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DBPR 0070 – Uniform Complaint Form Instructions
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Uniform Complaint Form Instructions
Pursuant to Section 455.225, Florida Statutes, a complaint is legally sufficient if it contains ultimate facts
that show that a violation of this chapter, of any of the practice acts relating to the professions regulated
by the Department, or of any rule adopted by the Department or a regulatory board in the Department,
has occurred. The Department may investigate, and the Department or the appropriate board may take
appropriate final action on, a complaint even though the original complainant withdraws it or otherwise
indicates a desire not to cause the complaint to be investigated or prosecuted to completion.
Please provide all relevant documentation that supports your complaint with this form. No investigation of
your complaint can begin until you provide all relevant information and documentation to the Department.
Failure to provide this information may result in further requests for information and delay the
investigation of your complaint.
Relevant documentation includes, but is not limited to, copies of the following, as applicable:
Contracts/ Proposals
Invoices
Proof of Payment
Advertisements
Correspondence
Authorization for Release of Patient
Information Form (Vets)
Community Association Manager (CAM)
Meeting Minutes
Management Contract (CAM)
Covenants and By-laws (CAM)
Building Permit (Electrical and Construction)
Lien(s) (Electrical and Construction)
Please send legible copies of your supporting documents. We are unable to return original
documents to you.
Should additional documentation be requested and not received by this Department within 30 days
of the request, the file may be closed.
If an investigation of any subject is undertaken, the Department will furnish to the subject or the subject’s
attorney a copy of the complaint or document that resulted in the initiation of the investigation.
Pursuant to Chapter 455, Florida Statutes, the complaint and all information obtained pursuant to the
investigation by the Department are confidential and exempt from public records requests until 10 days
after probable cause is found to exist, or until the subject of the investigation waives his or her privilege of
confidentiality, whichever occurs first. However, the exemption does not apply to actions against
unlicensed persons or unless otherwise provided by law.
Investigations differ in complexity and duration, so providing a time of completion is not possible. We
appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter.