Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 817.17 — Wrongful use of city, county, or other political subdivision name
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. § 817.17
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) A person or persons engaged in manufacturing in this state may not cause to be printed, stamped, marked, engraved or branded, upon any of the articles manufactured by them, or on any of the boxes, packages, or bands containing such manufactured articles, the name of any city, county, or other political subdivision of the state, other than that in which said articles are manufactured; provided, that this section does not prohibit any person from offering for sale any goods having marked thereon the name of any city, county, or other political subdivision of the state other than that in which said goods were manufactured, if there be no manufactory of similar goods in the city, county, or other political subdivision the name of which is used.
(2) A person violating this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.
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Questions this section answers
Is wrongful use of city, county, or other political subdivision name a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Wrongful use of city, county, or other political subdivision name is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.17.
Which Florida statute covers wrongful use of city, county, or other political subdivision name?
Wrongful use of city, county, or other political subdivision name is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.17 (Wrongful use of city, county, or other political subdivision name).
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