Chapter 832 — Chapter 832
10 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 832.04 Stopping payment; purchase of farm or grove products
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(1) Whoever, with intent to defraud any producer of farm or grove products or product of such products or product shall, in person or by agent, make, draw, utter, deliver, or give to such producer any check, draft, or written order for the payment of money upon any bank, person, …
Fla. Stat. § 832.041 Stopping payment with intent to defraud
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(1) Whoever, with intent to defraud any person shall, in person or by agent, make, draw, utter, deliver, or give any check, draft, or written order for the payment of money upon any bank, person, or corporation and secure from such person goods or services for or on account of su…
Fla. Stat. § 832.05 Giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card orders; penalty; duty of drawee; evidence; costs; complaint form
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(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to remedy the evil of giving checks, drafts, bills of exchange, debit card orders, and other orders on banks without first providing funds in or credit with the depositories on which the same are made or drawn to pay and satisfy the sam…
Fla. Stat. § 832.06 Prosecution for worthless checks given tax collector for licenses or taxes; refunds
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(1) Whenever any person, firm, or corporation violates the provisions of s. 832.05 by drawing, making, uttering, issuing, or delivering to any county tax collector any check, draft, or other written order on any bank or depository for the payment of money or its equivalent for an…
Fla. Stat. § 832.062 Prosecution for worthless checks, drafts, debit card orders, or electronic funds transfers made to pay any tax or associated amount administered by the Department of Revenue
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(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to draw, make, utter, issue, or deliver to the Department of Revenue any check, draft, or other written order on any bank or depository, to use a debit card, to make, send, instruct, order, or initiate any electronic funds t…
Fla. Stat. § 832.07 Prima facie evidence of intent; identity
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(1) INTENT.—(a) In any prosecution or action under this chapter, the making, drawing, uttering, or delivery of a check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of lack of funds or credit, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud or knowledge o…
Fla. Stat. § 832.075 Requiring credit card information for check or draft acceptance prohibited
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(1) No person shall require, as a condition of acceptance of a check or share draft or as a means of identification, that the person presenting the check or draft provide a credit card number or credit card expiration date.(2) Recording a credit card number or expiration date in …
Fla. Stat. § 832.08 State attorney bad check diversion program; fees for collections
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(1) In any judicial circuit where a bad check diversion program is not in existence as of October 1, 1986, the state attorney may establish such a program, either within the state attorney’s office or through an independent contractor, for the purpose of diverting from prosecutio…
Fla. Stat. § 832.09 Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case
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(1) The court may order the suspension or revocation of the driver license of a person who is being prosecuted for passing a worthless check in violation of s. 832.05, who fails to appear before the court and against whom a warrant or capias for failure to appear is issued by the…
Fla. Stat. § 832.10 Alternative to bad check diversion program; fees for collection
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(1) Prior to presenting a complaint about a dishonored check to a state attorney, a payee on such bad check may place or assign the debt evidenced by the bad check for collection pursuant to this section by a private debt collector registered under part VI of chapter 559.(2) Upon…