Florida Statutes 497.154 – Disciplinary guidelines
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 497.154
- Board: means the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Department: means the Department of Financial Services. 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
- writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(1) The board shall adopt, by rule, and periodically review the disciplinary guidelines applicable to each ground for disciplinary action which may be imposed by the board pursuant to this chapter, and any rule of the board or department.
(2) The disciplinary guidelines shall specify a meaningful range of designated penalties based upon the severity and repetition of specific offenses, it being the legislative intent that minor violations be distinguished from those which endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; that such guidelines provide reasonable and meaningful notice to the public of likely penalties which may be imposed for proscribed conduct; and that such penalties be consistently applied by the board.
(3) A specific finding of mitigating or aggravating circumstances shall allow the board to impose a penalty other than that provided for in such guidelines. If applicable, the board shall adopt by rule disciplinary guidelines to designate possible mitigating and aggravating circumstances and the variation and range of penalties permitted for such circumstances.
(4) The department must review such disciplinary guidelines for compliance with the legislative intent as set forth in this section to determine whether the guidelines establish a meaningful range of penalties and may also challenge such rules pursuant to s. 120.56.
(5) The rules provided for in this section shall be adopted within 6 months after the enactment of the board.
(6) The administrative law judge, in recommending penalties in any recommended order, must follow the penalty guidelines established by the board and must state in writing the mitigating or aggravating circumstances upon which the recommended penalty is based.