Time limitations. — Florida Code § 112.3231
Florida Code § 112.3231 — Time limitations.. Reproduced from the official Florida Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 112.3231. Time limitations.
(1) On or after October 1, 1993, all sworn complaints alleging a violation of this part, or of any other breach of the public trust within the jurisdiction of the Commission on Ethics under s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution, shall be filed with the commission within 5 years of the alleged violation or other breach of the public trust. (2) A violation of this part or any other breach of public trust is committed when every element has occurred or, if the violation or breach of public trust involves a continuing course of conduct, at the time when the course of conduct or the officer’s, employee’s, or candidate’s complicity therein is terminated. Time starts to run on the day after the violation or breach of public trust is committed. (3) The applicable period of limitation is tolled on the day a sworn complaint against the public officer, employee, or candidate is filed with the Commission on Ethics. If it can be concluded from the face of the complaint that the applicable period of limitation has run, the complaint shall be dismissed and the commission shall issue a public report.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Florida Statutes § 112.3231
- Jurisdiction: Florida
- Code: Florida Statutes
- Subject: Time limitations.
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