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Fla. Stat. § 817.15 (2025)
False entries in books of business entity.
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817.15 False entries in books of business entity.—Any officer, agent, clerk or servant of a business entity who makes a false entry in the books thereof, with intent to defraud, and any person whose duty it is to make in such books a record or entry of the transfer of stock, or of the issuing and canceling of certificates thereof, or of the amount of stock issued by such business entity, who omits to make a true record or entry thereof, with intent to defraud, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 47, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2467; GS 3326; RGS 5164; CGL 7267; s. 850, ch. 71-136; s. 6, ch. 2015-166.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 817.15
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§817.15EMBEZZLEFALSE ENTRY IN BOOKS OF BUSINESS ENTITY
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: Kevin Harris v. James F. Jayo, 3 F.4th 1339 (11th Cir. 2021).
Kevin Harris v. James F. Jayo, 3 F.4th 1339 (11th Cir. 2021). “03 , making false entries on the books of the two companies in violation of Fla. Stat. § 817.15 , and issuing certificates of stock for the two companies beyond the amount authorized by law in violation of Fla.”
Colonial Penn Ins. v. Value Rent-A-Car Inc., 814 F. Supp. 1084 (S.D. Fla. 1992). “014 and § 817.15. (Complaint, ¶ 38). Additionally, Colonial has alleged violations of 18 U.”
Molenda v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 60 F. Supp. 2d 1294 (S.D. Fla. 1999). “1 Plaintiff asserts that both incidents violated Section 817.15, Florida Statutes. 2 Defendant counters that most of the retaliatory conduct alleged by Plaintiff is time-barred, that the illegal activities were not undertaken by Defendant, that the conduct challenged by…”
Jenkins v. Golf Channel, 714 So. 2d 558 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998). “05, § 817.15 (fraud), and/or Florida Statutes Chapter 895 (RICO); 9.”
Foxfire Inn of Stuart, Florida, Inc. v. Neff, 433 So. 2d 1304 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). “41, Florida Statutes; had made certain entries in the Foxfire Inn's books and records in violation of section 817.15; and had made false statements of fact concerning the Foxfire Inn's net worth, its actual profit margin during the time Neff owned it, and "[t]he satisfaction of…”
Peter M. Vujin v. Russell W. Galbut (11th Cir. 2020). “Finally, Count Six alleges four RICO violations as well as violations of Fla. Stat. § 817.15 14 and 12 Section 1961(1) is an exclusive list of offenses that qualify as “racketeering activity.”
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