Florida Statutes Part XI - Sellers Of Travel (Ss. 559.926-559.939)
- 559.926 - Short Title.
This part may be cited as the “Florida Sellers of Travel Act.”History.—s. 4, ch. 95-314.
- 559.927 - Definitions.
For the purposes of this part, the term:(1) “Accommodations” means any hotel or motel room, condominium or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, or apartment; any other commercial...
- 559.928 - Registration.
(1) Each seller of travel shall annually register with the department, providing: its legal business or trade name, mailing address, and business locations; the full names,...
- 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, tourist-related services, or tour-guide services for...
- 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...
- 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...
- 559.931 - Vacation Certificate Recordkeeping.
Sellers of travel who offer vacation certificates must keep and maintain among their business records, for a period of 3 years, the following documents and...
- 559.932 - Vacation Certificate Disclosure.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any seller of travel to fail to provide each person solicited with a contract which shall include the following:(a) A space...
- 559.933 - Vacation Certificate Cancellation And Refund Provisions.
It shall be unlawful for any seller of travel or assignee:(1) To fail or refuse to honor a purchaser’s vacation certificate request to cancel if such...
- 559.9335 - Violations.
It is a violation of this part for any person:(1) To conduct business as a seller of travel without registering annually with the department unless exempt...
- 559.934 - Deceptive And Unfair Trade Practice.
Acts, conduct, practices, omissions, failings, misrepresentations, or nondisclosures which constitute a violation of this part also constitute a deceptive and unfair trade practice for the...
- 559.935 - Exemptions.
(1) This part does not apply to:(a) A bona fide employee of a seller of travel who is engaged solely in the business of her or his...
- 559.9355 - Administrative Remedies; Penalties.
(1) The department may enter an order doing one or more of the following if the department finds that a person has violated or is operating...
- 559.936 - Civil Penalties; Remedies.
(1) The department may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover any penalties or damages allowed in this part and for...
- 559.937 - Criminal Penalties.
Any person or business that violates this part:(1) Commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(2) Which violation directly...
- 559.938 - General Inspection Trust Fund; Payments.
Any moneys recovered by the department as a penalty under this part shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 88-363;...
- 559.939 - State Preemption.
No municipality or county or other political subdivision of this state shall have authority to levy or collect any registration fee or tax, as a...
Last modified: September 23, 2016