{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-838.022","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 838.022","heading":"Official misconduct.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a public servant or public contractor, to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another, by:\n(a) Falsifying, or causing another person to falsify, any official record or official document;\n(b) Concealing, covering up, destroying, mutilating, or altering any official record or official document, except as authorized by law or contract, or causing another person to perform such an act; or\n(c) Obstructing, delaying, or preventing the communication of information relating to the commission of a felony that directly involves or affects the government entity served by the public servant or public contractor.\n(2) For the purposes of this section:\n(a) The term “public servant” does not include a candidate who does not otherwise qualify as a public servant.\n(b) An official record or official document includes only public records.\n(3) Any person who violates this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 2003-158; s. 4, ch. 2016-151.","path":["CHAPTER 838 BRIBERY; MISUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0838/0838.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:15Z","sha256":"ea53d01f4f4e3006fcfa884a347598832dede17e9d74799396b7b45b59ae2be9","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-838.021","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-838.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}