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FL Stat § 472.0335 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.0335 - Classification of Disciplinary Actions.

472.0335 Classification of disciplinary actions.—(1) A licensee may petition the department to review a disciplinary incident to determine whether the specific violation meets the standard of a minor violation as set forth in s. 472.033(3). If the circumstances of the violation meet that standard and 2 years have passed since the issuance of a final order imposing discipline, the department shall reclassify that violation as inactive if the licensee has not been disciplined for any subsequent minor violation of the same nature. After the department has reclassified the violation as inactive, it is no longer considered to be part of the licensee’s disciplinary record, and the licensee may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge the incident as a disciplinary action.(2) The department may establish a schedule classifying violations according to the severity of the violation. After the expiration of set periods of time, the department may provide for such disciplinary records to become inactive, according to their classification. After the disciplinary record has become inactive, the department may clear the violation from the disciplinary record and the subject person or business may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge such disciplinary actions. The department may adopt rules to administer this subsection.History.—s. 23, ch. 2009-66.
FL Stat § 472.0337 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.0337 - Power to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Issue Subpoenas.

472.0337 Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas.—For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding conducted by the department, the department shall administer oaths, take depositions, make inspections, issue subpoenas which must be supported by affidavit, serve subpoenas and other process, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence. Challenges to, and enforcement of, the subpoenas and orders shall be conducted as provided in s. 120.569.History.—s. 12, ch. 2012-67.
FL Stat § 472.034 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.034 - Mediation.

472.034 Mediation.—(1) Notwithstanding s. 472.033, the board shall adopt rules to designate which violations of this chapter are appropriate for mediation. The board may designate as mediation offenses those complaints where harm caused by the licensee is economic in nature or can be remedied by the licensee.(2) After the department determines a complaint is legally sufficient and the alleged violations are defined as mediation offenses, the department or any agent of the department may conduct informal mediation to resolve the complaint. If the complainant and the subject of the complaint agree to a resolution of a complaint within 14 days after contact by the mediator, the mediator shall notify the department of the terms of the resolution. The department or board shall take no further action unless the complainant and the subject each fail to record with the department an acknowledgment of satisfaction of the terms of mediation within 60 days of the mediator’s notification to the department. In the event the complainant and subject fail to reach settlement terms or to record the required acknowledgment, the department shall process the complaint according to the provisions of s. 472.033.(3) Conduct or statements made during mediation are inadmissible in any proceeding pursuant to s. 472.033. Further, any information relating to the mediation of a case shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of s. 472.033.(4) A licensee may not go through the mediation process more than three times without approval of the department. The department may consider the subject and dates of the earlier complaints in rendering its decision. The decision is not final agency action for purposes of chapter 120.(5) The board has the continuing authority to amend its rules adopted pursuant to this section.History.—s. 24, ch. 2009-66.
FL Stat § 472.0345 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.0345 - Authority to Issue Citations.

472.0345 Authority to issue citations.—(1) Notwithstanding s. 472.033, the board or the department shall adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations. The citation shall be issued to the subject and shall contain the subject’s name and address, the subject’s license number if applicable, a brief factual statement, the sections of the law allegedly violated, and the penalty imposed. The citation must clearly state that the subject may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedure under s. 472.033. If the subject disputes the matter in the citation, the procedures set forth in s. 472.033 must be followed. However, if the subject does not dispute the matter in the citation with the department within 30 days after the citation is served, the citation becomes a final order and constitutes discipline. The penalty shall be a fine or other conditions as established by rule.(2) The board shall adopt rules designating violations for which a citation may be issued. Such rules shall designate as citation violations those violations for which there is no substantial threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.(3) The department shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, in addition to any penalty provided according to board or department rule, as part of the penalty levied pursuant to the citation.(4) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the filing of the complaint that is the basis for the citation.(5) Service of a citation may be made by personal service or certified mail, restricted delivery, to the subject at the subject’s last known address.(6) The board has continuous authority to amend its rules adopted pursuant to this section.History.—s. 25, ch. 2009-66.
FL Stat § 472.0355 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.0355 - Disciplinary Guidelines.

472.0355 Disciplinary guidelines.—(1) The board by rule shall adopt and periodically review the disciplinary guidelines applicable to each ground for disciplinary action which may be imposed by the board pursuant to this chapter and any rule of the board or department.(2) The disciplinary guidelines shall specify a meaningful range of designated penalties based upon the severity and repetition of specific offenses, it being the legislative intent that minor violations be distinguished from those which endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; that such guidelines provide reasonable and meaningful notice to the public of likely penalties which may be imposed for proscribed conduct; and that such penalties be consistently applied by the board.(3) A specific finding of mitigating or aggravating circumstances shall allow the board to impose a penalty other than that provided for in such guidelines. If applicable, the board shall adopt by rule disciplinary guidelines to designate possible mitigating and aggravating circumstances and the variation and range of penalties permitted for such circumstances.(4) The department must review such disciplinary guidelines for compliance with the legislative intent as set forth herein to determine whether the guidelines establish a meaningful range of penalties and may also challenge such rules pursuant to s. 120.56.(5) The administrative law judge, in recommending penalties in any recommended order, must follow the penalty guidelines established by the board or department and must state in writing the mitigating or aggravating circumstances upon which the recommended penalty is based.History.—s. 27, ch. 2009-66.
FL Stat § 472.0365 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.0365 - Unlicensed Activities; Fees; Disposition.

472.0365 Unlicensed activities; fees; disposition.—In order to protect the public and to ensure a consumer-oriented department, it is the intent of the Legislature that vigorous enforcement of regulation for professional surveying and mapping activities is a state priority. All enforcement costs under this chapter should be covered by the profession. Therefore, the department shall impose, upon initial licensure and each renewal thereof, a special fee of $5 per licensee. Such fee shall be in addition to all other fees collected from each licensee and shall fund efforts to combat unlicensed activity. The board with concurrence of the department may earmark $5 of the current licensure fee for this purpose, if the board is not in a deficit and has a reasonable cash balance. The board with the concurrence of the department may authorize the transfer of funds from the operating fund account to the unlicensed activity account if the operating fund account is not in a deficit and has a reasonable cash balance. The department shall include all financial and statistical data resulting from unlicensed activity enforcement as a separate category in the quarterly management report provided for in s. 472.011. For the unlicensed activity account, a balance which remains at the end of a renewal cycle may, with concurrence of the board and the department, be transferred to the operating fund account of the profession.History.—s. 29, ch. 2009-66.
FL Stat § 472.0366 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.0366 - Elevation Certificates; Requirements for Surveyors and Mappers.

472.0366 Elevation certificates; requirements for surveyors and mappers.—(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Division” means the Division of Emergency Management established within the Executive Office of the Governor under s. 14.2016.(b) “Elevation certificate” means the certificate used to demonstrate the elevation of property which has been developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to federal floodplain management regulation and which is completed by a surveyor and mapper.(2) Beginning January 1, 2017, a surveyor and mapper shall, within 30 days after completion, submit to the division a copy of each elevation certificate that he or she completes. The copy must be unaltered, except that the surveyor and mapper may redact the name of the property owner. The copy need not be signed and sealed when submitted to the division; however, an original signed and sealed copy must be retained in the surveyor and mapper’s records as prescribed by rule of the board.History.—s. 2, ch. 2015-69; s. 8, ch. 2017-85.
FL Stat § 472.037 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping|472.037 - Application of Ss. 472.001-472.037.

472.037 Application of ss. 472.001-472.037.—(1) Nothing contained in ss. 472.001-472.037 shall be construed to repeal, amend, limit, or otherwise affect any local building code or zoning law or ordinance, now or hereafter enacted, which is more restrictive with respect to the services of registered surveyors and mappers than the provisions of ss. 472.001-472.037.(2) In counties or municipalities that issue building permits, such permits shall not be issued in any case where it is apparent from the application for such building permit that the provisions of ss. 472.001-472.037 have been violated. However, this shall not authorize the withholding of building permits in any cases within the exempt classes set forth in ss. 472.001-472.037.History.—ss. 32, 42, ch. 79-243; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 7, ch. 89-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 97, ch. 94-119; s. 12, ch. 2001-63.
FL Stat § 473.301 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.301 - Purpose.

473.301 Purpose.—The Legislature recognizes that there is a public need for independent and objective public accountants and that it is necessary to regulate the practice of public accounting to assure the minimum competence of practitioners and the accuracy of audit statements upon which the public relies and to protect the public from dishonest practitioners and, therefore, deems it necessary in the interest of public welfare to regulate the practice of public accountancy in this state.History.—ss. 1, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 473.303 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.303 - Board of Accountancy.

473.303 Board of Accountancy.—(1) There is created in the department the Board of Accountancy. The board shall consist of nine members, seven of whom must be certified public accountants licensed in this state and two of whom must be laypersons who are not and have never been certified public accountants or members of any closely related profession or occupation. The members who are certified public accountants must have practiced public accounting on a substantially full-time basis in this state for at least 5 years. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(2) The probable cause panel of the board may be composed of at least one current board member who shall serve as chair and additional current board members or past board members who are certified public accountants licensed in this state and in good standing. The past board members shall be appointed to the panel for a term of 2 years by the chair of the board with the approval of the secretary of the department, and may be reappointed for additional terms.History.—ss. 3, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 52, ch. 83-329; ss. 1, 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 21, ch. 87-172; s. 23, ch. 91-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 156, ch. 94-218; s. 346, ch. 97-103; s. 2, ch. 98-340; s. 4, ch. 2009-54.
FL Stat § 473.3035 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.3035 - Division of Certified Public Accounting.

473.3035 Division of Certified Public Accounting.—(1) All services concerning this chapter, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping services, examination services, legal services, and investigative services, and those services in chapter 455 necessary to perform the duties of this chapter shall be provided by the Division of Certified Public Accounting. The board may, by majority vote, delegate a duty or duties to the appropriate division within the department. The board may, by majority vote, rescind any such delegation of duties at any time.(2) The Division of Certified Public Accounting shall be funded by fees and assessments of the board, and funds collected by the board shall be used only to fund public accounting regulation. Funding for the Division of Certified Public Accounting shall be governed by ss. 215.37 and 455.219.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-292; s. 114, ch. 98-166; s. 175, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 473.304 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.304 - Rules of Board; Powers and Duties; Legal Services.

473.304 Rules of board; powers and duties; legal services.—(1) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act. Every certified public accountant and firm shall be governed and controlled by this act and the rules adopted by the board.(2) Subject to the prior approval of the Attorney General, the board may retain independent legal counsel to provide legal advice to the board on a specific matter.(3) An attorney employed or used by the board may not both prosecute a matter and provide legal services to the board with respect to the same matter.History.—ss. 3, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 92-292; s. 144, ch. 98-200; s. 5, ch. 2009-54.
FL Stat § 473.305 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.305 - Fees.

473.305 Fees.—The board, by rule, may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The fee for the examination shall be established at an amount that covers the costs for the procurement or development, administration, grading, and review of the examination. The fee for the examination is refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to sit for the examination. The fee for initial application is nonrefundable, and the combined fees for application and examination may not exceed $250 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of the examination from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or a similar national organization. The biennial renewal fee may not exceed $250. The board may also establish, by rule, a reactivation 1fee, and a delinquency fee not to exceed $50 for continuing professional education reporting forms. The board shall establish fees which are adequate to ensure the continued operation of the board and to fund the proportionate expenses incurred by the department which are allocated to the regulation of public accountants. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the revenue required to implement this chapter and the provisions of law with respect to the regulation of certified public accountants.History.—ss. 4, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 1, ch. 87-221; s. 22, ch. 88-205; s. 48, ch. 89-162; s. 20, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 2009-54; s. 2, ch. 2009-69; s. 13, ch. 2009-195.1Note.—The comma following the word “fee” was retained in the amendment to the section by s. 2, ch. 2009-69, but stricken in the amendments by s. 6, ch. 2009-54, and s. 13, ch. 2009-195.
FL Stat § 473.306 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.306 - Examinations.

473.306 Examinations.—(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a Florida certified public accountant shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination.(2) An applicant is entitled to take the licensure examination to practice in this state as a certified public accountant if:(a) The applicant has completed 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours from an accredited college or university with a concentration in accounting and business courses as specified by the board by rule; and(b) The applicant shows that she or he has good moral character. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “good moral character” has the same meaning as provided in s. 473.308(6)(a). The board may refuse to allow an applicant to take the licensure examination for failure to satisfy this requirement if:1. The board finds a reasonable relationship between the lack of good moral character of the applicant and the professional responsibilities of a certified public accountant; and2. The finding by the board of lack of good moral character is supported by competent substantial evidence.If an applicant is found pursuant to this paragraph to be unqualified to take the licensure examination because of a lack of good moral character, the board shall furnish to the applicant a statement containing the findings of the board, a complete record of the evidence upon which the determination was based, and a notice of the rights of the applicant to a rehearing and appeal.(3) The board shall have the authority to establish the standards for determining and shall determine:(a) What constitutes a passing grade for each subject or part of the licensure examination;(b) Which educational institutions, in addition to the universities in the State University System of Florida, shall be deemed to be accredited colleges or universities;(c) What courses and number of hours constitute a major in accounting; and(d) What courses and number of hours constitute additional accounting courses acceptable under s. 473.308(3).(4) The board may adopt an alternative licensure examination for persons who have been licensed to practice public accountancy or its equivalent in a foreign country so long as the International Qualifications Appraisal Board of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has ratified an agreement with that country for reciprocal licensure.(5) For the purposes of maintaining the proper educational qualifications for licensure under this chapter, the board may appoint an Educational Advisory Committee, which shall be composed of one member of the board, two persons in public practice who are licensed under this chapter, and four academicians on faculties of universities in this state.History.—ss. 5, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 2, ch. 87-221; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 125, ch. 94-119; s. 3, ch. 98-340; s. 9, ch. 2000-332; s. 1, ch. 2008-81; s. 1, ch. 2014-88.
FL Stat § 473.3101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 473 - Public Accountancy|473.3101 - Licensure of Firms or Public Accounting Firms.

473.3101 Licensure of firms or public accounting firms.—(1) The following must hold a license issued under this section:(a) Any firm with an office in this state which performs services as defined in s. 473.302(8)(a);(b) Any firm with an office in this state which uses the title “CPA,” “CPA firm,” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, or device tending to indicate that it is a CPA firm. The board shall define by rule what constitutes a CPA firm; or(c)1. Any firm that does not have an office in this state but performs the services described in s. 473.3141(4) for a client having its home office in this state, unless it:a. Complies with the qualifications described in s. 473.309.b. Is enrolled in a peer review program pursuant to s. 473.3125(4).c. Performs services through an individual with practice privileges under s. 473.3141.d. Lawfully performs services in a state where an individual with practice privileges granted under s. 473.3141 has his or her principal place of business.2. The board shall define by rule what constitutes an office.(2) An applicant for licensure under this section must file an application for licensure with the department and supply the information that the board requires. An application must be made upon the affidavit of a sole proprietor, general partner, shareholder, or member who is a certified public accountant.(3) A firm that is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (1)(c) may perform other professional services while using the title “CPA,” “CPA firm,” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, or device tending to indicate that the firm practices public accounting in this state without a license issued under this section only if:(a) It performs such services through an individual with practice privileges granted under s. 473.3141; and(b) It can lawfully do so in the state where the individual with practice privileges has his or her principal place of business.(4) The board shall determine whether the firm or public accounting firm meets the requirements for practice and, pending that determination, may certify to the department the firm or public accounting firm for provisional licensure.(5) Each license must be renewed every 2 years. Each firm or public accounting firm licensed under this section must notify the department within 1 month after any change in the information contained in the application on which its license is based.History.—ss. 9, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 17, ch. 93-110; s. 2, ch. 93-284; s. 6, ch. 98-340; s. 9, ch. 2009-54; s. 3, ch. 2015-174; s. 2, ch. 2017-148.