Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

What's the charge if get caught in a hotel room that wasn't paid for


Asked on 7/31/14, 8:58 pm

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Joseph Justice The Justice Law Firm

obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud:

509.151 Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty.�

(1) Any person who obtains food, lodging, or other accommodations having a value of less than $300 at any public food service establishment, or at any transient establishment, with intent to defraud the operator thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; if such food, lodging, or other accommodations have a value of $300 or more, such person is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

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Answered on 8/01/14, 6:04 am


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