Florida Statutes Part VII - Talent Agencies (Ss. 468.401-468.415)

• 468.401 - Regulation Of Talent Agencies; Definitions.
  As used in this part or any rule adopted pursuant hereto:(1) “Talent agency” means any person who, for compensation, engages in the occupation or business of...
• 468.402 - Duties Of The Department; Authority To Issue And Revoke License; Adoption Of Rules.
  (1) The department may take any one or more of the actions specified in subsection (5) against any person who has:(a) Obtained or attempted to obtain any...
• 468.403 - License Requirements.
  (1) A person may not own, operate, solicit business, or otherwise engage in or carry on the occupation of a talent agency in this state unless...
• 468.404 - License; Fees; Renewals.
  (1) The department shall establish biennial fees for initial licensing, renewal of license, and reinstatement of license, none of which fees shall exceed $400. The department...
• 468.405 - Qualification For Talent Agency License.
  (1) Each person designated in an application under this part as an owner or operator shall be of good moral character as determined by the department.(2) In...
• 468.406 - Fees To Be Charged By Talent Agencies; Rates; Display.
  (1) Each applicant for a license shall file with the application an itemized schedule of maximum fees, charges, and commissions which it intends to charge and...
• 468.407 - License; Content; Posting.
  (1) The talent agency license shall be valid for the biennial period in which issued and shall be in such form as may be determined by...
• 468.408 - Bond Required.
  (1) There shall be filed with the department for each talent agency license a bond in the form of a surety by a reputable company engaged...
• 468.409 - Records Required To Be Kept.
  Each talent agency shall keep on file the application, registration, or contract of each artist. In addition, such file must include the name and address...
• 468.410 - Prohibition Against Registration Fees; Referral.
  (1) A talent agency may not charge a registration fee.(2) No talent agency shall, as a condition to registering or obtaining employment for any applicant or artist,...
• 468.411 - Labor Disputes; Statements Required.
  No talent agency shall knowingly send any person who has received a motion picture or videotape engagement or any other engagement to any place where...
• 468.412 - Talent Agency Regulations; Prohibited Acts.
  (1) A talent agency shall maintain a record sheet for each booking. This shall be the only required record of placement and shall be kept for...
• 468.413 - Legal Requirements; Penalties.
  (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084:(a) Owning or operating,...
• 468.414 - Collection And Deposit Of Moneys; Appropriation.
  Proceeds from the fines, fees, and penalties imposed pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund, created by s. 215.37.History.—ss....
• 468.415 - Sexual Misconduct In The Operation Of A Talent Agency.
  The talent agent-artist relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the operation of a talent agency means violation of the talent agent-artist relationship...

Last modified: September 23, 2016