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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 687
INTEREST AND USURY; LENDING PRACTICES
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687.146 Criminal penalties.—Whoever violates any provision of this act commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 7, ch. 91-87.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 687.146
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 687.146

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Party Yards, Inc. v. Templeton, 751 So. 2d 121 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000).

Cited 21 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 6143

...[2] Interest exceeding 25% is criminal usury. § 687.071(2) and (3). Charging interest between 25% and 40% constitutes a misdemeanor. § 687.071(2). A third degree felony occurs when a loan shark or shylock charges interest exceeding 45%. § 687.071(3). Section 687.146 provides that any contract which violates the chapter is a felony of the third degree....
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In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc., 606 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 1992).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1992 WL 246494

...Category 5: Burglary: Chapter 810, section 817.025, and subsection 806.13(3). 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, subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters 812 (except section 812.13), 815, 817, 831, and 832....
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In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure-sentencing Guidelines (rules 3.701 & 3.988), 589 So. 2d 271 (Fla. 1991).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 725, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1914, 1991 WL 236191

...Category 6: Thefts, forgery, fraud: Sections 192,037 and 206.56, Cchapters 322 and 409, section 370.142, section 415.111, chapter 443, section 493.3175, sections 494.0018, 496.413 and 496,417, and chapters 509, subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters 812 (except section 812.13), 815, 817, 831, and 832 Category 7: Drugs: Chapter 893 Category 8: Weapons: Chapter 790 and section 944.40 Category 9: All other felony offenses [[Image here]] *272 [[Image here]] *273 [[Image...
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Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure re Sentencing Guidelines, 628 So. 2d 1084 (Fla. 1993).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 617, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 1928, 1993 WL 490876

...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....
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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

...* * * * * * 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....
...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 sentenced for a felony offense committed after October 1,1988, whose presumptive sentence is any nonstate prison sanction may be sentenced to community control or to a term of incarceration not to exceed 22 months....

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