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As a community association manager,
you’re expected to be a law-abiding
citizen.
Question:
I recently pleaded guilting to a
misdemeanor. I know crimes must get reported
to the licensing board, but is that just for
felonies or are misdemeanors included? Could
you point me in the right direction on how to
report my conviction to the department, if I am
required to report?
Answer: You
are required to report all crimes, whether felony
or misdemeanor. Under section 455.227(1)(t),
Florida Statutes, anyone holding a license issued
by the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation who has been convicted, found guilty or
who entered a plea of nolo contendere to a crime,
must report that information to the department
within 30 days of the conviction, guilty plea or
nolo contendere. The jurisdiction is not
limited to crimes committed in Florida, but crimes
committed anywhere. Failure to report is
grounds for disciplinary action by the department,
including fines, suspension or revocation of the
license. The requirement does not distinguish
between felonies or misdemeanors, so all crimes
must be reported. The department has made
reporting very simple. Click on the link
below for the self-reporting form, which includes
where to mail the completed form.
Click to access the DBPR’s criminal
self-reporting form.
Thanks for asking,
Fred Gray
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DBPR has a new look
online
Check out
the new look of the Department of Professional
Regulation's website. It's easier than ever to
find what you need.
Click
to visit the home page for the DBPR
As a
community association manager, you’re needs are
different from those of other licensed
professionals in the state of Florida. The
DBPR has made finding regulatory information for
community association managers easy. From
the home page, click the tab “Business and
Professions” from the top right of the screen,
then scroll through the lists of different
licenses professions until you find “Community
Association Managers & Firms”
Click
to go directly to Businesses and Professions
page.
Once you’re on the Community
Association Managers & Firms page you may
choose from multiple links on the righthand side
of the page for hot topics, complaints,
fingerprinting, criminal self-reporting and
more.
Click
for the Community Association Managers & Firms
page.
From the Business and Professions
page you also have the option of clicking on the
Condominiums & Cooperatives page.
Click
for the Condominiums & Cooperatives
page.
All the
information you need about maintaining your
license is readily available through the DBPR’s
website, so check it out!
The Law Spot
Fingerprinting
Applicants
for licensing as a community association manager
may use any Florida Department of Law Enforcement
approved Livescan vendor to submit fingerprints to
the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation (DBPR).
You’re responsible for
making sure that the Originating Agency
Identification (ORI) number is provided to the
vendor when you submit your fingerprints. If
you fail to provide the ORI number or provide it
incorrectly, the DBPR won’t receive your
fingerprints.
You’re also responsible for
choosing your own vender and making sure your
fingerprints get submitted to the DBPR.
You’ll need to submit a full set of fingerprints,
and you may do it in two ways. According the DBPR,
the fastest and preferred method is to submit your
fingerprints electronically. A
Livescan vender will submit your fingerprints
directly to the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement and you’ll submit a copy of your
receipt along with your application for licensure
to the DBPR.
The second method for
submitting your fingerprints to the DBPR is to
request a fingerprint card for the department by
calling 805/487-1395. You may get your
fingerprints taken at a law enforcement office and
then mail them to the Florida Department of
Business and Professional Regulation, Florida
Fingerprinting Program, Prints, Inc., 119 East
Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, along
with the fingerprint fee.
Click
for the DBPR’s Frequently Asked Questions about
fingerprinting.
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