It is unlawful for any state or county officer or any board of county officers, required to audit the accounts of officers under the laws of this state, to approve or pay any commissions on funds collected and not paid over as required by s. 116.01 and any officer violating the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Fla. Stat. § 116.02
Payment of commissions on unremitted funds prohibited; penalty
Known as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act
The act spans §§ 116–116 (21 sections).
History.--s. 3, ch. 6205, 1911; RGS 5328; CGL 7461; s. 66, ch. 71-136.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.