Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 714
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/11/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Perry) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 29 and 30
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 440.381, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         440.381 Application for coverage; reporting payroll;
    8  payroll audit procedures; penalties.—
    9         (2) Submission of an application that contains false,
   10  misleading, or incomplete information provided with the purpose
   11  of avoiding or reducing the amount of premiums for workers’
   12  compensation coverage is a felony of the second degree,
   13  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   14  The application must contain a statement that the filing of an
   15  application containing false, misleading, or incomplete
   16  information provided with the purpose of avoiding or reducing
   17  the amount of premiums for workers’ compensation coverage is a
   18  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
   19  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The application must contain
   20  a sworn statement by the employer attesting to the accuracy of
   21  the information submitted and acknowledging the provisions of
   22  former s. 440.37(4). The application must contain a sworn
   23  statement by the agent attesting that the agent explained to the
   24  employer or officer the classification codes that are used for
   25  premium calculations. The sworn statements by the employer and
   26  the agent are not required to be notarized.
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   29  And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Between lines 2 and 3
   31  insert:
   32         amending s. 440.381, F.S.; providing that certain
   33         sworn statements in employer applications for workers’
   34         compensation coverage are not required to be
   35         notarized;