Florida Statute 106.025 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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F.S. 106.025

106.025 Campaign fund raisers.—

(1)(a) No campaign fund raiser may be held unless the person for whom such funds are to be so used is a candidate for public office.

(b) All money and contributions received with respect to such a campaign fund raiser shall be deemed to be campaign contributions, and shall be accounted for, and subject to the same restrictions, as other campaign contributions. All expenditures made with respect to such a campaign fund raiser which are made or reimbursed by a check drawn on the campaign depository of the candidate for whom the funds are to be used and shall be deemed to be campaign expenditures to be accounted for, and subject to the same restrictions, as other campaign expenditures.

(d) Any person or candidate who holds a campaign fund raiser, or consents to a campaign fund raiser being held, in violation of the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) This section shall not apply to any campaign fund raiser held on behalf of a political party by the state or county executive committee or an affiliated party committee of such party, provided that the proceeds of such campaign fund raiser are reported pursuant to s. 106.29.

History.—s. 40, ch. 77-175; s. 51, ch. 81-259; s. 24, ch. 81-304; s. 27, ch. 83-217; s. 4, ch. 89-256; ss. 7, 30, ch. 2011-6; s. 56, ch. 2011-40; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 6, ch. 2013-37.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 106.025

Level: Degree
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 106.025

Total Results: 20

Bloch v. Del Rey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-10-26

Citation: 208 So. 3d 189, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 15905

Snippet: campaign financing laws. See section 106.25, Fla. Stat. (2016). However, given our disposition

Florida Elections Commission v. Blair

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-08

Citation: 52 So. 3d 9, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18651

Snippet: 26; the "law implemented" by the rule is section 106.25(3). The case was submitted to the ALJ for disposition

Florida Elections Commission v. Davis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-09-30

Citation: 44 So. 3d 1211, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14875, 2010 WL 3783436

Snippet: Elections Commission had the option under section 106.25(5), Florida Statutes (2006), of hearing matters

Florida Elections Commission v. Valliere

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-09-15

Citation: 45 So. 3d 506, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 13628, 2010 WL 3564726

Snippet: narrow construction of the term "hearsay" in section 106.25(2), Florida Statutes (2008), which provides in

Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-02-18

Citation: 29 So. 3d 1053, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 120, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 217, 2010 WL 546768

Snippet: “involving ... issue petition activities”; section 106.25(1), Florida Statutes (2007), vests the Florida

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2010-02-16

Snippet: Commission to discuss confidential materials closed); 106.25(6), Fla. Stat. 1995 (certain proceedings of Florida

Snipes v. FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-10-21

Citation: 19 So. 3d 1178, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15792, 2009 WL 3364936

Snippet: to investigate election code violations. See § 106.25(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). Here, petitioner complains

Day v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-02-22

Citation: 977 So. 2d 664, 2008 WL 463243

Snippet: prosecution as an "action." The first appears in section 106.25(6), where there is a reference to "criminal or

Jennings v. Florida Elections Commission

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-06-30

Citation: 932 So. 2d 609, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 10788, 2006 WL 1791710

Snippet: order, the Florida Legislature amended section 106.25 to expressly restrict the Commission’s ability

Fugate v. FLORIDA ELECTIONS COM'N

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-02-23

Citation: 924 So. 2d 74, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 2439, 2006 WL 407074

Snippet: purpose of influencing another person's vote. See § 106.25(3), Fla. Stat. (2003) (engrafting upon Chapter

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-09-10

Citation: 857 So. 2d 913, 2003 WL 22082173

Snippet: for a willful violation of chapter 106. See §§ 106.25(3), 106.265(1), Fla. Stat. (1999).[1] A willful

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-05-06

Snippet: except a campaign fund raiser held pursuant to s. 106.025(1)."2 Before a testimonial may be held, a notice

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1995-09-28

Snippet: Commission to discuss confidential materials closed); 106.25(6) (certain proceedings of Florida Elections Commission

Cullen v. Cheal

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-09-17

Citation: 586 So. 2d 1228, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9122, 1991 WL 181459

Snippet: materia with the remainder of chapter 106. Section 106.25 vests the enforcement power for chapter 106 in

Beisswenger v. Omicron Construction & Development Co., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-11-01

Citation: 552 So. 2d 240, 1989 WL 129023

Snippet: Counter-Plaintiff was reasonable, and the rates of $125 for 106.25 of those hours and $175 for 53.5 of those hours

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1988-05-05

Snippet: except a campaign fund raiser held pursuant to s. 106.025(1)."2 Before a testimonial may be held, a notice

MULTITECH CORP v. St. Johns Bluff Inv. Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-01-12

Citation: 518 So. 2d 427, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 174, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 60, 1988 WL 798

Snippet: either the Rowe criteria or Disciplinary Rule 2-106, $25,000 would be a reasonable fee. Application of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-03-30

Snippet: or retention in office in a future election; s 106.025, F.S., regulating campaign fund raisers (as defined

State ex rel. State Attorney for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit v. General Development Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-03-23

Citation: 448 So. 2d 1074, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12361

Snippet: by a particular state agency or official. See §§ 106.25(4)(a); 161.071; 206.07; 206.22; 207.022; 253.05;

STATE BY & THRO. STATE ATTY. v. Gen. Dev. Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-03-23

Citation: 448 So. 2d 1074

Snippet: by a particular state agency or official. See §§ 106.25(4)(a); 161.071; 206.07; 206.22; 207.022; 253.05;