Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 817.22 — Making false invoice to defraud insurer
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. § 817.22
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.
If the owner of a ship or vessel or of property laden or pretended to be laden on board the same, or if any other person concerned in the lading or fitting out of a ship or vessel, makes out or exhibits, or causes to be made out or exhibited, a false or fraudulent invoice, bill of lading, bill or parcels or other false estimates of any goods or property laden or pretended to be laden, on board such ship or vessel, with intent to injure and defraud an insurer of such ship, vessel or property, or of any part thereof, he or she shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Is making false invoice to defraud insurer a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Making false invoice to defraud insurer is a Felony of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.22.
Which Florida statute covers making false invoice to defraud insurer?
Making false invoice to defraud insurer is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.22 (Making false invoice to defraud insurer).
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