Legal Opinion
Florida Elections Commission v. Davis
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 30, 2010No. 1D09-3716PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
On this appeal from an administrative law judge’s corrected final order, the Florida Elections Commission asks us to reverse, insofar as the order declines — citing a lack of statutory authority — to levy a civil penalty against a former candidate found guilty of five violations of the election code. We affirm.
Until the Legislature enacted chapter 2007-30, section 48, Laws of Florida, the Florida Elections Commission had the option under section 106.25(5), Florida Statutes (2006), of hearing matters itself, after probable cause was determined, or of referring them for formal hearing at the…
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