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If you have a license under the construction industry licensing board
(CILB) please read this important new requirement. My thanks to Tim
Atkinson, Esq.

 

Florida DBPR - New Requirement to Report Criminal Convictions 

 

During the 2009 Legislative Session, the Florida Legislature passed
House Bill 425, which became law on October 1, 2009. 

 

Beginning October 1, 2009, House Bill 425 requires all professional
licensees to report to the department within 30 days of being convicted
or found guilty of, or having plead nolo contendere or guilty to a crime
in any jurisdiction.  

 

If the conviction, finding of guilt, plea, or adjudication were entered
before October 1, 2009, then the licensee must have reported by October
31, 2009.  We are unsure whether the department will provide any leeway
to license holders who report after October 31, 2009, but hope that they
will, given the relative newness of this requirement and the general
lack of publicity or notice to license holders.  Information is
available on the department's website and in the next CILB newsletter.

 

A licensee who fails to report under this new statute may be subject to
disciplinary action, including fines, suspension or license revocation. 

 

This requirement appears to apply to all license holders, whether or not
the license is active or inactive.   

 

The CILB Board Office has indicated that the reporting requirement does
not apply to traffic infractions involving parking, speeding,
inspection, or traffic signal violations.

 

The Department has prepared a form for use in reporting, which can be
found at the following link:

http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/documents/criminal_self-reporti
ng_document.pdf 

 

This form does not appear to have been formally adopted yet, and
contains requests for information that may not be authorized by any
statute or rule.  License holders may want to consult an attorney prior
to submitting any information to the department. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Tim 

 

Timothy P. Atkinson

Oertel, Fernandez, Cole & Bryant, P.A.

PO Box 1110

Tallahassee, FL 32302

850.521.0700-w

850.521.0720-f

850.544.5304-m

 

R.J.Koning - Director

Contractors Institute

rjkoning at contractorsinstitute.com
<mailto:rjkoning at contractorsinstitute.com> 

8301 Joliet Street

Hudson, Fl 34667

727-863-5147

 

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