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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATORS AND INSPECTORS vs MARIO LOBASSO, 08-002739PL (2008)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 08-002739PL Visitors: 20
Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATORS AND INSPECTORS
Respondent: MARIO LOBASSO
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Boca Raton, Florida
Filed: Jun. 10, 2008
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, August 12, 2008.

Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
Jun 10 200% 10:59 46/18/2088 12: 868 8584146749 DEPR OGA PAGE 83/88 STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION BUILDING CODE ADMINISTRATORS & INSPECTORS BOARD DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Petitioner, vs. Case No. 2006-029748 MARIO LOBASSO, Respondent, / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, ("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board (“Board”), against Mario Lobasso, ("Respondent"), and says: 1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of building code administration and inspection pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 468, Part XII, Florida Statutes. 2. Respondent's address of record with Petitioner is 2930 Waterford Drive South, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442. 3, Respondent is currently licensed in the State of Florida as a Building Inspector, having been issued license number BN 961. 4. At all times material hereto, Respondent was employed as the Senior Plumbing Plans Examiner for the City of Boca Raton. Jun 10 2008 11:00 G6/18/20G8 12:08 8584146749 DEPR OGA PAGE @4/ae 3. Records obtained from the City of Boca Raton Building Department revealed that Respondent performed the plumbing plans examining for Boca Raton Building Permit #04-1804, on June 9, 2005. 6. On June 5, 2006, Respondent admitted he had been performing plumbing plans review for the last year and a half. Respondent is employed by the City of Boca Raton and stated his title is Senior Plumbing Plans Examiner. Investigation by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation revealed Respondent applied for his Plumbing Provi sional Plans Review License on April 15, 2003 and that DBPR mailed Respondent a deficiency Jetter on May 28, 2003. 7. At no time material hereto was Respondent licensed as a plans examiner in the State of Florida. 8. Section 468.629(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides: No person may falsely hold himself or herself out as a certificate holder. 9. Based on the foregoing, the Respondent violated Section 468,629(1)(a), Florida Statutes, by falsely holding himself out as a certificate holder without being properly licensed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board enter an Order imposing ofie or more of the following penalties: place on probation, reprimand the licensee, revoke, suspend, deny the issuance or renewal of the certificate or registration, impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation, requite continuing education, assess costs associated with investigation and prosecution, impose any oT all penalties delineated within Section 455,227(2), Florida Statutes, and/or any other relief the Board or Department is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapters 468, 455, Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder. Jun 10 2008 11:00 G6/1le/28ee 12:48 8584146749 : DEPR OGA PAGE @5/@8 Signed this iy day of (AOR 2006. COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: Jessica Leigh Assistant General Counsel Department of Business and Professional Regulation F | 1940 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202 Florida Bar # 0011979 i lation f Business and Professional Ragu Desens? AGENCY CLERK Case # 2006-029748 TLijds cunk Sogn f. (Wada om re 4 ATAL COUN CLE DATE |O- 19 - 2000

Docket for Case No: 08-002739PL
Issue Date Proceedings
Aug. 12, 2008 Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
Jul. 30, 2008 Notice of Filing filed.
Jul. 17, 2008 Respondent`s Motion for a Continuance and to Dismiss Complaint filed.
Jul. 07, 2008 Letter to Judge Sartin from F. Bennardo regarding request for continuance filed.
Jun. 25, 2008 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Jun. 25, 2008 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for August 19, 2008; 9:30 a.m.; Boca Raton, FL).
Jun. 23, 2008 Notice of Substitution of Counsel (filed by E. Duffy).
Jun. 18, 2008 (Petitioner`s) Response to Initial Order filed.
Jun. 18, 2008 Letter response to the Initial Order filed.
Jun. 10, 2008 Initial Order.
Jun. 10, 2008 Notice of Appearance (filed by F. Bennardo).
Jun. 10, 2008 Election of Rights filed.
Jun. 10, 2008 Administrative Complaint filed.
Jun. 10, 2008 Agency referral filed.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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