Q: Could I open a talent agency in Florida with no licence to represent myself, my son and a friend?
A:
You can find your answer in the Florida Statutes as listed below. You can do it for yourself and son, it does not appear that you can represent the friend until you get properly licensed.
468.403 License requirements.—
(1) A person may not own, operate, solicit business, or otherwise engage in or carry on the occupation of a talent agency in this state unless the person first procures a license for the talent agency from the department. A license is not required for a person who acts as an agent for herself or himself, a family member, or exclusively for one artist. However, a person may not advertise or otherwise hold herself or himself out as a “talent agency” or “talent agent” unless the person is licensed under this section as a talent agency.
(2) Each application for a license must be accompanied by an application fee set by the department not to exceed $300, plus the actual cost for fingerprint analysis for each owner application, to cover the costs of investigating the applicant. Each application for a change of operator must be accompanied by an application fee of $150. These fees are not refundable.
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