Florida Statute 559.565 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY

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559.565 Enforcement action against out-of-state consumer debt collector.—The remedies of this section are cumulative to other sanctions and enforcement provisions of this part for any violation by an out-of-state consumer debt collector, as defined in s. 559.55(11).

(1) An out-of-state consumer debt collector who collects or attempts to collect consumer debts in this state without first registering in accordance with this part is subject to an administrative fine of up to $10,000 together with reasonable attorney fees and court costs in any successful action by the state to collect such fines.

(2) A person, whether or not exempt from registration under this part, who violates s. 559.72 is subject to sanctions the same as any other consumer debt collector, including imposition of an administrative fine. The registration of a duly registered out-of-state consumer debt collector is subject to revocation or suspension in the same manner as the registration of any other registrant under this part.

(3) In order to effectuate this section and enforce the requirements of this part as it relates to out-of-state consumer debt collectors, the Attorney General is expressly authorized to initiate such action on behalf of the state as he or she deems appropriate in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction.

History.—ss. 5, 13, ch. 93-275; s. 818, ch. 97-103; s. 2, ch. 2010-127; s. 7, ch. 2014-116; s. 2, ch. 2025-23.

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LeBlanc v. Unifund CCR Partners, 601 F.3d 1185 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 116 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 6501, 2010 WL 1200691

...shall prevail. FLA . STAT . §559.552 (emphasis added). The FCCPA also makes clear that its remedies are “cumulative to other sanctions and enforcement provisions” for any violation by an out-of-state consumer debt collector. FLA . STAT . §559.565. Relevant to the question presented here, the FDCPA and FCCPA have certain parallels....

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Trent v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 618 F. Supp. 2d 1356 (M.D. Fla. 2007).

Cited 13 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52826, 2007 WL 2120262

...However, none of these allegations fall under the purview of § 559.72. Because § 559.77 only provides a private right of action for violations of § 559.72, these remaining allegations are not actionable by these private plaintiffs. As MERS points out, (1) § 559.565(3) charges the Attorney General with effectuating the registration requirements of an out-of-state debt collector in Florida and (2) § 559.78 enables the State Attorney to seek injunctive relief against FCCPA violators....

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Coastal Physician Servs. of Broward Cnty., Inc. v. Ortiz, 764 So. 2d 7 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 30699

...he protection of in-state consumers from either in-state or out-of-state debt collectors. See, e.g., § 501.202(3); § 559.55(6). Other states can protect their own residents, as Florida itself does with regard to out-of-state collectors. See, e.g., § 559.565....

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Bank of Am., N.A. v. Siefker, 201 So. 3d 811 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 15179

...For example, a person who violates any provision of the FCCPA is subject to a cease and desist order. § 559.727. Further, persons registered or required to be registered under section 559.553 are subject to disciplinary action for failure to comply with any provision of the FCCPA. § 559.565.......

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Brindise v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, 183 So. 3d 1215 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 653, 2016 WL 229572

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