| Date: |
Saturday, April 1, 2000
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| Question/Topic: |
Clergy or minister licensing in Florida.
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| Answer/Pointer: |
Clergy are not registered or licensed through the state of
Florida. They are ordained or certified through their faith
or college.
However, churches are considered not-for-profit organizations
and are required to file with the Florida Department of State's
Division of Corporations. Their contact information is:
Mailing Address:
Division of Corporations
Corporate Filings
P.O. Box 6327
Tallahassee, FL 32314
Street Address:
Division of Corporations
Clifton Building
2661 Executive Center Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 245-6939
E-mail: corphelp@dos.state.fl.us
Web site: http://www.sunbiz.org/
The Florida Statutes Chapter 617 covers Corporations Not
For Profit. These are online at:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm .
From here click on TITLE XXXVI.
Then click on Chapter 617
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| Librarian: |
SLF
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| Comments: |
Edited 01/25/08 bc
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