Laws of Florida

A verbatim publication of the general and special laws enacted by the Florida Legislature in a given year and published each year following the regular session of the legislature. It presents the laws in the order in which they are numbered by the Secretary of State, as well as resolutions and memorials passed by the legislature. Source: Florida Senate Glossary

Laws of Florida, 1845–1996
Territorial Laws, 1822–1845

2013

2013

Regular Session
Chapter Law Number Size Description Bill Numbersort icon
2013GeneralLawsIndex.pdf 250 KB 2013 General Laws Index 2013
Ch_2013-019.pdf 18 KB Funerals and Burials H 15
Ch_2013-073.pdf 23 KB Background Screening for Noninstructional Contractors on School Grounds H 21
Ch_2013-111.pdf 18 KB Drug Paraphernalia H 49
Ch_2013-186.pdf 33 KB Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices H 55
Ch_2013-187.pdf 24 KB Department of Business and Professional Regulation H 57
Ch_2013-188.pdf 160 KB Residential Properties H 73
Ch_2013-136.pdf 59 KB Landlords and Tenants H 77
Ch_2013-223.pdf 80 KB Public-Private Partnerships H 85
Ch_2013-137.pdf 64 KB Mortgage Foreclosures H 87
Ch_2013-074.pdf 36 KB Homelessness H 93
Ch_2013-189.pdf 31 KB Charitable Contributions H 95
Ch_2013-075.pdf 18 KB Distribution of Materials Harmful to Minors H 113
Ch_2013-076.pdf 16 KB Spaceport Territory H 135
Ch_2013-002.pdf 62 KB Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices H 155
Ch_2013-190.pdf 18 KB Delivery of Insurance Policies H 157
Ch_2013-138.pdf 77 KB Disposition of Human Remains H 171
Ch_2013-023.pdf 14 KB Eminent Domain Proceedings H 179
Ch_2013-239.pdf 26 KB Agricultural Lands H 203
Ch_2013-024.pdf 14 KB Lake-Sumter Community College H 209
Ch_2013-021.pdf 37 KB Dependent Children H 215
Ch_2013-139.pdf 27 KB Money Services Businesses H 217
Ch_2013-191.pdf 25 KB Insurance H 223
Ch_2013-240.pdf 67 KB Agricultural Lands H 229
Ch_2013-026.pdf 54 KB Practice of Optometry H 239
Ch_2013-192.pdf 41 KB Paper Reduction H 247
Ch_2013-241.pdf 25 KB Real Property Liens and Conveyances H 267
Ch_2013-193.pdf 92 KB Building Construction H 269
Ch_2013-077.pdf 37 KB Assessment of Residential and Nonhomestead Real Property H 277
Ch_2013-112.pdf 30 KB Costs of Prosecution, Investigation, and Representation H 311
Ch_2013-078.pdf 33 KB Community Transportation Projects H 318
Ch_2013-194.pdf 49 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission H 333
Ch_2013-195.pdf 24 KB Uninsured Motorist Insurance Coverage H 341
Ch_2013-157.pdf 40 KB Alcoholic Beverages H 347
Ch_2013-224.pdf 44 KB Manufacturing Development H 357
Ch_2013-196.pdf 26 KB Public Meetings H 361
Ch_2013-102.pdf 24 KB Pharmacy H 365
Ch_2013-079.pdf 39 KB Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems H 375
Ch_2013-140.pdf 110 KB Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact H 383
Ch_2013-080.pdf 65 KB Criminal Gang Prevention H 407
Ch_2013-081.pdf 27 KB Children’s Initiatives H 411
Ch_2013-197.pdf 25 KB Physical Therapy H 413
Ch_2013-082.pdf 27 KB Tax on Sales, Use, and Other Transactions H 423
Ch_2013-083.pdf 59 KB Community Development H 437
Ch_2013-113.pdf 32 KB Collection of Worthless Payment Instruments H 457
Ch_2013-084.pdf 18 KB Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students H 461
Ch_2013-085.pdf 19 KB Specialty License Plates H 487
Ch_2013-114.pdf 27 KB Railroad Police Officers H 489
Ch_2013-253.pdf 18 KB City of Tampa H 533
Ch_2013-115.pdf 25 KB Growth Management H 537
Ch_2013-141.pdf 68 KB Workers’ Compensation System Administration H 553
Ch_2013-037.pdf 184 KB Campaign Finance H 569
Ch_2013-086.pdf 26 KB Marshal of the Supreme Court H 571
Ch_2013-158.pdf 60 KB Manufactured and Mobile Homes H 573
Ch_2013-198.pdf 75 KB Natural Gas Motor Fuel H 579
Ch_2013-116.pdf 209 KB Law Enforcement H 585
Ch_2013-087.pdf 31 KB Bullying in the Public School System H 609
Ch_2013-117.pdf 23 KB False Reports to Law Enforcement Officers H 611
Ch_2013-118.pdf 48 KB Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards and Juvenile Justice County Councils H 617
Ch_2013-199.pdf 18 KB Wine H 623
Ch_2013-142.pdf 18 KB Biodiesel Fuel H 633
Ch_2013-143.pdf 28 KB Public Records H 649
Ch_2013-200.pdf 30 KB Employment Benefits H 655
Ch_2013-201.pdf 38 KB Licensure by the Office of Financial Regulation H 665
Ch_2013-144.pdf 29 KB Real Estate Brokers and Appraisers H 667
Ch_2013-119.pdf 31 KB Parole Interview Dates for Certain Inmates H 685
Ch_2013-242.pdf 26 KB Personal Identification Theft H 691
Ch_2013-145.pdf 29 KB Tied House Regulation H 695
Ch_2013-088.pdf 24 KB Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards H 701
Ch_2013-120.pdf 32 KB Targeted Economic Development H 705
Ch_2013-146.pdf 49 KB Water Quality Credit Trading H 713
Ch_2013-243.pdf 37 KB Public Records H 731
Ch_2013-202.pdf 43 KB Branch Offices Conducting Securities Transactions H 783
Ch_2013-147.pdf 25 KB Premises Inspections H 795
Ch_2013-089.pdf 48 KB Certified School Counselors H 801
Ch_2013-244.pdf 49 KB General Assignments H 833
Ch_2013-148.pdf 17 KB Tax Deeds H 837
Ch_2013-090.pdf 51 KB Powers of Attorney H 841
Ch_2013-245.pdf 36 KB Animal Cruelty H 851
Ch_2013-221.pdf 33 KB Licensed Security Officers H 875
Ch_2013-246.pdf 30 KB Adverse Possession H 903
Ch_2013-149.pdf 30 KB Holocaust Victims Assistance Act H 913
Ch_2013-104.pdf 67 KB Florida False Claims Act H 935
Ch_2013-150.pdf 79 KB Medicaid Recoveries H 939
Ch_2013-254.pdf 18 KB Charlotte County H 949
Ch_2013-247.pdf 27 KB Warrants H 953
Ch_2013-091.pdf 23 KB Recreational Vehicle Parks H 969
Ch_2013-203.pdf 38 KB Low-Voltage systems H 973
Ch_2013-204.pdf 38 KB Archeological Sites and Specimens H 975
Ch_2013-255.pdf 36 KB St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District H 977
Ch_2013-256.pdf 43 KB Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District H 979
Ch_2013-257.pdf 42 KB North St. Lucie River Water Control District H 981
Ch_2013-092.pdf 80 KB Environmental Regulation H 999
Ch_2013-258.pdf 20 KB Lee County Tourist Development Council H 1007
Ch_2013-259.pdf 16 KB Technological Research and Development Authority H 1013
Ch_2013-260.pdf 15 KB Broward County Education, Research, and Training Authority H 1027
Ch_2013-261.pdf 17 KB Emerald Coast Utilities Authority H 1069
Ch_2013-093.pdf 67 KB Health Care Accrediting Organizations H 1071
Ch_2013-248.pdf 26 KB Public Records H 1075
Ch_2013-206.pdf 30 KB Public Records H 1085
Ch_2013-151.pdf 33 KB Volunteer Health Services H 1093
Ch_2013-121.pdf 27 KB Infants Born Alive H 1129
Ch_2013-152.pdf 103 KB State-Owned or State-Leased Space H 1145
Ch_2013-207.pdf 35 KB Office of the Attorney General H 1147
Ch_2013-094.pdf 32 KB Health Flex Plans H 1157
Ch_2013-153.pdf 51 KB Health Care H 1159
Ch_2013-262.pdf 26 KB St. Lucie and Martin Counties H 1171
Ch_2013-208.pdf 42 KB Florida Communications Fraud Act H 1173
Ch_2013-209.pdf 36 KB Captive Insurance H 1191
Ch_2013-095.pdf 28 KB Taxation of Property H 1193
Ch_2013-210.pdf 28 KB Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices H 1223
Ch_2013-263.pdf 18 KB Central County Water Control District H 1271
Ch_2013-264.pdf 15 KB Nassau County H 1283
Ch_2013-265.pdf 26 KB Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Authority H 1285
Ch_2013-266.pdf 15 KB Tohopekaliga Water Authority H 1287
Ch_2013-105.pdf 26 KB Public Records H 1297
Ch_2013-154.pdf 118 KB Governmental Accountability H 1309
Ch_2013-098.pdf 49 KB Victims of Human Trafficking H 1325
Ch_2013-099.pdf 25 KB Public Records H 1327
Ch_2013-249.pdf 34 KB Purchase of Firearms by Mentally Ill Persons H 1355
Ch_2013-267.pdf 18 KB Tampa Port Authority H 1367
Ch_2013-211.pdf 31 KB Agricultural Storage and Shipping Containers H 1393
Ch_2013-268.pdf 27 KB Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District H 1403
Ch_2013-269.pdf 16 KB Madison County H 1421
Ch_2013-103.pdf 18 KB Florida Renewable Fuel Standard Act H 4001
Ch_2013-096.pdf 19 KB Tax Refund Programs H 4013
Ch_2013-270.pdf 15 KB Madison County H 4037
Ch_2013-271.pdf 15 KB Broward County H 4039
Ch_2013-272.pdf 15 KB City of Pensacola H 4053
Ch_2013-054.pdf 57 KB Transparency in Government Spending H 5401
Ch_2013-055.pdf 17 KB Weights and Measures Instruments and Devices H 5501
Ch_2013-056.pdf 26 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission H 5503
Ch_2013-020.pdf 16 KB Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H 7003
Ch_2013-212.pdf 28 KB Massage Establishments H 7005
Ch_2013-039.pdf 235 KB Economic Development H 7007
Ch_2013-250.pdf 112 KB Education H 7009
Ch_2013-057.pdf 104 KB Elections H 7013
Ch_2013-107.pdf 26 KB Expert Testimony H 7015
Ch_2013-025.pdf 40 KB Terms of Courts H 7017
Ch_2013-213.pdf 57 KB Development Permits H 7019
Ch_2013-251.pdf 136 KB Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services H 7023
Ch_2013-159.pdf 107 KB Timeshares H 7025
Ch_2013-225.pdf 51 KB Education H 7029
Ch_2013-214.pdf 26 KB Pretrial Detention H 7035
Ch_2013-001.pdf 20 KB Driver Licensing H 7059
Ch_2013-059.pdf 44 KB Everglades Improvement and Management H 7065
Ch_2013-215.pdf 18 KB Open Government Sunset Review Act H 7079
Ch_2013-216.pdf 85 KB Death Penalty H 7083
Ch_2013-226.pdf 196 KB Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services H 7087
Ch_2013-217.pdf 25 KB Public Records H 7089
Ch_2013-218.pdf 54 KB Homeowners’ Associations H 7119
Ch_2013-160.pdf 450 KB Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles H 7125
Ch_2013-219.pdf 41 KB Residential Services for Children H 7129
Ch_2013-155.pdf 29 KB Public Records H 7135
Ch_2013-097.pdf 19 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7143
Ch_2013-220.pdf 23 KB Open Government Sunset Review Act H 7145
Ch_2013-156.pdf 27 KB Ratification of Rules Implementing Total Maximum Daily Loads for Impaired Water Bodies H 7157
Ch_2013-252.pdf 208 KB Early Learning H 7165
Ch_2013-036.pdf 144 KB Ethics S 2
Ch_2013-038.pdf 27 KB Public Records S 4
Ch_2013-227.pdf 28 KB Public Meetings S 50
Ch_2013-058.pdf 31 KB Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving S 52
Ch_2013-062.pdf 34 KB Infant Death S 56
Ch_2013-161.pdf 34 KB Low-Speed Vehicles S 62
Ch_2013-033.pdf 25 KB Searches and Seizures S 92
Ch_2013-228.pdf 76 KB Filing False Documents Against Real or Personal Property S 112
Ch_2013-122.pdf 59 KB Condominiums S 120
Ch_2013-162.pdf 174 KB Intellectual Disabilities S 142
Ch_2013-123.pdf 24 KB Licensure Fee Exemptions for Military Veterans S 160
Ch_2013-163.pdf 53 KB Annuities S 166
Ch_2013-164.pdf 31 KB Jurisdiction of the Courts S 186
Ch_2013-003.pdf 16 KB Transportation Revenue Bond Trust Fund (DOT) S 200
Ch_2013-004.pdf 16 KB Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund (DOT) S 202
Ch_2013-005.pdf 23 KB Everglades Parkway Construction Trust (DOT) S 204
Ch_2013-006.pdf 16 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund (DOS) S 206
Ch_2013-007.pdf 16 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund (DEO) S 208
Ch_2013-008.pdf 16 KB Clearing Funds Trust Fund (DOS) S 210
Ch_2013-022.pdf 26 KB Trust Funds S 212
Ch_2013-009.pdf 23 KB Florida Forever Program Trust Fund (DEP) S 214
Ch_2013-010.pdf 16 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund (DMS) S 216
Ch_2013-011.pdf 16 KB Mortgage Guaranty Trust Fund (OFR) S 218
Ch_2013-012.pdf 16 KB Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund (JAC) S 220
Ch_2013-165.pdf 17 KB Flag Etiquette S 230
Ch_2013-229.pdf 28 KB Water Management Districts S 244
Ch_2013-166.pdf 44 KB Treatment Programs for Impaired Licensees and Applicants S 248
Ch_2013-124.pdf 30 KB Consumer Finance Charges S 282
Ch_2013-063.pdf 34 KB School Emergencies S 284
Ch_2013-028.pdf 31 KB Design Professionals S 286
Ch_2013-029.pdf 89 KB Controlled Substances S 294
Ch_2013-230.pdf 25 KB Department of Citrus S 298
Ch_2013-231.pdf 17 KB Powers and Duties of the Department of Environmental Protection S 326
Ch_2013-167.pdf 33 KB Public Accountancy S 328
Ch_2013-168.pdf 30 KB Tourist Development Tax S 336
Ch_2013-030.pdf 18 KB Theft of Utility Services S 338
Ch_2013-064.pdf 18 KB Rental of Homestead Property S 342
Ch_2013-125.pdf 37 KB Mutual Insurance Corporations S 356
Ch_2013-169.pdf 26 KB Consumptive use Permits for Development of Alternative Water Supplies S 364
Ch_2013-170.pdf 28 KB Vehicle Permits for the Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages S 372
Ch_2013-126.pdf 26 KB Veterans’ Organizations S 390
Ch_2013-127.pdf 28 KB Physician Assistants S 398
Ch_2013-042.pdf 162 KB Economic Development S 406
Ch_2013-031.pdf 39 KB Domestic Wastewater Discharged through Ocean Outfalls S 444
Ch_2013-065.pdf 18 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act S 452
Ch_2013-171.pdf 31 KB Florida College System Institution Police Officers S 454
Ch_2013-034.pdf 18 KB Disposition of Unclaimed Property S 464
Ch_2013-066.pdf 46 KB Property and Casualty Insurance Rates, Fees, and Forms S 468
Ch_2013-172.pdf 57 KB Estates S 492
Ch_2013-128.pdf 36 KB Emergency Medical Services S 520
Ch_2013-232.pdf 102 KB Dispute Resolution S 530
Ch_2013-100.pdf 36 KB Publicly Funded Defined Benefit Retirement Plans S 534
Ch_2013-109.pdf 58 KB Clerks of the Court S 556
Ch_2013-129.pdf 17 KB Letters of Credit Issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank S 558
Ch_2013-233.pdf 36 KB Garnishment S 592
Ch_2013-130.pdf 25 KB Practitioners S 604
Ch_2013-173.pdf 53 KB Northeast Florida Regional Transportation Commission S 606
Ch_2013-067.pdf 25 KB Driver Licenses S 628
Ch_2013-174.pdf 29 KB Health Insurance Marketing Materials S 648
Ch_2013-131.pdf 31 KB Workers’ Compensation S 662
Ch_2013-032.pdf 29 KB Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies S 674
Ch_2013-068.pdf 35 KB Fossil Fuel Combustion Products S 682
Ch_2013-013.pdf 25 KB Florida Statutes/Adoption S 686
Ch_2013-014.pdf 171 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 688
Ch_2013-015.pdf 321 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 690
Ch_2013-016.pdf 43 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 692
Ch_2013-017.pdf 17 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 694
Ch_2013-234.pdf 25 KB Limitations Relating to Deeds and Wills S 736
Ch_2013-175.pdf 25 KB Wrap-Up Insurance Policies S 810
Ch_2013-176.pdf 27 KB Stormwater Management Permits S 934
Ch_2013-177.pdf 43 KB Water Supply S 948
Ch_2013-235.pdf 29 KB Technological Research and Development Authority S 954
Ch_2013-132.pdf 23 KB Termination of Parental Rights S 964
Ch_2013-018.pdf 124 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 994
Ch_2013-178.pdf 139 KB Independent Living S 1036
Ch_2013-027.pdf 339 KB K-20 Education S 1076
Ch_2013-205.pdf 90 KB Underground Natural Gas Storage S 1083
Ch_2013-133.pdf 30 KB Home Health Agencies S 1094
Ch_2013-035.pdf 129 KB Repeal of Education Provisions S 1096
Ch_2013-179.pdf 32 KB Agritourism S 1106
Ch_2013-236.pdf 66 KB Exceptional Student Education S 1108
Ch_2013-134.pdf 17 KB Florida Fire Prevention Code S 1122
Ch_2013-180.pdf 509 KB Limited Liability Companies S 1300
Ch_2013-181.pdf 30 KB Temporary Certificates for Visiting Physicians S 1302
Ch_2013-237.pdf 50 KB Instructional Materials for K-12 Public Education S 1388
Ch_2013-182.pdf 28 KB Real Estate Appraisers S 1398
Ch_2013-183.pdf 479 KB Fire Safety and Prevention S 1410
Ch_2013-184.pdf 32 KB Nuclear and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plants S 1472
Ch_2013-040.pdf 1 MB General Appropriations S 1500
Ch_2013-041.pdf 104 KB Appropriations/Implementing S 1502
Ch_2013-043.pdf 30 KB State Employees S 1504
Ch_2013-044.pdf 91 KB Clerks of Court S 1512
Ch_2013-045.pdf 114 KB Education S 1514
Ch_2013-046.pdf 38 KB Internal Revenue Code S 1516
Ch_2013-047.pdf 26 KB Department of Children and Families S 1518
Ch_2013-048.pdf 102 KB Medicaid S 1520
Ch_2013-049.pdf 17 KB Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles S 1522
Ch_2013-135.pdf 40 KB Guaranteed Energy, Water, and Wastewater Performance Savings Contracting Act S 1594
Ch_2013-050.pdf 44 KB Quality Cancer Care and Research S 1660
Ch_2013-185.pdf 113 KB Education S 1664
Ch_2013-238.pdf 14 KB Agricultural Lands S 1700
Ch_2013-051.pdf 135 KB Education S 1720
Ch_2013-069.pdf 23 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act S 1768
Ch_2013-060.pdf 166 KB Property Insurance S 1770
Ch_2013-222.pdf 27 KB Military Installations S 1784
Ch_2013-108.pdf 48 KB Medical Negligence Actions S 1792
Ch_2013-052.pdf 36 KB State Employee Health Insurance S 1802
Ch_2013-070.pdf 18 KB Total Maximum Daily Loads S 1806
Ch_2013-071.pdf 29 KB Numeric Nutrient Criteria S 1808
Ch_2013-053.pdf 33 KB Florida Retirement System S 1810
Ch_2013-072.pdf 54 KB Ad Valorem Taxation S 1830
Ch_2013-101.pdf 110 KB Health Insurance S 1842
Ch_2013-110.pdf 28 KB Florida Health Choices Program S 1844
Ch_2013-061.pdf 28 KB Public Records S 1850
Ch_2013-106.pdf 41 KB Funding from the National Mortgage Settlement S 1852