HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1449
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Council for Competitive Commerce offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph
19 (b) of subsection (4), and paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of
20 section 539.001, Florida Statutes, are amended, paragraph (n)
21 is added to subsection (12) of that section, and subsection
22 (21) of that section is amended, to read:
23 539.001 The Florida Pawnbroking Act.--
24 (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:
25 (a) "Agency" means the Division of Consumer Services
26 of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
27 (4) ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.--
28 (b) Any applicant claiming to have a net worth of
29 $50,000 or more shall file with the agency department, at the
30 time of applying for a license, the following documentation:
31 1. A current financial statement prepared by a Florida
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1 certified public accountant; or
2 2. An affidavit stating the applicant's net worth is
3 at least $50,000, accompanied by supporting documentation; or
4 3. If the applicant is a corporation, a copy of the
5 applicant's most recently filed federal tax return.
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7 If the agency cannot verify that the applicant meets the net
8 worth requirement for a license, the agency may require a
9 finding, including the presentation of a current balance
10 sheet, by an accounting firm or individual holding a permit to
11 practice public accounting in this state, that the accountant
12 has reviewed the books and records of the applicant and that
13 the applicant meets the net worth requirement.
14 (5) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.--
15 (c) Each initial application for a license must be
16 accompanied by a complete set of fingerprints taken by an
17 authorized law enforcement officer, $300 for the first year's
18 license fee, and the actual cost to the agency department for
19 fingerprint analysis for each person subject to the
20 eligibility requirements. The agency shall submit the
21 fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement for state
22 processing, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall
23 forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
24 Investigation for a national criminal history check. These
25 fees and costs are not refundable.
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
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