{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.525","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 648.525","heading":"Civil assessment.","body":"(1) The department may initiate a civil administrative proceeding against a licensee who fails to comply with the solicitation requirements of this chapter.\n(2) The burden of proof in such proceedings is by a preponderance of the evidence. Upon a finding that a licensee has failed to properly comply, an assessment of $5,000 shall be ordered for each act of improper solicitation which assessment shall be payable within 30 days after the date of the final order.\n(3) The civil assessment is a civil remedy for conduct that harms the consuming public and that is considered an unfair method of competition, and is not a penalty or administrative fine. Remedies under this section are in addition to any other remedies available at law.\nHistory.—s. 27, ch. 2002-260.","path":["CHAPTER 648 BAIL BOND AGENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0648/0648.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:11:15Z","sha256":"86d3e563a913825d9def38f11c450c000c3b7efc25e1155032c782cd80554119","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.52","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}