Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60H-6.007 - Capitol Complex
(1) Overview. The
Capitol Complex is the state's legislative center and an architecturally and
historically significant facility located in Tallahassee, Florida. The Historic
Capitol is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
(2) Reservations of Capitol Complex Space. An
Agency may request to reserve the use of Capitol Complex Space by submitting a
Capitol Complex Space Use Application to the Department.
(a) Requestor. The request must come from the
head of the Agency, or his or her designee. In the case of the Legislature, the
head of the Agency is considered to be the Speaker of the House or the
President of the Senate, and in the case of the Judiciary, the head of the
Agency is considered to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Florida.
(b) Approval Criteria. To
approve an application, the Department must determine that:
(i) the physical characteristics of the
requested space are appropriate for the requested use;
(ii) the requested space is available on the
requested date and time;
(iii) the
requested use is consistent with the Agency's official purposes; and
(iv) the requested use will not prohibit or
limit governmental functions occurring during the date and time
requested.
(c)
Application Timeline. The Agency must submit the request to the Department as
soon as practicable, but no later than ten business days prior to the requested
reservation date. The Department will not accept requests that are submitted
more than one year prior to the requested date.
(d) Use. If the reservation is granted, the
Agency must comply with the requirements of this rule chapter and with the Use
of Capitol Complex Guidelines and must vacate the space at the end of the
reservation period. The Agency reserving the space may exclude the public from
the reserved space for the period the space is reserved.
(3) News Conferences. The following locations
at the Capitol Complex may be utilized for news conferences outside of the
reservation process provided they are not otherwise reserved pursuant to
subsection (2), above: any outdoor areas of the Capitol Complex and the Plaza
Level Rotunda (as described in the Use of Capitol Complex Guidelines).
Notwithstanding the restrictions in Rule
60H-6.011, F.A.C., manned
freestanding displays are permitted in these spaces during such news
conferences. Such news conferences in these spaces shall be limited to one
hour. Such news conferences in the Plaza Level Rotunda are limited to hours
where the building is otherwise open to the public.
(4) Lighting. Lighting the Historic Capitol
in various colors to communicate a message of support for a cause or event or
to celebrate a holiday or other important date is reserved for government
speech only. No person may cause the Historic Capitol to be lit to communicate
a message of support for a cause or event or to celebrate a holiday or other
important date except that the Governor may direct the Department to light the
Historic Capitol Building in various colors to communicate a message of support
for a cause or event or to celebrate a holiday or other important date the
Governor wishes to support.
(5)
Additional Limitations. Because the Capitol Complex is often a destination for
children learning about their State government, visual displays, sounds, and
other actions that are harmful to minors (as defined in Section
847.001, F.S.) or include
gratuitous violence or gore are not permitted in any indoor portion of the
Capitol Complex. "Gratuitous violence or gore" means any depiction of severe
bodily injury or blood, organs, or other bodily fluids, that is patently
offensive to prevailing standards in the community as a whole and, taken as a
whole, is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 255.249(9), 255.503(11) FS. Law Implemented 255.249(1), 255.503(2), 272.03 FS.
New 8-1-78, Formerly 13D-5.05, 13M-9.007, Amended 1-9-96, 3-2-17, 3-1-23.
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