Florida Statutes Title IV Chapter 15 - Secretary Of State

• 15.01 - Duties.
  The Department of State shall have the custody of the constitution and Great Seal of this state, and of the original statutes thereof, and of...
• 15.012 - State Flag.
  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...
• 15.02 - Custodian Of State Flag; State Papers; State Laws And Legislative Documents.
  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...
• 15.03 - State Seal.
  (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...
• 15.0301 - State Motto.
  “In God We Trust” is hereby designated and declared the official motto of the State of Florida.History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-282.
• 15.031 - State Tree.
  (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...
• 15.0315 - State Fruit.
  The orange (Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof) is hereby designated the official fruit of Florida.History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-38.
• 15.032 - State Beverage.
  The juice obtained from mature oranges of the species Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof is hereby adopted as the official beverage of Florida.History.—s. 1, ch.
• 15.0325 - Official Citrus Archive.
  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...
• 15.0326 - State Anthem.
  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...
• 15.0327 - State Song.
  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...
• 15.033 - State Shell.
  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...
• 15.0336 - State Stone.
  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,...
• 15.034 - State Gem.
  The moonstone, a transparent or translucent feldspar of pearly or opaline luster, is hereby designated the Florida state gem.History.—s. 1, ch. 70-53.
• 15.0345 - Official State Wildflower.
  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...
• 15.035 - Official State Play.
  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...
• 15.0353 - Official State Animal.
  The Florida panther is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state animal.History.—s. 1, ch. 82-61.
• 15.036 - Official State Freshwater Fish.
  The Florida largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state freshwater fish.History.—s. 1, ch. 75-1.
• 15.037 - Official State Saltwater Fish.
  The Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state saltwater fish.History.—s. 2, ch. 75-1.
• 15.038 - State Marine Mammal And State Saltwater Mammal.
  (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...
• 15.0382 - Official State Butterfly.
  The Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonius) is designated the official state butterfly.History.—s. 1, ch. 96-153.
• 15.0385 - Official State Reptile.
  The American alligator is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state reptile.History.—s. 1, ch. 87-18.
• 15.0386 - Official State Saltwater Reptile.
  (1) The Loggerhead Turtle is designated as the official Florida state saltwater reptile.(2) This section is repealed July 1, 2018, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature...
• 15.03861 - Official State Tortoise.
  The Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is designated the official state tortoise.History.—s. 25, ch. 2008-229.
• 15.039 - Official State Air Fair.
  The Central Florida Air Fair is hereby designated as the official Florida state air fair.History.—s. 1, ch. 76-45.
• 15.0391 - Official State Rodeo.
  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...
• 15.0395 - Official Festival.
  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...
• 15.0396 - Official State Moving Image Center And Archive.
  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...
• 15.041 - Official Litter Control Symbol.
  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...
• 15.043 - Official State Pageant.
  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.History.—s....
• 15.044 - Official State Opera Program.
  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...
• 15.0445 - Official State Renaissance Festival.
  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...
• 15.045 - Official State Railroad Museums.
  (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...
• 15.046 - Official State Transportation Museum.
  The Florida Museum of Transportation and History, located in Fernandina Beach, is hereby designated as the official state transportation museum.History.—s. 1, ch. 85-358.
• 15.0465 - Official State Flagship.
  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...
• 15.047 - Official State Soil.
  Myakka fine sand (sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Aeric Haplaquods) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state soil.History.—s. 1, ch. 89-16.
• 15.048 - Official State Fiddle Contest.
  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...
• 15.049 - Official State Band.
  The St. Johns River City Band is hereby designated and declared as an official Florida state band.History.—s. 1, ch. 90-146.
• 15.051 - Official Sports Hall Of Fame.
  The Florida Sports Hall of Fame in Lake City, Columbia County, is designated as the Official Sports Hall of Fame for the state.History.—s. 1, ch.
• 15.052 - Official State Pie.
  Key lime pie is designated as the official Florida state pie.History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-236.
• 15.0525 - Official State Maritime Museum.
  (1) The Admiral John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center, to be built in the City of Pensacola, is designated as the...
• 15.0526 - Official State Horse.
  (1) The Florida Cracker Horse (Marshtackie) is designated as the official Florida state horse.(2) This section is repealed July 1, 2018, unless reviewed and reenacted by the...
• 15.07 - Acts And Papers Of The Legislature To Be Deposited With The Department Of State.
  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...
• 15.08 - Not To Issue Commission Until Tax Therefor Is Paid.
  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...
• 15.09 - Fees.
  (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...
• 15.092 - Fees; Exemption For State Attorney.
  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...
• 15.13 - Administration Of Certain Laws.
  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...
• 15.15 - Publication Of Summaries Of Documents; Charge.
  The Department of State may in its discretion publish summaries of all instruments, papers, or documents filed with it pursuant to any law and may...
• 15.155 - Legislative Documents; Department Of State To Classify, Number, And Furnish Copies Of General Laws, Special Acts, Resolutions, And Memorials.
  (1) Immediately after any act of the Legislature or any resolution or memorial is filed in the office of the Department of State, the department shall:(a) Select,...
• 15.16 - Reproduction Of Records; Admissibility In Evidence; Electronic Receipt And Transmission Of Records; Certification; Acknowledgment.
  (1) The Department of State may cause to be made copies of any records maintained by it by miniature photographic microfilming or microphotographic processes or any...
• 15.18 - International And Cultural Relations.
  The Divisions of Cultural Affairs, Historical Resources, and Library and Information Services of the Department of State promote programs having substantial cultural, artistic, and indirect...
• 15.182 - International Travel By State-funded Musical, Cultural, Or Artistic Organizations; Notification To The Department Of Economic Opportunity.
  (1) If a musical, cultural, or artistic organization that receives state funding is traveling internationally for a presentation, performance, or other significant public viewing, including an...
• 15.21 - Initiative Petitions; S. 3, Art. Xi, State Constitution.
  The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an initiative petition to the Attorney General and to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference if the sponsor has:(1) Registered...

Last modified: September 23, 2016