Florida Statute 831.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.08

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

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

S831.08 - POSSESS FORGED - POSSESS 10+ FORGED BANK BILL/CHECK/DRAFT/NOTE - F: T

S831.08 - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - POSSESS 10+ CTFT BANK BILL/CHECK/DRAFT/NOTE - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 831.08

Total Results: 2

Green v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 4, 2009 | Docket: 1178886

Cited 4 times | Published

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

State v. La Pointe

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 1977 | Docket: 64558346

Published

defraud the NFL and others, in violation of Section 831.08. The 38th count charged the defendants with

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