F.S. 484.053 Florida Statutes and Case Law

The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 484
DISPENSING OF OPTICAL DEVICES AND HEARING AIDS

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484.053 Prohibitions; penalties.—

(1) A person may not:

(a) Practice dispensing hearing aids unless the person is a licensed hearing aid specialist;

(b) Use the name or title “hearing aid specialist” when the person has not been licensed under this part;

(d) Give false, incomplete, or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof for the purposes of obtaining a license;

(e) Use or attempt to use a hearing aid specialist license that is delinquent or has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive status;

(f) Knowingly employ unlicensed persons in the practice of dispensing hearing aids; or

(g) Knowingly conceal information relative to violations of this part.

(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) If a person licensed under this part allows the sale of a hearing aid by an unlicensed person not registered as a trainee or fails to comply with the requirements of s. 484.0445(2) relating to supervision of trainees, the board shall, upon determination of that violation, order the full refund of moneys paid by the purchaser upon return of the hearing aid to the seller’s place of business.

History.—ss. 9, 18, ch. 83-153; ss. 1, 7, ch. 84-94; ss. 14, 19, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 22, ch. 90-341; s. 11, ch. 90-345; s. 116, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 251, ch. 94-119; s. 455, ch. 97-103; s. 156, ch. 99-397; s. 7, ch. 2000-154; s. 61, ch. 2000-318.

Statutes updated from Official Statutes on: March 07, 2023

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Amendments to 484.053

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 484.053

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

484.053 1a - HEALTH-SAFETY - DISPENSE HEARING AID WITHOUT LICENSE - F: T

484.053 1b - FRAUD-IMPERSON - USE TITLE HEARING AID SPECIALIST WITHOUT LIC - F: T

484.053 1c - FRAUD-IMPERSON - PRESENT ANOTHERS HEARING AID SPECIALIST LIC - F: T

484.053 1d - PASS FORGED - EVIDENCE TO OBTAIN HEARING AID LICENSE - F: T

484.053 1d - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - EVIDENCE TO OBTAIN HEARING AID LICENSE - F: T

484.053 1e - HEALTH-SAFETY - USE SUSP RVKD INACT HEARING AID SPECIALIST LIC - F: T

484.053 1f - HEALTH-SAFETY - EMPLOY UNLICENSED HEARING AID SPECIALIST - F: T

484.053 1g - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - CONCEAL INFORMATION HEARING AID LICENSE VIOL - F: T

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S484.053

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

Current data shows no reason a civil citation or a suspension or revocation of license should have been issued under Florida Statute 484.053.

The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)

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