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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 838
BRIBERY; MISUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE
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F.S. 838.022
838.022 Official misconduct.
(1) It is unlawful for a public servant or public contractor, to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another, by:
(a) Falsifying, or causing another person to falsify, any official record or official document;
(b) Concealing, covering up, destroying, mutilating, or altering any official record or official document, except as authorized by law or contract, or causing another person to perform such an act; or
(c) Obstructing, delaying, or preventing the communication of information relating to the commission of a felony that directly involves or affects the government entity served by the public servant or public contractor.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) The term “public servant” does not include a candidate who does not otherwise qualify as a public servant.
(b) An official record or official document includes only public records.
(3) Any person who violates this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 5, ch. 2003-158; s. 4, ch. 2016-151.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 838.022
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S838.022 1a - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - PUBLIC SERVANT FALSIFY OFFICIAL DOCUMENT - F: T
S838.022 1b - FRAUD - PUB SERVANT CONCEAL DESTROY ALTER OFF DOC - F: T
S838.022 1c - OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - PUB SERV CONTRAC OBST FEL INFO INV GOV - F: T



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