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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY
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F.S. 559.555
559.555 Registration of consumer collection agencies; procedure.
(1) A person who acts as a consumer collection agency must be registered in accordance with this section.
(2) In order to apply for a consumer collection agency registration, an applicant must:
(a) Submit a completed application form as prescribed by rule of the commission.
(b) Submit a nonrefundable application fee of $200. Application fees may not be prorated for partial years of registration.
(c) Submit fingerprints for each of the applicant’s control persons in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
1. The fingerprints may be submitted through a third-party vendor authorized by the Department of Law Enforcement to provide live-scan fingerprinting.
2. A state criminal history background check must be conducted through the Department of Law Enforcement, and a national criminal history background check must be conducted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
3. All fingerprints submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement must be submitted electronically and entered into the statewide automated biometric identification system established in s. 943.05(2)(b) and available for use in accordance with s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h). The office shall pay an annual fee to the Department of Law Enforcement to participate in the system and inform the Department of Law Enforcement of any person whose fingerprints are no longer required to be retained.
4. The costs of fingerprint processing, including the cost of retaining the fingerprints, shall be borne by the person subject to the background check.
5. The office is responsible for reviewing the results of the state and national criminal history background checks and determining whether the applicant meets registration requirements.
(3) The office shall issue a consumer collection agency registration to each person who is not otherwise ineligible and who meets the requirements of this section. However, it is a ground for denial of registration if the applicant or one of the applicant’s control persons has committed any violation specified in this part, or is the subject of a pending felony criminal prosecution or a prosecution or an administrative enforcement action, in any jurisdiction, which involves fraud, dishonesty, breach of trust, money laundering, or any other act of moral turpitude.
(4) A registration issued under this part is not transferable or assignable.
(5) A consumer collection agency shall report, on a form prescribed by rule of the commission, any change in the information contained in an initial application form, or an amendment thereto, within 30 days after the change is effective.
(6) Renewal of registration shall be made between October 1 and December 31 of each year. There shall be no proration of the fee for any registration. In order to renew a consumer collection agency registration, a registrant must submit a nonrefundable renewal fee equal to the registration fee and a nonrefundable fee to cover the costs of further fingerprint processing and retention as set forth by commission rule.
History.ss. 5, 13, ch. 93-275; s. 679, ch. 2003-261; s. 5, ch. 2014-116; s. 69, ch. 2016-10.

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Cases Citing Statute 559.555

Total Results: 6

LeBlanc v. Unifund CCR Partners

601 F.3d 1185, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 6501, 2010 WL 1200691

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 30, 2010 | Docket: 1578652

Cited 116 times | Published

collector's failure to register under FLA. STAT. § 559.555 and subsequent pursuit of unauthorized debt collection

Trent v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

618 F. Supp. 2d 1356, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52826, 2007 WL 2120262

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 2007 | Docket: 306758

Cited 13 times | Published

consumer collection agencies under Fla. Stat. § 559.555. (Id. at ¶¶ 26(a)-(f), 42, 43, 50, 56 & 59). The

Welch v. Florida West Coast, Inc.

816 So. 2d 711, 2002 WL 662272

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 2002 | Docket: 306736

Cited 4 times | Published

procedure for registering is set forth in section 559.555, which provides: Any person required to register

Conner v. BCC Financial Management Services, Inc.

489 F. Supp. 2d 1358, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44464, 2007 WL 1687523

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 2007 | Docket: 306629

Cited 3 times | Published

omission constituted a violation of Fla. Stat. § 559.555(2), which sets forth the procedure for registration

Townsend v. Quantum3 Group, LLC

535 B.R. 415, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99556, 2015 WL 4603410

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 2015 | Docket: 65517117

Cited 2 times | Published

Florida consumer collection agency, as required by § 559.555, Florida Statutes. (Class Action Complaint, Doc

Collins v. Erin Capital Management, LLC

991 F. Supp. 2d 1195, 2013 WL 6981174, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183302

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 2013 | Docket: 65996697

Cited 1 times | Published

such registration annually as set forth in [section] 559.555. Fla. Stat. § 559.553(1) — (2). “Consumer