494.0012  Investigations; complaints; examinations.--

(1)  The department may conduct an investigation of any person whenever the department has reason to believe, either upon complaint or otherwise, that any violation of ss. 494.001-494.0077 has been committed or is about to be committed.

(2)  Any person having reason to believe that a provision of this act has been violated may file a written complaint with the department setting forth details of the alleged violation.

(3)  The department may, at intermittent periods, conduct examinations of any licensee or other person under the provisions of ss. 494.001-494.0077. The department may charge an examination fee prescribed by rule, but such fee may not exceed $300 per 8-hour day for each examiner. Such examination fee shall be calculated on an hourly basis and shall be rounded to the nearest hour. For out-of-state travel, the licensee shall also pay the travel expense and per diem subsistence allowance provided for state employees under s. 112.061. The department may not charge more than $500 in examination fees per biennial period to any one mortgage brokerage business, mortgage lender, or correspondent mortgage lender.