The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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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Amendments to 817.031

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.031

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 817.031.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

PERRY, d. b. a. d. b. a. a v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 664 F.3d 1359 (11th Cir. 2011)

. . . . § 817.031 (providing venue of prosecution under Fla. . . .

STATE v. SUMMERLOT,, 711 So. 2d 589 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . court found: In light of the title of section 817.034 and the legislative intent embodied in section 817.031 . . .