Florida Senate - 2014                             CS for SB 1018
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senator Detert
       
       
       
       
       
       577-02387-14                                          20141018c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and
    3         Consumer Services; amending s. 493.6108, F.S.;
    4         removing the requirement that an applicant for private
    5         investigative, private security, and repossession
    6         services provide a written statement by a fingerprint
    7         technician or licensed physician under certain
    8         conditions; amending s. 493.6113, F.S.; revising
    9         recertification training requirements for Class “G”
   10         licensees; amending s. 493.6115, F.S.; adding specific
   11         handguns to the list of firearms a Class “G” licensee
   12         may carry while performing his or her duties; amending
   13         s. 493.6305, F.S.; authorizing specified Class “D”
   14         licensees to carry an authorized concealed firearm
   15         under certain circumstances; amending s. 501.016,
   16         F.S.; requiring a health studio to maintain a bond in
   17         favor of the department, rather than the state;
   18         authorizing liability for specified injuries to be
   19         determined in an administrative proceeding or through
   20         a civil action; providing that certain claims may be
   21         paid only upon an order of the department issued in an
   22         administrative proceeding; requiring that a claim
   23         against the bond be filed on a form affidavit adopted
   24         by rule of the department; providing the process by
   25         which a consumer may file a claim against a bond or
   26         other form of security; requiring a health studio to
   27         pay the department indebtedness determined by final
   28         order within 30 days; providing the process by which
   29         the department may make a demand if the health studio
   30         fails to timely make the payment; providing that the
   31         department shall be awarded attorney fees and costs in
   32         certain circumstances; repealing ss. 501.057,
   33         501.0571, 501.0573, 501.0575, 501.0577, 501.0579, and
   34         501.0581, F.S., relating to the Commercial Weight-Loss
   35         Practices Act; repealing s. 501.0583, F.S., relating
   36         to selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or
   37         giving weight-loss pills to persons younger than 18
   38         years of age and related penalties and defense;
   39         amending s. 501.059, F.S.; prohibiting a telephone
   40         solicitor or a person from initiating an outbound
   41         telephone call to a consumer, a donor, or a potential
   42         donor under certain circumstances; repealing s.
   43         501.143, F.S., relating to the Dance Studio Act;
   44         amending s. 501.603, F.S.; defining the term “novelty
   45         payment”; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
   46         501.611, F.S.; requiring the bond required of a
   47         commercial telephone seller to be in favor of the
   48         department for the use and benefit of a purchaser who
   49         is injured by specified acts; requiring that a claim
   50         against the bond be filed on a form affidavit adopted
   51         by rule of the department; providing procedures that a
   52         purchaser must follow in filing a claim against the
   53         bond or other form of security; providing for payment
   54         of indebtedness by the commercial telephone seller to
   55         the department; requiring the department to make
   56         demand on a surety if a commercial telephone seller
   57         fails to pay certain indebtedness within 30 days and
   58         providing a process; providing that attorney fees and
   59         costs must be awarded to the department in certain
   60         circumstances; conforming provisions to changes made
   61         by the act; amending s. 501.616, F.S.; prohibiting a
   62         commercial telephone seller or salesperson from
   63         accepting a novelty payment; deleting a provision that
   64         prohibits a commercial telephone seller or salesperson
   65         from requiring payment to be made by credit card;
   66         amending s. 501.913, F.S.; providing that the
   67         registration certificate for each brand of antifreeze
   68         distributed in this state expires 1 year from the date
   69         of issue; amending s. 525.16, F.S.; requiring all
   70         previous fines to be disregarded if a new violation of
   71         provisions relating to gasoline and oil inspections
   72         has not occurred within 3 years after the date of a
   73         previous violation; creating s. 526.015, F.S.,
   74         relating to lubricating oil standards and labeling
   75         requirements; prohibiting a person from selling,
   76         distributing, or offering for sale or distribution
   77         lubricating oil that does not meet specified standards
   78         or labeling requirements; requiring such noncompliant
   79         products to be placed under a stop-sale order and the
   80         lot identified and tagged by the department;
   81         prohibiting a person from selling, distributing, or
   82         offering for sale or distribution a product under
   83         stop-sale order; requiring the department to issue a
   84         release order under certain circumstances; repealing
   85         s. 526.50(6), F.S., relating to definition of terms
   86         related to the sale of brake fluid; amending s.
   87         526.51, F.S.; providing that a permit authorizing a
   88         registrant to sell brake fluid in this state is valid
   89         for a specified period from the date of issue;
   90         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
   91         amending s. 539.001, F.S.; requiring that a claim
   92         against the bond be filed on a form affidavit adopted
   93         by rule of the department; providing the procedure
   94         that a consumer must follow in filing a claim against
   95         a bond or other form of security filed with the
   96         department by a pawnbroker; providing for payment of
   97         indebtedness by the pawnbroker to the department;
   98         providing the procedure that a consumer must follow if
   99         the pawnbroker fails to make the payment; providing
  100         that the agency shall be awarded attorney fees and
  101         costs in certain circumstances; requiring the weight
  102         of a precious metal to be obtained from a device that
  103         meets specified requirements; amending s. 559.929,
  104         F.S.; requiring that a claim against the bond be filed
  105         on a form affidavit adopted by rule of the department;
  106         providing the procedure that a consumer must follow in
  107         filing a claim against a bond or other form of
  108         security filed with the department by a seller of
  109         travel; providing for payment of indebtedness by the
  110         seller of travel to the department; providing
  111         procedures that the agency must follow if the seller
  112         of travel fails to pay certain indebtedness within 30
  113         days and providing a process; providing that the
  114         agency shall be awarded attorney fees and costs in
  115         certain circumstances; amending s. 943.059, F.S.;
  116         providing an exception relating to the acknowledgement
  117         of arrests covered by a sealed criminal history record
  118         for a person seeking to be licensed to carry a
  119         concealed weapon or concealed firearm; providing
  120         applicability; amending ss. 205.1969 and 501.015,
  121         F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing effective
  122         dates.
  123          
  124  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  125  
  126         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  127  493.6108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  128         493.6108 Investigation of applicants by Department of
  129  Agriculture and Consumer Services.—
  130         (1) Except as otherwise provided, the department must
  131  investigate an applicant for a license under this chapter before
  132  it may issue the license. The investigation must include:
  133         (a)1. An examination of fingerprint records and police
  134  records. If a criminal history record check of an any applicant
  135  under this chapter is performed by means of fingerprint
  136  identification, the time limitations prescribed by s. 120.60(1)
  137  shall be tolled while during the time the applicant’s
  138  fingerprints are under review by the Department of Law
  139  Enforcement or the United States Department of Justice, Federal
  140  Bureau of Investigation.
  141         2. If a legible set of fingerprints, as determined by the
  142  Department of Law Enforcement or the Federal Bureau of
  143  Investigation, cannot be obtained after two attempts, the
  144  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may determine
  145  the applicant’s eligibility based on upon a criminal history
  146  record check under the applicant’s name conducted by the Federal
  147  Bureau of Investigation Department of Law Enforcement if the
  148  fingerprints are taken by a law enforcement agency or the
  149  department and the applicant submits a written statement signed
  150  by the fingerprint technician or a licensed physician stating
  151  that there is a physical condition that precludes obtaining a
  152  legible set of fingerprints or that the fingerprints taken are
  153  the best that can be obtained.
  154         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  155  493.6113, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  156         493.6113 Renewal application for licensure.—
  157         (3) Each licensee is responsible for renewing his or her
  158  license on or before its expiration by filing with the
  159  department an application for renewal accompanied by payment of
  160  the prescribed license fee.
  161         (b) Each Class “G” licensee shall additionally submit proof
  162  that he or she has received during each year of the license
  163  period a minimum of 4 hours of firearms recertification training
  164  taught by a Class “K” licensee and has complied with such other
  165  health and training requirements that which the department
  166  adopts shall adopt by rule. Proof of completion of firearms
  167  recertification training shall be submitted to the department
  168  upon completion of the training. If the licensee fails to
  169  complete the required 4 hours of annual training during
  170  documentation of completion of the required training is not
  171  submitted by the end of the first year of the 2-year term of the
  172  license, the individual’s license shall be automatically
  173  suspended until proof of the required training is submitted to
  174  the department. The licensee must complete the minimum number of
  175  hours of range and classroom training required at the time of
  176  initial licensure and submit proof of having completed such
  177  training to the department before the license may be reinstated.
  178  If the licensee fails to complete the required 4 hours of annual
  179  training during documentation of completion of the required
  180  training is not submitted by the end of the second year of the
  181  2-year term of the license, the licensee must complete the
  182  minimum number of hours of range and classroom training required
  183  at the time of initial licensure and submit proof of having
  184  completed such training to the department before the license may
  185  shall not be renewed unless the renewal applicant completes the
  186  minimum number of hours of range and classroom training required
  187  at the time of initial licensure. The department may waive the
  188  firearms training requirement if:
  189         1. The applicant provides proof that he or she is currently
  190  certified as a law enforcement officer or correctional officer
  191  under the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and
  192  has completed law enforcement firearms requalification training
  193  annually during the previous 2 years of the licensure period;
  194         2. The applicant provides proof that he or she is currently
  195  certified as a federal law enforcement officer and has received
  196  law enforcement firearms training administered by a federal law
  197  enforcement agency annually during the previous 2 years of the
  198  licensure period; or
  199         3. The applicant submits a valid firearm certificate among
  200  those specified in s. 493.6105(6)(a) and provides proof of
  201  having completed requalification training during the previous 2
  202  years of the licensure period.
  203         Section 3. Subsection (6) of section 493.6115, Florida
  204  Statutes, is amended to read:
  205         493.6115 Weapons and firearms.—
  206         (6) In addition to any other firearm approved by the
  207  department, a licensee who has been issued a Class “G” license
  208  may carry a .38 caliber revolver; or a .380 caliber or 9
  209  millimeter semiautomatic pistol; or a .357 caliber revolver with
  210  .38 caliber ammunition only; a .40 caliber handgun; or a .45 ACP
  211  handgun while performing duties authorized under this chapter. A
  212  No licensee may not carry more than two firearms upon her or his
  213  person when performing her or his duties. A licensee may only
  214  carry a firearm of the specific type and caliber with which she
  215  or he is qualified pursuant to the firearms training described
  216  referenced in subsection (8) or s. 493.6113(3)(b).
  217         Section 4. Subsection (4) is added to section 493.6305,
  218  Florida Statutes, to read:
  219         493.6305 Uniforms, required wear; exceptions.—
  220         (4) Class “D” licensees who are also Class “G” licensees
  221  and who are performing bodyguard or executive protection
  222  services may carry their authorized firearm concealed while
  223  wearing plain clothes as needed to provide contracted services
  224  to the client.
  225         Section 5. Section 501.016, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  226  read:
  227         501.016 Health studios; security requirements.—Each health
  228  studio that sells contracts for health studio services shall
  229  meet the following requirements:
  230         (1) Each health studio shall maintain for each separate
  231  business location a bond issued by a surety company admitted to
  232  do business in this state. The principal sum of the bond must
  233  shall be $25,000, and the bond, when required, must shall be
  234  obtained before a business tax receipt may be issued under
  235  chapter 205. Upon issuance of a business tax receipt, the
  236  licensing authority shall immediately notify the department of
  237  such issuance in a manner established by the department by rule.
  238  The bond must shall be in favor of the department state for the
  239  benefit of any person injured as a result of a violation of ss.
  240  501.012-501.019. Liability for such injuries may be determined
  241  in an administrative proceeding of the department pursuant to
  242  chapter 120 or through a civil action. However, claims against
  243  the bond or certificate of deposit may be paid, in amounts up to
  244  the determined liability for such injuries, only by order of the
  245  department in an administrative proceeding pursuant to chapter
  246  120. The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons for
  247  all breaches of the conditions of the bonds provided by this
  248  section may not herein shall in no event exceed the amount of
  249  the bond. The original surety bond required by this section
  250  shall be filed with the department on a form adopted by
  251  department rule.
  252         (2) In lieu of maintaining the bond required in subsection
  253  (1), the health studio may furnish to the department on a form
  254  adopted by department rule:
  255         (a) An irrevocable letter of credit from any foreign or
  256  domestic bank in the amount of $25,000; or
  257         (b) A guaranty agreement that is secured by a certificate
  258  of deposit in the amount of $25,000.
  259  
  260  The original letter of credit or certificate of deposit
  261  submitted in lieu of the bond shall be filed with the
  262  department. The department shall decide whether the security
  263  furnished in lieu of bond by the health studio complies is in
  264  compliance with the requirements of this section.
  265         (3) A consumer may file a claim against the bond or other
  266  form of security. Such claim must be submitted to the department
  267  in writing on a form affidavit approved by department rule
  268  within 120 days after an alleged injury has occurred or is
  269  discovered to have occurred or a judgment has been entered. The
  270  proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 120.
  271  For proceedings conducted under ss. 120.569 and 120.57, the
  272  department may act only as a nominal party.
  273         (4) The health studio shall pay to the department for
  274  distribution to the consumer any indebtedness determined by
  275  final order of the department within 30 days after the order is
  276  entered. If the health studio fails to make timely payment, the
  277  department shall make demand upon the surety, which may include
  278  an institution issuing a letter of credit or depository on a
  279  certificate of deposit. If a surety fails to comply with a
  280  demand for payment issued pursuant to a final order, the
  281  department may file an action in circuit court pursuant to s.
  282  120.69 to recover payment up to the amount of the bond or other
  283  form of security. If the court affirms the department’s demand
  284  for payment from the surety, the department shall be awarded
  285  court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
  286         (5)(3) A health studio that which sells contracts for
  287  future health studio services and which collects direct payment
  288  on a monthly basis for those services is shall be exempt from
  289  the security requirements of subsections (1) and (2) if provided
  290  that any service fee charged is a reasonable and fair service
  291  fee. The number of monthly payments in such a contract must
  292  shall be equal to the number of months in the contract. The
  293  contract must shall conform to all the requirements for future
  294  health studio services contracts as specified in ss. 501.012
  295  501.019 and must shall specify in the terms of the contract the
  296  charges to be assessed for those health studio services.
  297         (6)(4) If the health studio furnishes the department with
  298  evidence satisfactory to the department that the aggregate
  299  dollar amount of all current outstanding contracts of the health
  300  studio is less than $5,000, the department may, at its
  301  discretion, reduce the principal amount of the surety bond or
  302  other sufficient financial responsibility required in
  303  subsections (1) and (2) to a sum of at least not less than
  304  $10,000. However, at any time the aggregate dollar amount of
  305  such contracts exceeds $5,000, the health studio shall so notify
  306  the department and shall thereupon provide the bond or other
  307  documentation as required in subsections (1) and (2). Health
  308  studios whose bonds have been reduced shall must provide the
  309  department with an annually updated list of members. Failure to
  310  file an annual report will result in The department shall
  311  increase raising the security requirement to $25,000 for a
  312  health studio that fails to file an annual report.
  313         (7)(5) Each health studio shall furnish the department with
  314  a copy of the escrow account which would contain all funds
  315  received for future consumer services, whether provided under by
  316  contract or otherwise, sold before prior to the business
  317  location’s full operation and specify a date certain for
  318  opening, if such an escrow account is established.
  319         (8)(6) Subsections (1) and (2) do shall not apply to a
  320  health studio that has been operating in compliance with ss.
  321  501.012-501.019 and rules adopted thereunder, continuously under
  322  the same ownership and control, continuously for the most recent
  323  5-year period; in compliance with ss. 501.012-501.019 and the
  324  rules adopted thereunder and that has not had any civil,
  325  criminal, or administrative adjudication against it by any state
  326  or federal agency; and that has a satisfactory consumer
  327  complaint history. As used in this subsection, the term
  328  “satisfactory consumer complaint history” means that there are
  329  no unresolved consumer complaints regarding the health studio
  330  are on file with the department. A consumer complaint is
  331  unresolved if a health studio has not responded to the
  332  department’s efforts to mediate the complaint or if there has
  333  been an adjudication that the health studio has violated ss.
  334  501.012-501.019 or the rules adopted thereunder. Such exemption
  335  extends to all current and future business locations of an
  336  exempt health studio.
  337         (9)(7)This section does not apply to a business, otherwise
  338  defined as a health studio, which sells a single contract of 30
  339  days or less to a any member without any option for renewal or
  340  any other condition that which establishes any right in the
  341  member beyond the term of such contract is exempt from the
  342  provisions of this section. However, this exemption does shall
  343  not apply if the business offers any other health studio
  344  contract, regardless of whatever duration, at any time before or
  345  during or prior to the existence of such single contract of 30
  346  days or less.
  347         (10)(8) Except in the case of a natural disaster or an act
  348  of God, a health studio that is exempt from the requirements of
  349  subsections (1) and (2), but does not have any that has no
  350  business locations open for 14 consecutive days, waives its
  351  exemption and is considered to be a new health studio for the
  352  purposes of ss. 501.012-501.019.
  353         Section 6. Sections 501.057, 501.0571, 501.0573, 501.0575,
  354  501.0577, 501.0579, and 501.0581, Florida Statutes, are
  355  repealed.
  356         Section 7. Section 501.0583, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  357         Section 8. Subsection (5) of section 501.059, Florida
  358  Statutes, is amended to read:
  359         501.059 Telephone solicitation.—
  360         (5) A telephone solicitor or person may not initiate an
  361  outbound telephone call to a consumer, donor, or potential donor
  362  who has previously communicated to the telephone solicitor or
  363  person that he or she does not wish to receive an outbound
  364  telephone call:
  365         (a) Made by or on behalf of the seller whose goods or
  366  services are being offered; or
  367         (b) Made on behalf of a charitable organization for which a
  368  charitable contribution is being solicited.
  369         Section 9. Section 501.143, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  370         Section 10. Present subsections (8) through (11) of section
  371  501.603, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (9)
  372  through (12), respectively, a new subsection (8) is added to
  373  that section, and subsection (2) of that section is amended, to
  374  read:
  375         501.603 Definitions.—As used in this part, unless the
  376  context otherwise requires, the term:
  377         (2) “Commercial telephone seller” means a person who
  378  engages in commercial telephone solicitation on his or her own
  379  behalf or through salespersons. The term, except that a
  380  commercial telephone seller does not include a salesperson as
  381  defined in subsection (11) or a person or entity operating under
  382  a valid affidavit of exemption filed with the department
  383  according to s. 501.608(1)(b) or exempted from this part by s.
  384  501.604. The term A commercial telephone seller does not include
  385  a salesperson as defined in subsection (10). A commercial
  386  telephone seller includes, but is not limited to, owners,
  387  operators, officers, directors, partners, or other individuals
  388  engaged in the management activities of a business entity
  389  pursuant to this part.
  390         (8)“Novelty payment” means a payment method that does not
  391  provide a means of systematic monitoring to detect and deter
  392  fraud. The term includes, but is not limited to, the following
  393  payment devices:
  394         (a)A remotely created check, which is a check that is not
  395  created by the paying bank and that does not bear the signature
  396  of the person on whose account the check is drawn.
  397         (b) A remotely created payment order, which is a payment
  398  instruction or order drawn on a person’s account which is
  399  initiated or created by the payee and which does not bear the
  400  signature of the person on whose account the order is drawn and
  401  which is cleared through the check clearing system.
  402         (c) A cash-to-cash money transfer, which is the electronic
  403  transfer of the value of cash received from one person to
  404  another person in a different location which is sent by a money
  405  transfer provider and received in the form of cash. As used in
  406  this paragraph, the term “money transfer provider” means a
  407  person or financial institution that provides cash-to-cash money
  408  transfers for a person in the normal course of business,
  409  regardless of whether the person holds an account with such
  410  person or financial institution.
  411         (d) A cash reload mechanism, which is a system that makes
  412  it possible to convert cash into an electronic form which a
  413  person can use to add money to a general-use prepaid card or an
  414  online account with a payment intermediary. As used in this
  415  paragraph, the term “mechanism” means a system that is purchased
  416  by a person on a prepaid basis, that enables access to the funds
  417  via an authorization code or other security measure, and that is
  418  not directly used as a general-use prepaid card.
  419         Section 11. Section 501.611, Florida Statutes, is amended
  420  to read:
  421         501.611 Security.—
  422         (1) An application filed pursuant to s. 501.605 must be
  423  accompanied by:
  424         (a) A bond executed by a corporate surety approved by the
  425  department and licensed to do business in this state;
  426         (b) An irrevocable letter of credit issued for the benefit
  427  of the applicant by a bank whose deposits are insured by an
  428  agency of the Federal Government; or
  429         (c) A certificate of deposit in a financial institution
  430  insured by an agency of the Federal Government, which may be
  431  withdrawn only on the order of the department, except that the
  432  interest may accrue to the applicant.
  433         (2) The amount of the bond, letter of credit, or
  434  certificate of deposit must be a minimum of $50,000, and the
  435  bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit must be in
  436  favor of the department for the use and benefit of any purchaser
  437  who is injured by the fraud, misrepresentation, breach of
  438  contract, financial failure, or violation of this part by the
  439  applicant must be conditioned upon compliance by the applicant
  440  with the provisions of this part. The department may, at its
  441  discretion, establish a bond of a greater amount to ensure the
  442  general welfare of the public and the interests of the
  443  telemarketing industry.
  444         (3) The bond shall be posted with the department on a form
  445  adopted by and shall remain in force throughout the period of
  446  licensure with the department rule and shall remain in force
  447  throughout the period of licensure.
  448         (4) The department or a any governmental agency, on behalf
  449  of an any injured purchaser or a any purchaser herself or
  450  himself who is injured by the bankruptcy of the applicant or her
  451  or his breach of any agreement entered into in her or his
  452  capacity as a licensee, may bring and maintain an action to
  453  recover against the bond, letter of credit, or certificate of
  454  deposit.
  455         (5) A purchaser may file a claim against the bond or other
  456  form of security. Such claim must be submitted to the department
  457  in writing on a form affidavit approved by department rule
  458  within 120 days after an alleged injury has occurred or is
  459  discovered to have occurred or a judgment has been entered. The
  460  proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 120.
  461  For proceedings conducted under ss. 120.569 and 120.57, the
  462  department must act only as a nominal party.
  463         (6) The commercial telephone seller shall pay to the
  464  department for distribution to the consumer any indebtedness
  465  determined by final order of the department within 30 days after
  466  the order is entered. If the commercial telephone seller fails
  467  to make timely payment, the department shall make demand upon
  468  the surety, which may include an institution issuing a letter of
  469  credit or depository on a certificate of deposit. If a surety
  470  fails to comply with a demand for payment issued pursuant to a
  471  final order, the department may file an action in circuit court
  472  pursuant to s. 120.69 to recover payment up to the amount of the
  473  bond or other form of security. If the court affirms the
  474  department’s demand for payment from the surety, the department
  475  shall be awarded all court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
  476         Section 12. Section 501.616, Florida Statutes, is amended
  477  to read:
  478         501.616 Unlawful acts and practices.—
  479         (1) A It shall be unlawful for any commercial telephone
  480  seller or salesperson may not directly or indirectly accept a
  481  novelty payment as defined by s. 501.603(8) or rule as payment
  482  for goods or services offered or sold through telemarketing to
  483  require that payment be by credit card authorization or
  484  otherwise to announce a preference for that method of payment.
  485         (2) A It shall be unlawful for any commercial telephone
  486  seller may not to employ, or be affiliated with an, any
  487  unlicensed salesperson.
  488         (3) A It shall be unlawful for any salesperson may not to
  489  be employed by, or affiliated with, an unlicensed commercial
  490  telephone seller.
  491         (4) A It shall be unlawful for any commercial telephone
  492  seller or salesperson must to be licensed unlicensed.
  493         (5) A It shall be unlawful for any salesperson or
  494  commercial telephone seller may not to otherwise violate the
  495  provisions of this part.
  496         (6) A It shall be unlawful for any commercial telephone
  497  seller or salesperson may not to make a commercial telephone
  498  solicitation phone call before 8 8:00 a.m. or after 9 9:00 p.m.
  499  local time at the called person’s location.
  500         (7) A It shall be unlawful for any commercial telephone
  501  seller or salesperson making a commercial telephone solicitation
  502  call may not intentionally act telephonic solicitations to take
  503  any intentional action to prevent transmission of the telephone
  504  solicitor’s name or telephone number to the party called when
  505  the equipment or service used by the telephone solicitor is
  506  capable of creating and transmitting the telephone solicitor’s
  507  name or telephone number.
  508         Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 501.913, Florida
  509  Statutes, is amended to read:
  510         501.913 Registration.—
  511         (1) Each brand of antifreeze to be distributed in this
  512  state shall be registered with the department before
  513  distribution. The person whose name appears on the label, the
  514  manufacturer, or the packager shall make application annually to
  515  the department on forms provided by the department no later than
  516  July 1 of each year. The registration certificate expires 1 year
  517  from the date of issue. The registrant assumes, by application
  518  to register the brand, full responsibility for the registration
  519  and the, quality, and quantity of the product sold, offered, or
  520  exposed for sale in this state. If a registered brand is not in
  521  production for distribution in this state, and to ensure any
  522  remaining product that is still available for sale in this the
  523  state is properly registered, the registrant must submit a
  524  notarized affidavit on company letterhead to the department
  525  certifying that:
  526         (a) The stated brand is no longer in production;
  527         (b) The stated brand will not be distributed in this state;
  528  and
  529         (c) All existing product of the stated brand will be
  530  removed by the registrant from the state within 30 days after
  531  expiration of the registration or the registrant will reregister
  532  the brand for two subsequent registration periods.
  533  
  534  If production resumes, the brand must be reregistered before it
  535  is distributed in this state.
  536         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  537  525.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  538         525.16 Administrative fine; penalties; prosecution of cases
  539  by state attorney.—
  540         (1)
  541         (b) If a, 3 years after the day of issuance of the last
  542  stop-sale order for a violation under this chapter, no new
  543  violation does not occur has occurred at the same location while
  544  the business is under the same during the proprietorship within
  545  3 years after the date of issuance of the last previous stop
  546  sale order of the same person, all previous fines shall be
  547  disregarded when administering a fine for a new the next
  548  violation.
  549         Section 15. Section 526.015, Florida Statutes, is created
  550  to read:
  551         526.015 Lubricating oil standards; labeling requirements.—
  552         (1)A person may not sell or distribute, or offer for sale
  553  or distribution, a lubricating oil that fails to meet a quality
  554  standard, such as those established by the Society of Automotive
  555  Engineers or other similar standard, or a labeling requirement
  556  designed to prevent deceptive or misleading practices as adopted
  557  by rule of the department.
  558         (2) A product that fails to meet a standard or labeling
  559  requirement adopted by rule of the department shall be placed
  560  under a stop-sale order by the department, and the lot number of
  561  the product shall be identified and tagged by the department to
  562  prevent its sale.
  563         (3) A person may not sell or distribute, or offer for sale
  564  or distribution, a product that has been placed under a stop
  565  sale order.
  566         (4)If a product is made to conform to standards and
  567  labeling requirements or is removed from the premises in a
  568  manner approved by the department, the department shall issue a
  569  release order.
  570         Section 16. Subsection (6) of section 526.50, Florida
  571  Statutes, is repealed.
  572         Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 526.51, Florida
  573  Statutes, is amended to read:
  574         526.51 Registration; renewal and fees; departmental
  575  expenses; cancellation or refusal to issue or renew.—
  576         (1)(a) Application for registration of each brand of brake
  577  fluid shall be made on forms supplied by the department. The
  578  applicant shall provide give his or her name and address, and
  579  the brand name of the brake fluid, the state in which that he or
  580  she owns the brand name and has complete control over the
  581  product sold thereunder in this state, and provide the name and
  582  address of the resident agent in this state. If the applicant
  583  does not own the brand name but wishes to register the product
  584  with the department, a notarized affidavit that gives the
  585  applicant full authorization to register the brand name, which
  586  must be and that is signed by the owner of the brand name, must
  587  accompany the application for registration. The affidavit must
  588  include all affected brand names, the owner’s company or
  589  corporate name and address, the applicant’s company or corporate
  590  name and address, and a statement from the owner authorizing the
  591  applicant to register the product with the department. The owner
  592  of the brand name shall maintain complete control over each
  593  product sold under that brand name in this state. All first-time
  594  applications for a brand and formula combination must be
  595  accompanied by a certified report from an independent testing
  596  laboratory, setting forth the analysis of the brake fluid which
  597  shows its quality meets to be not less than the minimum
  598  specifications established by the department for brake fluids. A
  599  sample of at least not less than 24 fluid ounces of brake fluid
  600  shall be submitted, in a container with a label printed in the
  601  same manner that it or containers, with labels representing
  602  exactly how the containers of brake fluid will be labeled when
  603  sold, and the sample and container shall be analyzed and
  604  inspected by the department in order to verify that compliance
  605  with the department’s specifications and labeling requirements
  606  may be verified. Upon approval of the application, the
  607  department shall register the brand name of the brake fluid and
  608  issue to the applicant a permit, valid for 1 year from the date
  609  of issue, authorizing the registrant to sell the brake fluid in
  610  this state during the permit year specified in the permit.
  611         (b) An Each applicant shall pay a fee of $100 with each
  612  application. A permit may be renewed by application to the
  613  department, accompanied by a renewal fee of $50, on or before
  614  the expiration of the previously issued last day of the permit
  615  year immediately preceding the permit year for which application
  616  is made for renewal of registration. To reregister a previously
  617  registered brand and formula combination, an applicant must
  618  submit a completed application and all materials as required in
  619  this section to the department before the expiration of the
  620  previously issued first day of the permit year. A brand and
  621  formula combination for which a completed application and all
  622  materials required in this section are not received before the
  623  expiration of the previously issued first day of the permit year
  624  may not be registered with the department until a completed
  625  application and all materials required in this section have been
  626  received and approved. If the brand and formula combination was
  627  previously registered with the department and a fee,
  628  application, or materials required in this section are received
  629  after the expiration of the previously issued first day of the
  630  permit year, a penalty of $25 accrues, which shall be added to
  631  the fee. Renewals shall be accepted only on brake fluids that do
  632  not have a no change in formula, composition, or brand name. A
  633  Any change in formula, composition, or brand name of a any brake
  634  fluid constitutes a new product that must be registered in
  635  accordance with this part.
  636         (c) If a registered brand and formula combination is no
  637  longer in production for distribution in this state, in order to
  638  ensure that any remaining product still available for sale in
  639  this state is properly registered, if a registered brand and
  640  formula combination is no longer in production for distribution
  641  in this state, the registrant must submit a notarized affidavit
  642  on company letterhead to the department certifying that:
  643         1. The stated brand and formula combination is no longer in
  644  production;
  645         2. The stated brand and formula combination will not be
  646  distributed in this state; and
  647         3. Either all existing product of the stated brand and
  648  formula combination will be removed by the registrant from the
  649  state within 30 days after the expiration of the registration or
  650  that the registrant will reregister the brand and formula
  651  combination for 2 two subsequent years registration periods.
  652  
  653  If production resumes, the brand and formula combination must be
  654  reregistered before it is again distributed in this state.
  655         Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraphs (b)
  656  and (d) of subsection (7), and paragraph (b) of subsection (8)
  657  of section 539.001, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  658         539.001 The Florida Pawnbroking Act.—
  659         (4) ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.—
  660         (a) To be eligible for a pawnbroker’s license, an applicant
  661  must:
  662         1. Be of good moral character;
  663         2. Have a net worth of at least $50,000 or file with the
  664  agency a bond, issued by a surety company qualified to do
  665  business in this state, in the amount of $10,000 for each
  666  license. In lieu of the bond required in this section, the
  667  applicant may establish a certificate of deposit or an
  668  irrevocable letter of credit in a Florida banking institution in
  669  the amount of the bond. The original bond, certificate of
  670  deposit, or letter of credit shall be filed with the agency on a
  671  form adopted by agency rule, and the agency shall be the
  672  beneficiary to said document. The bond, certificate of deposit,
  673  or letter of credit must shall be in favor of the agency for the
  674  use and benefit of any consumer who is injured by the fraud,
  675  misrepresentation, breach of contract, financial failure, or
  676  violation of any provision of this section by the pawnbroker.
  677  Such liability may be enforced either by proceeding in an
  678  administrative action or by filing a judicial suit at law in a
  679  court of competent jurisdiction. However, in such court suit,
  680  the bond, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit posted
  681  with the agency may shall not be amenable or subject to any
  682  judgment or other legal process issuing out of or from such
  683  court in connection with such lawsuit, but such bond,
  684  certificate of deposit, or letter of credit shall be amenable to
  685  and enforceable only by and through administrative proceedings
  686  before the agency. It is the intent of the Legislature that such
  687  bond, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit shall be
  688  applicable and liable only for the payment of claims duly
  689  adjudicated by order of the agency. The bond, certificate of
  690  deposit, or letter of credit shall be payable on a pro rata
  691  basis as determined by the agency, but the aggregate amount may
  692  not exceed the amount of the bond, certificate of deposit, or
  693  letter of credit. A consumer may file a claim against the bond,
  694  certificate of deposit, or letter of credit. Such claim must be
  695  submitted in writing to the agency on a form affidavit approved
  696  by agency rule within 120 days after an alleged injury has
  697  occurred or is discovered to have occurred or a judgment has
  698  been entered. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance
  699  with chapter 120. For proceedings conducted under ss. 120.569
  700  and 120.57, the agency may act only as a nominal party. The
  701  pawnbroker shall pay to the agency for distribution to the
  702  consumer any indebtedness determined by final order of the
  703  agency within 30 days after the order is entered. If the
  704  pawnbroker fails to make timely payment, the agency shall make
  705  demand upon the surety, which includes an institution issuing a
  706  letter of credit or depository on a certificate of deposit. If a
  707  surety fails to comply with a demand for payment pursuant to a
  708  final order, the agency may file an action pursuant to s. 120.69
  709  in circuit court to recover payment, up to the amount of the
  710  bond or other form of security. If the agency is successful and
  711  the court affirms the agency’s demand for payment from the
  712  surety, the agency shall be awarded all court costs and
  713  reasonable attorney fees;
  714         3. Not have been convicted of, or found guilty of, or pled
  715  guilty or nolo contendere to, or not have been incarcerated
  716  within the last 10 years as a result of having previously been
  717  convicted of, or found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo
  718  contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a felony within the
  719  last 10 years and not be acting as a beneficial owner for
  720  someone who has been convicted of, or found guilty of, or pled
  721  guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a
  722  felony within the last 10 years; and
  723         4. Not have been convicted of, or found guilty of, or pled
  724  guilty or nolo contendere to, or not have been incarcerated
  725  within the last 10 years as a result of having previously been
  726  convicted of, or found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo
  727  contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime that involves
  728  theft, larceny, dealing in stolen property, receiving stolen
  729  property, burglary, embezzlement, obtaining property by false
  730  pretenses, possession of altered property, or any other
  731  fraudulent or dishonest dealing within the last 10 years, and
  732  not be acting as a beneficial owner for someone who has been
  733  convicted, of, or found guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo
  734  contendere to, or has been incarcerated within the last 10 years
  735  as a result of having previously been convicted of, or found
  736  guilty of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of
  737  adjudication, a crime that involves theft, larceny, dealing in
  738  stolen property, receiving stolen property, burglary,
  739  embezzlement, obtaining property by false pretenses, possession
  740  of altered property, or any other fraudulent or dishonest
  741  dealing within the last 10 years.
  742         (7) ORDERS IMPOSING PENALTIES.—
  743         (b) Upon a finding as set forth in paragraph (a), the
  744  agency may enter an order doing one or more of the following:
  745         1. Issuing a notice of noncompliance pursuant to s.
  746  120.695.
  747         2. Imposing an administrative fine of up to not to exceed
  748  $5,000 for each act that which constitutes a violation of this
  749  section, or a rule, or an order.
  750         3. Directing that the pawnbroker cease and desist specified
  751  activities.
  752         4. Refusing to license or revoking or suspending a license.
  753         5. Placing the licensee on probation for a period of time,
  754  subject to such conditions as the agency may specify.
  755         (d)1. When the agency, If a violation of this section
  756  occurs and the agency has reasonable cause to believe that a
  757  person is operating in violation of this section, has reasonable
  758  cause to believe that a person is operating in violation of this
  759  section, the agency may bring a civil action in the appropriate
  760  court for temporary or permanent injunctive relief and may seek
  761  other appropriate civil relief, including a civil penalty of up
  762  to not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, restitution and
  763  damages for injured customers, court costs, and reasonable
  764  attorney attorney’s fees.
  765         2. The agency may terminate an any investigation or action
  766  upon agreement by the offender to pay a stipulated civil
  767  penalty, to make restitution or pay damages to customers, or to
  768  satisfy any other relief authorized in this section herein and
  769  requested by the agency.
  770         (8) PAWNBROKER TRANSACTION FORM.—
  771         (b) The front of the pawnbroker transaction form must
  772  include:
  773         1. The name and address of the pawnshop.
  774         2. A complete and accurate description of the pledged goods
  775  or purchased goods, including the following information, if
  776  applicable:
  777         a. Brand name.
  778         b. Model number.
  779         c. Manufacturer’s serial number.
  780         d. Size.
  781         e. Color, as apparent to the untrained eye.
  782         f. Precious metal type, weight, and content, if known.
  783  Weight shall be obtained from a device properly approved by the
  784  agency and in compliance with ss. 531.39 and 531.40.
  785         g. Gemstone description, including the number of stones.
  786         h. In the case of firearms, the type of action, caliber or
  787  gauge, number of barrels, barrel length, and finish.
  788         i. Any other unique identifying marks, numbers, names, or
  789  letters.
  790  
  791  Notwithstanding sub-subparagraphs a.-i., in the case of multiple
  792  items of a similar nature delivered together in one transaction
  793  which do not bear serial or model numbers and which do not
  794  include precious metal or gemstones, such as musical or video
  795  recordings, books, and hand tools, the description of the items
  796  is adequate if it contains the quantity of items and a
  797  description of the type of items delivered.
  798         3. The name, address, home telephone number, place of
  799  employment, date of birth, physical description, and right
  800  thumbprint of the pledgor or seller.
  801         4. The date and time of the transaction.
  802         5. The type of identification accepted from the pledgor or
  803  seller, including the issuing agency and the identification
  804  number.
  805         6. In the case of a pawn:
  806         a. The amount of money advanced, which must be designated
  807  as the amount financed;
  808         b. The maturity date of the pawn, which must be 30 days
  809  after the date of the pawn;
  810         c. The default date of the pawn and the amount due on the
  811  default date;
  812         d. The total pawn service charge payable on the maturity
  813  date, which must be designated as the finance charge;
  814         e. The amount financed plus the finance charge that must be
  815  paid to redeem the pledged goods on the maturity date, which
  816  must be designated as the total of payments;
  817         f. The annual percentage rate, computed according to the
  818  regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board under the
  819  federal Truth in Lending Act; and
  820         g. The front or back of the pawnbroker transaction form
  821  must include a statement that:
  822         (I) Any personal property pledged to a pawnbroker within
  823  this state which is not redeemed within 30 days after following
  824  the maturity date of the pawn, or if the 30th day is not a
  825  business day, then the following business day, is automatically
  826  forfeited to the pawnbroker, and absolute right, title, and
  827  interest in and to the property vests in and is deemed conveyed
  828  to the pawnbroker by operation of law, and no further notice is
  829  not necessary;
  830         (II) The pledgor is not obligated to redeem the pledged
  831  goods; and
  832         (III) If the pawnbroker transaction form is lost,
  833  destroyed, or stolen, the pledgor must immediately advise the
  834  issuing pawnbroker in writing by certified or registered mail,
  835  return receipt requested, or in person evidenced by a signed
  836  receipt.
  837         (IV) A pawn may be extended upon mutual agreement of the
  838  parties.
  839         7. In the case of a purchase, the amount of money paid for
  840  the goods or the monetary value assigned to the goods in
  841  connection with the transaction.
  842         8. A statement that the pledgor or seller of the item
  843  represents and warrants that it is not stolen, that it has no
  844  liens or encumbrances against it, and that the pledgor or seller
  845  is the rightful owner of the goods and has the right to enter
  846  into the transaction.
  847  
  848  A Any person who knowingly gives false verification of ownership
  849  or gives a false or altered identification and who receives
  850  money from a pawnbroker for goods sold or pledged commits:
  851         a. If the value of the money received is less than $300, a
  852  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
  853  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  854         b. If the value of the money received is $300 or more, a
  855  felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
  856  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  857         Section 19. Section 559.929, Florida Statutes, is amended
  858  to read:
  859         559.929 Security requirements.—
  860         (1) An application must be accompanied by a performance
  861  bond in an amount set by the department under paragraph (a),
  862  paragraph (b), or paragraph (c). The surety on such bond must
  863  shall be a surety company authorized to do business in the
  864  state.
  865         (a) Each seller of travel which that certifies its business
  866  activities under s. 559.9285(1)(a) shall provide a performance
  867  bond in an amount up to not to exceed $25,000, or in the amount
  868  of $50,000 if the seller of travel is offering vacation
  869  certificates.
  870         (b) Each seller of travel which that certifies its business
  871  activities under s. 559.9285(1)(b) shall provide a performance
  872  bond in an amount up to not to exceed $100,000, or in the amount
  873  of $150,000 if the seller of travel is offering vacation
  874  certificates.
  875         (c) Each seller of travel which that certifies its business
  876  activities under s. 559.9285(1)(c) shall provide a performance
  877  bond in an amount up to not to exceed $250,000, or in the amount
  878  of $300,000 if the seller of travel is offering vacation
  879  certificates.
  880         (2) The bond must shall be in favor of the department on a
  881  form adopted by rule of the department for the use and benefit
  882  of a any traveler who is injured by the fraud,
  883  misrepresentation, breach of contract, financial failure, or
  884  violation of any provision of this part by the seller of travel.
  885  Such liability may be enforced either by proceeding in an
  886  administrative action as specified in subsection (3) or by
  887  filing a judicial suit at law in a court of competent
  888  jurisdiction. However, in such court suit the bond posted with
  889  the department shall not be amenable or subject to any judgment
  890  or other legal process issuing out of or from such court in
  891  connection with such lawsuit, but such bond shall be amenable to
  892  and enforceable only by and through administrative proceedings
  893  before the department. It is the intent of the Legislature that
  894  such bond is shall be applicable and liable only for the payment
  895  of claims duly adjudicated by order of the department. The bond
  896  must shall be open to successive claims, but the aggregate
  897  amount awarded may not exceed the amount of the bond. In
  898  addition to the foregoing, a bond provided by a registrant or
  899  applicant for registration which certifies its business
  900  activities under s. 559.9285(1)(b) or (c) must shall be in favor
  901  of the department, with payment in the following order of
  902  priority:
  903         (a) All expenses for prosecuting the registrant or
  904  applicant in an any administrative or civil action under this
  905  part, including attorney fees for attorneys and fees for other
  906  professionals, court costs or other costs of the proceedings,
  907  and all other expenses incidental to the action.
  908         (b) The All costs and expenses of investigation before
  909  prior to the commencement of an administrative or civil action
  910  under this part.
  911         (c) An Any unpaid administrative fine imposed by final
  912  order or an any unpaid civil penalty imposed by final judgment
  913  under this part.
  914         (d) Damages or compensation for a any traveler injured as
  915  provided in this subsection.
  916         (3) A Any traveler may file a claim against the bond. Such
  917  claim must which shall be submitted to the department made in
  918  writing on a form affidavit approved by department rule to the
  919  department within 120 days after an alleged injury has occurred
  920  or is discovered to have occurred or a judgment has been
  921  entered. The proceedings shall be conducted held in accordance
  922  with chapter 120. The department may act only as a nominal party
  923  in proceedings conducted under ss. 120.569 and 120.57.
  924         (4) Any indebtedness determined by final order of the
  925  department must be paid by the seller of travel to the
  926  department within 30 days after the order is entered, for
  927  distribution to the traveler. If the seller of travel fails to
  928  make payment within the 30 days, the department shall make
  929  demand upon the surety, which includes an institution issuing a
  930  letter of credit or depository on a certificate of deposit. Upon
  931  failure of a surety to comply with a demand for payment pursuant
  932  to a final order, the department may file an action in circuit
  933  court to recover payment, up to the amount of the bond or other
  934  form of security pursuant to s. 120.69. If the department is
  935  successful and the court affirms the department’s demand for
  936  payment from the surety, the department shall be allowed all
  937  court costs incurred and reasonable attorney fees to be fixed
  938  and collected as a part of the costs of the suit.
  939         (5)(4)If In any situation in which the seller of travel is
  940  currently the subject of an administrative, civil, or criminal
  941  action by the department, the Department of Legal Affairs, or
  942  the state attorney relating to concerning compliance with this
  943  part, the right to proceed against the bond as provided in
  944  subsection (3) is shall be suspended until after any enforcement
  945  action becomes final.
  946         (6)(5) The department may waive the bond requirement on an
  947  annual basis if the seller of travel has had 5 or more
  948  consecutive years of experience as a seller of travel in this
  949  state Florida in compliance with this part, has not had a any
  950  civil, criminal, or administrative action instituted against the
  951  seller of travel in the vacation and travel business by a any
  952  governmental agency or an any action involving fraud, theft,
  953  misappropriation of property, violation of a any statute
  954  pertaining to business or commerce with a any terrorist state,
  955  or moral turpitude, and has a satisfactory consumer complaint
  956  history with the department, and certifies its business
  957  activities under s. 559.9285. Such waiver may be revoked if the
  958  seller of travel violates any provision of this part. A seller
  959  of travel which that certifies its business activities under s.
  960  559.9285(1)(b) or (c) is not entitled to the waiver provided in
  961  this subsection.
  962         Section 20. Effective January 1, 2015, paragraph (a) of
  963  subsection (4) of section 943.059, Florida Statutes, is amended
  964  to read:
  965         943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.
  966  The courts of this state shall continue to have jurisdiction
  967  over their own procedures, including the maintenance, sealing,
  968  and correction of judicial records containing criminal history
  969  information to the extent such procedures are not inconsistent
  970  with the conditions, responsibilities, and duties established by
  971  this section. Any court of competent jurisdiction may order a
  972  criminal justice agency to seal the criminal history record of a
  973  minor or an adult who complies with the requirements of this
  974  section. The court shall not order a criminal justice agency to
  975  seal a criminal history record until the person seeking to seal
  976  a criminal history record has applied for and received a
  977  certificate of eligibility for sealing pursuant to subsection
  978  (2). A criminal history record that relates to a violation of s.
  979  393.135, s. 394.4593, s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s.
  980  800.04, s. 810.14, s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter
  981  839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, s.
  982  916.1075, a violation enumerated in s. 907.041, or any violation
  983  specified as a predicate offense for registration as a sexual
  984  predator pursuant to s. 775.21, without regard to whether that
  985  offense alone is sufficient to require such registration, or for
  986  registration as a sexual offender pursuant to s. 943.0435, may
  987  not be sealed, without regard to whether adjudication was
  988  withheld, if the defendant was found guilty of or pled guilty or
  989  nolo contendere to the offense, or if the defendant, as a minor,
  990  was found to have committed or pled guilty or nolo contendere to
  991  committing the offense as a delinquent act. The court may only
  992  order sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to one
  993  arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity, except as
  994  provided in this section. The court may, at its sole discretion,
  995  order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to
  996  more than one arrest if the additional arrests directly relate
  997  to the original arrest. If the court intends to order the
  998  sealing of records pertaining to such additional arrests, such
  999  intent must be specified in the order. A criminal justice agency
 1000  may not seal any record pertaining to such additional arrests if
 1001  the order to seal does not articulate the intention of the court
 1002  to seal records pertaining to more than one arrest. This section
 1003  does not prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a
 1004  portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or
 1005  one incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding any
 1006  law to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply with
 1007  laws, court orders, and official requests of other jurisdictions
 1008  relating to sealing, correction, or confidential handling of
 1009  criminal history records or information derived therefrom. This
 1010  section does not confer any right to the sealing of any criminal
 1011  history record, and any request for sealing a criminal history
 1012  record may be denied at the sole discretion of the court.
 1013         (4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEALING.—A criminal
 1014  history record of a minor or an adult which is ordered sealed by
 1015  a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this section is
 1016  confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and
 1017  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and is available only
 1018  to the person who is the subject of the record, to the subject’s
 1019  attorney, to criminal justice agencies for their respective
 1020  criminal justice purposes, which include conducting a criminal
 1021  history background check for approval of firearms purchases or
 1022  transfers as authorized by state or federal law, to judges in
 1023  the state courts system for the purpose of assisting them in
 1024  their case-related decisionmaking responsibilities, as set forth
 1025  in s. 943.053(5), or to those entities set forth in
 1026  subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., 6., and 8. for their respective
 1027  licensing, access authorization, and employment purposes.
 1028         (a) The subject of a criminal history record sealed under
 1029  this section or under other provisions of law, including former
 1030  s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, and former s. 943.058, may lawfully
 1031  deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by the sealed
 1032  record, except when the subject of the record:
 1033         1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice
 1034  agency;
 1035         2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution;
 1036         3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under
 1037  this section, s. 943.0583, or s. 943.0585;
 1038         4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar;
 1039         5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract
 1040  with the Department of Children and Families, the Division of
 1041  Vocational Rehabilitation within the Department of Education,
 1042  the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for
 1043  Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, the
 1044  Department of Elderly Affairs, or the Department of Juvenile
 1045  Justice or to be employed or used by such contractor or licensee
 1046  in a sensitive position having direct contact with children, the
 1047  disabled, or the elderly;
 1048         6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Department
 1049  of Education, any district school board, any university
 1050  laboratory school, any charter school, any private or parochial
 1051  school, or any local governmental entity that licenses child
 1052  care facilities; or
 1053         7. Is attempting to purchase a firearm from a licensed
 1054  importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer and is
 1055  subject to a criminal history check under state or federal law;
 1056  or.
 1057         8. Is seeking to be licensed by the Bureau of License
 1058  Issuance of the Division of Licensing within the Department of
 1059  Agriculture and Consumer Services to carry a concealed weapon or
 1060  concealed firearm. This exception applies only to the
 1061  determination of an applicant’s eligibility in accordance with
 1062  s. 790.06.
 1063         Section 21. Section 205.1969, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1064  to read:
 1065         205.1969 Health studios; consumer protection.—A county or
 1066  municipality may not issue or renew a business tax receipt for
 1067  the operation of a health studio pursuant to ss. 501.012-501.019
 1068  or ballroom dance studio pursuant to s. 501.143, unless such
 1069  business exhibits a current license, registration, or letter of
 1070  exemption from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
 1071  Services.
 1072         Section 22. Subsection (6) of section 501.015, Florida
 1073  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1074         501.015 Health studios; registration requirements and
 1075  fees.—Each health studio shall:
 1076         (6) Be considered a new health studio and is shall be
 1077  subject to the requirements of s. 501.016 each time the health
 1078  studio changes ownership or, in the case of corporate ownership,
 1079  each time the stock ownership is changed so as to effectively
 1080  put the health studio under new management or control,
 1081  notwithstanding s. 501.016(8) the provisions of s. 501.016(6). A
 1082  change of ownership does not occur within the meaning of this
 1083  subsection if:
 1084         (a) Substantially the same stockholders form a new
 1085  corporate entity;
 1086         (b) In the opinion of the department, the change does not
 1087  effectively place the health studio under new management and
 1088  control; and
 1089         (c) The health studio has a satisfactory complaint history
 1090  with the department.
 1091         Section 23. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 1092  act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2014.