Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1443 Compare Versions

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15	15	An act relating to disqualification from licensing, 2
16	16	permitting, or certification based on criminal 3
17	17	conviction; amending s. 112.011, F.S.; providing that 4
18	18	an application for a license, permit, or certification 5
19	19	may only be denied based on the applicant's crim inal 6
20	20	record under certain circumstances; requiring a state 7
21	21	agency to consider certain factors in determining 8
22	22	whether an applicant for a license, permit, or 9
23	23	certification has been rehabilitated; requiring a 10
24	24	state agency to follow certain procedures if it is 11
25	25	denying an application for a license, permit, or 12
26	26	certification based on the applicant's criminal 13
27	27	record; authorizing a person with a criminal record to 14
28	28	petition a state agency at any time for a 15
29	29	determination as to whether the person is disqualified 16
30	30	from obtaining a license, permit, or certification; 17
31	31	providing requirements for a state agency in making 18
32	32	such determination; providing that certain decisions 19
33	33	by a state agency are binding; requiring a state 20
34	34	agency to advise applicants how to remedy 21
35	35	disqualifications; authorizing a person to submit a 22
36	36	new petition after a specified time; authorizing a 23
37	37	state agency to charge a fee; prohibiting the use of 24
38	38	certain terms by a state agency; amending s. 112.0111, 25
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51	51	F.S.; revising legislative intent; revising state 26
52	52	agency reporting requirements; amending ss. 310.071 27
53	53	455.213, 494.0011, 517.1611, 559.554, 626.207, 28
54	54	626.9954, and 648.34, F.S.; conforming provisions to 29
55	55	changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 30
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57	57	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flori da: 32
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59	59	Section 1. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 112.011, 34
60	60	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and (4), 35
61	61	respectively, subsection (1) of that section is amended, and a 36
62	62	new subsection (2) is added to that section, to read: 37
63	63	112.011 Disqualification from licensing , permitting, or 38
64	64	certification and public employment based on criminal 39
65	65	conviction.— 40
66	66	(1)(a) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person may not 41
67	67	be disqualified from employment by the state, any of its 42
68	68	agencies or political subdivi sions, or any municipality solely 43
69	69	because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a person may 44
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88	88	Except as provided in s. 775.16 , a person may be denied a 51
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91	91	reason of the prior conviction for a crime only if all of the 54
92	92	following apply: 55
93	93	1. The crime was: 56
94	94	a. A forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08; 57
95	95	b. A felony or first-degree misdemeanor for which the 58
96	96	person was not incarcerated for the offense and was convicted 59
97	97	less than 3 years before a state agency considers his or her 60
98	98	application for a license, permit, or certification; or 61
99	99	c. A felony or first -degree misdemeanor for which the 62
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101	101	incarceration ended less than 3 years before a state agency 64
102	102	considers his or her application for a license, permit, or 65
103	103	certification. 66
104	104	2. The conviction directly and specifically relates to the 67
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106	106	profession, or business for which the license, permit, or 69
107	107	certification is sought. 70
108	108	3. Granting the license, permit, or certification would 71
109	109	pose a direct and substantial risk to publi c safety because 72
110	110	there is clear and convincing evidence that the person has not 73
111	111	been rehabilitated to safely perform the duties and 74
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125	125	standards determined by the regulatory authority to be necessary 76
126	126	and reasonably related to the protection of the public health, 77
127	127	safety, and welfare for the specific occupation, trade, 78
128	128	vocation, profession, or business for which the license, permit, 79
129	129	or certificate is sought. 80
130	130	(b)(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state 81
131	131	agency may not deny an application for a license, permit, 82
132	132	certificate, or employment based solely on the applicant's lack 83
133	133	of civil rights. However, this paragraph does not apply to 84
134	134	applications for a license to carry a concealed weapon or 85
135	135	firearm under chapter 790. 86
136	136	(c) In making a determination to whether a person has or 87
137	137	has not been rehabilitated as required under paragraph (a) in 88
138	138	order to grant a license, permit, or certification, a state 89
139	139	agency must consider the person's current circumstances and 90
140	140	mitigating factors, including all of the following factors: 91
141	141	1. The age of the person when he or she committed the 92
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143	143	2. The amount of time that has elapsed since the person 94
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145	145	3. The circumstances surrounding and the nature of the 96
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147	147	4. If the person completed his or her criminal sentence. 98
148	148	5. If the person received a certificate of rehabilitation 99
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162	162	6. If the person completed or is an active participant in 101
163	163	a rehabilitative drug or alcohol prog ram. 102
164	164	7. Any testimonials or recommendations, including progress 103
165	165	reports from the person's probation or parole officer. 104
166	166	8. Any education and training the person has received. 105
167	167	9. The person's past employment history and his or her 106
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169	169	10. The person's family responsibilities. 108
170	170	11. If the occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or 109
171	171	business for which the person seeks employment requires him or 110
172	172	her to be bonded. 111
173	173	12. Any other evidence of rehabilitation or information 112
174	174	that the person submits to the state agency. 113
175	175	(d) A state agency may only deny an application for a 114
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180	180	1. The state agency must notify the person of its 119
181	181	intention to deny the application and request an informal 120
182	182	meeting with the person, which the person may attend in person, 121
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184	184	application. Such notice must be provided in accordance with s. 123
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200	200	2. The state agency must hold the informal meeting within 127
201	201	60 days after receiving the person's completed application for a 128
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203	203	an adverse inference if the person does not attend an informal 130
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205	205	3. The state agency must provide written notification to 132
206	206	the person, in accordance with s. 120.60(3), of its decision 133
207	207	within 60 days after the informal meeting or receipt of a 134
208	208	completed application, whichever is later. If the state agen cy 135
209	209	denies or intends to deny the application for a license, permit, 136
210	210	or certification, the written notice must specify the clear and 137
211	211	convincing evidence the agency relied on to determine that the 138
212	212	person has not been rehabilitated to safely perform the dutie s 139
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215	215	or certification is sought. Such notification must include the 142
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217	217	administrative review of the agency's decision. The agency's 144
218	218	decision may only be administratively reviewed pursuant to ss. 145
219	219	120.569 and 120.57. 146
220	220	(e)1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person 147
221	221	with a criminal record may petition a state agency at any ti me, 148
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239	239	the petition his or her criminal record or authorize the state 154
240	240	agency to obtain his or her criminal record. In reviewing the 155
241	241	petition, the state agency must determine if granting the 156
242	242	license, permit, or certification to such person would pose a 157
243	243	direct and substantial risk to public safety because there is 158
244	244	clear and convincing evidence that the person has not been 159
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246	246	of the specific occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or 161
247	247	business for which the license, permit, or certification is 162
248	248	sought. The state agency must follow the procedures in paragraph 163
249	249	(d) when reviewing and making a decision on the petition. 164
250	250	2. If a state agency determines under s ubparagraph 1. that 165
251	251	a person is not disqualified for a license, permit, or 166
252	252	certification, such decision is binding on the state agency in 167
253	253	any later ruling on the person's application for a license, 168
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255	255	change that directly and specifically relates to the person's 170
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257	257	3. If a state agency determines under subparagraph 1. that 172
258	258	a person is disqualified for a license, permit, or 173
259	259	certification, the state agency must advise the person of a ny 174
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274	274	the remedial actions before the deadline set by the state agency 177
275	275	in its final judgment. 178
276	276	4. A person may not submit a new petition to the state 179
277	277	agency until at least 1 year after a final judgment on the 180
278	278	initial petition is rendered or the person obtains the required 181
279	279	qualifications for the license, permit, or certification, 182
280	280	whichever is earlier. 183
281	281	5. A state agency may charge a fee not to exceed $50 per 184
282	282	petition for reviewing petitions under this paragraph. 185
283	283	(f) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state 186
284	284	agency may not use vague terms such as good moral character, 187
285	285	moral turpitude, or character and fitness in its decision to 188
286	286	disqualify a person from receiving a license, permit, or 189
287	287	certification based on the person's criminal record. 190
288	288	Section 2. Section 112.0111, Florida Statutes, is amended 191
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290	290	112.0111 Restrictions on the employment of ex -offenders; 193
291	291	legislative intent; state agency reporting requirements. — 194
292	292	(1) The Legislature declares that a goal of this state is 195
293	293	to clearly identify the occupations from which ex -offenders are 196
294	294	disqualified based on the nature of their offenses. The 197
295	295	Legislature seeks to make employment opportunities available to 198
296	296	ex-offenders in a manner that serves to preserve and protect the 199
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310	310	encourages them to become productive members of society. To this 201
311	311	end, state agencies that exercise reg ulatory authority are in 202
312	312	the best position to identify all restrictions on employment 203
313	313	imposed by the agencies or by boards that regulate professions 204
314	314	and occupations and are obligated to protect the health, safety, 205
315	315	and welfare of the general public by clearly setting forth those 206
316	316	restrictions in keeping with statutory standards and protections 207
317	317	determined by the agencies to be in the least restrictive 208
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319	319	(2) Annually, each state agency, including, but not 210
320	320	limited to, those state agencies responsible for issuing 211
321	321	licenses, permits, or certifications to pursue, practice, or 212
322	322	engage in an occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or 213
323	323	business must professional and occupational regulatory boards, 214
324	324	shall ensure the appropriate restrictions necessary to protect 215
325	325	the overall health, safety, and welfare of the general public 216
326	326	are in place, and by December 31, 2011, and every 4 years 217
327	327	thereafter, submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 218
328	328	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives , and post 219
329	329	publicly on its website, a report that includes: 220
330	330	(a) The total number of applicants with a criminal record 221
331	331	for a license, permit, or certification in the previous year 222
332	332	and, out of that number, the number of times the state agency 223
333	333	granted an application and denied, withh eld, or refused to renew 224
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350	350	statutes or rules that disqualify from employment or licensure 229
351	351	persons who have been convicted of a crime and have completed 230
352	352	any incarceration and restitution to which they have been 231
353	353	sentenced for such crime . 232
354	354	(b) The total number of applicants with a criminal record 233
355	355	who petitioned the state agency under s. 112.011(2)(e) in the 234
356	356	previous year and, out of that number, the number of times the 235
357	357	state agency approved and denied a petition. The report must 236
358	358	also specify the offenses for which each decision to approve and 237
359	359	deny a petition was based A determination of whether the 238
360	360	disqualifying statutes or rules are readily available to 239
361	361	prospective employers and licensees . 240
362	362	(c) Any other data the state agency deems relevant in 241
363	363	fulfilling its purpose under this section The identification and 242
364	364	evaluation of alternatives to the disqualifying statutes or 243
365	365	rules which protect the health, safety, and welfare of the 244
366	366	general public without impeding the gainful employment of ex -245
367	367	offenders. 246
368	368	Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 310.071, Florida 247
369	369	Statutes, is amended to read: 248
370	370	310.071 Deputy pilot certification. — 249
371	371	(4) The board must follow the requirements in s. 250
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384	384	112.011(2) before Notwithstanding s. 112.011 or any other 251
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386	386	applicant may shall be disqualified from applying for or and 253
387	387	shall be denied a deputy pilot certificate if the applicant, 254
388	388	regardless of adjudication, has ever been found guilty of, or 255
389	389	pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a cha rge which was: 256
390	390	(a) A felony or first degree misdemeanor which directly 257
391	391	related to the navigation or operation of a vessel; or 258
392	392	(b) A felony involving the sale of or trafficking in, or 259
393	393	conspiracy to sell or traffic in, a controlled substance as 260
394	394	defined by chapter 893, or an offense under the laws of any 261
395	395	state or country which, if committed in this state, would 262
396	396	constitute the felony of selling or trafficking in, or 263
397	397	conspiracy to sell or traffic in, such controlled substance . 264
398	398	Section 4. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (3) 265
399	399	of section 455.213, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 266
400	400	paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and paragraphs (a) 267
401	401	and (b) of subsection (3) and subsection (11) of that section 268
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403	403	455.213 General licensing provisions.— 270
404	404	(3)(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the applicable board 271
405	405	shall use the process in s. 112.011(2) this subsection for 272
406	406	review of an applicant's criminal record to determine his or her 273
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422	422	2. A cosmetologist or cosmetology specialist under chapter 277
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424	424	3. Any of the following construction professions under 279
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426	426	a. Air-conditioning contractor; 281
427	427	b. Electrical contractor; 282
428	428	c. Mechanical contractor; 283
429	429	d. Plumbing contractor; 284
430	430	e. Pollutant storage systems contractor; 285
431	431	f. Roofing contractor; 286
432	432	g. Sheet metal contractor; 287
433	433	h. Solar contractor; 288
434	434	i. Swimming pool and spa contractor; 289
435	435	j. Underground utility and excavation contractor; or 290
436	436	k. Other specialty contractors; or 291
437	437	4. Any other profession for which the department issues a 292
438	438	license, provided the profession is offered to inmates in any 293
439	439	correctional institution or correctional facility as vocational 294
440	440	training or through an indust ry certification program. 295
441	441	(b)1. A conviction, or any other adjudication, for a crime 296
442	442	more than 5 years before the date the application is received by 297
443	443	the applicable board may not be grounds for denial of a license 298
444	444	specified in paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, the 299
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460	460	from considering an applicant's criminal hist ory that includes a 303
461	461	crime listed in s. 775.21(4)(a)1. or s. 776.08 at any time, but 304
462	462	only if such criminal history has been found to relate to the 305
463	463	practice of the applicable profession. 306
464	464	2. The applicable board may consider the criminal history 307
465	465	of an applicant for licensure under subparagraph (a)3. if such 308
466	466	criminal history has been found to relate to good moral 309
467	467	character. 310
468	468	(11) For any profession requiring fingerprints as part of 311
469	469	the registration, certification, or licensure process or for any 312
470	470	profession requiring a criminal history record check to 313
471	471	determine good moral character , the fingerprints of the 314
472	472	applicant must accompany all applications for registration, 315
473	473	certification, or licensure. The fingerprints must shall be 316
474	474	forwarded to the Division of Crimina l Justice Information 317
475	475	Systems within the Department of Law Enforcement for processing 318
476	476	to determine whether the applicant has a criminal history 319
477	477	record. The fingerprints must shall also be forwarded to the 320
478	478	Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whethe r the 321
479	479	applicant has a criminal history record. The information 322
480	480	obtained by the processing of the fingerprints by the Department 323
481	481	of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation must 324
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497	497	Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 328
498	498	494.0011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 329
499	499	494.0011 Powers and duties of the commission and office. — 330
500	500	(2) The commission may adopt rules to administer parts I, 331
501	501	II, and III of this chapter, including rules: 332
502	502	(c) Establishing time periods during which a loan 333
503	503	originator, mortgage broker, or mortgage lender license 334
504	504	applicant under part II or part III is barred from licens ure due 335
505	505	to prior criminal convictions of, or guilty or nolo contendere 336
506	506	pleas by, any of the applicant's control persons, regardless of 337
507	507	adjudication. The requirements of s. 112.011(2) apply 338
508	508	1. The rules must provide: 339
509	509	a. Permanent bars for felonies involving fraud, 340
510	510	dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering; 341
511	511	b. A 15-year disqualifying period for felonies involving 342
512	512	moral turpitude; 343
513	513	c. A 7-year disqualifying period for all other felonies; 344
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515	515	d. A 5-year disqualifying period for misdemeanor s 346
516	516	involving fraud, dishonesty, or any other act of moral 347
517	517	turpitude. 348
518	518	2. The rules may provide for an additional waiting period 349
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533	533	related to the applicant's criminal history. 352
534	534	3. The rules may provide for mitigating factors for crimes 353
535	535	identified in sub-subparagraph 1.b. However, the mitigation may 354
536	536	not result in a period of disqualification less than 7 years. 355
537	537	The rule may not mitigate the dis qualifying periods in sub -356
538	538	subparagraphs 1.a., 1.c., and 1.d. 357
539	539	4. An applicant is not eligible for licensure until the 358
540	540	expiration of the disqualifying period set by rule. 359
541	541	5. Section 112.011 is not applicable to eligibility for 360
542	542	licensure under this part. 361
543	543	Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 517.1611, Florida 362
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545	545	517.1611 Guidelines. — 364
546	546	(2) The commission shall adopt by rule disqualifying 365
547	547	periods pursuant to which an applicant will be disqualified from 366
548	548	eligibility for registr ation based upon criminal convictions, 367
549	549	pleas of nolo contendere, or pleas of guilt, regardless of 368
550	550	whether adjudication was withheld, by the applicant; any 369
551	551	partner, member, officer, or director of the applicant or any 370
552	552	person having a similar status or perfo rming similar functions; 371
553	553	or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant. 372
554	554	The requirements of s. 112.011(2) apply 373
555	555	(a) The disqualifying periods shall be 15 years for a 374
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570	570	involving registration as a dealer, investment adviser, issuer 377
571	571	of securities, or associated person or the application for such 378
572	572	registration or involving moral turpitude or fraudulent or 379
573	573	dishonest dealing. 380
574	574	(c) The rules may also address mitigating factors, an 381
575	575	additional waiting period based upon dates of imprisonment or 382
576	576	community supervision, an additional waiting period based upon 383
577	577	commitment of multiple crimes, and other factors reasonably 384
578	578	related to the consideration of an appli cant's criminal history. 385
579	579	(d) An applicant is not eligible for registration until 386
580	580	the expiration of the disqualifying period set by rule. Section 387
581	581	112.011 does not apply to the registration provisions under this 388
582	582	chapter. Nothing in this section changes or amends the grounds 389
583	583	for denial under s. 517.161. 390
584	584	Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 391
585	585	559.554, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 392
586	586	559.554 Powers and duties of the commission and office. — 393
587	587	(2) The commission may adopt rules to admi nister this 394
588	588	part, including rules: 395
589	589	(b) Establishing time periods during which a consumer 396
590	590	collection agency is barred from registration due to prior 397
591	591	criminal convictions of, or guilty or nolo contendere pleas by, 398
592	592	an applicant's control persons, regardless of adjudication. The 399
593	593	requirements of s. 112.011(2) apply 400
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607	607	a. A 15-year disqualifying period for felonies involving 402
608	608	fraud, dishonesty, breach of trust, money laundering, or other 403
609	609	acts of moral turpitude. 404
610	610	b. A 7-year disqualifying period for all other felonies. 405
611	611	c. A 5-year disqualifying period for misdemeanors 406
612	612	involving fraud, dishonesty, or other acts of moral turpitude. 407
613	613	2. The rules must provide for an additional waiting period 408
614	614	due to dates of imprisonment or community s upervision, the 409
615	615	commitment of multiple crimes, and other factors reasonably 410
616	616	related to the applicant's criminal history. 411
617	617	3. The rules must provide for mitigating factors for 412
618	618	crimes identified in sub -subparagraphs 1.a., 1.b., and 1.c. 413
619	619	4. An applicant is not eligible for registration until 414
620	620	expiration of the disqualifying period set by rule. 415
621	621	5. Section 112.011 does not apply to eligibility for 416
622	622	registration under this part. 417
623	623	Section 8. Subsection (9) of section 626.207, Florida 418
624	624	Statutes, is amended to read: 419
625	625	626.207 Disqualification of applicants and licensees; 420
626	626	penalties against licensees; rulemaking authority. — 421
627	627	(9) Section 112.011(2) applies 112.011 does not apply to 422
628	628	any applicants for licensure under the Florida Insurance Code, 423
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630	630	adjusting firms, or customer representatives. 425
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645	645	626.9954 Disqualification from registration. — 428
646	646	(8) Section 112.011(2) applies 112.011 does not apply to 429
647	647	an applicant for registration as a navigator. 430
648	648	Section 10. Subsection (7) of section 648.34, Florida 431
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650	650	648.34 Bail bond agents; qualifications. — 433
651	651	(7) Section 112.011(2) applies The provisions of s. 434
652	652	112.011 do not apply to bail bond agents or to applicants for 435
653	653	licensure as bail bond agents. 436
654	654	Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 437