The Florida Senate

626.451  Appointment of agent or other representative.--

(1)  Each appointing entity appointing an agent, adjuster, service representative, customer representative, or managing general agent in this state shall file the appointment with the department and, at the same time, pay the applicable appointment fee and taxes. Every appointment shall be subject to the prior issuance of the appropriate agent's, adjuster's, service representative's, customer representative's, or managing general agent's license.

(2)  As a part of each appointment there shall be a certified statement or affidavit of an appropriate officer or official of the appointing entity stating what investigation the appointing entity has made concerning the proposed appointee and his or her background and the appointing entity's opinion to the best of its knowledge and belief as to the moral character, fitness, and reputation of the proposed appointee and any other information the department may reasonably require relative to the proposed appointee.

(3)  In the appointment of an agent, adjuster, service representative, customer representative, or managing general agent the appointing entity shall also certify therein that it is willing to be bound by the acts of the agent, adjuster, service representative, customer representative, or managing general agent, within the scope of his or her employment.

(4)  Each appointing entity shall advise the department in writing within 15 days after it or its general agent, officer, or other official becomes aware that an appointee has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a felony after being appointed.

(5)  Any law enforcement agency or state attorney's office that is aware that an agent, adjuster, service representative, solicitor, customer representative, or managing general agent has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of a felony shall notify the department of such fact.

(6)  Upon the filing of an information or indictment against an agent, adjuster, service representative, solicitor, customer representative, or managing general agent, the state attorney shall immediately furnish the department a certified copy of the information or indictment.

History.--s. 224, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 191, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 42, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 228, ch. 97-102; s. 21, ch. 98-199.