§ 698.01, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 698. CHATTEL MORTGAGES
To be recorded.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
No chattel mortgage shall be valid or effectual against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice unless it be recorded, or unless the property included in it be delivered to the mortgagee and continue to remain truly and bona fide in her or his possession.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
RS 1983; GS 2496; RGS 3833; CGL 5726; s. 779, ch. 97-102.
Source of truth
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- 2026 Florida Statutes
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0600-0699/0698/0698.html
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