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Fla. Stat. § 837.06 (2025)

False official statements.

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837.06 False official statements.—Whoever knowingly makes a false statement in writing with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 58, ch. 74-383; s. 34, ch. 75-298; s. 207, ch. 91-224; s. 1313, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 837.06

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§837.06FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTMAKE FALSE STATEMENT MISLEAD PUBLIC SERVANTM · 2nd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2021 · leading case: Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., 29 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 2010).
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Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., 29 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 4× “§ 837.06, Fla. Stat. (2007). With regard to prosecution and enforcement efforts: section 16.”
Rotstein v. Dept. of Prof'l & Occupational, 397 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). · cites it 4× “Section 837.06, Florida Statutes (1979). [1] Rotstein's petition for rehearing newly advances Article X, Section 10, Florida Constitution, as requiring the restrictive statutory interpretation for which he contended, and which we rejected, when the case was initially submitted.”
Rushing v. State, 684 So. 2d 856 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996). · cites it 2× “He argues on appeal that his crime was merely the misdemeanor offense of making a false official statement in writing under section 837.06, Florida Statutes (1993), *857 not forgery, the crime of which he was convicted.”
Fernandez v. City of Miami, 147 So. 3d 553 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 837.06, Fla. Stat. (2008): "False official statements.”
State v. Mitchell, 666 So. 2d 955 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). · cites it 8× “§ 837.06, Fla.Stat. Contrary to what the trial court found, in my view, a statement of “opinion” may be the basis for conviction under the statute if the “opinion” is knowingly false.”
Lape v. Nocco (M.D. Fla. 2021). “The one remaining provision, section 837.06, proscribes “mak[ing] a false statement in writing with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official duty.”
Marchione v. Nocco (M.D. Fla. 2021). “20 The one remaining provision, section 837.06, proscribes “mak[ing] a false statement in writing with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official duty.”
Davis v. State, 438 So. 2d 195 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “Consequently, he was arrested and ultimately charged with five crimes: three misdemeanor counts of violating section 837.06, Florida Statutes (1979) which prohibits making false statements in writing to a public servant, one felony count of possessing a vessel with an altered…”
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 837 matters in the context of perjury and false statement defense and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.