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Fla. Stat. § 817.15 — False entries in books of business entity
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. § 817.15
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 officer, agent, clerk or servant of a business entity who makes a false entry in the books thereof, with intent to defraud, and any person whose duty it is to make in such books a record or entry of the transfer of stock, or of the issuing and canceling of certificates thereof, or of the amount of stock issued by such business entity, who omits to make a true record or entry thereof, with intent to defraud, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Is false entries in books of business entity a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
False entries in books of business entity is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.15.
Which Florida statute covers false entries in books of business entity?
False entries in books of business entity is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.15 (False entries in books of business entity).
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