yourstate.us
Fla. Stat. § 901.36

Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detained; penalties; court orders

Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 901 — ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
Fla. Stat. § 901.36, Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detained; penalties; court orders, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1160132
Permanent ID
ys:prov:1160132@1
SHA-256
5c3b8488afbbe80c6e8cbab18db145bfdc5b1fccc5a62f0d1a920b411918bcf5

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

(1) It is unlawful for a person who has been arrested or lawfully detained by a law enforcement officer to give a false name, or otherwise falsely identify himself or herself in any way, to the law enforcement officer or any county jail personnel. Except as provided in subsection (2), any person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (2) A person who violates subsection (1), if such violation results in another person being adversely affected by the unlawful use of his or her name or other identification, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (3)(a) In sentencing a person for violation of this section, a court may order restitution. (b) The sentencing court may issue such orders as are necessary to correct any public record because it contains a false name or other false identification information given in violation of this section. (c) Upon application to the court, a person adversely affected by the unlawful use of his or her name or other identification in violation of this section may obtain from the court orders necessary to correct any public record, as described in paragraph (b).