Florida legal term
False information in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “False information” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “False information” mean in Florida criminal law?
“False information” means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller to the recipient of a call or to the network itself; however, when a person making an authorized call on behalf of another person inserts the name, telephone number, or name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is being made, such information shall not be deemed false information.(e) “Telephone caller identification system” means a listing of a caller’s name, telephone number, or name and telephone number that is shown to a recipient of a call when it is received. (Fla. Stat. § 817.487)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal use of a public record or public records information; providing false information; penalties
- False information to law enforcement during investigation
- False information to obtain a seaport security identification card
- False reports of commission of crimes; penalty
- False reports to law enforcement authorities
- Human smuggling
- Lawful self-defense expunction
- Missing children; student records; reporting requirements; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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