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Florida Statute 489.538 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 489.538 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 489.538 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
489.538 Authority of licensed job scope.—A licensee under this part need not have a license under part I to perform work within the scope of his or her license under this part.
History.—s. 37, ch. 90-228; s. 12, ch. 91-201; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 501, ch. 97-103.

Cases Citing F.S. 489.538

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D Electrician Technical Servs., Inc. v. Gregory Tony, as Sheriff of Broward Cnty., Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...Further, section 489.537(2)(a) states that “[t]he scope of electrical contracting” shall include “any excavation, paving, and other related work incidental thereto and shall include the work of all specialty electrical contractors.” § 489.537(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2019) (emphasis supplied). Finally, section 489.538, Florida Statutes (2019), provides that “[a] licensee under this part need not have a license under part I to perform work within the scope of his or her license under [part II].” Reading these three sections together, an elec...

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