The department shall contact the appropriate board for expert or technical advice as follows:

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Terms Used In Florida Regulations 64B-3.008

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
    (1) The board or its designated probable cause panel shall be asked to review expert or technical credentials and shall approve all new expert witnesses with whom the department intends to enter into an agreement to provide services to support its investigations and prosecutions.
    (2) As needed by the department, the board shall be asked to recommend an expert or experts for the department to consider for inspections, enforcement investigations, deposition or hearing testimony, or in other areas where the department determines a need for substantive expert or technical advice.
Rulemaking Authority 456.004 FS. Law Implemented 456.004(6), 456.073 FS. History-New 1-10-10.