Terms Used In Florida Statutes 455.2035

  • Board: means any board or commission, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the department, including the Florida Real Estate Commission; except that, for ss. See Florida Statutes 455.01
  • Department: means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 455.01
  • 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.
  • Profession: means any activity, occupation, profession, or vocation regulated by the department in the Divisions of Certified Public Accounting, Professions, Real Estate, and Regulation. See Florida Statutes 455.01
The department may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the regulatory requirements of any profession within the department’s jurisdiction which does not have a statutorily authorized regulatory board.