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Fla. Stat. § 468.629 (2025)

Prohibitions; penalties.

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468.629 Prohibitions; penalties.—
(1) No person may:
(a) Falsely hold himself or herself out as a certificateholder.
(b) Falsely impersonate a certificateholder.
(c) Present as his or her own the certificate of another.
(d) Give false or forged evidence to the board or the department, or a member, an employee, or an officer thereof, for the purpose of obtaining a certificate.
(e) Use or attempt to use a certificate which has been suspended or revoked.
(f) Threaten, coerce, trick, persuade, or otherwise influence, or attempt to threaten, coerce, trick, persuade, or otherwise influence, any certificateholder to violate any provision of this part.
(g) Offer any compensation to a certificateholder in order to induce a violation of this part, a local building code or ordinance, or another law of this state.
(2) Any person who violates any provision of this part commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who violates any provision of this part after a previous conviction for such violation commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 468.629

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§468.629(2)HEALTH-SAFETYBUILDING CODE ADMIN INSPECTOR REGS SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(2)HEALTH-SAFETYBUILDING CODE ADMIN INSPECTOR REGS 1ST VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1a)FRAUD-IMPERSONFALSELY HOLD SELF CODE INSPEC CERTIF SUB VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1a)FRAUD-IMPERSONFALSELY HOLD SELF CODE INSPECTOR CERTIFICATEM · 1st
§468.629(1b)FRAUD-IMPERSONIMPERSONATE CODE INSPECTOR SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(1b)FRAUD-IMPERSONIMPERSONATE BUILDING CODE INSPECTORM · 1st
§468.629(1c)FRAUD-IMPERSONPRESENT BLDG INSPEC CERT OF ANOTH 1ST VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1c)FRAUD-IMPERSONPRESENT BLDG INSPEC CERT OF ANOTH SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(1d)PASS FORGEDEVID TO OBT BUILDING CODE CERTIF SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(1d)PASS FORGEDEVIDENCE TO OBT BUILDING CODE CERTIF 1ST VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1d)FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTGIVE FORGED EVID BUILDING INSP CERT SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(1d)FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTGIVE FORGED EVID BUILDING INSP CERT 1ST VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1e)HEALTH-SAFETYUSE SUSP RVKD BLDG CODE CERTIF 1ST VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1e)HEALTH-SAFETYUSE SUSP RVKD BLDG CODE CERTIF SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(1f)INTIMIDATIONTHREATEN ETC BUILDING CODE INSPECTOR 1ST VIOLM · 1st
§468.629(1f)INTIMIDATIONTHREATEN ETC BUILDING CODE INSPECTOR SUBSQ OFFF · 3rd
§468.629(1g)BRIBE-OFFERINGOFFER COMP TO BUILD CODE ADMIN INSP SUBSQ VIOLF · 3rd
§468.629(1g)BRIBE-OFFERINGOFFER COMP TO BUILD CODE ADMIN INSP 1ST VIOLM · 1st

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