Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 252.505 (2025)

Breach of contract during emergency recovery periods for natural emergencies.

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252.505 Breach of contract during emergency recovery periods for natural emergencies.Each state or local government contract for goods or services related to emergency response for a natural emergency entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2025, must include a provision that requires a vendor or service provider that breaches such contract during an emergency recovery period to pay a $5,000 penalty and damages, which may be either actual and consequential damages or liquidated damages. As used in this section, the term “emergency recovery period” means a 1-year period that begins on the date that the Governor initially declared a state of emergency for a natural emergency.
History.s. 19, ch. 2025-190.

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