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Florida Statute 376.309 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 376.309 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 376.309 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
376.309 Facilities, financial responsibility.—
(1) Each owner of a facility is required to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility. Such evidence of financial responsibility shall be the only evidence required by the department that such owner has the ability to meet the liabilities which may be incurred under ss. 376.30-376.317.
(2) Any claim brought pursuant to ss. 376.30-376.317 may be brought directly against the bond, the insurer, or any other person providing a facility with evidence of financial responsibility.
(3) Each owner of a facility subject to the provisions of ss. 376.30-376.317 shall designate a person in the state as his or her legal agent for service of process under ss. 376.30-376.317, and such designation shall be filed with the Department of State. In the absence of such designation, the Secretary of State shall be the designated agent for purposes of service of process under ss. 376.30-376.317.
History.—s. 84, ch. 83-310; s. 19, ch. 86-159; s. 617, ch. 95-148; s. 67, ch. 2007-5.

Cases Citing F.S. 376.309

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·Sullivan v. DEP, 890 So. 2d 417 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004).

Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...§ 280.93(a) (1998). Obtaining private insurance on specified terms that render the owner or operator eligible for participation in FPLRIP is one way to demonstrate the requisite financial responsibility. See § 376.3072(2)(b)(2.), Fla. Stat. (1997); § 376.309, Fla....
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Mid-Continent Cas. Co. v. First Coast Energy, L.L.P., 71 So. 3d 899 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12789, 2011 WL 3558160

...The policies were intended to provide coverage to First Coast Energy, L.L.P. (FCE), for clean-up costs and third-party liability associated with underground petroleum storage tanks (USTs) as required by law. See 42 U.S.C. § 6991b(d), 40 C.F.R. Part 280, § 376.309, Fla....

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