A buyer's premium is a condition of the sale. What must the advertising state about it?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
A complaint says an advertisement left out the license number. Within how long after the complaint is filed must a citation be issued?Rule 61G2-7.050(2), F.A.C.
A first-time failure to put the name and license number in an advertisement can be disposed of by citation. What is the citation penalty?Rule 61G2-7.050(4), F.A.C.
A licensee accepts a $100 citation over an advertisement. Can the citation count against the licensee later?Rule 61G2-7.050(6), F.A.C.
A licensee leaves the license number out of an advertisement for the second time. May the department dispose of it by citation?Rule 61G2-7.050(3), F.A.C.
An advertisement calls an auction absolute, but three lots carry minimum bids. What must the advertisement do?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
An advertisement leads sellers to expect an appraisal service the auction business does not offer. Which test of s. 468.388(11)(b) does it fail?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
An advertisement names the auction business and its license number but not the principal auctioneer. Is that enough?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
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Advertising, continued
An advertisement says the auction business will deliver every lot free of charge. It then refuses to deliver. What does s. 468.388(11) make of the advertisement?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
An apprentice will act as principal auctioneer. Whose name and license number must the advertising also carry?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
Before the department issues a citation for an advertisement without a license number, what must it confirm?Rule 61G2-7.050(5), F.A.C.
Does s. 468.388(11) reach publicity for an auction that the licensee did not pay for?s. 468.388(11)(c), Florida Statutes
Every statement in an advertisement is true, but it leaves out relevant facts and so misleads. How does s. 468.388(11) treat it?s. 468.388(11)(b), Florida Statutes
How does Rule 61G2-7.040 class a first-time failure to include the name and license number in an advertisement?Rule 61G2-7.040(1), F.A.C.
What advertising work must a sponsor train an apprentice in under Rule 61G2-4.001?Rule 61G2-4.001(2)(b), F.A.C.
What do the guidelines recommend for a second or later offense of false advertising?Rule 61G2-7.030(1)(e), F.A.C.
What must all advertising by an auctioneer or auction business include under s. 468.388(11)?s. 468.388(11)(a), Florida Statutes
What penalty range do the board's guidelines give for a first offense of false or misleading advertising?Rule 61G2-7.030(1)(e), F.A.C.
Which complaint does Rule 61G2-8.030 name as appropriate for mediation?Rule 61G2-8.030, F.A.C.
Which first-time advertising failure is on the citation list of Rule 61G2-7.050?Rule 61G2-7.050(4)(c), F.A.C.
Which kind of advertising does s. 468.389(1) make a ground for discipline?s. 468.389(1)(d), Florida Statutes
Which of these need not carry the name and license number, because s. 468.388(11) does not count it as advertising?s. 468.388(11)(a), Florida Statutes
Who is responsible for the content of all advertising put out in preparation for an auction?s. 468.388(11)(d), Florida Statutes
Legal: license, exemptions, discipline 22
A county wants every auctioneer working there to hold a county auctioneer's license as well. May it require one?s. 468.386(2), Florida Statutes
A dealer buys furniture to resell and auctions it personally. Does the owner exemption of s. 468.383 cover the sale?s. 468.383(1), Florida Statutes
A real estate broker auctions a house. When does the broker exemption also reach the furniture in it?Rule 61G2-5.005(4), F.A.C.
A volunteer conducts an auction for a civic organization. What keeps the auction outside the act?s. 468.383(3), Florida Statutes
An applicant has not served as an apprentice. What must the applicant complete before being licensed as an auctioneer?s. 468.385(6)(a), Florida Statutes
An auction business is sold to a new owner. Does its license pass to the buyer?s. 468.385(8), Florida Statutes
An auction business moves to a new location. Within how long must its owner report the change to the board?s. 468.385(7)(b), Florida Statutes
An auctioneer licensed in another state applies in Florida by endorsement. What must be true of that state's licensing requirements?s. 468.387, Florida Statutes
Below what age may no one be licensed as an auctioneer or apprentice?s. 468.385(3)(a), Florida Statutes
Bids for a sale arrive only by mail and over the internet. Is the sale still an auction under Rule 61G2-8.010?Rule 61G2-8.010, F.A.C.
The board orders an auctioneer to make restitution to a consumer. What proves that it was made?s. 468.389(2)(f), Florida Statutes
How long are passing examination results good for the issue of a license?Rule 61G2-2.002(6), F.A.C.
How long must an auctioneer have held an active, valid license before being named as a sponsor?s. 468.3855(1), Florida Statutes
How many apprentices may one auctioneer sponsor at one time?s. 468.3855(1), Florida Statutes
What crime does a person commit by operating as an auctioneer without an active license?s. 468.391, Florida Statutes
What is a charitable auction in Rule 61G2-5.005?Rule 61G2-5.005(5), F.A.C.
What is the most the board may fine a licensee for each count or separate offense?s. 468.389(2)(c), Florida Statutes
What scale score passes the licensure examination under Rule 61G2-2.002?Rule 61G2-2.002(3), F.A.C.
Which auction is outside the act under s. 468.383?s. 468.383(2), Florida Statutes
Which of these is a third-degree felony under s. 468.391, not only a ground for discipline?s. 468.391, Florida Statutes
Which subjects does s. 468.385(4) say the written examination tests?s. 468.385(4), Florida Statutes
Who sits on the Florida Board of Auctioneers?s. 468.384(1), Florida Statutes
Financial: escrow, proceeds, recovery fund 22
A Florida licensee cheats a seller at an auction held in another state. Can the fund pay the claim?s. 468.395(5), Florida Statutes
A seller advances $800 for advertising and $500 is spent. With no written agreement on the point, what happens to the other $300?s. 468.388(10)(d), Florida Statutes
The Auctioneer Recovery Fund pays out on a judgment against an auctioneer. What happens to that auctioneer's license under s. 468.398?s. 468.398, Florida Statutes
Below what year-end balance in the fund must the board assess a surcharge to rebuild it?s. 468.393(3), Florida Statutes
Does the rule on money advanced for expenses stop a licensee from taking a flat fee in advance?s. 468.388(10)(d), Florida Statutes
How much may be kept in the escrow account for administrative purposes?s. 468.388(10)(a), Florida Statutes
How often must the escrow or trust account be reconciled with the bank statement?s. 468.388(10)(b), Florida Statutes
However late the act is discovered, what is the outside limit for making a claim on the fund?s. 468.395(3), Florida Statutes
Sale proceeds earn interest while on deposit. Who owns the interest?s. 468.388(10)(c), Florida Statutes
Settlement is not made right after an auction. Within how long must proceeds received for another person go into an escrow or trust account?s. 468.388(10)(a), Florida Statutes
Valid claims against one licensee add up to more than the $50,000 limit. How is the $50,000 shared?s. 468.396(1), Florida Statutes
What is commingling under s. 468.389(1)(h)?s. 468.389(1)(h), Florida Statutes
What is the aggregate lifetime limit on fund payments with respect to any one licensee?s. 468.395(2), Florida Statutes
What is the most the board may set as the Auctioneer Recovery Fund surcharge paid at licensure?s. 468.393(1), Florida Statutes
What is the most the fund may pay on one claim, or on claims arising out of the same transaction or auction?s. 468.395(2), Florida Statutes
What must a claimant show before the board orders payment from the fund?s. 468.395(4), Florida Statutes
What must the separate ledger each auction business keeps under s. 468.388(10)(b) show?s. 468.388(10)(b), Florida Statutes
What recovery fund surcharge does Rule 61G2-3.001 set at licensure or renewal?Rule 61G2-3.001(8), F.A.C.
Where must the escrow or trust account for sale proceeds be held?s. 468.388(10)(a), Florida Statutes
Which of these may be counted in the actual loss the fund pays on a court judgment?s. 468.395(1)(b), Florida Statutes
Who administers the Auctioneer Recovery Fund?s. 468.392, Florida Statutes
Within what outside limit must an auctioneer account for or pay over money belonging to another that came in through an auction?s. 468.389(1)(c), Florida Statutes
Conducting the sale 18
A bidder retracts a bid before the auctioneer announces completion of the sale. What becomes of the bid before it?s. 672.328(3), Florida Statutes
A buyer's premium applies. Besides announcing its amount at the beginning, what must be done at the auction site?s. 468.388(6), Florida Statutes
A friend of the seller bids only to push the price up, and the auctioneer allows it. Which ground of s. 468.389(1) is this?s. 468.389(1)(f), Florida Statutes
A licensed auctioneer wants to conduct a regulated auction with no auction business behind it. Is that allowed?s. 468.388(4), Florida Statutes
A new bid is made while the hammer is falling on an earlier bid. What may the auctioneer do?s. 672.328(2), Florida Statutes
An auction was advertised as absolute. May the auctioneer accept a bid from the owner of the property?s. 468.388(8), Florida Statutes
At an auction announced as absolute, from what point may a lot no longer be withdrawn?s. 468.388(7), Florida Statutes
The auctioneer knowingly takes a bid on the seller's behalf, and no notice was given that such bidding was reserved. What may the buyer do?s. 672.328(4), Florida Statutes
Besides an active apprentice license, what must an apprentice have before conducting an auction?s. 468.388(4), Florida Statutes
Displaying the licenses at the auction site is not practicable. What does s. 468.388(5) accept in its place?s. 468.388(5), Florida Statutes
In an auction with reserve, until when may the auctioneer withdraw the goods?s. 672.328(3), Florida Statutes
Nothing is said about reserve when goods are put up. What kind of sale is it under s. 672.328?s. 672.328(3), Florida Statutes
The sponsor cannot attend an auction where the apprentice will take an active part. What does s. 468.3855(4) allow?s. 468.3855(4), Florida Statutes
What does Rule 61G2-5.001 make the auction business, not the principal auctioneer, responsible for?Rule 61G2-5.001(3), F.A.C.
What is an absolute auction in s. 468.382?s. 468.382(8), Florida Statutes
What must be announced at the beginning of an auction under s. 468.388(7)?s. 468.388(7), Florida Statutes
When is a sale by auction complete under s. 672.328?s. 672.328(2), Florida Statutes
Which entry does Rule 61G2-5.002 require in the record book of sales?Rule 61G2-5.002(1), F.A.C.
Soliciting: the agreement with the seller 8
An employee of an auction business, with its consent, makes false promises about the condition of goods to be auctioned. Can the business be disciplined?s. 468.389(1)(b), Florida Statutes
How long must the auctioneer or auction business keep its copy of the written agreement after the date of the auction?s. 468.388(2), Florida Statutes
Someone other than the owner employs the auction business. What else must the agreement state?s. 468.388(1)(b), Florida Statutes
What must an auctioneer or auction business have with the owner before conducting an auction in Florida?s. 468.388(1), Florida Statutes
What must the agreement with the owner say about the sale proceeds?s. 468.388(1)(c), Florida Statutes
Which contract skill must both an approved course of study and an apprenticeship teach?Rule 61G2-6.001(2)(a), F.A.C.
Which of these must the written agreement with the owner state?s. 468.388(1)(a), Florida Statutes
Who is responsible for seeing that the written agreement requirement of s. 468.388 is met?Rule 61G2-5.001(3)(a), F.A.C.
How this list was compiled: Florida Statutes (2026), Chapter 468, Part VI, sections 468.381 to 468.399, with section 672.328 (sale by auction) and section 455.224 (citations), read on October 12, 2026 one section at a time on the Florida Legislature's site (https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0468/0468PARTVIContentsIndex.html), and the rules of the Florida Board of Auctioneers, Chapter 61G2, Florida Administrative Code, read the same day on the Department of State's rules site (https://flrules.org/gateway/Division.asp?DivID=272). The topics follow the Candidate Information Booklet for the Auctioneers' Licensure Examination, effective February 2025, which the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation publishes at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/servop/testing/documents/auc_cib.pdf. Each question names its section or rule and links to it. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the law. Nothing comes from the state examination, a testing service, a prep course or an exam question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Florida auctioneer practice test asks 93 of our own questions on the state exam's law: advertising, licensing, discipline, escrow, the recovery fund, the sale and seller agreements. Not affiliated with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
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The seven subjects of the Florida auctioneer exam
The department's Candidate Information Booklet, effective February 2025, spreads the examination over seven subjects: advertising 20 percent, legal 18, financial aspects 18, conducting the sale 15, appraisal 14, merchandising 8 and soliciting 7.
What is left out
Appraisal and merchandising rest on auction school texts, not on a statute, so they are not asked. The five topics here are the subjects the law speaks to, in close to the booklet's shares.
Where the answers come from
Chapter 468, Part VI of the Florida Statutes, the sale by auction section of the Uniform Commercial Code (s. 672.328) and the board's rules in Chapter 61G2, Florida Administrative Code, all read on October 12, 2026.
Proceeds not settled at once go into escrow within 2 working days (s. 468.388(10)).
Every advertisement carries the name and Florida license number of the auctioneer and the auction business (s. 468.388(11)).
A sale is with reserve unless the goods are put up without reserve in explicit terms (s. 672.328).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Florida auctioneer exam?
50, with one hour to finish, by the Candidate Information Booklet of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, effective February 2025. Scores are scaled, and the minimum passing score is 75 (Rule 61G2-2.002).
What is on the Florida auctioneer license exam?
Florida law. The department's booklet names Chapter 468, Part VI and Chapter 455 of the Florida Statutes, the board's rules in Chapter 61G2, and the laws on auctions, bulk sales and brokerage. Section 468.385(4) adds agency law and the Uniform Commercial Code's auction provisions.
Do you need a license to be an auctioneer in Florida?
Yes. No person may auction or offer to auction property in Florida without a license, unless an exemption applies, such as an owner selling goods not bought for resale or an unpaid person conducting a charity's auction (ss. 468.383, 468.385).
How do you get an auctioneer license in Florida?
Be at least 18, serve one year or more as a licensed apprentice or complete an 80-hour course that meets board standards, pass the written examination and be approved by the board (s. 468.385).