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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 480
MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE
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F.S. 480.0465
480.0465 Advertisement; prohibitions.
(1) Each massage therapist or massage establishment licensed under this act shall include the number of the license in any advertisement of massage therapy services appearing in any advertising medium, including, but not limited to, newspaper, airwave transmission, telephone directory, Internet, or other advertising medium. The advertisement must also include the physical address of the massage establishment and the telephone number that has been provided to the department as part of the licensing of the establishment. However, the inclusion of the physical address and telephone number is not required for an advertisement by a massage establishment whose establishment owner operates more than five locations in this state.
(2) A massage therapist, an establishment owner, an employee, or any third party directed by the establishment owner or employee, may not place, publish, or distribute, or cause to be placed, published, or distributed, any advertisement in any advertising medium which states prostitution services, escort services, or sexual services are available.
(3) A massage therapist, an establishment owner, an employee, or any third party directed by the massage therapist, establishment owner, or employee may not place, publish, or distribute, or cause to be placed, published, or distributed, any online advertisement on any website known for advertising prostitution services, escort services, or sexual services.
History.ss. 9, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 2, ch. 88-233; s. 57, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 2014-139; s. 13, ch. 2021-143; s. 6, ch. 2024-148.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 480.0465
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Cases Citing Statute 480.0465

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Xue-Fang Hu v. Florida Department of Health

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-09-04

Citation: 120 So. 3d 1255, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 14153

Snippet: the appellant violated sections 480.46(l)(o) and 480.0465 of the Florida Statutes (2011), and Rule 64B7-33