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Florida Statute 817.67 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 817.67 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 817.67 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
817.67 Penalties.
(1) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 10, ch. 67-340; s. 883, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 89-27.

Cases Citing F.S. 817.67

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State v. Luck, 336 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...There the Court, ruling on the precise question here presented, approved a felony conviction and five-year sentence for receiving a stolen credit card in violation of Section 811.16, Florida Statutes (1973), and rejected the contention that the maximum permissible sentence was the one-year misdemeanor penalty provided by Section 817.67(1) of the State Credit Card Crime Act....
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·Collins v. State, 626 So. 2d 991 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 10656, 1993 WL 417571

penalties set forth in section 817.67(1), Florida Statutes (1991). Section 817.67(1) provides that a person
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Cited as authorityHunt (2003)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityCommonwealth (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Neal v. State, 109 So. 3d 1245 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 1316692, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 5448

forth in s. 817.67(2). (Emphasis added.) Under section 817.67, a violation for which subsection (1) is applicable
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Cited as authorityWhitmer (2014)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·State v. McCurdy, 257 So. 2d 92 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 7337

credit card forgery”, which is a felony under F.S. § 817.67(2), F.S:A. The trial Judge held that the unlawful
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Cited as authorityFayerweather (1976)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityGledhill (1975)
phrase: "rule_authority"
FollowedGledhill (1975)
phrase: "followed by"
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·Sanchez v. State, 507 So. 2d 673 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1234, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8185

...tion 817.60, Florida Statutes (1985). The information clearly charged Sanchez with the unlawful receipt of a single credit card. Because the charge involves only one credit card, Sanchez must be adjudicated guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor under section 817.67(1), Florida Statutes (1985), and not a third-degree felony under section 817.67(2), Florida Statutes (1985)....
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phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Keels v. State, 792 So. 2d 1249 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 12242, 2001 WL 996079

to the penalties set forth in s. 817.67(1).” Section 817.67(1) provides that “[a] person who is subject
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Cited as authorityRomine (2015)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Fayerweather v. State, 303 So. 2d 34 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8229

under § 811.-16, Fla.Stat., rather than under § 817.67 (1), Fla.Stat. The appellant’s contention is that
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State v. Saiez, 469 So. 2d 927 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1328, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14305

...ry, plates or any other contrivance designed to reproduce instruments purporting to be the credit cards of an issuer who has not consented to the preparation of such credit cards, violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in § 817.67(2)....
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Pastoria v. State, 312 So. 2d 808 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14930

month period, the sentencing provisions of Section 817.-67(1), F.S. shall apply so that maximum sentence
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D.W. v. State, 428 So. 2d 363 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18935

reflect an adjudication of a misdemeanor under Section 817.67(1), Florida Statutes (1981). The case is remanded
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·Lore v. State, 267 So. 2d 699 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6194

...the penalty provisions which attend a violation of Section 817.62(2), F.S.1969, F.S.A., are markedly different from and less severe than those attendant upon a violation of Section 817.-481, F.S.1969, F.S.A. See Section 817.-481 (3) (a) and compare Section 817.67, F....
...s possession of the credit card on the night of 24 October 1969. For this reason we hold that the three offenses charged to the defendant should be treated as different facets of the same criminal transaction and one sentence should be entered under Section 817.67(2), F.S.1969, F.S.A....
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DisapprovedLuck (1976)
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