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2002 Florida Statutes

Section 287.175, Florida Statutes 2002

287.175  Penalties.--A violation of this part or a rule adopted hereunder, pursuant to applicable constitutional and statutory procedures, constitutes misuse of public position as defined in s. 112.313(6), and is punishable as provided in s. 112.317 The Comptroller shall report incidents of suspected misuse to the Commission on Ethics, and the commission shall investigate possible violations of this part or rules adopted hereunder when reported by the Comptroller, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 112.324 Any violation of this part or a rule adopted hereunder shall be presumed to have been committed with wrongful intent, but such presumption is rebuttable. Nothing in this section is intended to deny rights provided to career service employees by s. 110.227

History.--s. 6, ch. 83-304; s. 13, ch. 94-277.