Fla. Stat. 455.275
Address of record


(1)

Each licensee of the department is solely responsible for notifying the department in writing of the licensee’s current mailing address, e-mail address, and place of practice, as defined by rule of the board or the department when there is no board. A licensee’s failure to notify the department of a change of address constitutes a violation of this section, and the licensee may be disciplined by the board or the department when there is no board.

(2)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, service by regular mail or e-mail to a licensee’s last known mailing address or e-mail address of record with the department constitutes adequate and sufficient notice to the licensee for any official communication to the licensee by the board or the department except when other service is required pursuant to s. 455.225.

(3)(a)

Notwithstanding any provision of law, when an administrative complaint is served on a licensee of the department, the department shall provide service by regular mail to the licensee’s last known address of record, by certified mail to the last known address of record, and, if possible, by e-mail.If service, as provided in paragraph (a), does not provide the department with proof of service, the department shall call the last known telephone number of record and cause a short, plain notice to the licensee to be posted on the front page of the department’s website and shall send notice via e-mail to all newspapers of general circulation and all news departments of broadcast network affiliates in the county of the licensee’s last known address of record.

(3)(a)

Notwithstanding any provision of law, when an administrative complaint is served on a licensee of the department, the department shall provide service by regular mail to the licensee’s last known address of record, by certified mail to the last known address of record, and, if possible, by e-mail.

(b)

If service, as provided in paragraph (a), does not provide the department with proof of service, the department shall call the last known telephone number of record and cause a short, plain notice to the licensee to be posted on the front page of the department’s website and shall send notice via e-mail to all newspapers of general circulation and all news departments of broadcast network affiliates in the county of the licensee’s last known address of record.

Source: Section 455.275 — Address of record, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0455.­275 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

455.01
Definitions
455.02
Licensure of members of the Armed Forces in good standing and their spouses or surviving spouses with administrative boards or programs
455.10
Restriction on requirement of citizenship
455.11
Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation
455.017
Applicability of this chapter
455.24
Advertisement by a veterinarian of free or discounted services
455.32
Management Privatization Act
455.116
Regulation trust funds
455.117
Sale of services and information by department
455.201
Professions and occupations regulated by department
455.203
Department
455.204
Long-range policy planning
455.205
Contacting boards through department
455.207
Boards
455.208
Publication of information
455.209
Accountability and liability of board members
455.211
Board rules
455.212
Education
455.213
General licensing provisions
455.214
Limited licenses
455.217
Examinations
455.218
Foreign-trained professionals
455.219
Fees
455.221
Legal and investigative services
455.223
Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas
455.224
Authority to issue citations
455.225
Disciplinary proceedings
455.227
Grounds for discipline
455.228
Unlicensed practice of a profession
455.229
Public inspection of information required from applicants
455.232
Disclosure of confidential information
455.242
Veterinarians
455.243
Authority to inspect
455.245
Veterinarians
455.271
Inactive and delinquent status
455.273
Renewal and cancellation notices
455.275
Address of record
455.1165
Federal Grants Trust Fund
455.2035
Rulemaking authority for professions not under a board
455.2121
Education
455.2122
Education
455.2123
Continuing education
455.2124
Proration of or not requiring continuing education
455.2125
Consultation with postsecondary education boards prior to adoption of changes to training requirements
455.2135
Interstate mobility
455.2171
Use of professional testing services
455.2175
Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination
455.2177
Monitoring of compliance with continuing education requirements
455.2178
Continuing education providers
455.2179
Continuing education provider and course approval
455.2185
Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign professionals
455.2228
Barbers and cosmetologists
455.2235
Mediation
455.2255
Classification of disciplinary actions
455.2273
Disciplinary guidelines
455.2274
Criminal proceedings against licensees
455.2275
Penalty for giving false information
455.2277
Prosecution of criminal violations
455.2278
Restriction on disciplinary action for student loan default
455.2281
Unlicensed activities
455.2285
Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations
455.2286
Automated information system

Current through Fall 2025

§ 455.275. Address of record's source at flsenate​.gov