Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 817.566 — Misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution
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. § 817.566
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.
Any person who, with intent to defraud, misrepresents his or her association with, or academic standing or other progress at, any postsecondary educational institution by falsely making, altering, simulating, or forging a document, degree, certificate, diploma, award, record, letter, transcript, form, or other paper; or any person who causes or procures such a misrepresentation; or any person who utters and publishes or otherwise represents such a document, degree, certificate, diploma, award, record, letter, transcript, form, or other paper as true, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Individuals who present a religious academic degree from any college, university, seminary, or institution which is not licensed by the Commission for Independent Education or which is not exempt pursuant to the provisions of s. 1005.06 shall disclose the religious nature of the degree upon presentation.
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Is misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.566.
Which Florida statute covers misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution?
Misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.566 (Misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution).
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