{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-838.22","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 838.22","heading":"Bid tampering.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to knowingly and intentionally influence or attempt to influence the competitive solicitation undertaken by any governmental entity for the procurement of commodities or services, by:\n(a) Disclosing, except as authorized by law, material information concerning a vendor’s response, any evaluation results, or other aspects of the competitive solicitation when such information is not publicly disclosed.\n(b) Altering or amending a submitted response, documents or other materials supporting a submitted response, or any evaluation results relating to the competitive solicitation for the purpose of intentionally providing a competitive advantage to any person who submits a response.\n(2) It is unlawful for a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to knowingly and intentionally obtain a benefit for any person or to cause unlawful harm to another by circumventing a competitive solicitation process required by law or rule through the use of a sole-source contract for commodities or services.\n(3) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly agree, conspire, combine, or confederate, directly or indirectly, with a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement to violate subsection (1) or subsection (2).\n(4) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly enter into a contract for commodities or services which was secured by a public servant or a public contractor who has contracted with a governmental entity to assist in a competitive procurement acting in violation of subsection (1) or subsection (2).\n(5) Any person who violates this section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 2003-158; s. 5, 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":"6b7dab5499a1b37ec175029692fa178b04922324a0e27ff5aaec653c099d8756","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-838.21","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-838.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}