Chapter 838 — Chapter 838
11 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 838.014 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Benefit” means gain or advantage, or anything regarded by the person to be benefited as a gain or advantage, including the doing of an act beneficial to any person in whose welfare he or she is interested, including any commission, gift, gra…
Fla. Stat. § 838.015 Bribery
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(1) “Bribery” means to knowingly and intentionally give, offer, or promise to any public servant, or, if a public servant, to knowingly and intentionally request, solicit, accept, or agree to accept for himself or herself or another, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized …
Fla. Stat. § 838.016 Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally give, offer, or promise to any public servant, or, if a public servant, to knowingly and intentionally request, solicit, accept, or agree to accept, any pecuniary or other benefit not authorized by law, for the past…
Fla. Stat. § 838.021 Corruption by threat against public servant
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(1) It is unlawful to harm or threaten to harm any public servant, his or her immediate family, or any other person with whose welfare the public servant is interested with the intent to:(a) Influence the performance of any act or omission that the person believes to be, or that …
Fla. Stat. § 838.022 Official misconduct
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(1) It is unlawful for a public servant or public contractor, to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another, by:(a) Falsifying, or causing another person to falsify, any official record or official document;(b) Concealing, cov…
Fla. Stat. § 838.12 Bribery in athletic contests
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(1) Whoever gives, promises, offers or conspires to give, promise or offer, to anyone who participates or expects to participate in any professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport; or to any umpire, referee, judge or other official of such game, contest, match, ra…
Fla. Stat. § 838.15 Commercial bribe receiving
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(1) A person commits the crime of commercial bribe receiving if the person solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept a benefit with intent to violate a statutory or common-law duty to which that person is subject as:(a) An agent or employee of another;(b) A trustee, guardian, or oth…
Fla. Stat. § 838.16 Commercial bribery
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(1) A person commits the crime of commercial bribery if, knowing that another is subject to a duty described in s. 838.15(1) and with intent to influence the other person to violate that duty, the person confers, offers to confer, or agrees to confer a benefit on the other.(2) Co…
Fla. Stat. § 838.21 Disclosure or use of confidential criminal justice information
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It is unlawful for a public servant, with intent to obstruct, impede, or prevent a criminal investigation or a criminal prosecution, to disclose active criminal investigative or intelligence information as defined in chapter 119 or to disclose or use information regarding either …
Fla. Stat. § 838.22 Bid tampering
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(1) It is unlawful for a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to knowingly and intentionally influence or attempt to influence the competitive solicitation undertaken by any governmental entity …
Fla. Stat. § 838.23 Restitution and community service
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A person who is convicted of any offense in this chapter shall be ordered by the sentencing judge to make restitution to the victim of the offense if, after conducting a hearing, the judge finds that the victim suffered an actual financial loss caused directly or indirectly by th…