Florida § 817.804 Requirements; disclosure and financial reporting

Florida Statutes

§ 817.804 — Requirements; disclosure and financial reporting

Florida § 817.804

TitleXLVI

Ch. 817FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

This text of Florida § 817.804 (Requirements; disclosure and financial reporting) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Fla. Stat. § 817.804 (2026).

Text

(1)Any person engaged in debt management services or credit counseling services shall:

(a)Obtain from a licensed certified public accountant an annual audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards that shall include all accounts of such person in which the funds of debtors are deposited and from which payments are made to creditors on behalf of debtors.

(b)Obtain and maintain at all times insurance coverage for employee dishonesty, depositor’s forgery, and computer fraud. The insurance coverage must be in an amount not less than the greater of $100,000 or 10 percent of the monthly average of the aggregate amount of all deposits made for distribution to creditors with such person by all debtors for the 6 months immediately preceding the date of initial application for or

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) Any person engaged in debt management services or credit counseling services shall: (a) Obtain from a licensed certified public accountant an annual audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards that shall include all accounts of such person in which the funds of debtors are deposited and from which payments are made to creditors on behalf of debtors. (b) Obtain and maintain at all times insurance coverage for employee dishonesty, depositor’s forgery, and computer fraud. The insurance coverage must be in an amount not less than the greater of $100,000 or 10 percent of the monthly average of the aggregate amount of all deposits made for distribution to creditors with such person by all debtors for the 6 months immediately preceding the date of initial application for or renewal of the insurance. The deductible on such coverage shall not exceed 10 percent of the face amount of the policy coverage.

(2) A copy of the annual audit and insurance policies required by this section shall be available for public inspection at each branch location. Copies shall be provided, upon written request, to any party requesting a copy for a charge not to exceed the cost of the reproduction of documents.