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Business Licensing & Operations in Seminole County, FL (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Seminole County, Florida.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Seminole County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Adult Entertainment

Seminole County requires anyone operating an adult bookstore, adult theater, adult motel, adult performance establishment, escort service or commercial bodily contact establishment in the unincorporated county to hold a license from the County Manager. Operating unlicensed is unlawful, applications cost $200 and licenses run October 1 through September 30 under the county's adult entertainment ordinance.

Seminole County Adult Entertainment Business License

Significant Restrictions

Seminole County Code § 46.69(a), (c), (d)

Requirement. It is unlawful for any person to operate or to be an operator of or worker at a sexually oriented business or an adult entertainment establishment which has not first obtained a license which is applicable for said establishment or business pursuant to this Part... Classifications. Adult entertainment establishment and sexually oriented business licenses referred to in this Part sh...

Secondhand Dealers

Seminole County requires every secondhand precious metals dealer, pawn shop, jeweler or itinerant buyer of gold, silver or platinum in the unincorporated county to keep a Sheriff-approved transaction register and hold every purchased item for ten full days before selling, melting or altering it. Dealers cannot buy from anyone under 18, and each item must stay attached to its bill of sale for inspection.

Seminole County Precious Metals Dealer Rules

Some Restrictions

Seminole County Code §§ 45.53(a), 45.54(a)

Any person engaged in business as a dealer shall keep a register in connection with his business, said register to be approved as to type and form by the Sheriff of Seminole County, and at the time of each transaction shall enter or cause to be entered therein an accurate description of the person from whom any article of personal property made of precious metal is purchased or received, and sh...

Towing Companies

Seminole County caps what any towing service can charge for a non-consensual or trespass tow that originates in the county. A standard car tow runs $150 plus $6 a mile, storage is capped at $30 a day, and the rules ban extra charges for access, fuel surcharges or business-hours release under the Seminole County Towing Ordinance.

Seminole County Non-Consensual Towing Rate Caps

Some Restrictions

Seminole County Code § 45.123(a)(1), (j)

The maximum rates for towing or immobilization of a vehicle, for the storage of a towed vehicle or for the rendition of other services involving the use of a wrecker or other customary towing services when the point of origin of the tow or such services is within Seminole County are as follows:(1)Class A vehicles (gross vehicle weight less than or equal to 10,000 pounds or vehicle carrying a ve...

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