Florida Statute 317.0017 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 317
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TITLING

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F.S. 317.0017

317.0017 Offenses involving vehicle identification numbers, applications, certificates, papers; penalty.—

(1) A person may not:

(a) Alter or forge any certificate of title to an off-highway vehicle or any assignment thereof or any cancellation of any lien on an off-highway vehicle.

(b) Retain or use such certificate, assignment, or cancellation knowing that it has been altered or forged.

(c) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title to an off-highway vehicle, or pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title or any assignment thereof to an off-highway vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that the off-highway vehicle has been stolen.

(d) Possess, sell or offer for sale, conceal, or dispose of in this state an off-highway vehicle, or major component part thereof, on which any motor number or vehicle identification number affixed by the manufacturer or by a state agency has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced, with knowledge of such destruction, removal, covering, alteration, or defacement, except as provided in s. 319.30(4).

(e) Use a false or fictitious name, give a false or fictitious address, or make any false statement in any application or affidavit required under this chapter or in a bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership or otherwise commit a fraud in any application.

(2) A person may not knowingly obtain goods, services, credit, or money by means of an invalid, duplicate, fictitious, forged, counterfeit, stolen, or unlawfully obtained certificate of title, registration, bill of sale, or other indicia of ownership of an off-highway vehicle.

(3) A person may not knowingly obtain goods, services, credit, or money by means of a certificate of title to an off-highway vehicle, which certificate is required by law to be surrendered to the department.

(4) A person may not knowingly and with intent to defraud have in his or her possession, sell, offer to sell, counterfeit, or supply a blank, forged, fictitious, counterfeit, stolen, or fraudulently or unlawfully obtained certificate of title, bill of sale, or other indicia of ownership of an off-highway vehicle or conspire to do any of the foregoing.

(5) A person, firm, or corporation may not knowingly possess, manufacture, sell or exchange, offer to sell or exchange, supply in blank, or give away any counterfeit manufacturer’s or state-assigned identification number plates or serial plates or any decal used for the purpose of identifying an off-highway vehicle. An officer, agent, or employee of any person, firm, or corporation, or any person may not authorize, direct, aid in exchange, or give away, or conspire to authorize, direct, aid in exchange, or give away, such counterfeit manufacturer’s or state-assigned identification number plates or serial plates or any decal. However, this subsection does not apply to any approved replacement manufacturer’s or state-assigned identification number plates or serial plates or any decal issued by the department or any state.

(6) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any off-highway vehicle used in violation of this section constitutes contraband that may be seized by a law enforcement agency and that is subject to forfeiture proceedings pursuant to ss. 932.701-932.704. This section is not exclusive of any other penalties prescribed by any existing or future laws for the larceny or unauthorized taking of off-highway vehicles, but is supplementary thereto.

History.—s. 55, ch. 2005-164.

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Amendments to 317.0017

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 317.0017

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S317.0017 1a - FORGERY OF - ALTER FORGE ATV DOCUMENTS - F: T

S317.0017 1b - POSSESS FORGED - KEEP USE ALTERED FORGED ATV DOCUMENTS - F: T

S317.0017 1c - POSSESS STOLEN PROP - PROCURE PASS DOCUMENTS FOR STOLEN ATV - F: T

S317.0017 1d - FRAUD - POSS SELL CONCEAL ATV WITH ALTERED VIN - F: T

S317.0017 1e - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - GIVE FALSE INFO ON ATV DOCUMENTS - F: T

S317.0017 2 - FRAUD - USE INVALID UNLAW ATV DOCS GET GOODS SERVICES - F: T

S317.0017 3 - FRAUD - USE UNLAW ATV TITLE OBTAIN GOODS SERVICES - F: T

S317.0017 4 - FRAUD - POSSESS SELL UNLAWFUL ATV DOCUMENTS - F: T

S317.0017 5 - FRAUD - POSSESS SELL MFGR UNLAWFUL ATV VIN PLATE - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 317.0017

Total Results: 20

Sottilaro v. Figueroa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-02-08

Citation: 86 So. 3d 505, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 1787, 2012 WL 385493

Snippet: statements come within the protective cloak of § 317.17 F.S.A. The latter section, as previously noted

City of Hollywood v. Mulligan

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-07-06

Citation: 934 So. 2d 1238, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 461, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 1476, 2006 WL 1837930

Snippet: violations); §§ 206.205, 316.80, 212.16, 316.191, 319.35, 317.0017, 316.1935, 320.30, 322.34, Fla. Stat. (2005) (concerning

Gaudette v. Gaudette

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-12-17

Citation: 890 So. 2d 1161, 2004 WL 2930891

Snippet: monthly gross income of $4,317.17, or an annual income of $51,806.04 (12 x $4,317.17). His monthly deductions

Perlman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-11-22

Citation: 269 So. 2d 385

Snippet: 70; Martin v. Karel, 1932, 106 Fla. 363, 143 So. 317; 17 Fla.Jur., supra, § 62; 12 Fla. L. & P., supra,

Ellingson v. Willis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-12-29

Citation: 170 So. 2d 311

Snippet: statement was obviously privileged under F.S. Sec. 317.17, F.S.A. and (3) the obvious purpose of the question

Rosenfeld v. Johnson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-03-03

Citation: 161 So. 2d 703

Snippet: 35 Fla.Jur., Witnesses, § 240, et seq. Section 317.17 Fla. Stat., F.S.A., which makes motor vehicle accident

Southern Life & Health Insurance Company v. Medley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-02-25

Citation: 161 So. 2d 19

Snippet: court sustained the objection on the basis of § 317.17 *21 Fla. Stat., F.S.A.,[1] to the effect that the

Williams v. Scott

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-04-26

Citation: 153 So. 2d 18

Snippet: testimony should have been excluded under Fla. Stat. § 317.17 F.S.A.[1] The testimony of the officer was as follows:

Hancock v. McDonald

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-01-03

Citation: 148 So. 2d 56

Snippet: were privileged under the provisions of Section 317.17, Florida Statutes, as statements made to an investigating

Ellsworth v. Nash Miami Motors, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-05-16

Citation: 142 So. 2d 733, 1962 Fla. LEXIS 2694

Snippet: statements by defendant were, under F.S. §§ 317.13-317.17, F.S.A.,2 erroneously admitted into evidence. The

Lobree v. Caporossi

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-03-14

Citation: 139 So. 2d 510

Snippet: report of such accident to the department." Section 317.17, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., is as follows: "All

Nash Miami Motors, Inc. v. Ellsworth

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1961-05-11

Citation: 129 So. 2d 704

Snippet: render reports to the department." Further, section 317.17, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., provides in part as follows:

Ratner v. Arrington

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-04-09

Citation: 111 So. 2d 82

Snippet: Duke, Fla. 1949, 42 So.2d 361, which held that § 317.17, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., requiring motor vehicle accident

Ippolito v. Brener

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1956-09-12

Citation: 89 So. 2d 650

Snippet: appears to be within the privilege of F.S.A. § 317.17. This privilege was interpreted fully in Stevens

Kaplan v. Roth

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1956-01-13

Citation: 84 So. 2d 559

Snippet: the interpretation of these cases, including Sec. 317.17, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. We are of the view however

St. Germain v. Carpenter

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1956-01-11

Citation: 84 So. 2d 556

Snippet: properly excluded from evidence under F.S. Sec. 317.17, F.S.A., Stevens v. Duke, Fla., 42 So.2d 361. It

Herbert v. Garner

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1955-02-11

Citation: 78 So. 2d 727

Snippet: v. Stewart, 227 Iowa 1273, 290 N.W. 700. F.S. § 317.17, F.S.A., forbids the use in evidence at any trial

Stevens v. Duke

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1949-10-11

Citation: 42 So. 2d 361, 1949 Fla. LEXIS 999

Snippet: by the driver to be forwarded to Purtle. Section 317.17, Florida Statutes, 1941, F.S.A. provides that "All

Sea Crest Corporation v. Burley

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1949-01-25

Citation: 38 So. 2d 434, 1949 Fla. LEXIS 1224

Snippet: for adjudication the question viz: Does section 317.17, F.S.A., render a statement or admission made by

Marshall v. Cliett

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1929-01-11

Citation: 119 So. 518, 97 Fla. 11

Snippet: 980, 7 So. R. 163; West v. Reynolds, 35 Fla. 317, 17 So. R. 740; McClinton v. Chapin, 54 Fla. 510, 45