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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 104
ELECTION CODE: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES

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F.S. 104.012

104.012 Consideration for registration; interference with registration; soliciting registrations for compensation; alteration of registration application.—

(1) Any person who gives anything of value that is redeemable in cash to any person in consideration for his or her becoming a registered voter commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This section shall not be interpreted, however, to exclude such services as transportation to the place of registration or baby-sitting in connection with the absence of an elector from home for registering.

(2) A person who by bribery, menace, threat, or other corruption, directly or indirectly, influences, deceives, or deters or attempts to influence, deceive, or deter any person in the free exercise of that person’s right to register to vote at any time, upon the first conviction, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and, upon any subsequent conviction, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) A person may not solicit or pay another person to solicit voter registrations for compensation that is based upon the number of registrations obtained. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) A person who alters the voter registration application of any other person, without the other person’s knowledge and consent, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 63-198; s. 20, ch. 71-136; s. 33, ch. 77-175; s. 39, ch. 94-224; s. 1394, ch. 95-147; s. 32, ch. 97-13; s. 23, ch. 98-129.

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Amendments to 104.012

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 104.012

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S104.012 1 - ELECTION LAWS - GIVE ANYTHING OF VALUE FOR REGISTERING TO VOTE - F: T

S104.012 1 - ELECTION LAWS - NO PENALTY FOR RECEIVER OF CONSIDERATION - F: T

S104.012 2 - ELECTION LAWS - BRIBE MENACE THREAT TO STOP VOTER REGISTRATION - F: T

S104.012 2 - ELECTION LAWS - BRIBE MENACE THREAT STOP VOTER REGIS SUBSQ OFF - F: S

S104.012 3 - ELECTION LAWS - PAY TO SOLICIT VOTER REGISTRATION - F: T

S104.012 4 - ELECTION LAWS - ALTER VOTER REGISTRATION WO KNOWLEDGE CONSENT - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 104.012

Total Results: 5

Kaplan v. Epstein

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-03

Citation: 219 So. 3d 932, 2017 WL 1718817, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6182

Snippet: a constitutional issue is raised.” See id. § 44.104(12). Kaplan argues that the legislative staff notes

H.B.A. Corp. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-01-15

Citation: 482 So. 2d 461, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 195, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 5968

Snippet: depreciation for which reimbursement is warranted. Section 104.12, Providers’ Reimbursement Manual, states that,

Maloney v. Kirk

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-07-02

Citation: 212 So. 2d 609

Snippet: of a candidate guilty of this offense. "Section 104.012, Florida Statutes, provides for the criminal punishment

Forcum v. Symmes

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1932-08-23

Citation: 143 So. 630, 106 Fla. 510

Snippet: Rohrer, 59 Md. 599; Camden v. Stuart, 144 U.S. 104, 12 Sup. Ct. Rep. 585, 36 L.Ed. 363; Wallace v. Carpenter

Neisel v. Moran

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1919-08-21

Citation: 80 Fla. 98, 85 So. 346

Snippet: 335, text 345, 5 South. Rept. 39; 6 R. C. L. 104; 12 C. J. 752; 120 N. E. Rep. 19. The courts do not