Florida Statute 517.301 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

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

Chapter 517
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

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F.S. 517.301

517.301 Fraudulent transactions; falsification or concealment of facts.—

(1) It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person:

(a) In connection with the rendering of any investment advice or in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any investment or security, including any security exempted under s. 517.051 and including any security sold in a transaction exempted under s. 517.061, s. 517.0611, or s. 517.0612, directly or indirectly:

1. To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

2. To obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or

3. To engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a person.

(b) By use of any means, to publish, give publicity to, or circulate any notice, circular, advertisement, newspaper, article, letter, investment service, communication, or broadcast that, although not purporting to offer a security for sale, describes such security for a consideration received or to be received directly or indirectly from an issuer, underwriter, or dealer, or from an agent or employee of an issuer, underwriter, or dealer, without fully disclosing the receipt, whether past or prospective, of such consideration and the amount of the consideration.

(c) In any matter within the jurisdiction of the office, to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal, or cover up, by any trick, scheme, or device, a material fact, make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false writing or document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term “investment” means any commitment of money or property principally induced by a representation that an economic benefit may be derived from such commitment, except that the term does not include a commitment of money or property for:

(a) The purchase of a business opportunity, business enterprise, or real property through a person licensed under chapter 475 or registered under former chapter 498; or

(b) The purchase of tangible personal property through a person not engaged in telephone solicitation, electronic mail, text messages, social media, or other electronic means where there are no specific representations or guarantees made by the offeror or seller as to the economic benefit to be derived from the purchase.

(3) It is unlawful for a person in issuing or selling a security within this state, including a security exempted under s. 517.051 and including a transaction exempted under s. 517.061, s. 517.0611, or s. 517.0612, to misrepresent that such security or business entity has been guaranteed, sponsored, recommended, or approved by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States.

(4) It is unlawful for a person registered or required to be registered, or subject to the notice requirements, under this chapter, including such persons and issuers who are subject to s. 517.051, s. 517.061, s. 517.0611, s. 517.0612, or s. 517.081, to misrepresent that such person has been sponsored, recommended, or approved, or that such person’s abilities or qualifications have in any respect been approved, by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States.

(5) It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person in connection with the offer or sale of an investment to obtain money or property by means of:

(a) A misrepresentation that the investment offered or sold is guaranteed, sponsored, recommended, or approved by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States; or

(b) A misrepresentation that such person is sponsored, recommended, or approved, or that such person’s abilities or qualifications have in any respect been approved, by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States.

(6)(a) Subsection (3) or subsection (4) may not be construed to prohibit a statement that a person or security is registered or has made a notice filing under this chapter if such statement is required by this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder and is true in fact and if the effect of such statement is not a misrepresentation.

(b) A statement that a person is registered made in connection with the offer or sale of a security under this chapter must include the following disclaimer: “Registration does not imply that such person has been sponsored, recommended, or approved by the state or an agency or officer of the state or by the United States or an agency or officer of the United States.”

1. If the statement of registration is made in writing, the disclaimer must immediately follow such statement and must be in the same size and style of print as the statement of registration.

2. If the statement of registration is made orally, the disclaimer must be made or broadcast with the same force and effect as the statement of registration.

(7) It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for a person to directly or indirectly manage, supervise, control, or own, either alone or in association with others, a boiler room in this state which sells or offers for sale a security or investment in violation of subsection (1), subsection (3), subsection (4), subsection (5), or subsection (6).

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-428; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 6, ch. 78-435; ss. 4, 5, ch. 80-254; s. 396, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 13, ch. 84-159; s. 12, ch. 86-85; ss. 14, 15, ch. 90-362; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 8, ch. 92-45; s. 608, ch. 2003-261; s. 40, ch. 2008-240; s. 18, ch. 2024-168.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 517.301

Total Results: 20

NGUYEN v. PERSPECTIVE GLOBAL, LLC, HOOKS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-07

Snippet: [an] investment or security" under section 517.301, Florida Statutes (2020), and sale of an unregistered

SAM SHRIVASTAVA, VENN THERAPEUTICS, LLC AND SANDIP PATEL v. CAC PHARMA INVESTMENTS LLC, AND C & J HEALTHCARE INVESTMENTS, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-06

Snippet: III claimed that the Appellants violated section 517.301(1)(a), as they misrepresented and omitted material

SAM SHRIVASTAVA, VENN THERAPEUTICS, LLC AND SANDIP PATEL v. CAC PHARMA INVESTMENTS LLC, AND C & J HEALTHCARE INVESTMENTS, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-06

Snippet: III claimed that the Appellants violated section 517.301(1)(a), as they misrepresented and omitted material

SHORELINE FOUNDATION, INC. v. VICTOR BRISK

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-26

Snippet: fraud, misrepresentation in violation of section 517.301(1), Florida Statutes (2015), (the “Blue Sky Law”)

J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC v. Geveran Investments Ltd.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-08-04

Citation: 224 So. 3d 316, 2017 WL 3318715, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 11274

Snippet: made, ... *324 not misleading.” § 517.301, Fla. Stat. (2012). The FSIPA provides for a remedy

J.P. Morgan Securities v. Geveran Investments

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-07-31

Snippet: the statements made, . . . not misleading.” § 517.301, Fla. Stat. (2012). The FSIPA provides for a remedy

JP Morgan Securities v. Geveran Investments

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-05

Snippet: the statements made, . . . not misleading.” § 517.301, Fla. Stat. (2012). The FSIPA provides for a remedy

Lighting Science v. Geveran Investments

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-05

Snippet: the statements made, . . . not misleading.” § 517.301, Fla. Stat. (2012). The FSIPA provides for a remedy

Wilfred A. Brown v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-07-29

Citation: 189 So. 3d 837, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11410

Snippet: security transaction, in violation of sections 517.301 and 517:302, Florida Statutes (2007). The state

Barnett v. Antonacci

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-08-28

Citation: 122 So. 3d 400, 2013 WL 4525322, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 13680

Snippet: JOHNSON, LAURA, Associate Judge, concur. . See §§ 517.301 (l)(a)2. & 517.302(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). . See

Wojnowski v. State, Office of Financial Regulation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-09-13

Citation: 98 So. 3d 189, 2012 WL 4009546, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 15370

Snippet: committed securities fraud in violation of Section 517.301, Florida Statutes. Appellant argues that OFR cannot

Eagletech Communications, Inc. v. Bryn Mawr Investment Group, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-02-01

Citation: 79 So. 3d 855, 2012 WL 280242, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 1346

Snippet: Protection Act, and in particular violation of section 517.301, Florida Statutes (2000).7 Section 517.211(2) creates

Gemini Investors III, L.P. v. Nunez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-01-25

Citation: 78 So. 3d 94, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 972, 2012 WL 204722

Snippet: securities act violation claims are based on section 517.301(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2004), which makes it

Rubin v. Gabay

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-02-13

Citation: 979 So. 2d 988, 2008 WL 373230

Snippet: stock and treble damages. Rubin appeals. Section 517.301, Florida Statutes, makes it unlawful to employ

R.M. Stark & Co. v. Noddle

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-09-20

Citation: 941 So. 2d 401, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 15512, 2006 WL 2683210

Snippet: which sued Appellants for violation of section 517.301, Florida Statutes, and breach of fiduciary duty

Wachovia Securities, LLC v. Vogel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-01-20

Citation: 918 So. 2d 1004, 2006 WL 141515

Snippet: Vogels' complaint was that Wachovia violated section 517.301, which is titled "Fraudulent transactions; falsification

Citigroup, Inc. v. Boles

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-09-28

Citation: 914 So. 2d 23, 2005 WL 2373885

Snippet: unquestionably sound in tort and as violations of section 517.301, Florida Statutes, the Florida Securities Investors

Black v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-31

Citation: 819 So. 2d 208, 2002 WL 1085251

Snippet: Securities and Investor Protection Act, section 517.301(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1993). We affirm. I.

Perez-Abreu, Zamora & De La Fe, P.A. v. Taracido

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-07-12

Citation: 790 So. 2d 1051, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 1392, 2001 WL 776550

Snippet: asserting fraud; negligence; violations of sections 517.301 and 517.211, Florida Statutes; civil theft; breach

PEREZ-ABREU, ZAMORA, PA v. Taracido

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-07-12

Citation: 790 So. 2d 1051

Snippet: asserting fraud; negligence; violations of sections 517.301 and 517.211, Florida Statutes; civil theft; breach