Fla. Stat. 489.114
Evidence of workers’ compensation coverage

Except as provided in s. 489.115(5)(d), any person, business organization, or qualifying agent engaged in the business of contracting in this state and certified or registered under this part shall, as a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of a certificate or registration of the contractor, provide to the Construction Industry Licensing Board, as provided by board rule, evidence of workers’ compensation coverage pursuant to chapter 440. In the event that the Division of Workers’ Compensation of the Department of Financial Services receives notice of the cancellation of a policy of workers’ compensation insurance insuring a person or entity governed by this section, the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall certify and identify all persons or entities by certification or registration license number to the department after verification is made by the Division of Workers’ Compensation that persons or entities governed by this section are no longer covered by workers’ compensation insurance. Such certification and verification by the Division of Workers’ Compensation may result from records furnished to the Division of Workers’ Compensation by the persons or entities governed by this section or an investigation completed by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. The department shall notify the persons or entities governed by this section who have been determined to be in noncompliance with chapter 440, and the persons or entities notified shall provide certification of compliance with chapter 440 to the department and pay an administrative fine in the amount of $500. The failure to maintain workers’ compensation coverage as required by law shall be grounds for the board to revoke, suspend, or deny the issuance or renewal of a certificate or registration of the contractor under the provisions of s. 489.129.

Source: Section 489.114 — Evidence of workers’ compensation coverage, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0489.­114 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

489.13
Unlicensed contracting 489.101
Purpose 489.103
Exemptions 489.105
Definitions 489.107
Construction Industry Licensing Board 489.108
Rulemaking authority 489.109
Fees 489.111
Licensure by examination 489.113
Qualifications for practice 489.114
Evidence of workers’ compensation coverage 489.115
Certification and registration 489.116
Inactive and delinquent status 489.117
Registration 489.118
Certification of registered contractors 489.119
Business organizations 489.121
Emergency registration upon death of contractor 489.124
Business records requirements 489.125
Prequalification of certificateholders 489.126
Moneys received by contractors 489.127
Prohibitions 489.128
Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable 489.129
Disciplinary proceedings 489.131
Applicability 489.132
Prohibited acts by unlicensed principals 489.133
Pollutant storage systems specialty contractors 489.134
Authority of licensed job scope 489.140
Florida Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund 489.141
Conditions for recovery 489.142
Board powers relating to recovery 489.143
Payment from the fund 489.144
Investment of the fund 489.145
Guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater performance savings contracting 489.146
Privatization of services 489.147
Prohibited property insurance practices 489.1131
Credit for relevant military training and education 489.1136
Medical gas certification 489.1195
Responsibilities 489.1401
Legislative intent 489.1402
Homeowners’ Construction Recovery Fund 489.1425
Duty of contractor to notify residential property owner of recovery fund 489.1455
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Current through Fall 2025

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