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CS/HB 63--Auctioneers.


This bill requires applicants for licensure as auctioneers or auctioneer apprentices to file a complete set of fingerprints for submission to the Florida Department Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. Population and Demographics
As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.
 of Law Enforcement (FDLE FDLE Florida Department of Law Enforcement ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency.  (FBI) for further criminal records checks and further review by the Florida Board of Auctioneers (board) within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (department) to determine whether an applicant has committed acts or offenses that disqualify To deprive of eligibility or render unfit; to disable or incapacitate.

To be disqualified is to be stripped of legal capacity. A wife would be disqualified as a juror in her husband's trial for murder due to the nature of their relationship.
 him or her from licensure. The bill further requires that auction businesses be licensed and specifies such requirements, including the disclosure of the business' legal and fictitious names, a complete set of fingerprints of each natural person who controls 20 percent or more of the business, and evidence of financial responsibility. The bill also makes auction businesses subject to the disciplinary provisions currently applicable to auctioneers and auctioneer apprentices. It provides a 5-year disqualification dis·qual·i·fi·ca·tion  
n.
1. The act of disqualifying or the condition of having been disqualified.

2. Something that disqualifies: illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army.
 from either licensure as an auctioneer or apprentice or holding an ownership interest in an auction business, for any person whose license has been revoked. Additional provisions not summarized. The Governor vetoed this bill.
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Publication:Florida Bar News
Date:Jul 1, 2009
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