Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Respondent: TWENTY FIRST CENTURY ENGINEERING CORP. AND JOHN M. CARROLL
Judges: MARY LI CREASY
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: May 09, 2014
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, July 10, 2014.
Latest Update: Jun. 19, 2024
Deputy Agency Clerk.
STATE OF FLORIDA vette Lawson-Proctor
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULA’ 40/2014
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE :
AND INTERIOR DESIGN,
~ Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO.: 2013-022025
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY ENGINEERING CORP.,
AND JOHN M. CARROLL,
Respondents,
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ADMIN. ISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Architecture and Interior
Design against’ TWENTY FIRST CENTURY ENGINEERING CORP. and JOHN M.
CARROLL, (“Respondents”), and says:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of architecture
and 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 architecture and interior design pursuant to Section 455.228(1), and
Section 481.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes. |
3. Respondents’ last known address is 836 Bougainvillea Lane, Vero Beach, FL
32963.
4. At all times material hereto, Respondents were not duly registered or certified to
engage in the practice of architecture pursuant to Chapter 481, Florida Statutes.
5, On or about October 5, 2011, Respondents entered into a contract with Susan
Pedersen to provide architectural documents for her single family residence located in Fort ;
Lauderdale, Florida.
6. Respondents’ web site offers architectural services,
7. Respondents’ flyer offers architectural design services.
8. Respondents are not licensed to practice architecture in the State of Florida and
therefore cannot offer or provide architectural services.
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9. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
10. Section 481.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes, states that a person may not Knowingly
“practice architecture unless the person is an architect or a registered architect,”
11. Based upon the foregoing, Respondents have violated Section 481,223(1)(a),
Florida Statutes, by practicing architecture when they were not the holder of a valid license by
offering architectural services.
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12, Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
13. Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, requires a certificate of authorization for a
corporation, partnership, or fictitious name offering architectural services.
14, Based upon the foregoing, the Respondent, Twenty First Century Engineering
Corp., has violated Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, by offering architectural services
without a certificate of authorization. |
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.
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Signed this 7 + day of A pr . J , 2014,
SN) e—_
DAVID K. MINACCI
Smith, Thompson, Shaw,
Minacci & Coldn, P.A.
3520 Thomasville Road, Fourth Floor
Tallahassee, Florida 32309
FL Bar No. 0056774
Ph: (850) 402-1570
Fax: (850) 241-0161
davidm@stslaw.com
PCP: April 2, 2014
Rodriguez
Shore
Costoya
Docket for Case No: 14-002098
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jul. 10, 2014 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Jul. 09, 2014 |
(Petitioner's) Motion to Dismiss Formal Hearing filed.
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Jul. 09, 2014 |
Notice of Canceling Deposition (of John M. Carroll) filed.
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Jul. 03, 2014 |
Notice of Taking Deposition (of John M. Carroll) filed.
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Jun. 13, 2014 |
(Respondent's) Notice of Serving Answers to First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Jun. 13, 2014 |
Respondent's Responses to Petitioner's First Request for Admissions filed.
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Jun. 13, 2014 |
Respondent's Responses to Petitioner's First Requests for Production filed.
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Jun. 05, 2014 |
(Petitioner's) Response to Respondent's First Request for Admissions filed.
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Jun. 03, 2014 |
Notice of Serving Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
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Jun. 03, 2014 |
Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents to Petitioner filed.
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Jun. 03, 2014 |
Respondent's First Requests for Admissions to Petitioner filed.
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May 15, 2014 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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May 15, 2014 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for July 22, 2014; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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May 15, 2014 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 09, 2014 |
Initial Order.
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May 09, 2014 |
Election of Rights filed.
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May 09, 2014 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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May 09, 2014 |
Notice of Filing Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories, First Requests for Production and Requests for Admissions filed.
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May 09, 2014 |
Referral Letter filed.
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