Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 818.02 — Executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 818: Sale of Mortgaged Personal Property; Similar Offenses, Florida Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 818.02
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.
Whoever executes a second or subsequent mortgage of personal property and receives money or thing of value therein without first notifying the second or subsequent mortgagee of the existence of the prior mortgage or mortgages, whether the same be recorded or not, and of the amount of such prior indebtedness, 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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Questions this section answers
Is executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 818.02.
Which Florida statute covers executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages?
Executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages is governed by Fla. Stat. § 818.02 (Executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages).
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