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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
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106.27 Determinations by commission; legal disposition.—
(1) Criminal proceedings for violations of this chapter or chapter 104 may be brought in the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. Any such action brought under this chapter or chapter 104 shall be advanced on the docket of the court in which filed and put ahead of all other actions.
(2) Civil actions may be brought by the commission for relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions, restraining orders, or any other appropriate order for the imposition of civil penalties provided by this chapter. Such civil actions shall be brought by the commission in the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction, and the venue shall be in the county in which the alleged violation occurred or in which the alleged violator or violators are found, reside, or transact business. Upon a proper showing that such person, political committee, affiliated party committee, or political party has engaged, or is about to engage, in prohibited acts or practices, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted without bond by such court, and the civil fines provided by this chapter may be imposed.
(3) Civil actions may be brought to enjoin temporarily the issuance of certificates of election to successful candidates who are alleged to have violated the provisions of this chapter or chapter 104. Such injunctions shall issue upon a showing of probable cause that such violation has occurred. Such actions shall be brought in the circuit court for the circuit in which is located the officer before whom the candidate qualified for office.
History.—s. 27, ch. 73-128; s. 13, ch. 74-200; s. 62, ch. 77-175; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 8, 14, 15, ch. 90-338; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 37, ch. 98-129; ss. 25, 30, ch. 2011-6; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 25, ch. 2013-37.

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Cases Citing Statute 106.27

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Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc., 29 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 2010).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 120, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 217, 2010 WL 546768

...Elections Commission with concurrent authority to investigate violations of chapter 104; section 106.25(6) obligates the appropriate state attorney to investigate and, if necessary, prosecute complaints referred by the Florida Elections Commission; section 106.27(1), Florida Statutes (2007), provides that "[c]riminal proceedings for violations of ....
...chapter 104 may be brought in the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction [and that] any such action . . . shall be advanced on the docket of the court . . . and put ahead of all other actions"; section 106.265, Florida Statutes (2007), provides civil penalties for violations of chapter 104; and section 106.27(2) provides for injunctive relief against violations of chapter 104....
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Richman v. Shevin, 354 So. 2d 1200 (Fla. 1977).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...troversy between appellant and the Florida Elections Commission. The action of the Elections Commission had been concluded, and Notice of Determination had been filed by the Commission with the Department of Legal Affairs pursuant to the dictates of Section 106.27, Florida Statutes (1975)....
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Cullen v. Cheal, 586 So. 2d 1228 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9122, 1991 WL 181459

the trial court that Cullen has no standing. Section 106.27, Florida Statutes (Supp.1990), must be read
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Adam Richardson v. Sec'y, Florida Agency for Health Care Admin. (Fla. 2024).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

remedies like fines and injunctive relief. See § 106.27, Fla. Stat. (2024). They deny that Petitioner
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Day v. State, 977 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 463243

...f chapter 106. We have found two instances in chapter 106 where the Legislature refers to a criminal prosecution as an "action." The first appears in section 106.25(6), where there is a reference to "criminal or civil actions." The second appears in section 106.27, where, in reference to "criminal proceedings," the Legislature calls this "any such action." There is, therefore, no basis to conclude that section 106.28 only applies to civil violations created in chapter 106....
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Repub. Party v. Florida Elections Comm'n, 658 So. 2d 653 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 8140, 1995 WL 449544

Democratic Party was not the proper party to enforce section 106.27, and the Commission had filed no pleadings

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