Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 831.26 — Circulating any substitute for regular currency
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 831: Forgery and Counterfeiting, Florida Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
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.
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).
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