{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-63.202","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 63.202","heading":"Authority to license; adoption of rules.","body":"(1) The Department of Children and Families is authorized and empowered to license child placement agencies that it determines to be qualified to place minors for adoption.\n(2) No agency shall place a minor for adoption unless such agency is licensed by the department, except a child-caring agency registered under s. 409.176.\n(3) The department may adopt rules necessary to ensure that all child-placing agencies comply with this chapter to receive or renew a license.\nHistory.—s. 20, ch. 73-159; s. 23, ch. 77-147; s. 7, ch. 78-190; s. 8, ch. 87-397; s. 12, ch. 97-101; s. 29, ch. 2001-3; s. 22, ch. 2012-81; s. 29, ch. 2014-19.","path":["CHAPTER 63 ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0063/0063.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:59Z","sha256":"b900514c449df1dc274e434e69f9f5f15f1a401d7e196720567b096e0166d1ff","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-63.192","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-63.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}