Florida Statute 818.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 818
SALE OF MORTGAGED PERSONAL PROPERTY; SIMILAR OFFENSES

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818.04 Selling collateral security before debt due.—Whoever holding any collateral security deposited with him or her for the payment of a debt which may be due him or her sells, pledges, loans or in any way disposes of the same, as his or her own, before such debt becomes due and payable, and without the authority of the person depositing the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 59, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2478; GS 3358; RGS 5205; CGL 7319; s. 890, ch. 71-136; s. 1277, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 818.04

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

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Cases Citing Statute 818.04

Total Results: 1

TALLAHASSEE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. Bryant

271 So. 2d 190, 11 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 467

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 1972 | Docket: 1730056

Cited 2 times | Published

preserving same and that the provisions of Section 818.04, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., cited by appellant

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