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FL Stat § 817.418 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.418 - Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud.

817.418 Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud.—(1) As used in this section, the term “personal protective equipment” means protective clothing or equipment, including, but not limited to, face masks, face shields, gloves, goggles, gowns, helmets, or respirators designed to protect a person from infectious materials, communicable disease, or other illness.(2) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully make a materially false or misleading statement or to knowingly and willfully disseminate false or misleading information relating to the characteristics, authenticity, effectiveness, or availability of personal protective equipment in any marketing or advertising material; on a website, social media platform, or other media; or by telephone, text message, mail, or e-mail, with the intent to obtain or receive any money or other valuable consideration.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(b) A person who commits a second or subsequent violation of this subsection commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(3) Prosecution for a violation of this section may be brought on behalf of the state by any state attorney or by the statewide prosecutor.(4) If the Attorney General reasonably believes that a person has committed a violation of this section, the Attorney General may institute a civil action for a violation of this section or to prevent a violation of this section. An action for relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order, or any other appropriate order.History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-34.
FL Stat § 817.43 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.43 - Exemption.

817.43 Exemption.—The provisions of s. 817.40 or s. 817.41 shall not apply to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication, or the owner or operator of a radio or television station, or any other owner or operator of a media primarily devoted to advertising, who publishes, broadcasts, or otherwise disseminates an advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive or misleading character.History.—s. 4, ch. 59-301; s. 178, ch. 79-164.
FL Stat § 817.44 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.44 - Intentional false advertising prohibited.

817.44 Intentional false advertising prohibited.—(1) WHAT CONSTITUTES INTENTIONAL FALSE ADVERTISING.—It is unlawful to offer for sale or to issue invitations for offers for the sale of any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, or any services, professional or otherwise, by placing or causing to be placed before the general public, by any means whatever, an advertisement describing such property or services as part of a plan or scheme with the intent not to sell such property or services so advertised, or with the intent not to sell such property or services at the price at which it was represented in the advertisement to be available for purchase by any member of the general public.(2) PRESUMPTION OF VIOLATION.—The failure to sell any article or a class of articles advertised, or the refusal to sell at the price at which it was advertised to be available for purchase, shall create a rebuttable presumption of an intent to violate this section.(3) EXEMPTION.—This section shall not apply to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication, or the owner or operator of a radio station, television station or other advertising media, who places before the public an advertisement in good faith without knowledge that the person so engaging or hiring such owner, operator, or publisher has the intent not to sell the property or services so advertised or with the intent not to sell such property or services at the price at which it was represented in the advertisement to be available for purchase by any member of the general public.History.—s. 5, ch. 59-301.
FL Stat § 817.45 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.45 - Penalty.

817.45 Penalty.—Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of s. 817.41, s. 817.411, or s. 817.44 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for violation of s. 817.41, s. 817.411, or s. 817.44, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by both.History.—s. 6, ch. 59-301; s. 872, ch. 71-136; s. 179, ch. 79-164; s. 1, ch. 89-68.
FL Stat § 817.47 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.47 - Insurance advertising exempt.

817.47 Insurance advertising exempt.—Nothing in ss. 817.40, 817.41, 817.43-817.45, and 817.47 shall be deemed to apply to advertising in connection with sales of insurance which are regulated under the insurance laws of this state.History.—s. 9, ch. 59-301; s. 74, ch. 95-211.
FL Stat § 817.481 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.481 - Credit or purchases; obtaining illicitly.

817.481 Credit or purchases; obtaining illicitly.—(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or attempt to obtain credit, or to purchase or attempt to purchase any goods, property, or service, by the use of any false, fictitious, counterfeit, or expired credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device, or by the use of any credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device of another person without the authority of the person to whom such card, number, or device was issued, or by the use of any credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device in any case where such card, number, or device has been revoked and notice of revocation has been given to the person to whom issued.(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to avoid or attempt to avoid or to cause another to avoid payment of the lawful charges, in whole or in part, for any telephone or telegraph service or for the transmission of a message, signal or other communication by telephone or telegraph or over telephone or telegraph facilities by the use of any fraudulent scheme, means or method, or any mechanical, electric, or electronic device.(3)(a) If the value of the property, goods, or services obtained or which are sought to be obtained in violation of this section is $300 or more, the offender shall be guilty of grand larceny.(b) If the value of the property, goods, or services obtained or which are sought to be obtained in violation of this section is less than $300 the offender shall be guilty of petit larceny.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-83; s. 1, ch. 65-245; s. 1, ch. 65-128; s. 873, ch. 71-136; s. 4, ch. 86-161; s. 15, ch. 2015-166.
FL Stat § 817.482 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.482 - Possessing or transferring device for theft of telecommunications service; concealment of destination of telecommunications service.

817.482 Possessing or transferring device for theft of telecommunications service; concealment of destination of telecommunications service.—(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to:(a) Make or possess any instrument, apparatus, equipment or device designed or adapted for use for the purpose of avoiding or attempting to avoid payment of telecommunications service in violation of s. 817.481; or(b) Sell, give, transport, or otherwise transfer to another, or offer or advertise to sell, give, or otherwise transfer, any instrument, apparatus, equipment, or device described in paragraph (a), or plans or instructions for making or assembling the same; under circumstances evincing an intent to use or employ such instrument, apparatus, equipment, or device, or to allow the same to be used or employed, for a purpose described in paragraph (a), or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be so used, or that the aforesaid plans or instructions are intended to be used for making or assembling such instrument, apparatus, equipment, or device.Any person violating the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(2) Any person who shall make or possess, for purposes of avoiding or attempting to avoid payment for long-distance telecommunication services, any electronic device capable of duplicating tones or sounds utilized in long-distance telecommunications shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(3) Any such instrument, apparatus, equipment, or device, or plans or instructions therefor, referred to in subsections (1) and (2), may be seized by court order or under a search warrant of a judge or incident to a lawful arrest; and upon the conviction of any person for a violation of any provision of this act, or s. 817.481, such instrument, apparatus, equipment, device, plans, or instructions either shall be destroyed as contraband by the sheriff of the county in which such person was convicted or turned over to the telephone company in whose territory such instrument, apparatus, equipment, device, plans, or instructions were seized.History.—s. 2, ch. 65-245; s. 874, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 74-137; s. 14, ch. 2004-11.
FL Stat § 817.483 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.483 - Transmission or publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for theft of communication services.

817.483 Transmission or publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for theft of communication services.—Any person who transmits or publishes the number or code of an existing, canceled, revoked, or nonexistent telephone number or credit number or other credit device, or method of numbering or coding which is employed in the issuance of telephone numbers or credit numbers or other credit devices, with the intent to avoid or to cause another to avoid lawful charges is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-138.
FL Stat § 817.484 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.484 - Obtaining telephone calling records by fraudulent means prohibited.

817.484 Obtaining telephone calling records by fraudulent means prohibited.—(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Calling record” means a record held by a telecommunications company of the telephone calls made or text messages sent or received by a customer of that company.(b) “Customer” means a person who has received telephone service from a telecommunications company.(c) “Law enforcement agency” has the same meaning as in s. 23.1225(1)(d).(d) “Telecommunications company” has the same meaning as in s. 364.02, except that the term includes VoIP service and commercial mobile radio service providers.(2) It is a violation of this section for a person to:(a) Obtain or attempt to obtain the calling record of another person without the permission of that person by:1. Making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation to an officer, employee, or agent of a telecommunications company;2. Making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation to a customer of a telecommunications company; or3. Providing any document to an officer, employee, or agent of a telecommunications company, knowing that the document is forged, is counterfeit, was lost or stolen, was fraudulently obtained, or contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation.(b) Ask another person to obtain a calling record, knowing that the other person will obtain, or attempt to obtain, the calling record from the telecommunications company in any manner described in paragraph (a).(c) Sell or offer to sell a calling record obtained in any manner described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).(3) A person who violates this section for the first time commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A second or subsequent violation constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(4) It is not a violation of this section for:(a) A law enforcement agency to obtain a calling record in connection with the performance of the official duties of that agency in accordance with other applicable laws.(b) A telecommunications company, or an officer, employee, or agent of a telecommunications company, to obtain a calling record of that company in the course of:1. Testing the security procedures or systems of the telecommunications company for maintaining the confidentiality of customer information;2. Investigating an allegation of misconduct or negligence on the part of an officer, employee, or agent of the telecommunications company; or3. Recovering a calling record that was obtained or received by another person in any manner described in subsection (2).History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-141.
FL Stat § 817.49 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.49 - False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.

817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever willfully imparts, conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed to a law enforcement officer or employee of a public safety agency false information or reports concerning the alleged commission of any crime under the laws of this state, knowing such information or report to be false, when no such crime has actually been committed, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(2)(a) As used in this section, the term “public safety agency” means a law enforcement agency, professional or volunteer fire department, emergency medical service, ambulance service, or other public entity that dispatches or provides first responder services to respond to crimes, to assist victims of crimes, or to apprehend offenders.(b) If the willful making of a false report of a crime as set forth in this section results in a response by a federal, state, district, municipal, or other public safety agency and the response results in:1. Great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability to any person as a proximate result of lawful conduct arising out of a response, the person making such report commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.2. Death to any person as a proximate result of lawful conduct arising out of a response, the person making such report commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(3) A court shall order any person convicted of violating this section to pay restitution, which shall include full payment for any cost incurred by a responding public safety agency.History.—s. 1, ch. 59-294; s. 875, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2021-64.
FL Stat § 817.50 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.50 - Fraudulently obtaining goods or services from a health care provider; false reports of a communicable disease.

817.50 Fraudulently obtaining goods or services from a health care provider; false reports of a communicable disease.—(1) Whoever shall, willfully and with intent to defraud, obtain or attempt to obtain goods, products, merchandise, or services from any health care provider in this state, as defined in s. 641.19(14), including a person who, during a declared public health emergency as defined in s. 381.00315, willfully and with intent to defraud, claims that he or she has contracted a communicable disease, to obtain or attempt to obtain such goods, products, merchandise, or services or falsely reports that he or she has contracted a communicable disease to a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(2) If any person gives to any health care provider in this state a false or fictitious name or a false or fictitious address or assigns to any health care provider the proceeds of any health maintenance contract or insurance contract, then knowing that such contract is no longer in force, is invalid, or is void for any reason, such action shall be prima facie evidence of the intent of such person to defraud the health care provider. However, this subsection does not apply to investigative actions taken by law enforcement officers for law enforcement purposes in the course of their official duties.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 61-154; s. 876, ch. 71-136; s. 166, ch. 83-216; s. 12, ch. 2000-252; s. 1911, ch. 2003-261; s. 18, ch. 2006-305; s. 3, ch. 2015-120; s. 16, ch. 2015-166.
FL Stat § 817.504 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.504 - Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud.

817.504 Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud.—(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully make a materially false or misleading statement or to knowingly and willfully disseminate false or misleading information regarding the availability of, or access to, a vaccine for the novel coronavirus “COVID-19” or a vaccine for any other pandemic disease in any marketing or advertising material; on a website, social media platform, or other media; or by telephone, text message, mail, or e-mail, with the intent to obtain another person’s personal identification information, as defined in s. 817.568(1)(f), or to obtain or receive any money or other valuable consideration.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(b) A person who commits a second or subsequent violation of this subsection commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(2) Prosecution for a violation of this section may be brought on behalf of the state by any state attorney or by the statewide prosecutor.(3) If the Attorney General reasonably believes that a person has committed a violation of this section, the Attorney General may institute a civil action for a violation of this section or to prevent a violation of this section. An action for relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order, or any other appropriate order.History.—s. 2, ch. 2021-34.
FL Stat § 817.51 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.51 - Obtaining groceries, retail poultry, dairy, bakery, and other retail products; intent to defraud.

817.51 Obtaining groceries, retail poultry, dairy, bakery, and other retail products; intent to defraud.—Any person who shall obtain any items from retail grocery establishments, or retail poultry, dairy, bakery or any other retail dealers with intent to defraud the owner or keeper thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply where there has been an agreement in writing for delay in payments.History.—s. 1, ch. 61-206; s. 1, ch. 67-513; s. 877, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 817.53 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.53 - False charges for radio and television repairs and parts; penalty.

817.53 False charges for radio and television repairs and parts; penalty.—(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly charge for any services which are not actually performed in repairing a radio or television set, or to knowingly charge for any parts which are not actually furnished, or to knowingly misinform a customer concerning what is wrong with his or her radio or television set, or to knowingly and fraudulently substitute parts when such substitution has no relation to the repairing or servicing of the radio or television set.(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 63-383; s. 879, ch. 71-136; s. 1261, ch. 97-102.
FL Stat § 817.54 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.54 - Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation.

817.54 Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation.—Any person who, with intent to defraud, obtains any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt from any person or obtains the signature of any person to any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt by color or aid of fraudulent or false representation or pretenses, or obtains the signature of any person to a mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, or other instrument evidencing a debt, the false making whereof would be punishable as forgery, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.—s. 1, ch. 63-142; s. 880, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 817.55 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVI - Crimes|Chapter 817 - Fraudulent Practices|Part I - False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally (Ss. 817.011-817.569)|817.55 - Tourist attraction advertisement; misleading use of the word “free.”

817.55 Tourist attraction advertisement; misleading use of the word “free.”—(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, including corporations, operating a tourist attraction, event, show, or similar places of business for profit catering to the public to use or advertise in connection therewith the words “free” or “free admission” or any similar words or words of similar or like import and meaning, in a false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent manner, calculated to cause or actually causing any member of the public to be misled, deceived or defrauded to his or her detriment.(2) The state attorney for any county in which any violation of this act occurs may enjoin the use of such word or words by temporary and permanent injunction by application to any court of competent jurisdiction.(3) Violations of this act whether or not enjoined as provided herein, shall be punishable as a misdemeanor of the second degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 63-506; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 881, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 73-283; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 1262, ch. 97-102; s. 24, ch. 2001-64.