The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 515
RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL SAFETY ACT

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F.S. 515.31

515.31 Drowning prevention education program; public information publication.—

(1) The department shall develop a drowning prevention education program, which shall be made available to the public at the state and local levels and which shall be required as set forth in s. 515.27(2) for persons in violation of the pool safety requirements of this chapter. The department may charge a fee, not to exceed $100, for attendance at such a program. The drowning prevention education program shall be funded using fee proceeds, state funds appropriated for such purpose, and grants. The department, in lieu of developing its own program, may adopt a nationally recognized drowning prevention education program to be approved for use in local safety education programs, as provided in rule of the department.

(2) The department shall also produce, for distribution to the public at no charge, a publication that provides information on drowning prevention and the responsibilities of pool ownership. The department, in lieu of developing its own publication, may adopt a nationally recognized drowning prevention and responsibilities of pool ownership publication, as provided in rule of the department.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-143.

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Amendments to 515.31

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 515.31

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 515.31.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

MITSUI O. S. K. LINES, LTD. v. SEAMASTER LOGISTICS, INC. LLC,, 913 F. Supp. 2d 780 (N.D. Cal. 2012)

. . . . § 515.31(e)-(f) (emphases added). . . .

Co. v., 64 Cust. Ct. 360 (Cust. Ct. 1970)

. . . The claim under item 515.21 is overruled, and the claim under item 515.31 is dismissed. . . . An alternative claim under TSUS item 515.31 was not pressed at the trial or in the brief and is hereby . . .