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2021 Florida Statutes (Including 2021B Session)
SECTION 804
Penalties for false statements of paternity.
Penalties for false statements of paternity.
39.804 Penalties for false statements of paternity.—Any male person or any mother of a dependent child who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement concerning the paternity of a child in conjunction with a petition to terminate parental rights under this chapter and causes such false statement of paternity to be filed with the court commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who makes a statement claiming paternity in good faith is immune from criminal liability under this section.
History.—s. 34, ch. 94-164; s. 86, ch. 98-403; s. 34, ch. 2000-139.
Note.—Former s. 39.4627.