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2020 Florida Statutes

Title III LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; COMMISSIONS
Chapter 11 LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES, AND STAFFING Entire Chapter
SECTION 9345
Vote cast outside the scope of instructions; criminal liability.
F.S. 11.9345
11.9345 Vote cast outside the scope of instructions; criminal liability.—A delegate or alternate delegate commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, who signs an oath of office as required by s. 11.9336 in the state and who thereafter violates the oath by knowingly or intentionally voting or attempting to vote outside the scope of:
(1) The instructions established by a concurrent resolution adopted pursuant to ss. 11.93-11.9352; or
(2) The limits placed by the Legislature in a concurrent resolution or memorial that calls for an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the Constitution of the United States on the subjects and amendments that may be considered by the Article V convention.
History.—s. 17, ch. 2014-52.