OT- 4G STATE OF FLORIDA Or, #6. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ‘ “7 og oe iy, Ha DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND . doy PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Petitioner, | vs. , . CASE NO.: 2007-025339 INTERIOR DESIGNS BY FARLYN, INC., AND FARLYN R. HELTON, Respondents. a / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, _ ("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Architecture and Interior Design against INTERIOR DESIGNS BY FARLYN, INC. and FARLYN R. HELTON, (“Respondents”), and says: 1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of interior design pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 481, Florida Statutes. 2. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has jurisdiction over the unlicensed practice of interior design pursuant to Section 455.228(1), and Section 481.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes. 3. Respondents’ last known address is 1307 Vinemont Boulevard, Bandon, Florida 33510. 4. At all times material hereto, Respondents were not duly registered or certified to engage in the practice of interior design in the State of Florida pursuant to Chapter 481, Florida Statutes. 5. ‘Respondents are doing business as Interior Designs by Farlyn, Inc. 6. Respondents are not licensed to practice interior design services in the State of Florida and therefore cannot hold themselves out as interior designers. 7. Section 481.223(1)(c), Florida Statutes, prohibits a person from using the title interior designer or words to that effect unless the person is a registered interior designer. 8. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondents have violated Section 481.223(1)(c), | ; Florida Statutes, by holding themselves out as interior designers when they were not the holder of a valid license. WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board enter an Order imposing an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per count, assess costs associated with investigation and prosecution, impose any or all penalties delineated within Section 455.227(2), Florida Statutes, ‘ and/or any other relief that the Board is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapters 481 and 455, Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder. . Signed this. aard dayof_ Ales vs , 2007. f nating Ff Bsn eA. Mento Gu l E DAVID K. MINACCI Smith, Thompson, Shaw & Manausa, P.A. 3520 Thomasville Road, Fourth Floor Tallahassee, Florida 32309 FL Bar No. 0056774 Ph: (850) 402-1570 Fax: (850) 558-1613 PCP:

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