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Fla. Stat. § 517.011 (2025)

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517.011 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 78-435; s. 5, ch. 80-254; s. 391, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 84-159; s. 1, ch. 85-165; ss. 14, 15, ch. 90-362; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Cited in 28 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Riley v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 292 F.3d 1334 (11th Cir. 2002).

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Riley v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 292 F.3d 1334 (11th Cir. 2002). “Both plaintiffs initially filed a class action 1 in federal district court against Merrill Lynch 2 alleging a violation of two Florida statutes: the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act ( Fla. Stat. Ann. § 517.011 et seq.) and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade…”

Rogers v. Cisco Sys., Inc., 268 F. Supp. 2d 1305 (N.D. Fla. 2003). · cites it 2× “3d DCA 2001)(assuming that Florida Securities Investors Protection Act, § 517.011, eh seq., Florida Statutes, like analogous federal securities laws, would not cover holding claims because they are not “in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any investment or…”

Hodges v. Harrison, 372 F. Supp. 3d 1342 (S.D. Fla. 2019). · cites it 2× “Unregistered Offer and Sale of Securities in violation of Fla. Stat. §§ 517.011 , et seq. (Count V) "Section 517.”

Brown v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 601 F. Supp. 641 (S.D. Fla. 1985). · cites it 2× “Complicating the situation, however, is the Supreme Court of Florida’s decision that claims arising under the Florida Securities Act, Fla.Stat.Ann. § 517.011 et seq. (West 1984), cannot be arbitrated.”

W. Floyd Messer, Sr., Individually v. E.F. Hutton & Co., a Delaware Corp., Raphael M. Kelly, Individually, Henry Herschaft, Individually, 847 F.2d 673 (11th Cir. 1988). “The Florida Securities Act, Fla.Stat. Ann. § 517.011 et seq. (West Supp.”

First Union Disc. Brokerage Servs., Inc. v. Milos, 744 F. Supp. 1145 (S.D. Fla. 1990). · cites it 2× “301 of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, Fla.Stat. § 517.011 et seq. To prevail on a claim for violation of Section 517.”

Bruno v. Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC (In re Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC), 472 B.R. 582 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2012). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 517.011 , et seq. . SEC v. Kirkland, 521 F.”

Eaton v. Coal Par of West Virginia, Inc., 580 F. Supp. 572 (S.D. Fla. 1984). · cites it 2× “A review of the legislative history and overall statutory scheme of the Florida Securities Act, Fla.Stat.Ann. § 517.011 et seq. (West Supp.”

Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 559 So. 2d 1128 (Fla. 1990). “The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit set forth the facts as follows: This case presents several questions of first impression with respect to a former provision of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, § 517.011, et seq., Fla. Stat. (1987),…”

Donald & Co. Sec., Inc. v. Mid-florida Cmty. Servs., 620 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). “NOTES [1] Section 517.011, et seq., Fla. Stat. (Supp.”

J. Thompson Investments, LLC v. Soderstrom (In re Soderstrom), 524 B.R. 835 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2015). “Count II — § 523(a)(19)(A) In addition to the § 523(a)(2)(A) count, Thompson seeks a judgment on one count of securities fraud under Florida Securities Investor Protection Act, § 517.011 et seq. of the Florida Statutes.”

Bruno v. Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC (In Re Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC), 436 B.R. 179 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2010). · cites it 2× “Fla.Stat. § 517.011, et seq. 75 . SEC v. Kirkland, 521 F.”

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