The Florida Senate

¹624.105  Waiver of customer liability.--Any regulated company as defined in s. 350.111, any electric utility as defined in s. 366.02(2), any utility as defined in s. 367.021(12) or s. 367.022(2) and (7), and any provider of communications services as defined in s. 202.11(2) may charge for and include an optional waiver of liability provision in their customer contracts under which the entity agrees to waive all or a portion of the customer's liability for service from the entity for a defined period in the event of the customer's call to active military service, death, disability, involuntary unemployment, qualification for family leave, or similar qualifying event or condition. Such provisions may not be effective in the customer's contract with the entity unless affirmatively elected by the customer. No such provision shall constitute insurance so long as the provision is a contract between the entity and its customer.

History.--s. 74, ch. 2003-281; s. 8, ch. 2005-187.

¹Note.--

A.  Section 11, ch. 2005-187, provides that "[s]ections 1 through 10 of this act shall take effect [July 1, 2005,] and shall apply retroactively to October 1, 2001."

B.  Section 9, ch. 2005-187, provides that "[t]he retroactive application of the provisions of this act are remedial in nature and shall not be construed to create a right to a refund or to require a refund by any governmental entity of any tax, penalty, or interest remitted to the Department of Revenue on substitute communications systems prior to the effective date of this act." Section 20, ch. 2005-187, provides an effective date of July 1, 2005, for ch. 2005-187. Section 11, ch. 2005-187, provides that ss. 1-10 take effect upon becoming law; the Governor approved ch. 2005-187 on June 10, 2005.