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Fla. Stat. § 831.02 (2025)
Uttering forged instruments.
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831.02 Uttering forged instruments.—Whoever utters and publishes as true a false, forged or altered record, deed, instrument or other writing mentioned in s. 831.01 knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeited, with intent to injure or defraud any person, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 2, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2480; GS 3360; RGS 5208; CGL 7326; s. 2, ch. 59-31; s. 2, ch. 61-98; s. 960, ch. 71-136.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 831.02
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§831.02PASS COUNTERFEITEDINSTRUMENT
§831.02PASS FORGEDALTERED INSTRUMENT
§831.02FRAUDUTTER FALSE INSTRUMENT
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 82
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1954–2022 · leading case: Case v. Eslinger, 555 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir. 2009).
Case v. Eslinger, 555 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir. 2009). “Case was charged with passing a forged or altered instrument, Fla. Stat. § 831.02 , larceny of more than 0 but less than 00, id.”
Donovan v. State, 572 So. 2d 522 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). “Eleven counts of uttering a false instrument, section 831.02, Florida Statutes (1987): 5 years probation concurrent with each other and consecutive to the probation on the forgery counts.”
Linn v. State, 921 So. 2d 830 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “Background Linn was charged by information with uttering a forged instrument, in contravention of section 831.02, Florida Statutes (2004). The State alleged Linn attempted to cash a forged check for 6.”
Brown v. State, 426 So. 2d 76 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “[2] § 831.02, Fla. Stat. (1979). [3] § 812.014, Fla.”
Drew Montgomery Walker v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 783 F.3d 1226 (11th Cir. 2015). “WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge: Drew Walker’s petition for review of the order for his removal presents two questions: (1) whether a state conviction for uttering a forged instrument, Fla. Stat. § 831.02 , is categorically an aggravated felony offense, 8 U.”
E.A.R. v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009). “See § 831.02, Fla. Stat. (2006). . Section 985.”
Silvestri v. State, 332 So. 2d 351 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). “.. be guilty of a misdemeanor ..." The offense is conceptually very similar to that of uttering or publishing ".”
Brown v. State, 674 So. 2d 738 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). “014, Florida Statutes (1981), and uttering a forgery, in violation of section 831.02, Florida Statutes (1981). He was also charged with one count of forgery, in violation of section 831.”
Sheppard v. State, 988 So. 2d 74 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). “§ 831.02, Fla. Stat. (2001). An Assistant Public Defender (the APD) represented Mr.”
State v. Book, 523 So. 2d 636 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). “Pursuant to Section 831.02, Florida Statutes (1985), the elements of the offense of uttering a false or forged instrument are knowledge on the part of the accused that the instrument is false and the intent to injure or defraud another by the assertion that the instrument is…”
State v. Konegen, 18 So. 3d 697 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “Section 831.02, Florida Statutes (2008), titled “Uttering forged instruments,” states as follows: Whoever utters and publishes as true a false, forged or altered record, deed, instrument or other writing mentioned in s.”
Glass v. State, 556 So. 2d 465 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). “88-134), and to a second information charging four counts of uttering a forged instrument in violation of section 831.02, Florida Statutes, involving checks in the amounts of .”
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