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Florida Statute 324.221 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 324.221 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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324.221 Penalties.—
(1) Any person who makes any misstatement in or commits any forgery upon notice required to be filed hereunder or who makes any false affidavit in connection with the transfer or proposed transfer of the registration of a motor vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) Any person who violates any other provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) Any person who operates a motor vehicle with an attached license plate which is not registered under the name of the owner of the vehicle and whose driver license or vehicle registration is currently under suspension pursuant to a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 9, ch. 57-147; s. 221, ch. 71-136; ss. 11, 12, ch. 88-370; s. 43, ch. 91-224.
Note.—Former s. 324.17.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 324.221

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§324.221(1)PERJURYVIOL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FALSE AFFIDAVITM · 2nd
§324.221(1)FORGERY OFNOTICE RE VIOLATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWM · 2nd
§324.221(1)FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTVIOL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW MISSTATEMENTM · 2nd
§324.221(2)NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOLOTHER VIOLATION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWM · 2nd
§324.221(3)MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLOPR VEH PLATE NOT UND OWNER DR LIC REGIST SUSPM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 324.221

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·United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Salgado, 22 So. 3d 594 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 10733, 2009 WL 2382408

627.736(9) was amended in 2007 and moved to section 324.0221, Florida Statutes (2008). Chapter 324 is entitled
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·Frazier v. State, 515 So. 2d 1061 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1987 WL 1913

...demeanors at the present time. This argument is without merit. In Johnson v. State, 476 So.2d 786 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985), the court held that a defendant's prior conviction should be scored as it was classified at the time he committed the crime. Here, section 324.221(2), Florida Statutes (1973), provided that any person who violated Chapter 324, the Financial Responsibility Law of 1955, for which no penalty was otherwise provided, was guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. It should also be noted that section 324.221(2), Florida Statutes (1985), provides for the same penalty....
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 324 matters in the context of auto insurance and financial responsibility and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.