Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 450.39 (2025)

Prohibition against required purchase; prohibition against excessive charges.

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450.39 Prohibition against required purchase; prohibition against excessive charges.—

(1) A farm labor contractor may not require any farmworker to purchase goods or services solely from such farm labor contractor or from a person acting as an agent for such farm labor contractor.

(2) A farm labor contractor may not charge a farmworker more than a reasonable cost for any commodity, including housing, food, water, or other consumables, in accordance with 29 C.F.R. s. 531.3. As used in this subsection, the term “reasonable cost” does not include a profit to the farm labor contractor or to any other person acting as an agent for the farm labor contractor.

History.—s. 20, ch. 2004-64.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 450.39

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§450.39(1)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCONTRACTOR REQUIRE WORKER PURCHASES NO HARMM · 2nd

§450.39(1)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCONTRACTOR REQUIRE WORKER PURCHASES CAUSE HARMF · 3rd

§450.39(2)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCONTRACTOR CHARGE WORKER TOO MUCH NO HARMM · 2nd

§450.39(2)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCONTRACTOR CHARGE WORKER TOO MUCH CAUSE HARMF · 3rd