The following information was obtained from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s website for December, 2011:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Regulation (DBPR) conducted a sting this week that targeted unlicensed contractors performing electrical and/or construction work in the Jacksonville area. As a result of the sting, seven individuals in Duval County provided verbal and written estimates to Department investigators and will be served cease and desist notices or citations which will be forwarded to the local State Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Investigators received advertisements from internet sites where the unlicensed individuals were offering their services that require a state license.

The Department’s Division of Regulation is the enforcement authority for the professional boards and programs that fall under Department jurisdiction. One of the Division’s goals is to bring unlicensed individuals into compliance with state law.

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s mission is to license efficiently and regulate fairly. The Department licenses and regulates more than one million businesses and professionals ranging from hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and veterinarians to accountants, contractors and cosmetologists.

This ends the information obtained from the DBPR’s website.

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