Florida Administrative Code
5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
5N - Division of Licensing
Chapter 5N-1 - PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE, SECURITY AND REPOSSESSION ACTIVITIES, SCHOOLS
Section 5N-1.100 - Organization

(1) The division is located at 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. The mailing address is: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, P.O. Box 9100, Tallahassee, Florida 32315-9100. The division maintains office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except state holidays.

(2) Persons may contact the division at the following numbers:

Additionally, the division maintains regional offices in the following locations:

Jacksonville Regional Office

7825 Baymeadows Way

Suite 106A, Center Building

Jacksonville, Florida 32256

(904) 828-3100

Tallahassee Regional Office

1925 Capital Circle Northeast

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

(850) 412-2022

Ft. Walton Regional Office

111 Racetrack Road

Unit 111-C, Choctaw Plaza

Ft. Walton, Florida 32547

(850) 833-9146

Miami-Dade Regional Office

7739 N.W. 48th Street, Suite 140

Miami, Florida 33166

(305) 639-3500

North Port Regional Office

Sumter Crossing Commerce Building

4451 Aidan Lane, Suite 102

North Port, Florida 34287

(941) 240-3160

Plantation Regional Office

7800 Peters Road, Suite C-100

Plantation, Florida 33324

(954) 308-4040

Orlando Regional Office

5750 Major Boulevard

Suite 100

Orlando, Florida 32819

(407) 888-8700

Tampa Regional Office

Interstate Business Park

4510 Oak Fair Boulevard, Suite 100

Tampa, Florida 33610

(813) 337-5377

West Palm Beach Regional Office

400 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 140

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

(561) 681-2530

(3) Definitions. In addition to the definitions contained in Section 493.6101, F.S., the following terms shall mean:

(4) Complaints. The complaint of any person which alleges or involves a violation of Chapter 493, F.S., or of these rules shall be filed with any division office. Where it appears to the division that there may be or may have been a violation, the division shall begin an investigation to determine whether a violation has occurred. Upon review of the investigative report prepared in the case, the division shall determine whether probable cause exists to believe a violation has occurred. Disciplinary cases, and cases in which substantial interests are affected by the division, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 120.57, F.S., and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C.

(5) Declaratory Statements. Any person, entitled to request a declaratory statement from the division under Chapter 120, F.S., or Chapter 28-105, F.A.C., Model Rules of Procedure, may do so in the manner provided in Section 120.565, F.S. or Chapter 28-105, F.A.C.

(6) Division Forms. Requests for public information or copies of the following applications and support forms, which are incorporated by reference in this rule, may be made by contacting any division office. Addresses for each division office are listed in subsection (2) of this rule.

(7) Final Orders. The division hereby adopts the minimum requirements of Chapter 1B-32, F.A.C., for the indexing, management and availability of final orders. In addition to these requirements, final orders resulting from proceedings under Section 120.535, F.S., are indexed by the division. Final orders resulting from a challenge to the validity of a rule under Section 120.54(4) or 120.56, F.S., are listed or indexed by the Division of Administrative Hearings.