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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 831
Forgery And Counterfeiting
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Section 831.09, Florida Statutes 2000

831.09  Uttering forged bills.--Whoever utters or passes or tenders in payment as true, any such false, altered, forged or counterfeit note, or any bank bill or promissory note, payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, issued as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud any person, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.--s. 6, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2487; GS 3368; RGS 5216; CGL 7334; s. 966, ch. 71-136.