The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 540
COMMERCIAL DISCRIMINATION

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F.S. 540.03

540.03 Complaints made to Department of State; duty.—If complaint shall be made to the Department of State that any corporation authorized to do business in this state is guilty of unfair discrimination within the terms of this chapter, the Department of State shall refer the matter to the Department of Legal Affairs which may, if the facts justify it, institute proceedings in the courts against such corporation.

History.—s. 4, ch. 6945, 1915; RGS 2519; CGL 3941; ss. 10, 11, 35, ch. 69-106.

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Amendments to 540.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 540.03

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 540.03.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

OLSEN- FRANKMAN LIVESTOCK MARKETING SERVICE, INC. v. CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF MADELIA, a d b a, 605 F.2d 1082 (8th Cir. 1979)

. . . . § 540.03 (1974) (corresponds to Rev.Stat. (Terr.), ch. 70, § 28). . . . See Minn.Stat. § 540.03 (1974). . . . Minn.Stat. § 540.03 (1974). . . . See Minn.Stat. § 540.03 (1974). . . . Stat. § 540.03 (1974). . . .

PENTCO, INC. d b a d b a d b a d b a d b a d b a v. MOODY, T., 474 F. Supp. 1001 (S.D. Ohio 1978)

. . . Section 540.03 Section 540.03 exempts certain businesses from the provisions of Chapter 540. . . .