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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 832
VIOLATIONS INVOLVING CHECKS AND DRAFTS

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F.S. 832.04

832.04 Stopping payment; purchase of farm or grove products.—

(1) Whoever, with intent to defraud any producer of farm or grove products or product of such products or product shall, in person or by agent, make, draw, utter, deliver, or give to such producer any check, draft, or written order for the payment of money upon any bank, person, or corporation and secure from such producer such products or product for or on account of such check, draft, or written order, whether such products or product are valued at the amount of such check, draft, or written order or at a greater or lesser value, and who shall, pursuant to and in furtherance of such intent to defraud, stop payment on such check, draft, or written order, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the value of the products or product secured for or on account of such check, draft, or written order is $150 or more; and if the value of the products or product secured for or on account of such check, draft, or written order is less than $150, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) In all prosecutions under this section, the introduction in evidence of any unpaid and dishonored check, draft, or written order for the payment of money upon any bank, person, or corporation, bearing the drawee’s refusal to pay the same because of payment having been stopped, stamped, or written thereon or attached thereto, shall be prima facie evidence of the making or uttering of said check, draft, or written order, and of due presentation to the drawee for payment, and of the dishonor thereof, and that the same was properly dishonored because of payment thereof having been stopped by the maker or drawer. And, as against the maker or drawer thereof, the stopping of payment of any such check, draft, or written order made, drawn, uttered, delivered, or given to a producer of farm or grove products or product in payment for any such products or product, the possession or control of which shall have been transferred upon faith of payment of such check, draft, or written order, whether such products or product be valued at the amount of such check, draft, or written order or at a greater or lesser amount, shall be prima facie evidence that such maker or drawer had the above mentioned intent to defraud such producer, if such maker or drawer, or his or her agent, shall have personally inspected such products or product at or before such transfer of possession or control.

(3) This section shall be taken to be cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal any other statute now in effect.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 4, ch. 26884, 1951; s. 979, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 86-161; s. 1301, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 832.04

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

S832.04 - FRAUD-INSUFF FUNDS CHECK - STOP PAY FARM GROVE PRODUCTS 150 DOLS OR MORE - M: F

S832.04 - FRAUD-INSUFF FUNDS CHECK - STOP PAY FARM GROVE PROD LESS THAN 150 DOLS - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 832.04

Total Results: 7

FLA. DHSMV v. Critchfield

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-03-13

Citation: 842 So. 2d 782

Snippet: to prosecute any person for any violation of s. 832.04, s. 832.041, s. 832.05, or s. 832.06. The use of

Florida Power Corp. v. Garcia

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-03-01

Citation: 780 So. 2d 34, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 102, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 403, 2001 WL 197040

Snippet: with appellee here) was consistent with Rule 25-17.0832(4)(b), Florida Administrative Code.[2] The appellee

Standard Jury Instructions

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-07-16

Citation: 723 So. 2d 123

Snippet: None instrument 832.04 Stopping payment; None

Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal Cases

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-07-02

Citation: 603 So. 2d 1175, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 400, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1220, 1992 WL 148230

Snippet: uttering is 832.04 charged 832.04

In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal Cases

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-03-30

Citation: 543 So. 2d 1205, 1989 WL 34342

Snippet: products 832.04 under $50 832.04 Stopping payment with None

Florida Bar Re Standard Jury Instructions—Criminal

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-05-28

Citation: 508 So. 2d 1221, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 259, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1921

Snippet: or grove products — 832.04 None Attempt, except when uttering is charged — 832.04 under $50 Stopping payment

St. of Fla., Ex Rel. Town of Crescent v. Holland

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1942-11-17

Citation: 10 So. 2d 577, 151 Fla. 806, 1942 Fla. LEXIS 1274

Snippet: of the Constitution of 1868 and in Section *Page 832 4, Article XII of the Constitution of 1885, have