Florida Statutes Title XXXIII Chapter 540 - Commercial Discrimination

• 540.01 - Unfair Discrimination And Competition Prohibited; Definition Of Commodity.
  (1) Any person doing business in the state, and engaged in the production, manufacture, sale or distribution of any commodity in general use, that shall, for...
• 540.02 - Duty Of State Attorneys.
  The state attorneys and the Department of Legal Affairs shall enforce the provisions of s. 540.01 by appropriate actions in courts of competent jurisdiction.History.—s. 3,...
• 540.03 - Complaints Made To Department Of State; Duty.
  If complaint shall be made to the Department of State that any corporation authorized to do business in this state is guilty of unfair discrimination...
• 540.04 - Department Of State To Revoke Permit Of Corporation Found Guilty Of Discrimination.
  If any corporation, foreign or domestic, authorized to do business in this state, is found guilty of unfair discrimination within the terms of this chapter,...
• 540.05 - Ouster Of Corporation Found Guilty.
  If after revocation of its permit, such corporation, or any other corporation not having a permit and found guilty of having violated any of the...
• 540.06 - Unfair Commercial Discrimination Prohibited; Penalty.
  Any person, firm, company, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of s. 540.01, and any officer, agent or receiver of any firm, company,...
• 540.08 - Unauthorized Publication Of Name Or Likeness.
  (1) No person shall publish, print, display or otherwise publicly use for purposes of trade or for any commercial or advertising purpose the name, portrait, photograph,...
• 540.09 - Unauthorized Publication Of Photographs Or Pictures Of Areas To Which Admission Is Charged.
  (1) Any person who shall sell any photograph, drawing, or other visual representation of any area, building, or structure, the entry or admittance to which is...
• 540.10 - Exemption Of News Media From Liability.
  No relief may be obtained under s. 540.08 or s. 540.09, against any broadcaster, publisher or distributor broadcasting, publishing or distributing paid advertising matter by...
• 540.11 - Unauthorized Copying Of Phonograph Records, Disk, Wire, Tape, Film, Or Other Article On Which Sounds Are Recorded.
  (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Owner” means the person who owns the original sounds embodied in the master phonograph record, master...
• 540.12 - Unlawful Use Of A Recording Device In A Motion Picture Theater.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Audiovisual recording function” means the capability of a camera, an audio or video recorder, or any other device to...

Last modified: September 23, 2016