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Fla. Stat. § 839.14 — Officer withholding records from successor
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. § 839.14
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.
If any officer, after the expiration of the time for which she or he may have been appointed or elected, or in case of death, her or his executors and administrators, or the person in possession thereof, shall willfully and unlawfully withhold or detain from her or his successors the records, papers, documents, or other writings appertaining and belonging to her or his office, or mutilate, destroy, take away, or otherwise prevent the complete possession by her or his successors of said records, documents, papers, or other writings, she or he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is officer withholding records from successor a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Officer withholding records from successor is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 839.14.
Which Florida statute covers officer withholding records from successor?
Officer withholding records from successor is governed by Fla. Stat. § 839.14 (Officer withholding records from successor).
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