Conflict of Interest.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)

A code of ethics for all state employees and nonjudicial officers prohibiting conflict between public duty and private interests shall be prescribed by law.

Notes and commentary — not constitutional text

History

Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 13, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998.

Note 1

Note.—This section was repealed effective January 5, 1999, by Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 13, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998. See s. 5(e), Art. XI, State Constitution, for constitutional effective date. Identical language to s. 18, Art. III, State Constitution, was enacted in s. 8(h), Art. II, State Constitution, by Revision No. 13, 1998.

Source of truth

Edition: As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes
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