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Fla. Stat. § 817.05 — False statements to merchants as to financial condition
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part I: False Pretenses and Frauds,generally, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 817.05
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Any merchant in the state, before extending credit to any person applying for the same, may require such applicant to furnish a statement in writing showing the property owned and the salary being earned by said applicant, and if said statement, or any part thereof, is false, provided the same be made willfully, and signed by applicant in presence of two witnesses, and any person obtains credit from any merchant by reason of the merchant relying on and being deceived by said false statement, or any part thereof, then said person so obtaining credit or goods shall be deemed guilty of obtaining money or goods under false pretenses and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is false statements to merchants as to financial condition a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
False statements to merchants as to financial condition is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.05.
Which Florida statute covers false statements to merchants as to financial condition?
False statements to merchants as to financial condition is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.05 (False statements to merchants as to financial condition).
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