This is the Final Public Hearing on the adoption of proposed Rule 69W-600.0021, F.A.C., published on October 23, 2009, in Vol. 35, No. 42 of the Florida Administrative Weekly. A notice of change for this rule is published in the January 8, 2010, Vol. 36, No. 01, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The proposed rule sets forth the policies of the Office of Financial Regulation with respect to processing registration applications for persons who have been found guilty of, or who have pled guilty or nolo contendere to, certain crimes. The rule makes a general classification of crimes into two classes: Class A and Class B. Class A crimes address felonies involving fraud, dishonesty or any other act of moral turpitude; and Class B crimes address misdemeanors involving those same issues. Under the proposed rule, the disqualification period for a Class A crime is 15 years. For Class B crimes, the disqualification period is 5 years. The rule provides that the disqualification period will be extended if the applicant has multiple Class A or B crimes, and it provides that mitigating factors may be considered to reduce disqualifying periods. The disqualifying periods established in the rule do not give an applicant a right to registration after any set period of time. Regardless of the expiration of any disqualifying period imposed by the rule, the burden to prove entitlement to registration remains on the applicant. Other factors related to the consideration of the applicant’s criminal history are also addressed.