The Florida Senate

Any bank which is not authorized to do business in this state or does not have its principal office and place of business in this state is prohibited from using in this state any remote financial service unit or any associated system by which a remote financial service unit is operated. However, any bank which is not authorized to do business in this state or does not have its principal office and place of business in this state may use in this state any remote financial service unit or any associated system within this state by which such a remote financial service unit is operated if:

However, nothing contained in this section prohibits any Federal Reserve Bank or branch thereof from operating any electronic funds transfer system in this state. Notwithstanding ss. 658.295 and 658.2953, nothing contained in this section grants any authority, directly or indirectly, for any bank or bank holding company, the operations of which are principally conducted outside this state, to operate a branch in this state or to acquire, directly or indirectly, any voting shares of, any interest in, or all or substantially all of the assets of any bank in this state. Nothing contained in this section, by negative implication or otherwise, applies to any association or credit union, regardless of whether such association or credit union has its principal office and place of business in this state.