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The 2025 Florida Statutes

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(h) Use or attempt to use a license that has been revoked.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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Amendments to 480.047


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 480.047
Level: Degree
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

Cases Citing Statute 480.047

Total Results: 3

Movie & Video World, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners

723 F. Supp. 695, 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12310, 1989 WL 120556

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 1989 | Docket: 1197703

Cited 25 times | Published

b. a conviction under § 480.043, § 480.046, § 480.047, § 480.048 or § 480.049 (Florida Statutes), or

State v. Nguyen

980 So. 2d 1189, 2008 WL 1827430

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 2008 | Docket: 1419802

Cited 2 times | Published

therapist without a license, in violation of section 480.047(1)(a) of the Florida Statutes (2005). In each

State v. Wagner

403 So. 2d 1349, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21069

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 9, 1981 | Docket: 64585189

Published

“massaging without a license” in violation of section 480.047, Florida Statutes (1979). Two undercover police