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Fla. Stat. § 817.061 — Misleading solicitation of payments prohibited
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. § 817.061
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.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, company, corporation, agency, association, partnership, institution, or charitable entity to solicit payment of money by another by means of a statement or invoice, or any writing that would reasonably be interpreted as a statement or invoice, for goods not yet ordered or for services not yet performed and not yet ordered, unless there appears on the face of the statement or invoice or writing in 30-point boldfaced type the following warning:“This is a solicitation for the order of goods or services, and you are under no obligation to make payment unless you accept the offer contained herein.”
(2) Any person damaged by noncompliance with this section, in addition to other remedies, is entitled to damages in the amount equal to 3 times the sum solicited.
(3) Any person, company, corporation, agency, association, partnership, institution, or charitable entity that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.
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Is misleading solicitation of payments prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Misleading solicitation of payments prohibited is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.061.
Which Florida statute covers misleading solicitation of payments prohibited?
Misleading solicitation of payments prohibited is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.061 (Misleading solicitation of payments prohibited).
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