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Controlling Person License By Endorsement (ELC 1)
This application is used to apply for licensure as a controlling person by endorsement with an active license in another state or territory. A controlling person is a person who has the power to manage a company, with direct or indirect control of 50% or more of the voting securities, power to endorse any negotiable payment on behalf of the company or is authorized to enter into a contractual relationship with a client company.
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NOTE:
A controlling person''s license shall exist only in
conjunction with a licensed Employee Leasing Company. If the applicant is
applying to be the Controlling Person of a new company, the company application
must be submitted at the same time.
AGE:
Must be at least 18 years of age.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Applications for an employee Leasing Controlling Person
by endorsement are required to have an active certification of licensure issued
by another state or territory of the United States and provide documentation
that show:
1. That the
applicant has been actively licensed for at least 5 years. 2. The
applicant''s license was active within 2 years of applying for licensure in this
state; and
3. There are
no pending disciplinary action pending and all sanctions of any prior
disciplinary actions have been satisfied.
FINANCIAL/CREDIT:
Complete an IRS Form 8821 for each controlling person
applicant. Submit an individual credit report from a nationally recognized
credit reporting agency, which includes a public records statement that records
have been checked at local, state, and federal levels.
- FINGERPRINTS: An applicant must have a background check as part of the licensing process. You must submit your fingerprints using a Livescan Service Provider registered with FDLE immediately after submitting your application for licensure. It may take up to five days for your fingerprint results to be received by the Department after they are submitted to the Florida Department of Law enforcement (FDLE). Please note that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement requires that an application for licensure should precede the submission of your fingerprints. To learn more about fingerprinting, please visit our Fingerprinting webpage.
- NOTICE FOR APPLICANTS SUBMITTING FINGERPRINTS WHERE CRIMINAL RECORD RESULTS WILL BE USED FOR LICENSING PURPOSES
FEE:
Pay the required fee as provided in the application. Please
include a check payable to the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation. Military veterans, their spouses and Florida National Guard members
may be eligible for a fee waiver, fee reimbursement, and/or fee discount.
Please visit our DBPR Military Services page for more information.
APPLICATION:
Complete the application by clicking on the
"Printable Application" link at the bottom of the page.
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:: Email: :: Customer Contact Center: 850.487.1395
The State of Florida is an AA/EEO employer. Copyright ©2023 Department of Business and Professional Regulation - State of Florida.
Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact the office by phone or by traditional mail.
If you have any questions, please contact 850.487.1395. *Pursuant to Section 455.275(1), Florida Statutes, effective October 1, 2012, licensees licensed under Chapter 455, F.S. must provide the Department with an email address if they have one.
The emails provided may be used for official communication with the licensee. However email addresses are public record. If you do not wish to supply a personal address, please provide the Department with an email address which can be made available to the public.
Please see our page to determine if you are affected by this change.
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