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...501.022 and such ordinances. 2. The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court is not an "authorized law enforcement agency" for purposes of s.
501.022 (2)(i), F.S., as created by ch. 86-144, Laws of Florida. 3. Only those crimes and violations set forth in s.
501.055 , F.S., as amended by ch....
...1)(b), F.S., as created by s. 2, ch. 86-144, supra, excludes the persons enumerated therein from the operation of that section. See also s.
501.021 (2), F.S., as amended by s. 1, ch. 86-144, defining "home solicitation sale" as used in ss.
501.021 -
501.055 , F.S., as amended....
...lso s.
501.022 (4)(d), F.S., as created by s. 2, ch. 86-144 (authority to revoke, suspend or deny issuance of permit on determination that applicant or permitholder "[h]as failed in any material respect to comply with the provisions of ss.
501.021 -
501.055 ")....
...s, nor have you directed this office's attention to such a statute. Accordingly, I am unable to conclude that the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court is an "authorized law enforcement agency" for purposes of s.
501.022 (2)(i). AS TO QUESTION 3: Section
501.055 , F.S., as amended by s....
...g to home solicitation sales, providing in subsection (1) thereof that "[v]iolation of any of the provisions of ss.
501.025 -
501.047 is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
775.082 , s.
775.083 , or s.
775.084 ." See also s.
501.055 (2) and (3), F.S., as created by ch....
...ority of the clerk of the circuit court to revoke, suspend, or deny issuance of any home solicitation sale permit pursuant to s.
501.022 (4)(a), F.S., as created by s. 2, ch. 86-144, it would appear that only those crimes and violations set forth in s.
501.055 , F.S., as amended by s....
...86-144, providing for the clerk's authority to revoke, suspend, or deny issuance of a home solicitation sale permit if it is determined that an applicant or permitholder has "failed in any material respect to comply with the provisions of ss.
501.021 -
501.055 ." While subsection (4)(a) appears to reach convictions of or pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to those crimes and violations encompassed within the prohibitions of ss.
501.025 -
501.047 and
501.055 , F.S., as amended, subsection (4)(d) additionally operates upon noncompliance with any material provision of ss.
501.021 -
501.055 , F.S., as amended, whether or not a successful criminal prosecution has been concluded, including such civil proceedings as may be brought under the authority of s....