Florida § 129.08 - County commissioner voting to pay illegal claim or for excess indebtedness.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 129.08 — County commissioner voting to pay illegal claim or for excess indebtedness., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 129.08. County commissioner voting to pay illegal claim or for excess indebtedness.
Each member of the board of county commissioners who knowingly and willfully votes to incur an indebtedness against the county in excess of the expenditure allowed by law or county ordinance, or to pay an illegal charge against the county, or to pay any claim against the county not authorized by law or county ordinance shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and subject to suspension and removal from office as now provided by law, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, for each offense.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Florida Statutes § 129.08 cover?
Section 129.08 ("County commissioner voting to pay illegal claim or for excess indebtedness.") 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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