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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 104
ELECTION CODE: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES
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104.11 Neglect of duty by sheriff or other officer.Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other officer who willfully neglects or willfully refuses to perform his or her duties relating to elections is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 30, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175; s. 620, ch. 95-147.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 104.11
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S104.11 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - NEGLECT ELECTION DUTY BY SHERIFF OR OFFICER - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 104.11

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Clean-Up '84 v. Heinrich, 582 F. Supp. 125 (M.D. Fla. 1984).

Cited 11 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida

...h the election process can be protected from disruption. Florida law already prohibits breaches of the peace and disorderly conduct. Fla.Stat. § 877.03. All Sheriffs and officers are required to perform their duties relating to elections. Fla.Stat. § 104.11....
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Russ v. State, 832 So. 2d 901 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31833714

or elections (Count III), in violation of section 104.011, Florida Statutes (1999); and 4) by committing
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Maloney v. Kirk, 212 So. 2d 609 (Fla. 1968).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...The Constitution directs the legislature to enact laws `regulating elections, and prohibiting under adequate penalties all undue influence thereon from power, bribery, tumult or other improper practices.' Pursuant to this mandate the legislature has enacted many statutes. "Section 104.11, Florida Statutes, defines as a felony the corrupt making of a false affidavit in connection with the election processes....
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League of Women Voters v. Browning, 863 F. Supp. 2d 1155 (N.D. Fla. 2012).

Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91432

the law; the form is just wrong. See Fla. Stat. § 104.011 (2011) (making it a crime to “willfully” submit
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In Re Cone Constructors, Inc., 265 B.R. 302 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 4 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 331, 2001 Bankr. LEXIS 985, 2001 WL 881214

by the Bankruptcy Act and that § 64, 11 U.S.C. § 104, 11 U.S.C.A. § 104, which prescribes priorities for
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Kelvin Leon Jones v. Governor of Florida (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

voter registration information,” Fla. Stat. § 104.011(2), or to “willfully vote[] at any election”
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Kelvin Leon Jones v. Governor of Florida (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

voter registration information,” Fla. Stat. § 104.011(2), or to “willfully vote[] at any election”
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State v. Parsons, 302 So. 2d 766 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8468

Defendant, Appellee herein, was charged under Section 104.011, Florida Statutes, with false swearing by taking
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The State of Florida v. Ronald Lee Miller (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

011(1) and 104.15 of the Florida Statutes. Section 104.011(1) reads in relevant part as follows: “A person
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State of Florida v. Terry Hubbard (Fla. 4th DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

affirmation in connection with an election under section 104.011(1), Florida Statutes (2020), and voting by
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State of Florida v. Peter Washington, Jr. (Fla. 6th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 6th District Court of Appeal

application for voter registration in violation of section 104.011(1), and voting by an unqualified elector in
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State of Florida v. Peter Washington, Jr. (Fla. 6th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 6th District Court of Appeal

application for voter registration in violation of section 104.011(1), and voting by an unqualified elector in
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State v. Brown, 298 So. 2d 487 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8920

to be limited to state or county elections. Section 104.011, relating to false swearing or procurement

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