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Fla. Stat. § 876.10 (2025)
False oath; penalty.
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876.10 False oath; penalty.—If any person required by the provisions of ss. 876.05-876.10 to execute the oath herein required executes such oath, and it is subsequently proven that at the time of the execution of said oath said individual was guilty of making a false statement in said oath, he or she shall be guilty of perjury.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 876.10
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§876.10PERJURYFALSE LOYALTY OATH NON OFFICIAL PROCEEDING
§876.10PERJURYFALSE LOYALTY OATH OFFICIAL PROCEEDING
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1961–1991 · leading case: Cramp v. Bd. of Pub. Instruction of Orange Cty., 368 U.S. 278 (1961).
Cramp v. Bd. of Pub. Instruction of Orange Cty., 368 U.S. 278 (1961). “…be guilty of perjury, and shail be prosecuted and punished for the crime of perjury in the event of conviction.” Fla. Stat. § 876.10 .”
Connell v. Higginbotham, 305 F. Supp. 445 (M.D. Fla. 1969). “, which all state employees are required to execute as a condition of employment, is so vague and ambiguous that it cannot be interpreted with any reasonable degree of certainty and, since a purported violation of this section can subject one to criminal prosecution under…”
City of Orlando v. State of Fla., 751 F. Supp. 974 (M.D. Fla. 1990). “Section 876.10, Florida Statutes, provides that any person who falsely executes the oath set forth in section 876.”
State v. Long, 50 Fla. Supp. 2d 144 (Fla. Okaloosa Cty. Ct. 1991). “16(20) false returns as to oysters; FS § 876.10 false oath of public officer; FS § 121.”
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