Florida Statute 111.012 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 111
PUBLIC OFFICERS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 111.012

111.012 Testimonials for public officers.—

(1) When used in this section:

(a) “Testimonial” means any breakfast, dinner, luncheon, rally, party, reception, or other affair held to honor or raise funds on behalf of any elected public officer, except a campaign fund raiser held pursuant to s. 106.025(1).

(b) “Elected public officer” means any individual holding an elective state, county, municipal, or school or other district office or position.

(2)(a) No testimonial shall be held in honor or on behalf of any person holding public office unless a notice of intent to hold such testimonial has first been filed pursuant to this subsection by the person in charge of such testimonial and a testimonial account has been set up in a depository and a treasurer appointed therefor. No money or donation may be accepted, nor may any payment be made, with respect to such testimonial until the notice of intent has been filed and the testimonial account has been established and a treasurer has been appointed therefor.

(b) Such notice, in the case of a state or multicounty district officer, shall be filed with the Division of Elections or, in the case of any other public officer, with the supervisor of elections of the county in which such officer resides. Such notice shall state the date and place the testimonial is to be held, the name and address of the person or persons in charge of the testimonial, the name and address of the officer in whose honor or on whose behalf the testimonial is to be held, the purpose for which the testimonial is to be held, and the purpose for which the funds raised are to be used.

(c) All money and donations received, and all payments made, with respect to such testimonial shall be received and made only through the treasurer appointed pursuant to this subsection. The appointed treasurer shall keep detailed accounts of all deposits and all payments made with respect to such account.

(d) The proceeds of the testimonial held pursuant to this subsection remaining after the payment of the expenses therefor shall be disposed of as provided in this paragraph. All proceeds after payment of the expenses for such testimonial shall be donated to a charity stated in the notice of intent; returned pro rata to each person who purchased a ticket, gave money, or made a donation; or given, in the case of a state officer, to the state to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund or, in the case of an officer of a political subdivision, to the political subdivision to be deposited in the general fund thereof. A report of such disposition of funds shall be made by the person in charge of such testimonial within 90 days from the date the testimonial is held and shall be filed with the officer with whom the notice of intent is filed. Each report shall contain the following information:

1. The full name and address of each person who purchases one or more tickets or gives any money or donation with respect to such testimonial, together with the amount and date thereof.

2. The full name and address of each person, charity, or unit of government to whom any payment for expenses or disposition of funds is made with respect to such testimonial, together with the date and amount thereof and the purpose therefor.

(e) Any person or officer who holds a testimonial, or who consents to a testimonial 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.

(f) Any person required by the provisions of this subsection to dispose of funds in a testimonial account who fails to dispose of the funds in the manner provided in this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 34, ch. 81-304; s. 30, ch. 83-217.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 111.012

Total Results: 20

Floyd William Damren v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-14

Snippet: (1984); see also Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86, 111-12 (2011) (noting that Strickland’s “reasonable probability”

UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. JORGE O. GONZALEZ-PEREZ

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-07-19

Snippet: premises’ in the Declarations.’”). 278 So. 3d at 111–12 (footnote omitted).

GEILAN SAHMOUD v. GAMAL MARWAN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-09

Snippet: Surf Drugs, Inc. v. Vermette, 236 So. 2d 108, 111–12 (Fla. 1970) (“Discovery procedures may not be used

EDITH GARRIDO v. SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-01-12

Snippet: fees”); GEICO Cas. Co. v. Barber, 147 So. 3d 109, 111-12 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) (“[I]t was error for the trial

HERITAGE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF GATEWAY HOUSE APTS. INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-08-18

Snippet: support of its position, it relies upon section 718.111(12)(a)(6), Florida Statutes, which requires a condominium

STEPHEN OLENCHAK v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-11-18

Snippet: Ct. 2052. Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86, 111-12 (2011). Here, the prosecutor erroneously stated

Alexander v. Kalitan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-09

Citation: 263 So. 3d 70

Snippet: interest run from the date of the verdict. Id. at 111-12. The trial court rejected the plaintiffs' request

Alexander v. Kalitan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-09

Citation: 263 So. 3d 70

Snippet: interest run from the date of the verdict. Id. at 111-12. The trial court rejected the plaintiffs' request

ROB ALEXANDER, M.D. v. SUSAN KALITAN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-09

Snippet: interest run from the date of the verdict. Id. at 111-12. The trial court rejected the plaintiffs’ request

Imerys Talc Am., Inc. v. Ricketts

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-19

Citation: 262 So. 3d 799

Snippet: premised on a stream-of-commerce theory. See id. at 111-12, 107 S.Ct. 1026 (O'Connor, J., plurality opinion)

Imerys Talc Am., Inc. v. Ricketts

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-19

Citation: 262 So. 3d 799

Snippet: premised on a stream-of-commerce theory. See id. at 111-12, 107 S.Ct. 1026 (O'Connor, J., plurality opinion)

IMERYS TALC AMERICA, INC. v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-19

Snippet: premised on a stream-of-commerce theory. See id. at 111–12 (O’Connor, J., plurality opinion) (endorsing the

Richard DeLisle v. Crane Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-15

Citation: 258 So. 3d 1219

Snippet: for entry of a directed verdict for Crane. Id. at 111-12. DeLisle sought review by this Court, which was

State Farm v. Ferranti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-24

Snippet: C5– 6 and disc bulges at C3–4 and C4–5.” Id. at 111–12. Prior to trial, the plaintiff filed a motion

State Farm v. Ferranti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-24

Citation: 256 So. 3d 238

Snippet: C5– 6 and disc bulges at C3–4 and C4–5.” Id. at 111–12. Prior to trial, the plaintiff filed a motion

Dimitri v. Commercial Center of Miami Master Assoc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-08

Citation: 253 So. 3d 715

Snippet: of specific documents pursuant to section 718.111(12).1 Months later, Dimitri filed the operative

Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Forbes/Cohen Florida Properties, L.P.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-07-12

Citation: 223 So. 3d 292, 2017 WL 2983290, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 10067

Snippet: (quoting Farrar v. Hobby, 506 U.S. 103, 111-12, 113 S.Ct. 566, 121 L.Ed.2d 494 (1992)). Having

Tavares J. WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-16

Citation: 213 So. 3d 881, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 343, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 586

Snippet: during the penalty phase. See Diaz, 132 So.3d at 111-12 (“A defendant is not prejudiced by trial counsel’s

Marco A. Rodriguez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-10

Citation: 210 So. 3d 750, 2017 WL 548649, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1646

Snippet: admonishes the prosecutor to cease. Crew, 146 So.3d at 111-12 (Berger, J., concurring); Dorsey, 942 So.2d at

Tavares J. Wright v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-11-23

Snippet: during the penalty phase. See Diaz, 132 So. 3d at 111-12 (“A defendant is not prejudiced by trial counsel’s