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Fla. Stat. § 509.151

Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 389 So. 2d 1169 - Cottonreeder v. State (1980)

Most recently applied in Bentley-Guest v. State (August 1992)

History.--ss. 1-3, ch. 6954, 1915; RGS 5157; CGL 7260; s. 45, ch. 16042, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7260; s. 1, ch. 63-546; s. 474, ch. 71-136; s. 10, ch. 73-325; s. 1, ch. 74-314; s.…

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(1) Any person who obtains food, lodging, or other accommodations having a value of less than $1,000 at any public food service establishment, or at any transient establishment, with intent to defraud the operator thereof, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; if such food, lodging, or other accommodations have a value of $1,000 or more, such person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) This section does not apply where there has been an agreement in writing for delay in payments. This section shall not be used to circumvent the procedural requirements of the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.