Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
69. Department of Financial Services |
69B. Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services |
69B-232. Penalty Guidelines For Salespersons, Sales Representatives, And Others |
1The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this rule chapter.
12(1) “Administrative complaint” means a charging document filed by the Department against a licensee.
26(2) “Administrative action” 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) “Department” means the Department of Financial Services.
96(5) “Final penalty” means the penalty imposed on a licensee by the Department.
109(6) “License” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 119120.52(10), F.S.
121(7) “Licensee” means one who holds a license.
129(8) “Penalty per count” means the penalty to be assessed for a single count and is the maximum stated penalty for a proven violation.
153(9) “Stated penalty” means the penalty for violations set forth in Rules 69B-232.080 through 69B-232.150, F.A.C.
169(10) “Total penalty” means the sum of all maximum stated penalties for each count.
183Rulemaking Authority 185624.308, 186626.207, 187634.021, 188634.302, 189634.402 FS. 191Law Implemented 193624.307, 194634.181, 195634.191, 196634.320, 197634.321, 198634.422, 199634.423, 200642.041, 201642.043 FS. 203History–New 11-10-19.