{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-497.603","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 497.603","heading":"Direct disposers, renewal of license.","body":"(1) A direct disposer’s license shall be renewed upon receipt of the renewal application and fee set by rule of the licensing authority but not to exceed $500.\n(2) The licensing authority shall adopt rules establishing procedures, forms, and a schedule for the biennial renewal of direct disposer licenses. The rules shall require continuing education of up to 6 classroom hours, including, but not limited to, a course on communicable diseases approved by the licensing authority, and may establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.\nHistory.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 17, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 211, ch. 94-119; s. 6, ch. 98-298; s. 27, ch. 2000-356; s. 128, ch. 2004-301; s. 102, ch. 2005-2; s. 47, ch. 2005-155; s. 27, ch. 2010-125.","path":["CHAPTER 497 FUNERAL, CEMETERY, AND CONSUMER SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0497/0497.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:43Z","sha256":"409f36d14f762fa679726427b8456f8367e9a80a7dd9e1c75f53c51746bbf407","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-497.602","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-497.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}