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Fla. Stat. § 877.18 — Identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 877: Miscellaneous Crimes, Florida Statutes.

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Identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 877.18

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. § 877.18Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes

(1) It is unlawful for any person, except a governmental agency or instrumentality, to sell or issue, or to offer to sell or issue, in this state any identification card or document purporting to contain the age or date of birth of the person in whose name it was issued, unless:(a) Prior to selling or issuing such card or document, the person has first obtained from the applicant and retains for a period of 3 years from the date of sale:1. An authenticated or certified copy of proof of age as provided in s. 1003.21(4); and2. A notarized affidavit from the applicant attesting to the applicant’s age and that the proof-of-age document required by subparagraph 1. is for such applicant.(b) Prior to offering to sell such cards in this state, the person has included in any offer for sale of identification cards or documents that such cards cannot be sold or issued without the applicants’ first submitting the documents required by paragraph (a).(c) The identification card or document contains the business name and street address of the person selling or issuing such card or document. (2) For the purposes of this section, the term “offer to sell” includes every inducement, solicitation, attempt, or printed or media advertisement to encourage a person to purchase an identification card. (3) All records required to be maintained by this section shall be available for inspection without warrant upon reasonable demand by any law enforcement officer, including, but not limited to, a state attorney investigator or an investigator for the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. (4) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The failure to produce the documents required by subsection (1), upon lawful request therefor, is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. (5) The state attorney for any county in which a violation of this section occurs or the Attorney General may enjoin any sale or offer for sale in violation of this section by temporary and permanent injunction by application to any court of competent jurisdiction.

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Is identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 877.18.

Which Florida statute covers identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance?

Identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance is governed by Fla. Stat. § 877.18 (Identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance).

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