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 (11th Cir. 2008).

Cited 1276 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 2077, 2008 WL 253040

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

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Council 49 v. Reach, 843 F.2d 1343 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 107 A.L.R. Fed. 435, 128 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2303, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 5862

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

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First Am. Bank v. Windjammer Time Sharing, 483 So. 2d 732 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

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