Florida Statute 668.002 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 668
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

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668.002 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature that this act:

(1) Facilitate economic development and efficient delivery of government services by means of reliable electronic messages.

(2) Enhance public confidence in the use of electronic signatures.

(3) Minimize the incidence of forged electronic signatures and fraud in electronic commerce.

(4) Foster the development of electronic commerce through the use of electronic signatures to lend authenticity and integrity to writings in any electronic medium.

(5) Assure that proper management oversight and accountability are maintained for agency-conducted electronic commerce.

History.—s. 2, ch. 96-224.

Note.—Former s. 282.71.

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Peterbrooke Franchising of Am., LLC v. Miami Chocolates, LLC, 312 F. Supp. 3d 1325 (S.D. Fla. 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida

...justifying the restrictive covenant and that the restriction is reasonably necessary to protect those legitimate business interests. Fla. Stat. § 542.335 (1)(b) and (c). Legitimate business interests include trade secrets, as defined in Fla. Stat. § 668.002 (4) ; valuable confidential business or professional information that otherwise does not qualify as trade secrets; substantial relationships with specific prospective or existing customers or clients; customer or client goodwill associated...

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Patient Depot, LLC v. Acadia Enter., Inc., Ryan O'connor & Lori Ann O'connor (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...a trade secret and confidential information protected by the confidentiality provision of the agreements.” Upon remand, Patient Depot will have the initial burden to demonstrate that the information which it sought to protect qualifies as a trade secret covered by FUTSA. See § 668.002, Fla....

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