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Florida Statute 817.35 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 817.35 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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817.35 Sale of cemetery lots or mausoleum space; promises.—
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale, cemetery lots or mausoleum space, upon the guarantee, promise, representation or inducement to the purchaser that the same may be sold or repurchased at a financial profit.
(2) Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 22080, 1943; s. 7B, ch. 24337, 1947; s. 867, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 817.35

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 817.35

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·Marill Alarm Sys., Inc. v. Equity Funding Corp. (In Re Marill Alarm Sys., Inc.), 81 B.R. 119 (S.D. Fla. 1987).

Cited 20 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12319, 1987 WL 31665

the evidence by adding a claim under Fla.Stat. § 817.035 (obtaining property under false pretenses). On
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Cited as authorityIn Re Sol, LLC (2009)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Mullarkey (2008)
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·LaPorte v. State, 512 So. 2d 984 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2007

count of a scheme to defraud in violation of section 817.035(1), Florida Statutes (1983). Appellant was
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·Rogers v. State, 487 So. 2d 57 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

which constitutes a third degree felony under Section 817.035(2), Fla. Stat. (1981), and therefore we sustain
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Cited as authorityAllocco (2002)
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Cited as authorityVickery (1989)
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Medina v. State, 711 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 281751

engaging in a scheme to defraud in violation of section 817.035(2), Florida Statutes (1985). He was sentenced
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·Marill Sec. Servs., Inc. v. Open Door Capital Corp. (In Re Marill Alarm Sys., Inc.), 68 B.R. 399 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1986).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 1986 Bankr. LEXIS 4684

fraudulent practice which is violative of Fla.Stat. § 817.035(1) which provides: "(1) Any person who engages
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·Lash v. State, 399 So. 2d 534 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20194

obtain money by false representations under Section 817.035, Florida Statutes (1977). The State’s evidence
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Cited as authorityWeaver (2008)
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Washington v. State, 549 So. 2d 799 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2349, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5454, 1989 WL 114260

opinion. . § 812.014(c), Fla.Stat. (1985). . § 817.035(2), Fla.Stat. (1985). .Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(14)
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State v. Grabarnick, 414 So. 2d 1144 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20238

against Phillip Gra-bamick by holding that Section 817.035(2), (3), Florida Statutes (1977) is unconstitutional
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Gitman v. State, 482 So. 2d 367 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

the use of any person not entitled thereto. Section 817.035, Florida Statutes (1979), provides that the
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McCarthy v. State, 417 So. 2d 1153 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21218

County, of employing a scheme to defraud under Section 817.035(2). We have carefully reviewed the record and
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Gibson v. State, 541 So. 2d 761 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 951, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1959, 1989 WL 34835

instructions. RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN, J., concur. Section 817.035(2), Florida Statutes (1985), since repealed

This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.