Florida Statute 501.205 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 501
CONSUMER PROTECTION

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F.S. 501.205

501.205 Rulemaking authority.—

(1) The department may adopt rules which set forth with specificity acts or practices that violate this part and which prescribe procedural rules for the administration of this part. All rules and administrative actions taken by the department shall be pursuant to chapter 120.

(2) All substantive rules promulgated under this part must not be inconsistent with the rules, regulations, and decisions of the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts in interpreting the provisions of s. 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 45(a)(1).

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-124; s. 22, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 79-386; s. 2, ch. 83-117; s. 3, ch. 90-190; s. 1, ch. 92-1; s. 3, ch. 92-133; s. 5, ch. 93-38.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 501.205

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 501.205.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 501.205

Total Results: 12

DLA v. Father & Son Moving & Storage

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-09-09

Citation: 643 So. 2d 22, 1994 WL 486557

Snippet: prohibited. The trial court reasoned that section 501.205 required an administrative rule delineating exactly

Storer Communications, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Legal Affairs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-07-31

Citation: 591 So. 2d 238, 1991 WL 138900

Snippet: section 501.204. We should conclude that section 501.205 requires the Department to promulgate rules which

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1989-02-15

Snippet: violator of that act."; and AGO 73-459. 5 Section 501.205(1), F.S. 6 Rule 2-15.001(1), F.A.C. 7 See generally

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1988-12-20

Snippet: within the advertised price. Question One Section 501.205(1), F.S., requires the Department of Legal Affairs

Anden v. Litinsky

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-07-10

Citation: 472 So. 2d 825, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1703

Snippet: entitled "Home Construction and Improvements." See § 501.205, Fla. Stat. (1979). Section 2-15.03(1) thereof

Bert Smith Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Franklin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-05-27

Citation: 400 So. 2d 1235, 31 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1273, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19930

Snippet: acts or practices that violate this [Act]." § 501.205, id. It also provides that violation of a rule

Askew v. Cross Key Waterways

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-11-22

Citation: 372 So. 2d 913, 9 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20

Snippet: definite than the guidelines of Sections 501.204 and 501.205, Florida Statutes (1975), which were upheld against

State ex rel. Reno v. Barquet

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-05-02

Citation: 358 So. 2d 230, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 15865

Snippet: the “little F.T.C. Act.” Sections 501.204 and 501.205 Florida Statutes are constitutional. Department

Black v. Department of Legal Affairs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-12-28

Citation: 353 So. 2d 655

Snippet: NOTES [1] § 501.204, Fla. Stat. (1975). [2] § 501.205, Fla. Stat. (1975). [3] § 501.203(3), Fla. Stat

Shevin v. Cenville Communities, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-10-21

Citation: 338 So. 2d 1281, 1976 Fla. LEXIS 4560

Snippet: Rogers, 329 So.2d 257 (Fla. 1976). . See Section 501.205, Fla.Stat. (1975). . Section 501.203(4), Fla

Department of Legal Affairs v. Rogers

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-02-25

Citation: 329 So. 2d 257

Snippet: the constitutionality of Sections 501.204 and 501.205, Florida Statutes, and finds the same to be unconstitutionally

Lavers v. State, Department of Legal Affairs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-01-29

Citation: 326 So. 2d 80, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14263

Snippet: Department and the cabinet were directed by § 501.205, F.S.1973, to adopt rules “which prohibit with