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Fla. Stat. § 860.15 (2025)

Overcharging for repairs and parts; penalty.

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860.15 Overcharging for repairs and parts; penalty.—
(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly charge for any services on motor vehicles which are not actually performed, to knowingly and falsely charge for any parts and accessories for motor vehicles not actually furnished, or to knowingly and fraudulently substitute parts when such substitution has no relation to the repairing or servicing of the motor vehicle.
(2) Any person willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) If the charges referred to in subsection (1) will be paid from the proceeds of a motor vehicle insurance policy, a person willfully violating the provisions of this section 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. 63-203; s. 1098, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 2003-148.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 860.15

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§860.15(1)FRAUDOVERCHARGE FOR REPAIR AND PARTM · 2nd
§860.15(3)FRAUDOVERCHARGE PARTS REPAIRS PAID BY MTR VEH INSF · 3rd
§860.15FRAUDRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9508M · 2nd

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