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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 480
MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE
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F.S. 480.047
480.047 Penalties.—
(1) It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Hold himself or herself out as a massage therapist or to practice massage therapy unless duly licensed under this chapter or unless otherwise specifically exempted from licensure under this chapter.
(b) Operate any massage establishment unless it has been duly licensed as provided herein, except that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the teaching of massage therapy in this state at a board-approved massage therapy school.
(c) Permit an employed person to practice massage therapy unless duly licensed as provided herein.
(d) Present as his or her own the license of another.
(e) Allow the use of his or her license by an unlicensed person.
(f) Give false or forged evidence to the department in obtaining any license provided for herein.
(g) Falsely impersonate any other licenseholder of like or different name.
(h) Use or attempt to use a license that has been revoked.
(i) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this act.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 16, ch. 78-436; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 12, 13, ch. 85-280; s. 58, ch. 89-374; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 414, ch. 97-103; s. 158, ch. 97-264; s. 3, ch. 2013-212; s. 14, ch. 2021-143.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 480.047
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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S480.047 1a - FRAUD-IMPERSON - MISREPRESENT SELF AS LICENSED MASSEUR - M: F
S480.047 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - OPERATE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT LICENSE - M: F
S480.047 1c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - PERMIT UNLICENSED PERSON TO PRACTICE MASSAGE - M: F
S480.047 1d - FRAUD-IMPERSON - PRESENT ANOTHERS MASSEURS LICENSE - M: F
S480.047 1e - FRAUD - LEND MASSEUR LICENSE TO ANOTHER - M: F
S480.047 1f - PASS FORGED - EVIDENCE TO OBTAIN MASSEUR LICENSE - M: F
S480.047 1f - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - EVIDENCE TO OBTAIN MASSEUR LICENSE - M: F
S480.047 1g - FRAUD-IMPERSON - AS LICENSED MASSEUR - M: F
S480.047 1h - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - USE ATTEMPT TO USE REVOKED MASSAGE LICENSE - M: F
S480.047 1i - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - VIOLATE MASSAGE PRACTICE ACT - M: F

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