{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-68.097","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 68.097","heading":"Authority and duties of the department.","body":"The department shall have the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the power to contract with a statewide not-for-profit organization that provides funding for civil legal assistance to the poor in this state to allocate funds to not-for-profit legal aid organizations consistent with the provisions of this act.\nHistory.—s. 4, ch. 2002-288.","path":["CHAPTER 68 MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0068/0068.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:07Z","sha256":"0dc1776409cf341442c402a20598ae6f6054dcbb31bf433b4cb77bb269d04892","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-68.096","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-68.098"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}