The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . See §§ 112.317, 112.324, Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . Commission on Ethics’s denial of their requests for costs and attorney’s fees sought under section 112.317 . . . The applicable statute, section 112.317(7), states in relevant part: In any case in which the commission . . . The central point we address in this consolidated appeal is the language of section 112.317(7), which . . . Falsely calling someone a terrorist or child abuser is of no moment under section 112.317(7) unless the . . . Though we need not defer to the Commission’s interpretation of section 112.317(7), Brown, 969 So.2d at . . .
. . . raised by judicial review of the administrative findings and recommendation by the commission.... ” § 112.317 . . . Smith, 390 So.2d 327, 328 (Fla.1980) (explaining that section 112.317(2) is “a codification of the estoppel . . . Comm’n on Ethics, 694 So.2d 83, 87 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) (noting that, under section 112.317(2), “all defenses . . . Indeed, under the plain language of section 112.317(2), a challenge to the .disciplinary official’s action . . . recommendation or in defense of an enforcement action brought by the Attorney General under section 112.317 . . .
. . . forfeitures, the revocation of a professional license, penalties for public officers under section 112.317 . . .
. . . The instant action was brought by the State pursuant to section 112.317(7), Florida Statutes, which authorizes . . .
. . . as a candidate in the general election, and ordered him “removed from said ballot,” citing section 112.317 . . .
. . . Section 112.317S(2)(e)6., Florida Statutes defines a specified offense as the commission of “any felony . . .
. . . Section 112.317(7), Florida Statutes (2007), entitles Osborne to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees . . .
. . . is an appeal by a public official from a final order denying costs and attorney fees under section 112.317 . . . The Commission construed the language of section 112.317(8) to require a finding of “actual malice,” . . . Section 112.317(8) is not confusing or ambiguous. . . . That proof of actual malice is not required to recover attorney’s fees under section 112.317(8) will . . . It is now section 112.317(7). . . . . I concur fully in the majority’s determination that the text of section 112.317(8), Florida Statutes, . . .
. . . person complained against in a complaint filed with the Commission on Ethics is governed by section 112.317 . . . recommended order, it agreed with one legal exception to the effect that the ALJ’s construction of section 112.317 . . . claim was false, were accepted and adopted by the Commission, we conclude that pursuant to section 112.317 . . .
. . . Addicott appeals an order of the Florida Commission on Ethics denying him attorney’s fees under subsection 112.317 . . .
. . . amount of fees may be relevant to the potential penalty phase of this proceeding pursuant to section 112.317 . . .
. . . The Commission, pursuant to section 112.317(l)(a), Florida Statutes, recommended that the Governor impose . . . convincing evidence before recommending the penalties available for a public officer under section 112.317 . . . Of course, the Ethics Code does contain a very explicit section on penalties, section 112.317. . . . Section 112.317(l)(a), Florida Statutes provides: 112.317 Penalties.— (1) Violation of any provision . . . The holding in this case is limited to section 112.317(l)(a), penalties as to public officials. . . .
. . . See § 112.317(8), Fla.Stat. (1991). . . .
. . . an attorney’s fee claim was filed against Appellants in the name of the mayor, pursuant to section 112.317 . . .
. . . Under section 112.317, Florida Statutes (1989), there are civil penalties for the violation of the anti-nepotism . . .
. . . Chapter 112, Part III (Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees), are penal in nature, see § 112.317 . . .
. . . . § 112.317(8), Fla.Stat. (1991); De Groot v. Sheffield, 95 So.2d 912 (Fla. 1957); Smith v. . . .
. . . See § 112.317, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . . .
. . . The order finds that appellee Chapin was entitled to the attorney’s fee award under section 112.317(8 . . . Tapper then petitioned for costs and attorney’s fees pursuant to section 112.317(8), Florida Statutes . . . In one portion of the recommended order, the hearing officer concluded: Construing Section 112.317(8) . . . The Commission disagreed with the hearing officer and concluded that Section 112.317(8) does provide . . . Section 57.105 appears to be the statute most analogous to section 112.317(8). . . .
. . . . § 112.317, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . . . § 112.317, any doubt must be resolved in favor of a narrow construction so that the public official . . .
. . . This is further evidenced by the fact that § 112.317(2), Fla.Stat. (1989), provides that upon a finding . . .
. . . The implicated commissioners filed a complaint alleging violation of § 112.317(6), Fla. . . .
. . . The legal issue for determination by the Court in the instant case is whether Section 112.317(6), Florida . . . Florida Statute § 112.317(6). The stipulated facts of this case are as follows. . . . articles about those complaints, but cannot do so out of fear of prosecution for violating Section 112.317 . . . Huffs tetler, 489 So.2d 722 (Fla.1986), “the principal interests which Section 112.317 § 6) furthers . . . Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Section 112.317(6), Florida Statutes, is hereby declared . . .
. . . . §§ 112.317(1)(a)4 and (b)8 (West 1982). . . .
. . . in the article filed a complaint with the state attorney’s office, alleging a violation of section 112.317 . . . Much like the situation in Morgan, the principal interest which section 112.317(6) furthers amounts to . . . When balancing section 112.317(6) against Tunstall’s first amendment rights, Morgan mandates that the . . . Tunstall also challenges the constitutionality of section 112.317(6). . . . Tunstall’s source would clearly be the proper party to challenge section 112.317(6) should that source . . .
. . . See, e.g., §§ 112.317, 112.324(3)-(5). . . .
. . . county commissioners filed a complaint with the state attorney’s office regarding a violation of section 112.317 . . . Appellants contend that section 112.317(6) is unconstitutional in that it does not simply purport to . . .
. . . defense counsel agree that Section 112.533(3), Florida Statutes, was in fact “borrowed” from Section 112.317 . . . Section 112.317(6) does not purport to regulate time, place or manner of expression; nor does it proscribe . . .
. . . The Information charges defendant with a violation of Section 112.317(6), Florida Statutes, and alleges . . . The defendant contends, and the trial court held, that Section 112.317(6) is unconstitutional as violating . . . Thus, the Landmark case does not declare that a statute such as Section 112.317(6), Florida Statutes, . . .
. . . The statute is Section 112.317(6), Florida Statutes. It prohibits: 1. . . .
. . . s dismissal of the complaint, appellee petitioned for costs and attorney’s fees pursuant to Section 112.317 . . . Section 112.317(8) provides: In any case in which the commission determines that a person has filed a . . . Because the Commission erroneously interpreted Section 112.317(8) and a proper interpretation does not . . .
. . . Section 112.317(6), Florida Statutes. . . .
. . . section 112.313(6) itself but arises from the fact that the legislature has repealed that part of section 112.317 . . .
. . . Section 112.317(8), Florida Statutes (1979) provides: In any case in which the commission determines . . . The wording of Section 112.317(8) precludes recovery of fees and costs even if there was a determination . . . Section 112.317(8), Florida Statutes (1979). . . .
. . . appeals an order of the county court awarding a $2,500 judgment to the State and declaring section 112.317 . . . We affirm the judgment and hold that .section 112.317(2) is constitutional. . . . The Commission recommended that DeBusk be penalized $2,500 in accordance with section 112.317(l)(a)6, . . . The sole issue properly before us is whether section 112.317(2) is constitutional. . . . The prohibition in section 112.317(2) against raising defenses in a subsequent proceeding which could . . .
. . . Further, there are sanctions in the current Section 112.317, Florida Statutes (1975), which provide for . . .
. . . . § 112.317, F.S.1974 Supplement, specifies the penalties which may be imposed for violations. §§ 112.320 . . .
. . . Under §8 of Chapter 74-177, amending F.S. 112.317, an intentional violation of any provision of “this . . .
. . . Section 112.317, Florida Statutes, provided that violation of this statute would constitute a misdemeanor . . .