The Florida Senate

634.031  License required.--

(1)  A person may not transact, administer, or market, attempt to transact, administer, or market, or in any manner hold itself out as transacting, administering, or marketing the service agreement business, on behalf of herself or himself or itself, in this state or from this state unless it is authorized to do so under a subsisting license issued to it by the department. The company shall pay to the department an annual nonrefundable license fee for the license.

(2)  No person shall, from offices or by personnel or facilities in this state, solicit applications or otherwise transact service agreement sales in another state or country unless it holds a subsisting license issued to it by the department authorizing it to transact the same kind or kinds of service agreement business in this state.

(3)  No person shall transact, administer, or market service agreements unless it holds a subsisting license issued by the department authorizing it to transact the same kind or kinds of service agreement business in this state.

(4)  The department may, pursuant to s. 120.569, in its discretion and without advance notice or hearing issue an immediate final order to cease and desist to any person or entity which violates this section. The Legislature finds that a violation of this section constitutes an imminent and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of this state.

History.--s. 3, ch. 59-110; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 2, ch. 78-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 32, 33, ch. 82-234; ss. 10, 68, ch. 91-106; ss. 2, 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1, ch. 95-245; s. 277, ch. 96-410; s. 1746, ch. 97-102.