Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 831.06 (2025)

Fictitious signature of officer of corporation.

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831.06 Fictitious signature of officer of corporation.If a fictitious or pretended signature, purporting to be the signature of an officer or agent of a corporation, is fraudulently affixed to any instrument or writing purporting to be a note, draft or evidence of debt issued by such corporation, with intent to pass the same as true, it shall be deemed a forgery, though no such person may ever have been an officer or agent of such corporation, or ever have existed.
History.s. 12, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2483; GS 3364; RGS 5212; CGL 7330.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 831.06

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§831.06PASS FORGEDFICTITIOUS SIGNATURE CORPORATE OFC OR AGENTF · 3rd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Robinson v. State, 266 So. 2d 693 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972).
Robinson v. State, 266 So. 2d 693 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972). · cites it 2× “al court, over objection, to permit the assistant county solicitor to alter and amend the information in open court during the trial, regarding a matter of substance, where the amended information is not re-signed by the county solicitor, nor re-sworn, nor the jury re-selected…”
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 831 matters in the context of forgery and white collar defense and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.