Title XXXII, Regulation of Professions and Occupations

(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 ser…

(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 Trai…

(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 f…

(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…

(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 examinati…

(1) Except as otherwise provided, the department must investigate an applicant for a license under this chapter before it may issue the license. The investigation must include:(a)1. An examination of fingerprint records and police records. If a criminal history record check of an…

(1) The department may adopt rules for:(a) Entering into reciprocal agreements with other states or territories of the United States for the purpose of licensing persons to perform activities regulated under this chapter who are currently licensed to perform similar services in t…

A Class “B” agency license may not be issued unless the applicant first files with the department a certification of insurance evidencing commercial general liability coverage. The coverage shall provide the department as an additional insured for the purpose of receiving all not…

(1) All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall include the licensee’s name, license number, expiration date of the license, and any other information the department deems necessary. Class “C,” Class “CC,” Class “D,” Clas…

(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 and file with the department …

(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…

(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 hi…

(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 …

(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 …

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…

(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) Frau…

(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 invest…

(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. 77…

(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…

The residence telephone number and residence address of any Class “C,” Class “CC,” Class “E,” or Class “EE” licensee maintained by the department is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1), except that the department may provide this information to local, stat…

(1) The department shall have the authority to periodically, through the publication of a newsletter, advise its licensees of information that the department or the advisory council determines is of interest to the industry. Additionally, this newsletter shall contain the name an…

No person or licensee shall use any facsimile reproduction or pictorial portion of the Great Seal of the State of Florida on any badge, credentials, identification card, or other means of identification used in connection with any activities regulated under this chapter.History.—…

The department shall maintain statistics and relevant information, by profession, for private investigators, recovery agents, and private security officers which details:(1) The number of complaints received and investigated.(2) The number of complaints initiated and investigated…

(1) No judicial or administrative proceeding pending on October 1, 1990, shall be abated as a result of the repeal and reenactment of this chapter.(2) All licenses valid on October 1, 1990, shall remain in full force and effect until expiration or revocation by the department. He…

(1) The department may appoint a tax collector, a county officer as described in s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, to accept new, renewal, and replacement license applications on behalf of the department for licenses issued under this chapter. Such appointment shall b…

(1) An online training course for a Class “D” license must be conducted live and by a licensed school or training facility that maintains a physical location in this state.(2) A Class “K” licensed firearms instructor conducting an online training course must maintain a physical l…

(1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a private investigative agency shall have a Class “A” license. A Class “A” license is valid for only one location.(2) Each branch office of a Class “A” agency shall have a Class “AA” license. …

(1) The department shall establish by rule examination and license fees, not to exceed the following:(a) Class “A” license—private investigative agency: $450.(b) Class “AA” or “AB” license—branch office: $125.(c) Class “MA” license—private investigative agency manager: $75.(d) Cl…

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, di…

(1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a security agency shall have a Class “B” license. A Class “B” license is valid for only one location.(2) Each branch office of a Class “B” agency shall have a Class “BB” license. Where a perso…

(1) The department shall establish by rule license fees, not to exceed the following:(a) Class “B” license—security agency: $450.(b) Class “BB” or Class “AB” license—branch office: $125.(c) Class “MB” license—security agency manager: $75.(d) Class “D” license—security officer: $4…

In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each individual or agency must 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, dir…

(1) Any school, training facility, or instructor who offers the training specified in s. 493.6303(4) for Class “D” applicants shall, before licensure of such school, training facility, or instructor, file with the department an application accompanied by an application fee in an …

(1) Class “D” licensees shall perform duties regulated under this chapter in a uniform which bears at least one patch or emblem visible at all times clearly identifying the employing agency. Upon resignation or termination of employment, a Class “D” licensee shall immediately ret…

(1) As used in this section, the term “critical infrastructure facility” means any of the following, if it employs measures such as fences, barriers, or guard posts that are designed to exclude unauthorized persons:(a) A chemical manufacturing facility.(b) A refinery.(c) An elect…

(1) Any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation which engages in business as a recovery agency shall have a Class “R” license. A Class “R” license is valid for only one location.(2) Each branch office of a Class “R” agency shall have a Class “RR” license.(3) Any indivi…

(1) The department shall establish by rule license fees not to exceed the following:(a) Class “R” license—recovery agency: $450.(b) Class “RR” license—branch office: $125.(c) Class “MR” license—recovery agency manager: $75.(d) Class “E” license—recovery agent: $75.(e) Class “EE” …

(1) In addition to the license requirements set forth in this chapter, each individual or agency shall comply with the following additional requirements:(a) Each agency or branch office must designate a minimum of one appropriately licensed individual to act as manager, directing…

(1) If personal effects or other property not covered by a security agreement are contained in or on a recovered vehicle, mobile home, motorboat, aircraft, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicle, farm equipment, or industrial equipment at the time it is recovered, a complete an…

(1) A Class “E” or Class “EE” licensee shall obtain, prior to sale, written authorization and a negotiable title from the owner or lienholder to sell any repossessed motor vehicle, mobile home, motorboat, aircraft, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, farm equipment, or ind…

(1) Any school, training facility, or instructor who offers the training outlined in s. 493.6403(2) for Class “E” or Class “EE” applicants shall, before licensure of such school, training facility, or instructor, file with the department an application accompanied by an applicati…