Florida Statute 839.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 839
OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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F.S. 839.05

839.05 Municipal officers not to speculate in municipal scrip.—Any mayor, marshal, treasurer, clerk, tax collector or other officer of any incorporated city or town, or any deputy of such officer, who buys up at a discount, or in any manner, directly or indirectly, speculates in any scrip or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the municipal corporation of which she or he is an officer, 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. 3464, 1883; RS 2559; GS 3466; RGS 5335; CGL 7468; s. 1015, ch. 71-136; s. 242, ch. 77-104; s. 1318, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 839.05

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

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Cases Citing Statute 839.05

Total Results: 2

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-02-20T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: generally subject to the proscription contained in s. 839.05, F. S., which prohibits municipal officers from…certificates, the general proscription contained in s. 839.05 is inapplicable. According to your letter, certain…limited to the interpretation and application of s. 839.05, F. S., to the instant inquiry. This office cannot…affected employees for an advisory opinion. Section 839.05, as amended by s. 242, Ch. 77-104, Laws of Florida… a statute which imposes criminal liability, s. 839.05, F. S., must be strictly construed. See Negron

Akey v. Murphy

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1970-07-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 238 So. 2d 94

Snippet: Crutchett v. Lawton, 1934, 139 Cal. App. 411, 33 P.2d 839 (5 years); McCallum v. Asbury, Or. 1964, 238 Or. 257