Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5N - Division of Licensing › Chapter 5N-1 - PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE, SECURITY AND REPOSSESSION ACTIVITIES, SCHOOLS › Section 5N-1.100 - Organization

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Division of Licensing (division), Department of
				  Agriculture and Consumer Services (department) is statutorily empowered with
				  the authority to ensure that the public is protected from private
				  investigation, security, and repossession services by individuals who have a
				  criminal history, or are insufficiently or improperly trained in the field, or
				  are unlicensed, or by agencies that are improperly insured, or are managed in a
				  manner which does not assure compliance with the law and these rules by its
				  licensed employees.
(1) The division
				is located at 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. The mailing address is:
				Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, P.O.
				Box 9100, Tallahassee, Florida 32315-9100. The division maintains office hours
				from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except state
				holidays.
(2) Persons may contact
				the division at the following numbers:
Director/Assistant Director
(850) 245-5500
Compliance Section
(850) 245-5506
Bureau of Regulation and Enforcement
(850) 245-5499
Bureau of License Issuance
(850) 245-5665
Bureau of Support Services
(850) 245-5500
Additionally, the division maintains regional offices in the
				  following locations:
Jacksonville Regional Office
7825 Baymeadows Way
Suite 106A, Center Building
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
(904) 828-3100
Tallahassee Regional Office
1925 Capital Circle Northeast
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
(850) 412-2022
Ft. Walton Regional Office
111 Racetrack Road
Unit 111-C, Choctaw Plaza
Ft. Walton, Florida 32547
(850) 833-9146
Miami-Dade Regional Office
7739 N.W. 48th Street, Suite 140
Miami, Florida 33166
(305) 639-3500
North Port Regional Office
Sumter Crossing Commerce Building
4451 Aidan Lane, Suite 102
North Port, Florida 34287
(941) 240-3160
Plantation Regional Office
7800 Peters Road, Suite C-100
Plantation, Florida 33324
(954) 308-4040
Orlando Regional Office
5750 Major Boulevard
Suite 100
Orlando, Florida 32819
(407) 888-8700
Tampa Regional Office
Interstate Business Park
4510 Oak Fair Boulevard, Suite 100
Tampa, Florida 33610
(813) 337-5377
West Palm Beach Regional Office
400 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 140
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(561) 681-2530
(3) Definitions. In addition to the
				definitions contained in Section
				493.6101, F.S., the following
				terms shall mean:
(a) The term "equivalent
				experience" shall mean and include that experience which is substantially
				identical and equal in force, power, effect or import as the experience gained
				by a personal knowledge and activity for the required period of time performing
				the type of service permitted under the license for which application is made.
				Examples of equivalent experience include detectives and officers of law
				enforcement agencies of the United States or this state or any county or
				municipality of this state, insurance investigators or adjustors, special
				agents, detectives or investigators who have performed such duties as an
				in-house employee, and investigators for attorneys. Equivalent experience is
				not limited to these examples.
(b)
				The term "certified law enforcement officer" means a sworn law enforcement or
				corrections officer who has received certification from the Florida Criminal
				Justice Standards and Training Commission.
(c) The term "attorney" means a member of the
				Florida Bar engaged in the practice of law in this state.