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.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 831.21
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§831.21COUNTERFEITING OFDOCTORS CERTIFICATE
§831.21PASS FORGEDALTERED DOCTORS CERTIFICATE
§831.21FORGERY OFALTER DOCTORS CERTIFICATE
§831.21PASS COUNTERFEITEDDOCTORS CERTIFICATE
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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