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FL Stat § 468.5275 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.5275 - Registration and exemption of de minimis operations.

468.5275 Registration and exemption of de minimis operations.—(1) An employee leasing company is exempt from the licensing requirements specified in s. 468.525 and from the fees specified in s. 468.526 if such company:(a) Submits a properly executed request for registration and exemption on a form provided by the department;(b) Is domiciled outside the state and is licensed or registered as an employee leasing company in its state of domicile or residence;(c) Does not provide leased employees to a client whose business is located or domiciled in this state;(d) Does not maintain an office in this state or solicit in any manner clients located or domiciled within this state; and(e) Does not have more than 50 leased employees working in this state.(2) A registration is valid for 1 year. Each registrant shall pay to the department upon initial registration, and upon each renewal thereafter, a registration fee to be established by the board in an amount not to exceed:(a) Two hundred and fifty dollars for an employee leasing company.(b) Five hundred dollars for an employee leasing company group.History.—s. 40, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 468.528 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.528 - Delinquent licenses.

468.528 Delinquent licenses.—Failure to renew the license at the time of renewal and pay the appropriate fee shall result in the license becoming delinquent. Licensees have 30 days after the renewal date in which to renew their licenses and pay a late fee not to exceed $300. If payment is not received within 30 days, the license is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to s. 468.532(1)(f).History.—ss. 10, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 41, ch. 94-119; s. 2, ch. 2010-126.
FL Stat § 468.530 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.530 - License, contents; posting.

468.530 License, contents; posting.—(1) All licenses issued pursuant to this part shall be in a form prescribed by the department.(a) Each employee leasing company license shall specify the name under which the licensee is to operate, the address of the principal place of business, and, if applicable, the full name and title of at least one of the controlling persons of the company and the expiration date of the license.(b) Each controlling person license shall specify the licensee’s full name and business address and the expiration date of the license. Each employee leasing company group license shall specify the foregoing information for each member of the group.(2) Each employee leasing company license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the licensee in this state. Each employee leasing company shall display, in a place that is in clear and unobstructed public view, a notice stating that the business operated at this location is licensed and regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and that any questions or complaints should be directed to the department.(3) No license shall be valid for any person or entity who engages in the business under any name other than that specified in the license. A license issued under this part shall not be assignable, and no licensee may conduct a business under a fictitious name without prior written authorization of the board to do so. The board may not authorize the use of a name which is so similar to that of a public officer or agency, or of that used by another licensee, that the public may be confused or misled thereby. No licensee shall be permitted to conduct business under more than one name unless it has obtained a separate license. A licensee desiring to change its licensed name at any time except upon license renewal shall notify the board and pay a fee not to exceed $50 for each authorized change of name.(4) Each employee leasing company or employee leasing company group licensed under this part shall be properly identified in all advertisements, which must include the license number, licensed business name, and other appropriate information in accordance with rules established by the board.History.—ss. 12, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 43, ch. 94-119; s. 147, ch. 94-218.
FL Stat § 468.531 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.531 - Prohibitions; penalties.

468.531 Prohibitions; penalties.—(1) No person or entity shall:(a) Practice or offer to practice as an employee leasing company, an employee leasing company group, or a controlling person unless such person or entity is licensed pursuant to this part;(b) Practice or offer to practice as an employee leasing company or employee leasing company group unless all controlling persons thereof are licensed pursuant to this part;(c) Use the name or title “licensed employee leasing company,” “employee leasing company,” “employee leasing company group,” “professional employer,” “professional employer organization,” “controlling person,” or words that would tend to lead one to believe that such person or entity is registered pursuant to this part, when such person or entity has not registered pursuant to this part;(d) Present as his or her own or his or her entity’s own the license of another;(e) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof; or(f) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended or revoked.(2) Any person or entity that violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—ss. 13, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 44, ch. 94-119; s. 310, ch. 97-103; s. 22, ch. 2000-356.
FL Stat § 468.533 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.533 - Collected fees.

468.533 Collected fees.—All fees collected pursuant to this part shall be deposited into the Professional Regulation Trust Fund.History.—ss. 15, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 46, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 468.534 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.534 - Application.

468.534 Application.—Nothing in this part shall exempt any client of any employee leasing company, or any leased employee, from any other license requirements of state, local, or federal law. Any employee leased to a client company, who is licensed, registered, or certified pursuant to law, shall be deemed to be an employee of the client company for such licensure purposes, but shall remain an employee of the employee leasing company as specified in chapters 440 and 443.History.—ss. 16, 17, ch. 91-93; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 47, ch. 94-119.
FL Stat § 468.535 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XI - Employee Leasing Companies (Ss. 468.520-468.535)|468.535 - Investigations; audits; review.

468.535 Investigations; audits; review.—(1) The department may make investigations, audits, or reviews within or outside this state as it deems necessary:(a) To determine whether a person or company has violated or is in danger of violating any provision of this part, chapter 455, or any rule or order thereunder; or(b) To aid in the enforcement of this part or chapter 455.(2) All material compiled by the department in any investigation, audit, review of a proposed change of ownership of an employee leasing company, or other review under this part is subject to ss. 455.225(2) and 455.229(1).History.—s. 48, ch. 94-119; s. 98, ch. 98-166; s. 156, ch. 2000-160.
FL Stat § 468.601 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.601 - Purpose.

468.601 Purpose.—The Legislature finds that, where building code administration and inspection personnel fail to adequately, competently, and professionally administer state or local building codes, physical and economic injury to the citizens of the state may result and, therefore, deems it necessary in the interest of public health and safety to regulate the practice of building code administration and inspection in this state.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166.
FL Stat § 468.602 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.602 - Exemptions.

468.602 Exemptions.—This part does not apply to:(1) Persons who possess a valid certificate, issued pursuant to s. 633.216, for conducting firesafety inspections, when conducting firesafety inspections.(2) Persons currently licensed or certified to practice as an architect pursuant to chapter 481, an engineer pursuant to chapter 471, or a contractor pursuant to chapter 489, when performing any services authorized by such license or certificate.(3) Persons acting as special inspectors for code enforcement jurisdictions while conducting special inspections not required as minimum inspections by the Florida Building Code.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 49, ch. 94-119; s. 7, ch. 98-287; s. 117, ch. 2000-141; s. 35, ch. 2001-186; s. 4, ch. 2001-372; s. 141, ch. 2013-183.
FL Stat § 468.605 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.605 - Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board.

468.605 Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board.—(1) There is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board. Members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members shall be appointed for 4-year terms. No member shall serve more than two consecutive 4-year terms, nor serve for more than 11 years on the board. To ensure continuity of board policies, the Governor shall initially appoint one member for a 1-year term, two members for 2-year terms, two members for 3-year terms, and two members for 4-year terms.(2) The board shall consist of nine members, as follows:(a) One member who is an architect licensed pursuant to chapter 481, an engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 471, or a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 489.(b) Two members serving as building code administrators.(c) Two members serving as building code inspectors.(d) One member serving as a plans examiner.(e) One member who is a representative of a city or a charter county.(f) Two consumer members who are not, and have never been, members of a profession regulated under this part, chapter 481, chapter 471, or chapter 489. One of the consumer members must be a person with a disability or a representative of an organization which represents persons with disabilities.None of the board members described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (f) may be an employee of a municipal, county, or state governmental agency.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 51, ch. 94-119; s. 150, ch. 94-218; s. 3, ch. 98-419; s. 128, ch. 2000-153; s. 14, ch. 2000-372.
FL Stat § 468.606 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.606 - Authority of the board.

468.606 Authority of the board.—The board is authorized to:(1) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part.(2) Certify individuals as being qualified under the provisions of this part to be building code administrators, plans examiners, and building code inspectors.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 138, ch. 98-200.
FL Stat § 468.607 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.607 - Certification of building code administration and inspection personnel.

468.607 Certification of building code administration and inspection personnel.—The board shall issue a certificate to any individual whom the board determines to be qualified, within such class and level as provided in this part and with such limitations as the board may place upon it. No person may be employed by a state agency or local governmental authority to perform the duties of a building code administrator, plans examiner, or building code inspector after October 1, 1993, without possessing the proper valid certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of this part. Any person who acts as an inspector and plans examiner under s. 1013.37 while conducting activities authorized by certification under that section is certified to continue to conduct inspections for a local enforcement agency until the person’s UBCI certification expires, after which time such person must possess the proper valid certificate issued in accordance with this part.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 33, ch. 2000-141; s. 15, ch. 2000-372; s. 1015, ch. 2002-387.
FL Stat § 468.613 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.613 - Certification by endorsement.

468.613 Certification by endorsement.—The board shall examine other certification or training programs, as applicable, upon submission to the board for its consideration of an application for certification by endorsement. The board shall waive its examination, qualification, education, or training requirements, to the extent that such examination, qualification, education, or training requirements of the applicant are determined by the board to be comparable with those established by the board. The board shall waive its examination, qualification, education, or training requirements if an applicant for certification by endorsement is at least 18 years of age; is of good moral character; has held a valid building administrator, inspector, plans examiner, or the equivalent, certification issued by another state or territory of the United States for at least 10 years before the date of application; and has successfully passed an applicable examination administered by the International Code Council. Such application must be made either when the license in another state or territory is active or within 2 years after such license was last active.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 21, ch. 2020-160.
FL Stat § 468.617 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.617 - Joint building code inspection department; other arrangements.

468.617 Joint building code inspection department; other arrangements.—(1) Nothing in this part shall prohibit any local jurisdiction, school board, community college board, state university, or state agency from entering into and carrying out contracts with any other local jurisdiction or educational board under which the parties agree to create and support a joint building code inspection department for conforming to the provisions of this part. In lieu of a joint building code inspection department, any local jurisdiction may designate a building code inspector from another local jurisdiction to serve as a building code inspector for the purposes of this part.(2) Nothing in this part shall prohibit local governments, school boards, community college boards, state universities, or state agencies from contracting with persons certified pursuant to this part to perform building code inspections or plan reviews. An individual or entity may not inspect or examine plans on projects in which the individual or entity designed or permitted the projects.(3) Nothing in this part shall prohibit any county or municipal government, school board, community college board, state university, or state agency from entering into any contract with any person or entity for the provision of building code administrator, building official, or building code inspection services regulated under this part, and notwithstanding any other statutory provision, such county or municipal governments may enter into contracts.(4) Nothing in this part prohibits any building code inspector, plans examiner, or building code administrator holding a limited certificate who is employed by a jurisdiction within a small county as defined in s. 339.2818 from providing building code inspection, plans review, or building code administration services to another jurisdiction within a small county.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 3, ch. 96-298; s. 73, ch. 96-388; s. 5, ch. 98-419; s. 35, ch. 2000-141; s. 17, ch. 2000-372; s. 2, ch. 2007-227; s. 6, ch. 2017-149.
FL Stat § 468.627 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.627 - Application; examination; renewal; fees.

468.627 Application; examination; renewal; fees.—(1) The board shall establish by rule fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, certification and certification renewal, inactive status application, and reactivation of inactive certificates. The board may establish by rule a late renewal penalty. The board shall establish fees which are adequate, when combined with revenue generated by the provisions of s. 468.631, to ensure the continued operation of this part. Fees shall be based on department estimates of the revenue required to implement this part.(2) The initial application fee may not exceed $25 for building code administrators, plans examiners, or building code inspectors.(3) The initial examination fee may not exceed $150 for building code administrators, plans examiners, or building code inspectors.(4) Employees of local government agencies having responsibility for building code inspection, building construction regulation, and enforcement of building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, gas, fire prevention, energy, accessibility, and other construction codes shall pay no application fees or examination fees.(5) The certificateholder shall provide proof, in a form established by board rule, that the certificateholder has completed at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each biennium since the issuance or renewal of the certificate, including the specialized or advanced coursework approved by the Florida Building Commission, as part of the building code training program established pursuant to s. 553.841, appropriate to the licensing category sought. A minimum of 3 of the required 14 classroom hours must be on state law, rules, and ethics relating to professional standards of practice, duties, and responsibilities of the certificateholder. The board shall by rule establish criteria for approval of continuing education courses and providers, and may by rule establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166; s. 10, ch. 98-287; s. 6, ch. 98-419; s. 20, ch. 2000-372; s. 5, ch. 2007-227; s. 11, ch. 2009-195.
FL Stat § 468.629 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 468 - Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations|Part XII - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)|468.629 - Prohibitions; penalties.

468.629 Prohibitions; penalties.—(1) No person may:(a) Falsely hold himself or herself out as a certificateholder.(b) Falsely impersonate a certificateholder.(c) Present as his or her own the certificate of another.(d) Give false or forged evidence to the board or the department, or a member, an employee, or an officer thereof, for the purpose of obtaining a certificate.(e) Use or attempt to use a certificate which has been suspended or revoked.(f) Threaten, coerce, trick, persuade, or otherwise influence, or attempt to threaten, coerce, trick, persuade, or otherwise influence, any certificateholder to violate any provision of this part.(g) Offer any compensation to a certificateholder in order to induce a violation of this part, a local building code or ordinance, or another law of this state.(2) Any person who violates any provision of this part commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who violates any provision of this part after a previous conviction for such violation commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166.