Florida legal term
Transaction in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Transaction” 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 “Transaction” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Transaction” means a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, gift, transfer, delivery, or other disposition, and with respect to a financial institution includes a deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, loan, extension of credit, purchase or sale of any stock, bond, certificate of deposit, or other monetary instrument, use of a safety deposit box, or any other payment, transfer, or delivery by, through, or to a financial institution, by whatever means effected.(j) “Virtual currency” means a medium of exchange in electronic or digital format that is not a coin or currency (Fla. Stat. § 896.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Airbag Antitheft Act
- Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty
- Currency more than $10,000 received in trade or business; report required; noncompliance penalties
- False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty
- Merchandising of dogs; required records; penalty for violation
- Misuse of confidential information
- Obtaining property by fraudulent promise to furnish inside information
- Retail fuel theft
- Sale and delivery of firearms
- Sale of used goods as new; penalty
- Sale of used motor vehicle goods as new; penalty
- Sale or transfer of multiuse tickets
Related terms in the same statutes
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