Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: May 19, 2003
The issues are whether Respondent is guilty of pleading nolo contendere to three counts of uttering a forged instrument, three counts of forgery, and three counts of grand theft so as to constitute a demonstrated lack of fitness or trustworthiness to engage in the business of insurance, in violation of Section 626.611(7), Florida Statutes; willful failure to comply with any provision of this Code, in violation of Section 626.611(13), Florida Statutes; a finding of guilty or pleading of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony involving a crime of moral turpitude, in violation of Section 626.611(14), Florida Statutes, any cause for which issuance of the license or permit could have been refused or denied by Petitioner, pursuant to Section 626.621(1), Florida Statutes; and a finding of guilty of pleading of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, in violation of Section 626.621(8), Florida Statutes. An additional issue is whether Respondent failed to notify Petitioner of her plea of nolo contendere within 30 days, as required by Section 626.621(11), Florida Statutes. If Petitioner prevails on any of these issues, another issue is the penalty that should be imposed.Five months` suspension for licensed customer representative who pleaded no contest to 9 felonies involving crimes of moral turpitude and who failed to notify Department within 30 days of entry of plea.
