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Fla. Stat. § 817.14 — Procuring assignments of produce upon false representations
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. § 817.14
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.
A person acting for himself or herself or another person, who shall procure any consignment of produce grown in this state, to himself or herself or such other, for sale on commission or for other compensation by any knowingly false representation as to the prevailing market price at such time for such produce at the point to which it is consigned, or as to the price which such person for whom he or she is acting is at said time paying to other consignors for like produce at said place, or as to the condition of the market for such produce at such time and place, and any such person acting for another who shall procure any consignment for sale as aforesaid by false representation of authority to him or her by such other to make a guaranteed price to the consignor, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is procuring assignments of produce upon false representations a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Procuring assignments of produce upon false representations is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.14.
Which Florida statute covers procuring assignments of produce upon false representations?
Procuring assignments of produce upon false representations is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.14 (Procuring assignments of produce upon false representations).
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