Florida Statutes
Part I - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools (Ss. 475.001-475.5018)
475.28 - Rules of evidence.


(1) In all proceedings before the commission or the courts, civil or criminal, in which the payment, receipt, or expectation of a commission, compensation, or a valuable consideration is a necessary element of the offense, proof of the performance of the act, service, or condition for which such commission, compensation, or valuable consideration is required to be shown shall be prima facie evidence that such act, service, or condition was performed or existed for or in expectation of the payment or receipt of a commission, compensation, or a valuable consideration. If it is material to determine whether or not a party to any action, civil or criminal, is properly licensed, the burden of proof shall be on such party.
(2) Photostatic copies of any papers or documents may be introduced in lieu of the originals in any proceeding or prosecution under this chapter. The books of account and records of any person shall be admissible upon a showing that they were made in the regular course of business, without introducing the person who made the entries, the weight of such evidence to be decided by the court or commission.
History.—s. 30, ch. 12223, 1927; CGL 4091; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 48, ch. 78-95; ss. 20, 42, 43, ch. 79-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 22, 38, ch. 82-1; ss. 28, 30, ch. 88-20; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Florida Statutes

Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations

Chapter 475 - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, Schools, and Appraisers

Part I - Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools (Ss. 475.001-475.5018)

475.001 - Purpose.

475.01 - Definitions.

475.011 - Exemptions.

475.02 - Florida Real Estate Commission.

475.021 - Division of Real Estate.

475.03 - Delegation of powers and duties; legal services.

475.04 - Duty of commission to educate members of profession.

475.045 - Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation.

475.05 - Power of commission to enact bylaws and rules and decide questions of practice.

475.10 - Seal.

475.125 - Fees.

475.15 - Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm.

475.161 - Licensing of broker associates and sales associates.

475.17 - Qualifications for practice.

475.175 - Examinations.

475.180 - Nonresident licenses.

475.181 - Licensure.

475.182 - Renewal of license; continuing education.

475.183 - Inactive status.

475.215 - Multiple licenses.

475.22 - Broker to maintain office and sign at entrance of office; registered office outside state; broker required to cooperate in investigation.

475.23 - License to expire on change of address.

475.24 - Branch office; fees.

475.25 - Discipline.

475.255 - Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship.

475.2701 - Short title.

475.272 - Purpose.

475.274 - Scope of coverage.

475.2755 - Designated sales associate.

475.278 - Authorized brokerage relationships; presumption of transaction brokerage; required disclosures.

475.28 - Rules of evidence.

475.2801 - Rules.

475.31 - Final orders.

475.37 - Effect of reversal of order of court or commission.

475.38 - Payment of costs.

475.41 - Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid.

475.42 - Violations and penalties.

475.43 - Presumptions.

475.451 - Schools teaching real estate practice.

475.4511 - Advertising by real estate schools.

475.453 - Rental information; contract or receipt; refund; penalty.

475.455 - Exchange of disciplinary information.

475.482 - Real Estate Recovery Fund.

475.483 - Conditions for recovery; eligibility.

475.4835 - Commission powers upon notification of commencement of action.

475.484 - Payment from the fund.

475.485 - Investment of the fund.

475.486 - Rules; violations.

475.5015 - Brokerage business records.

475.5016 - Authority to inspect and audit.

475.5017 - Injunctive relief; powers.

475.5018 - Facsimile signatures or writing accepted.