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Florida Statute 818.05 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 818.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 818.05 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
818.05 Sale, concealment, or disposal of property held under contract or conditional sale; penalty.—
(1) No person who is in possession of any personal property under and by virtue of any contract or conditional sale or otherwise where the title to said personal property does not vest in the possessor, shall sell, conceal or dispose of such personal property without first having the written consent of the person then having or retaining the bona fide title to such personal property so to sell, dispose of, or conceal the same.
(2) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 7860, 1919; CGL 7230, 7321; s. 891, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 818.05

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 818.05

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Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Hanus, 491 So. 2d 570 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 202, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 5847

...inst Bernard Hanus and Ocean City Lumber Company, alleging that Hanus had defaulted under a retail installment contract for the sale of a 1983 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck. The complaint further alleged that Ocean City had violated Sections 818.01 1 and 818.05, 2 Florida Statutes (1983), by disposing of the vehicle to a third party without the written consent of FMCC....
...transfer, such property with intent to defeat, hinder or delay the enforcement of such lien, or the recovery of such property by the vendor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. . Section 818.05(1) provides: No person who is in possession of any personal property under and by virtue of any contract or conditional sale or otherwise where the title to said personal property does not vest in the possessor, shall sell, conceal or...

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