Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Respondent: EUGENE JAMES MCNALLY
Judges: SUSAN BELYEU KIRKLAND
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Orlando, Florida
Filed: Jul. 25, 2001
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, August 9, 2001.
Latest Update: Mar. 04, 2025
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STATE OF FLORIDA .
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGUL Bro} 12: 32
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
DIVISION I
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
vs. Case No. 2000-03578
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EUGENE JAMES MCNALLY,.
Respondent. : |
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT ; .
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, .
("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Construction Industry Licensing
Board, against EUGENE JAMES MCNALLY, ("Respondent"), and says:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of contracting
pursuant to Section 20. 165, Florida Statutes, and ‘Chapters 455 and 489, Florida Statutes.
2. - Respondent i is, and has been a at tall times material hereto, a Cent ed 1 Building
Contractor, in the State of Florida, having been issued license number CB .€048969.
3. Respondent's last known address i is 509 Longmeadow Street, Celebration, Florida °
34747.
“4, _At all times material hereto, Respondent was licensed to do business as an
individual.
5. Section 489.115(5)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that as a prerequisite to the
initial issuance or the renewal of a certificate or registration, the applicant shall submit an
affidavit on a form provided -by the board attesting to the fact that the applicant has obtained
workers’ compensation insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability insurance, and
property damage insurance for the safety and welfare of the public, in amounts determined by
tule of the board.
6. By Rule 61G4-15,003, Florida Administrative Code, the Construction Industry |
Licensing Board established insurance requirements including, but not limited to, the following
for a Building Contractor:
a. Liability Insurance, in the name of the licensee or licensee’ s business, in n the
minimum amount of $300, 000. 00; ; i
b. Property Damage Insurance, in the name of the licensee or licensee’s business, in
the minimum amount of $50,000.00;
c. The certificate holder must be the State of Florida, Department of Business and
Professional Regulation, the Construction Industry Licensing Board.
7. Rule 61G4-15 003(2), Florida Administrative Code, provides for random sample
insurance audits by requiring selected licensees to Submit Proof of having maintained ublic
ability and property insurance in 1 the rewired amounts ding th the last licensure renewal period.
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9. Respondent failed to provide proof in response to the audit that he had maintained
the proper amount of workers’ compensation, public liability and property insurance continually
during the audit period.
10. Section 489.115(4)(b)(1), Florida Statutes, requires that each certificateholder or
registrant shall provide proof, in a form established by rule of the board, that the certificateholder
or registrant has completed at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing
education courses during each biennium since the issuance or renewal of the certificate or
Tegistration.
11. Rule 61G4-18.002(2), Florida Administrative Code, provides that “course” means _
any course, seminar or other program of instruction which has been approved by the board for
the purpose of complying with continuing education requirements for contractors.
12. — Rule 61G4-18.002(1), Florida Administrative Code, provides that the Department
shall perform random audits of at least two hundred fifty up to a maximum of ten percent of the
licensees and instructors to verify compliance of continuing education courses for thrée years,
13. In accordance with the above-stated provisions, the Construction Industry
Licensing Board requested by letter dated March 25, 1999, that Respondent provide within thirty
“days proof of having completed the required hours of continuing education courses approved by
the board.
ponse to the au
with the continuing education requirements of Section 489.115(4)(b)1, Florida Statutes, andthe
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15. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs One
through Fourteen as though fully set forth herein.
16. By failing to provide proof of adequate insurance as required by the audit, the
Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(i), Florida Statutes, by failing in any material Tespect to
comply with the provisions of this part or violating a tule or lawful order of the board.
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17. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs One
through Fourteen as though fully set forth herein. |
18. By failing to provide proof of adequate continuing education credits as required _
by the audit, the Respondent violated Section 489.129(1)(), Florida Statutes, by failing in any
material respect to comply with the provisions of this part or violating a rule or lawful order. of
the board.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Construction Industry Licensing
Board enter an Order imposing one or more of the following penalties: place on probation,
reprimand the licensee, Tevoke, , Suspend, deny the issuance or renewal of the certificate or
registration, require financial restitution toa consumer, , impose an | administrative fine not to
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Signed this th HL day of Fe _, 2001.
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
Theodore R. Gay
Assistant General Counsel
and
Angela C. Desmond pos}
Assistant General Counsel
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 60
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
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2000-03578
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By:
John J. Matthews
Assistant General Counsel
FILED
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
AGENCY CLERK
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Docket for Case No: 01-002994PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 09, 2001 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 08, 2001 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction Without Prejudice (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Aug. 03, 2001 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference issued (video hearing set for September 25, 2001; 9:00 a.m.; Orlando and Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 03, 2001 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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Aug. 01, 2001 |
Joint Response to the Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Agency referral filed.
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Jul. 25, 2001 |
Initial Order issued.
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