{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-626.8698","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 626.8698","heading":"Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices.","body":"The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a public adjuster or public adjuster apprentice, and administer a fine not to exceed $5,000 per act, for any of the following:\n(1) Violating any provision of this chapter or a rule or order of the department;\n(2) Receiving payment or anything of value as a result of an unfair or deceptive practice;\n(3) Receiving or accepting any fee, kickback, or other thing of value pursuant to any agreement or understanding, oral or otherwise; entering into a split-fee arrangement with another person who is not a public adjuster; or being otherwise paid or accepting payment for services that have not been performed;\n(4) Violating s. 316.066 or s. 817.234;\n(5) Soliciting or otherwise taking advantage of a person who is vulnerable, emotional, or otherwise upset as the result of a trauma, accident, or other similar occurrence; or\n(6) Violating any ethical rule of the department.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 95-238; s. 984, ch. 2003-261; s. 64, ch. 2004-390; s. 7, ch. 2007-199; s. 15, ch. 2008-220.","path":["CHAPTER 626 INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0626/0626.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:10:47Z","sha256":"02d77d0eab5a529ee5574fa8ca0139684d7cd3d87a7b5548f1f28d3f3c9eebc7","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-626.8697","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-626.870"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}