the following standards and criteria:(a) The stated purpose of the railroad museum shall be to preserve railroad history …
Fla. Stat. § 15.0455 Official state history museum
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The Museum of Florida History, located in Tallahassee, is hereby designated as the official state history museum.
Fla. Stat. § 15.046 Official state transportation museum
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The Florida Museum of Transportation and History, located in Fernandina Beach, is hereby designated as the official state transportation museum.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0465 Official state flagship
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The schooner Western Union, a 130-foot historic sailing vessel of the tall ship class, built in Key West and first launched in 1939, is designated the official state flagship.
Fla. Stat. § 15.047 Official state soil
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Myakka fine sand (sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Aeric Haplaquods) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state soil.
Fla. Stat. § 15.048 Official state fiddle contest
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The fiddle contest held annually by the Florida State Fiddlers’ Association in cooperation with the Department of State at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center, White Springs, Florida, is hereby designated as the official state fiddle contest.
Fla. Stat. § 15.049 Official state band
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The St. Johns River City Band is hereby designated and declared as an official Florida state band.
Fla. Stat. § 15.051 Official Sports Hall of Fame
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The Florida Sports Hall of Fame in Lake City, Columbia County, is designated as the Official Sports Hall of Fame for the state.
Fla. Stat. § 15.052 Official state pie
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Key lime pie is designated as the official Florida state pie.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0521 Official state honey
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Tupelo honey is designated as the official Florida state honey.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0522 Official state dessert
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Strawberry shortcake with natural Florida dairy topping is designated as the official Florida state dessert.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0526 Official state horse
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The Florida Cracker Horse (Marshtackie) is designated as the official Florida state horse.
Fla. Stat. § 15.0527 Official state heritage cattle breed
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The Florida Cracker Cattle is designated as the official Florida heritage cattle breed.
Fla. Stat. § 15.07 Acts and papers of the Legislature to be deposited with the Department of State
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All original acts and resolutions passed by the Legislature, and all other original papers acted upon thereby, together with the Journal of the Senate, and the Journal of the House of Representatives, shall, immediately upon the adjournment thereof, be deposited with, and preserv…
Fla. Stat. § 15.08 Not to issue commission until tax therefor is paid
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The Secretary of State is prohibited from affixing her or his signature and the seal of the state to the commission of any public officer until such officer has paid the amount of the tax, if any, required to be paid by said officer for the commission.
Fla. Stat. § 15.09 Fees
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(1) The fees, except as provided by law, to be collected by the Department of State, are:(a) For providing a certificate with seal, $8.75; however, no fee shall be charged for providing a certificate with seal to any officer appointed to an office requiring Senate confirmation.(b…
Fla. Stat. § 15.092 Fees; exemption for state attorney
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The Department of State shall provide, without charge, any state attorney or state attorney’s designated representative:(1) Copies of any document or certificate under seal as provided in this chapter.(2) Any of the services provided in this chapter. (1) Copies of any document or…
Fla. Stat. § 15.13 Administration of certain laws
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The Department of State shall have general supervision and administration of the election laws, corporation laws and such other laws as are placed under it by the Legislature and shall keep records of same.