The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 839
OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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F.S. 839.04

839.04 County officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates.—Any county court judge, clerk of the circuit court, sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser or their deputies, county commissioner, school board members, superintendent of schools, or any other county officer who buys up at a discount, or in any manner, directly or indirectly, speculates in jurors’ or witnesses’ certificates or in any warrants drawn upon the county treasurer for the payment of money out of any public fund of this state or of any county, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and shall be removed from office.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 3419, 1883; RS 2558; GS 3465; RGS 5334; CGL 7467; s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 1014, ch. 71-136; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 77-102.

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Amendments to 839.04

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 839.04

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

S839.04 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST - COUNTY OFFICER SPECULATE IN COUNTY WARRANTS - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

McINTYRE, v. DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. d. b. a., 403 F. App'x 448 (11th Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 839.04(2)(a). . . .

CTL DISTRIBUTION, INC. v. WOOD,, 979 So. 2d 402 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . found that the supplemental benefits for the period between July 2, 2005, and August 26, 2005, totaled $839.04 . . . The judge of compensation claims calculated a statutory fee of $167.81 based on the $839.04 that appellants . . .

SCHRAM v. SMITH, 97 F.2d 662 (9th Cir. 1938)

. . . alleged that appel-lee Smith owned 700 shares of stock in the holding company, and was liable for $9,-839.04 . . .