| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to construction contractors; amending s. |
| 3 | 489.127, F.S.; specifying additional prohibited activities |
| 4 | for certain contractors relating to unlicensed or |
| 5 | unpermitted activity; providing a penalty; revising |
| 6 | construction of a limitation on local jurisdictions |
| 7 | exercising disciplinary authority; providing an effective |
| 8 | date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section |
| 13 | 489.127, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (e), a |
| 14 | new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, and paragraph (o) |
| 15 | of subsection (5) of that section is amended, to read: |
| 16 | 489.127 Prohibitions; penalties.-- |
| 17 | (4) |
| 18 | (d) A certified or registered contractor, or contractor |
| 19 | authorized by a local construction licensing board to do |
| 20 | contracting, may not perform work for which he or she is not |
| 21 | properly licensed, or subcontract to unlicensed persons to |
| 22 | perform work that requires a license, or fail to obtain required |
| 23 | permits. |
| 24 | (e)(d)1. A person who violates this subsection commits a |
| 25 | misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. |
| 26 | 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
| 27 | 2. A person who violates this subsection after having been |
| 28 | previously found guilty of such violation commits a felony of |
| 29 | the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 30 | 775.083. |
| 31 | (5) Each county or municipality may, at its option, |
| 32 | designate one or more of its code enforcement officers, as |
| 33 | defined in chapter 162, to enforce, as set out in this |
| 34 | subsection, the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 489.132(1) |
| 35 | against persons who engage in activity for which a county or |
| 36 | municipal certificate of competency or license or state |
| 37 | certification or registration is required. |
| 38 | (o) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to |
| 39 | authorize local jurisdictions to exercise disciplinary |
| 40 | authority, other than civil citations, which shall not be |
| 41 | considered discipline, or procedures established in this |
| 42 | subsection against an individual holding a proper valid |
| 43 | certificate issued pursuant to this part. |
| 44 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |