Florida Statute 23.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Chapter 23
MISCELLANEOUS EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

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F.S. 23.21

23.21 Definitions.—For purposes of this part:

(1) “Collect information” means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties of facts or opinions by or for a department, regardless of form or format, calling for answers to identical questions posed to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, 10 or more persons, other than departments or employees of this state.

(2) “Department” means a principal administrative unit within the executive branch of state government as defined in chapter 20 and includes the State Board of Administration, the Executive Office of the Governor, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Commission on Offender Review, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the State University System, the Justice Administrative Commission, the capital collateral regional counsel, and separate budget entities placed for administrative purposes within a department.

(3) “Paperwork burden” means the resources expended by the entity providing information. Resources may include the time, effort, or financial expenditure associated with reviewing the instructions; acquiring, installing, and using technology to obtain, compile, or report the information; searching data sources; completing and reviewing the collected information; or transmitting the required information to the requesting department.

History.—s. 3, ch. 96-390; s. 63, ch. 99-245; s. 3, ch. 2006-1; s. 4, ch. 2007-217; s. 5, ch. 2014-191; s. 10, ch. 2023-8.

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Total Results: 6

SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada

77 F.3d 1325, 38 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1065, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 4872, 1996 WL 91227

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 19, 1996 | Docket: 235760

Cited 156 times | Published

Thomas McCarthy, Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 23:21, at 106-07 (2d ed. 1984) (footnotes omitted). The

Dickinson v. Stone

251 So. 2d 268

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 3, 1971 | Docket: 459295

Cited 34 times | Published

Department of General Services. See Fla. Stat. § 23.021, F.S.A., et seq. Fla. Stat. § 23.027, F.S.A.,

Sult v. State

906 So. 2d 1013, 2005 WL 1475338

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 2005 | Docket: 1775417

Cited 12 times | Published

Id. at 269 (quoting Phoenix, Ariz., City Code § 23-21). Relying on Schacht, the court rejected the defendant's

Gaines v. FLORIDA PAROLE AND PROBATION COM'N

463 So. 2d 1181, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 153, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 11899

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 9, 1985 | Docket: 448897

Cited 4 times | Published

PPRD. The Commission calls our attention to section 23-21.18(1) of the Florida Administrative Code as

Bryan Boigris v. EWC P&T, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 6, 2021 | Docket: 60114853

Published

McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 23:21 (5th ed. June 2021 Update) (“In an appropriate

Stalley v. ADS Alliance Data Systems, Inc.

296 F.R.D. 670, 2013 WL 6184065, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167156

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 2013 | Docket: 66051742

Published

James Wm. Moore et al., Moore’s Federal Practice § 23.21[3][e] (3d ed. 2008) (“A class definition is inadequate