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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY
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F.S. 559.785
559.785 Criminal penalty.—It shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person not exempt from registering as provided in this part to engage in collecting consumer debts in this state without first registering with the office, or to register or attempt to register by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment.
History.—ss. 12, 13, ch. 93-275; s. 683, ch. 2003-261.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 559.785
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S559.785 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - FAIL REGIS CONSUMER COLLECT AGENCY - M: F

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Cases Citing Statute 559.785

Total Results: 5

Robert Baldwin v. Laboratory Corporation of America

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Consumer Collection Practices Act. See §§ 559.55–559.785, Fla. Stat. (2022). We have jurisdiction. See Art

Laboratory Corporation of America v. Patty Davis, etc. & Sheridan Radiology Services of Pinellas, Inc. v. Patty Davis, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-05-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: , § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. 1. §§ 559.55-559.785, Fla. Stat. (2014). 2. Ch. 440, Fla. Stat

Dyck-O'Neal, Inc. v. Heather Lanham

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-02-17T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. §§ 559.55-559.785, Fla. Stat. It provides that an “assignee [of consumer

Bank of America, N.A. v. Siefker

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-10-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 201 So. 3d 811, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 15179

Snippet: Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, §§ 559.55-559.785 (“the FCCPA”), and the Fair Debt Collection Practices…without first registering with the state. See § 559.785, Fla. Stat. (2012). Other statutes provide for

Strominger v. AmSouth Bank

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-10-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 991 So. 2d 1030

Snippet: Consumer Collection Practices Act, sections 559.55-559.785, Florida Statutes (2003), and specifically alleged