The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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F.S. 817.50

817.50 Fraudulently obtaining goods or services from a health care provider; false reports of a communicable disease.—

(1) Whoever shall, willfully and with intent to defraud, obtain or attempt to obtain goods, products, merchandise, or services from any health care provider in this state, as defined in s. 641.19(14), including a person who, during a declared public health emergency as defined in s. 381.00315, willfully and with intent to defraud, claims that he or she has contracted a communicable disease, to obtain or attempt to obtain such goods, products, merchandise, or services or falsely reports that he or she has contracted a communicable disease to a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) If any person gives to any health care provider in this state a false or fictitious name or a false or fictitious address or assigns to any health care provider the proceeds of any health maintenance contract or insurance contract, then knowing that such contract is no longer in force, is invalid, or is void for any reason, such action shall be prima facie evidence of the intent of such person to defraud the health care provider. However, this subsection does not apply to investigative actions taken by law enforcement officers for law enforcement purposes in the course of their official duties.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 61-154; s. 876, ch. 71-136; s. 166, ch. 83-216; s. 12, ch. 2000-252; s. 1911, ch. 2003-261; s. 18, ch. 2006-305; s. 3, ch. 2015-120; s. 16, ch. 2015-166.

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Amendments to 817.50

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.50

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

S817.50 - FRAUD-SWINDLE - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 7867 - M: S

S817.50 1 - FRAUD-SWINDLE - FALSE REPORTS OF A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ARMITAGE v. DOLPHIN PLUMBING MECHANICAL, LLC., 510 F. Supp. 2d 763 (M.D. Fla. 2007)

. . . $720.00 48.00 60.00 July 24, 2003 $840.00 56.00 120.00 July 30, 2003 $825.00 55.00 112.50 August 7, 2003 $817.50 . . .

ATLANTIC STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC. v. UNIVERSAL TOOL STAMPING CO. INC., 798 F. Supp. 522 (N.D. Ind. 1992)

. . . 21,700.12 FIRM HOURS RATE PER HOUR TOTAL Allen, Lippes & Shonn 6.00 $125.00 $ 750.00 0.60 135.00 67.50 817.50 . . .

CONSOLIDATED GRAIN AND BARGE COMPANY, v. AMERICAN BARGE AND TOWING COMPANY,, 766 F. Supp. 754 (E.D. Mo. 1991)

. . . The Court will also award Consolidated $817.50 representing the amount of costs incurred for marine surveying . . .

BEAMON, v. CITY OF RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, ANDERSON, v. MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT,, 666 F. Supp. 937 (S.D. Miss. 1987)

. . . and that, therefore, the fees for work performed by Kristin Bauer, $553.00, and by Mark Marquardt, $817.50 . . .

Jr. A. v., 87 T.C. 804 (T.C. 1986)

. . . for additions to tax under section 6653(b) (fraud, etc.) in the amounts of $910.20, $17,595.15, and $817.50 . . .

MILLER v. CARSON,, 401 F. Supp. 835 (M.D. Fla. 1975)

. . . Sheppard, Esquire, in out-of-court preparation as set forth by his affidavit amounts to 817.50 hours . . .

SHANKS v. WILSON, 86 F. Supp. 789 (S.D.W. Va. 1949)

. . . Of the credit of $1,132.50, $315 is admitted to be owing to defendant as of December 20, 1947, and' $817.50 . . .

BRAND INV. CO. v. UNITED STATES, 58 F. Supp. 749 (Ct. Cl. 1944)

. . . 817.50 $ 847.50 1 1/2-yard concrete mixer ............ 3.50 381.50 395.50 1 2-hoist-drum engine ..... . . .

BENDER v. HEINER, 27 F. Supp. 531 (W.D. Pa. 1939)

. . . of $6,489 as allowed by the Commissioner; (2) that the Bank should be allowed as partial losses $24,-817.50 . . .

In PENNY ANDERSON, 176 F. 141 (S.D.N.Y. 1909)

. . . Croix rum, 14.2099000, 5 galls, at $3.50, 817.50; 5_ galls. . . .

P. A. R. R. Co., 21 Fla. 492 (Fla. 1885)

. . . Personal property............... 52,500 1 per cent. 522.00 1,685.00 Special tax on bonds ¿ of 1 per cent. 817.50 . . .