Fla. Stat. 831.18
Making or possessing instruments for forging bills

Whoever engraves, makes, or amends, or begins to engrave, make, or amend, any plate, block, press, or other tool, instrument, or implement, or makes or provides any paper or other material, adapted and designed for the making of a false and counterfeit note, certificate, or other bill of credit, purporting to be issued by lawful authority for a debt of this state, or a false or counterfeit note or bill, in the similitude of the notes or bills issued by any bank or banking company established in this state, or within the United States, or in any foreign province, state, or government; and whoever has in his or her possession any such plate or block engraved in any part, or any press or other tool, instrument, or any paper or other material adapted and designed as aforesaid, with intent to issue the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used in forging or making any such false and counterfeit certificates, bills, or notes, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Source: Section 831.18 — Making or possessing instruments for forging bills, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0831.­18 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

831.01
Forgery 831.02
Uttering forged instruments 831.03
Forging or counterfeiting private labels 831.04
Penalty for changing or forging certain instruments of writing 831.06
Fictitious signature of officer of corporation 831.07
Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes 831.08
Possessing certain forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts 831.09
Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or notes 831.10
Second conviction of uttering forged bills 831.11
Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes 831.12
Fraudulently connecting parts of genuine instrument 831.13
Having in possession uncurrent bills 831.14
Uttering uncurrent bills 831.15
Counterfeiting coin 831.16
Having fewer than 10 counterfeit coins in possession with intent to utter 831.17
Violation of s 831.18
Making or possessing instruments for forging bills 831.19
Making or having instruments for counterfeiting coin 831.20
Counterfeit bills and counterfeiters’ tools to be seized 831.21
Forging or counterfeiting doctor’s certificate of examination 831.22
Damaging bank bills 831.23
Impeding circulation 831.24
Issuing shop bills similar to bank notes 831.025
Evidence in prosecution for forgery or counterfeiting 831.25
Bringing private bills similar to bank bills into the state 831.26
Circulating any substitute for regular currency 831.27
Issuing notes 831.28
Counterfeiting a payment instrument 831.29
Making or having instruments and material for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards 831.30
Medicinal drugs 831.031
Evidence 831.31
Counterfeit controlled substance 831.032
Offenses involving forging or counterfeiting private labels 831.033
Forging or counterfeiting private labels 831.034
Prosecutions 831.311
Unlawful sale, manufacture, alteration, delivery, uttering, or possession of counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for controlled substances

Current through Fall 2025

§ 831.18. Making or possessing instruments for forging bills's source at flsenate​.gov