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Florida Statute 545.06 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 545.06 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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545.06 Acceptance of anything of value by finance company resulting in lessening competition prohibited.—It is unlawful for any finance company to accept or receive, or contract or agree to accept or receive, either directly or indirectly, any payment, thing or service of value from any manufacturer or wholesale distributor of motor vehicles, if the effect of the acceptance or receipt of any such payment, thing, or service of value may be to lessen or eliminate competition, or to create or tend to create a monopoly in the person who accepts or receives such payment, thing, or service of value, or contracts or agrees to accept or receive the same.
History.—s. 5, ch. 18031, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(464).

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 545.06

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Cases Citing F.S. 545.06

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·First Fed. S. & L. Ass'n v. Lockwood, 385 So. 2d 156 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980).

Cited 25 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

Associate Judge, concur. NOTES [1] 12 C.F.R. § 545.6-11 (1975) is the Bank Board regulation governing
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·First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Lockwood, 385 So. 2d 156 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16624

CLIFFORD, Associate Judge, concur. . 12 C.F.R. § 545.6-11 (1975) is the Bank Board regulation governing
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First Fed. S & L Ass'n of Gadsden Cty. v. Peterson, 516 F. Supp. 732 (N.D. Fla. 1981).

Cited 7 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida

("Federal law, including specifically 12 C.F.R. § 545.6-11(f) & (g), exclusively governs the validity and
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Florida Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Bauer, 515 F. Supp. 869 (M.D. Fla. 1981).

Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida

authority of 12 U.S.C. § 1464(c)(1)(B) and 12 CFR § 545.6-2. From paragraphs 4-5 of Complaints in 80-730
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·First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Peterson, 516 F. Supp. 732 (N.D. Fla. 1981).

Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18120

(“Federal law, including specifically 12 C.F.R. § 545.6-ll(f) & (g), exclusively governs the validity and
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Washington Sav. & Loan Ass'n of Florida v. Concepcion Del Portillo, 419 So. 2d 805 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21389

Savings and Loan Associations’.” .12 C.F.R. § 545.6-11(g) (1975) is the pertinent regulation. It provides
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Florida Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Bauer, 515 F. Supp. 869 (M.D. Fla. 1981).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17990

authority of 12 U.S.C. § 1464(c)(1)(B) and 12 CFR § 545.-6-2. From paragraphs 4-5 of Complaints in 80-730

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