Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 817.23 — Making false affidavit 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. § 817.23
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 a master, other officer, or mariner of a ship or vessel, makes or causes to be made, or swears to any false affidavit or protest, or if an owner or other person concerned in such ship or vessel or in the goods and property laden on board the same, procures any such false affidavits or protest to be made, or exhibits the same, with intent to injure, deceive or defraud an insurer of such ship or vessel, or of any goods or property laden on board the same, he or she shall be guilty of 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 making false affidavit to defraud insurer a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Making false affidavit to defraud insurer is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.23.
Which Florida statute covers making false affidavit to defraud insurer?
Making false affidavit to defraud insurer is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.23 (Making false affidavit to defraud insurer).
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