(1) As used in this section, the term “counterfeit” means the manufacture of or arrangement to manufacture a payment instrument, as defined in s. 560.103, without the permission of the financial institution, account holder, or organization whose name, routing number, or account number appears on the payment instrument, or the manufacture of any payment instrument with a fictitious name, routing number, or account number.
(2)(a) It is unlawful to counterfeit a payment instrument with the intent to defraud a financial institution, account holder, or any other person or organization or for a person to have any counterfeit payment instrument in such person’s possession with the intent to defraud a financial institution, an account holder, or any other person or organization. Any person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(b) The printing of a payment instrument in the name of a person or entity or with the routing number or account number of a person or entity without the permission of the person or entity to manufacture or reproduce such payment instrument with such name, routing number, or account number is prima facie evidence of intent to defraud.
(3) This section does not apply to a law enforcement agency that produces or displays counterfeit payment instruments for investigative or educational purposes.
History.—s. 14, ch. 2001-115; s. 42, ch. 2019-167.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 831 - Forgery and Counterfeiting
831.02 - Uttering Forged Instruments.
831.025 - Evidence in Prosecution for Forgery or Counterfeiting.
831.03 - Forging or Counterfeiting Private Labels; Definitions.
831.032 - Offenses Involving Forging or Counterfeiting Private Labels.
831.033 - Forging or Counterfeiting Private Labels; Destruction; Forfeiture.
831.04 - Penalty for Changing or Forging Certain Instruments of Writing.
831.06 - Fictitious Signature of Officer of Corporation.
831.07 - Forging Bank Bills, Checks, Drafts, or Promissory Notes.
831.08 - Possessing Certain Forged Notes, Bills, Checks, or Drafts.
831.09 - Uttering Forged Bills, Checks, Drafts, or Notes.
831.10 - Second Conviction of Uttering Forged Bills.
831.11 - Bringing Into the State Forged Bank Bills, Checks, Drafts, or Notes.
831.12 - Fraudulently Connecting Parts of Genuine Instrument.
831.13 - Having in Possession Uncurrent Bills.
831.14 - Uttering Uncurrent Bills.
831.15 - Counterfeiting Coin; Having 10 or More Such Coins in Possession With Intent to Utter.
831.16 - Having Fewer Than 10 Counterfeit Coins in Possession With Intent to Utter.
831.17 - Violation of S. 831.16; Second or Subsequent Conviction.
831.18 - Making or Possessing Instruments for Forging Bills.
831.19 - Making or Having Instruments for Counterfeiting Coin.
831.20 - Counterfeit Bills and Counterfeiters’ Tools to Be Seized.
831.21 - Forging or Counterfeiting Doctor’s Certificate of Examination.
831.23 - Impeding Circulation.
831.24 - Issuing Shop Bills Similar to Bank Notes.
831.25 - Bringing Private Bills Similar to Bank Bills Into the State.
831.26 - Circulating Any Substitute for Regular Currency.