Florida Statute 337.135 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVI
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 337
CONTRACTING; ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL, AND USE OF PROPERTY

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F.S. 337.135

337.135 Socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises; punishment for false representation.—

(1) It is unlawful for any individual to fraudulently represent an entity as a socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise for purposes of qualifying for certification as such an enterprise under a program of the department designed to assist socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises in the receipt of contracts with the department for the provision of goods or services. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) An individual found in violation of subsection (1) shall not create a new corporate structure for the purpose of circumventing this section.

History.—s. 3, ch. 87-93.

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Amendments to 337.135

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 337.135

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

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Cases Citing Statute 337.135

Total Results: 2

Quinn v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-09-29T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 662 So. 2d 947

Snippet: disadvantaged business enterprise in violation of section 337.135, Florida Statutes (1989), a third-degree felony…were charged with a conspiracy to violate section 337.135 between July 1987 and March 23, 1989. That statute… have to do." I. Construction of section 337.135 Quinn argues that the trial court should have granted…enterprise in violation of sections 777.04 and 337.135, Florida Statutes. Although the indictment does…his defense.[3] Quinn also contends that section 337.135 and the certification provisions of the Florida

Covey v. Sweat

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1938-12-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 185 So. 337, 135 Fla. 536, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1593

Snippet: Brown, Chapman, Thomas 15 December 1938 185 So. 337, 135 Fla. 536, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1593 John E. Mathews