(1) This rule sets forth the penalties which shall be imposed upon licensees who are supervised by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Enforcement supervisors and bureau chiefs are authorized to accept settlement offers that do not deviate from the penalty guidelines. The penalties provided below are for violations one through three, within a two-year period, and a fourth or subsequent violation occurring anytime within the aforementioned time period or thereafter.

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 61A-7.013

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
    (2) The penalty guidelines set forth in the table that follows shall serve to provide field offices and licensees or permittees with penalties that the division will routinely impose for violations.

STATUTE

VIOLATION
FIRST
OCCURRENCE
SECOND
OCCURRENCE
THIRD
OCCURRENCE
FOURTH OCCURRENCE
SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCE
561.695
Failure to comply with stand-alone bar designation requirements within Florida Statutes § 561.695
Warning
$500
Suspension of designation for 14 days and $1000
60 days suspension of designation and $2000
Revocation
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 561.695(9). Law Implemented 561.695(5), (8) FS. History-New 6-14-05.