Florida Statute 648.57 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

648.57 Penalty.—Any person or corporation, who is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, unless a more severe criminal penalty is otherwise provided in this chapter with respect to the specific violation.

History.—s. 22, ch. 29621, 1955; s. 177, ch. 70-339; s. 667, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 71, 72, ch. 82-175; ss. 50, 51, ch. 84-103; s. 5, ch. 87-321; ss. 42, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

Note.—Former s. 903.58.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 648.57
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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·Florida Dept. of Ins. v. BANKERS INS., 694 So. 2d 70 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).
Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 3939, 1997 WL 178847
...aw the Department is able to establish administratively. Etheridge v. Department of Ins., 688 So.2d 966 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). It is also true that violations of the Insurance Code may themselves transgress the criminal law. We recently observed "that section 648.57 provides that any violation of chapter 648 is a second degree misdemeanor unless a more severe criminal penalty is provided and ......
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·Etheridge v. Dep't of Ins., 688 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).
Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 1410, 1997 WL 75482
discipline under section 648.45(3)(b), noting that section 648.57 provides that any violation of chapter 648
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Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 648.57

Cases Citing F.S. 648.57

·Florida Dept. of Ins. v. BANKERS INS., 694 So. 2d 70 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).

·Etheridge v. Dep't of Ins., 688 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).