Florida § 818.04 Selling collateral security before debt due

Florida Statutes

§ 818.04 — Selling collateral security before debt due

Florida § 818.04

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Ch. 818SALE OF MORTGAGED PERSONAL PROPERTY; SIMILAR OFFENSES

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Fla. Stat. § 818.04 (2026).

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Whoever holding any collateral security deposited with him or her for the payment of a debt which may be due him or her sells, pledges, loans or in any way disposes of the same, as his or her own, before such debt becomes due and payable, and without the authority of the person depositing the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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Whoever holding any collateral security deposited with him or her for the payment of a debt which may be due him or her sells, pledges, loans or in any way disposes of the same, as his or her own, before such debt becomes due and payable, and without the authority of the person depositing the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.