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Fla. Stat. § 509.151 (2025)
Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty.
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509.151 Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty.—
(1) Any person who obtains food, lodging, or other accommodations having a value of less than $1,000 at any public food service establishment, or at any transient establishment, with intent to defraud the operator thereof, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; if such food, lodging, or other accommodations have a value of $1,000 or more, such person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) This section does not apply where there has been an agreement in writing for delay in payments. This section shall not be used to circumvent the procedural requirements of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
History.—ss. 1-3, ch. 6954, 1915; RGS 5157; CGL 7260; s. 45, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7260; s. 1, ch. 63-546; s. 474, ch. 71-136; s. 10, ch. 73-325; s. 1, ch. 74-314; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 11, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 6, ch. 93-53; s. 22, ch. 2019-167.
Note.—Former s. 511.38.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 509.151
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§509.151(1)FRAUD-SWINDLEDEFRAUD OPERATOR FOOD/LODGING ACCOMODTN LT
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1959–2023 · leading case: Michutka v. State, 506 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).
Michutka v. State, 506 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). “The court summarily denied Michutka's motion, stating that all of the grounds were or should have been raised on direct appeal.”
Duran v. Wells, 307 So. 2d 259 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975). “On February 7 she was arrested for the crime of obtaining lodging with intent to defraud the owner under Fla. Stat. § 509.151 . [1] She appeared the following day before County Judge A.”
State v. Rygwelski, 899 So. 2d 498 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “Section 509.151 prohibited obtaining lodging with the intent to defraud.”
United States v. Tam Wai-Keung, 845 F. Supp. 1548 (S.D. Fla. 1994). “Hangoc denied using or permitting someone to use his credit card at the hotel.”
Lashley v. Bowman, 561 So. 2d 406 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). “§§ 509.151, 509.161, Florida Statutes (1987).”
In Interest of J.C.B. v. State, 512 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). “See § 509.151, Florida Statutes (obtaining food or lodging through fraud) and § 806.”
Adler v. Segal, 108 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959). “An information was issued charging him with violating the "board bill fraud" statute [§§ 509.151 and 509.161, Fla. Stat., F.S.A.”
Hamilton v. State, 329 So. 2d 283 (Fla. 1976). “Appellant was charged with a violation of Section 509.151, Florida Statutes, which reads as follows: "509.”
Michutka v. State, 478 So. 2d 868 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). “Appellant appeals his convictions after trial by jury of defrauding an innkeeper, in violation of section 509.151, Florida Statutes, and grand larceny by use of a credit card in violation of section 817.”
Hinson v. State, 436 So. 2d 437 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). “Defendant was convicted and sentenced for a felonious violation of section 509.151, Florida Statutes (1981) — the statute which prohibits obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud.”
JCB v. State, 512 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). “See § 509.151, Florida Statutes (obtaining food or lodging through fraud) and § 806.”
United States v. Ronald Goldberg (8th Cir. 2023). “The court reasonably credited the government’s evidence suggesting Goldberg incurred thousands of dollars in hotel expenses after checking into Tideline using only the Lamborghini Card and the Kolta Card, neither of which were authorized to cover the full amount of Goldberg’s…”
— 509.151(1) — 1 case
Michutka v. State, 506 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). “The court summarily denied Michutka's motion, stating that all of the grounds were or should have been raised on direct appeal.”
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§509.151(1)FRAUD-SWINDLEDEFRAUD OPERATOR FOOD LODGING ACCOM 1K OR MORE
§509.151FRAUD-SWINDLERENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8769
§509.151FRAUD-SWINDLERENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8768