Florida Statute 545.05 | 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. 545.05

545.05 Paying or giving anything to finance company to lessen competition prohibited.—It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles, to pay or give, or contract to pay or give any thing or service of value to any finance company if the effect of any such payment or the giving of any such thing or service of value may be to lessen or eliminate competition, or tend to create or create a monopoly in the finance company which receives or accepts such thing or service of value.

History.—s. 4, ch. 18031, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(463).

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 545.05

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

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Cases Citing Statute 545.05

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

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

Snippet: [or] [omission]. Give if applicable. § 817.545(5)(b), Fla. Stat. If you find that the defendant

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-11-15

Snippet: to its home rule power. I note that, under s316.545(5), F.S., all penalties collected under s 316.545