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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 104
ELECTION CODE: VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES
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F.S. 104.22
104.22 Stealing and destroying records, etc., of election.—Any person who is guilty of stealing, willfully and wrongfully breaking, destroying, mutilating, defacing, or unlawfully moving or securing and detaining the whole or any part of any ballot box or any record tally sheet or copy thereof, returns, or any other paper or document provided for, or who fraudulently makes any entry or alteration therein except as provided by law, or who permits any other person so to do, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 11, ch. 65-379; s. 42, ch. 71-136; s. 35, ch. 77-175.

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Amendments to 104.22


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 104.22
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S104.22 - LARC - STEAL MOVE SECURE DETAIN BALLOT BOX REC ETC - F: T
S104.22 - FRAUD - PERMIT ENTRY OR ALTER BALLOT BOX RECORDS - F: T
S104.22 - DAMAGE PROP-PUBLIC - DESTROY MUTILATE DEFACE BALLOT BOX RECORDS ETC - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 104.22

Total Results: 3

News-Press Pub. Co., Inc. v. Firestone

527 So. 2d 223, 1988 WL 42226

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 1988 | Docket: 1526064

Cited 1 times | Published

elector to show how he voted and other offenses); § 104.22 (providing penalties for stealing and destroying

News-Press Publishing Co. v. Firestone

527 So. 2d 223, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1085, 15 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1663, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1791

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 1988 | Docket: 64635624

Published

elector to show how he voted and other offenses); § 104.22 (providing penalties for stealing and destroying

State v. Brown

298 So. 2d 487, 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8920

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 9, 1974 | Docket: 64540553

Published

contained in Count II may constitute a violation of § 104.22, F.S., which proscribes certain conduct relative