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Florida Statute 532.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 532.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 532.01 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
532.01 Payment by check, draft, or other order for payment.Any order, check, draft, note, memorandum, payroll debit card, or other acknowledgment of indebtedness issued in payment of wages or salary due or to become due must be negotiable and payable in cash, on demand, without discount, at some established place of business in the state, the name and address of which must appear on the instrument or in the payroll debit card issuing materials, and at the time of its issuance, and for a reasonable time thereafter, which must be at least 30 days, the maker or drawer must have sufficient funds or credit, arrangement, or understanding with the drawee for its payment.
History.s. 1, ch. 6914, 1915; RGS 2522; CGL 3944; s. 1, ch. 18004, 1937; s. 1, ch. 71-324; s. 3, ch. 2009-140.

Cases Citing F.S. 532.01

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Asencio v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 905 F. Supp. 2d 1279 (M.D. Fla. 2012).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2012 WL 5900897, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166374

...Plaintiff alleges that he conferred a benefit on Defendant in the form of the $7.50 that Defendant charged for cashing his paycheck and that Defendant was unjustly enriched by the $7.50 at Plaintiffs expense. (Id. at 11). III. Discussion Throughout the Complaint, Plaintiff maintains that the $7.50 charge was in violation of section 532.01, Florida Statutes, which provides: Any order, check, draft, note, memorandum, payroll debit card, or other acknowledgment of indebtedness issued in payment of wages or salary due or to become due must be negotiable and payable in cash,...
...t card issuing materials, and at the time of its issuance, and for a reasonable time thereafter, which must be at least 30 days, the maker or drawer must have sufficient funds or credit, arrangement, or understanding with the drawee for its payment. § 532.01, Fla....

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