Fla. Stat. 742.108
Criminal penalties for false statements of paternity

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who knowingly and willfully provides false information to the sheriff’s office, other law enforcement agency, or governmental agency, or under oath regarding the paternity of a child in conjunction with an application for, or the receipt of, public assistance for a dependent child commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, in addition to remaining subject to any other civil or criminal penalties for perjury or making false statements which are applicable under other provisions of law.

Source: Section 742.108 — Criminal penalties for false statements of paternity, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0742.108 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

742.06
Jurisdiction retained for future orders 742.07
Effect of adoption 742.08
Default of support payments 742.09
Publishing names 742.10
Establishment of paternity for children born out of wedlock 742.11
Presumed status of child conceived by means of artificial or in vitro insemination or donated eggs or preembryos 742.011
Proceedings for determination of paternity, rights, and responsibilities 742.12
Scientific testing to determine paternity 742.13
Definitions 742.14
Donation of eggs, sperm, or preembryos 742.15
Gestational surrogacy contract 742.16
Expedited affirmation of parental status for gestational surrogacy 742.17
Disposition of eggs, sperm, or preembryos 742.18
Disestablishment of paternity or termination of child support obligation 742.021
Venue, process, complaint 742.031
Hearings 742.032
Filing of location information 742.045
Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs 742.091
Marriage of parents 742.105
Effect of a determination of paternity from a foreign jurisdiction 742.107
Determining paternity of child with mother under 16 years of age when impregnated 742.108
Criminal penalties for false statements of paternity

Current through Fall 2025

§ 742.108. Crim. penalties for false statements of paternity's source at flsenate.gov

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._742.108

Original Source: Section 742.108 — Criminal penalties for false statements of paternity, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0742.108 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).