The Florida Senate

744.1083  Professional guardian registration.--

(1)  Effective January 1, 2003, a professional guardian must register with the Statewide Public Guardianship Office established in part IX of this chapter. The Statewide Public Guardianship Office may contract with the clerk of the court in each county to perform the administrative functions associated with registering professional guardians.

(2)  Annual registration shall be made on forms furnished by the Statewide Public Guardianship Office and accompanied by the applicable registration fee as determined by rule. Such fee shall not exceed $25.

(3)  Registration must include the following:

(a)  If the professional guardian is a natural person, the name, address, date of birth, and employer identification or social security number of the professional guardian.

(b)  If the professional guardian is a partnership or association, the name, address, and date of birth of every member, and the employer identification number of the partnership or association.

(c)  If the professional guardian is a corporation, the name, address, and employer identification number of the corporation; the name, address, and date of birth of each of its directors and officers; the name of its resident agent; and the name, address, and date of birth of each person having at least a 10-percent interest in the corporation.

(d)  The name, address, date of birth, and employer identification number, if applicable, of each person providing guardian-delegated financial or personal guardianship services for wards.

(e)  Documentation that the bonding and educational requirements of s. 744.1085 have been met, and that background screening has been conducted pursuant to s. 744.3135

(4)  The Statewide Public Guardianship Office may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.

(5)  A trust company, a state banking corporation or state savings association authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in this state, or a national banking association or federal savings and loan association authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in this state, may, but shall not be required to, register as a professional guardian under this section. If a trust company, state banking corporation, state savings association, national banking association, or federal savings and loan association described in this subsection elects to register as a professional guardian under this subsection, the requirements of subsection (3) shall not apply and the registration shall include only the name, address, and employer identification number of the registrant, the name and address of its registered agent, if any, and the documentation described in paragraph (3)(e).

History.--s. 3, ch. 2002-195.