EVERY DEADLINE

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The crash

Whose

The driver

The driver in a crash damaging a vehicle or other property that does not require a law enforcement report submits a written report of the crash to the department, on its form, within this period.

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The permit and the notice of suspension being issued

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The driver

For a driver under 21 with a level of 0.02 or higher, or who refused a test, the officer takes the license and issues a temporary permit for this period if the driver is otherwise eligible. It does not take effect until 12 hours have elapsed.

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The citation being issued

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The person cited

A person charged with a noncriminal infraction who does not elect to appear pays the civil penalty, or enters a payment plan with the clerk, within this period. Doing so admits the infraction and waives a hearing on it.

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The notice of suspension being issued

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The driver

The driver may request a formal or informal review of the suspension by the department within this period, or may instead request a review of eligibility for a restricted driving privilege.

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The permit and the notice of suspension being issued

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The driver

The officer takes the license and, if the driver is otherwise eligible for the driving privilege, issues a temporary permit for this period along with the notice of suspension.

From

The landlord's notice of the entry

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The landlord

For repairs, the landlord gives at least this much notice and enters between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Entry to protect or preserve the premises may be at any time.

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The notice being posted on the premises

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The occupants

After a judgment for the landlord, the sheriff puts the landlord in possession once this notice has run, and Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays do not stop it running.

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Delivery of the landlord's written demand

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The tenant

The demand gives 3 days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, to pay the rent or give up possession. If the rent stays unpaid past them, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement.

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Vacating the unit for extermination

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The tenant

A tenant who leaves the unit for extermination of rats, mice, roaches, ants, wood destroying organisms or bedbugs is only required to stay out this long, and the rent is abated.

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Service of the eviction complaint

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The tenant

A tenant raising any defense other than payment pays the rent alleged into the registry, or files a motion to determine the amount, within 5 days excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Missing it waives every defense but payment, and the landlord is entitled to an immediate default judgment.

From

The filing of the final judgment

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The clerk

The clerk sends a report of the name change judgment to the Department of Law Enforcement, on the department's form, within this period.

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The custodian receiving the written notice

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The requester

Costs and attorney fees against an agency that unlawfully refused access are awarded where written notice identifying the request reached the custodian at least this long before the civil action was filed, with exceptions.

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The installment coming due

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The carrier

An installment of compensation not paid within this period after it is due has a penalty of 20 percent of the unpaid amount added to it, paid with the installment.

From

Delivery of the landlord's written notice

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The tenant

Where the violation is one the tenant can cure, such as an unauthorized pet, guest or vehicle, the notice gives this period to correct it, and the landlord terminates the rental agreement if it is not corrected.

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The landlord's written notice to vacate for extermination

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The landlord

A tenant who must temporarily vacate for extermination is given this much written notice, and the landlord abates the rent and is not liable for damages. The duty reaches units other than a single family home or duplex, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

From

Delivery of the tenant's written notice

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The tenant

Once this period has passed after written notice specifying the problem and stating an intent not to pay rent because of it, the tenant may raise the landlord's material failure as a defense to an eviction for nonpayment.

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The end of a weekly period

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Either the landlord or the tenant

A week to week tenancy with no specific term is ended by either side's written notice, given not less than this before the end of any weekly period.

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Delivery of the tenant's written notice

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The landlord

If the landlord materially fails to comply within this period after written notice specifying the problem and stating an intent to terminate, the tenant may terminate the rental agreement.

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Vacating the unit

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The tenant

Unless a written lease provides otherwise, a tenant leaving before the end of the term, or out of a periodic tenancy, gives this written notice by certified mail or personal delivery, with an address where the tenant can be reached. Without it the landlord is relieved of the notice requirement for a claim, but the tenant waives no right to the deposit.

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The consumer delivering the vehicle to the designated repair facility

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The manufacturer

The manufacturer has this period to conform the vehicle to the warranty. For a recreational vehicle the section allows 45 days.

From

The manufacturer receiving the written notice

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The manufacturer

After the consumer's written notice by registered or express mail, the manufacturer has this period to respond and give the consumer the chance to have the vehicle repaired at a reasonably accessible repair facility.

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The employer receiving notice of the injury

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The carrier

Where disability is immediate and continuous for 8 calendar days or more, the carrier pays the first installment of compensation or denies compensability no later than the 14th calendar day.

From

The temporary injunction being issued

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The court

An ex parte temporary injunction lasts no more than this, and the full hearing is set no later than the day it would end. The court may continue the hearing for good cause.

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Receiving the landlord's notice of a claim

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The tenant

Unless the tenant objects in writing to the claim or its amount within this period, the landlord may deduct it. Not objecting in time does not waive the tenant's right to seek damages in a separate action.

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The termination of the rental agreement

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The landlord

A landlord who does not intend to impose a claim on the deposit returns it, with any interest owed, within this period after the tenant vacates at the end of the agreement.

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The employer receiving the written notice

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The employer

Before a claim for unpaid minimum wages is brought, the employer has this period to pay the unpaid wages or otherwise resolve the claim, and the limitations period is paused while it runs.

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The notice being mailed, or delivered if it is not mailed

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The claimant or another party entitled to notice

An adverse determination may be appealed to an appeals referee within this period after the notice is mailed to the last known address, or after it is delivered if it is not mailed.

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Notice of the referee's decision being mailed or delivered

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The parties

The appeals referee's decision is final unless further review by the commission is started within this period.

From

The filing of the original petition

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The court

No final judgment of dissolution of marriage may be entered until at least this period has passed, unless the court finds injustice would result from the delay.

From

The collector's communication to the lawyer

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The debtor's lawyer

A collector who knows the debtor has a lawyer for the debt may not contact the debtor unless the lawyer fails to respond within this period, consents to direct contact, or the debtor starts the communication.

From

The landlord receiving the written notice

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The servicemember

Termination takes effect on the date the notice states, at least this long after the landlord receives it, where one of the section's conditions is met, such as orders moving the servicemember 35 miles or more away.

From

The injury, or its initial manifestation

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The employee

Failing to advise the employer within this period bars a petition for benefits unless an exception applies, such as a cause that could not be identified without a medical opinion, reported within 30 days of getting one.

From

The end of a monthly period

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Either the landlord or the tenant

A month to month tenancy with no specific term is ended by either side's written notice, given not less than this before the end of any monthly period.

From

The date of the landlord's notice of a claim

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The landlord

Where the tenant has not objected in time, the landlord deducts the claim and sends the tenant the balance of the deposit within this period after the date of the notice.

From

Receiving the deposit or advance rent

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The landlord

A landlord renting five or more units discloses the deposit in writing, in the lease or within this period, saying how and where it is held. A landlord with fewer units is outside this notice.

From

The termination of the rental agreement

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The landlord

The notice of the claim and its reason goes by certified mail to the tenant's last known mailing address, or by e-mail as the statute allows. A landlord who misses this period forfeits the right to impose a claim on the deposit, but may still sue for damages after returning it.

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The date of the commission's determination

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The person aggrieved

After a finding of no reasonable cause the commission dismisses the complaint, and an administrative hearing may be requested within this period. Without a request in time the claim is barred.

From

The financial institution receiving the earnings

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The head of family

Exempt earnings credited or deposited in a financial institution stay exempt from attachment or garnishment for this period, if they can be traced and properly identified as earnings.

From

The filing of the complaint

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The commission

Within this period the commission determines whether there is reasonable cause to believe a discriminatory practice occurred in violation of the Florida Civil Rights Act.

From

The alleged violation

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The person aggrieved

A complaint naming the employer and describing the violation is filed with the Florida Commission on Human Relations within this period.

From

The original delivery of the vehicle to a consumer

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The consumer

The presumption that the manufacturer has had a reasonable number of repair attempts rests on repairs, or days out of service, during this period.

From

The date the employee knew or should have known the injury was work related

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The employee

A petition for benefits is barred unless filed within this period. Payment of a benefit, or furnishing remedial treatment, tolls it for 1 year from the date of that payment.

From

The alleged violation

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The debtor

An action for actual damages, additional statutory damages of up to $1,000, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees is commenced within this period.

From

The hospital referring the debt to a third party for collection

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The creditor

An action to collect medical debt for services rendered by a licensed hospital facility is commenced within this period, which runs from the referral for collection rather than from the services.

From

The warrant's issuance, not counting that day

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The officers

A search warrant is returned within this period after issuance, not including the date of issuance, except for the kinds the section gives longer, such as a warrant for a computer or phone.

From

The warrant's issuance, not counting that day

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The officers

A warrant to seize a computer, computer system or electronic device, and the data in it, is timely executed if the device was seized within this period.

From

The warrant's issuance

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The officers

A search warrant for a computer, computer system or electronic device, and the data in it, is returned within this period rather than the ordinary 10 days.

From

The temporary injunction being issued

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The court

An ex parte temporary injunction against stalking lasts no more than this, and the full hearing is set no later than the day it would end. The court may continue the hearing for good cause.

From

The claim accruing

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The claimant

An action on a claim against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions may not be filed unless the claim was first presented in writing to the appropriate agency within this period and denied in writing. A wrongful death claim is presented within 2 years, and a claim for contribution has its own period.

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The claim accruing

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The claimant

A claim for damages for a negligent or wrongful act or omission is forever barred unless the civil action is commenced within this period. Actions for medical malpractice or wrongful death have the shorter limits of section 95.11.