Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 34-13.214 - Specific Examples of What Does Not Constitute a Gift
The following are specifically excluded from being a "gift, " for purposes of Section 112.3148, F.S.:
(1) Salary, benefits, services, fees,
commissions, expenses, or other things associated primarily with the donee's
employment or business or service as an officer or director of a corporation or
organization. "Associated primarily with the donee's employment or business"
means associated with the donee's principal employer or business occupation and
unrelated to the donee's public position.
(2) Contributions or expenditures reported
pursuant to the campaign financing law (Chapter 106, F.S.), campaign-related
personal services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering
their time, or any other contribution or expenditure by a political party as
long as it is not an indirect gift from a prohibited source.
(3) An honorarium or an expense related to an
honorarium event paid to a person or his spouse.
(4) An award, plaque, certificate, or similar
personalized item given in recognition of the donee's public, civic,
charitable, or professional service.
(5) An honorary membership in a service or
fraternal organization presented merely as a courtesy by such
organization.
(6) The use of a
public facility or public property, made available by a governmental entity,
for a public purpose.
(7)
Transportation provided to a public officer or employee by an agency in
relation to officially approved governmental business.
(8) Gifts provided directly or indirectly by
a state, regional, or national organization which promotes the exchange of
ideas between, or the professional development of, government officials or
employees, and whose membership is primarily composed of elected or appointed
public officials or staff, to members of that organization or officials or
staff of a governmental agency that is a member of that
organization.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 112.322(9)(b) FS. Law Implemented 112.312, 112.3148, 112.3149 FS.
New 4-16-92, Amended 7-30-00, 10-7-04, 1-11-16.
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