Treble Damages Calculator Guide for Florida

Florida treble damages rules

This source-backed guide covers US-FL treble damages authority (Fla. Stat. § 772.11(1) (Florida Civil Theft — civil remedy for theft or exploitation)). It explains how to read the calculator's multiplier output and points to the controlling Florida multiplier statutes.

What the output means

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When the calculator shows a multiplier result, read it as a statutory multiplier on the base damages figure, not as a separate damages category.

• Base damages stay the same until the multiplier is applied.
• The statutory multiplier changes the total by the rule-specified factor.
• Any cap, exception, or carve-out still controls if the statute says it does.

Florida rule notes

Statutory multiplier

Fla. Stat. § 772.11(1) (Florida Civil Theft — civil remedy for theft or exploitation) governs the treble (multiple) damages rule for US-FL.

772.11(1). Any person who proves by clear and convincing evidence that he or she has been injured in any fashion by reason of any violation of ss. 812.012-812.037 or s. 825.103 (1) has a cause of action for threefold the actual damages sustained and, in any such action, is entitled to minimum damages in the amount of $200, and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs in the trial and appellate courts. Before filing an action for damages under this section, the person claiming injury must make a written demand for $200 or the treble damage amount of the person liable for damages under this section. If the person to whom a written demand is made complies with such demand within 30 days after receipt of the demand, that person shall be given a written release from further civil liability for the specific act of theft or exploitation by the person making the written demand.

What changes the result most

• The base damages input, because the multiplier applies to that number.
• The statutory multiplier itself, because 2x, 3x, and 4x produce different totals.
• Any cap or carve-out in the statute, because it can limit the multiplied amount.

Use the calculator

DocketMath's treble-damages calculator can model multiplier outcomes once you identify the controlling statute and whether a cap or exception applies. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source rule.

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Sources

• 772.11(1) — Fla. Stat. § 772.11(1) (Florida Civil Theft — civil remedy for theft or exploitation)

All sources are official primary law published by www.flsenate.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.