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The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.
In 1974 the Florida Legislature created the Florida Commission on Ethics "to serve as guardian of the standards of conduct" for state and local public officials. [4] [5] The commission is tasked with investigating complaints alleging breaches of public trust by public officers and employees in Florida, other than judges. [5]
Signed into law by President George W. Bush on 6 December 2003 The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act ( Pub. L. 108–164 (text) (PDF) , 117 Stat. 2024 , codified at 15 U.S.C. ch. 102 et seq. ), also known as FCLCA , [ citation needed ] is a United States federal law that aims to improve consumer protection and ocular health for contact ...
“We would be sitting on our hands,” said Jose Arrojo, the executive director of the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. Government watchdogs warn Florida legislation would have ...
The Florida Board of Accountancy is authorized by Florida Statutes Chapter 455 Professions [5] and Chapter 473 Public Accountancy. [6] These laws establish authority to create the Board of Accountancy and create, amend and repeal administrative rules. The Administrative Rules are contained in the Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 61H1-19 ...
The Florida Commission on Ethics announced the decision in a press release Wednesday. The commission did not investigate the allegations against the mayor, which were based on reporting from the ...
The Florida Constitution, in Article V, Section 2(a), vests the power to adopt rules for the "practice and procedure in all courts" in the Florida Supreme Court, which has adopted the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Although Title VI of the Florida Statutes is labeled "Civil Practice and Procedure", the statutes it contains are limited to ...
Florida’s ethics laws. This might be the most Florida story ever. The only thing that could make it more Floridian would be if an alligator or sinkhole were somehow involved. The news was ...