2023 Florida Statutes :: Title IV - Executive Branch :: Chapter 15 - Secretary of State :: 15.052 - Official State Pie. (2024)

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What is the home rule in Florida? ›

Voters put Home Rule powers in the Florida Constitution more than 50 years ago. These powers state that any city can adopt laws as long as the law doesn't conflict with state or federal law. An easy way to understand it is: Local Voices Making Local Choices. Why should I care about Home Rule?

Florida's Executive Branch is composed of the governor and lieutenant governor and the Cabinet whose responsibilities include: Attorney General, the chief law enforcement office of the state, responsible for enforcing laws, protecting consumers, protecting civil rights, and defending the state in court actions.

(1) A person may not act as a title insurance agent until a valid title insurance agent's license has been issued to that person by the department. (2) An application for license as a title insurance agent shall be filed with the department on forms furnished by the department.

The governor heads Florida's executive branch.

If local government supersedes the authority it is given, the state has the power to modify or revoke its powers. Ultimately under the Dillon Rule, local governments are tenants of the state.

ADUs and Florida

If you're a Florida resident and wondering if you can build an ADU, the answer is, generally, yes. There are not any state-wide restrictions on whether or not you can have an ADU on your property; however, you may be restricted by other regulatory bodies.

The index is an aggregation of seven powers: (1) the power to initiate legislation; (2) the power to issue decrees; (3) the power to initiate constitutional amendments; (4) the power to declare states of emergency; (5) veto power; (6) the power to challenge the constitutionality of legislation; and (7) the power to ...

The President in the executive branch can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes. The legislative branch has the power to approve Presidential nominations, control the budget, and can impeach the President and remove him or her from office.

(a) All primary qualifying agents for a business organization are jointly and equally responsible for supervision of all operations of the business organization; for all field work at all sites; and for financial matters, both for the organization in general and for each specific job.

Is Florida an attorney or title company state? ›

Some states, such as Florida, are “Title Company States” that do not require an attorney to close loans or purchases as long as the closing includes title insurance.

712.03, a marketable record title is free and clear of all estates, interests, claims, or charges, the existence of which depends upon any act, title transaction, event, or omission that occurred before the effective date of the root of title.

Ron DeSantis, Governor

The Governor is the supreme executive power in the state.

The Executive Branch conducts diplomacy with other nations, and the President has the power to negotiate and sign treaties, which must be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate. The President can issue executive orders, which direct executive officers or clarify and help implement existing laws.

The Supreme Court of the United States

All Justices are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and hold their offices under life tenure.

Home Rule implies that each level of government has a separate realm of authority. Therefore, state power should not infringe on the authority of local government in certain areas.

In some states, known as home rule states, the state's constitution grants municipalities and/or counties the ability to pass various types of laws to govern themselves (so long as the laws do not conflict with the state and federal constitutions).

Home Invasion Robbery Penalties

The mandatory minimum sentence for home invasion robbery in Florida is 34.5 months in jail (just shy of three years). If a gun or other weapon was involved in the commission of the crime, the mandatory minimum sentence is 66 months in jail (five and a half years).

If the rent is current and the tenant notifies the landlord of an intended absence, then the landlord may enter only with the consent of the tenant or for the protection or preservation of the premises.