Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 129.08 (2025)
County commissioner voting to pay illegal claim or for excess indebtedness.
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129.08 County commissioner voting to pay illegal claim or for excess indebtedness.—Each member of the board of county commissioners who knowingly and willfully votes to incur an indebtedness against the county in excess of the expenditure allowed by law or county ordinance, or to pay an illegal charge against the county, or to pay any claim against the county not authorized by law or county ordinance shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and subject to suspension and removal from office as now provided by law, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, for each offense.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Mayes Printing Co. v. Flowers, 154 So. 2d 859 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963).
Mayes Printing Co. v. Flowers, 154 So. 2d 859 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963). “Be that as it may, to follow the argument of the plaintiff would be to completely disregard the provisions of Section 129.08 and Section 129.09, Florida Statutes [F.”
Alachua Cnty., etc. v. Clovis Watson, Jr., etc. (Fla. 2022). “§ 129.08. In this way, the statute gives each county, and the individual members of the board of county commissioners, an incentive to ensure that any adjustments to the budget are made a certain way—the way, that is, set out in section 129.”
Johnston-Gebre v. IH4 Prop. Florida, L.P (S.D. Fla. 2025). “06 (minimum standards for light) and § 129.08 (minimum standards for protection against the elements) and required (1) inspection of the electrical panel, outlets, and wires by a certified electrician to ensure safety, and (2) roof repairs to prevent leaks.”
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