F.S. 435.05
Requirements for covered employees and employers
The deadlines in chapter 435 that almost nobody quotes. The employer must send the screening information to FDLE within five working days of receiving it, and the person being screened has 30 days to supply anything missing. Every licensed employer also files a signed attestation of compliance each year or at licence renewal.
What 435.05 actually says
Every line below ends in the subsection it comes from, so you can check it against the statute rather than take our word for it.
- Employer submits the information to FDLE within 5 working days of receiving it — 435.05(1)(b) for Level 1 and 435.05(1)(c) for Level 2.
- The person being screened has 30 days to supply missing information after being asked for it — 435.05(1)(d).
- Every employee attests under penalty of perjury that they qualify, and agrees to tell you immediately if they are arrested for a disqualifying offence while employed — 435.05(2).
- Every employer licensed or registered with an agency files a signed attestation of compliance annually or at licence renewal, under penalty of perjury — 435.05(3).
Read from the Legislature's published text of Chapter 435 on 09/07/2026. The statute governs, not this page — open the source below for the full wording.
Why this one matters to a group home
Subsection (2) carries the attestation made under penalty of perjury — the legal basis under APD's Attestation of Good Moral Character form.
What this chapter covers
The screening rulebook every Florida care employer works from. It defines what Level 2 actually means, what disqualifies somebody, how an exemption works, and it runs the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse — including two deadlines most providers have never been told about.
Read the text
Everything above is our plain-English reading of the section, cited line by line. It is not the statute and it is not legal advice. For the exact wording, and for whether it has been amended since we read it, go to the source:
F.S. 435.05 on leg.state.fl.usOther sections in Chapter 435
- 435.01 — Applicability of this chapter; statutory references; rulemaking
- 435.02 — Definitions
- 435.03 — Level 1 screening standards
- 435.04 — Level 2 screening standards
- 435.06 — Exclusion from employment
- 435.07 — Exemptions from disqualification
- 435.08 — Payment for processing of fingerprints and state criminal records checks
- 435.09 — Confidentiality of personnel background check information
- 435.10 — Sharing of personnel information among employers
- 435.11 — Penalties
- 435.12 — Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
Section numbers and titles were read from the Legislature's own chapter index on 08/19/2026. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm anything that matters with a licensed professional. Care Wizard is an independent tool and is not affiliated with the Florida Legislature or APD.