The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIV
VESSELS

Chapter 328
VESSELS: TITLE CERTIFICATES; LIENS; REGISTRATION

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F.S. 328.40

328.40 Administration of vessel registration and titling laws; records.—

(1) The administration of vessel registration and titling as set forth in this chapter is under the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which shall provide for issuing, handling, and recording of all vessel registration and titling applications and certificates, including the receipt and accounting of vessel registration and titling fees.

(2) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall keep electronic records and perform such other clerical duties as required pertaining to:

(a) Vessel registration and titling.

(b) Suspension of the vessel operating privilege under ss. 327.35-327.355.

(3) All records made or kept by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles under this law are public records except for confidential reports.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-399; s. 2, ch. 63-103; s. 1, ch. 65-361; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 74-327; s. 2, ch. 81-100; s. 3, ch. 84-184; s. 153, ch. 94-356; s. 47, ch. 95-333; s. 52, ch. 96-413; s. 4, ch. 98-308; s. 6, ch. 99-289; s. 40, ch. 2000-313.

Note.—Former s. 371.031; s. 327.03.

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Amendments to 328.40

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 328.40

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 328.40.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, v. COOK,, 551 B.R. 613 (M.D. Tenn. 2016)

. . . Plaintiffs are awarded actual damages, attorney’s fees and punitive damages, outlined as follows: $328.40 . . .

JOHNSTON JOHNSTON, v. CONSECO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,, 732 F.3d 555 (5th Cir. 2013)

. . . for that year was $31,899.12 (or approximately $2,658.26 per month), rider and benefit charges were $328.40 . . .

COWAN, v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,, 703 F. Supp. 196 (D. Conn. 1987)

. . . 402.89 05/07 402.89 05/14 420.90 05/21 255.23 05/28 344.59 06/04 327.93 06/11 313.43 06/18 518.63 06/25 328.40 . . .

L. CODY, L. v. UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, a, 502 F. Supp. 1298 (E.D. Mo. 1980)

. . . The net difference of $328.40 was transferred to a commercial account at 5097 Union. . . .

P. GAUTREAUX, v. KUMM J., 410 F.2d 905 (9th Cir. 1969)

. . . expenses and funeral expenses of Elva Baumbach, deceased 1,909.52 Edgar Gautreaux, medical expenses 328.40 . . .