Florida Statute 106.022 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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106.022 Appointment of a registered agent; duties.—

(1) Each political committee or electioneering communications organization shall have and continuously maintain in this state a registered office and a registered agent and must file with the filing officer a statement of appointment for the registered office and registered agent. The statement of appointment must:

(a) Provide the name of the registered agent and the street address and phone number for the registered office;

(b) Identify the entity for whom the registered agent serves;

(d) Include the entity’s undertaking to inform the filing officer of any change in such designated address;

(e) Provide for the registered agent’s acceptance of the appointment, which must confirm that the registered agent is familiar with and accepts the obligations of the position as set forth in this section; and

(f) Contain the signature of the registered agent and the entity engaging the registered agent.

(2) An entity may change its appointment of registered agent and registered office under this section by executing a written statement of change and filing it with the filing officer. The statement must satisfy all of the requirements of subsection (1).

(3) A registered agent may resign his or her appointment as registered agent by executing a written statement of resignation and filing it with the filing officer. An entity without a registered agent may not make expenditures or accept contributions until it files a written statement of change as required in subsection (2).

History.—s. 67, ch. 2005-277; s. 2, ch. 2006-300; s. 20, ch. 2010-167; ss. 6, 30, ch. 2011-6; s. 54, ch. 2011-40; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 5, ch. 2013-37.

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Cases Citing Statute 106.022

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Smith v. Crawford, 645 So. 2d 513 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

Cited 19 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1994 WL 592242

opinions construing the provisions of this chapter. § 106.22-.23, Fla. Stat. (1993). In response to an inquiry

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Diaz De La Portilla v. Fla. Elections Com'n, 857 So. 2d 913 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 22082173

Elections issues a handbook for treasurers. See § 106.22(2), Fla. Stat. (1999). The treasurer testified

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Larkin v. Buranosky, 973 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 441626

...We affirm the trial court's dismissal of the complaint as to RFT and AFFS and write to explain our holding. A trial court's dismissal of a claim with prejudice is reviewed de novo. Norwich v. Global Fin. Assoc., LLC, 882 So.2d 535 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). ECOs are created by section 106.022(19), Florida Statutes, which provides: `Electioneering communications organization' means any group, other than a political party, political committee, or committee of continuous existence, whose activities are limited to making expen...

...to the Division of Elections." § 106.011(1)(a)2(b)3, Fla. Stat. Further, each ECO is required to "have and continuously maintain in this state a registered office and a registered agent and must file with the division a statement of appointment for the registered office and registered agent." § 106.022(1), Fla. Stat. Larkin argues that Chapter 106, Florida Statutes, enables RFT and AFFS to be sued, asserting section 106.022(1), Florida Statutes requires a registered agent be appointed and arguing that one of the purposes of having a registered agent and a registered office is to accept service of process....

...ice of process, notice or demand required or authorized by law. . . ." § 106.1475(1), Fla. Stat. However, we hold section 106.1475(1), Florida Statutes, does not apply to RFT as an ECO. In fact, in contrast to section 106.1475(1), Florida Statutes, section 106.022, by which RFT was created, does not expressly indicate that the purpose of the registered agent is to receive service of process, notice or demand....

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Andrew Nathan Worley v. Florida Sec'y of State, 717 F.3d 1238 (11th Cir. 2013).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2013 WL 2659408, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 11995

audits by the Division of Elections, id. § 106.22(10). Florida PACs may not accept anonymous

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Sec'y of State v. Milligan, 704 So. 2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1997 WL 765659

pay for the administration of the program. Section 106.22, Florida Statutes (1995) gives the Division

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Worley v. Roberts, 749 F. Supp. 2d 1321 (N.D. Fla. 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119977, 2010 WL 4339374

expenditures); § 106.11 (disburse funds only by check); § 106.22(10) (submit to random audits by the Division of

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1980).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

to meet the provisions of s. 106.07(4)(a). Section 106.22, F. S., however, empowers and makes it the

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