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Fla. Stat. § 812.016 (2025)
Possession of altered property.
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812.016 Possession of altered property.—Any dealer in property who knew or should have known that the identifying features, such as serial numbers and permanently affixed labels, of property in his or her possession had been removed or altered without the consent of the manufacturer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as defined in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 812.016
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§812.016POSSESS FORGEDALTERED PROPERTY BY DEALER OF PROPERTY
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1998–2010 · leading case: In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-01, 35 So. 3d 666 (Fla. 2010).
In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-01, 35 So. 3d 666 (Fla. 2010). “Violation of F.S. 812.016 (Possession of altered property): whether (defendant) was in the business of buying and selling property and in possession of property which [he] [she] knew, or should have known, had identifying features which had been removed or altered without the…”
Stand. Jury Instructions—Civil Cases (No. 98-3), 720 So. 2d 1077 (Fla. 1998). “Violation of Florida Statutes § 812.016 (Possession of altered property) On (claimant’s) claim for civil theft, the issues for your determination are: First, whether (defendant) was in the business of buying and selling property; and Second, whether (defendant) was in possession…”
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