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Amendments to 812.16


The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 812
THEFT, ROBBERY, AND RELATED CRIMES
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F.S. 812.16 Florida Statutes and Case Law
812.16 Operating chop shops; definitions; penalties; restitution; forfeiture.
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Chop shop” means any area, building, storage lot, field, or other premises or place where one or more persons are engaged or have engaged in altering, dismantling, reassembling, or in any way concealing or disguising the identity of a stolen motor vehicle or of any major component part of a stolen motor vehicle; where there are two or more stolen motor vehicles present; or where there are major component parts from two or more stolen motor vehicles present.
(b) “Major component part” means one of the following subassemblies of a motor vehicle, regardless of its actual market value: front-end assembly, including fenders, grills, hood, bumper, and related parts; frame and frame assembly; engine; transmission; T-tops; rear clip assembly, including quarter panels and floor panel assembly; doors; and tires, tire wheels, and continuous treads and other devices.
(c) “Motor vehicle” includes every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, which device is self-propelled or may be connected to and towed by a self-propelled device, and also includes any and all other land-based devices which are self-propelled but which are not designed for use upon a highway, including but not limited to farm machinery and steam shovels.
(2) Any person who knowingly owns, operates, or conducts a chop shop or who knowingly aids and abets another person in owning, operating, or conducting a chop shop is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, in addition to any other punishment, may be ordered to make restitution to the rightful owner of a stolen motor vehicle or of a stolen major component part, or to the owner’s insurer if the owner has already been compensated for the loss by the insurer, for any financial loss sustained as a result of the theft of the motor vehicle or a major component part. Restitution may be imposed in addition to any imprisonment or fine imposed, but not in lieu thereof.
(4) The following may be seized and are subject to forfeiture pursuant to ss. 932.701-932.704:
(a) Any stolen motor vehicle or major component part found at the site of a chop shop or any motor vehicle or major component part for which there is probable cause to believe that it is stolen but for which the true owner cannot be identified.
(b) Any engine, tool, machine, implement, device, chemical, or substance used or designed for altering, dismantling, reassembling, or in any other way concealing or disguising the identity of a stolen motor vehicle or any major component part.
(c) A wrecker, car hauler, or other motor vehicle that is knowingly used or has been used to convey or transport a stolen motor vehicle or major component part.
History.s. 49, ch. 87-243; s. 72, ch. 95-211.

Statutes updated from Official Statutes on: March 07, 2023
F.S. 812.16 on Google Scholar

F.S. 812.16 on Casetext

Amendments to 812.16


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 812.16
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

812.16 2 - PROPERTY CRIMES - OWN OPERATE CONDUCT OR AID AND ABET CHOP SHOP - F: T


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S812.16
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

Current data shows no reason a civil citation or a suspension or revocation of license should have been issued under Florida Statute 812.16.


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

  1. United States v. Morton

    467 U.S. 822 (1984)   Cited 398 times
    See, e.g., Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-1592 (1982); Ark. Stat. Ann. § 31-146 (1962); Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Ann. § 706.154(b) (West Supp. 1984); Idaho Code § 8-510 (1979); Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 110, § 12-812 (1983); Ind. Code § 34-1-11-29 (1982); Iowa Code § 642.18 (1983); Md. Cts. Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 11-601(a) (1984); Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., ch. 246, § 43 (West 1959); Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4061(3) (1968); Minn. Stat. § 571.54 (1982); Miss. Code Ann. § 11-35-37 (1972); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 525.070 (1978); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 512:38 (1983-1984); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:17-53 (West Supp. 1984); N.Y. Civ. Prac. Law § 5209 (McKinney 1978); N.D. Cent. Code § 32-09.1-15 (Supp. 1983); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2716.21(D) (Supp. 1983); Okla. Stat., Tit. 12, § 1233 (1961); Ore. Rev. Stat. § 29.195 (1983); S.D. Codified Laws § 21-18-32 (1979); Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-117 (1980); Vt. Stat. Ann., Tit. 12, § 3081 (1973); Wash. Rev. Code § 7.33.200 (1983); W. Va. Code § 38-7-25 (1966); Wis. Stat. § 812.16(2) (1981-1982); Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-302 (1977).
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  2. Walters v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

    No. 15-10154 (11th Cir. Sep. 15, 2015)
    Here, the BIA and IJ did not err in concluding that Petitioner's chop shop conviction under Florida Statute § 812.16 was a crime involving moral turpitude. Petitioner contends that his § 812.16 conviction did not involve moral turpitude because a person could be convicted under that statute for merely having the imputed knowledge that a private location is being used as a chop shop. However, this argument ignores the fact that, by its plain language, § 812.16 criminalizes the knowing ownership, operation, or conducting of a chop shop or the aiding and abetting of such conduct. Fla. Stat. § 812.16( 1)(a), (2). Thus, a § 812.16 conviction requires, at the very least, knowingly aiding and abetting the operation of a shop designed to conceal or house stolen parts of motor vehicles, not merely knowing that a location is used as a chop shop. See id. This concealment of parts of motor vehicles that a defendant knows to be stolen necessarily involves dishonesty, which has been recognized by binding precedent as involving moral turpitude. See Itani, 298 F.3d at 1215-16; cf. Matter of Salvail, 17 I. & N. Dec. 19, 20 (BIA 1979) (finding that…
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  3. United States v. Frazier

    21 Cr. (AJN) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 25, 2021)
    WHEREAS, the Defendant consents to the entry of a money judgment in the amount of $1, 429, 812.16 in United States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offenses charged in Counts One and Two of the Information that the Defendant personally obtained; *
  4. Bruce v. Beary

    498 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 2007)   Cited 66 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Shortly thereafter, Bruce was arrested and charged with possession of loose VIN plates in violation of Fla. Stat. § 319.30(5)(b), and with operating a "chop shop," in violation of Fla. Stat. § 812.16(2).
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  5. Kelley v. State

    720 So. 2d 272 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)
    There was sufficient evidence that the stolen vehicle or major component parts thereof for which restitution was properly ordered were present at appellant's place of business. By pleading guilty, he waived any issue as to his guilt. See Crusoe v. State, 239 So.2d 147 (Fla. 2d DCA 1970). It is not necessary that the State offer evidence of appellant's actual involvement in the theft of the vehicles for which restitution is ordered. See § 812.16(3), Fla. Stat. (1995).
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  6. Vargas v. State

    34 So. 3d 44 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)   Cited 4 times
    § 812.16(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2004) (emphasis added).
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  7. Beck v. Bidrx, LLC

    2018 WI App. 61 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018)   Cited 3 times
    ¶ 24 The Becks respond by pointing to WIS. STAT. § 812.16( 2), which allows the court to "adjudge the recovery of any debt." But § 812.16( 2) does not say anything about a judgment against the debtor; it speaks of "[t]he judgment against a garnishee." Although BidRX as the debtor had the right to "defend the garnishment action upon any ground upon which [the] garnishee might defend" and could "participate in the trial," see WIS. STAT. § 812.15(1), the action remains one to recover property held by the garnishee, see WIS. STAT. § 812.01(1).¶ 25 The Becks also suggest WIS. STAT. § 242.07 gives the court broad equitable authority when assets have been fraudulently transferred. But as we have already concluded, the elements of fraudulent transfer were not established.¶ 26 While we understand the Becks are pursuing collection of amounts owed by BidRX, no authority provided supports a judgment against the underlying nongarnishee debtor in this proceeding. A garnishment judgment against BMO Harris for its BidRX-owned accounts could be a different story. But that is not the judgment we have before us. In short, if there is an argument supporting the circuit court’s…
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  8. Prince Corp. v. Vandenberg

    2016 WI 49 (Wis. 2016)   Cited 7 times
    Wisconsin Stat. § 812.16(1) provides, “No trial shall be had of the garnishment action until the plaintiff has judgment in the principal action.” No party has asserted that § 812.16(1) required the DOR to reduce its tax warrants to judgments before it was eligible to garnish a portion of the final land contract payment. Therefore, we assume, without deciding, that § 812.16(1) does not apply under the circumstances presented by this case.
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  9. Kuria v. BMLRW, LLLP

    101 So. 3d 425 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 7 times
    On January 4, 2008, Freddie Smith, III, while at an apartment complex owned and operated by the Appellees, was engaged in the commission of operating a “chop shop” in violation of section 812.16, Florida Statutes, and dealing in stolen property in violation of section 812.019, Florida Statutes, both felonies. Mr. Smith was fatally shot at the apartment complex. His estate subsequently brought a negligence action alleging that the Appellees failed to provide adequate security measures and that those failures were a direct and proximate cause of Mr. Smith's death.
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  10. Wisconsin Stat. § 812.16(1) provides, “No trial shall be had of the garnishment action until the plaintiff has judgment in the principal action.” No party has asserted that § 812.16(1) required the DOR to reduce its tax warrants to judgments before it was eligible to garnish a portion of the final land contract payment. Therefore, we assume, without deciding, that § 812.16(1) does not apply under the circumstances presented by this case.
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