Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 609.04 (2025)

Unlawful to transact business prior to compliance.

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609.04 Unlawful to transact business prior to compliance.No person may transact or conduct any business, within this state, under any declaration of trust, or like association, without first complying with the provisions and requirements of this chapter, and no person organized to do business under any such declaration of trust, may offer for sale, barter, or exchange any unit, share, contract, note, bond, mortgage, oil or mineral lease or other security of such organization or association, without first having complied with the provisions and requirements of this chapter.
History.s. 1, ch. 9125, 1923; s. 1, ch. 11995, 1927; CGL 7091.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 609.04

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§609.04PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESTRANSACT BUSINESS PRIOR TO COMPLIANCE WITH LAWF · 3rd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1975–1975 · leading case: Your Constr. Ctr., Inc. v. Dominion Mortg. & Realty Trust, 402 F. Supp. 757 (S.D. Fla. 1975).
Your Constr. Ctr., Inc. v. Dominion Mortg. & Realty Trust, 402 F. Supp. 757 (S.D. Fla. 1975). “§ 609.04 Unlawful to transact tusiness prior to compliance.”
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