Terms Used In Florida Statutes 468.410

  • Artist: means a person performing on the professional stage or in the production of television, radio, or motion pictures; a musician or group of musicians; or a model. See Florida Statutes 468.401
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 468.401
  • Talent agency: means any person who, for compensation, engages in the occupation or business of procuring, or attempting to procure, engagements for an artist. See Florida Statutes 468.401

(1) A talent agency may not charge a registration fee.
(2) No talent agency shall, as a condition to registering or obtaining employment for any applicant or artist, require the applicant or artist to subscribe to, purchase, or attend any publication, postcard service, advertisement, resume service, photography service, school, acting school, workshop, acting workshop, or video or audiotapes.
(3) A talent agency shall give each applicant a copy of a contract, within 24 hours after the contract’s execution, which lists the services to be provided and the fees to be charged. The contract shall state that the talent agency is regulated by the department and shall list the address and telephone number of the department.