Florida Statute 365.1657 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES

Chapter 365
USE OF TELEPHONES AND FACSIMILE MACHINES

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F.S. 365.1657

365.1657 Intrastate use of facsimile machine for unsolicited advertising; prohibition; penalties; injunctive relief.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to use a machine that electronically transmits facsimiles of documents through connection with a telephone network to transmit within this state unsolicited advertising material for the sale of any real property, goods, or services.

(2) The Attorney General may bring an action to impose a civil penalty and to seek injunctive relief. The civil penalty shall not exceed $500 per violation. Each transmission shall be considered a separate violation.

History.—s. 1, ch. 89-95.

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Cases Citing Statute 365.1657

Total Results: 4

Condon v. Office Depot, Inc.

855 So. 2d 644, 2003 WL 21990263

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 22, 2003 | Docket: 1503202

Cited 18 times | Published

Condon. And they do hear similar claims under section 365.1657, Florida Statutes (2001), which makes it unlawful

Penzer v. Transportation Insurance

545 F.3d 1303, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 22055, 2008 WL 4662164

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 23, 2008 | Docket: 65658803

Cited 8 times | Published

violation of a penal statute, namely, Fla. Stat. § 365.1657.7 The exclusion easily and logically can be read

American Casualty Co. of Reading v. Superior Pharmacy, LLC

86 F. Supp. 3d 1307, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20360, 2015 WL 628382

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 2015 | Docket: 64300489

Published

brought “[i]n accordance with Florida Statute § 365.1657” on behalf of All persons who on or after a date

PENZER v. Transportation Ins. Co.

605 F.3d 1112, 2010 WL 1850194

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 23, 2008 | Docket: 399240

Published

violation of a penal statute, namely, Fla. Stat. § 365.1657.[7] The exclusion easily and logically can be