Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
Chapter 559 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, and Investments, Generally

559.3903 - Contracts of membership; right of cancellation; how exercised; entitlement to refund; right not waivable. - (1) Any person who has elected to become a member...

559.3904 - Contracts of membership; requirements; notice; effect of noncompliance. - (1) A copy of a member’s contract, with all blank...

559.3905 - Required disclosures; prohibited acts. - (1) It shall be unlawful for any buying club to...

559.3906 - Violations of act. - History.—s. 1, ch. 91-72.

Part V - Commercial Collection Practices (Ss. 559.541-559.548)

559.541 - Short title. - History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-275.

559.542 - Legislative intent. - History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 93-275.

559.543 - Definitions. - (1) “Claim” or “commercial claim” means any obligation for the...

559.544 - Registration required; exemptions. - (1) No person shall engage in business in this state...

559.545 - Registration of commercial collection agencies; procedure. - (1) The registrant shall pay to the office a registration...

559.546 - Bond; evidence of current and valid bond. - (1) In addition to each registration filed pursuant to s....

559.547 - Void registration. - (1) Any registration made under this part by any person...

559.548 - Penalties. - (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of...

Part VI - Consumer Collection Practices (Ss. 559.55-559.785)

559.55 - Definitions. - (1) “Commission” means the Financial Services Commission. (2) “Communication” means...

559.551 - Short title. - History.—ss. 5, 13, ch. 93-275.

559.552 - Relationship of state and federal law. - History.—ss. 5, 13, ch. 93-275.

559.553 - Registration of consumer collection agencies required; exemptions. - (1) A person may not engage in business in this...

559.554 - Powers and duties of the commission and office. - (1) The office is responsible for the administration and enforcement...

559.5541 - Examinations and investigations. - (1) Notwithstanding s. 559.725(4), the office may, without advance notice,...

559.555 - Registration of consumer collection agencies; procedure. - (1) A person who acts as a consumer collection agency...

559.5551 - Requirements of registrants. - (1) A conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to,...

559.5556 - Maintenance of records. - (1) Each registered consumer collection agency shall maintain, at the...

559.5558 - Public records exemption; investigations and examinations. - (1) As used in this section, the term “personal financial...

559.563 - Void registration. - History.—ss. 5, 13, ch. 93-275; s. 680, ch. 2003-261.

559.565 - Enforcement action against out-of-state consumer debt collector. - (1) An out-of-state consumer debt collector who collects or attempts...

559.715 - Assignment of consumer debts. - History.—s. 1, ch. 89-69; ss. 6, 13, ch. 93-275; s....

559.72 - Prohibited practices generally. - (1) Simulate in any manner a law enforcement officer or...

559.725 - Consumer complaints; administrative duties. - (1) The office shall receive and maintain records of correspondence...

559.726 - Subpoenas. - (1) The office may: (a) Issue and serve subpoenas and...

559.727 - Cease and desist orders. - History.—s. 7, ch. 2010-127.

559.730 - Grounds for disciplinary action; administrative remedies. - (1) Each of the following acts constitutes a ground for...

559.77 - Civil remedies. - (1) A debtor may bring a civil action against a...

559.78 - Judicial enforcement. - History.—s. 24, ch. 72-81; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 3,...

559.785 - Criminal penalty. - History.—ss. 12, 13, ch. 93-275; s. 683, ch. 2003-261.

Part VII - Licensing by Department of Business and Professional Regulation (Ss. 559.79, 559.791)

559.79 - Applications for license or renewal. - (1) Each application for a license issued by the Department...

559.791 - False swearing on application; penalties. - History.—s. 3, ch. 78-51; s. 210, ch. 94-218.

Part VIII - Sale or Lease of Business Opportunities (Ss. 559.80-559.815)

559.80 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-374.

559.801 - Definitions. - (1)(a) “Business opportunity” means the sale or lease of any...

559.802 - Franchises; exemption. - (1) The sale of a franchise is exempt from this...

559.803 - Disclosure statement. - (1) The name of the seller; whether the seller is...

559.807 - Bond or other security required. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-374; s. 85, ch. 92-291; s. 65,...

559.809 - Prohibited acts. - (1) Misrepresent, by failure to disclose or otherwise, the known...

559.811 - Contracts to be in writing; form; provisions. - (1) Every business opportunity contract shall be in writing, and...

559.813 - Remedies; enforcement. - (1) If a business opportunity seller uses untrue or misleading...

559.815 - Penalties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-374; s. 87, ch. 92-291; s. 12,...

Part IX - Repair of Motor Vehicles (Ss. 559.901-559.9221)

559.901 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 1, ch. 93-219.

559.902 - Scope and application. - (1) Any motor vehicle repair shop of a municipal, county,...

559.903 - Definitions. - (1) “Customer” means the person who signs the written repair...

559.904 - Motor vehicle repair shop registration; application; exemption. - (1) Each motor vehicle repair shop engaged or attempting to...

559.905 - Written motor vehicle repair estimate and disclosure statement required. - (1) When any customer requests a motor vehicle repair shop...

559.907 - Charges for motor vehicle repair estimate; requirement of waiver of rights prohibited. - (1) No motor vehicle repair shop shall charge for making...

559.909 - Notification of charges in excess of repair estimate; unlawful charges; refusal to return vehicle prohibited; inspection of parts. - (1) In the event that: (a) The written repair estimate...

559.911 - Invoice required of motor vehicle repair shop. - (1) The current date and odometer reading of the motor...

559.915 - Motor vehicle repair shop records. - (1) Each motor vehicle repair shop shall maintain repair records...

559.916 - Required disclosure; signs; notice to customers. - (1) The department shall prescribe, by rule, the specifications for...

559.917 - Bond to release possessory lien claimed by motor vehicle repair shop. - (1)(a) A customer or a person of record claiming a...

559.919 - Enforcement of liens restricted. - History.—s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 10, ch. 93-219.

559.920 - Unlawful acts and practices. - (1) Engage or attempt to engage in repair work for...

559.921 - Remedies. - (1) Any customer injured by a violation of this part...

559.9215 - Deposit of fees and fines. - History.—s. 13, ch. 93-219.

559.92201 - Rulemaking power. - History.—s. 29, ch. 97-250.

559.9221 - Motor Vehicle Repair Advisory Council. - (1) The membership of the council may not exceed nine...

Part X - Rental-Purchase Agreements (Ss. 559.9231-559.9241)

559.9231 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 88-69.

559.9232 - Definitions; exclusion of rental-purchase agreements from certain regulations. - (1) As used in this act, the term: (a) “Cash...

559.9233 - Rental-purchase agreements. - (1) A rental-purchase agreement must be in writing, must be...

559.9234 - Prohibited rental-purchase agreement provisions. - (1) Require garnishment of the lessee’s wages or grant the...

559.9235 - Reinstatement. - (1) A lessee who fails to make timely rental payments...

559.9236 - Receipts. - (1) If a lessee so requests, the lessor must give...

559.9237 - Rental renewal charges; attorney’s fees; court costs. - History.—s. 7, ch. 88-69.

559.9238 - Willful violations. - History.—s. 8, ch. 88-69.

559.9239 - Damages. - History.—s. 9, ch. 88-69.

559.9240 - Waiver. - History.—s. 10, ch. 88-69.

559.9241 - Statute of limitations. - History.—s. 11, ch. 88-69.

Part XI - Sellers of Travel (Ss. 559.926-559.939)

559.926 - Short title. - History.—s. 4, ch. 95-314.

559.927 - Definitions. - (1) “Accommodations” means any hotel or motel room, condominium or...

559.928 - Registration. - (1) Each seller of travel shall annually register with the...

559.9281 - Student tour operators. - (1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall establish...

559.9285 - Certification of business activities. - (1) Each certifying party, as defined in s. 559.927(2): (a)...

559.929 - Security requirements. - (1) An application must be accompanied by a performance bond...

559.9295 - Submission of vacation certificate documents. - (1) A copy of the contract by which the rights,...

559.931 - Vacation certificate recordkeeping. - (1) A copy of each item required to be submitted...

559.932 - Vacation certificate disclosure. - (1) A seller of travel must provide each person solicited...

559.933 - Vacation certificate cancellation and refund provisions. - (1) A seller of travel or an assignee must honor...

559.9335 - Violations. - (1) To conduct business as a seller of travel without...

559.934 - Deceptive and unfair trade practice. - History.—s. 1, ch. 93-107; s. 5, ch. 95-314. Note.—Former s....

559.935 - Exemptions. - (1) This part does not apply to: (a) A bona...

559.9355 - Administrative remedies; penalties. - (1) The department may enter an order doing one or...

559.936 - Civil penalties; remedies. - (1) The department may institute a civil action in a...

559.937 - Criminal penalties. - (1) Commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as...

559.938 - General Inspection Trust Fund; payments. - History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 88-363; s. 6, ch. 89-296; s....

559.939 - State preemption. - History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 88-363; s. 6, ch. 89-296; s....

Part XII - Miscellaneous Provisions (Ss. 559.951-559.955)

559.951 - Internet sales; prohibited practices. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Initial...

559.952 - Financial Technology Sandbox. - (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Financial...

559.955 - Home-based businesses; local government restrictions. - (1) Local governments may not enact or enforce any ordinance,...

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Florida Statutes Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations Chapter 559 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, and Investments, Generally

Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
Chapter 559 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, and Investments, Generally