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Fla. Stat. § 817.33 — Manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited

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. § 817.33

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. § 817.33Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee, or other person entitled to the contents of any automatic vending machine, slot machine, coinbox telephone or other receptacle, depository, or contrivance designed to receive lawful coin of the United States in connection with the sale, use, or enjoyment of property or service, or who, knowing that the same is intended for unlawful use, shall manufacture for sale, or sell or give away any slug, device or substance whatsoever intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any such automatic vending machine, slot machine, coinbox telephone or other such receptacle, depository or contrivance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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Is manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.33.

Which Florida statute covers manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited?

Manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.33 (Manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.