Florida Statutes Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 493.6100-493.6126)

• 493.6100 - Legislative Intent.
  The Legislature recognizes that the private security, investigative, and recovery industries are rapidly expanding fields that require regulation to ensure that the interests of the...
• 493.6101 - Definitions.
  (1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(2) “Person” means any individual, firm, company, agency, organization, partnership, or corporation.(3) “Licensee” means any person licensed under this...
• 493.6102 - Inapplicability Of This Chapter.
  This chapter shall not apply to:(1) Any individual who is an “officer” as defined in s. 943.10(14) or is a law enforcement officer of the United...
• 493.6103 - Authority To Make Rules.
  The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter. However, no rule shall be adopted that unreasonably restricts competition or the availability of services...
• 493.6104 - Advisory Council.
  (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...
• 493.6105 - Initial Application For License.
  (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...
• 493.6106 - License Requirements; Posting.
  (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...
• 493.6107 - Fees.
  (1) The department shall establish by rule examination and biennial license fees which shall not exceed the following:(a) Class “M” license—manager Class “AB” agency: $75.(b) Class “G” license—statewide...
• 493.6108 - Investigation Of Applicants By Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services.
  (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...
• 493.6109 - Reciprocity.
  (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...
• 493.6110 - Licensee’s Insurance.
  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...
• 493.6111 - License; Contents; Identification Card.
  (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...
• 493.6112 - Notification To Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services Of Changes Of Partner Or Officer Or Employees.
  (1) After filing the application, unless the department declines to issue the license or revokes it after issuance, an agency or school shall, within 5 working...
• 493.6113 - Renewal Application For Licensure.
  (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...
• 493.6114 - Cancellation Or Inactivation Of License.
  (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...
• 493.6115 - Weapons And Firearms.
  (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,”...
• 493.6116 - Sponsorship Of Interns.
  (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”...
• 493.6117 - Division Of Licensing Trust Fund.
  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...
• 493.6118 - Grounds For Disciplinary Action.
  (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...
• 493.6119 - Divulging Investigative Information; False Reports Prohibited.
  (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...
• 493.6120 - Violations; Penalty.
  (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...
• 493.6121 - Enforcement; Investigation.
  (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,...
• 493.6122 - Information About Licensees; Confidentiality.
  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...
• 493.6123 - Publication To Industry.
  (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...
• 493.6124 - Use Of State Seal; Prohibited.
  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,...
• 493.6125 - Maintenance Of Information Concerning Administrative Complaints And Disciplinary Actions.
  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...
• 493.6126 - Saving Clauses.
  (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...

Last modified: September 23, 2016