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Fla. Stat. § 817.235 — Personal property; removing or altering identification marks
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. § 817.235
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) Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who, with intent to prevent identification by the true owner, removes, erases, defaces, or otherwise alters any serial number or other mark of identification placed on any item of personal property by the manufacturer or owner thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) Any person who possesses any item of personal property with the knowledge that the serial number or other mark of identification placed thereon by the manufacturer or owner thereof has been removed, erased, defaced, or otherwise altered with intent to prevent identification by the true owner is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is personal property; removing or altering identification marks a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Personal property; removing or altering identification marks is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.235.
Which Florida statute covers personal property; removing or altering identification marks?
Personal property; removing or altering identification marks is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.235 (Personal property; removing or altering identification marks).
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