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Florida Statute 812.017 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 812.017 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 812.017 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
812.017 Use of a fraudulently obtained or false receipt.—
(1) Any person who requests a refund of merchandise, money, or any other thing of value through the use of a fraudulently obtained receipt or false receipt commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) Any person who obtains merchandise, money, or any other thing of value through the use of a fraudulently obtained receipt or false receipt commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2001-115.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 812.017

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§812.017(1)FRAUDREQUEST REFUND W FALSE RECEIPTM · 2nd
§812.017(2)FRAUDOBTAIN MERCH MONEY W FALSE RECEIPTM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 812.017

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·Aery v. Wallace Lincoln-Mercury, LLC, 118 So. 3d 904 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Cited 22 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 3924091, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 11992

...As grounds for his complaint, Aery alleged that Maroone fired him for reporting the practices of the body shop manager, which implicated the following statutes: a. Section 817.413 F.S. — Sale of Used Motor Vehicle Goods as New, a third degree felony; b. Section 817.29 F.S. — Cheat, also a third degree felony; c. Section 812.017 — Use of a fraudulently obtained or false receipt, a [misdemeanor] of the second degree; and, d....
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