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Florida Domestic Relations Code Section 742.108 - Determination Of Parentage - Criminal penalties for false statements of paternity.

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Title XLIII   DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 742   DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE

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.

History.--s. 6, ch. 96-215.

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Last modified: November 21, 2006