- (1) Licensees shall direct their requests for name changes on the master file of the Department to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2205.
- (2) Name change requests shall be in writing and shall be documented. An original document, a certified copy, a duplicate copy of an original document, or a duplicate of a certified copy of an original document which shows the legal name change shall be accepted unless the Department has a question about the authenticity of the document raised on its face, the genuineness of the document is uncertain, or because of another matter related to the application.
- (3) Documents acceptable by the Department for request of a license name change include a marriage license, a court order (e.g., adoption, divorce decree, name change, or federal identity change), naturalization certificate, REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’s license or identification card, or a passport along with a copy of the licensee’s social security card.
- (4) Documents unacceptable for a request of a license name change include all documentation other than those documents listed above.
Rulemaking Authority 455.203(5) FS. Law Implemented 455.203 FS. History–New 8-26-93, Amended 4-3-95, 12-24-97, 4-7-25.