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Ethics: Florida's Conflict of Interest Definition

This page is intended to provide general information and does not necessarily address all aspects of this topic.  Because the facts of each situation may vary, this information may need to be supplemented by consulting legal advisors.  It reflects in summary form statutes/constitutional provisions/legislative chamber rules in effect as of 5/31/2008 or statutes set to take effect shortly thereafter.

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Florida's Policy	Statutory Reference
TITLE 10.  PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS (Chs. 110-122)   CHAPTER 112.  PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS   PART III.  CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES § 112.3143.  Voting conflicts ... (2) No state public officer is prohibited from voting in an official capacity on any matter. However, any state public officer voting in an official capacity upon any measure which would inure to the officer's special private gain or loss; which he or she knows would inure to the special private gain or loss of any principal by whom the officer is retained or to the parent organization or subsidiary of a corporate principal by which the officer is retained; or which the officer knows would inure to the special private gain or loss of a relative or business associate of the public officer shall, within 15 days after the vote occurs, disclose the nature of his or her interest as a public record in a memorandum filed with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who shall incorporate the memorandum in the minutes.	Fla. Stat. § 112.3143 (2008).
TITLE 10.  PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS (Chs. 110-122)   CHAPTER 112.  PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS   PART III.  CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES § 112.312.  Definitions ... (8) Conflict or conflict of interest means a situation in which regard for a private interest tends to lead to disregard of a public duty or interest.	Fla. Stat. § 112.312(8) (2008).

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