{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-538.15","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 538.15","heading":"Certain acts and practices prohibited.","body":"It is unlawful for a secondhand dealer or any employee thereof to do or allow any of the following acts:\n(1) Knowingly make a transaction with:\n(a) Any person who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol when such condition is visible or apparent;\n(b) Any person under the age of 18 years; or\n(c) Any person using a name other than her or his own name or the registered name of her or his business.\n(2) Have a secondhand store open or engage in or conduct business as a secondhand dealer between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. A secondhand dealer shall not conduct any transaction at a drive-through window or similar device.\n(3) Fail to pay any sales tax owed to the Department of Revenue or fail to have a sales tax registration number.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 89-533; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 3, ch. 95-287; s. 747, ch. 97-103; s. 21, ch. 2000-138.","path":["CHAPTER 538 SECONDHAND DEALERS AND SECONDARY METALS RECYCLERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0538/0538.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:08:39Z","sha256":"9734d6afc9a0bec1a38737398038357fc603a64b0fc123b90aa8df84030d4343","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-538.11","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-538.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}