Instrument containing findings and conclusions submitted to FREC

• A. Final order
• B. Recommended order
• C. Interim order
• D. Judgment

Answer: (B)

In Florida administrative proceedings, the document that reports the hearing’s factual findings and legal conclusions and is sent to the Florida Real Estate Commission for action is the recommended order. This order is prepared by the presiding administrative law judge after the hearing and details the findings of fact and conclusions of law based on the evidence presented. The commission then reviews this recommended order and issues a final order, which may adopt, modify, or reject it. The final order is the agency’s ultimate decision, not merely the findings and conclusions themselves. An interim order is a temporary measure, and a judgment is a court decision, not an agency ruling. So the instrument containing findings and conclusions submitted to FREC is the recommended order.