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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
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F.S. 106.12
106.12 Petty cash funds allowed.
(1) Each campaign treasurer designated pursuant to s. 106.021(1) for a candidate or political committee is authorized to withdraw from the primary campaign account, until the close of the last day for qualifying for office, the amount of $500 per calendar quarter reporting period for the purpose of providing a petty cash fund for the candidate or political committee.
(2) Following the close of the last day for qualifying and until the last election in a given election period in which the political committee participates, the campaign treasurer of each political committee is authorized to withdraw the following amount each week from the primary depository campaign account for the purpose of providing a petty cash fund for the political committee, and, following the close of the last day for qualifying and until the election at which such candidate is eliminated or elected to office, or the time at which the candidate becomes unopposed, the campaign treasurer of each candidate is authorized to withdraw the following amount each week from the primary depository campaign account for the purpose of providing a petty cash fund for the candidate:
(a) For all candidates for nomination or election on a statewide basis, $500 per week.
(b) For all other candidates and all political committees, $100 per week.
(3) The petty cash fund so provided may be spent only in amounts less than $100 and only for office supplies, transportation expenses, and other necessities. Petty cash may not be used for the purchase of time, space, or services from communications media as defined in s. 106.011.
History.s. 12, ch. 73-128; s. 48, ch. 77-175; s. 9, ch. 85-226; s. 5, ch. 2002-197; s. 20, ch. 2013-37.

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Amendments to 106.12


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 106.12

Total Results: 6

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

"communications media," but that term is used only in section 106.12 dealing with petty cash funds. Having defined

Cambridge University Press v. Patton

769 F.3d 1232, 112 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1697, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 19978, 2014 WL 5303007

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 17, 2014 | Docket: 1415285

Cited 13 times | Published

audio transmission. Id. § 106. 12 Case: 12-14676

Mcarthur v. Firestone

817 F.2d 1548, 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 6930

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 2, 1987 | Docket: 803941

Cited 2 times | Published

made from the petty cash fund provided by [section] 106.12 need not be reported individually.

Cambridge University Press v. J.L. Albert

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 17, 2014 | Docket: 2901047

Published

audio transmission. Id. § 106. 12 Case: 12-14676

Cambridge University Press v. J.L. Albert

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 17, 2014 | Docket: 1410207

Published

audio transmission. Id. § 106. 12 Case: 12-14676

McArthur v. Firestone

817 F.2d 1548

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jun 2, 1987 | Docket: 66225279

Published

made from the petty cash fund provided by [section] 106.12 need not be reported individually. 8. The full