Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 831.23 — Impeding circulation
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 831: Forgery and Counterfeiting, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 831.23
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 maliciously gathers up or retains or maliciously does any gathering up or retaining any bills or notes of any bank or banking company current by law or usage in this state for the purpose of endangering or impeding the circulation or business of such bank or banking company, or to compel it to do any act whatever out of its usual course of business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In the prosecution of any such offense it will not be necessary to set out and describe each bill, but it shall be sufficient to aver and prove any amount of the bills of any bank which has been gathered up or retained.
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Is impeding circulation a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Impeding circulation is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 831.23.
Which Florida statute covers impeding circulation?
Impeding circulation is governed by Fla. Stat. § 831.23 (Impeding circulation).
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