| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Consumer Services; amending s. 493.6105, F.S.; making 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | a technical change; revising requirements for 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | applicants for a Class "K" license; amending s. 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 493.6113, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | may waive firearms training requirements; revising 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | requirements for applicants for a Class "K" license; 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | requiring the Division of Licensing of the department 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | to establish a specified late fee by rule; ame nding s. 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 493.6123, F.S.; authorizing the department to publish 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | certain information online in lieu of using a paper 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | format; amending ss. 493.6304 and 493.6406, F.S.; 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | making technical changes; amending s. 496.405, F.S.; 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | revising requirements relating to regi stration fees 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | for certain charitable organizations, sponsors, and 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | parent organizations; amending s. 496.406, F.S.; 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | amending s. 527.01, F.S.; revising the definitions of 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the terms "Category I liquefied petro leum gas dealer" 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | and "Category V LP gas installer"; creating s. 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 812.0151, F.S.; defining the term "fuel"; providing 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | criminal penalties for certain actions relating to 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | retail fuel theft; requiring law enforcement agencies 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | to remove and reclaim, recycle, or dispose of fuel in 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | a specified manner; requiring judges to enter a 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | specified order for persons convicted of violating 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | specified provisions; specifying that convicted 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | persons are responsible for certain costs and 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | payments; reenacting ss. 366.032(1)(e) and 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | 489.105(3)(m), F.S., relating to preemption over 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | utility service restrictions and definitions, 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | respectively, to incorporate the amendments made by 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | this act to s. 527.01, F.S., in references thereto; 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | providing an effective date. 36 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Be It Enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Florida: 38 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Section 1. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (6) of section 493.6105, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | 493.6105 Initial application for license. — 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (2) Each application must be signed and verified by the 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | applicant individual under oath as provided in s. 92.525. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (6) In addition to the requirements under subsection (3), 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | an applicant for a Class "K" license must: 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | (a) Submit one of the following: 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | 1. The Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Trai ning 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | Commission Instructor Certificate and written confirmation by 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | the commission that the applicant possesses an active firearms 50 |
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| 89 | 89 | | 2. A valid National Rifle Association Private Security 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | Firearm Instructor Certificate issued not more than 3 years 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | before the submission of the applicant's Class "K" application. 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | 3. A valid firearms instructor certificate issued by a 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | federal law enforcement agency issued not more than 3 years 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | before the submission of the applicant's Class "K" application. 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | 4. A valid DD Form 214 issued not more than 3 years before 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | the submission of the applicant's Class "K" application, 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | indicating that the applicant has been honorably discharged and 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | served no less than 3 years in the military as a firearms 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | instructor. 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | Section 2. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (3) and 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | subsection (4) of section 493.6113, Florida Statutes, are 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | amended to read: 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | 493.6113 Renewal application for licensure. — 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | (3) Each licensee is responsible for renewing his or her 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | license on or before its expiration by filing with the 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | department an application for renewal accompanied by payment of 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | the renewal fee and the fingerprint retention fee to cover the 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | cost of ongoing retention in the statewide automated biometric 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | identification system established i n s. 943.05(2)(b). Upon the 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | first renewal of a license issued under this chapter before 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | January 1, 2017, the licensee shall submit a full set of 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | fingerprints and fingerprint processing fees to cover the cost 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | of entering the fingerprints into the statewide automated 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | biometric identification system pursuant to s. 493.6108(4)(a) 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | and the cost of enrollment in the Federal Bureau of 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | Investigation's national retained print arrest notification 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | program. Subsequent renewals may be completed without submission 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | of a new set of fingerprints. 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | (b) Each Class "G" licensee shall additionally submit 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | proof that he or she has received during each year of the 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | license period a minimum of 4 hours of firearms requalification 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | training taught by a Class "K" licensee and has complie d with 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | such other health and training requirements that the department 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | shall adopt by rule. Proof of completion of firearms 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | requalification training shall be submitted to the department 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | upon completion of the training. A Class "G" licensee must 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | successfully complete this requalification training for each 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | type and caliber of firearm carried in the course of performing 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | his or her regulated duties. If the licensee fails to complete 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | the required 4 hours of annual training during the first year of 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | the 2-year term of the license, the license shall be 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | automatically suspended. The licensee must complete the minimum 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | number of hours of range and classroom training required at the 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | time of initial licensure and submit proof of completion of such 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | training to the departme nt before the license may be reinstated. 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | If the licensee fails to complete the required 4 hours of annual 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | training during the second year of the 2 -year term of the 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | license, the licensee must complete the minimum number of hours 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | of range and classroom train ing required at the time of initial 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | licensure and submit proof of completion of such training to the 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | department before the license may be renewed. The department may 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | waive the firearms training requirement if: 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | 1. The applicant provides proof that he or she is 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | currently certified as a law enforcement officer or correctional 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | officer under the Criminal Justice Standards and Training 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | Commission and has completed law enforcement firearms 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | requalification training annually during the previous 2 years of 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | the licensure period; 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | 2. The applicant provides proof that he or she is 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | currently certified as a federal law enforcement officer and has 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | received law enforcement firearms training administered by a 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | federal law enforcement agency annually during the previous 2 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | years of the licensure period; or 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | 3. The applicant submits a valid firearm certificate among 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | those specified in s. 493.6105(6)(a) and provides proof of 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | having completed requalification training during the previous 2 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | years of the licensure period ; or 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | 4. The applicant provides proof that he or she has 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | completed annual firearms training in accordance with the 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | requirements of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | under 18 U.S.C. ss. 926B -926C. 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | (d) Each Class "K" licensee shall additionally submit : 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | 1. One of the certificates specified under s. 493.6105(6) 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | as proof that he or she remains certified to provide firearms 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | instruction; or 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | 2. Proof of having taught at least six 28 -hour firearms 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | instruction courses to Class "G" applicants during the pre vious 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | 3-year license period. 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | (4) A licensee who fails to file a renewal application on 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | or before its expiration must renew his or her license by 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | fulfilling the applicable requirements of subsection (3) and may 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | be required to pay by paying a late fee equal to the amount of 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | the license fee. The division shall establish the amount of the 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | late fee authorized under this subsection by rule; however, such 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | late fee may not exceed the amount of the license fee. 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | Section 3. Subsection (3) is added to section 493 .6123, 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | 493.6123 Publication to industry. — 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | (3) The department may publish all information required by 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | this section online in lieu of using a paper format. 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 493.6304, Florida 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | 493.6304 Security officer school or training facility. — 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | (2) The application must shall be signed and verified by 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | the applicant under oath as provided in s. 92.525 and must 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | contain, at a minimum, the following information: 149 |
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| 223 | 223 | | (a) The name and address of the school or training 150 |
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| 236 | 236 | | facility and, if the applicant is an individual, her or his 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | name, address, and social security or alien registration number. 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | (b) The street address of the place at which the training 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | is to be conducted. 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | (c) A copy of the training curriculum and final 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | examination to be administered. 156 |
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| 242 | 242 | | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 493.6406, Florida 157 |
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| 243 | 243 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | 493.6406 Recovery agent school or training facility. — 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | (2) The application must be signed an d verified by the 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | applicant under oath as provided in s. 92.525 and must shall 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | contain, at a minimum, the following information: 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | (a) The name and address of the school or training 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | facility and, if the applicant is an individual, his or her 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | name, address, and social security or alien registration number. 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | (b) The street address of the place at which the training 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | is to be conducted or the street address of the Class "RS" 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | school offering Internet -based or correspondence training. 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | (c) A copy of the trainin g curriculum and final 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | examination to be administered. 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | 496.405, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | 496.405 Registration statements by charitable 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | organizations and sponsors. — 174 |
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| 260 | 260 | | (4)(a) Every charitable organization, sponsor, or parent 175 |
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| 273 | 273 | | organization filing on behalf of one or more chapters, branches, 176 |
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| 274 | 274 | | or affiliates that is required to register under this section 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | must pay a single registration fee. A parent organization filing 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | on behalf of one or more chapters, branches, or affiliates shall 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | total all contributions received by the chapters, branches, or 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | affiliates included in the registration statement to determine 181 |
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| 279 | 279 | | registration fees. Fees shall be assessed as follows: 182 |
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| 280 | 280 | | 1.a. Ten dollars, if the contribu tions received for the 183 |
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| 281 | 281 | | last fiscal or calendar year were less than $5,000; or 184 |
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| 282 | 282 | | b. Ten dollars, if the contributions actually raised or 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | received from the public during the immediately preceding fiscal 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | year by such organization or sponsor are no more than $50,000 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | $25,000 and the fundraising activities of such organization or 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | sponsor are carried on by volunteers, members, officers, or 189 |
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| 287 | 287 | | permanent employees, who are not compensated, primarily to 190 |
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| 288 | 288 | | solicit such contributions, provided no part of the assets or 191 |
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| 289 | 289 | | income of such organization or sponsor inures to the benefit of 192 |
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| 290 | 290 | | or is paid to any officer or member of such organization or 193 |
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| 291 | 291 | | sponsor or to any professional fundraising consultant, 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | professional solicitor, or commercial co -venturer; 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | 2. Seventy-five dollars, if the contributions received for 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | the last fiscal year were $5,000 or more, but less than 197 |
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| 295 | 295 | | $100,000; 198 |
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| 296 | 296 | | 3. One hundred twenty -five dollars, if the contributions 199 |
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| 297 | 297 | | received for the last fiscal year were $100,000 or more, but 200 |
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| 311 | 311 | | 4. Two hundred dollars, if the contributions received for 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | the last fiscal year were $200,000 or more, but less than 203 |
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| 314 | 314 | | 5. Three hundred dollars, if the contributions received 205 |
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| 315 | 315 | | for the last fiscal year were $500,000 or more, but less than $1 206 |
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| 316 | 316 | | million; 207 |
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| 317 | 317 | | 6. Three hundred fifty dollars, if the contributions 208 |
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| 318 | 318 | | received for the last fiscal year were $1 million or more, but 209 |
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| 319 | 319 | | less than $10 million; 210 |
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| 320 | 320 | | 7. Four hundred dollars, if the contributions received for 211 |
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| 321 | 321 | | the last fiscal year were $10 million or more. 212 |
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| 322 | 322 | | Section 7. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 213 |
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| 324 | 324 | | 496.406 Exemption from registration. — 215 |
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| 325 | 325 | | (1) The following charitable organizations and sponsors 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | are exempt from the requirements of s. 496.405: 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | (d) A charitable organi zation or sponsor that has less 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | than $50,000 $25,000 in total revenue during a fiscal year if 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | the fundraising activities of such organization or sponsor are 220 |
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| 330 | 330 | | carried on by volunteers, members, or officers who are not 221 |
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| 331 | 331 | | compensated and no part of the assets or income of such 222 |
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| 332 | 332 | | organization or sponsor inures to the benefit of or is paid to 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | any officer or member of such organization or sponsor or to any 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | professional fundraising consultant, professional solicitor, or 225 |
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| 347 | 347 | | commercial co-venturer. If a charitable organizat ion or sponsor 226 |
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| 348 | 348 | | that has less than $50,000 $25,000 in total revenue during a 227 |
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| 349 | 349 | | fiscal year actually acquires total revenue equal to or in 228 |
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| 350 | 350 | | excess of $50,000 $25,000, the charitable organization or 229 |
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| 351 | 351 | | sponsor must register with the department as required by s. 230 |
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| 352 | 352 | | 496.405 within 30 days after the date the revenue reaches 231 |
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| 353 | 353 | | $50,000 $25,000. 232 |
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| 354 | 354 | | Section 8. Subsections (6) and (10) of section 527.01, 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | 527.01 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | (6) "Category I liquefied petroleum g as dealer" means any 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | person selling or offering to sell by delivery or at a 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | stationary location any liquefied petroleum gas to the consumer 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | for industrial, commercial, or domestic use; any person leasing 239 |
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| 361 | 361 | | or offering to lease, or exchanging or offering to e xchange, any 240 |
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| 362 | 362 | | apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied 241 |
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| 363 | 363 | | petroleum gas; any person designing, installing, servicing, 242 |
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| 364 | 364 | | altering, or modifying apparatus, piping, tubing, appliances, 243 |
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| 365 | 365 | | and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas; 244 |
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| 366 | 366 | | any person installing carburetion equipment; or any person 245 |
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| 367 | 367 | | requalifying cylinders. 246 |
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| 368 | 368 | | (10) "Category V LP gas installer" means any person who is 247 |
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| 369 | 369 | | engaged in the liquefied petroleum gas business and whose 248 |
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| 370 | 370 | | services include the design, installation, servicing, altering, 249 |
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| 371 | 371 | | or modifying of apparatus, piping, tubing, tanks, and equipment 250 |
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| 384 | 384 | | for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas and selling or 251 |
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| 385 | 385 | | offering to sell, or leasing or offering to lease, apparatus, 252 |
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| 386 | 386 | | appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefie d petroleum or 253 |
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| 387 | 387 | | natural gas. 254 |
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| 388 | 388 | | Section 9. Section 812.0151, Florida Statutes, is created 255 |
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| 389 | 389 | | to read: 256 |
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| 390 | 390 | | 812.0151 Retail fuel theft. — 257 |
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| 391 | 391 | | (1) As used in this section, the term "fuel" has the same 258 |
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| 392 | 392 | | meaning as in s. 163.3206(2). 259 |
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| 393 | 393 | | (2)(a) A person commits a felony of the third degree, 260 |
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| 394 | 394 | | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 261 |
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| 395 | 395 | | if he or she willfully, knowingly, and without authorization: 262 |
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| 397 | 397 | | internal portion of a retail fuel dispenser; or 264 |
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| 398 | 398 | | 2. Possesses any device constructed for the purpose of 265 |
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| 399 | 399 | | fraudulently altering, manipulating, or interrupting the normal 266 |
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| 400 | 400 | | functioning of a retail fuel dispenser. 267 |
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| 401 | 401 | | (b) A person commits a felony of the second degree, 268 |
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| 402 | 402 | | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.08 3, or s. 775.084, 269 |
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| 403 | 403 | | if he or she willfully, knowingly, and without authorization: 270 |
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| 404 | 404 | | 1. Physically tampers with, manipulates, removes, 271 |
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| 405 | 405 | | replaces, or interrupts any mechanical or electronic component 272 |
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| 406 | 406 | | located within the internal portion of a retail fuel dispense r; 273 |
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| 407 | 407 | | or 274 |
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| 408 | 408 | | 2. Uses any form of electronic communication to 275 |
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| 423 | 423 | | (c) A person commits a felony of the third degree, 278 |
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| 424 | 424 | | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 279 |
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| 425 | 425 | | if he or she: 280 |
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| 426 | 426 | | 1. Obtains fuel as a result of violating paragraph (a) or 281 |
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| 427 | 427 | | paragraph (b); or 282 |
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| 428 | 428 | | 2. Modifies a vehicle's factory installed fuel tank or 283 |
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| 429 | 429 | | possesses any item used to hold fuel which was not fitted to a 284 |
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| 430 | 430 | | vehicle or conveyance at the time of manufacture with the intent 285 |
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| 431 | 431 | | to use such fuel tank or item to hold or transport fuel obtained 286 |
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| 432 | 432 | | as a result of violating paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). 287 |
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| 433 | 433 | | (3) Any person who aids, abets, or assists a person in 288 |
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| 434 | 434 | | committing a violation of this section co mmits a felony of the 289 |
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| 435 | 435 | | third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 290 |
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| 436 | 436 | | or s. 775.084. 291 |
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| 437 | 437 | | (4) Any conveyances, vehicles, fuel tanks, and other 292 |
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| 438 | 438 | | equipment used or intended to be used in a violation of this 293 |
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| 439 | 439 | | section, and any fuel acquired in a vio lation of this section, 294 |
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| 440 | 440 | | is subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided by the Florida 295 |
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| 441 | 441 | | Contraband Forfeiture Act. 296 |
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| 442 | 442 | | (5) A law enforcement agency that seizes fuel under this 297 |
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| 443 | 443 | | section must remove and reclaim, recycle, or dispose of all the 298 |
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| 444 | 444 | | fuel as soon as practicable in a safe and proper manner. 299 |
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| 445 | 445 | | (6) Upon conviction of a person arrested for a violation 300 |
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| 458 | 458 | | of this section, the judge must issue an order adjudging and 301 |
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| 459 | 459 | | declaring that all conveyances, vehicles, fuel tanks, and other 302 |
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| 460 | 460 | | equipment used or intended to be used in a violation of this 303 |
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| 461 | 461 | | section are forfeited and directing their destruction, with the 304 |
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| 462 | 462 | | exception of the conveyance or vehicle. 305 |
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| 463 | 463 | | (7) Any person convicted of a violation of this section is 306 |
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| 464 | 464 | | responsible for both of the following: 307 |
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| 465 | 465 | | (a) All reasonable costs incurred by the investigating law 308 |
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| 466 | 466 | | enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, the costs for 309 |
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| 467 | 467 | | the towing and storage of the conveyance or vehicle, the removal 310 |
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| 468 | 468 | | and disposal of the fuel, and the storage and destruction of all 311 |
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| 469 | 469 | | fuel tanks and other equipment described and used or intended to 312 |
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| 470 | 470 | | be used in a violation of this section. 313 |
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| 471 | 471 | | (b) Payment, to the party from whom it was fraudulently 314 |
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| 472 | 472 | | obtained, for the retail value of any associated fuel at the 315 |
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| 473 | 473 | | time of the underlying act. 316 |
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| 474 | 474 | | Section 10. For the p urpose of incorporating the 317 |
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| 475 | 475 | | amendments made by this act to section 527.01, Florida Statutes, 318 |
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| 476 | 476 | | in a reference thereto, paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of 319 |
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| 477 | 477 | | section 366.032, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 320 |
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| 478 | 478 | | 366.032 Preemption over utility service restr ictions.— 321 |
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| 479 | 479 | | (1) A municipality, county, special district, or other 322 |
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| 480 | 480 | | political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce a 323 |
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| 481 | 481 | | resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy or take any action 324 |
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| 482 | 482 | | that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or 325 |
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| 495 | 495 | | prohibiting the types or fuel sources of energy production which 326 |
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| 496 | 496 | | may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the following 327 |
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| 497 | 497 | | entities to serve customers that such entities are authorized to 328 |
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| 498 | 498 | | serve: 329 |
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| 499 | 499 | | (e) A Category I liquefied petroleum gas dealer or 330 |
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| 500 | 500 | | Category II liquefied petroleum gas dispenser or Category III 331 |
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| 501 | 501 | | liquefied petroleum gas cylinder exchange operator as defined in 332 |
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| 502 | 502 | | s. 527.01. 333 |
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| 503 | 503 | | Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the 334 |
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| 504 | 504 | | amendments made by this act to section 527.01, Florida Statutes, 335 |
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| 505 | 505 | | in a reference thereto, paragraph (m) of subsection (3) of 336 |
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| 506 | 506 | | section 489.105, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 337 |
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| 507 | 507 | | 489.105 Definitions. —As used in this part: 338 |
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| 508 | 508 | | (3) "Contractor" means the person who is qualified for, 339 |
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| 509 | 509 | | and is only responsible for, the proje ct contracted for and 340 |
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| 510 | 510 | | means, except as exempted in this part, the person who, for 341 |
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| 511 | 511 | | compensation, undertakes to, submits a bid to, or does himself 342 |
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| 512 | 512 | | or herself or by others construct, repair, alter, remodel, add 343 |
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| 513 | 513 | | to, demolish, subtract from, or improve any buil ding or 344 |
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| 514 | 514 | | structure, including related improvements to real estate, for 345 |
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| 515 | 515 | | others or for resale to others; and whose job scope is 346 |
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| 516 | 516 | | substantially similar to the job scope described in one of the 347 |
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| 517 | 517 | | paragraphs of this subsection. For the purposes of regulation 348 |
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| 518 | 518 | | under this part, the term "demolish" applies only to demolition 349 |
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| 519 | 519 | | of steel tanks more than 50 feet in height; towers more than 50 350 |
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| 532 | 532 | | feet in height; other structures more than 50 feet in height; 351 |
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| 533 | 533 | | and all buildings or residences. Contractors are subdivided into 352 |
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| 534 | 534 | | two divisions, Division I, consisting of those contractors 353 |
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| 535 | 535 | | defined in paragraphs (a) -(c), and Division II, consisting of 354 |
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| 536 | 536 | | those contractors defined in paragraphs (d) -(q): 355 |
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| 537 | 537 | | (m) "Plumbing contractor" means a contractor whose 356 |
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| 538 | 538 | | services are unlimited in the plumbing t rade and includes 357 |
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| 539 | 539 | | contracting business consisting of the execution of contracts 358 |
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| 540 | 540 | | requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill 359 |
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| 541 | 541 | | to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not 360 |
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| 542 | 542 | | prohibited by law, design plumbing. A plumbing contracto r may 361 |
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| 543 | 543 | | install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not prohibited 362 |
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| 544 | 544 | | by law, design the following without obtaining an additional 363 |
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| 545 | 545 | | local regulatory license, certificate, or registration: sanitary 364 |
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| 546 | 546 | | drainage or storm drainage facilities, water and sewer plant s 365 |
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| 547 | 547 | | and substations, venting systems, public or private water supply 366 |
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| 548 | 548 | | systems, septic tanks, drainage and supply wells, swimming pool 367 |
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| 549 | 549 | | piping, irrigation systems, and solar heating water systems and 368 |
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| 550 | 550 | | all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection 369 |
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| 551 | 551 | | therewith, including boilers and pressure process piping and 370 |
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| 552 | 552 | | including the installation of water, natural gas, liquefied 371 |
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| 553 | 553 | | petroleum gas and related venting, and storm and sanitary sewer 372 |
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| 554 | 554 | | lines. The scope of work of the plumbing contractor also 373 |
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| 555 | 555 | | includes the design, if not prohibited by law, and installation, 374 |
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| 556 | 556 | | maintenance, repair, alteration, or extension of air -piping, 375 |
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| 569 | 569 | | vacuum line piping, oxygen line piping, nitrous oxide piping, 376 |
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| 570 | 570 | | and all related medical gas systems; fire line standpipes and 377 |
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| 571 | 571 | | fire sprinklers if authorized by law; ink and chemical lines; 378 |
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| 572 | 572 | | fuel oil and gasoline piping and tank and pump installation, 379 |
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| 573 | 573 | | except bulk storage plants; and pneumatic control piping 380 |
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| 574 | 574 | | systems, all in a manner that complies with all plans, 381 |
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| 575 | 575 | | specifications, codes, laws, and regulat ions applicable. The 382 |
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| 576 | 576 | | scope of work of the plumbing contractor applies to private 383 |
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| 577 | 577 | | property and public property, including any excavation work 384 |
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| 578 | 578 | | incidental thereto, and includes the work of the specialty 385 |
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| 579 | 579 | | plumbing contractor. Such contractor shall subcontract, with a 386 |
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| 580 | 580 | | qualified contractor in the field concerned, all other work 387 |
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| 581 | 581 | | incidental to the work but which is specified as being the work 388 |
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| 582 | 582 | | of a trade other than that of a plumbing contractor. This 389 |
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| 583 | 583 | | definition does not limit the scope of work of any specialty 390 |
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| 584 | 584 | | contractor certified pursuant to s. 489.113(6) and does not 391 |
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| 585 | 585 | | require certification or registration under this part as a 392 |
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| 586 | 586 | | category I liquefied petroleum gas dealer, or category V LP gas 393 |
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| 587 | 587 | | installer, as defined in s. 527.01, who is licensed under 394 |
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| 588 | 588 | | chapter 527 or an aut horized employee of a public natural gas 395 |
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| 589 | 589 | | utility or of a private natural gas utility regulated by the 396 |
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| 590 | 590 | | Public Service Commission when disconnecting and reconnecting 397 |
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| 591 | 591 | | water lines in the servicing or replacement of an existing water 398 |
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| 592 | 592 | | heater. A plumbing contract or may perform drain cleaning and 399 |
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| 593 | 593 | | clearing and install or repair rainwater catchment systems; 400 |
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