Florida Department Of Business And Professional Regulation
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as cosmetologists, veterinarians, real estate agents, hotels and restaurants and pari-mutuel wagering facilities. DBPR’s mission is to license efficiently, regulate fairly, and it strives to meet this goal each day. The Department is under the executive branch of the Governor and is governed by Chapter 120, F.S. The Department is structured according to the requirements of Section 20.165, F.S. On the Department’s website, consumers and licensees can verify licenses, file a complaint against licensed or unlicensed individuals, apply for or renew licenses, search food and lodging inspections, search for or request public records and read about recent Department initiatives.
DBPR has more than 1,500 employees and is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. DBPR licenses and regulates more than one million businesses and professionals in the state of Florida. In recent years, the Department has significantly reduced the average professional license processing time. In October 2008, the average was more than 41 days and at the end of 2012, the average was less than two days.
Read more about Florida Department Of Business And Professional Regulation: Office of The Secretary, Organization, Unlicensed Activity, Recent Department Improvements
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