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Florida Statute 507.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 507.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 507.11 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
507.11 Criminal penalties.—
(1) The refusal of a mover or a mover’s employee, agent, or contractor to comply with an order from a law enforcement officer to relinquish a shipper’s household goods after the officer determines that the shipper has tendered payment of the amount of a written estimate or contract, and, if applicable, amendments to the contract for services reflecting the price adjustment signed by the shipper or after the officer determines that the mover did not produce a signed or electronically acknowledged binding estimate or contract for service and, if applicable, amendments to the contract for services reflecting the price adjustment signed by the shipper upon which demand is being made for payment, is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. A mover’s compliance with an order from a law enforcement officer to relinquish goods to a shipper is not a waiver or finding of fact regarding any right to seek further payment from the shipper.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), any person or business that violates this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 11, ch. 2002-53; s. 13, ch. 2006-4; s. 10, ch. 2024-47.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 507.11

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§507.11(1)RESIST OFFICERMOVER REFUSE LEO ORDER RELEASE GOODSF · 3rd
§507.11(2)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESVIOLATE CH 507 HOUSEHOLD MOVING SERVICES REGSM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 507.11

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·In Re Thompson, 457 B.R. 872 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2011).

Cited 5 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 66 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 657, 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 3177, 2011 WL 3799637

payment of priority claims first, as defined in Section 507. 11 U.S.C. § 726(a)(1). Student loan debt is not
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VacatedIn Re Rivers (2012)
phrase: "was vacated"
Cited "but see"In re Kramer (2013)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authorityBryan Michael Wlodar (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·In Re Miami Trucolor Offset Serv. Co., 187 B.R. 767 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1995).

Cited 3 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 186, 1995 Bankr. LEXIS 1557

and any respective holders of Claims under Section 507. 11 U.S.C. § 1129(a)(9)(A)-(C). Classes 1, 2, 3
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Declined to follow(citing case) (2000)
phrase: "declined to follow"
Cited as authorityIn Re G-1 Holdings Inc. (2009)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityIn Re Armstrong (2003)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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