Florida Statute 455.223 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 455
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 455.223

455.223 Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas.—For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding conducted by the department, the department shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, make inspections when authorized by statute, issue subpoenas which shall be supported by affidavit, serve subpoenas and other process, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence. The department shall exercise this power on its own initiative or whenever requested by a board or the probable cause panel of any board. Challenges to, and enforcement of, the subpoenas and orders shall be handled as provided in s. 120.569.

History.—s. 5, ch. 79-36; s. 32, ch. 81-302; s. 4, ch. 86-90; s. 5, ch. 91-137; s. 52, ch. 92-33; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 77, ch. 94-218; s. 210, ch. 96-410; s. 19, ch. 97-261.

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Amendments to 455.223

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 455.223

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 455.223.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 455.223

Total Results: 4

Bayfront Medical Center v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-10-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 741 So. 2d 1226

Snippet: board, nor shall records obtained pursuant to s. 455.223 be available to the public as part of the record

Fagan v. Department of Professional Regulation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-11-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 534 So. 2d 802, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2570, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 5521, 1988 WL 125673

Snippet: Regulation [DPR] subpoena issued pursuant to section 455.223, Florida Statutes (1985), requiring him to produce

Mercy Hosp. v. DEPT. OF PROF. REG.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-04-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 467 So. 2d 1058

Snippet: president of Mercy Hospital, pursuant to Section 455.223, Florida Statutes (1983), in connection with a

Carrow v. DEPT. OF PROFESSIONAL REG.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-07-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 453 So. 2d 842

Snippet: of constitutional privilege. We agree. Section 455.223, Florida Statutes (1983), provides that enforcement