Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61 - Departmental › Chapter 61-19 - TALENT AGENCIES › Section 61-19.003 - Application Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each owner and operator of a talent agency wishing to obtain
				  a license and renewal thereafter shall submit a completed application on Form
				  DBPR TA-1, Application for Licensure as a Talent Agency, effective January
				  2018, incorporated herein by reference,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08814
,
				  which can be obtained at
www.myfloridalicense.com
or by
				  contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair
				  Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, together with the application fee as
				  specified in rule 61-19.005, F.A.C. In addition to
				  the application form, each owner and operator shall submit the following
				  information and documents:
(1) The
				application must be accompanied by a complete set of fingerprints submitted
				electronically to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the
				Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for state and national criminal history
				record checks, executed no more than 60 days prior to filing. All sets of
				fingerprints must be submitted by a live-scan vendor or service provider that
				has been approved by FDLE to electronically submit criminal history requests.
				If the set of fingerprints are taken on a physical fingerprint card, it must be
				scanned and submitted by a FDLE-approved live-scan vendor or service provider.
				All applicants must ensure to provide the correct Originating Agency Identifier
				(ORI), FL921670Z, programmed for Talent Agency License, to the live-scan vendor
				or service provider. Failure to provide the correct ORI number may result in an
				incomplete application. The cost of fingerprint processing shall be paid by the
				applicant directly to the FDLE-approved vendor or service provider. All
				personal information requested on the card must be affixed thereon by the
				applicant;
(2) Each application
				must be accompanied by one (1) photograph of the applicant owner and operator,
				2'' x 2'' of passport style and quality, taken within preceding two (2) years,
				suitable for identification purposes. The applicant's name shall be printed on
				the back of each photograph;
(3)
				The names and residence addresses of the owner or owners;
(4) Proof that the operator has employment
				history that consists of at least one (1) year of direct or similar experience
				in the talent agency or similar business;
(5) Affidavits of five (5) reputable persons,
				who have known or been associated with the applicant for three (3) years, that
				the applicant is a person of good moral character, or in the case of a
				corporation, that the corporation has a reputation for fair dealings; on
				affidavit forms provided by the Department;
(6) A statement showing whether the
				applicant, owner, operator, or other persons financially interested in the
				talent agency are also financially interested in any other business of like
				nature, and, if so, the extent of such financial interest and other business of
				like nature;
(7) A schedule of
				maximum fees, charges and commissions which the applicant intends to charge and
				collect for its services; and
(8)
				If the application is not from a corporation, the names and residence addresses
				of all persons, other than bona fide salaried employees, who are financially
				interested in the operation of the talent agency as partners, associates, or
				profit sharers and the amount of such interest; or
(9) If the application is from a corporation,
				the corporate name and the names, residence addresses, and telephone numbers of
				all persons actively participating in the business of the corporation, and the
				names of all persons exercising managing responsibility in the applicant's or
				licensee's office.
(10) In the
				event the applicant for or holder of a talent agency license wishes to change
				or transfer ownership or operation other than that designated in the license,
				the applicant or licensee must complete and submit to the Department Form DBPR
				TA-2, Application for Change of Owner or Operator, effective January 2018,
				incorporated herein by reference,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08815
,
				which can be obtained at
www.myfloridalicense.com
or by
				contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair
				Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, together with the application fee as
				specified in rule 61-19.005, F.A.C.
(11) In the event the applicant for or holder
				of a talent agency license wishes to change the name or location of the talent
				agency other than that designated in the license, the applicant or licensee
				must complete and submit to the Department Form DBPR TA-3, Application for
				Talent Agency Name or Location Change, effective December 2017, incorporated
				herein by reference,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08816
,
				which can be obtained at
www.myfloridalicense.com
or by
				contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair
				Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, together with the application fee as
				specified in rule 61-19.005, F.A.C.
(12) In the event the applicant for or holder
				of a talent agency license wishes to update the name and/or address of any
				owner and/or operator other than that designated in the license, such applicant
				or licensee must complete and submit to the Department Form DBPR TA-4,
				Application for Owner or Operator Name or Address Change, effective March 2013,
				incorporated herein by reference,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08817
,
				which can be obtained at
www.myfloridalicense.com
or by
				contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair
				Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, together with any applicable fees as
				specified in rule 61-19.005,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
					 455.2035,
					 468.402(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 468.403,
					 468.405(2),
					 468.406(1),
					 559.79
					 FS.
New 7-27-87, Amended 7-6-88, Formerly 21-19.003, Amended
					 9-18-18.