Florida Statute 817.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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F.S. 817.031

817.031 Making false statements; venue of prosecution.—Prosecutions under s. 817.03 may be begun in the county where the statement was written, or purports to have been written.

History.—s. 2, ch. 5134, 1903; GS 3323; RGS 5161; CGL 7264.

Note.—Former s. 817.04.

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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

correspond with a noninmate. See, e.g., FLA. STAT. § 817.031 (providing venue of prosecution under FLA. STAT

State v. Summerlot

711 So. 2d 589, 1998 WL 186898

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 1998 | Docket: 1337181

Cited 4 times | Published

034 and the legislative intent embodied in section 817.031(1) of the statute, the State must prove that

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

correspond with a noninmate. See, e.g., Fla Stat. § 817.031 (providing venue of prosecution under Fla. Stat