Florida Statute 817.481 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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F.S. 817.481

817.481 Credit or purchases; obtaining illicitly.—

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or attempt to obtain credit, or to purchase or attempt to purchase any goods, property, or service, by the use of any false, fictitious, counterfeit, or expired credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device, or by the use of any credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device of another person without the authority of the person to whom such card, number, or device was issued, or by the use of any credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device in any case where such card, number, or device has been revoked and notice of revocation has been given to the person to whom issued.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to avoid or attempt to avoid or to cause another to avoid payment of the lawful charges, in whole or in part, for any telephone or telegraph service or for the transmission of a message, signal or other communication by telephone or telegraph or over telephone or telegraph facilities by the use of any fraudulent scheme, means or method, or any mechanical, electric, or electronic device.

(3)(a) If the value of the property, goods, or services obtained or which are sought to be obtained in violation of this section is $300 or more, the offender shall be guilty of grand larceny.

(b) If the value of the property, goods, or services obtained or which are sought to be obtained in violation of this section is less than $300 the offender shall be guilty of petit larceny.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-83; s. 1, ch. 65-245; s. 1, ch. 65-128; s. 873, ch. 71-136; s. 4, ch. 86-161; s. 15, ch. 2015-166.

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Amendments to 817.481

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.481

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

S817.481 1 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9444 - F: T

S817.481 1 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9445 - M: S

S817.481 2 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9446 - F: T

S817.481 2 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9447 - M: S

S817.481 3 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - TO OBTAIN GOODS 300 DOLS OR MORE - F: T

S817.481 3 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - TO OBTAIN GOODS UNDER 300 DOLLARS - M: S

S817.481 3 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - AVOID/ATTEMPT AVOID PAYMENT PHONE MT 300 DOL - F: T

S817.481 3 - FRAUD-ILLEG USE CREDIT CARDS - AVOID/ATTEMPT AVOID PAYMENT PHONE LT 300 DOL - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 817.481

Total Results: 10

Sanchez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-10-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 124 So. 3d 406, 2013 WL 5762983, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 17052

Snippet: was actually a second-degree misdemeanor. See § 817.481(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2010); § 812.014(3)(a), Fla.

State v. Fagan

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-10-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 857 So. 2d 320, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15214, 2003 WL 22316859

Snippet: pursuant to subsections (1) and (3)(a) of section 817.481. Because the State’s evidence created a prima facie

State v. Aqqad

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-03-25T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 637 So. 2d 255, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 3073, 1994 WL 98830

Snippet: services in violation of sections 812.014 and 817.481(2), (3)(a), Florida Statutes (1991). The appel-

Collins v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-10-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 626 So. 2d 991, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 10656, 1993 WL 417571

Snippet: 817.60(1), 817.67(1), Fla.Stat. (1991). . § 817.481, Fla.Stat. (1991). . § 812.014(l)(a)(b), (2)(

State v. Weir

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-04-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 488 So. 2d 557, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 912, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7280

Snippet: case, are and have been superseded by section 817.481, Florida Statutes, and Part II Chapter 817, Florida…violate section 831.01 without violating section 817.481 or Part II Chapter 817, and vice versa. Traditional

Michutka v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 478 So. 2d 868, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2571, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 6136

Snippet: whereas section 817.481 has no requirement that an “innkeeper” be defrauded. Thus, section 817.481 applies to…by use of a credit card in violation of section 817.481, Florida Statutes. We affirm. Appellant was represented…included in the other count. For example, section 817.481 requires proof of improper use of a credit card

McConnell v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1974-08-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 298 So. 2d 550

Snippet: defendant who was charged and convicted under § 817.481, F.S.A. (a previous statute dealing with the unlawful

Lore v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1972-10-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 267 So. 2d 699, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6194

Snippet: upon a violation of Section 817.-481, F.S.1969, F.S.A. See Section 817.-481 (3) (a) and compare Section…unauthorized use of a credit card in violation of Section 817.481, F.S.1969, F.S.A. One of the offenses allegedly…Crime Act of 1967 repealed by implication Section 817.481, F. S.1969, F.S.A., the statute under which the…To the extent pertinent, the statute provides: “817.481. “(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly…, superseded the penalty provisions of Section 817.481, F.S. 1969, F.S.A., where — as here — the conduct

Richardson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1967-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 193 So. 2d 637, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 5173

Snippet: larceny by unlawful use of a credit card under § 817.481, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., since-there was no evidence…fraudulently obtained was $100.00’ or more. *638Section 817.481 provides in pertinent •part: “(1) It shall be unlawful

Caputo v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1965-03-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 173 So. 2d 745, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4496

Snippet: unlawful use of credit cards in violation of § 817.481, Fla.Stat, F.S.A. Both defendants were represented