(1) The Secretary of State shall serve as the state protocol officer. In consultation with the Governor and other governmental officials, the Secretary of State shall develop, maintain, publish, and distribute the state protocol manual.
(2) 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 the resolutions of the Legislature, and of all the official correspondence of the Governor. The department shall keep in its office a register and an index of all official letters, orders, communications, messages, documents, and other official acts issued or received by the Governor or the Secretary of State, and record these in a book numbered in chronological order. The Governor, before issuing any order or transmission of any official letter, communication, or document from the executive office or promulgation of any official act or proceeding, except military orders, shall deliver the same or a copy thereof to the Department of State to be recorded.
History.—s. 1, ch. 1, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 73; GS 74; RGS 88; CG; s. 1, ch. 28086, 1953; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 41, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 2000-258; s. 1, ch. 2020-93.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 15 - Secretary of State
15.02 - Custodian of State Flag; State Papers; State Laws and Legislative Documents.
15.0325 - Official Citrus Archive.
15.0345 - Official State Wildflower.
15.0353 - Official State Animal.
15.036 - Official State Freshwater Fish.
15.037 - Official State Saltwater Fish.
15.038 - State Marine Mammal and State Saltwater Mammal.
15.0382 - Official State Butterfly.
15.0385 - Official State Reptile.
15.0386 - Official State Saltwater Reptile.
15.03861 - Official State Tortoise.
15.039 - Official State Air Fair.
15.0391 - Official State Rodeo.
15.0396 - Official State Moving Image Center and Archive.
15.041 - Official Litter Control Symbol.
15.043 - Official State Pageant.
15.044 - Official State Opera Program.
15.0445 - Official State Renaissance Festival.
15.045 - Official State Railroad Museums.
15.0455 - Official State History Museum.
15.046 - Official State Transportation Museum.
15.0465 - Official State Flagship.
15.048 - Official State Fiddle Contest.
15.051 - Official Sports Hall of Fame.
15.0521 - Official State Honey.
15.0522 - Official State Dessert.
15.0526 - Official State Horse.
15.0527 - Official State Heritage Cattle Breed.
15.07 - Acts and Papers of the Legislature to Be Deposited With the Department of State.
15.08 - Not to Issue Commission Until Tax Therefor Is Paid.
15.092 - Fees; Exemption for State Attorney.
15.13 - Administration of Certain Laws.
15.15 - Publication of Summaries of Documents; Charge.
15.18 - International and Cultural Relations.
15.21 - Initiative Petitions; S. 3, Art. Xi, State Constitution.