Florida Statute 106.22 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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F.S. 106.022

106.022 Appointment of a registered agent; duties.—

(1) Each political committee or electioneering communications organization shall have and continuously maintain in this state a registered office and a registered agent and must file with the filing officer a statement of appointment for the registered office and registered agent. The statement of appointment must:

(a) Provide the name of the registered agent and the street address and phone number for the registered office;

(b) Identify the entity for whom the registered agent serves;

(d) Include the entity’s undertaking to inform the filing officer of any change in such designated address;

(e) Provide for the registered agent’s acceptance of the appointment, which must confirm that the registered agent is familiar with and accepts the obligations of the position as set forth in this section; and

(f) Contain the signature of the registered agent and the entity engaging the registered agent.

(2) An entity may change its appointment of registered agent and registered office under this section by executing a written statement of change and filing it with the filing officer. The statement must satisfy all of the requirements of subsection (1).

(3) A registered agent may resign his or her appointment as registered agent by executing a written statement of resignation and filing it with the filing officer. An entity without a registered agent may not make expenditures or accept contributions until it files a written statement of change as required in subsection (2).

History.—s. 67, ch. 2005-277; s. 2, ch. 2006-300; s. 20, ch. 2010-167; ss. 6, 30, ch. 2011-6; s. 54, ch. 2011-40; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 5, ch. 2013-37.

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Cases Citing Statute 106.022

Total Results: 7

Smith v. Crawford

645 So. 2d 513, 1994 WL 592242

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 1994 | Docket: 1223127

Cited 19 times | Published

opinions construing the provisions of this chapter. § 106.22-.23, Fla. Stat. (1993). In response to an inquiry

Larkin v. Buranosky

973 So. 2d 1286, 2008 WL 441626

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 20, 2008 | Docket: 1421816

Cited 3 times | Published

535 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). ECOs are created by section 106.022(19), Florida Statutes, which provides: `Electioneering

Diaz De La Portilla v. FLA. ELECTIONS COM'N

857 So. 2d 913, 2003 WL 22082173

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 10, 2003 | Docket: 1774218

Cited 3 times | Published

Elections issues a handbook for treasurers. See § 106.22(2), Fla. Stat. (1999). The treasurer testified

Andrew Nathan Worley v. Florida Secretary of State

717 F.3d 1238, 2013 WL 2659408, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 11995

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 14, 2013 | Docket: 659928

Cited 2 times | Published

audits by the Division of Elections, id. § 106.22(10). Florida PACs may not accept anonymous

Secretary of State v. Milligan

704 So. 2d 152, 1997 WL 765659

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1997 | Docket: 1354864

Cited 2 times | Published

pay for the administration of the program. Section 106.22, Florida Statutes (1995) gives the Division

Worley v. Roberts

749 F. Supp. 2d 1321, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119977, 2010 WL 4339374

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 2010 | Docket: 2344161

Cited 1 times | Published

expenditures); § 106.11 (disburse funds only by check); § 106.22(10) (submit to random audits by the Division of

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 25, 1980 | Docket: 3255235

Published

to meet the provisions of s. 106.07(4)(a). Section 106.22, F. S., however, empowers and makes it the