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Florida Statute 831.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 831.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 831.11 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
831.11 Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes.Whoever brings into this state or has in his or her possession a false, forged, or counterfeit bill, check, draft, or note in the similitude of the bills or notes payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person issued by or for any bank or banking company established in this state, or within the United States, or any foreign province, state or government, with intent to utter and pass the same or to render the same current as true, knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeit, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 8, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2489; GS 3370; RGS 5218; CGL 7336; s. 968, ch. 71-136; s. 1292, ch. 97-102; s. 12, ch. 2001-115.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 831.11

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§831.11SMUGGLE CONTRABANDBRING FORGED/COUNTERFEIT BANK BILL INTO STATEF · 3rd
§831.11FRAUDPOSSESS FALSE BANK BILL/CHECK/DRAFT/NOTEF · 3rd
§831.11POSSESS FORGEDPOSSESS FORGED BANK BILL/CHECK/DRAFT/NOTEF · 3rd
§831.11POSSESS COUNTERFEITEDPOSSESS COUNTERFEIT BANK BILL/CHECK/DRAFT/NOTEF · 3rd

Cases Citing F.S. 831.11

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·State v. West, 262 So. 2d 457 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972).

Cited 24 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...That order was entered on motion of appellee that there were no material disputed facts and the undisputed facts did not establish a prima facie case of guilt. Appellee was charged with possession of a false, forged or counterfeit note in violation of Florida Statute § 831.11, F.S.A., which provides: "Bringing into the state forged bank bills....
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·Miami Herald Media Co. v. Fla. Dep't of Transp., 345 F. Supp. 3d 1349 (N.D. Fla. 2018).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida

...Under that system, the NTSB enlists the assistance of "those persons, Federal, state or local government agencies and organizations whose employees, functions, activities, or products were involved in the accident and that can provide suitable qualified technical personnel to actively assist in an investigation." 49 C.F.R. § 831.11 (a)(1)....
...In essence, the NTSB "deputizes" party members to assist in the investigation under the supervision of NTSB staff investigators. Id. Party members to an investigation are required by federal regulation to "follow all directions and instructions from NTSB representatives." 49 C.F.R. § 831.11 (a)(4)....
...ECF 12-3 ¶ 3 (Drummond Decl.) The investigator in charge ("IIC") of the investigation instructed FDOT to keep confidential all records collected by the NTSB as part of the NTSB's investigation, including records submitted by FDOT. Id. ¶ 4 . By regulation, 49 C.F.R. § 831.11 (d), FDOT was required to certify-and did certify-that the agency and its employees would comply with all NTSB directives....
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·State v. Haas, 433 So. 2d 1343 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 20846

...completed cashier’s check violates this statute is not before us under the facts of this case, so we do not address that issue. The order appealed from is AFFIRMED. FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., J., concurs. SHARP, J., concurs specially with opinion. . § 831.11, Fla.Stat....
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Mullins v. State, 855 So. 2d 720 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15082, 2003 WL 22298975

...The record shows only that Mullins made no admission that he intended to pass the bills, and that the state’s witness (the arresting officer) was unable to testify as to Mullins’ intent. Because there is nothing in the record to support the element of intent necessary for violation of section 831.11, Mullins’ motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted....

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