Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 817.16 — False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud
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. § 817.16
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, director, agent or clerk of any bank, trust company, building and loan association, small loan licensee, credit union, or other corporation under the supervision of the Office of Financial Regulation of the Financial Services Commission or formerly the Department of Banking and Finance, who willfully and knowingly subscribes or exhibits any false paper with intent to deceive any person authorized to examine as to the records of such bank, trust company, building and loan association, small loan licensee, credit union, or other corporation under the supervision of the Office of Financial Regulation or formerly the Department of Banking and Finance, or willfully and knowingly subscribes to or makes any false reports to the Office of Financial Regulation or subscribed to or made any such false report to the Department of Banking and Finance or causes to be published any false report, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Questions this section answers
Is false reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.16.
Which Florida statute covers false reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud?
False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.16 (False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud).
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