§ 9-127. Schedule of Civil Penalties.

The following table sets forth the code violations for which civil penalties may be cited under this chapter. The descriptions of violations are provided for purposes of general identification only. Where specific code provisions apply, the same are indicated following the respective violation description.

SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES

	Violation	Civil Penalty
		First Violation	Repeat Violation
(1)	Falsely hold unlicensed person or a business organization out as a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant. Subsection 9-120(b)(1)	$1,000	$2,000
(2)	Impersonate a certificate holder or registrant. Subsection 9-120(b)(2)	1,000	2,000
(3)	Falsely present unlicensed person as a certified or registered contractor under another person's certificate or registration. Subsection 9-120(b)(3)	1,000	2,000
(4)	Give false or forged evidence to the Broward County Central Examining Boards or a member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a certificate or registration. Subsection 9-120(b)(4)	1,000	2,000
(5)	Use or attempt to use a certificate or registration which has been suspended or revoked. Subsection 9-120(b)(5)	1,000	2,000
(6)	Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified. Subsection 9-120(b)(6)	1,000	2,000
(7)	Advertise as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified. Subsection 9-120(b)(7)	500	1,000
(8)	Operate a business organization engaged in contracting after sixty (60) days following the termination of its only qualifying agent without designating another primary qualifying agent. Subsection 9-120(b)(8)	1,000	2,000
(9)	Proceeding on any job without first obtaining applicable local building permits and inspections. Subsection 9-120(b)(9)	500	1,000
(10)	Act as a subcontractor without being certified or registered. Subsection 9-120(b)(10)	1,000	2,000
(11)	Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor or advertise as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without having paid all required business taxes. Subsection 9-120(b)(11)	1,000	2,000
(12)	Conceal or cause to be concealed, or assist in concealing from the primary qualifying agent, any material activities or information about the contracting firm. Subsection 9-120(c)(1)	1,000	2,000
(13)	Exclude or facilitate the exclusion of any aspect of the contracting firm's financial or other business activities from the primary qualifying agent. Subsection 9-120(c)(2)	1,000	2,000
(14)	Knowingly cause any part of the contracting firm's activities, financial or otherwise, to be conducted without the primary qualifying agent's supervision. Subsection 9-120(c)(3)	1,000	2,000
(15)	Assist or participate with any qualifying agent in the violation of any provision of this chapter. Subsection 9-120(c)(4)	1,000	2,000
(16)	Failure to comply with the descriptive lettering requirements. Subsection 9-120(c)(5)	250	500
(17)	Commencement or performance of any work for which a building permit is required without such building permit being current. Subsection 9-120(d)(1)	500	1,000
(18)	Hiring or contracting by a property owner of an uncertified or unregistered contractor or subcontractor. Subsection 9-120(d)(2)	500	1,000
(19)	Hiring or contracting with a sole proprietor, business organization, or governmental agency which does not possess a Class A or Class B Tree Trimmer License. Subsection 9-120(d)(3)	250	500
(20)	Failure to provide a notarized affidavit or failure to provide an updated affidavit. Subsection 9-26(2)	500	1,000
(21)	Failure to discontinue work on a project after having been ordered to do so by a building official, building code inspector, or code compliance officer pursuant to the provisions of the building code or Chapter 489, Florida Statutes. Subsection 9-120(b)(12)	1,000	2,000

 

(Ord. No. 90-45, § 5, 12-11-90; Ord. No. 94-27, § 21, 5-10-94; Ord. No. 2001-09, § 24, 3-27-01; Ord. No. 2010-15, § 9, 4-13-10; Ord. No. 2014-14, § 16, 5-13-14)

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