Florida Statute 817.413 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 817
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES

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817.413 Sale of used motor vehicle goods as new; penalty.—

(1) With respect to a transaction for which any charges will be paid from the proceeds of a motor vehicle insurance policy, it is unlawful for the seller to knowingly misrepresent orally, in writing, or by failure to speak, that the goods are new or original when they are used or repossessed or have been used for sales demonstration.

(2) A person who violates this section, if the purchase price of the motor vehicle goods is $1,000 or more, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If the purchase price of the motor vehicle goods is less than $1,000, the person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 6, ch. 2003-148; s. 41, ch. 2019-167.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 817.413

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

S817.413 1 - FRAUD - SELL USED MOTOR VEHICLE GOODS AS NEW LT $1K - M: F

S817.413 1 - FRAUD - REP MTR VEH USED GOODS AS NEW 1K DOL OR MORE - F: T

S817.413 - FRAUD - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8736 - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 817.413

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Aery v. Wallace Lincoln-Mercury, LLC, 118 So. 3d 904 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Cited 22 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 3924091, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 11992

...n 448.101-105, Florida Statutes (2005), also known as Florida’s Whistle-blower Act. As grounds for his complaint, Aery alleged that Maroone fired him for reporting the practices of the body shop manager, which implicated the following statutes: a. Section 817.413 F.S....

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