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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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69. Department of Financial Services |
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69B. Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services |
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69B-231. Penalty Guidelines For Insurance Representatives |
1The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this rule chapter.
12(1) “Administrative complaint” 15means a charging document filed by the Department against a licensee.
26(2) “Administrative actions” means the factual allegations with citations to violations of the Florida Insurance Code, Department rules, or a Department order grouped together in one or more counts.
55(3) “Count” means a single allegation or multiple allegations relating to a single transaction or occurrence which, if true, would constitute a violation of one or more provisions of the Florida Insurance Code.
88(4) “Convicted” means adjudicated guilty by a court.
96(5) “Department” means the Florida Department of Financial Services.
105(6) “Final penalty” means the penalty imposed on a licensee by the Department.
118(7) “License” shall have the meaning set forth in subsection 128120.52(10), F.S., 130which includes registrations.
133(8) “Licensee” means one who holds a license.
141(9) “Penalty per count” means the penalty to be assessed for a single count and is the maximum stated penalty for a proven violation.
165(10) “Stated penalty” means the penalty for violations set forth in Rules 17769B-231.080 178through 17969B-231.150, 180F.A.C.
181(11) “Total penalty” means the sum of all maximum stated penalties for each count.
195Rulemaking Authority 197624.308(1), 198626.9957(12), 199626.9958 FS. 201Law Implemented 203624.307(1), 204624.308, 205626.207, 206626.611, 207626.621, 208626.9957 FS. 210History–New 7-13-93, Amended 9-23-02, Formerly 4-231.030, Amended 8-15-06, 8-12-10, 9-10-14, 1-30-19.
