Florida Statute 671.202 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 671
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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671.202 Prima facie evidence by third-party documents.—A document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher’s or inspector’s certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract to be issued by a third party is prima facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the facts stated in the document by the third party.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 9, ch. 2007-134.

Note.—s. 1-202, U.C.C.

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In Re Est. of Jerrido, 339 So. 2d 237 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 15917

...policies the carriers issued and became part of those policies. Because of this incorporation, the applications became prima facie evidence of their own authenticity, including those portions of the applications bearing the signatures of witnesses. Section 671.202, Florida Statutes 1973....

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State Environ. Reg. v. Ctl Distrib., 715 So. 2d 262 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 75058

...[4] Section 95.11(3)(f), Florida Statutes (1995), provides for a four-year statute of limitations in actions founded on statuory liability. [5] In fact, a bill of lading is a document of title and, as such, is prima facie evidence of its own authenticity. See section 671.202, Florida Statutes (1995), which codified in Florida law U.C.C....

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