Bill Amendment: FL S0526 | 2018 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Deregulation of Professions and Occupations
Status: 2018-03-10 - Died in Commerce and Tourism [S0526 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0526-Senate_Committee_Amendment_590398.html
Bill Title: Deregulation of Professions and Occupations
Status: 2018-03-10 - Died in Commerce and Tourism [S0526 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0526-Senate_Committee_Amendment_590398.html
Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 526 Ì590398UÎ590398 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Regulated Industries (Brandes) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 134 and 135 4 insert: 5 Section 11. Section 454.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to 6 read: 7 454.18 PersonsOfficersnot allowed to practice; 8 exceptions.— 9 (1) No sheriff or clerk of any court, or full-time deputy 10 thereof, shall practice in this state, nor shall any person not 11 of good moral character, or who has been convicted of an 12 infamous crime be entitled to practice. A person may not be 13 denied the right to practice on account of sex, race, or color. 14AndAny person, regardless of whether he or she is an attorney 15 or fallsnot, or whetherwithin the exceptions specified in this 16 sectionmentioned above or not, may: 17 (a) Conduct his or her own cause in any court of this 18 state, or before any public board, committee, or officer, 19 subject to the lawful rules and discipline of such court, board, 20 committee, or officer. 21 (b) Use a digital network, also known as a traffic 22 infraction network, to process and resolve a traffic citation 23 and to procure an independent attorney licensed to practice in 24 this state. 25 (2) The provisions of this section restricting the practice 26 of law by a sheriff or clerk, or full-time deputy thereof, do 27 not apply in a case where such person is representing the office 28 or agency in the course of his or her duties as an attorney. 29 Section 12. Section 454.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to 30 read: 31 454.23 Penalties for unlicensed practice of law; 32 exception.— 33 (1) AAnyperson not licensed or otherwise authorized to 34 practice law in this state who practices law in this state or 35 holds himself or herself out to the public as qualified to 36 practice law in this state, or who willfully pretends to be, or 37 willfully takes or uses any name, title, addition, or 38 description implying that he or she is qualified, or recognized 39 by law as qualified, to practice law in this state, commits a 40 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 41 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 42 (2) This section does not apply to a person employed or 43 contracted by a digital network or a traffic infraction network 44 as provided under s. 454.18(1)(b) who assists only with the 45 processing and resolution of a traffic citation or facilitates 46 the procurement of an independent attorney licensed to practice 47 in this state. 48 49 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 50 And the title is amended as follows: 51 Delete line 25 52 and insert: 53 Professional Regulation; amending s. 454.18, F.S.; 54 authorizing the use of digital networks or traffic 55 infraction networks to process and resolve a traffic 56 citation and to facilitate the procurement of an 57 independent attorney licensed to practice in this 58 state; amending s. 454.23, F.S.; providing 59 applicability; amending s. 469.006, F.S.;