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Fla. Stat. § 831.26 — Circulating any substitute for regular currency

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 831: Forgery and Counterfeiting, Florida Statutes.

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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 831.26

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. § 831.26Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
Whoever issues or circulates, or causes to be issued or circulated, or assists in issuing or circulating as a substitute in any respect for the currency recognized by law, any scrip, notes, bills, or any other written, engraved or lithographed paper payable in anything other than money, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

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Questions this section answers

Is circulating any substitute for regular currency a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Circulating any substitute for regular currency is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 831.26.

Which Florida statute covers circulating any substitute for regular currency?

Circulating any substitute for regular currency is governed by Fla. Stat. § 831.26 (Circulating any substitute for regular currency).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.