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 […]
493.6100 – Legislative intent.
493.6100 Legislative intent.—The Legislature recognizes that the private security, investigative, and recovery industries are rapidly expanding fields that require regulation to ensure that the interests of the public will be adequately served and protected. The Legislature recognizes that untrained persons, unlicensed persons or businesses, or persons who are not of good moral character engaged in the […]
493.6101 – Definitions.
493.6101 Definitions.— (1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (2) “Person” means any individual, firm, company, agency, organization, partnership, or corporation. (3) “Licensee” means any person licensed under this chapter. (4) The personal pronoun “he” or the personal pronoun “she” implies the impersonal pronoun “it.” (5) “Principal officer” means an individual who holds the office of president, vice […]
493.6102 – Inapplicability of this chapter.
493.6102 Inapplicability of this chapter.—This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any individual who is an “officer” as defined in s. 943.10(14) or is a law enforcement officer of the United States Government, while such local, state, or federal officer is engaged in her or his official duties or when performing off-duty security activities approved by her […]
493.6103 – Authority to make rules.
493.6103 Authority to make rules.—The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter. However, no rule shall be adopted that unreasonably restricts competition or the availability of services requiring licensure pursuant to this chapter or that unnecessarily increases the cost of such services without a corresponding or equivalent public benefit. History.—ss. 2, 11, ch. 90-364; […]
493.61035 – Credit for relevant military training and education.
493.61035 Credit for relevant military training and education.— (1) The department shall provide a method by which honorably discharged veterans may apply for licensure. The method must include: (a) To the fullest extent possible, credit toward the requirements for licensure for military training and education received and completed during service in the United States Armed Forces if the […]
493.6104 – Advisory council.
493.6104 Advisory council.— (1) The department shall designate an advisory council, known as the Private Investigation, Recovery, and Security Advisory Council, to be composed of 11 members. One member must be an active law enforcement officer, certified under the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, representing a statewide law enforcement agency or statewide association of law […]
493.6105 – Initial application for license.
493.6105 Initial application for license.— (1) Each individual, partner, or principal officer in a corporation, shall file with the department a complete application accompanied by an application fee not to exceed $60, except that an applicant for a Class “D” or Class “G” license is not required to submit an application fee. An application fee is not […]
493.6106 – License requirements; posting.
493.6106 License requirements; posting.— (1) Each individual licensed by the department must: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be of good moral character. (c) Not have been adjudicated incapacitated under s. 744.331 or a similar statute in another state, unless her or his capacity has been judicially restored; not have been involuntarily placed in a treatment facility […]
493.6107 – Fees.
493.6107 Fees.— (1) The department shall establish by rule examination and license fees not to exceed the following: (a) Class “M” license—manager Class “AB” agency: $75. (b) Class “G” license—statewide firearm license: $150. (c) Class “K” license—firearms instructor: $100. (d) Fee for the examination for firearms instructor: $75. (2) The department may establish by rule a fee for the replacement or revision […]