The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 324
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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F.S. 324.221

324.221 Penalties.—

(1) Any person who makes any misstatement in or commits any forgery upon notice required to be filed hereunder or who makes any false affidavit in connection with the transfer or proposed transfer of the registration of a motor vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Any person who violates any other provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) Any person who operates a motor vehicle with an attached license plate which is not registered under the name of the owner of the vehicle and whose driver license or vehicle registration is currently under suspension pursuant to a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 9, ch. 57-147; s. 221, ch. 71-136; ss. 11, 12, ch. 88-370; s. 43, ch. 91-224.

Note.—Former s. 324.17.

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Amendments to 324.221

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 324.221

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S324.221 1 - FORGERY OF - NOTICE RE VIOLATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW - M: S

S324.221 1 - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - VIOL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW MISSTATEMENT - M: S

S324.221 1 - PERJURY - VIOL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FALSE AFFIDAVIT - M: S

S324.221 2 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - OTHER VIOLATION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW - M: S

S324.221 3 - MOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - OPR VEH PLATE NOT UND OWNER DR LIC REGIST SUSP - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE OF FLORIDA v. LONG, 50 Fla. Supp. 2d 144 (Okaloosa Cty. Ct. 1991)

. . . return; FS § 943.058(7) knowingly making false statements in connection with driver’s licenses; FS § 324.221 . . .

FRAZIER, v. STATE, 515 So. 2d 1061 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Here, section 324.221(2), Florida Statutes (1973), provided that any person who violated Chapter 324, . . . It should also be noted that section 324.221(2), Florida Statutes (1985), provides for the same penalty . . .