559.951 – Internet sales; prohibited practices.
559.951 Internet sales; prohibited practices.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Initial merchant” means a person who obtains a consumer’s billing information directly from the consumer through an Internet transaction initiated by the consumer. (b) “Posttransaction third-party seller” means a person who: 1. Sells or offers for sale any good or service over the Internet; and 2. Solicits […]
559.9281 – Student tour operators.
559.9281 Student tour operators.— (1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall establish a process for sellers of travel to apply to be, and be listed as, approved student tour operators to serve students in all primary and secondary school districts within the state. (2) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section, including the establishment […]
559.952 – Financial Technology Sandbox.
559.952 Financial Technology Sandbox.— (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Financial Technology Sandbox.” (2) CREATION OF THE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY SANDBOX.—There is created the Financial Technology Sandbox within the Office of Financial Regulation to allow financial technology innovators to test new products and services in a supervised, flexible regulatory sandbox using exceptions to specified general law […]
559.9285 – Certification of business activities.
559.9285 Certification of business activities.— (1) Each certifying party, as defined in s. 559.927(2): (a) Which does not offer for sale, at wholesale or retail, prearranged travel or tourist-related services for individuals or groups directly to any terrorist state and which originate in Florida; (b) Which offers for sale, at wholesale or retail, only prearranged travel or tourist-related services […]
559.955 – Home-based businesses; local government restrictions.
559.955 Home-based businesses; local government restrictions.— (1) Local governments may not enact or enforce any ordinance, regulation, or policy or take any action to license or otherwise regulate a home-based business in violation of this section. (2) A home-based business that operates from a residential property as provided in subsection (3): (a) May operate in an area zoned for […]
559.929 – Security requirements.
559.929 Security requirements.— (1) An application must be accompanied by a performance bond in an amount set by the department under paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c). The surety on such bond must be a surety company authorized to do business in the state. (a) Each seller of travel which certifies its business activities under s. 559.9285(1)(a) […]
560.103 – Definitions.
560.103 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Affiliated party” means a control person, employee, or foreign affiliate of a money services business, or a person who has a controlling interest in a money services business as provided in s. 560.127. (2) “Appropriate regulator” means a state, federal, or foreign agency that has been granted authority to […]
559.9295 – Submission of vacation certificate documents.
559.9295 Submission of vacation certificate documents.—Sellers of travel who offer vacation certificates must submit and disclose to the department with the application for registration, and any time such document is changed, but prior to the sale of any vacation certificate, the following materials: (1) A copy of the contract by which the rights, obligations, benefits, and privileges […]
560.104 – Exemptions.
560.104 Exemptions.—The following entities are exempt from the provisions of this chapter: (1) Banks, credit card banks, credit unions, trust companies, associations, offices of an international banking corporation, Edge Act or agreement corporations, or other financial depository institutions organized under the laws of any state or the United States. (2) The United States or any agency or instrumentality […]
559.9233 – Rental-purchase agreements.
559.9233 Rental-purchase agreements.— (1) A rental-purchase agreement must be in writing, must be signed by both the lessor and the lessee, and must be completed as to all essential provisions prior to being signed by the lessee. (2) The printed portion of the rental-purchase agreement must be in at least 6-point type and must contain the following notice […]