Florida Statute 496.413 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 496
SOLICITATION OF FUNDS

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496.413 Contributions solicited for or accepted on behalf of a named individual.—

(1) Contributions solicited for, or accepted by or on behalf of, a named individual must be deposited in a trust account opened by a trustee named in a properly established trust document or must be deposited in a depository established in accordance with s. 69.031. The circuit court has jurisdiction over the contributed funds placed in such depository accounts.

(2) Disbursements of contributions may be properly made from a trust account only upon written verification from the trustee that the disbursement is in furtherance of the purpose for which the funds were solicited, with documentation reflecting the identity of the proposed payee and the justification for the proposed payment. Disbursements of contributed funds from a depository account may be made only as allowed by the court. When a trust account is to be closed and a balance remains in that account in excess of the amount needed for the benefit of the named individual, such excess funds may be transferred to another trust account for the benefit of another named individual who is in the same or similar circumstances.

(3) Any person or organization that violates the provisions of subsection (1) or subsection (2) is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—ss. 12, 26, ch. 91-208; ss. 15, 19, ch. 94-287.

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Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure, 613 So. 2d 1307 (Fla. 1993).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 113, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 172, 1993 WL 32299

...^chapters 784 and 836, section 843.01, and subsection 381.411(4). * * * * * * Category 6: Thefts, forgery, fraud: Sections 192.037 and 206.56, chapters 322 and 409, section 370.142, section 415.111, chapter 443, section 493.3175, sections 494.0018, 496.413, and 496.417, chapter 509, subsection 517.301(l)(a), subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters 812 (except section 812.13), 815, 817, 831, and 832....

...ection 206.56 — Theft of State Funds Section 370.142 — Lobster Trap Tags Section 415.11 — Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of Aged Person or Disabled Adult Section 493.3175 — Sale of Property by a Licensee Section 494.0018 — Mortgage Brokers Section 496.413, 496.417 — Solicitation of Contributions Section 517.301(l)(a) — Fraudulent Securities Transactions Subsections 585.145(3), 585.85(2) — Veterinary Inspection Section 687.146 — Loan Brokers [[Image here]] Note — Any person se...

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