Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 817.08 — Receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher
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. § 817.08
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.
Whoever enters into a written agreement with any master or owner of a vessel to perform certain services upon said vessel as seaman or sponge fisher for a contemplated voyage, and receives or accepts any money or goods, wares or merchandise, as advances or bounty for the performance of said services, and shall willfully and without just cause refuse to perform said services, or to go on said vessel at the time of the sailing of the same, 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 receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.08.
Which Florida statute covers receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher?
Receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.08 (Receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher).
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