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Fla. Stat. § 839.11 (2025)
Extortion by officers of the state.
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839.11 Extortion by officers of the state.—Any officer of this state who willfully charges, receives, or collects any greater fees or services than the officer is entitled to charge, receive, or collect by law is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—RS 2569; GS 3481; RGS 5354; CGL 7489; s. 1021, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 79-132; s. 9, ch. 79-163; s. 1322, ch. 97-102.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 839.11
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§839.11EXTORTSTATE OFFICER COMMIT EXTORTION
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1944–1989 · leading case: State v. Wershow, 343 So. 2d 605 (Fla. 1977).
State v. Wershow, 343 So. 2d 605 (Fla. 1977). “This cause is before us on direct appeal from an order of the County Court for Alachua County declaring Section 839.11, Florida Statutes, unconstitutionally vague and granting the motions to dismiss the indictment against the appellees.”
Weston v. State, 373 So. 2d 701 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979). “In July, 1976, appellant, administrative assistant to the Alachua County Commission, was indicted by the Alachua County grand jury on four counts of malpractice in office in violation of § 839.11, Fla. Stat. The grand jury was advised by Eugene Whitworth, State Attorney for the…”
State v. DeLeo, 356 So. 2d 306 (Fla. 1978). “Recently we struck a portion of a companion statute, § 839.11, Fla. Stat., for vagueness in State v.”
Merckle v. State, 529 So. 2d 269 (Fla. 1988). “(1981); extortion by a state officer, § 839.11, Fla. Stat. (1981); and misbehavior in office, § 775.”
Merckle v. State, 512 So. 2d 948 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). “016(2), Florida Statutes (1981), extortion by a state officer in violation of section 839.11, Florida Statutes *949 (1981), and misbehavior in office in violation of section 775.”
Merckle v. State, 541 So. 2d 1312 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989). “[3] § 839.11, Fla. Stat. (1981). [4] A common law crime.”
Wood v. State, 19 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 1944). “Count four charged Wood with malpractice in office, contrary to the provisions of Section 839.11, Fla. Stats. 1941 (F.S.A..”
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