The Florida Senate

527.13  Administrative fine.--

(1)  If any person violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant thereto or a cease and desist order, the department may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $3,000 for each offense or suspend or revoke the license issued to such person. The cost of the proceedings may be added to any penalty imposed. The department may allow the licensee a reasonable period, not to exceed 30 days, within which to pay to the department the amount of the penalty so imposed. If the licensee fails to pay the penalty in its entirety to the department at its office at Tallahassee within the period so allowed, the licenses of the licensee shall stand revoked upon expiration of such period.

(2)  If any license expires while administrative charges are pending against the license, the proceedings against the license shall continue to conclusion as if the license were still in effect.

(3)  All such fines, monetary penalties, and costs received by the department shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter.

History.--s. 3, ch. 57-174; s. 1, ch. 61-158; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 73-286; s. 2, ch. 74-296; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 21, ch. 78-95; ss. 13, 18, 19, ch. 81-175; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-6; s. 8, ch. 86-69; ss. 2, 3, ch. 87-34; s. 10, ch. 90-215; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 93-248; s. 9, ch. 94-335.

Note.--Former s. 526.22(9).