Florida Statute 501.012 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

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

Chapter 501
CONSUMER PROTECTION

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501.012 Health studios; legislative findings.—The Legislature finds and declares that there exist in connection with a substantial number of contracts for health studio services certain practices and business and financing methods which have worked undue financial hardship upon some of the citizens of our state and that existing legal remedies are inadequate to correct existing problems in the industry. The Legislature finds and declares that the health studio industry has a significant impact upon the economy and well-being of the people of the state and that the provisions of ss. 501.012-501.019 regulating health studio contracts are necessary for the public welfare.

History.—s. 1, ch. 77-432; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-419; s. 1, ch. 80-49; s. 1, ch. 83-236; s. 1, ch. 85-4; s. 1, ch. 85-275; s. 62, ch. 87-225; s. 1, ch. 88-267; s. 1, ch. 90-312; s. 14, ch. 91-201; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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United States v. Pugh

515 F.3d 1179, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 2077, 2008 WL 253040

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 31, 2008 | Docket: 17152

Cited 1276 times | Published

sexual abuse of children." Pub.L. No. 108-21, § 501(12), 117 Stat. 650 (2003). [13] This is the offense

Council 49 v. Reach

843 F.2d 1343, 107 A.L.R. Fed. 435, 128 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2303, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 5862

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 4, 1988 | Docket: 491956

Cited 8 times | Published

constitute a breach of fiduciary duty under section 501. 12 The appellants argue that their

First Am. Bank v. Windjammer Time Sharing

483 So. 2d 732

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1986 | Docket: 1511928

Cited 5 times | Published

86 (1980). [2] Public Law N. 96-221, Title V § 501; 12 U.S.C. § 1735f-7 (1980).

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