Florida Statutes 634.419 – License and appointment required
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 634.419
- association: means any person, other than an authorized insurer, issuing service warranties. See Florida Statutes 634.401
- Person: includes an individual, company, corporation, association, insurer, agent, and any other legal entity. 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 634.401No person or entity shall solicit, negotiate, advertise, or effectuate service warranty contracts in this state unless such person or entity is licensed and appointed as a sales representative. Sales representatives shall be responsible for the actions of persons under their supervision. However, a service warranty association licensed as such under this part shall not be required to be licensed and appointed as a sales representative to solicit, negotiate, advertise, or effectuate its products. Sections 501.021–501.055 do not apply to persons or entities licensed and appointed under this section, or their affiliates, which solicit the sale of a service warranty or related service or product in connection with a prearranged appointment at the request of the consumer.