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The Marchman Act, officially the "Hal S. Marchman Alcohol and Other Drug Services Act of 1993", is a Florida law that provides a means of involuntary and voluntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs. [1] Prior to October 1, 1993, substance abuse was addressed by chapters 396 and 397.
The Baker Act, officially known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, is a law in the U.S. state of Florida that allows certain professionals—such as doctors, mental health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers—to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours.
The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure in March 1954. [2] The proper abbreviation for the rules is Fla.R.Civ.P. [ 3 ] The rules may be amended, or new rules added, from time to time and upon the approval of the Florida Supreme Court.
State law recognizes the non-genetic, non-gestational mother as a legal parent to a child born via donor insemination, but only if the parents are married. [34] The Florida Department of Health began automatically recognizing the non-biological mother as a legal parent on May 5, 2016.
Article III, Section 19(a), Florida Constitution, provides for "Annual Budgeting." These two provisions, when read together, form the basis for the balanced annual budget requirement. Florida's state budget is funded one-third from General Revenue and two-thirds from hundreds of trust funds. [11]
In 2013, a Central Florida Commission on Homelessness study indicated that the region spends $31,000 a year per homeless person to cover "salaries of law-enforcement officers to arrest and transport homeless individuals — largely for nonviolent offenses such as trespassing, public intoxication or sleeping in parks — as well as the cost of ...
It was Obama's wish to further attend to LGBT civil rights not only through legislation, but also the executive branch. In 2012 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not allow gender identity-based employment discrimination because it is a form of sex discrimination. [2]