Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 624.46225 (2025)

Self-insured public utilities.

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624.46225 Self-insured public utilities.A self-insured public utility, as authorized by s. 440.38(1)(c), may assume by contract the liabilities under this chapter of contractors and subcontractors, or each of them, employed by or on behalf of such public utility when performing work on or adjacent to property owned or used by the public utility.
History.s. 19, ch. 83-305; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 81, ch. 93-415.
Note.Former s. 440.571.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1998–1999 · leading case: Deen v. Quantum Resources, Inc., 750 So. 2d 616 (Fla. 1999).
Deen v. Quantum Resources, Inc., 750 So. 2d 616 (Fla. 1999). · cites it 3× “571, Florida Statutes (1991) (now section 624.46225, Florida Statutes (1999)), the contractual assumption by self-insured public utilities of the obligation to provide workers’ compensation to employees of subcontractors does not give the utility immunity from suit as a…”
Deen v. Quantum Resources, Inc., 713 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). · cites it 2× “571, Florida Statutes (1991) (now section 624.46225, Florida Statutes (1997)), obtain the benefit of workers’ compensation immunity provided in section 440.”
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