Florida Statute 831.23 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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F.S. 831.23

831.23 Impeding circulation.—Whoever maliciously gathers up or retains or maliciously does any gathering up or retaining any bills or notes of any bank or banking company current by law or usage in this state for the purpose of endangering or impeding the circulation or business of such bank or banking company, or to compel it to do any act whatever out of its usual course of business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In the prosecution of any such offense it will not be necessary to set out and describe each bill, but it shall be sufficient to aver and prove any amount of the bills of any bank which has been gathered up or retained.

History.—s. 21, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2726; GS 3718; RGS 5701; CGL 7915; s. 973, ch. 71-136.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.23

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 831.23

Total Results: 1

McPherson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-06-25

Citation: 237 So. 2d 18

Snippet: (1969). [2] Halliday v. United States, 394 U.S. 831, 23 L.Ed. 216, 89 S.Ct. 1498.