The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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F.S. 831.07

831.07 Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.—Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits a bank bill, check, draft, or promissory note payable to the bearer thereof, or to the order of any person, issued by an incorporated banking company established in this state, or within the United States, or any foreign province, state, or government, with intent to injure any person, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 4, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2485; GS 3366; RGS 5214; CGL 7332; s. 964, ch. 71-136; s. 8, ch. 2001-115.

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Amendments to 831.07

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.07

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

S831.07 - FORGERY OF - ALTER BANK BILL NOTE CHECK DRAFT - F: T

S831.07 - COUNTERFEITING OF - BANK BILL CHECK DRAFT NOTE - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE v. WALTER,, 970 So. 2d 848 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . See § 831.07, Fla. Stat. (2002). .See § 812.014(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (2002). . Miranda v. . . .

CHILDERS, v. STATE, 931 So. 2d 86 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . See, e.g., §§ 831.01, 831.02, 831.07, 831.09, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . .

CHILDERS, v. STATE, 936 So. 2d 585 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . See, e.g., §§ 831.01, 831.02, 831.07, 831.09, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . .

BURKE, v. STATE, 475 So. 2d 252 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . This does not mean, of course, that a defendant who forges or alters three bills or notes (§ 831.07 Fla.Stat . . .

UNITED STATES v. IBLE,, 630 F.2d 389 (5th Cir. 1980)

. . . . §§ 831.07-08 (1979). . . .

STATE v. DAVIS,, 358 So. 2d 887 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . The statutory wording “issued as aforesaid” clearly refers to the language of Section 831.07, Florida . . .