Florida Statute 545.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

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

Chapter 545
COMBINATIONS RESTRICTING FINANCING OF MOTOR VEHICLES

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F.S. 545.01

545.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Affiliated finance company” means a finance company which:

(a) Is affiliated with or controlled by a manufacturer or wholesale distributor through common ownership, officers, directors, or management; or

(b) Has a contractual agreement with a manufacturer or wholesale distributor to finance, via sale or lease, motor vehicles produced or distributed by such manufacturer or wholesale distributor.

(2) “Automotive-related product” means a motor vehicle service agreement, as defined in s. 634.011, or a guaranteed asset protection product, as defined in s. 520.02, or other nontangible ancillary product that is purchased or otherwise provided as part of the sale or lease of a motor vehicle by a dealer.

(3) “Dealer” means a franchised motor vehicle dealer, as defined in s. 320.27(1)(c)1.

(4) “Finance company” means a person engaged in the business of financing the sale or lease of motor vehicles, or engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring vehicle contracts in this state.

(5) “Manufacturer” means a person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture of motor vehicles.

(6) “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trustee, receiver, or assignee for the benefit of creditors.

(7) “Sell,” “sold,” “buy,” or “purchase” includes an exchange, barter, gift, or offer to contract to sell or buy.

(8) “Third-party provider” means a provider of an automotive-related product that is not an affiliated finance company, manufacturer, or wholesale distributor.

(9) “Vehicle contract” means a conditional sales contract, retail installment sales contract, chattel mortgage, lease agreement, promissory note, or any other financial obligation arising from the retail sale or lease of a motor vehicle.

(10) “Wholesale distributor” means a person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the sale or distribution of motor vehicles to agents or to dealers.

History.—s. 13, ch. 18031, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(459); s. 1, ch. 2014-130.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 545.01

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 545.01

Total Results: 10

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases – Report No. 2013-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-26

Snippet: omissions for purposes of Mortgage Fraud. § 817.545(1), Fla. Stat. Documents involved in the mortgage

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES— REPORT NO. 2013-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-28

Citation: 148 So. 3d 1204, 2014 WL 4636358

Snippet: stubs; and any required disclosures. § 817.545(1), Fla. Stat. “Mortgage lending process” means

Bruno v. Bruno

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-08-30

Citation: 119 So. 3d 1273, 2013 WL 4614732, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 13971

Snippet: husband’s monthly income is $4,690 while the wife’s is $545.1 There are no findings explaining the court’s arrival

Whiley v. Scott

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-08-16

Citation: 79 So. 3d 702, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 451, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1900, 2011 WL 3568804

Snippet: Committee. § 120.54(3)(a)4, Fla. Stat. (2010); § 120.545(1), Fla. Stat. (2010). If the Administrative Procedures

Perez v. Perez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-06-26

Citation: 11 So. 3d 470, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 8504, 2009 WL 1811556

Snippet: determined the Husband's net monthly income was $26,545.[1] This figure was based on the Husband's W-2 income

Solsaa ex rel. Solsaa v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-10-11

Citation: 937 So. 2d 681, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 16159, 2005 WL 2493380

Snippet: Cole, 908 So.2d at 1106-07, Bussey, 867 So.2d at 545.1 In both cases, we concluded that, because the employer

Intrinsic Values Corp. v. Superintendencia De Administracion Tributaria

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-03-26

Citation: 840 So. 2d 448, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 4073, 2003 WL 1524671

Snippet: National Bank of South Miami v. Dade County, 371 So.2d 545.1 Therefore, despite the fact that Intrinsic may have

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1987-02-17

Snippet: convicted of a violation of, inter alia, s. 316.545(1) shall be punished as specifically provided in that

Commission on Ethics v. Sullivan

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-05-08

Citation: 489 So. 2d 10, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 210, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 2168

Snippet: Florida Statutes, for compliance with section 120.545(1)(a). As for the committee's power, while it may

Trust Co. of Fla. v. Crider

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-07-28

Citation: 136 So. 434, 102 Fla. 593

Snippet: into the registry of this Court the sum of $21,545.01 derived from the sale of the Marshall Hotel Building