Florida Statute 542.21 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

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

Chapter 542
COMBINATIONS RESTRICTING TRADE OR COMMERCE

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F.S. 542.21

542.21 Penalties for violation.—

(1) Any natural person who violates any of the provisions of s. 542.18 or s. 542.19 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000. Any other person who violates any of the provisions of s. 542.18 or s. 542.19 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1 million.

(2) Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of s. 542.18 or s. 542.19, or who knowingly aids in or advises such violation, is guilty of a felony, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1 million if a corporation, or, if any other person, $100,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years, or by both said punishments.

(3) The commencement of trial seeking civil penalties in any action under this section shall bar any subsequent criminal prosecution against the same person for violation of s. 542.18 or s. 542.19, based upon the same acts. The commencement of trial in a criminal prosecution for violation of s. 542.18 or s. 542.19 shall bar any subsequent action against the same person for recovery of civil penalties under this section based upon the same acts, but shall not bar a subsequent suit for damages or injunctive relief under ss. 542.22 and 542.23.

(4) No action under this section or s. 542.23 shall be commenced by the Attorney General against any person who, at the time, is a defendant in a suit filed by the United States for violation or alleged violation of the federal antitrust laws involving substantially the same subject matter and seeking substantially the same relief.

History.—s. 1, ch. 80-28.

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Amendments to 542.21

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 542.21

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

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Cases Citing Statute 542.21

Total Results: 3

State v. Stabile

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-01-03T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 443 So. 2d 398

Snippet: prosecution for the same acts and vice-versa, section 542.21(3). Stabile and Mesa moved the trial court to dismiss…judicata effects of the prior dismissal, section 542.21(3) prevented the filing of criminal charges since…criminal action under such circumstances. See § 542.21(3). The law of the case precludes relitigation …permission. Finally, the appellees claim that section 542.21(3)'s prohibition on criminal prosecutions after…than the commencement of a civil action. Sections 542.21(4), 542.26, and 542.29 refer to an action being

Hewitt v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-07-06T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 435 So. 2d 874, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19828

Snippet: criminal proceeding or to the civil penalty of s. 542.21(1), with respect to the transaction to which he

State ex rel. Lockmiller v. Mayo

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1924-06-24T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 88 Fla. 96, 101 So. 228

Snippet: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 180 U. S. 311, 45 L. Ed. 542, 21 Sup. Ct. Rep. 389; Carlesi v. People of State of