493.6202 – Fees.
493.6202 Fees.— (1) The department shall establish by rule examination and license fees, not to exceed the following: (a) Class “A” license—private investigative agency: $450. (b) Class “AA” or “AB” license—branch office: $125. (c) Class “MA” license—private investigative agency manager: $75. (d) Class “C” license—private investigator: $75. (e) Class “CC” license—private investigator intern: $60. (2) The department may establish by rule a fee […]
493.6114 – Cancellation or inactivation of license.
493.6114 Cancellation or inactivation of license.— (1) In the event the licensee desires to cancel her or his license, she or he shall notify the department in writing and return the license to the department within 10 days of the date of cancellation. (2) The department, at the written request of the licensee, may place her or his […]
493.6203 – License requirements.
493.6203 License requirements.—In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements: (1) Each agency or branch office shall designate a minimum of one appropriately licensed individual to act as manager, directing the activities of the Class “C” or Class “CC” employees. (2) An applicant […]
493.6115 – Weapons and firearms.
493.6115 Weapons and firearms.— (1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all licensees in addition to the other provisions of this chapter. (2) Only Class “C,” Class “CC,” Class “D,” Class “M,” Class “MA,” or Class “MB” licensees are permitted to bear a firearm and any such licensee who bears a firearm shall also have a […]
493.6301 – Classes of licenses.
493.6301 Classes of licenses.— (1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a security agency shall have a Class “B” license. A Class “B” license is valid for only one location. (2) Each branch office of a Class “B” agency shall have a Class “BB” license. Where a person, firm, company, partnership, or […]
493.6116 – Sponsorship of interns.
493.6116 Sponsorship of interns.— (1) Only licensees may sponsor interns. A Class “C,” Class “M,” or Class “MA” licensee may sponsor a Class “CC” private investigator intern; a Class “E” or Class “MR” licensee may sponsor a Class “EE” recovery agent intern. (2) An internship may not commence until the sponsor has submitted to the department the notice […]
493.6117 – Division of Licensing Trust Fund.
493.6117 Division of Licensing Trust Fund.—There is created within the Division of Licensing of the department a Division of Licensing Trust Fund. All moneys required to be paid under this chapter shall be collected by the department and deposited in the trust fund. The Division of Licensing Trust Fund shall be subject to the service charge […]
493.6118 – Grounds for disciplinary action.
493.6118 Grounds for disciplinary action.— (1) The following constitute grounds for which disciplinary action specified in subsection (2) may be taken by the department against any licensee, agency, or applicant regulated by this chapter, or any unlicensed person engaged in activities regulated under this chapter: (a) Fraud or willful misrepresentation in applying for or obtaining a license. (b) Use […]
493.6119 – Divulging investigative information; false reports prohibited.
493.6119 Divulging investigative information; false reports prohibited.— (1) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law, no licensee, or any employee of a licensee or licensed agency shall divulge or release to anyone other than her or his client or employer the contents of an investigative file acquired in the course of licensed investigative activity. […]
493.6120 – Violations; penalty.
493.6120 Violations; penalty.— (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who engages in any activity for which this chapter requires a license and who does not hold the required license commits: 1. For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 2. For a second or subsequent […]