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Fla. Stat. § 817.155 (2025)

Matters within jurisdiction of Department of State; false, fictitious, or fraudulent acts, statements, and representations prohibited; penalty; statute of limitations.

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817.155 Matters within jurisdiction of Department of State; false, fictitious, or fraudulent acts, statements, and representations prohibited; penalty; statute of limitations.—A person may not, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the Department of State, knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact, make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The statute of limitations for prosecution of an act committed in violation of this section is 5 years from the date the act was committed.
History.—s. 52, ch. 87-99; s. 194, ch. 91-224; s. 26, ch. 2005-267.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 817.155

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§817.155FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTMAKE FALSE STATEMENT TO DEPT OF STATEF · 3rd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Harris v. Dabush (M.D. Fla. 2021).
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Harris v. Dabush (M.D. Fla. 2021). · cites it 4× “[from] knowingly and willfully falsify[ing] or conceal[ing] a material fact, mak[ing] any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or mak[ing] or us[ing] any false document, knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry.”
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