Florida Statutes 497.155 – Disciplinary citations and minor violations
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(1) CITATIONS.–
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 497.153, the board shall adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations. The citation shall be issued to the subject and shall contain the subject’s name and address, the subject’s license number if applicable, a brief factual statement, the sections of the law allegedly violated, and the penalty imposed. The citation must clearly state that the subject may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedures under s. 497.153. If the subject disputes the matter in the citation, the procedures set forth in s. 497.153 must be followed. However, if the subject does not dispute the matter in the citation with the department within 30 days after the citation is served, the citation shall become a final order of the board and shall constitute discipline. The penalty shall be a fine or other conditions as established by rule.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 497.155
- Board: means the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Financial Services. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- License: includes all authorizations required or issued under this chapter, except where expressly indicated otherwise, and shall be understood to include authorizations previously referred to as registrations or certificates of authority in chapters 470 and 497 as those chapters appeared in the 2004 edition of the Florida Statutes. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Licensee: means the person or entity holding any license or other authorization issued under this chapter, except where expressly indicated otherwise. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- minor: includes any person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Rules: refers to rules adopted under this chapter unless expressly indicated to the contrary. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- service: means any service offered or provided in connection with the final disposition, memorialization, interment, entombment, or inurnment of human remains or cremated remains. See Florida Statutes 497.005
(b) The board shall adopt rules designating violations for which a citation may be issued. Such rules shall designate as citation violations those violations for which there is no substantial threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. Citations shall not be utilized if there was any significant consumer harm resulting from the violation.
(c) The department shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, in addition to any penalty provided according to board rule, as part of the penalty levied pursuant to the citation.
(d) A citation must be issued within 6 months after the filing of the complaint that is the basis for the citation.
(e) Service of a citation may be made by personal service or certified mail, restricted delivery, to the subject at the subject’s last known address in accordance with s. 497.146. If service by certified mail cannot be made at the last address provided by the subject to the department, service may be made by e-mail, delivery receipt required, sent to the most recent e-mail address provided by the subject to the department in accordance with s. 497.146.
(2) MINOR VIOLATIONS.–
(a) The board may by rule specify violations of this chapter, and criteria for use by the department in identifying violations of this chapter, which are minor violations and which, if promptly corrected by the licensee upon notice by the department during investigation, may, with the concurrence of the department, result in closure of the investigation in the matter without further action by the department or the board.
(b) The rules may establish limits as to the number of times in total, or per period of time, that this subsection may be used in regard to any one licensee.
(c) The rules may establish limits or prohibitions on the use of this subsection where the violation relates to a consumer complaint received by the department concerning the licensee, and the complaint has not been resolved.
(d) There may by rule be specified notices of noncompliance and other forms and procedures for use in implementation of this subsection.