(1) In favor of persons performing labor or services for any other person, upon the personal property of the latter upon which the labor or services is performed, or which is used in the business, occupation, or employment in which the labor or services is performed.
(2) It is unlawful for any person, knowingly, willfully, and with intent to defraud, to remove any property upon which a lien has accrued under this section without first making full payment to the person performing labor or services of all sums due and payable for such labor or services or without first having the written consent of such person so performing the labor or services so to remove such property.
(3) In that the possessory right and lien of the person performing labor or services under this section is released, relinquished, and lost by the removal of such property upon which a lien has accrued, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence of intent to defraud if, upon the removal of such property, the person removing such property utters, delivers, or gives any check, draft, or written order for the payment of money in payment of the indebtedness secured by the lien and then stops payment on such check, draft, or written order.
(4) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 3 months.
History.—s. 10, ch. 3747, 1887; RS 1732; GS 2198; RGS 3505; s. 1, ch. 8474, 1921; CGL 5366; s. 36, ch. 67-254; s. 1, ch. 70-340.
Note.—Former s. 85.09.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XL - Real and Personal Property
Chapter 713 - Liens, Generally
Part II - Miscellaneous Liens (Ss. 713.50-713.79)
713.56 - Liens for labor on and with machines, etc.
713.57 - Liens for labor on logs and timber.
713.58 - Liens for labor or services on personal property.
713.585 - Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle.
713.59 - Liens for labor in raising crops.
713.595 - Liens for labor or services in ginning cotton.
713.60 - Liens for labor on or for vessels.
713.61 - Liens for manufacturing and repairing articles.
713.62 - Liens for furnishing articles to be manufactured.
713.63 - Liens for furnishing locomotives, machinery, etc.
713.64 - Liens for furnishing material for vessels.
713.65 - Liens for care and maintenance of animals.
713.655 - Liens for professional services of veterinarians.
713.66 - Liens for feed, etc., for racehorses, polo ponies and race dogs.
713.665 - Liens for furnishing pest control.
713.67 - Liens for board, lodging, etc., at hotels, etc.
713.68 - Liens for hotels, apartment houses, roominghouses, boardinghouses, etc.
713.69 - Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued.
713.691 - Landlord’s lien for rent; exemptions.
713.70 - Lien for service of stallions and other animals.
713.71 - Liens for loans and advances.
713.73 - Priority of foregoing liens.
713.74 - Acquisition of liens by persons in privity with the owner.
713.75 - Acquisition of liens by persons not in privity with the owner.
713.76 - Release of lien by filing bond.
713.78 - Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels.
713.785 - Liens for recovering, towing, or storing mobile homes.