Florida Statute 831.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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F.S. 831.08

831.08 Possessing certain forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts.—Whoever has in his or her possession 10 or more similar false, altered, forged, or counterfeit notes, bills of credit, bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes, such as are mentioned in any of the preceding sections of this chapter, payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeit, with intent to utter and pass the same as true, and thereby to injure or defraud any person, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 5, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2486; GS 3367; RGS 5215; CGL 7333; s. 965, ch. 71-136; s. 1291, ch. 97-102; s. 9, ch. 2001-115.

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Amendments to 831.08

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.08

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

S831.08 - POSSESS FORGED - 10 OR MORE CERTAIN BILLS NOTES - F: T

S831.08 - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - 10 OR MORE CERTAIN BILLS NOTES - F: T

S831.08 - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - ERROR - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 831.08

Total Results: 5

Green v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-09-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 18 So. 3d 656, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 12885, 2009 WL 2835210

Snippet: more counterfeit bills in violation of section 831.08, Florida Statutes (2003). The offense of trafficking

Roz Fischer's Beauty Unlimited v. Mathis

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-10-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 644 So. 2d 127

Snippet: Bank of Broward County v. Hinkle, 479 So.2d at 831. 8 Apportionment of permanent benefits is of course

Watts v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-11-09T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 440 So. 2d 505

Snippet: the number of articles unlawfully possessed, §§ 831.08, .13, .15, .16, Fla. Stat. (1981) (10 or more forged

State v. La Pointe

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1977-04-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 345 So. 2d 362, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 15807

Snippet: defraud the NFL and others, in violation of Section 831.08. The 38th count charged the defendants with possession…payable to the bearer thereof as required by Section 831.08, Florida Statutes.” On this appeal therefrom the

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Redding

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1930-08-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 129 So. 743, 100 Fla. 495

Snippet: Western Union Telegraph Co. (N.C.) 55 So. E. R. 831, 8 L.R.A. (N.S.) 249, that one who is not mentioned