Florida Statute 817.481 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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credit card, telephone number, credit number, or other credit device in any case where such card, number, or device has been revoked and notice of revocation has been given to the person to whom issued.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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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

Cases Citing Statute 817.481

Total Results: 9

McConnell v. State

298 So. 2d 550

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 9, 1974 | Docket: 1439333

Cited 4 times | Published

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

Collins v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 1993 | Docket: 64744043

Cited 1 times | Published

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

Sanchez v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2013 | Docket: 60235478

Published

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

State v. Fagan

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 2003 | Docket: 64825884

Published

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

State v. Weir

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1986 | Docket: 64619335

Published

this case, are and have been superseded by section 817.481, Florida Statutes, and Part II Chapter 817

Michutka v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 20, 1985 | Docket: 64615608

Published

larceny by use of a credit card in violation of section 817.481, Florida Statutes. We affirm. Appellant was

Lore v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 1972 | Docket: 64528070

Published

unauthorized use of a credit card in violation of Section 817.481, F.S.1969, F.S.A. One of the offenses allegedly

Richardson v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 17, 1967 | Docket: 64499329

Published

larceny by unlawful use of a credit card under § 817.481, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., since-there was no evidence

Caputo v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 23, 1965 | Docket: 64492678

Published

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