Florida Statute 112.3231 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 112
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 112.3231

112.3231 Time limitations.—

(1) On or after October 1, 1993, all sworn complaints alleging a violation of this part, or of any other breach of the public trust within the jurisdiction of the Commission on Ethics under s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, shall be filed with the commission within 5 years of the alleged violation or other breach of the public trust.

(2) A violation of this part or any other breach of public trust is committed when every element has occurred or, if the violation or breach of public trust involves a continuing course of conduct, at the time when the course of conduct or the officer’s, employee’s, or candidate’s complicity therein is terminated. Time starts to run on the day after the violation or breach of public trust is committed.

(3) The applicable period of limitation is tolled on the day a sworn complaint against the public officer, employee, or candidate is filed with the Commission on Ethics. If it can be concluded from the face of the complaint that the applicable period of limitation has run, the complaint shall be dismissed and the commission shall issue a public report.

History.—s. 13, ch. 91-85; s. 10, ch. 94-277.

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Amendments to 112.3231

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 112.3231

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 112.3231.

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Cases Citing Statute 112.3231

Total Results: 1

Hames v. CITY OF MIAMI FIREFIGHTERS'

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-03-04T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 980 So. 2d 1112

Snippet: Non-Applicability of Statutes of Limitation Subsection 112.3231(1), Florida Statutes (2001), provides a five-year…plea, and thus, the limitations period in section 112.3231, Florida Statutes (2001), would not bar the Trust