672.511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check.—
(1) Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller’s duty to tender and complete any delivery.
1(2) Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it. As provided in s. 215.986(2)(e), this section may not be construed to compel a person to tender payment in gold coin or silver coin as defined in s. 215.986.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this code on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (s. 673.3101), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.
“(1) The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules to implement s. 280.21, Florida Statutes, as created by this act. The Financial Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement any provisions in chapter 560, Florida Statutes, or chapter 655, Florida Statutes, as created or amended by this act, including, but not limited to, ss. 560.155, 560.214, and 655.97, Florida Statutes. Such rules must be adopted by November 1, 2025, and submitted to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before November 1, 2025, in the report specified in section 16. Such rules may not take effect until they are ratified by the Legislature. The Chief Financial Officer and the Financial Services Commission shall notify the Division of Law Revision upon legislative ratification of such rules.
“(2) This section is effective upon becoming a law solely for the purpose of adopting the rules required under this section, but such rules may not be implemented until such rules are ratified by the Legislature and until such time that the provisions for which the rules are adopted become law.”
