Florida Statute 106.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 106
CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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F.S. 106.15

106.15 Certain acts prohibited.—

(1) No person shall pay money or give anything of value for the privilege of speaking at a political meeting in the furtherance of his or her candidacy, nor shall anyone speaking for such a person pay money or give anything of value for such privilege.

(2) No candidate, in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, shall use any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle, as provided in chapter 287, solely for the purpose of furthering his or her candidacy. However, in the event a candidate uses any state-owned aircraft or motor vehicle to conduct official state business and while on such trip performs any function in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, the candidate shall prorate the expenses incurred and reimburse the appropriate agency for any trip not exclusively for state business and shall pay either a prorated share of all fixed and variable expenses related to the ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft or one-half of the total fixed and variable expenses related to the ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft, whichever is greater. The reimbursement shall be made from the campaign account of the candidate.

(3) A candidate may not, in the furtherance of his or her candidacy for nomination or election to public office in any election, use the services of any state, county, municipal, or district officer or employee during working hours.

(4) No person shall make and no person shall solicit or knowingly accept any political contribution in a building owned by a governmental entity. For purposes of this subsection, “accept” means to receive a contribution by personal hand delivery from a contributor or the contributor’s agent. This subsection shall not apply when a government-owned building or any portion thereof is rented for the specific purpose of holding a campaign fund raiser.

(5) Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 15, ch. 73-128; s. 9, ch. 74-200; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 54, ch. 77-175; s. 61, ch. 79-400; s. 31, ch. 81-304; s. 28, ch. 83-217; s. 2, ch. 83-304; s. 16, ch. 91-45; s. 17, ch. 91-107; s. 648, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 97-223; s. 7, ch. 2002-197.

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Amendments to 106.15

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 106.15

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S106.15 1 - ELECTION LAWS - PAY OR GIVE TO SPEAK AT A POLITICAL MEETING - M: F

S106.15 2 - EMBEZZLE - USE ST AIRCRAFT MTR VEH SOLELY FOR CANDIDACY - M: F

S106.15 3 - EMBEZZLE - USE SERVICES OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF STATE - M: F

S106.15 4 - ELECTION LAWS - SOL OR ACCEPT CONTRIBUTION IN GVMNT OWNED BLDG - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 106.15

Total Results: 15

State v. Miranda

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-04-02

Citation: 137 So. 3d 1133, 2014 WL 1304724, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4823

Snippet: having “the same meaning as in s. 398.063.” § 916.106(15), Fla. Stat. (2011). Section 393.063(32), Florida

Agency for Persons With Disabilities v. Dallas

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-06-21

Citation: 38 So. 3d 831, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 8917, 2010 WL 2472272

Snippet: evaluated by Drs. Levin and Abeles. [5] See § 916.106(15), Fla. Stat. (referring to section 393.063 for

Bradsheer v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-09-25

Citation: 20 So. 3d 915, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14399, 2009 WL 3047325

Snippet: the occurrence of stipulated situations." Id. at 106. [15] Appellants may have a protected liberty, as

Day v. State

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

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

Snippet: furtherance of his candidacy, in violation of section 106.15(3), *665 Florida Statutes (2000). We find no merit

Siplin v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-12-28

Citation: 972 So. 2d 982, 2007 WL 4546301

Snippet: of a political campaign, in violation of section 106.15(3), Florida Statutes (a first degree misdemeanor)

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

Snippet: 332, determined that the statute in question, s 106.15(1), F.S. 1975, denied candidates their fundamental

Sadowski v. Shevin

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-03-10

Citation: 345 So. 2d 330, 2 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1822

Snippet: District, upholding the constitutionality of Section 106.15(1), Florida *331 Statutes, thereby vesting jurisdiction

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1976-06-28

Snippet: discussed immediately above. The question of whether s. 106.15, F. S., is also rendered invalid by Buckley is

Sadowski v. Shevin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-06-24

Citation: 351 So. 2d 44

Snippet: preliminary injunction against the enforcement of § 106.15, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., which he alleges is unconstitutional

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1976-04-19

Snippet: 021(4), 106.04(5), 106.08(1), 106.08(3), 106.10(1), 106.15(2),106.17(1), 106.17(4), 106.17(5), 106.29(3),

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-04-25

Snippet: contributions prior to qualification. However, s. 106.15(1), F.S., provides, in pertinent part, that: "(1)

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-02-28

Snippet: listed in s. 15(1) of Ch. 73-128, Laws of Florida (s.106.15(1), F.S.)? SUMMARY: The expenditure limitations

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-01-10

Snippet: candidacy "advertising" within the meaning of s. 106.15(1), F.S., which prohibits expenditures for certain

City of Sebring v. Wolf

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1932-05-17

Citation: 141 So. 736, 105 Fla. 516

Snippet: v. Kelley, 94 Cal. 146,29 P. 624, 28 A. S. R. 106, 15 L.R.A. 813; Sanborn v. Doe,92 Cal. 152, 28 P. 105

Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co. v. Thomas

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1910-06-15

Citation: 60 Fla. 412

Snippet: clearly conflict. See 9 Cyc., 703 et seq.; 30 Cyc., 106; 15 Ency. Pl. & Pr., 528, et seq.; 2 Page on Contracts