The Florida Senate

626.291  Denial, issuance of license.--

(1)  Within 30 days after the applicant has completed any examination required under s. 626.221, the department or office or its designee shall provide a score report; and, if it finds that the applicant has received a passing grade, the department or office shall within such period notify the applicant and issue and transmit the license to which such examination related. If it finds that the applicant did not make a passing grade on the examination for a particular license, the department or office or its designee shall within this period provide notice to the applicant to that effect and of its denial of the license.

(2)  As to an applicant for a license for which no examination is required, the department or office shall promptly issue the license applied for as soon as it has approved the application.

(3)  The department or office shall not deny, delay, or withhold issuance of a license due to the fact that it has not received a criminal history report based on the applicant's fingerprints.

History.--s. 208, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 172, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 18, ch. 82-386; s. 64, ch. 89-360; ss. 29, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 928, ch. 2003-261.