{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-831.17","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 831.17","heading":"Violation of s. 831.16; second or subsequent conviction.","body":"A person previously convicted of violating s. 831.16 who is again convicted of violating that statute committed after the former conviction on three distinct charges of such offense committed within a 6-month period commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—s. 16, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2495; GS 3376; RGS 5224; CGL 7342; s. 8, ch. 2010-117; s. 15, ch. 2013-25.","path":["CHAPTER 831 FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0831/0831.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:07Z","sha256":"89af8332735d36b07f4cc6e24c25b151a52c5d789dc8b828044960475ef83ef9","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-831.16","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-831.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}