651.022 – Provisional Certificate of Authority; Application.
651.022 Provisional certificate of authority; application.— (1) Each applicant for a certificate of authority shall first apply for and obtain a provisional certificate of authority pursuant to this section. (2) The application for a provisional certificate of authority must be on a form prescribed by the commission and must contain the following information: (a) If the applicant or provider […]
651.023 – Certificate of Authority; Application.
651.023 Certificate of authority; application.— (1) After issuance of a provisional certificate of authority, the office shall issue to the holder of such provisional certificate a certificate of authority if the holder of the provisional certificate provides the office with the following information: (a) Any material change in status with respect to the information required to be filed […]
651.0235 – Validity of Provisional Certificates of Authority and Certificates of Authority.
651.0235 Validity of provisional certificates of authority and certificates of authority.— (1) The provisional certificate of authority and certificate of authority shall be valid for as long as the office determines that the provider continues to meet the requirements of this chapter. (2) If the provider fails to meet the requirements of this chapter for a provisional certificate […]
651.024 – Acquisition.
651.024 Acquisition.— (1) A person who seeks to assume the role of general partner of a provider or to otherwise assume ownership or possession of, or control over, 10 percent or more of a provider, a controlling company of the provider, or a provider’s assets, based on the balance sheet from the most recent financial audit report […]
651.0245 – Application for the Simultaneous Acquisition of a Facility and Issuance of a Certificate of Authority.
651.0245 Application for the simultaneous acquisition of a facility and issuance of a certificate of authority.— (1) Except with the prior written approval of the office, a person may not, individually or in conjunction with any affiliated person of such person, directly or indirectly acquire a facility operating under a subsisting certificate of authority and engage in […]
648.49 – Duration of Suspension or Revocation.
648.49 Duration of suspension or revocation.— (1) The department shall, in its order suspending a license or appointment or in its order suspending the eligibility of a person to hold or apply for a license or appointment, specify the period during which the suspension is to be in effect, but such period may not exceed 2 years. […]
650.09 – Liberal Construction.
650.09 Liberal construction.—The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the purposes of the chapter as set forth in the declaration of public policy. History.—s. 9, ch. 26841, 1951.
648.50 – Effect of Suspension, Revocation Upon Associated Licenses and Licensees.
648.50 Effect of suspension, revocation upon associated licenses and licensees.— (1) Upon the suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew or continue any license or appointment or the eligibility to hold a license or appointment of a bail bond agent or temporary bail bond agent, the department shall at the same time likewise suspend or revoke all other […]
648.51 – Surrender of License.
648.51 Surrender of license.— (1) Though issued to a licensee, all licenses issued under this chapter are at all times the property of the state, and upon notice of any suspension, revocation, refusal to renew, failure to renew, expiration, or other termination of the license, such license shall no longer be in force and effect. (2) This section […]
648.52 – Administrative Fine.
648.52 Administrative fine.— (1) If, pursuant to the procedure described in s. 648.46, the department finds that one or more causes exist for the suspension of, revocation of, or refusal to renew or continue any license or appointment issued under this chapter, the department may, in its discretion, in lieu of or in addition to such suspension, […]