Florida Statute 831.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
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Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.21

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

S831.21 - COUNTERFEITING OF - DOCTORS CERTIFICATE - F: T

S831.21 - PASS FORGED - ALTERED DOCTORS CERTIFICATE - F: T

S831.21 - FORGERY OF - ALTER DOCTORS CERTIFICATE - F: T

S831.21 - PASS COUNTERFEITED - DOCTORS CERTIFICATE - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 831.21

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State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...-9- forges, or counterfeits any doctor's certificate or record of examination to an application for a policy of insurance . . . with intent to injure or defraud any person, commits a felony of the third degree." § 831.21 (emphasis added)....

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