Florida Statute 831.033 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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F.S. 831.033

831.033 Forging or counterfeiting private labels; destruction; forfeiture.—

(1)(a) Any goods to which forged or counterfeit trademarks or service marks are attached or affixed or any tools or other materials for the reproduction of any specific forged or counterfeit trademark or service mark which are produced or possessed in violation of this section may be seized by any law enforcement officer.

(b) Any personal property, including, but not limited to, any item, object, tool, machine, or vehicle of any kind, employed as an instrumentality in the commission of, or in aiding or abetting in the commission of, the crime of counterfeiting, as proscribed by ss. 831.03-831.034, and not otherwise included in paragraph (a), may be seized and is subject to forfeiture pursuant to ss. 932.701-932.704.

(2) The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of an offense under this section, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed, that the person forfeit to the state the following:

(a) Any property constituting or derived from any proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the result of the offense.

(b) Any of the person’s property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, facilitate, aid, or abet the commission of the offense.

(3) At the conclusion of all forfeiture proceedings, the court shall order that any forfeited item bearing or consisting of a counterfeit mark be destroyed or alternatively disposed of in another manner with the written consent of the trademark owners. The owners of the registered or protected mark shall be responsible for the costs incurred in the disposition of the forged or counterfeit items.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2008-255.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.033

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 831.033.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 831.033

Total Results: 7

The City of West Palm Beach, Inc. v. Peter M. Haver

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-09-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: resources. Cf. Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821, 831-33 (1985). And they ask us to subject these decisions

Krol v. FCA US, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 273 So. 3d 198

Snippet: Kline Tysons Imps., Inc., 190 F. Supp. 2d 827, 831-33 (E.D. Va. 2002), Pitchford v. Oakwood Mobile Homes

Krol v. FCA US, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 273 So. 3d 198

Snippet: Kline Tysons Imps., Inc., 190 F. Supp. 2d 827, 831-33 (E.D. Va. 2002), Pitchford v. Oakwood Mobile Homes

Connolly, Jr. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-07-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 172 So. 3d 893, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11352

Snippet: e.g., § 932.701(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2015)33; § 831.033, Fla. Stat. (2015).34 Given the language employed…element of the offense. (Emphasis added.) . § 831.033(l)(b) provides for the forfeiture of certain counterfeit

First Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida, Inc. v. Compass Construction, Inc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-05-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 115 So. 3d 946

Snippet: lodestar calculation. See Quanstrom, 555 So.2d at 831-33; see also Blanchard v. Bergeron, 489 U.S. 87, 109

Sheppard v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-08-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 17 So. 3d 275, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 477, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 1412, 2009 WL 2622684

Snippet: criticism, see Williams v. State, 959 So.2d 830, 831-33 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007) (Warner, J„ concurring specially

Department of Revenue v. Golder

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1975-11-23T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 322 So. 2d 1

Snippet: Cir.1964). [22] Laird v. Tatum, supra note 18 at 831-33, 835-36, 93 S.Ct. 7; Frank, Disqualification of