Florida Statute 817.037 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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F.S. 817.037

817.037 Fraudulent refunds.—

(1) Any person who engages in a systematic, ongoing course of conduct to obtain a refund for merchandise from a business establishment by knowingly giving a false or fictitious name or address as his or her own or the name or address of any other person without that person’s knowledge and approval is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) In order for a person to be convicted under this section, a conspicuous notice must have been posted in the business establishment in the area where refunds are made, advising patrons of the provisions of this section and the penalties provided.

History.—s. 3, ch. 86-161; s. 193, ch. 91-224; s. 1246, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.037

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

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Cases Citing Statute 817.037

Total Results: 2

Tropical Park v. Ratliff

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1957-10-04

Citation: 97 So. 2d 169

Snippet: Racing Commission does not have the power under Sec. 817.37(4), Sec. 849.24(4) and (5), or other rules or statutes

Voges Motor Co. v. Ward

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1929-07-31

Citation: 123 So. 785, 98 Fla. 304, 1929 Fla. LEXIS 1185

Snippet: Broadway Automobile Co., 65 Wn. 650, 118 Pac. R. 817, 37 L.R.A. N. S. 71, and in a note to this case the