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2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 860 OFFENSES CONCERNING AIRCRAFT, MOTOR VEHICLES, VESSELS, AND RAILROADS Entire Chapter
SECTION 147
Import, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converters.
F.S. 860.147
860.147 Import, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converters.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Catalytic converter” has the same meaning as provided in s. 860.142(2)(a).
(b) “Counterfeit catalytic converter” means a catalytic converter displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a catalytic converter manufacturer or motor vehicle manufacturer without authorization from such manufacturer.
(c) “Fake catalytic converter” means an item, other than a catalytic converter designed in accordance with United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations for a given make, model, and year of motor vehicle as part of a motor vehicle emission control system, including a counterfeit or nonfunctional catalytic converter, which is used to replace a legitimate catalytic converter.
(d) “Nonfunctional catalytic converter” means a replacement catalytic converter that:
1. Was previously recalled or damaged; or
2. Includes a part or object, including, but not limited to, a counterfeit or repaired catalytic converter, installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of such motor vehicle to believe that a functional catalytic converter has been installed.
(2) A person may not knowingly import, manufacture, purchase for the purpose of reselling or installing, sell, offer for sale, or install or reinstall in a motor vehicle a counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converter. A person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2023-114.