§ 8-33. Business records requirements.

(1)

All contractors who are registered or certified pursuant to this code shall maintain complete financial and business records for the immediately preceding three (3) years. The business and financial records to be maintained shall include minutes of corporate meetings, business contacts, telephone records, insurance policies, letters of complaints, notices received from government entities, bank statements, canceled checks, records of accounts receivable and payable, financial statements, loan documents, tax returns, and all other business and financial records the contractor maintains in the regular course of business. Upon request of the board or its principal office, a contractor shall provide any such business records. Failure to provide such records upon request shall be considered a violation of section 8-62(j) and section 8-63 of this code.

(2)

Each certificate holder or registrant shall be solely responsible for notifying the principal office in writing of the certificate holder's or registrant's current mailing address and phone number. If the mailing address is not the certificate holder's or registrant's physical address, the certificate holder or registrant shall also supply the physical address.

(a)

A certificate holder's or registrant's failure to notify the principal office of a change of address or phone number shall constitute a violation of this code.

(b)

The certificate holder or registrant shall be responsible for retaining proof that the certificate holder or registrant has notified the principal office of the certificate holder's or registrant's current address of record.

(3)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, service by regular mail to a certificate holder's or registrant's address of record shall constitute adequate and sufficient notice to the certificate holder or registrant for any official communication to the certificate holder or registrant by the board or the principal office, except when other service is required pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 455.224, Florida Statutes or Chapter 455.225, Florida Statutes or this code.

(Ord. No. 2001-21, § 1, 12-18-01)