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RESOLUTION NO. 05-332
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
CIVIL PENALTIES IN SECTION '-6.8-29.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
made the following determinations:
1. Chapter 1-6.8 provides for the issuance of citations by code enforcement
officers for uncertified, unregistered, and unlicensed contractors operating illegally
within St. Lucie County.
2. Section 1-6.8-29 establishes a schedule of civil penalties to be cited by
code enforcement officers in citations issued to alleged violators and provides that
the Board may amend this schedule by resolution.
3. The St. Lucie County Contractor Examining Board has recommended that
the schedule of civil penalties be updated as set out below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Lucie County, Florida:
1. The schedule of civil penalties is amended to read as follows:
SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES
Violation
Civil Penalty
First
Violation
Repeat
Violation
1) Falsely hold himself or herself or
a business organization out as a
licensee, certificate holder or
registrant.
$250.00 $500.00
$500.00 $1000.00
(2) Falsely impersonate a certificate
$250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
holder or registrant.
(3) Falsely present himself or herself as $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
a certified or registered contractor
under another person's certificate
or registration.
(4) Give false or forged evidence to the $250.00.$500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
board or a member thereof for the
purpose of obtaining a certificate
or registration.
(5) Use or attempt to use a certificate or $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
registration which has been suspend-
ed or revoked.
(6) Engage in the business or act of the $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
capacity of a contractor without being
duly registered or certified.
(7) Advertise himself or herself or a $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
business organization as available to
engage in the business or act in the
capacity of a contractor without
being duly registered or certified.
(8) Operate a business organization $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
engaged in contracting after sixty
(60) days following the termination
of its only qualifying agent without
designating another primary
qualifying agent.
(9) Proceeding on any job without first $150.00 $250.00 $300.00 $500.00
obtaining applicable local building
permits and inspections.
(10) Act as a subcontractor without being $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
certified or registered.
(11) Act in the capacity of a contractor $100.00 $250.00 $200.00 $500.00
or advertise himself or herself or a
business organization as available to
engage in the business or act in the
capacity of a contractor without an
occupational license.
(12) Conceal or cause to be concealed, $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
or assist in concealing from the
primary qualifying agent, any material
activities or information about the
contracting firm.
(13) Exclude or facilitate the exclusion $250.00.$500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
of any aspect of the contracting
firm's financial or other business
activities from the primary
qualifying agent.
(14) Knowingly cause any part of the $250.00.$500.00 $500.00.$1000.00
contracting firm's activities,
financial or otherwise, to be
conducted without the primary
qualifying agent's supervision.
(15) Assist or participate with any $100.00 $250.00 $200.00 $500.00
qualifying agent in the violation
of any provision of this chapter.
(16) Commencement and/or $75.00 .$250.00 $150.00 $500.00
performance of any work for
which a building permit is
required without such building
permit being current.
(17) Continuing or proceeding on any $250.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1000.00
job after the posting of a stop work
order.
2. This resolution shall take effect on the 1 sl day of October, 2005.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Frannie Hutchinson AYE
Vice Chairman Doug Coward AYE
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE
Commissioner Joseph E. Smith AYE
Commissioner Chris Craft AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of September, 2005.
ATTEST:
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