Florida Statute 507.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 507
HOUSEHOLD MOVING SERVICES

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F.S. 507.11

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 507.11

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

S507.11 1 - RESIST OFFICER - MOVER REFUSE LEO ORDER RELEASE GOODS - F: T

S507.11 2 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - MOVER OR BROKER VIOL MOVING REGS - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 507.11

Total Results: 2

In Re Thompson

457 B.R. 872, 66 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 657, 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 3177, 2011 WL 3799637

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 2011 | Docket: 1995379

Cited 5 times | Published

payment of priority claims first, as defined in Section 507. 11 U.S.C. § 726(a)(1). Student loan debt is not

In Re Miami Trucolor Offset Service Co.

187 B.R. 767, 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 186, 1995 Bankr. LEXIS 1557

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Aug 31, 1995 | Docket: 2545164

Cited 3 times | Published

and any respective holders of Claims under Section 507. 11 U.S.C. § 1129(a)(9)(A)-(C). Classes 1, 2, 3