Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 655.033 (2025)

Cease and desist orders.

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655.033 Cease and desist orders.—

(1) The office may issue and serve upon any state financial institution, subsidiary, or service corporation, or upon any financial institution-affiliated party, a complaint stating charges whenever the office has reason to believe that such state financial institution, subsidiary, service corporation, financial institution-affiliated party, or individual named therein is engaging in or has engaged in conduct that is:

(a) An unsafe or unsound practice;

(b) A violation of any law relating to the operation of a financial institution;

(d) A violation of any order of the office;

(e) A breach of any written agreement with the office;

(f) A prohibited act or practice pursuant to s. 655.0322; or

(g) A willful failure to provide information or documents to the office or any appropriate federal agency, or any of its representatives, upon written request.

(2) The complaint must contain the statement of facts and notice of opportunity for a hearing pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57.

(3) If no hearing is requested within the time allowed by ss. 120.569 and 120.57, or if a hearing is held and the office finds that any of the charges are true, the office may enter an order directing the state financial institution, subsidiary, service corporation, financial institution-affiliated party, or the individual named therein to cease and desist from engaging in the conduct complained of and to take corrective action.

(4) If the state financial institution, subsidiary, service corporation, financial institution-affiliated party, or the individual named in such order fails to respond to the complaint within the time allotted in ss. 120.569 and 120.57, such failure constitutes a default and justifies the entry of a cease and desist order.

(5) A contested or default cease and desist order is effective when reduced to writing and served upon the state financial institution, subsidiary, service corporation, financial institution-affiliated party, or the individual named therein. An uncontested cease and desist order is effective as agreed.

(6) Whenever the office finds that conduct described in subsection (1) is likely to cause insolvency, substantial dissipation of assets or earnings of the state financial institution, subsidiary, or service corporation or substantial prejudice to the depositors, members, or shareholders, it may issue an emergency cease and desist order requiring the state financial institution, subsidiary, service corporation, or financial institution-affiliated party to immediately cease and desist from engaging in the conduct complained of and to take corrective action. The emergency order is effective immediately upon service of a copy of the order upon the state financial institution, subsidiary, service corporation, or financial institution-affiliated party and remains effective for 90 days. If the office begins nonemergency cease and desist proceedings under subsection (1), the emergency order remains effective until the conclusion of the proceedings under ss. 120.569 and 120.57. Any emergency order entered under this subsection is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the emergency order is made permanent, unless the office finds that such confidentiality will result in substantial risk of financial loss to the public.

History.—s. 1, ch. 80-273; s. 5, ch. 84-216; s. 1, ch. 85-65; s. 3, ch. 89-229; s. 1, ch. 91-307; ss. 1, 3, 15, ch. 92-303; s. 411, ch. 96-406; s. 290, ch. 96-410; s. 1708, ch. 2003-261.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Anonymous Bank v. Florida Dep't of Banking & Fin., 512 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

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Anonymous Bank v. Florida Dep't of Banking & Fin., 512 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). · cites it 4× “The principal complaint of the bank is that the cease and desist order issued pursuant to Subsection 6 of Section 655.033, Florida Statutes (1985), requires affirmative, corrective action by bank officials, and that this cannot be done under Subsection 6 but can only be done by…”

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