Possession of altered property.

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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes

Any dealer in property who knew or should have known that the identifying features, such as serial numbers and permanently affixed labels, of property in his or her possession had been removed or altered without the consent of the manufacturer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as defined in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.

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History

s. 6, ch. 77-342; s. 1236, ch. 97-102.

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