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FL Stat § 452.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 452 - Bonds of Employees of Common Carriers|452.04 - Bonds Violating Chapter Void.

452.04 Bonds violating chapter void.—Any bond, contract, or undertaking made in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be void.History.—s. 4, ch. 6519, 1913; RGS 4044; CGL 5966.
FL Stat § 452.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 452 - Bonds of Employees of Common Carriers|452.05 - Violation of Regulations as to Employment Bonds; Penalty.

452.05 Violation of regulations as to employment bonds; penalty.—Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 4, ch. 6519, 1913; RGS 5672; CGL 7877; s. 382, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 454.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.021 - Attorneys; Admission to Practice Law; Supreme Court to Govern and Regulate.

454.021 Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate.—(1) Admissions of attorneys and counselors to practice law in the state is hereby declared to be a judicial function.(2) The Supreme Court of Florida, being the highest court of said state, is the proper court to govern and regulate admissions of attorneys and counselors to practice law in said state.(3) Upon certification by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners that an applicant who is an unauthorized immigrant who was brought to the United States as a minor; has been present in the United States for more than 10 years; has received documented employment authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); has been issued a social security number; if a male, has registered with the Selective Service System if required to do so under the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453; and has fulfilled all requirements for admission to practice law in this state, the Supreme Court of Florida may admit that applicant as an attorney at law authorized to practice in this state and may direct an order be entered upon the court’s records to that effect.History.—ss. 1, 2, 7, ch. 29796, 1955; s. 10, ch. 61-530; s. 3, ch. 2014-35.
FL Stat § 454.026 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.026 - Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to Accept Fingerprints Of, and Exchange Criminal History Records With Respect To, Bar Applicants.

454.026 Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records with respect to, bar applicants.—The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to accept fingerprints of applicants for admission to The Florida Bar and, to the extent provided for by federal law, to exchange state, multistate, and federal criminal history records with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners for licensing purposes.History.—s. 1, ch. 83-199.
FL Stat § 454.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.11 - Powers of Attorneys.

454.11 Powers of attorneys.—Every attorney duly admitted or authorized to practice in this state shall have the right to appear before any court of the state, or any public board, committee, or officer in the interest of any client, and may appear as amicus curiae when so permitted. All attorneys shall be deemed officers of the court for the administration of justice, and amenable to the rules and discipline of the court in all matters of order or procedure not in conflict with the constitution or laws of this state.History.—s. 11, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4189; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945.
FL Stat § 454.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.17 - Attorneys May Administer Oaths in Open Court.

454.17 Attorneys may administer oaths in open court.—Attorneys authorized to practice law in this state may administer oaths in open court, in the presence of the presiding judge or justice thereof, and any person swearing falsely under an oath so administered shall be liable to the penalty prescribed for perjury.History.—s. 17, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4195.
FL Stat § 454.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.18 - Officers Not Allowed to Practice.

454.18 Officers not allowed to practice.—No sheriff or clerk of any court, or full-time deputy thereof, shall practice in this state, nor shall any person not of good moral character, or who has been convicted of an infamous crime be entitled to practice. A person may not be denied the right to practice on account of sex, race, or color. And any person, whether an attorney or not, or whether within the exceptions mentioned above or not, may conduct his or her own cause in any court of this state, or before any public board, committee, or officer, subject to the lawful rules and discipline of such court, board, committee, or officer. The provisions of this section restricting the practice of law by a sheriff or clerk, or full-time deputy thereof, do not apply in a case where such person is representing the office or agency in the course of his or her duties as an attorney.History.—s. 18, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4196; s. 54, ch. 91-137; s. 182, ch. 97-103; s. 1, ch. 2007-166.
FL Stat § 454.19 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.19 - Certain Partnerships Prohibited.

454.19 Certain partnerships prohibited.—No judge of a court of this state who is permitted by the constitution and laws to practice law shall form any partnership with the prosecuting attorney of such court or become a partner in any firm in which he or she is a partner. No attorney who may be a law partner with any judge of any court who is permitted by law to practice law shall be allowed to practice before the court of which his or her partner is judge.History.—s. 19, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4197; s. 1, ch. 77-119; s. 183, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 454.20 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.20 - Attorneys Not to Be Sureties.

454.20 Attorneys not to be sureties.—No attorney shall become surety on the official bond of any state, county, or municipal officer of this state, nor surety on any bond of a client in judicial proceedings.History.—s. 20, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4198.
FL Stat § 454.23 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.23 - Penalties.

454.23 Penalties.—Any person not licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law in this state who practices law in this state or holds himself or herself out to the public as qualified to practice law in this state, or who willfully pretends to be, or willfully takes or uses any name, title, addition, or description implying that he or she is qualified, or recognized by law as qualified, to practice law in this state, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 21, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 8133; s. 384, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 74-128; s. 184, ch. 97-103; s. 1, ch. 2004-287.
FL Stat § 454.31 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.31 - Practice While Disbarred or Suspended Prohibited.

454.31 Practice while disbarred or suspended prohibited.—Any person who has been knowingly disbarred and who has not been lawfully reinstated or is knowingly under suspension from the practice of law by any circuit court of the state or by the Supreme Court of the state who practices law in this state or holds himself or herself out as an attorney at law or qualified to practice law in this state commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 1, ch. 18006, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 8133(2); s. 385, ch. 71-136; s. 185, ch. 97-103; s. 2, ch. 2004-287.
FL Stat § 454.32 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 454 - Attorneys at Law|454.32 - Aiding or Assisting Disbarred or Suspended Attorney Prohibited.

454.32 Aiding or assisting disbarred or suspended attorney prohibited.—A person who knowingly aids or assists any person in carrying on the unauthorized practice of law, knowing that such person has been disbarred and has not been lawfully reinstated or is under suspension from the practice of law by any circuit court of the state or by the Supreme Court of the state, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and shall also be subject to disbarment.History.—s. 2, ch. 18006, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 8133(3); s. 386, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 2004-287.
FL Stat § 455.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.01 - Definitions.

455.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Board” means any board or commission, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the department, including the Florida Real Estate Commission; except that, for ss. 455.201-455.245, “board” means only a board, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the Division of Certified Public Accounting, the Division of Professions, or the Division of Real Estate.(2) “Consumer member” means a person appointed to serve on a specific board or who has served on a specific board, who is not, and never has been, a member or practitioner of the profession, or of any closely related profession, regulated by such board.(3) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(4) “License” means any permit, registration, certificate, or license issued by the department.(5) “Licensee” means any person issued a permit, registration, certificate, or license by the department.(6) “Profession” means any activity, occupation, profession, or vocation regulated by the department in the Divisions of Certified Public Accounting, Professions, Real Estate, and Regulation.History.—s. 1, ch. 21885, 1943; s. 1, ch. 28215, 1953; s. 12, ch. 63-195; s. 2, ch. 65-170; s. 27, ch. 67-248; s. 3, ch. 67-409; s. 1, ch. 67-596; s. 121, ch. 71-355; s. 122, ch. 73-333; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 123, ch. 79-164; s. 2, ch. 84-70; s. 9, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 92-149; s. 5, ch. 93-220; s. 1, ch. 96-291; s. 3, ch. 97-261; s. 109, ch. 2000-153; s. 23, ch. 2000-160.Note.—Former s. 485.01.
FL Stat § 455.017 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.017 - Applicability of This Chapter.

455.017 Applicability of this chapter.— This chapter applies only to the regulation of professions by the department.History.—s. 60, ch. 94-218; s. 4, ch. 2010-106.
FL Stat § 455.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.10 - Restriction on Requirement of Citizenship.

455.10 Restriction on requirement of citizenship.—No person shall be disqualified from practicing an occupation or profession regulated by the state solely because he or she is not a United States citizen.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 72-125; s. 1, ch. 74-37; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 187, ch. 97-103.Note.—Former s. 455.012.
FL Stat § 455.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.11 - Qualification of Immigrants for Examination to Practice a Licensed Profession or Occupation.

455.11 Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation.—(1) It is the declared purpose of this section to encourage the use of foreign-speaking Florida residents duly qualified to become actively qualified in their professions so that all Florida citizens may receive better services.(2) Any person who has successfully completed, or is currently enrolled in, an approved course of study created pursuant to chapters 74-105 and 75-177, Laws of Florida, shall be deemed qualified for examination and reexaminations for a professional or occupational license which shall be administered in the English language unless 15 or more such applicants request that said reexamination be administered in their native language. In the event that such reexamination is administered in a foreign language, the full cost to the board of preparing and administering same shall be borne by said applicants.(3) Each board within the department shall adopt and implement programs designed to qualify for examination all persons who were resident nationals of the Republic of Cuba and who, on July 1, 1977, were residents of this state.History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 77-255; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 194, ch. 79-400; s. 5, ch. 92-149; s. 61, ch. 94-218.Note.—Former s. 455.016.
FL Stat § 455.116 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.116 - Regulation Trust Funds.

455.116 Regulation trust funds.—The following trust funds shall be placed in the department:(1) Administrative Trust Fund.(2) Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund.(3) Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund.(4) Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund.(5) Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund.1(6) Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund.(7) Professional Regulation Trust Fund.History.—s. 8, ch. 93-220; s. 44, ch. 96-418; s. 22, ch. 2008-240; s. 1, ch. 2011-30; s. 2, ch. 2012-143.1Note.—Section 11(3), ch. 2021-269, provides that “[e]ffective July 1, 2022, the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund under s. 455.116, Florida Statutes, is transferred from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to the Florida Gaming Control Commission.”
FL Stat § 455.1165 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.1165 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.

455.1165 Federal Grants Trust Fund.—(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of grants and funding from the Federal Government, interest earnings, and cash advances from other trust funds. Funds shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the department’s operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216.History.—s. 1, ch. 2011-60; s. 2, ch. 2014-44.
FL Stat § 455.117 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.117 - Sale of Services and Information by Department.

455.117 Sale of services and information by department.—The department may provide, directly or by contract, services and information to other levels of government and private entities.History.—s. 9, ch. 93-220.
FL Stat § 455.201 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.201 - Professions and Occupations Regulated by Department; Legislative Intent; Requirements.

455.201 Professions and occupations regulated by department; legislative intent; requirements.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that persons desiring to engage in any lawful profession regulated by the department shall be entitled to do so as a matter of right if otherwise qualified.(2) The Legislature further believes that such professions shall be regulated only for the preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public under the police powers of the state. Such professions shall be regulated when:(a) Their unregulated practice can harm or endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and when the potential for such harm is recognizable and clearly outweighs any anticompetitive impact which may result from regulation.(b) The public is not effectively protected by other means, including, but not limited to, other state statutes, local ordinances, or federal legislation.(c) Less restrictive means of regulation are not available.(3) It is further legislative intent that the use of the term “profession” with respect to those activities licensed and regulated by the department shall not be deemed to mean that such activities are not occupations for other purposes in state or federal law.(4)(a) Neither the department nor any board may create unreasonably restrictive and extraordinary standards that deter qualified persons from entering the various professions. Neither the department nor any board may take any action that tends to create or maintain an economic condition that unreasonably restricts competition, except as specifically provided by law.(b) Neither the department nor any board may create a regulation that has an unreasonable effect on job creation or job retention in the state or that places unreasonable restrictions on the ability of individuals who seek to practice or who are practicing a given profession or occupation to find employment.(c) The Legislature shall evaluate proposals to increase regulation of already regulated professions or occupations to determine their effect on job creation or retention and employment opportunities.(5) Policies adopted by the department shall ensure that all expenditures are made in the most cost-effective manner to maximize competition, minimize licensure costs, and maximize public access to meetings conducted for the purpose of professional regulation. The long-range planning function of the department shall be implemented to facilitate effective operations and to eliminate inefficiencies.History.—s. 1, ch. 76-28; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 122, ch. 79-164; s. 3, ch. 82-1; s. 79, ch. 83-218; s. 36, ch. 92-33; s. 6, ch. 92-149; s. 20, ch. 93-129; s. 62, ch. 94-218; s. 134, ch. 99-251.Note.—Former s. 455.001.
FL Stat § 455.2035 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.2035 - Rulemaking Authority for Professions Not Under a Board.

455.2035 Rulemaking authority for professions not under a board.—The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the regulatory requirements of any profession within the department’s jurisdiction which does not have a statutorily authorized regulatory board.History.—s. 136, ch. 99-251.
FL Stat § 455.204 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.204 - Long-Range Policy Planning; Plans, Reports, and Recommendations.

455.204 Long-range policy planning; plans, reports, and recommendations.—To facilitate efficient and cost-effective regulation, the department and the board, where appropriate, shall develop and implement a long-range policy planning and monitoring process to include recommendations specific to each profession. Such process shall include estimates of revenues, expenditures, cash balances, and performance statistics for each profession. The period covered shall not be less than 5 years. The department, with input from the boards, shall develop the long-range plan and must obtain the approval of the secretary. The department shall monitor compliance with the approved long-range plan and, with input from the boards, shall annually update the plans for approval by the secretary. The department shall provide concise management reports to the boards quarterly. As part of the review process, the department shall evaluate:(1) Whether the department, including the boards and the various functions performed by the department, is operating efficiently and effectively and if there is a need for a board or council to assist in cost-effective regulation.(2) How and why the various professions are regulated.(3) Whether there is a need to continue regulation, and to what degree.(4) Whether or not consumer protection is adequate, and how it can be improved.(5) Whether there is consistency between the various practice acts.(6) Whether unlicensed activity is adequately enforced.Such plans should include conclusions and recommendations on these and other issues as appropriate. Such plans shall be provided to the Governor and the Legislature by November 1 of each year.History.—s. 8, ch. 92-149.
FL Stat § 455.205 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.205 - Contacting Boards Through Department.

455.205 Contacting boards through department.—Each board under the jurisdiction of the department may be contacted through the headquarters of the department in the City of Tallahassee or at any regional office of the department.History.—s. 30, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 77-115; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 38, ch. 92-33; s. 23, ch. 93-129; ss. 65, 66, ch. 94-218; s. 5, ch. 97-261.Note.—Former s. 455.004.
FL Stat § 455.208 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 455 - Business and Professional Regulation: General Provisions|455.208 - Publication of Information.

455.208 Publication of information.—The department and the boards shall have the authority to advise licensees periodically, through the publication of a newsletter, about information that the department or the board determines is of interest to the industry. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the department and the boards shall publish a summary of final orders resulting in fines, suspensions, or revocations, and any other information the department or the board determines is of interest to the public.History.—s. 5, ch. 88-392; s. 40, ch. 92-33; s. 10, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 67, ch. 94-218; s. 7, ch. 97-261.