Florida Statutes 636.053 – Injunction
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 636.053
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this act, the office and department, subject to their respective jurisdiction, are vested with the power to seek both temporary and permanent injunctive relief when:
(1) A prepaid limited health service organization is being operated by any person or entity without a subsisting certificate of authority.
(2) Any person, entity, or prepaid limited health service organization has engaged in any activity prohibited by this act or any rule adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) Any prepaid limited health service organization, person, or entity is renewing, issuing, or delivering a prepaid limited health services contract without a subsisting certificate of authority.
The office’s or department’s authority to seek injunctive relief is not conditioned on having conducted any proceeding pursuant to chapter 120.