Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 831.21 (2025)

Forging or counterfeiting doctor’s certificate of examination.

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831.21 Forging or counterfeiting doctor’s certificate of examination.Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any doctor’s certificate or record of examination to an application for a policy of insurance, or knowing such doctor’s certificate or record of examination to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, passes, utters, or publishes such certificate as true, with intent 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. 1, ch. 4525, 1897; GS 3380; RGS 5228; CGL 7346; s. 10, ch. 2010-117.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 831.21

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§831.21COUNTERFEITING OFDOCTORS CERTIFICATEF · 3rd
§831.21PASS FORGEDALTERED DOCTORS CERTIFICATEF · 3rd
§831.21FORGERY OFALTER DOCTORS CERTIFICATEF · 3rd
§831.21PASS COUNTERFEITEDDOCTORS CERTIFICATEF · 3rd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018).
State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). “" § 831.21 (emphasis added). The statute dealing with counterfeiting a payment instrument defines "counterfeit" to mean the manufacture without permission or the manufacture "with a fictitious name, routing number, or account number.”
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