501.046 – Home solicitation sale; duty of businesses conducting home solicitation sales.
501.046 Home solicitation sale; duty of businesses conducting home solicitation sales.— (1) All businesses conducting home solicitation sales in this state shall: (a) Ensure that all employees engaged in home solicitation sales obtain the permit required in s. 501.022 and direct all such employees to comply with all provisions of said section. (b) Direct all employees engaged in home […]
501.047 – Home solicitation sale; prohibited practices.
501.047 Home solicitation sale; prohibited practices.—In conducting a home solicitation, no person shall: (1) Misrepresent the terms or conditions of the sale, lease, or rental. (2) Misrepresent the seller’s affiliation with the parent company or sponsor. (3) Misrepresent the seller’s reasons for soliciting the sale, lease, or rental of goods or services, such as participation in a contest or […]
501.052 – Home solicitation sale; enforcement authority; injunctive relief.
501.052 Home solicitation sale; enforcement authority; injunctive relief.—The Attorney General or state attorney may institute proceedings to enjoin any person found to be violating the provisions of ss. 501.021-501.055. History.—s. 2, ch. 77-350; s. 12, ch. 97-250.
501.053 – Home solicitation sale; judicial review.
501.053 Home solicitation sale; judicial review.—Any person, firm, corporation, or agency aggrieved by any decision of a clerk of the circuit court under authority granted in ss. 501.021-501.055 may appeal to the courts, as provided by general law, within 90 days from the date of the decision sought to be reviewed. History.—s. 3, ch. 87-344.
501.055 – Home solicitation sale; penalties.
501.055 Home solicitation sale; penalties.— (1) Violation of any of the provisions of ss. 501.025-501.047 is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (2) Any person who conducts or attempts to conduct a home solicitation sale without first obtaining and having in her or his possession a valid, current permit […]
501.016 – Health studios; security requirements.
501.016 Health studios; security requirements.—Each health studio that sells contracts for health studio services shall meet the following requirements: (1) Each health studio shall maintain for each separate business location a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The principal sum of the bond must be $25,000, and the bond, when […]
501.017 – Health studios; contracts.
501.017 Health studios; contracts.— (1) Each contract for the sale of future health studio services which is paid for in advance or which the buyer agrees to pay for in future installment payments shall be in writing and shall contain, contractual provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, in immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for […]
501.018 – Health studios; change of ownership or location.
501.018 Health studios; change of ownership or location.— (1) Whenever the ownership of a health studio is changed or, in the case of corporate ownership, whenever the stock ownership is changed so as to effectively put the health studio under new management or control, the new owner or manager shall, within 10 days of such change, provide […]
501.001 – Florida Anti-Tampering Act.
501.001 Florida Anti-Tampering Act.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: (a) “Consumer product” includes: 1. “Food,” which means: a. Any article used for food or drink for humans or other animals; b. Chewing gum; or c. Any article intended for use as a component of any article specified in sub-subparagraph a. or sub-subparagraph b. 2. “Drug,” which means: a. Any agent or product recognized […]
501.019 – Health studios; penalties.
501.019 Health studios; penalties.— (1) Any health studio or any owner or manager thereof, or, in the case of corporate ownership, any substantial stockholder of the corporation owning the health studio, who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of ss. 501.012-501.019 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. […]