Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1444
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/02/2015           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Simpson)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 142 and 143
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Subsection (20) of section 493.6101, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         493.6101 Definitions.—
    8         (20) “Recovery agency” means any person who, for
    9  consideration, advertises as providing or is engaged in the
   10  business of performing repossessions. The term does not include
   11  a person who does not directly perform repossessions, and who,
   12  pursuant to a contract with a bank, bank holding company, credit
   13  union, or small loan company operating pursuant to chapters 516
   14  and 520, contracts with a licensed recovery agency or a licensed
   15  recovery agent for the performance of repossessions by such
   16  agency or agent, if such person includes a disclaimer in all
   17  advertisements appearing in this state which states that the
   18  person does not directly perform any repossessions, but
   19  contracts with licensed recovery agents or agencies.
   20  
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   22  And the title is amended as follows:
   23         Delete line 7
   24  and insert:
   25         by such a veteran or spouse; amending s. 493.6101,
   26         F.S.; revising the definition of the term “recovery
   27         agency”; amending s. 493.6105,