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Fla. Stat. § 455.01 (2025)
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455.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Board” means any board or commission, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the department, including the Florida Real Estate Commission; except that, for ss. 455.201-455.245, “board” means only a board, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the Division of Certified Public Accounting, the Division of Professions, or the Division of Real Estate.
(2) “Consumer member” means a person appointed to serve on a specific board or who has served on a specific board, who is not, and never has been, a member or practitioner of the profession, or of any closely related profession, regulated by such board.
(3) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
(4) “License” means any permit, registration, certificate, or license issued by the department.
(5) “Licensee” means any person issued a permit, registration, certificate, or license by the department.
(6) “Profession” means any activity, occupation, profession, or vocation regulated by the department in the Divisions of Certified Public Accounting, Professions, Real Estate, and Regulation.
History.—s. 1, ch. 21885, 1943; s. 1, ch. 28215, 1953; s. 12, ch. 63-195; s. 2, ch. 65-170; s. 27, ch. 67-248; s. 3, ch. 67-409; s. 1, ch. 67-596; s. 121, ch. 71-355; s. 122, ch. 73-333; s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 123, ch. 79-164; s. 2, ch. 84-70; s. 9, ch. 91-220; s. 4, ch. 92-149; s. 5, ch. 93-220; s. 1, ch. 96-291; s. 3, ch. 97-261; s. 109, ch. 2000-153; s. 23, ch. 2000-160.
Note.—Former s. 485.01.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–1990 · leading case: Thomas A. Schopler, D.D.S. v. Rupert Bliss, 903 F.2d 1373 (11th Cir. 1990).
Thomas A. Schopler, D.D.S. v. Rupert Bliss, 903 F.2d 1373 (11th Cir. 1990). “Fla.Stat. §§ 455.01, 455.203. The Florida Board of Dentistry (hereinafter “the Board”) is a board within the DPR charged with ensuring that “every dentist .”
Palm Harbor Special Fire Control Dist. v. Kelly, 500 So. 2d 1382 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). “012 the legislature had omitted language which had been contained in the previous version of that section which had specifically stated that the application of chapter 455 was restricted to administrative boards defined in section 455.01 which did not include any board which…”
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