{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-839.18","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 839.18","heading":"Penalty for officer assuming to act before qualification.","body":"Whoever being elected, or appointed, to any office assumes to perform any of the duties thereof before qualification, according to law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\nHistory.—RS 2737; GS 3732; RGS 5757; CGL 7987; s. 1028, ch. 71-136.","path":["CHAPTER 839 OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0839/0839.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:17Z","sha256":"37ff20a11f7cf3c457ed3837969cbef45ceba9b5383763af581427fc895fc83b","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-839.17","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-839.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}