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Fla. Stat. § 817.37 — Touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks

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. § 817.37

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. § 817.37Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) Any person who knowingly and designedly by false representation attempts to, or does persuade, procure or cause another person to wager on a horse in a race to be run in this state or elsewhere, and upon which money is wagered in this state, and who asks or demands compensation as a reward for information or purported information given in such case is a tout, and is guilty of touting. (2) Any person who is a tout, or who attempts or conspires to commit touting, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (3) Any person who in the commission of touting falsely uses the name of any official of the Florida Gaming Control Commission, its inspectors or attaches, or of any official of any racetrack association, or the names of any owner, trainer, jockey, or other person licensed by the Florida Gaming Control Commission, as the source of any information or purported information shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (4) Any person who has been convicted of touting by any court, and the record of whose conviction on such charge is on file in the office of the Florida Gaming Control Commission, any court of this state, or of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or any person who has been ejected from any racetrack of this or any other state for touting or practices inimical to the public interest shall be excluded from all racetracks in this state and if such person returns to a racetrack he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any such person who refuses to leave such track when ordered to do so by inspectors of the Florida Gaming Control Commission or by any peace officer, or by an accredited attache of a racetrack or association shall be guilty of a separate offense which shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

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Is touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

It depends on the circumstances: touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks ranges from a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree to a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.37.

Touting: Misdemeanor of the Second Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.37(2)) · Touting by false use of official or licensed person's name: Felony of the Third Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.37(3)) · Return to racetrack after touting conviction or ejection: Misdemeanor of the Second Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.37(4)) · Refusal to leave racetrack when ordered: Misdemeanor of the Second Degree (Fla. Stat. § 817.37(4))

Which Florida statute covers touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks?

Touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.37 (Touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.