§ 501.055, Fla. Stat. · Part I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Home solicitation sale; penalties.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Violation of any of the provisions of ss. 501.025-501.047 is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) Any person who conducts or attempts to conduct a home solicitation sale without first obtaining and having in her or his possession a valid, current permit as required by s. 501.022 or who uses or attempts to use an expired, suspended, or revoked home solicitation sale permit in a home solicitation sale is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Upon second or subsequent conviction for violation of this subsection, the offender is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) Any person who uses a false or fictitious name in any application for a home solicitation sale permit or certificate as provided for in s. 501.022 or who makes a false statement, conceals a material fact, or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for violation of this subsection, the offender is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The obtaining of two or more permits which are in different names or the possession of two or more such permits shall be prima facie evidence that this subsection has been violated.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 8, ch. 70-363; s. 457, ch. 71-136; s. 5, ch. 86-144; s. 4, ch. 87-344; s. 122, ch. 91-224; s. 615, ch. 97-103.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 501.022, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; permit required.Printed as s. 501.022
- § 501.025, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; buyer’s right to cancel.Printed as ss. 501.025-501.047
- § 501.047, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; prohibited practices.Printed as ss. 501.025-501.047
- § 775.082, Fla. Stat.Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures; mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously released from prison.Printed as s. 775.082
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Provisions in this library whose text cites § 501.055, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 501.021, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; definitions.Printed as ss. 501.021-501.055
- § 501.022, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; permit required.Printed as ss. 501.021-501.055
- § 501.035, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; exclusions.Printed as ss. 501.021-501.055
- § 501.052, Fla. Stat.Home solicitation sale; enforcement authority; injunctive relief.Printed as ss. 501.021-501.055
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