Florida § 104.188 - Petition forms gathered from immediate family; violations.
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§ 104.188. Petition forms gathered from immediate family; violations.
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “immediate family” means a person’s spouse or the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the person or the person’s spouse. (2) A person who collects, delivers, or otherwise physically possesses more than 25 signed petition forms in addition to his or her own signed petition form or a signed petition form belonging to an immediate family member, and who is not registered as a petition circulator pursuant to s. 100.371(4)(a), commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (3) This section may not be construed to prohibit a person from distributing petition forms designed for personal use as described in s. 100.371(3)(e).
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 104.188 ("Petition forms gathered from immediate family; violations.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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