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- 68.01 Declaring tax assessment invalid.
When an assessment is made against any person, body politic or corporate and payment is refused on an allegation of illegality of the assessment, the...
- 68.02 Ne exeat.
(1) WHEN TO ISSUE.--No writ of ne exeat shall be granted until a verified complaint is filed demanding the writ. It may issue in any case...
- 68.03 Sequestration; proceedings prescribed.
(1) If any action is commenced in chancery against any defendant residing out of this state and any other defendant within the state has in his...
- 68.04 Chancery jurisdiction over liens.
All liens of any kind, whether created by statute or the common law, and whether heretofore regarded as merely possessory or not, may be enforced...
- 68.05 Creditors' bills.
Creditors' bills may be filed in chancery before the claims of indebtedness of the persons filing them have been reduced to judgment, but no such...
- 68.06 Actions upon negotiable and other instruments; consideration, etc.
All bonds, notes, covenants, deeds, bills of exchange, and other written instruments not under seal have the same force and effect (so far as the...
- 68.065 Actions to collect worthless checks, drafts, or orders of payment; attorney's fees and collection costs.
(1) In any civil action brought for the purpose of collecting a check, draft, or order of payment, the payment of which was refused by the...
- 68.07 Change of name.
(1) Chancery courts have jurisdiction to change the name of any person residing in this state on petition of the person filed in the county in...
- 68.081 Florida False Claims Act; short title; purpose.
(1) Sections 68.081-68.09 may be cited as the "Florida False Claims Act." (2) The purpose of the Florida False Claims Act is to deter persons from knowingly...
- 68.082 False claims against the state; definitions; liability.
(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Agency" means any official, officer, commission, board, authority, council, committee, or department of the executive branch of state...
- 68.083 Civil actions for false claims.
(1) The department may diligently investigate a violation under s. 68.082. If the department finds that a person has violated or is violating s. 68.082, the...
- 68.084 Rights of the parties in civil actions.
(1) If the department, on behalf of the state, proceeds with the action, it has the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action, and is not bound...
- 68.085 Awards to plaintiffs bringing action.
(1) If the department proceeds with and prevails in an action brought by a person under this act, except as provided in subsection (2), the court...
- 68.086 Expenses; attorney's fees and costs.
(1) If the department initiates an action under this act or assumes control of an action brought by a person under this act, the department shall...
- 68.087 Exemptions to civil actions.
(1) No court shall have jurisdiction over an action brought under this act against a member of the Legislature, a member of the judiciary, or a...
- 68.088 Protection for participating employees.
Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by his...
- 68.089 Limitation of actions.
A civil action under this act may not be brought: (1) More than 6 years after the date on which the violation of s. 68.082 is...
- 68.09 Burden of proof.
In any action brought under this act, the State of Florida or the qui tam plaintiff shall be required to prove all essential elements of...
- 68.091 Construction and severability of provisions.
(1) This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial and deterrent purposes. (2) If any provision of this act or its application to any particular...
- 68.092 Deposit of recovered moneys.
All moneys recovered by the Chief Financial Officer as head of the Department of Financial Services under s. 68.086(1) in any civil action for violation...
- 68.093 Florida Vexatious Litigant Law.
(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Vexatious Litigant Law." (2) As used in section, the term: (a) "Action" means a civil action governed by the...
- 68.094 Short title.
This act may be cited as the "Florida Access to Civil Legal Assistance Act." History.--s. 1, ch. 2002-288.
- 68.095 Legislative intent.
It is the intent of the Legislature to establish an administrative framework whereby public funds may be used in an effective and efficient manner to...
- 68.096 Definitions.
For purposes of this act: (1) "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. (2) "Eligible client" means a person whose income is equal to or below 150...
- 68.097 Authority and duties of the department.
The department shall have the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the...
- 68.098 Limitations.
No funds received or allocated pursuant to this act shall be used to: (1) Lobby or influence the passage or defeat of any legislation before any...
- 68.099 Funding.
In connection with funds received pursuant to this act, the department shall contract with a not-for-profit, charitable organization that meets the qualifications of s. 501(c)(3)...
- 68.10 Eligible activities.
Funds received or allocated pursuant to this act may be used to secure the legal rights of eligible clients relating to family law, juvenile law,...
- 68.101 Accountability.
In any contract allocating funds pursuant to this act, the department shall ensure that funds received or allocated pursuant to this act are expended in...
- 68.102 State support.
Programs funded pursuant to this act shall be eligible for state support, including, but not limited to, access to the SUNCOM Network services. Accounts for...
- 68.103 Unconstitutionality or unenforceability of fund limitations.
If any of the limitations on the use of funds received or allocated under this act is found to violate the Constitution of the United...
- 68.104 Construction.
This act shall not be construed to create a statutory right to counsel in any proceeding. This act shall not be construed to create any...
- 68.105 Use of funds; reports.
All appropriations made for the purposes of this act shall only be used for legal education or assistance in family law, juvenile law, entitlement to...
Last modified: March 26, 2010
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