The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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

Chapter 559
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INVESTMENTS, GENERALLY

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F.S. 559.27

559.27 Tag required reflecting value of item offered for sale at auction.—

(1) At all auctions of goods at public outcry, the auctioneer or her or his agent shall place or cause to be placed upon each item to be offered at auction a tag showing the value attributed to the item at the time it is offered. Such tag shall remain affixed to the item and shall be delivered to the buyer along with the item at the time of sale.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply:

(a) To agricultural commodities, livestock, agricultural equipment, automobiles, or other items of goods which are most commonly marketed at auction;

(b) When a value is not expressed by the auctioneer as a guide to the bidder; or

(3) Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 70-151; s. 555, ch. 71-136; s. 813, ch. 97-103.

F.S. 559.27 on Google Scholar

F.S. 559.27 on Casetext

Amendments to 559.27

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 559.27

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

S559.27 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - FAIL TAG ITEM W VALUE SALE AUCTION - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

UNITED STATES v. CONRAD,, 619 F. Supp. 1319 (M.D. Fla. 1985)

. . . 1985, adding the following affirmative defenses: fourth, that plaintiff failed to comply with Section 559.27 . . . The first is whether Section 559.27, Florida Statutes (1983), which requires the tagging of items offered . . . not apply: (b) When a value is not expressed by the auctioneer as a guide to the bidder____ Section 559.27 . . .