Fla. Stat. § 548.028: Refusal to issue license.

The commission shall not issue a license to:

(1) Any person or business entity that has been convicted of any act, or that has a trustee, partner, officer, director, or owner that has been convicted of any act, that would constitute a violation of this chapter or would constitute any of the grounds set forth in this chapter for suspension or revocation of a license or against whom such charges are pending before any regulatory body; or

(2) Any person or business entity that has been named in any information or indictment, or that has a trustee, partner, officer, director, or owner that has been named in an information or indictment, for any act that would constitute a violation of this chapter or a ground for suspension or revocation of a license.

History.—ss. 2, 4, ch. 84-246; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 2002-172.