Florida Statute 11.047 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; COMMISSIONS

Chapter 11
LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES, AND STAFFING

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F.S. 11.047

11.047 Contingency fees; prohibitions; penalties.—

(1) “Contingency fee” means a fee, bonus, commission, or nonmonetary benefit as compensation which is dependent or in any way contingent on the enactment, defeat, modification, or other outcome of any specific legislative action.

(2) No person may, in whole or in part, pay, give, or receive, or agree to pay, give, or receive, a contingency fee. However, this subsection does not apply to claims bills.

(3) Any person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. If such person is a lobbyist, the lobbyist shall forfeit any fee, bonus, commission, or profit received in violation of this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in s. 11.045. When the fee, bonus, commission, or profit is nonmonetary, the fair market value of the benefit shall be used in determining the amount to be forfeited. All forfeited benefits collected shall be deposited into the Legislative Lobbyist Registration Trust Fund.

(4) This section does not apply to any contract providing for compensation by contingency fee which is in existence on the date this act becomes a law and which does not provide for compensation by contingency fee for lobbying after December 31, 1993.

(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any salesperson engaging in legitimate state business on behalf of a company from receiving compensation or commission as part of a bona fide contractual arrangement with that company.

History.—s. 3, ch. 93-121.

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Cases Citing Statute 11.047

Total Results: 12

Brown v. City of Huntsville, Ala.

608 F.3d 724, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 11480, 2010 WL 2243877

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 7, 2010 | Docket: 1961431

Cited 417 times | Published

"neglect, carelessness, or unskillfulness." Ala.Code § 11-47-190 ("No city or town shall be liable for damages

Paul Boyle v. City of Pell City

866 F.3d 1280, 33 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 981, 29 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 741, 2017 WL 3429383, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 14770

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 10, 2017 | Docket: 6135927

Cited 106 times | Published

Alabama’s statutory notice requirement, Ala. Code § 11-47-23. The City subsequently filed a motion for

Acoff v. Abston

762 F.2d 1543, 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 30629

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 12, 1985 | Docket: 237546

Cited 50 times | Published

defendant. This Court cannot, therefore, borrow Section 11-47-23 as the most appropriate and analogous state

Hardin v. Hayes

52 F.3d 934, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 11939, 1995 WL 258673

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 19, 1995 | Docket: 1962401

Cited 30 times | Published

respondeat superior. See Ala.Code § 11-47-190 (1992); City of Birmingham v. Benson

Acoff v. Abston

762 F.2d 1543, 54 U.S.L.W. 2029

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 12, 1985 | Docket: 66207103

Cited 2 times | Published

governing tort claims against municipalities. ALA.CODE § 11-47-23 (1975). The district court denied the motion

Hoefling v. City of Miami

17 F. Supp. 3d 1227, 2014 WL 1778963, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62883

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 6, 2014 | Docket: 64294780

Published

maintaining the same.’” Id. (citing Ala. Code § 11-47-117 (1975)). The Court found that because the City

Joi Brown v. City of Huntsville, AL

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 7, 2010 | Docket: 2907280

Published

“neglect, carelessness, or unskillfulness.” Ala. Code § 11-47-190 (“No city or town shall be liable for damages

FL League of Professional v. Meggs

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 9, 1996 | Docket: 73414

Published

legislative outcome. See id. § 11.047. The League does not argue

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 1, 1990 | Docket: 3256040

Published

45(3)(a)2., F.S. 7 Section 11.47(1), F.S. 8 Section 11.47(3), F.S. 9 Section 11.47(4), F.S. 10 See, AGO

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 13, 1981 | Docket: 3256134

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concurrent resolution. Section 11.45(3)(a)2., F.S. Section 11.47(1), F.S., requires those officers whose respective

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 13, 1979 | Docket: 3256239

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for failure to comply with this requirement. Section 11.47(1) provides: All officers whose respective

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 18, 1978 | Docket: 3255982

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information must be made available to him. Section 11.47(1), F. S. It is next necessary to apply the