Florida Statute 744.2002 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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F.S. 744.2002

744.2002 Professional guardian registration.—

(1) A professional guardian must register with the Office of Public and Professional Guardians established in part II of this chapter.

(2) Annual registration shall be made on forms furnished by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians and accompanied by the applicable registration fee as determined by rule. The fee may not exceed $100.

(3) Registration must include the following:

(a) Sufficient information to identify the professional guardian, as follows:

1. If the professional guardian is a natural person, the name, address, date of birth, and employer identification or social security number of the person.

2. If the professional guardian is a partnership or association, the name, address, and employer identification number of the entity.

(b) Documentation that the bonding and educational requirements of s. 744.2003 have been met.

(c) Sufficient information to distinguish a guardian providing guardianship services as a public guardian, individually, through partnership, corporation, or any other business organization.

(4) Prior to registering a professional guardian, the Office of Public and Professional Guardians must receive and review copies of the credit and criminal investigations conducted under s. 744.3135. The credit and criminal investigations must have been completed within the previous 2 years.

(5) The executive director of the office may deny registration to a professional guardian if the executive director determines that the guardian’s proposed registration, including the guardian’s credit or criminal investigations, indicates that registering the professional guardian would violate any provision of this chapter. If a guardian’s proposed registration is denied, the guardian has standing to seek judicial review of the denial pursuant to chapter 120.

(6) The Department of Elderly Affairs may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.

(7) A trust company, a state banking corporation or state savings association authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in this state, or a national banking association or federal savings and loan association authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in this state, may, but is not required to, register as a professional guardian under this section. If a trust company, state banking corporation, state savings association, national banking association, or federal savings and loan association described in this subsection elects to register as a professional guardian under this subsection, the requirements of subsections (3) and (4) do not apply and the registration must include only the name, address, and employer identification number of the registrant, the name and address of its registered agent, if any, and the documentation described in paragraph (3)(b).

(8) The Department of Elderly Affairs may contract with the Florida Guardianship Foundation or other not-for-profit entity to register professional guardians.

(9) The department or its contractor shall ensure that the clerks of the court and the chief judge of each judicial circuit receive information about each registered professional guardian.

(10) A state college or university or an independent college or university that is located and chartered in Florida, that is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, and that confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02(7) may, but is not required to, register as a professional guardian under this section. If a state college or university or independent college or university elects to register as a professional guardian under this subsection, the requirements of subsections (3) and (4) do not apply and the registration must include only the name, address, and employer identification number of the registrant.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2002-195; s. 8, ch. 2003-57; s. 10, ch. 2004-260; s. 2, ch. 2006-178; s. 2, ch. 2009-175; s. 9, ch. 2016-40.

Note.—Former s. 744.1083.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 744.2002

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 744.2002.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 744.2002

Total Results: 8

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-02-17T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: with the registration requirements of section 744.2002, Florida Statutes. (b)-(c) … - 16 - § 744.2002, Fla. Stat. Professional guardian registration

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-02-17T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: with the registration requirements of section 744.2002, Florida Statutes.” has been corrected to read… with the registration requirements of section 744.2002, Florida Statutes.” On p. 16, under Committee

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-12-30T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: with the registration requirements of section 744.2002, Florida Statutes. (b)-(c) [NO CHANGE…guardianships. Statutory References § 744.2002, Fla. Stat. Professional guardian registration

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - Guardianship

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-09-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: with the registration requirements of section 744.2002, Florida Statutes. (b) – (c) [No …power of attorney or agent’s authority. § 744.2002, Fla. Stat. Professional guardian registration… with the registration requirements of section 744.2002, Florida Statutes. 9. The proposed

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 200 So. 3d 761, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 384, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2037, 2016 WL 4916772

Snippet: of the statute from section 744.1083 to section 744.2002, Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised to …the renumbering of section 744.1083 to section 744.2002, Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised.

Hallock v. Holiday Isle Resort & Marina

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-10-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 885 So. 2d 459, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 15901, 2004 WL 2389548

Snippet: ." 8 Fla.Jur.2d Business Relationships § 744 (2002). [A] joint venture must be distinguished from

State v. Dickerson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-02-26T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 811 So. 2d 744

Snippet: 811 So.2d 744 (2002) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Noah DICKERSON, Appellee. No. 2D01-1527.

Cameron v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-02-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 807 So. 2d 744

Snippet: 807 So.2d 744 (2002) Gregory CAMERON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 4D01-144.