{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-475.161","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 475.161","heading":"Licensing of broker associates and sales associates.","body":"The commission shall license a broker associate or sales associate as an individual or, upon the licensee providing the commission with authorization from the Department of State, as a professional corporation, limited liability company, or professional limited liability company. A license shall be issued in the licensee’s legal name only and, when appropriate, shall include the entity designation. This section shall not operate to permit a broker associate or sales associate to register or be licensed as a general partner, member, manager, officer, or director of a brokerage firm under s. 475.15.\nHistory.—s. 26, ch. 2003-164; s. 1, ch. 2006-210.","path":["CHAPTER 475 REAL ESTATE BROKERS, SALES ASSOCIATES, SCHOOLS, AND APPRAISERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0475/0475.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:06:59Z","sha256":"d60b32419816455fdcaadfd46d854265a063b2cc03dba3fe95c9877cd211dcaa","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-475.15","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-475.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}