Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 286
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/07/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Latvala) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 126 and 127
    4  insert:
    5         Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 492.111, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         492.111 Practice of professional geology by a firm,
    8  corporation, or partnership; certificate of authorization.—The
    9  practice of, or offer to practice, professional geology by
   10  individual professional geologists licensed under the provisions
   11  of this chapter through a firm, corporation, or partnership
   12  offering geological services to the public through individually
   13  licensed professional geologists as agents, employees, officers,
   14  or partners thereof is permitted subject to the provisions of
   15  this chapter, provided that:
   16         (4) Except as provided in s. 558.0035, the fact that a
   17  licensed professional geologist practices through a corporation
   18  or partnership does shall not relieve the registrant from
   19  personal liability for negligence, misconduct, or wrongful acts
   20  committed by her or him. The partnership and all partners are
   21  shall be jointly and severally liable for the negligence,
   22  misconduct, or wrongful acts committed by their agents,
   23  employees, or partners while acting in a professional capacity.
   24  Any officer, agent, or employee of a corporation is shall be
   25  personally liable and accountable only for negligent acts,
   26  wrongful acts, or misconduct committed by her or him or
   27  committed by any person under her or his direct supervision and
   28  control, while rendering professional services on behalf of the
   29  corporation. The personal liability of a shareholder of a
   30  corporation, in her or his capacity as shareholder, may shall be
   31  no greater than that of a shareholder-employee of a corporation
   32  incorporated under chapter 607. The corporation is shall be
   33  liable up to the full value of its property for any negligent
   34  acts, wrongful acts, or misconduct committed by any of its
   35  officers, agents, or employees while they are engaged on behalf
   36  of the corporation in the rendering of professional services.
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   38  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   39         And the title is amended as follows:
   40         Delete line 12
   41  and insert:
   42         amending ss. 471.023, 472.021, 481.219, 481.319, and
   43         492.111,