Florida Statute 627.734 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.734 Proof of security; security requirements; penalties.—

(1) The provisions of chapter 324 which pertain to the method of giving and maintaining proof of financial responsibility and which govern and define a motor vehicle liability policy shall apply to filing and maintaining proof of security required by ss. 627.730-627.7405.

(2) Any person who:

(a) Gives information required in a report or otherwise as provided for in ss. 627.730-627.7405, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false;

(b) Forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of proof of security; or

(c) Files, or offers for filing, any such evidence of proof, knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority,

is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 5, 5A, ch. 71-252; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 553, 563, ch. 82-243; s. 155, ch. 91-224; s. 19, ch. 2003-411; s. 12, ch. 2007-324.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.734

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

S627.734 2a - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - GIVE FALSE VEHICLE INSURNACE REPORT - M: F

S627.734 2b - FORGERY OF - SIGN W/O AUTHORITY VEHICLE PROOF OF SECURITY - M: F

S627.734 2c - FORGERY - OFFER FILE FORGED W/O AUTH VEH PROOF SECURITY - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 627.734

Total Results: 5

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Chapman

415 So. 2d 47, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20028

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 1982 | Docket: 459065

Cited 5 times | Published

...ct. The term "motor vehicle" is defined in the act in section 627.732(1). The statutory definition does not exclude government vehicles. The section of the act dealing with proof of security excludes government vehicles from all sections of the act. § 627.734(3), Fla....

Russ v. Iswarin

429 So. 2d 1237

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 23, 1983 | Docket: 1222357

Cited 3 times | Published

...[2] Packer also suggests that the directed verdict against Russ can be sustained because he failed to meet the no-fault threshold under section 627.737, Florida Statutes (1979). We reject this argument because the provisions of the Florida Automobile Reparations Reform Act are not applicable to municipally owned vehicles. § 627.734(3), Fla....

Ward v. Hillsborough County School Board

447 So. 2d 397, 16 Educ. L. Rep. 1432, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12363

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 21, 1984 | Docket: 64603720

Published

court incorrectly failed to give effect to section 627.734(3), Florida Statutes (1979), when it allowed

Lewis v. Allstate Insurance

425 So. 2d 100, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21991

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 1982 | Docket: 64594635

Published

in the circumstances of the present case. Section 627.734, Florida Statutes, relating to “Security Requirements

Maglio v. Neca-Ibew Welfare Trust Fund

506 So. 2d 447, 40 Educ. L. Rep. 560, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 951, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7615

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 7, 1987 | Docket: 64626837

Published

School Bd., 447 So.2d 397 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984) (section 627.734, excluding government owned vehicles from sections

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Chapter 627 in the context of insurance coverage law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.