{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-494.0018","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 494.0018","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Whoever knowingly violates any provision of s. 494.00255(1)(a), (b), or (c) or s. 494.0025(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Each such violation constitutes a separate offense.\n(2) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, in which the total value of money and property unlawfully obtained exceeds $50,000 and there are five or more victims, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—ss. 9, 50, ch. 91-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 2009-241; s. 4, ch. 2018-61.","path":["TITLE XXXIII REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS","CHAPTER 494 LOAN ORIGINATORS AND MORTGAGE BROKERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0494/0494.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:37Z","sha256":"4c6d0aa2bdd94dbffec08614a1d8fafae6aeafe7614671d5e0e9a13287b906fc","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-494.00173","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-494.0019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}