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The 2003 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 400
NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
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Section 400.564, Florida Statutes 2003

400.564  Prohibited acts; penalty for violation.--

(1)(a)  It is unlawful for any person or public body to offer or advertise to the public, in any way, by any medium whatever, adult day care center basic services without having a license under this part.

(b)  It is unlawful for any holder of a license issued under this part to advertise or hold out to the public that it holds a license for an adult day care center other than the one for which it actually holds a license.

(2)  Any person that violates paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(b) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. Each day of continuing violation is considered a separate offense.

History.--s. 15, ch. 78-336; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 16, 17, ch. 93-215.