Florida Senate - 2010 CS for SB 966
By the Committee on Health Regulation; and Senator Joyner
588-03191-10 2010966c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to massage services; creating s.
3 480.054, F.S.; requiring a person who provides or
4 offers to provide massage services to possess a
5 license and certain identifying documents; requiring a
6 person who provides or offers to provide massage
7 services to present a license and an identifying
8 document to a law enforcement officer upon request;
9 prohibiting a person from providing or offering to
10 provide massage services without possessing certain
11 documents; requiring any person who operates a massage
12 establishment to maintain certain valid work
13 authorization documents on the premises for certain
14 employees; requiring any person who operates a massage
15 establishment to present certain valid work
16 authorization documents to a law enforcement officer
17 upon request; prohibiting a person from operating or
18 managing a massage establishment without maintaining
19 valid work authorization documents on the premises of
20 the massage establishment for certain employees;
21 prohibiting a person from using a massage
22 establishment license for the purpose of lewdness,
23 assignation, or prostitution; providing penalties;
24 providing an effective date.
25
26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
27
28 Section 1. Section 480.054, Florida Statutes, is created to
29 read:
30 480.054 Documents required for identification for
31 presentation to law enforcement officer while offering or
32 providing massage services.—
33 (1) Each person who provides or offers to provide massage
34 services shall possess a wallet-size identification license card
35 or wall license card issued by the Department of Health pursuant
36 to s. 456.013 and one of the following documents:
37 (a) A current driver’s license;
38 (b) An identification card issued by the state;
39 (c) A valid passport issued by the Department of State of
40 the United States;
41 (d) A valid I-551 permanent residence card; or
42 (e) A valid employment authorization document issued to the
43 person providing or offering to provide the massage services.
44 (2) Upon request by a law enforcement officer, a person who
45 provides or offers to provide massage services shall present to
46 the law enforcement officer the wallet-size identification
47 license card or wall license card issued by the Department of
48 Health pursuant to s. 456.013 and one of the following
49 documents:
50 (a) A current driver’s license;
51 (b) An identification card issued by the state;
52 (c) A valid passport issued by the Department of State of
53 the United States;
54 (d) A valid I-551 permanent residence card; or
55 (e) A valid employment authorization document issued to the
56 person providing or offering to provide the massage services.
57 (3) A person may not offer or provide massage services
58 without possession of a valid wallet-size identification license
59 card or wall license card issued by the Department of Health
60 pursuant to s. 456.013 and one of the following documents:
61 (a) A current driver’s license;
62 (b) An identification card issued by a state;
63 (c) A valid passport by the Department of State of the
64 United States;
65 (d) A valid I-551 permanent residence card; or
66 (e) A valid employment authorization document issued to the
67 person providing or offering to provide the massage services.
68 (4) Any person who operates a massage establishment
69 pursuant to s. 480.043 shall maintain valid work authorization
70 documents on the premises for each employee who is not a United
71 States citizen. Valid work authorization documents for an
72 employee who is not a United States citizen include:
73 (a) A valid I-551 permanent residence card; or
74 (b) A valid employment authorization document.
75 (5) Upon request by a law enforcement officer, any person
76 who operates a massage establishment shall present valid work
77 authorization documents on the premises for each employee who is
78 not a United States citizen. Valid work authorization documents
79 for an employee who is not a United States citizen include:
80 (a) A valid I-551 permanent residence card; or
81 (b) A valid employment authorization document.
82 (6) A person may not operate or otherwise manage a massage
83 establishment without maintaining valid work authorization
84 documents on the premises for each employee who is not a United
85 States citizen. Valid work authorization documents for an
86 employee who is not a United States citizen include:
87 (a) A valid I-551 permanent residence card; or
88 (b) A valid employment authorization document.
89 (7) A person may not use a massage establishment license
90 issued pursuant to s. 480.043 for the purpose of lewdness,
91 assignation, or prostitution at any place, structure, or part
92 thereof, trailer or other conveyance, with the knowledge that
93 the license will be used for the purpose of lewdness,
94 assignation, or prostitution.
95 (8) A person who violates any provision of this section
96 commits:
97 (a) A misdemeanor of the second degree for the first
98 violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
99 (b) A misdemeanor of the first degree for the second
100 violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
101 (c) A felony of the third degree for the third or
102 subsequent violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
103 775.083, or s. 775.084.
104 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.