Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 624.115 (2025)

Referral of criminal violations.

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624.115 Referral of criminal violations.If, during an investigation or examination, the office has reason to believe that any criminal law of this state has or may have been violated, the office shall refer any relevant records and information to the Division of Criminal Investigations, state or federal law enforcement, or prosecutorial agencies, as applicable, and shall provide investigative assistance to those agencies as required.
History.s. 1, ch. 2023-172; s. 8, ch. 2025-4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2002–2018 · leading case: Pastor v. Union Cent. Life Ins., 184 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (S.D. Fla. 2002).
Pastor v. Union Cent. Life Ins., 184 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (S.D. Fla. 2002). · cites it 6× “” Whether Fla.Stat. § 624.115 is applicable to this case is the question that the court is attempting to address in this choice of law analysis.”
Portofino South Condo. Ass'n v. QBE Ins., 664 F. Supp. 2d 1265 (S.D. Fla. 2009). · cites it 2× “The Court concluded that the plaintiffs assertion that the defendant failed to “fairly” pay its claim was “analogous to the term ‘wrongful’ which would imply a statutory bad faith claim under § 624.115.” Id. Therefore, “[because such a [bad faith] claim would be premature if…”
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Calonge, 246 So. 3d 447 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “2009) (“Portofino’s allegations that QBE failed to ‘reasonably’ and ‘promptly’ investigate and pay its claim are analogous to the term ‘wrongful’ which would imply a statutory bad faith claim under § 624.115.”) (internal quotation marks omitted); Nirvana Condo.”
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Calonge (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “2009) (“Portofino’s allegations that QBE failed to ‘reasonably’ and ‘promptly’ investigate and pay its claim are analogous to the term ‘wrongful’ which would imply a statutory bad faith claim under § 624.115.”) (internal quotation marks omitted); Nirvana Condo.”
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