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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 201
EXCISE TAX ON DOCUMENTS
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F.S. 201.18
201.18 Penalties for illegal use of stamps.
(1) Whoever fraudulently cuts, tears, or removes from any vellum, parchment, paper, instrument, writing, or document, upon which any tax is imposed by this chapter, any adhesive stamp used in pursuance of this chapter, or fraudulently uses, joins, fixes, or places to, with, or upon any vellum, parchment, paper, instrument, writing, or document, upon which any tax is imposed by this chapter:
(a) Any adhesive stamp which has been cut, torn, or removed from any other vellum, parchment, paper, instrument, writing, or document, upon which any tax is imposed by this chapter,
(b) Any adhesive stamp of insufficient value, or
(c) Any forged or counterfeited stamp; or
(2) Whoever willfully removes or alters the cancellation or defacing marks of, or otherwise prepares, any adhesive stamp with intent to use or cause the same to be used after it has already been used, or knowingly or willfully buys, sells, offers for sale, or gives away any such washed or restored stamp to any person for use, or knowingly uses the same, or whoever knowingly and without lawful excuse has in possession any washed, restored, or altered stamp which has been removed from any vellum, parchment, paper, instrument, writing, or document; or
(3) Whoever knowingly or willfully prepares, buys, sells, offers for sale, or has in his, her, or its possession any counterfeit stamps,

is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.s. 4, ch. 15787, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 7473(7); s. 106, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 71-344; s. 14, ch. 83-216; s. 66, ch. 87-6; s. 1053, ch. 95-147.

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Amendments to 201.18


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 201.18
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S201.18 1 - FORGERY - AFFIX REMOVE STAMP FROM ANOTHER DOC FORG STAMP - F: T
S201.18 1 - COUNTERFEITING - AFFIX COUNTERFEITED STAMP - F: T
S201.18 1 - FRAUD - AFFIX STAMP OF INSUFFICIENT VALUE - F: T
S201.18 2 - FORGERY OF - REMOVE CANCELLATION MARKS ON DOCUMENT STAMP - F: T
S201.18 3 - COUNTERFEITING OF - PREPARE COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENT STAMP - F: T
S201.18 3 - PASS COUNTERFEITED - SELL OR OFFER COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENT STAMP - F: T
S201.18 3 - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - DOCUMENT STAMP - F: T
S201.18 3 - COUNTERFEITING - BUY COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENT STAMP - F: T



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 201.18

Total Results: 20

Wolf v. Doll

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-11-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 229 So. 3d 1280

Snippet: rule 5.040(a) of the Florida Probate Rules.” § 731.201(18), Fla. Stat. (2013). Rule 5.040(a) provides for

ROSALIE WOLF v. JO ANN DOLL

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-11-14T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: rule 5.040(a) of the Florida Probate Rules.” § 731.201(18), Fla. Stat. (2013). Rule 5.040(a) provides for

Estate of Shefner v. Shefner-Holden

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-02-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 2 So. 3d 1076, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1042, 2009 WL 322153

Snippet: receive property under the laws of intestacy. §§ 731.201(18), 732.103(1), Fla. Stat. (2003); Snyder v. Davis

Balboni v. LaROCQUE

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-10-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 991 So. 2d 993

Snippet: descendants who were heirs at law pursuant to section 731.201(18), Florida Statutes (2006): 1) son, Ron; 2) daughter

In Re Amend. to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-07-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 986 So. 2d 576

Snippet: § 731.105, Fla. Stat. In rem proceeding. § 731.201(18), (22), Fla. Stat. General definitions. § 731.301

City of Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency v. 1843, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-03-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 980 So. 2d 1138, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 4357, 2008 WL 782614

Snippet: the preservation of historic resources.” § 187.201(18)(b)6, Fla. Stat. (1985). I dissent as to CRA’s

Glover v. Miller

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-01-30T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 947 So. 2d 1254

Snippet: succession to the property of a decedent." § 731.201(18), Fla. Stat. (2006). If the decedent has no spouse

McEnderfer v. Keefe

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-04-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 903 So. 2d 234, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 5535

Snippet: to someone designated as an heir in section 731.201(18), Florida Statutes (2002). Estate of Murphy, 340

Traeger v. CREDIT FIRST NAT. ASS'N

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-01-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 864 So. 2d 1188

Snippet: Fla. 515, 78 So. 605, 607 (1918)). Section 731.201(18) defines "heirs" as "mean[ing] those…succession to the property of a decedent." § 731.201(18), Fla. Stat. (2002).[3] The purpose of the homestead

Moss v. Estate of Moss

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-01-30T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 777 So. 2d 1110

Snippet: NOT AN HEIR UNDER THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 731.201(18), FLORIDA STATUTES (1993). Answering the question

Terners of Miami Corp. v. Busot

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-06-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 764 So. 2d 701

Snippet: JCC approval for deauthorization. See Ch. 90-201, § 18, at 923-924, Laws of Fla. In interpreting section

Williams v. Dorrell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-07-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 714 So. 2d 574

Snippet: ). Florida's intestacy statute, section 731.201(18), Florida Statute (1997), defines "heirs"

Snyder v. Davis

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1997-09-18T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 699 So. 2d 999

Snippet: NOT AN HEIR UNDER THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 731.201(18), FLORIDA STATUTES (1993). Id. at 1193. We have… explained its position as follows: Section 731.201(18) defines "heirs" as "those persons…creditors, "devisees" may not. Section 731.201(18), Florida Statutes (1989), defines heirs or heirs…. We disagree. Heirs, as defined in section 731.201(18), are simply those persons entitled to receive …heirs to mean a class of heirs. Yet, section 731.201(18), Florida Statutes (1993), states that the word

Walker v. Mickler

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1997-09-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 699 So. 2d 687, 22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 595, 1997 Fla. LEXIS 1441, 1997 WL 578294

Snippet: NOT AN HEIR UNDER THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 731.201(18), FLORIDA STATUTES (1993). Davis, 681 So.2d at

Farrior v. Estate of Farrior

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-05-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 694 So. 2d 804, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 4964, 1997 WL 231493

Snippet: NOT AN HEIR UNDER THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 731.201(18), FLORIDA STATUTES (1993)? Affirmed. SCHOONOVER

In Re Estate of Hinterleiter

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-04-18T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 692 So. 2d 234

Snippet: section of the Probate Code. *236 Section 731.201(18) defines "heirs" as "those persons…NOT AN HEIR UNDER THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 731.201(18), FLORIDA STATUTES (1993)? After we decided Davis

Walker v. Mickler

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-01-30T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 687 So. 2d 1328

Snippet: #39;s intestate succession statute, section 731.201(18), Florida Statutes (1993), and, thus, he cannot…creditors, "devisees" may not. Section 731.201(18), Florida Statutes (1989), defines heirs and heirs… cannot agree. Heirs, as defined in section 731.201(18), are simply those persons entitled to receive

Davis v. Snyder

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-10-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 681 So. 2d 1191

Snippet: referred to section 731.201(18) for the definition of "heirs." Section 731.201(18) defines "heirs…Florida Constitution and as defined in sections 731.201(18) and 732.103. If she is, she is thereby entitled…section 4(b) of the Florida Constitution. Section 731.201(18) defines "heirs" as "those persons…NOT AN HEIR UNDER THE DEFINITION IN SECTION 731.201(18), FLORIDA STATUTES (1993)? *1194 We reverse the

Jackson Manor Nursing Home v. Ortiz

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-09-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 606 So. 2d 422

Snippet: section 440.13(2)(f), Florida Statutes, Ch. 90-201, § 18, Laws of Fla., which specifically requires that

Jackson Manor Nursing Home v. Ortiz

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-09-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 606 So. 2d 422, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 9441

Snippet: section 440.13(2)(f), Florida Statutes, Ch. 90-201, § 18, Laws of Fla., which specifically requires that