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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS
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F.S. 627.835
627.835 Excessive premium finance charge; penalty.—Any person, premium finance company, or other legal entity who or which knowingly takes, receives, reserves, or charges a premium finance charge other than that authorized by this part shall thereby forfeit the entire premium finance charge to which such person, premium finance company, or legal entity would otherwise be entitled; and any person who has paid such unlawful finance charge may personally or by her or his legal or personal representative, by suit for recovery thereof, recover from such person, premium finance company, or legal entity twice the entire amount of the premium finance charge so paid.
History.—s. 1, ch. 63-16; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 599, 612, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 365, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.835
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 627.835.

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Cases Citing Statute 627.835

Total Results: 3

Sosa v. SAFEWAY PREMIUM FINANCE CO.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-07

Citation: 73 So. 3d 91, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 373, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1574, 2011 WL 2659854

Snippet: (“Safeway”) violated sections 627.840(3)(b) and 627.835, Florida Statutes (2003), by knowingly overcharging

SAFEWAY PREMIUM FINANCE CO. v. Sosa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-04-08

Citation: 15 So. 3d 8, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2876, 2009 WL 928434

Snippet: certain specific damages provided for in section 627.835 because Safeway billed them and accepted more than

Smith v. Foremost Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-09-10

Citation: 884 So. 2d 341, 2004 WL 2008227

Snippet: well as statutory damages, pursuant to section 627.835, of twice the service fees paid. Part XVI of the