Florida Statutes 634.4225 – Rebating; when allowed
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(1) No sales representative shall rebate any portion of his or her commission except as follows:
(a) The rebate shall be available to all consumers in the same actuarial class.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 634.4225
- association: means any person, other than an authorized insurer, issuing service warranties. See Florida Statutes 634.401
- Sales representative: means any person, retail store, corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship utilized by an insurer or service warranty association for the purpose of selling or issuing service warranties. See Florida Statutes 634.401
- Service warranty: means any warranty, guaranty, extended warranty or extended guaranty, maintenance service contract equal to or greater than 1 year in length or which does not meet the exemption in paragraph (a), 1contract agreement, or other written promise for a specific duration to perform the repair, replacement, or maintenance of a consumer product, or for indemnification for repair, replacement, or maintenance, for operational or structural failure due to a defect in materials or workmanship, normal wear and tear, power surge, or accidental damage from handling in return for the payment of a segregated charge by the consumer; however:(a) Maintenance service contracts written for less than 1 year which do not contain provisions for indemnification and which do not provide a discount to the consumer for any combination of parts and labor in excess of 20 percent during the effective period of such contract, motor vehicle service agreements, transactions exempt under…. See Florida Statutes 634.401(b) The rebate shall be in accordance with a rebating schedule filed with and approved by the association issuing the service warranty to which the rebate applies. The association shall maintain a copy of all rebating schedules for a period of 3 years.(c) The rebating schedule shall be uniformly applied so all consumers who purchase the same service warranty through the sales representative for the same coverage shall receive the same percentage rebate.(d) The rebate schedule shall be prominently displayed in public view in the sales representative’s place of business, and a copy shall be made available to consumers on request at no charge.(e) The age, sex, place of residence, race, nationality, ethnic origin, marital status, or occupation of the consumer shall not be used in determining the percentage of the rebate or whether a rebate is available.
(2) No rebate shall be withheld or limited in amount based on factors which are unfairly discriminatory.
(3) No rebate shall be given which is not reflected on the rebate schedule.
(4) No rebate shall be refused or granted based upon the purchase of or failure to purchase collateral business.