{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-252.505","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 252.505","heading":"Breach of contract during emergency recovery periods for natural emergencies.","body":"Each state or local government contract for goods or services related to emergency response for a natural emergency entered into, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2025, must include a provision that requires a vendor or service provider that breaches such contract during an emergency recovery period to pay a $5,000 penalty and damages, which may be either actual and consequential damages or liquidated damages. As used in this section, the term “emergency recovery period” means a 1-year period that begins on the date that the Governor initially declared a state of emergency for a natural emergency.\nHistory.—s. 19, ch. 2025-190.","path":["CHAPTER 252 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0200-0299/0252/0252.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:01:47Z","sha256":"2821f61f56877b2d6619feedfa0b0bd4f53dacc43aa956f7a7961f9c90ec9e46","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-252.50","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-252.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}