§ 435.01, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 435. EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
Applicability of this chapter; statutory references; rulemaking.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1)(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever a background screening for employment or a background security check is required by law to be conducted pursuant to this chapter, the provisions of this chapter apply.
(b) Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference in any section of the Florida Statutes to chapter 435 or to any section or sections or portion of a section of chapter 435 includes all subsequent amendments to chapter 435 or to the referenced section or sections or portions of a section. The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate uniform background screening and, to this end, a reference to this chapter, or to any section or subdivision within this chapter, constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of incorporation by reference.
(2) Agencies may adopt rules to administer this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 35, ch. 2010-114.
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