§ 817.53, Fla. Stat. · Part I. FALSE PRETENSES AND FRAUDS,GENERALLY
False charges for radio and television repairs and parts; penalty.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly charge for any services which are not actually performed in repairing a radio or television set, or to knowingly charge for any parts which are not actually furnished, or to knowingly misinform a customer concerning what is wrong with his or her radio or television set, or to knowingly and fraudulently substitute parts when such substitution has no relation to the repairing or servicing of the radio or television set.
(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 63-383; s. 879, ch. 71-136; s. 1261, ch. 97-102.
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