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2016 Florida Statutes
SECTION 0535
Documents required while working in a massage establishment.
Documents required while working in a massage establishment.
480.0535 Documents required while working in a massage establishment.—
(1) In order to provide the department and law enforcement agencies the means to more effectively identify, investigate, and arrest persons engaging in human trafficking, a person employed by a massage establishment and any person performing massage therein must immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of the department or a law enforcement officer, valid government identification while in the establishment. A valid government identification for the purposes of this section is:
(a) A valid, unexpired driver license issued by any state, territory, or district of the United States;
(b) A valid, unexpired identification card issued by any state, territory, or district of the United States;
(c) A valid, unexpired United States passport;
(d) A naturalization certificate issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security;
(e) A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card (green card); or
(f) A valid, unexpired employment authorization card issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
(2) A person operating a massage establishment must:
(a) Immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of the department or a law enforcement officer:
1. Valid government identification while in the establishment.
2. A copy of the documentation specified in paragraph (1)(a) for each employee and any person performing massage in the establishment.
(b) Ensure that each employee and any person performing massage in the massage establishment is able to immediately present, upon the request of an investigator of the department or a law enforcement officer, valid government identification while in the establishment.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2012-97.