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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
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F.S. 106.15
106.15 Certain acts prohibited.
(1) No person shall pay money or give anything of value for the privilege of speaking at a political meeting in the furtherance of his or her candidacy, nor shall anyone speaking for such a person pay money or give anything of value for such privilege.
(2) No candidate, in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, shall use any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle, as provided in chapter 287, solely for the purpose of furthering his or her candidacy. However, in the event a candidate uses any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle to conduct official state business and while on such trip performs any function in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, the candidate shall prorate the expenses incurred and reimburse the appropriate agency for any trip not exclusively for state business and shall pay either a prorated share of all fixed and variable expenses related to the ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft or one-half of the total fixed and variable expenses related to the ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft, whichever is greater. The reimbursement shall be made from the campaign account of the candidate.
(3) A candidate may not, in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, use the services of any state, county, municipal, or district officer or employee during working hours.
(4) No person shall make and no person shall solicit or knowingly accept any political contribution in a building owned by a governmental entity. For purposes of this subsection, “accept” means to receive a contribution by personal hand delivery from a contributor or the contributor’s agent. This subsection shall not apply when a government-owned building or any portion thereof is rented for the specific purpose of holding a campaign fund raiser.
(5) Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 15, ch. 73-128; s. 9, ch. 74-200; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 54, ch. 77-175; s. 61, ch. 79-400; s. 31, ch. 81-304; s. 28, ch. 83-217; s. 2, ch. 83-304; s. 16, ch. 91-45; s. 17, ch. 91-107; s. 648, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 97-223; s. 7, ch. 2002-197.

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Amendments to 106.15


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 106.15
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S106.15 1 - ELECTION LAWS - PAY OR GIVE TO SPEAK AT A POLITICAL MEETING - M: F
S106.15 2 - EMBEZZLE - USE ST AIRCRAFT MTR VEH SOLELY FOR CANDIDACY - M: F
S106.15 3 - EMBEZZLE - USE SERVICES OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF STATE - M: F
S106.15 4 - ELECTION LAWS - SOL OR ACCEPT CONTRIBUTION IN GVMNT OWNED BLDG - M: F



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STUCKEY, v. UNITED STATES, 878 F.3d 62 (2d Cir. 2017)

. . . Penal Law § 106.15 (3) and (4), and thus we must apply the categorical approach only as to these subsections . . .

UNITED STATES v. CASHAW,, 625 F.3d 271 (5th Cir. 2010)

. . . execution of the warrant, police arrested both Cashaw and his associate after finding, among other things, 106.15 . . .

DAY, v. STATE, 977 So. 2d 664 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . using the services of a state employee in the furtherance of his candidacy, in violation of section 106.15 . . . Section 106.15(5) makes the use of the services of a state employee in furtherance of one’s candidacy . . . There is no reference in section 106.15 to section 775.15. . . . time limitation in section 106.28 or in section 775.15 applies to a charge of violation of section 106.15 . . . The fact that he may have been in public office at the time is immaterial to a chapter 106.15 prosecution . . .

A. SIPLIN, v. STATE, 972 So. 2d 982 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . state employee during working hours in furtherance of a political campaign, in violation of section 106.15 . . . Siplin with violating section 106.15(3), Florida Statutes (2004), by using the services of two state . . . Siplin challenges section 106.15(3) as vague, over-broad and violative of due process. . . . Siplin’s overbreadth and due process challenges both relate to the fact that section 106.15(3) does not . . . Siplin’s constitutional challenges to section 106.15(3), it does not cure the fact that the jury in Mr . . .

LIMKEMANN, v. U. S., 314 B.R. 190 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2004)

. . . Schedule J, Debtors list the following expenses: Lot rent/payment for mobile home 534.42 Utilities 106.15 . . .

In AR ACCESSORIES GROUP, INC. AR v., 267 B.R. 583 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2001)

. . . or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the department that administers § 106.15 . . .

CALIFORNIA v. ARIZONA, 452 U.S. 431 (U.S. 1981)

. . . N 53°03'32// E 106.15 feet; 123. N 70°17'39// E 35.29 feet; 124. N 73°29/13" E 147.47 feet; 125. . . . N 53°03'32" E 106.15 feet; 123. N 70°17'39" E 35.29 feet; 124. N 73°29'13" E 147.47 feet; 125. . . .

SADOWSKI, v. SHEVIN,, 345 So. 2d 330 (Fla. 1977)

. . . decision of the District Court of Appeal, Third District, upholding the constitutionality of Section 106.15 . . . (1), Florida Statutes, which provides: “106.15 Certain expenditures prohibited (1) No person, candidate . . . Contending that Section 106.15(1), Florida Statutes, would abridge his constitutional right to speak . . . Chapter 74-200, Section 9, amends Section 106.15(1). . . . Subsection (1) of sec. 106.15, F.S., 1973, is amended to read: 106.15 Certain expenditures prohibited . . .

SADOWSKI, v. SHEVIN, S., 351 So. 2d 44 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . appeal to review an order denying his motion for preliminary injunction against the enforcement of § 106.15 . . . filed a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief seeking to have declared unconstitutional § 106.15 . . . In addition, he filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of § 106.15, Fla.Stat . . . Nevertheless, if § 106.15, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. is unconstitutional, then the above grounds are not sufficient . . . Turning to the case at bar in light of the above principles of law, we find that § 106.15, Fla.Stat. . . .

GORE NEWSPAPERS COMPANY, a v. L. SHEVIN, 397 F. Supp. 1253 (S.D. Fla. 1975)

. . . Section 106.15(3). . . . . § 106.15(4) and (5). . . . including any cash discounts allowed. (2) Violations of this section are punishable as provided in § 106.15 . . .

UNITED STATES v. HOLMES,, 390 F. Supp. 1077 (W.D. Mo. 1975)

. . . Union, on or about September 13, 1974 in the Western District of Missouri received the total sum of $106.15 . . . be transmitted by wire in interstate commerce to Edna Mackey; that defendant converted said sum of $106.15 . . .