The Florida Senate

817.566  Misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution.--Any person who, with intent to defraud, misrepresents his or her association with, or academic standing or other progress at, any postsecondary educational institution by falsely making, altering, simulating, or forging a document, degree, certificate, diploma, award, record, letter, transcript, form, or other paper; or any person who causes or procures such a misrepresentation; or any person who utters and publishes or otherwise represents such a document, degree, certificate, diploma, award, record, letter, transcript, form, or other paper as true, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 Individuals who present a religious academic degree from any college, university, seminary, or institution which is not licensed by the ¹State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities or which is not exempt pursuant to the provisions of ²s. 246.085 shall disclose the religious nature of the degree upon presentation.

History.--s. 1, ch. 88-407; s. 1, ch. 89-40; s. 18, ch. 92-321; s. 1267, ch. 97-102; s. 1038, ch. 2002-387.

¹Note.--Section 246.031, which created the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, was repealed by s. 1058, ch. 2002-387.

²Note.--Repealed by s. 1058, ch. 2002-387. Similar material is now found at s. 1005.32