{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-435.01","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 435.01","heading":"Applicability of this chapter; statutory references; rulemaking.","body":"(1)(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever a background screening for employment or a background security check is required by law to be conducted pursuant to this chapter, the provisions of this chapter apply.\n(b) Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference in any section of the Florida Statutes to chapter 435 or to any section or sections or portion of a section of chapter 435 includes all subsequent amendments to chapter 435 or to the referenced section or sections or portions of a section. The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate uniform background screening and, to this end, a reference to this chapter, or to any section or subdivision within this chapter, constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of incorporation by reference.\n(2) Agencies may adopt rules to administer this chapter.\nHistory.—s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 35, ch. 2010-114.","path":["TITLE XXXI LABOR","CHAPTER 435 EMPLOYMENT SCREENING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0435/0435.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:57Z","sha256":"ba62e796d2d24536849e0baf94fb03e2d205fe83fcd7be6628c717c96f71eb45","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-430.902","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-435.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}