Florida Statute 817.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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F.S. 817.03

817.03 Making false statement to obtain property or credit or to detain real property.—

(1) Any person who shall make or cause to be made any false statement, in writing, relating to his or her financial condition, assets or liabilities, or relating to the financial condition, assets or liabilities of any firm or corporation in which such person has a financial interest, or for whom he or she is acting, with a fraudulent intent of obtaining credit, goods, money or other property, and shall by such false statement obtain credit, goods, money or other property, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Any person who, with the intent to detain or remain upon real property, knowingly and willfully presents to another person a false document purporting to be a valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 5134, 1903; RS 3322; s. 1, ch. 6869, 1915; RGS 5160; CGL 7263; s. 843, ch. 71-136; s. 1245, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 2024-44.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.03

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 817.03

Total Results: 7

Perry v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

664 F.3d 1359, 2011 WL 6412426

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 22, 2011 | Docket: 611855

Cited 21 times | Published

(providing venue of prosecution under FLA. STAT. § 817.03, which prohibits making a false statement to obtain

Kearns v. Farmer Acquisition Company

157 So. 3d 458, 39 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1384, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 1782, 2015 WL 574007

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 2015 | Docket: 2633529

Cited 9 times | Published

Kearns argued that he proved a violation of section 817.03, Florida Statutes (2008), which prohibits making

Jenkins v. Golf Channel

714 So. 2d 558, 1998 WL 335789

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 1998 | Docket: 461600

Cited 6 times | Published

Commission Act), the Uniform Commercial Code, F.S. § 817.03, § 817.05, § 817.15 (fraud), and/or Florida Statutes

State v. Jackson

677 So. 2d 938, 1996 WL 410726

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 24, 1996 | Docket: 1689943

Cited 4 times | Published

one count of organized fraud, in violation of section 817.03(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1993); one count of

Perry v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

664 F.3d 1359, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 25561

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 22, 2011 | Docket: 65659751

Cited 1 times | Published

(providing venue of prosecution under Fla. Stat. § 817.03, which prohibits making a false statement to obtain

Kevin Harris v. James F. Jayo

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 14, 2021 | Docket: 60058125

Published

statement in writing in violation of Fla. Stat. § 817.03, making false entries on the books of the two

STATE OF FLORIDA v. JAMES FRANCIS KIGAR

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 2019 | Docket: 16025083

Published

possibility of a heightened mens rea requirement. See § 817.03, Fla. Stat. (2016) (“with a fraudulent intent”);