The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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

Chapter 532
DEVICES ISSUED IN PAYMENT FOR LABOR

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F.S. 532.01

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.

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Amendments to 532.01

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 532.01

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 532.01.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ASENCIO, A v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., 905 F. Supp. 2d 1279 (M.D. Fla. 2012)

. . . Discussion Throughout the Complaint, Plaintiff maintains that the $7.50 charge was in violation of section 532.01 . . . must have sufficient funds or credit, arrangement, or understanding with the drawee for its payment. § 532.01 . . .