493.6112 – Notification to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of changes of partner or officer or employees.
493.6112 Notification to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of changes of partner or officer or employees.— (1) After filing the application, unless the department declines to issue the license or revokes it after issuance, an agency shall, within 5 working days of the withdrawal, removal, replacement, or addition of any or all partners or officers, notify […]
493.6113 – Renewal application for licensure.
493.6113 Renewal application for licensure.— (1) A license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially by the department, except for Class “A,” Class “B,” Class “AB,” Class “K,” Class “R,” and branch agency licenses, which shall be renewed every 3 years. (2) At least 90 days before the expiration date of the license, the […]
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 […]
493.6115 – 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 […]
493.6116 – 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 […]
493.6121 – Enforcement; investigation.
493.6121 Enforcement; investigation.— (1) The department shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this chapter, irrespective of the place or location in which the violation occurred, and, upon the complaint of any person or on its own initiative, to cause to be investigated any suspected violation thereof or to cause to be investigated the business […]