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Fla. Stat. § 817.2341 — False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Part I: False Pretenses and Frauds,generally, Florida Statutes.

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False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 817.2341

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.

Fla. Stat. § 817.2341Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes

(1) Any person who willfully files with the department or office, or who willfully signs for filing with the department or office, a materially false or materially misleading financial statement or document in support of such statement required by law or rule, with intent to deceive and with knowledge that the statement or document is materially false or materially misleading, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (2)(a) Any person who makes a false entry of a material fact in any book, report, or statement relating to a transaction of an insurer or entity organized pursuant to chapter 624 or chapter 641, intending to deceive any person about the financial condition or solvency of the insurer or entity, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(b) If the false entry of a material fact is made with the intent to deceive any person as to the impairment of capital, as defined in s. 631.011(12), of the insurer or entity or is the significant cause of the insurer or entity being placed in conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation by a court, the person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (3)(a) Any person who knowingly makes a material false statement or report to the department or office or any agent of the department or office, or knowingly and materially overvalues any property in any document or report prepared to be presented to the department or office or any agent of the department or office, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(b) If the material false statement or report or the material overvaluation is made with the intent to deceive any person as to the impairment of capital, as defined in s. 631.011(12), of an insurer or entity organized pursuant to chapter 624 or chapter 641, or is the significant cause of the insurer or entity being placed in receivership by a court, the person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (4) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” means the Department of Financial Services.(b) “Office” means the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission.

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Is false or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

It depends on the circumstances: false or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty ranges from a Felony of the Third Degree to a Felony of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.2341.

False or misleading financial statement filed with department/office: Felony of the Third Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.2341(1)) · False entry of material fact regarding insurer transaction: Felony of the Third Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.2341(2)(a)) · False entry causing capital impairment deception or receivership: Felony of the First Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.2341(2)(b)) · False statement, report, or overvaluation to department/office: Felony of the Third Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.2341(3)(a)) · False statement or overvaluation causing capital impairment deception or receivership: Felony of the First Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.2341(3)(b))

Which Florida statute covers false or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty?

False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.2341 (False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.