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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. - (1) Sections 760.01-760.11 and 509.092 shall be cited as the...
760.02 - Definitions. - (1) “Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992” means ss. 760.01-760.11...
760.021 - Enforcement. - (1) The Attorney General may commence a civil action for...
760.03 - Commission on Human Relations; staff. - (1) There is hereby created the Florida Commission on Human...
760.04 - Commission on Human Relations, assigned to Department of Management Services. - History.—s. 7, ch. 69-287; ss. 45, 56, ch. 79-190; s....
760.05 - Functions of the commission. - History.—s. 4, ch. 69-287; s. 4, ch. 77-341; s. 4,...
760.06 - Powers of the commission. - (1) To maintain offices in the State of Florida. (2)...
760.065 - Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize...
760.07 - Remedies for unlawful discrimination. - History.—s. 6, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 1137,...
760.08 - Discrimination in places of public accommodation. - History.—s. 5, ch. 2003-396; s. 5, ch. 2015-68.
760.10 - Unlawful employment practices. - (1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer:...
760.11 - Administrative and civil remedies; construction. - (1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of ss. 760.01-760.10...
Part II - Fair Housing Act (Ss. 760.20-760.37)
760.20 - Fair Housing Act; short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 83-221.
760.21 - State policy on fair housing. - History.—s. 2, ch. 83-221.
760.22 - Definitions. - (1) “Commission” means the Florida Commission on Human Relations. (2)...
760.23 - Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices. - (1) It is unlawful to refuse to sell or rent...
760.24 - Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services. - History.—s. 7, ch. 83-221; s. 3, ch. 84-117; s. 3,...
760.25 - Discrimination in the financing of housing or in residential real estate transactions. - (1) It is unlawful for any bank, building and loan...
760.26 - Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. - History.—s. 16, ch. 2000-353.
760.27 - Prohibited discrimination in housing provided to persons with a disability or disability-related need for an emotional support animal. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Emotional...
760.29 - Exemptions. - (1)(a) Nothing in ss. 760.23, 760.25, and 760.27 applies to:...
760.30 - Administration of ss. 760.20-760.37. - (1) The authority and responsibility for administering ss. 760.20-760.37 is...
760.31 - Powers and duties of commission. - (1) Make studies with respect to the nature and extent...
760.32 - Investigations; subpoenas; oaths. - (1) In conducting an investigation, the commission shall have access...
760.34 - Enforcement. - (1) Any person who claims to have been injured by...
760.35 - Civil actions and relief; administrative procedures. - (1) An aggrieved person may commence a civil action no...
760.36 - Conciliation agreements. - History.—s. 19, ch. 90-275; s. 9, ch. 92-177; s. 4,...
760.37 - Interference, coercion, or intimidation; enforcement by administrative or civil action. - History.—s. 12, ch. 83-221; s. 9, ch. 89-321; s. 1142,...
Part III - Miscellaneous Provisions (Ss. 760.40-760.60)
760.40 - Genetic testing; definitions; express consent required; confidentiality; notice of use of results. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “DNA...
760.50 - Discrimination on the basis of AIDS, AIDS-related complex, and HIV prohibited. - (1) The Legislature finds and declares that persons infected or...
760.51 - Violations of constitutional rights, civil action by the Attorney General; civil penalty. - (1) Whenever any person, whether or not acting under color...
760.60 - Discriminatory practices of certain clubs prohibited; remedies. - (1) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against...
Part IV - Minority Representation in Certain Bodies (S. 760.80)
760.80 - Minority representation on boards, commissions, councils, and committees. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize...
Part V - Environmental Equity and Justice (S. 760.854)
760.854 - Center for Environmental Equity and Justice. - (1) There is hereby established the Center for Environmental Equity...
Chapter 761 - Religious Freedom
761.01 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 98-412.
761.02 - Definitions. - (1) “Government” or “state” includes any branch, department, agency, instrumentality,...
761.03 - Free Exercise of Religion Protected. - (1) The government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise...
761.04 - Attorney’s Fees and Costs. - History.—s. 4, ch. 98-412.
761.05 - Applicability; Construction. - (1) This act applies to all state law, and the...
761.061 - Rights of Certain Churches or Religious Organizations or Individuals. - (1) The following individuals or entities may not be required...
Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives
Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 765.101-765.113)
765.101 - Definitions. - (1) “Advance directive” means a witnessed written document or oral...
765.102 - Legislative findings and intent. - (1) The Legislature finds that every competent adult has the...
765.103 - Existing advance directives. - History.—s. 2, ch. 92-199; s. 18, ch. 99-331.
765.104 - Amendment or revocation. - (1) An advance directive may be amended or revoked at...
765.105 - Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision. - (1) The patient’s family, the health care facility, or the...
765.106 - Preservation of existing rights. - History.—s. 2, ch. 92-199; s. 5, ch. 94-183.
765.107 - Construction. - (1) This chapter shall not be construed to repeal by...
765.108 - Effect with respect to insurance. - History.—s. 2, ch. 92-199.
765.109 - Immunity from liability; weight of proof; presumption. - (1) A health care facility, provider, or other person who...
765.110 - Health care facilities and providers; discipline. - (1) A health care facility, pursuant to Pub. L. No....
765.1103 - Pain management and palliative care. - (1) A patient shall be given information concerning pain management...
765.1105 - Transfer of a patient. - (1) A health care provider or facility that refuses to...
765.1115 - Falsification, forgery, or willful concealment, cancellation, or destruction of directive or revocation or amendment; penalties. - (1) Any person who willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or...
765.112 - Recognition of advance directive executed in another state. - History.—s. 2, ch. 92-199.
765.113 - Restrictions on providing consent. - (1) Abortion, sterilization, electroshock therapy, psychosurgery, experimental treatments that have...
Part II - Health Care Surrogate (Ss. 765.201-765.205)
765.201 - Short title. - History.—s. 3, ch. 92-199.
765.202 - Designation of a health care surrogate. - (1) A written document designating a surrogate to make health...
765.203 - Suggested form of designation. - DESIGNATION OF HEALTH CARE SURROGATE I, (name) , designate as...
765.2035 - Designation of a health care surrogate for a minor. - (1) A natural guardian as defined in s. 744.301(1), legal...
765.2038 - Designation of health care surrogate for a minor; suggested form. - DESIGNATION OF HEALTH CARE SURROGATEFOR MINOR I/We, (name ames) ,...
765.204 - Capacity of principal; procedure. - (1) A principal is presumed to be capable of making...
765.205 - Responsibility of the surrogate. - (1) The surrogate, in accordance with the principal’s instructions, unless...
Part III - Life-Prolonging Procedures (Ss. 765.301-765.309)
765.301 - Short title. - History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 24, ch. 99-331.
765.302 - Procedure for making a living will; notice to physician. - (1) Any competent adult may, at any time, make a...
765.303 - Suggested form of a living will. - (1) A living will may, BUT NEED NOT, be in...
765.304 - Procedure for living will. - (1) If a person has made a living will expressing...
765.305 - Procedure in absence of a living will. - (1) In the absence of a living will, the decision...
765.306 - Determination of patient condition. - History.—s. 4, ch. 92-199; s. 13, ch. 94-183; s. 29,...
765.309 - Mercy killing or euthanasia not authorized; suicide distinguished. - (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone,...
Part IV - Absence of Advance Directive (Ss. 765.401, 765.404)
765.401 - The proxy. - (1) If an incapacitated or developmentally disabled patient has not...
765.404 - Persistent vegetative state. - (1) The person has a judicially appointed guardian representing his...
Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)
765.510 - Legislative declaration. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 3,...
765.511 - Definitions. - (1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2)...
765.512 - Persons who may make an anatomical gift. - (1) Any person who may make a will may make...
765.513 - Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made. - (1) The following persons or entities may become donees of...
765.514 - Manner of making anatomical gifts. - (1) A person may make an anatomical gift of all...
765.515 - Delivery of donor document. - (1) If an anatomical gift is made pursuant to s....
765.5155 - Donor registry; education program. - (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) There is a shortage...
765.51551 - Donor registry; public records exemption. - (1) Information held in the donor registry which identifies a...
765.516 - Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift. - (1) A donor may amend the terms of or revoke...
765.517 - Rights and duties at death. - (1) The donee, pursuant to s. 765.515(2), may accept or...
765.518 - Eye banks. - (1) Any state, county, district, or other public hospital may...
765.5185 - Corneal removal by medical examiners. - (1) In any case in which a patient is in...
765.519 - Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 1,...
765.521 - Donations as part of driver license or identification card process. - (1) The agency and the department shall develop and implement...
765.522 - Duty of hospital administrators; liability of hospital administrators and procurement organizations. - (1) If, based on accepted medical standards, a hospital patient...
765.523 - Discrimination in access to anatomical gifts and organ transplants prohibited. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Auxiliary...
765.541 - Certification of procurement organizations; agency responsibilities. - (1) Establish a program for the certification of organizations, corporations,...
765.542 - Requirements to engage in organ, tissue, or eye procurement. - (1) The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply...
765.543 - Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board; creation; duties. - (1) There is hereby created the Organ and Tissue Procurement...
765.544 - Fees; organ and tissue donor education and procurement. - (1) In accordance with s. 408.805, an applicant or a...
765.545 - Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators. - History.—s. 6, ch. 91-271; s. 9, ch. 94-305; s. 1035,...
765.546 - Procurement of cadaveric organs for transplant by out-of-state physicians. - (1) The organs are being procured for an out-of-state patient...
765.547 - Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization. - (1) A medical examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate with...