Any person who, with intent to defraud, obtains any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt from any person or obtains the signature of any person to any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt by color or aid of fraudulent or false representation or pretenses, or obtains the signature of any person to a mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, or other instrument evidencing a debt, the false making whereof would be punishable as forgery, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
Fla. Stat. § 817.54
Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 760 F. Supp. 2d 1330 - Silver v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (2011)
Most recently applied in 760 F. Supp. 2d 1330 - Silver v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (January 2011)
History.--s. 1, ch. 63-142; s. 880, ch. 71-136.
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