(1) Sections 760.01-760.11 and 509.092 shall be cited as the “Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992.”
(2) The general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status and thereby to protect their interest in personal dignity, to make available to the state their full productive capacities, to secure the state against domestic strife and unrest, to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare, and to promote the interests, rights, and privileges of individuals within the state.
(3) The Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 shall be construed according to the fair import of its terms and shall be liberally construed to further the general purposes stated in this section and the special purposes of the particular provision involved.
History.—s. 1, ch. 69-287; s. 1, ch. 72-48; s. 1, ch. 77-341; s. 1, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 2, ch. 2015-68.
Note.—Former ss. 13.201, 23.161.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 760 - Discrimination in the Treatment of Persons; Minority Representation
Part I - Florida Civil Rights Act (Ss. 760.01-760.11)
760.01 - Purposes; construction; title.
760.03 - Commission on Human Relations; staff.
760.04 - Commission on Human Relations, assigned to Department of Management Services.
760.05 - Functions of the commission.
760.06 - Powers of the commission.
760.065 - Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
760.07 - Remedies for unlawful discrimination.
760.08 - Discrimination in places of public accommodation.