Title: Elected Officials

Summary: Requiring that the Commission on Ethics and the Florida Elections Commission notify the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district of any unpaid fines levied against a person who has been elected to a state, county, municipal, or special district office; requiring that the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district withhold salary payments that would otherwise be paid to an elected official when that official owes a fine to the Commission on Ethics or the Florida Elections Commission; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body to retain a percentage of the payment for administrative costs, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to elected officials; requiring that the Commission on Ethics and the Florida Elections Commission notify the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district of any unpaid fines levied against a person who has been elected to a state, county, municipal, or special district office; requiring that the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district withhold salary payments that would otherwise be paid to an elected official when that official owes a fine to the Commission on Ethics or the Florida Elections Commission; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body to retain a percentage of the payment for administrative costs; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.  Payment of unpaid fines by elected officials.  (1) The Commission on Ethics and the Florida Elections Commission shall notify the Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district of any fine owed to the Commission on Ethics or the Florida Elections Commission by a person who has been elected to a state, county, municipal, or special district office. (2) The Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district shall withhold any salary payment, less applicable state and federal taxes, which would otherwise be paid to the person elected to the state, county, municipal, or special district office when that person owes a fine to the Commission on Ethics or the Florida Elections Commission. The salary payment withheld shall be remitted to the commission that is owed the fine until the fine is satisfied. (3) The Chief Financial Officer or the governing body of a county, municipality, or special district may retain up to percent of each payment made in order to cover the administrative costs incurred under this section.Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.