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Fla. Stat. § 626.731 (2025)

Qualifications for general lines agent’s license.

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626.731 Qualifications for general lines agent’s license.—
(1) The department shall not grant or issue a license as general lines agent to any individual found by it to be untrustworthy or incompetent or who does not meet each of the following qualifications:
(a) The applicant is a natural person at least 18 years of age.
(b) The applicant is a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses work authorization from the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and is a bona fide resident of this state. An individual who is a bona fide resident of this state shall be deemed to meet the residence requirement of this paragraph, notwithstanding the existence at the time of application for license of a license in his or her name on the records of another state as a resident licensee of such other state, if the applicant furnishes a letter of clearance satisfactory to the department that the resident licenses have been canceled or changed to a nonresident basis and that he or she is in good standing.
(c) The applicant’s place of business will be located in this state and he or she will be actively engaged in the business of insurance and will maintain a place of business, the location of which is identifiable by and accessible to the public.
(d) The license is not being sought for the purpose of writing or handling controlled business, in violation of s. 626.730.
(e) The applicant is qualified as to knowledge, experience, or instruction in the business of insurance and meets the requirements provided in s. 626.732.
(f) The applicant has passed any required examination for license required under s. 626.221.
(2) The department shall not grant, continue, renew, or permit to exist the license or appointment of a general lines agent unless the agent meets the requirements of subsection (1).
History.—s. 256, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 75-303; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-116; s. 52, ch. 77-121; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 220, 241, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 29, ch. 82-386; s. 9, ch. 83-288; s. 15, ch. 88-166; ss. 67, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 240, ch. 97-102; s. 41, ch. 2003-267; s. 34, ch. 2003-281; s. 108, ch. 2004-5; s. 2, ch. 2005-195; s. 23, ch. 2018-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1983–1988 · leading case: Pierce v. AALL Ins. Inc., 531 So. 2d 84 (Fla. 1988).
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Pierce v. AALL Ins. Inc., 531 So. 2d 84 (Fla. 1988). · cites it 2× “§ 626.731, Fla. Stat. (1987). While no specific code of ethics is required for a vocation to attain the status of a profession, we nevertheless fully encourage the adoption of such codes for all professions.”
St., Dept. of Transp v. Stand. Oil Co., 510 So. 2d 324 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “§ 626.731, Fla. Stat. (1985). We have considered the above definitions, have assumed the legislature used the terms "business" and "business location" as these terms are commonly and ordinarily understood, and have applied common sense to the interpretation of these terms.”
Scott v. Gunter, 447 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). · cites it 14× “By these standards the one-year dura-tional residency requirement of section 626.731(2), Florida Statutes (1981), must be held to violate the privileges and immunities clause of the United States Constitution.”
— 626.731(2) — 1 case
Scott v. Gunter, 447 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “By these standards the one-year dura-tional residency requirement of section 626.731(2), Florida Statutes (1981), must be held to violate the privileges and immunities clause of the United States Constitution.”
— 626.731(3) — 1 case
Scott v. Gunter, 447 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “By these standards the one-year dura-tional residency requirement of section 626.731(2), Florida Statutes (1981), must be held to violate the privileges and immunities clause of the United States Constitution.”
— 626.731(l)(b) — 1 case
Scott v. Gunter, 447 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “By these standards the one-year dura-tional residency requirement of section 626.731(2), Florida Statutes (1981), must be held to violate the privileges and immunities clause of the United States Constitution.”
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