Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Respondent: ALL SAFE-CO., INC., AND EVANGELIO ROQUE
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Department of Financial Services
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 04, 2005
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, December 5, 2005.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL SERVICES. _
TOM GALLAGHER F i L E D
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
STATE OF FLORIDA
Ust 12 2004
IN THE MATTER OF:
CASE NO.: 77838-04-FM
ALL SAFE-CO, INC. Bocketed by
and EVANGELIO ROQUE, Qualifier ae
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT O s- Alp we)
TO: EVANGELIO ROQUE, Qualifier
ALL SAFE-CO, INC.
7580 NW 82™ Street
Miami, Florida 33166
7160 390) 3848 4435 Sao
EVANGELIO ROQUE, Fire Equipment Dealer license I.D. #74261400012002 and Portable
Extinguisher Permit #83892100012002, and ALL SAFE-CO, INC., are hereby notified that the Chief
Financial Officer of the State of Florida, acting in the capacity of State Fire Marshal, or his designee,
has caused to be made an investigation of their activities while certified as a Fire Equipment Dealer
Class C in this state, as a result of which it is alleged:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
1. Pursuant to Chapter 633, Florida Statutes, you, EVANGELIO ROQUE, are currently
certified in this state as a Fire Equipment Dealer Class C, License No. 74261400012002, and are the
sole Qualifier for ALL SAFE-CO, INC., of Miami, Florida, pursuant to Chapter 633, Florida
Statutes.
2. Pursuant to Chapter 633, Florida Statutes, the Chief Financial Officer, as State Fire
Marshal, and the Department of Financial Services (hereinafter “Department”) have jurisdiction over
the certificate and eligibility for licensure and permitting of ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and
EVANGELIO ROQUE, as Qualifier, pursuant to Chapter 633, Florida Statutes.
3. Pursuant to Section 633.021(8), Florida Statutes, a Fire Protection System is “a
system individually designed to protect the interior or exterior of a specific building, structure, or
other special hazard from fire. Such systems include, but are not limited to, water sprinkler systems,
water spray systems, foam-water spray systems, Carbon Dioxide systems, foam extinguishing
systems, dry chemical systems, and Halon an other chemical systems used for fire protection use.
Such systems also include any overhead and underground fire mains, fire hydrants and hydrant
mains, standpipes and hoses connected to sprinkler systems, sprinkler tank heaters, air lines, thermal
systems used in connection with fire sprinkler systems, and tanks and pumps connected to fire
sprinkler systems.”
4. Pursuant to Section 633.021(23), a sprinkler system is “a type of fire protection
system, either manual or automatic, using water as an extinguishing agent and installed in
accordance with applicable National Fire Protection Association standards.”
5. Pursuant to Section 633.539(1)(a), Florida Statutes, a Fire Protection System can only
be installed and contracted for by an individual or business certified under Section 633.251, Florida
Statutes.
6. Pursuant to Section 633.541(1), Florida Statutes, it is unlawful for any organization or
individual to engage in the business of layout, fabrication, installation, inspection, alteration, repair, or
service of a fire protection system without having been duly certified and holding a valid and existing
certificate,
COUNT I
7. The above General Allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated by reference
herein.
8. On or about August 12, 2003, ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as
Qualifier, provided a price quote (quote #228038009SP) to Ariam Stone Designs, located at 7323 NW
4g" Street, Miami, Florida, for the installation of an additional sprinkler head to a fire protection
system located in a lunch room on the premises.
9. On or about August 13, 2003, Ariam Stone Designs remitted a partial payment of six
hundred dollars ($600) to ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as Qualifer, for the
installation of the sprinkler head, with the remainder to be due upon completion of the installation.
10. On or about September 5, 2003, ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as
Qualifier, finished the installation of the sprinkler head. Ariam Stone Designs remitted a check of
three hundred dollars ($300) to ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as Qualifier, for
final payment upon completion of the installation.
11. ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as Qualifier, are licensed as a Fire
Equipment Dealer and do not possess a Fire Protection System Contractor certificate issued pursuant
to Section 633.521, Florida Statutes. Therefore, ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE,
as Qualifier, are not certified or authorized to contract for the installation or alteration of fire protection
systems.
12, The installation of an additional sprinkler head to an existing fire sprinkler protection
system constitutes the installation or alteration of a fire protection system.
IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as
Qualifer, have violated or are accountable under the following provision(s) of Chapter 633 Florida
Statutes, and/or Rules of the Department of Financial Services that constitute grounds for the
revocation of their licensure as a Fire Equipment Dealer Class C:
(a) The violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted and promulgated
pursuant hereto or the failure to comply with any notice or order to correct a violation or any cease and
desist order by any person who possesses a license or permit issued pursuant to Section 633.061 is
cause for denial, nonrenewal, revocation, or suspension of such license or permit by the State Fire
Marshal after such officer has determined that the person is guilty of such violation. [Section
633.162(1), Florida Statutes].
(b) The requirements for installation of fire protection systems are as follows: (a)
Contractors of fire protection systems shall be certified under Section 633.521. [Section
633.539(1)(a), Florida Statutes].
(c) It is unlawful for any organization or individual to engage in the business of layout,
fabrication, installation, inspection, alteration, repair or service of a fire protection system other than a
preengineered system, act in the capacity of a fire protection contractor, or advertise itself as being a
fire protection contractor without having been duly certified and holding a valid and existing
certificate, except as hereinafter provided. [Section 633.541(1), Florida Statutes].
WHEREFORE, ALL SAFE-CO, INC., and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as Qualifer and
Permittee, are hereby notified that the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida, acting in the
capacity of State Fire Marshal, or his designee, intends to enter an Order revoking their licensure as
a Fire Equipment Dealer Class C or to impose such penalties as set out in this Administrative
Complaint. You are further notified that any order entered in this case revoking any certificates or
eligibility for certification held by you shall also apply to all other licenses, certificates, and
eligibility held by you under Chapter 633, Florida Statutes.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
You have the right to request a proceeding to contest this action by the Department pursuant
to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-107, Florida Administrative Code.
The proceeding request must be in writing, signed by you, and must be filed with the Department
within twenty-one (21) days of your receipt of this notice. Completion of the attached Election of
Proceeding form and/or a petition for administrative hearing will suffice as a written request. The
request must be filed with the General Counsel as acting Agency Clerk, at the Florida Department of
Financial Services, 612 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333.
Your written response must be received by the Department no later than 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-
first day after your receipt of this notice. Mailing the response on the twenty-first day will not
preserve your right to a hearing.
YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN TWENTY-
ONE (21) DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE WILL
CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST A
PROCEEDING ON THE MATTERS ALLEGED HEREIN AND AN
ORDER OF REVOCATION WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
If you request a proceeding, you must provide information that complies with the
requirements of Rule 28-107.004, Florida Administrative Code. As noted above, completion of the
attached Election of Proceeding form conforms to these requirements. Specifically, your response
must contain:
(a) The name and address of the party making the request, for purpose of service;
(b) A statement that the party is requesting a hearing involving disputed issues of
material fact, or a hearing not involving disputed issues of material fact; and
(c) A reference to the notice, order to show cause, administrative complaint, or other
communication that the party has received from the agency.
Ifa hearing of any type is requested, you have the right to be represented by counsel or other
qualified representative at your expense, to present evidence and argument, to call and cross-
examine witnesses, and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents by
subpoena.
If a proceeding is requested and there is no dispute of material fact, the provisions of Section
120.57(2), Florida Statutes, apply. In this regard, you may submit oral or written evidence in
opposition to the action taken by the Department or a written statement challenging the grounds
upon which the Department has relied. While a hearing is normally not required in the absence of a
dispute of fact, if you feel that a hearing is necessary, one will be conducted in Tallahassee, Florida,
or by telephonic conference call upon your request.
However, if you dispute material facts which are the bases for the Department’s action, you
must request an adversarial proceeding pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57(1), Florida Statutes.
These proceedings are held before a State administrative law judge of the Division of Administrative
Hearings. Unless the majority of witnesses are located elsewhere, the Department will request that
the hearing be conducted in Tallahassee, Florida.
Failure to follow the procedure outlined with regard to your response to this notice may
result in the request being denied. All prior oral communication or correspondence in this matter
shall be considered freeform agency action, and no such oral communication or correspondence shall
operate as a valid request for an administrative proceeding. Any request for an administrative
proceeding received prior to the date of this notice shall be deemed abandoned unless timely
renewed in compliance with the guidelines as set out above.
Mediation of this matter pursuant to Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not available. No
Department attorney will discuss this matter with you until the response has been received by the
Department of Financial Services.
DATED and SIGNED this 12th day of October , 2004.
CHANDLER
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINT and ELECTION OF PROCEEDING has been furnished to: ALL SAFE-CO, INC.,
and EVANGELIO ROQUE, as Qualifer, 7580 NW 82™ Street, Maimi, Florida 33166 by Certified
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Mail this V2-" day of_Oyatrlo tA, 2004.
CASIA R. SINCO, ESQ.
Florida Bar Number 0616885
Division of Legal Services
612 Larson Building
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Fl 32399-0333
(850) 413-4282
Attorney for Department
Docket for Case No: 05-003640
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 05, 2005 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Dec. 02, 2005 |
Joint Motion for Abeyance filed.
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Nov. 18, 2005 |
Petitioner`s List of Witnesses filed without Certificate of Service.
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Nov. 18, 2005 |
Petitioner`s List of Exhibits filed.
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Oct. 19, 2005 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 19, 2005 |
Amended Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing scheduled for December 8, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL; amended as to Parties of Record).
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Oct. 17, 2005 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 17, 2005 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (video hearing set for December 8, 2005; 1:00 p.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 10, 2005 |
Joint Response to Order Granting Request to Reopen Case filed.
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Oct. 10, 2005 |
Letter to C. Sinco and Judge Van Laningham from M. Cronin regarding representation of All Safe-Co., Inc. filed.
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Oct. 04, 2005 |
Order Granting Request to Reopen Case.
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Sep. 27, 2005 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Sep. 27, 2005 |
Amended Election of Proceeding filed.
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Sep. 27, 2005 |
Agency referral filed (formerly DOAH case number 05-0075).
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