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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS
Chapter 110
STATE EMPLOYMENT
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F.S. 110.233
110.233 Political activities and unlawful acts prohibited.
(1) No person shall be appointed to, demoted, or dismissed from any position in the career service, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the career service, because of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, religious creed, or political opinion or affiliation.
(2) No person shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the career service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person or for any consideration; however, letters of inquiry, recommendations, and references by public employees or public officials shall not be considered political pressure unless any such letter contains a threat, intimidation, or irrelevant, derogatory, or false information. For the purposes of this section, the term “political pressure,” in addition to any appropriate meaning which may be ascribed thereto by lawful authority, includes the use of official authority or influence in any manner prohibited by this chapter.
(3) No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service, or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the career service.
(4) As an individual, each employee retains all rights and obligations of citizenship provided in the Constitution and laws of the state and the Constitution and laws of the United States. However, no employee in the career service shall:
(a) Hold, or be a candidate for, public office while in the employment of the state or take any active part in a political campaign while on duty or within any period of time during which the employee is expected to perform services for which he or she receives compensation from the state. However, when authorized by his or her agency head and approved by the department as involving no interest which conflicts or activity which interferes with his or her state employment, an employee in the career service may be a candidate for or hold local public office. The department shall prepare and make available to all affected personnel who make such request a definite set of rules and procedures consistent with the provisions herein.
(b) Use the authority of his or her position to secure support for, or oppose, any candidate, party, or issue in a partisan election or affect the results thereof.
(5) No state employee or official shall use any promise of reward or threat of loss to encourage or coerce any employee to support or contribute to any political issue, candidate, or party.
(6) The department shall adopt by rule procedures for Career Service System employees that require disclosure to the agency head of any application for or offer of employment, gift, contractual relationship, or financial interest with any individual, partnership, association, corporation, utility, or other organization, whether public or private, doing business with or subject to regulation by the agency.
History.s. 21, ch. 79-190; s. 2, ch. 80-207; s. 1, ch. 84-125; s. 5, ch. 89-277; s. 1, ch. 91-164; s. 21, ch. 91-431; s. 34, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 668, ch. 95-147; s. 23, ch. 2001-43; s. 18, ch. 2020-2.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 110.233

Total Results: 6

Department of Admin. v. Nelson

424 So. 2d 852

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1982 | Docket: 1297369

Cited 18 times | Published

employing agency's and DOA's approval pursuant to section 110.233(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1980 Supp.). And Nelson

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 5, 2002 | Docket: 3256919

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While not applicable to school districts, section 110.233(2), Florida Statutes, offers direction by prohibiting

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 1, 2000 | Docket: 3256733

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substantially the following question: Does section 110.233(4), Florida Statutes, prohibit a career service

Nelson v. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

424 So. 2d 860, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21753

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1982 | Docket: 64594500

Published

Department of Administration (DOA) implementing section 110.233(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1979). That statute

Humphries v. Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

400 So. 2d 1311, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20529

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1981 | Docket: 64583885

Published

99.012(7) and did not purport to construe Section 110.233(4) and concluded: “Therefore, Florida highway

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 17, 1980 | Docket: 3257273

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executive committee of a political party. Section 110.233(4)(a), F. S., provides in pertinent part that