The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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F.S. 626.860

626.860 Attorneys at law; exemption.—Attorneys at law duly licensed to practice law in the courts of this state, and in good standing with The Florida Bar, shall not be required to be licensed under the provisions of this code to authorize them to adjust or participate in the adjustment of any claim, loss, or damage arising under policies or contracts of insurance.

History.—s. 323, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 293, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Amendments to 626.860

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 626.860

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 626.860.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

WILLIAMS v. PREPARED INSURANCE COMPANY,, 274 So. 3d 398 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . follows: A "public adjuster" is any person, except a duly licensed attorney at law as exempted under s. 626.860 . . .

GABLES INSURANCE RECOVERY, INC. v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION,, 261 So. 3d 613 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . defined a "public adjuster" as: any person, except a duly licensed attorney at law as exempted under s. 626.860 . . . twenty percent cap - if the attorney is "a duly licensed attorney at law as exempted under section 626.860 . . . Section 626.860 explains that "[a]ttorneys at law duly licensed to practice law in the courts of this . . . Id. § 626.860. . . . are expressly exempted from the provisions of section 626.854 by virtue of sections 626.854(1) and 626.860 . . .

H. ATWATER, v. W. KORTUM,, 95 So. 3d 85 (Fla. 2012)

. . . (1) A “public adjuster” is any person, except a duly licensed attorney at law as hereinafter in s. 626.860 . . .