Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Finance
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69V-560.102: Application Forms, Procedures and Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 69V-560.102, F.A.C., is being amended to reduce fingerprint processing fees from $47 to $42.25. The current fee of $47 represents $23 charged by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a state criminal history check and $24 charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for a national criminal history check. The U.S. Department of Justice will be reducing its fee from $24 to $19.25. Therefore, the rule is being amended to reduce fingerprint processing fees from $47 to $42.25.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Money Transmitter Regulation/Fingerprint Processing Fees.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 215.405, 560.105(3), 560.305 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 215.405, 560.205, 560.305, 560.306, 560.102, 560.106 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Greg Oaks, Bureau Chief, Office of Financial Regulation, The Fletcher Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, (850)410-9805

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

       69V-560.102 Application Forms, Procedures and Requirements.

       (1) through (4) no change.

       (5) The responsible person who will be in charge of the applicant’s business activities in this state, and each existing or proposed director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operations officer, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer, partner, member, joint venturer, and all controlling shareholders, unless exempt under Section 560.205(1) or 560.306(1), F.S., shall file a completed Florida Fingerprint Card (FL922720Z), effective 7/15/07, which is hereby incorporated by reference, accompanied by a nonrefundable $42.25 $47 processing fee. If the Federal Bureau of Investigation cannot process the fingerprint card because of illegible fingerprints, a second card must be submitted. Any applicant claiming the statutory exemption from the fingerprint requirement shall submit evidence to support its claim to the exemption.

       (6) through (10) No change.

Specific Authority 215.405, 560.105 560.105(3), 560.118(2), 560.205(1), (2), 560.209(2)(a), 560.403(1) FS. Law Implemented 215.405, 560.102, 560.118, 560.129, 560.204, 560.205, 560.209, 560.303(1), 560.305, 560.306, 560.307, 560.403 FS. History–New 9-24-97, Amended 11-4-01, 12-11-03, Formerly 3C-560.102, Amended 7-15-07,_________.