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Fla. Stat. § 839.04 — County officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 839: Offenses by Public Officers and Employees, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 839.04
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
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.
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Is county officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
County officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 839.04.
Which Florida statute covers county officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates?
County officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates is governed by Fla. Stat. § 839.04 (County officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates).
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