Florida Statute 435.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 435
EMPLOYMENT SCREENING

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435.11 Penalties.—

(1) It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person willfully, knowingly, or intentionally to:

(a) Fail, by false statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, to disclose in any application for voluntary or paid employment a material fact used in making a determination as to such person’s qualifications for a position of special trust.

(b) Use records information for purposes other than screening for employment or release records information to other persons for purposes other than screening for employment.

(2) It is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, for any person willfully, knowingly, or intentionally to use juvenile records information for any purposes other than specified in this section or to release such information to other persons for purposes other than specified in this section.

History.—s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 283, ch. 96-406.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 435.11

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

S435.11 2 - INVADE PRIVACY - USE RELEASE JUV RECORDS OTHER THAN SCREENING - F: T

S435.11 1a - FRAUD - MISREP FAIL DISCLOSE INFO ON EMP APP - M: F

S435.11 1b - INVADE PRIVACY - USE RELEASE INFO FOR OTHER THAN SCREEN PURP - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 435.11

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Alterra Healthcare Corp. v. Est. of Shelley, 827 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 2002).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 735, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1878, 2002 WL 31026990

...also § 400.4174, Fla. Stat. (2000) (requiring level 1 background screening, as set forth in chapter 435, to be conducted on all assisted living facility employees hired on or after October 1, 1998, who perform personal services as defined in § 400.402(17)); § 435.11(b), Fla....

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