Florida Regulations 61G15-19.0051: Notice of Noncompliance
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(1) As specified in Section 120.695(2)(b), F.S., minor violations of rules are violations that do not result in economic or physical harm to a person or adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare or create a significant threat of such harm. Accordingly, as provided in Section 120.695(2)(a), F.S., as an alternative to investigation and prosecution, when a complaint is received, FEMC shall provide a licensee with a notice of noncompliance for an initial offense for the following violations:
(a) Failure to date documents when affixing signature and seal.
(b) Practice with an inactive or delinquent license less than one month.
(c) Failing to report a criminal conviction or plea of nolo contendere, regardless of adjudication, pursuant to Section 455.227(1)(t), F.S., if the licensee self reports after 30 days from the date of conviction or plea but within one (1) year after the date of the conviction or plea.
(d) Failure to complete a Board approved Advanced Building Code course as required by subsection 61G15-22.001(3), F.A.C., prior to submission of engineering documents in connection with buildings, structures, or facilities and systems covered by the Florida Building Code to an Authority Having Jurisdiction.
(e) Failure to produce documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements within sixty (60) days of notification to the licensee of the requirement to produce said documentation – first offense – No Notice of Noncompliance previously issued Section 61G15-22.006(2)(c), F.A.C.
(f) Failure to comply with the location, content, or formatting requirements of paragraphs 61G15-23.004(3)(a)-(d) or 61G15-23.005(4)(a)-(d), F.A.C.
(g) Failure to properly utilize a Title Block as required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 61G15-23.001(4)(a)
(h) Practice with an improper seal. (See Fl. Admin. Code R. 61G15-23.001).
(i) First time failure to complete a Florida Board Approved Laws and Rules and/or Professional Ethics Continuing Education course, as required by subsection 61G15-22.001(1), F.A.C., if a non-approved L&R or PE course was taken prior to licensure renewal.
(j) From August 2, 2021 until December 31, 2022, a first time failure to properly sign and seal an Electronic Multidimensional Model submitted as Final Work Product – subsection 61G15-23.001(4), F.A.C.
(2) A second offense shall result in issuance of a citation pursuant to Fl. Admin. Code R. 61G15-19.0071
(3) No later than December 31, 2024, the Board shall review and consider amendment, modification, or repeal of this rule if review determines this rule creates barriers to entry for private business competition, is duplicative, outdated, obsolete, overly burdensome, or imposes excessive costs.
Rulemaking Authority 455.225 FS. Law Implemented 120.695, 455.225(3)(a) FS. History-New 4-2-00, Amended 5-5-10, 8-26-13, 12-31-17, 5-8-18, 12-29-19, 5-17-20, 11-2-20, 8-22-21.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 61G15-19.0051
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
(b) Practice with an inactive or delinquent license less than one month.
(c) Failing to report a criminal conviction or plea of nolo contendere, regardless of adjudication, pursuant to Section 455.227(1)(t), F.S., if the licensee self reports after 30 days from the date of conviction or plea but within one (1) year after the date of the conviction or plea.
(d) Failure to complete a Board approved Advanced Building Code course as required by subsection 61G15-22.001(3), F.A.C., prior to submission of engineering documents in connection with buildings, structures, or facilities and systems covered by the Florida Building Code to an Authority Having Jurisdiction.
(e) Failure to produce documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements within sixty (60) days of notification to the licensee of the requirement to produce said documentation – first offense – No Notice of Noncompliance previously issued Section 61G15-22.006(2)(c), F.A.C.
(f) Failure to comply with the location, content, or formatting requirements of paragraphs 61G15-23.004(3)(a)-(d) or 61G15-23.005(4)(a)-(d), F.A.C.
(g) Failure to properly utilize a Title Block as required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 61G15-23.001(4)(a)
(h) Practice with an improper seal. (See Fl. Admin. Code R. 61G15-23.001).
(i) First time failure to complete a Florida Board Approved Laws and Rules and/or Professional Ethics Continuing Education course, as required by subsection 61G15-22.001(1), F.A.C., if a non-approved L&R or PE course was taken prior to licensure renewal.
(j) From August 2, 2021 until December 31, 2022, a first time failure to properly sign and seal an Electronic Multidimensional Model submitted as Final Work Product – subsection 61G15-23.001(4), F.A.C.
(2) A second offense shall result in issuance of a citation pursuant to Fl. Admin. Code R. 61G15-19.0071
(3) No later than December 31, 2024, the Board shall review and consider amendment, modification, or repeal of this rule if review determines this rule creates barriers to entry for private business competition, is duplicative, outdated, obsolete, overly burdensome, or imposes excessive costs.
Rulemaking Authority 455.225 FS. Law Implemented 120.695, 455.225(3)(a) FS. History-New 4-2-00, Amended 5-5-10, 8-26-13, 12-31-17, 5-8-18, 12-29-19, 5-17-20, 11-2-20, 8-22-21.