Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 489.111 (2025)

Licensure by examination.

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489.111 Licensure by examination.—

(1) Any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the department in writing.

(2) A person shall be eligible for licensure by examination if the person:

(a) Is 18 years of age;

(b) Is of good moral character; and

1. Has received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 4-year college in the appropriate field of engineering, architecture, or building construction and has 1 year of proven experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify. For the purpose of this part, a minimum of 2,000 person-hours shall be used in determining full-time equivalency. An applicant who is exempt from passing an examination under s. 489.113(1) is eligible for a license under this section.

2. Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who is in charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent; provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.

3. Has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience as a foreman and not less than 3 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses; has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 2 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses; or has a combination of not less than 2 years of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 1 year of credits for any accredited college-level courses. All junior college or community college-level courses shall be considered accredited college-level courses.

4.a. An active certified residential contractor is eligible to receive a certified building contractor license after passing or having previously passed the building contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

b. An active certified residential contractor is eligible to receive a certified general contractor license after passing or having previously passed the general contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

c. An active certified building contractor is eligible to receive a certified general contractor license after passing or having previously passed the general contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

5.a. An active certified air-conditioning Class C contractor is eligible to receive a certified air-conditioning Class B contractor license after passing or having previously passed the air-conditioning Class B contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

b. An active certified air-conditioning Class C contractor is eligible to receive a certified air-conditioning Class A contractor license after passing or having previously passed the air-conditioning Class A contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

c. An active certified air-conditioning Class B contractor is eligible to receive a certified air-conditioning Class A contractor license after passing or having previously passed the air-conditioning Class A contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 1 year of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

6.a. An active certified swimming pool servicing contractor is eligible to receive a certified residential swimming pool contractor license after passing or having previously passed the residential swimming pool contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 3 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

b. An active certified swimming pool servicing contractor is eligible to receive a certified commercial swimming pool contractor license after passing or having previously passed the swimming pool commercial contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 4 years of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

c. An active certified residential swimming pool contractor is eligible to receive a certified commercial swimming pool contractor license after passing or having previously passed the commercial swimming pool contractors’ examination if he or she possesses a minimum of 1 year of proven experience in the classification in which he or she is certified.

d. An applicant is eligible to receive a certified swimming pool/spa servicing contractor license after passing or having previously passed the swimming pool/spa servicing contractors’ examination if he or she has satisfactorily completed 60 hours of instruction in courses related to the scope of work covered by that license and approved by the Construction Industry Licensing Board by rule and has at least 1 year of proven experience related to the scope of work of such a contractor.

(3)(a) The board may refuse to certify an applicant for failure to satisfy the requirement of good moral character only if:

1. There is a substantial connection between the lack of good moral character of the applicant and the professional responsibilities of a certified contractor; and

2. The finding by the board of lack of good moral character is supported by clear and convincing evidence.

(b) When an applicant is found to be unqualified for a certificate because of a lack of good moral character, the board shall furnish the applicant a statement containing the findings of the board, a complete record of the evidence upon which the determination was based, and a notice of the rights of the applicant to a rehearing and appeal.

(4) The department shall ensure that a sensitivity review committee has been established including representatives of various ethnic/minority groups. No question found by this committee to be discriminatory against any ethnic/minority group shall be included in the examination.

History.—ss. 5, 17, ch. 79-200; s. 369, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 20, 21, ch. 88-156; s. 12, ch. 89-162; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 480, ch. 97-103; s. 5, ch. 97-228; s. 1, ch. 2001-117; s. 7, ch. 2002-392; s. 64, ch. 2020-160.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Vacation Beach, Inc. v. CHARLES BOYD CONST., 906 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).

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Vacation Beach, Inc. v. CHARLES BOYD CONST., 906 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] See § 489.111, Fla. Stat. (2004). [2] Certain violations of these statutes are punishable as crimes.”

Deep South Sys., Inc. v. Heath, 843 So. 2d 378 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). · cites it 2× “See § 489.111, Fla. Stat. (2001) (setting out the requirements of certification licensure); § 489.”

Yeoman v. CILB, 919 So. 2d 542 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). · cites it 4× “Section 489.111 states in pertinent part: 489.”

Victor O. Muratti-Stuart v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., Constr. Indus. Licensing Bd., 174 So. 3d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). · cites it 4× “The Construction Industry Licensing Board denied his application for failure to demonstrate the required experience pursuant to section 489.111, Florida Statutes, and Florida Administrative Code Rule 61G4-15.”

Full Circle Dairy LLC v. Mckinney, 467 F. Supp. 2d 1343 (M.D. Fla. 2006). · cites it 2× “See § 489.111, Fla. Stat. (2001) (setting out the requirements for certification licen-sure); § 489.”

Scherer v. Dept. of Bus. & Prof'l, 919 So. 2d 662 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). · cites it 5× “The "good moral character" provisions of section 489.111 are different from various other Florida statutes that specifically allow the denial of a license to those convicted of a felony.”

Lapp v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., 874 So. 2d 671 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). · cites it 3× “As grounds for the denial, the Licensing Board found that Lapp lacked the good moral character required by section 489.111(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2002).”

Gale Force Roofing & Restoration LLC v. Brown (N.D. Fla. 2021). “§ 489.111(1) (“Any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the department in writing.”

Roberts v. Deparmentt of Prof'l Reg., Constr. Indus. Licensing Bd., 509 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “Appellant obtained an administrative hearing and asserted that she meets the eligibility requirements of section 489.111(2)(c)4c Florida Statutes.”

— 489.111(1) — 1 case

Gale Force Roofing & Restoration LLC v. Brown (N.D. Fla. 2021). “§ 489.111(1) (“Any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the department in writing.”

— 489.111(2)(b) — 2 cases

Lapp v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., 874 So. 2d 671 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). “As grounds for the denial, the Licensing Board found that Lapp lacked the good moral character required by section 489.111(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2002).”

Scherer v. Dept. of Bus. & Prof'l, 919 So. 2d 662 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). “The "good moral character" provisions of section 489.111 are different from various other Florida statutes that specifically allow the denial of a license to those convicted of a felony.”

— 489.111(2)(c) — 2 cases

Victor O. Muratti-Stuart v. Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg., Constr. Indus. Licensing Bd., 174 So. 3d 538 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). “The Construction Industry Licensing Board denied his application for failure to demonstrate the required experience pursuant to section 489.111, Florida Statutes, and Florida Administrative Code Rule 61G4-15.”

Roberts v. Deparmentt of Prof'l Reg., Constr. Indus. Licensing Bd., 509 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). “Appellant obtained an administrative hearing and asserted that she meets the eligibility requirements of section 489.111(2)(c)4c Florida Statutes.”

— 489.111(3) — 1 case

— 489.111(3)(a)(2) — 1 case

— 489.111(3)(b) — 1 case

Yeoman v. CILB, 919 So. 2d 542 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). “Section 489.111 states in pertinent part: 489.”

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