Florida Statute 817.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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F.S. 817.15

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.15

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

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Cases Citing Statute 817.15

Total Results: 3

Kingland Estates, Ltd. v. Davis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-06-10

Citation: 170 So. 3d 825, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 8785, 2015 WL 3609072

Snippet: corporation (KEL) in violation of sections 817.034, 817.15, and 895.02(2) of the Florida Statutes; c

Jenkins v. Golf Channel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-06-26

Citation: 714 So. 2d 558, 1998 WL 335789

Snippet: Uniform Commercial Code, F.S. § 817.03, § 817.05, § 817.15 (fraud), and/or Florida Statutes Chapter 895 (RICO);

Foxfire Inn of Stuart, Florida, Inc. v. Neff

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-07-01

Citation: 433 So. 2d 1304

Snippet: Inn's books and records in violation of section 817.15; and had made false statements of fact concerning