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FL Stat § 30.46 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.46 - Sheriffs; Motor Vehicles Color Combination; Badges; Simulation Prohibited; Penalties.

30.46 Sheriffs; motor vehicles color combination; badges; simulation prohibited; penalties.—(1) The color combination of forest green and white is adopted as the official color for use on the motor vehicles and motorcycles used by the various sheriffs of Florida and their deputies.(2) For purposes of uniformity and in aid of the recognition of their official identity by the public, a badge in the shape of a five-pointed star with a replica of the great seal of Florida with the map of Florida superimposed thereon inscribed in the center is designated as the official badge to be worn by the sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of all counties of the state.(3) It shall be unlawful for any person other than the sheriffs of Florida and their deputies, to color or cause to be colored any motor vehicle or motorcycle the same or similar color combination prescribed herein; provided, however, that any municipal police department or other law enforcement agency or any private person or concern using the same or similar color combination as of the date of this act shall be permitted to continue to use such colors until such time as new colors are adopted by such agencies, or private person or concern.(4) It shall be unlawful for any person other than sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to wear an official sheriff’s badge as prescribed herein, or to wear a badge or insignia of such similarity to the official sheriff’s badge as to be indistinguishable therefrom at a distance of 20 feet; provided, nothing therein shall be construed to prevent members of any military, fraternal, or similar organization or any other law enforcement officer from wearing any insignia officially adopted or worn prior to the effective date of this section.(5) Violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ch. 57-3; s. 13, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 30.48 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.48 - Salaries.

30.48 Salaries.—Each sheriff shall receive for the performance of official duties as sheriff an annual salary, which shall be payable monthly, twice per month, or biweekly; provided, that compensation for service in office for a part of a calendar month shall be paid in the proportion that the days served bear to the number of days in that month.History.—s. 2, ch. 57-368; s. 1, ch. 59-216; s. 16, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 88-212; s. 187, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 30.50 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.50 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses.

30.50 Payment of salaries and expenses.—(1) The sheriff shall requisition and the board of county commissioners shall pay him or her, at the first meeting in October of each year, and each month thereafter, one-twelfth of the total amount budgeted for the office; provided, that at the first meeting in January of each year, the board shall, at the request of the sheriff, pay one-sixth of the total appropriated, and one-twelfth each month thereafter, which payments shall be not more than the total appropriation. Provided further that any part of the amount budgeted for equipment shall be paid at any time during the year upon the request of the sheriff.(2) The sheriff shall deposit the county warrant or warrants in his or her official bank account as provided in s. 30.51(3) and draw his or her own checks thereon in payment of the salaries of the sheriff and his or her deputies, clerks, and employees and the expenses of office. All salaries paid shall be supported by payrolls, and all expenses paid shall be supported by approved bills; provided, that the sheriff may draw a check to himself or herself for the expense of an investigation, and may note on the voucher only the information that he or she may consider proper to divulge.(3) The sheriff may set up a revolving fund for payment in cash of small items. The revolving fund shall be reimbursed from time to time by payment of the vouchers representing the cash payments.(4) The sheriff shall keep necessary budget accounts and records, and shall charge all paid bills and payrolls to the proper budget accounts. The reserve for contingencies, or any part thereof, may be transferred to any of the budget appropriations, in the discretion of the sheriff. With the approval of the board of county commissioners, or of the budget commission if there is a budget commission in the county, the budget may be amended as provided for county budgets in s. 129.06(2).(5) All expenses incurred in the fiscal year for which the budget is made shall be vouchered and charged to the budget for that year, and to carry out this purpose the books may be held open for 30 days after the end of the year.(6) All unexpended balances at the end of each fiscal year shall be refunded to the board of county commissioners, and deposited to the county fund or funds from which payment was originally made.History.—s. 4, ch. 57-368; s. 189, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 30.501 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.501 - Bailiffs’ Meals and Lodging.

30.501 Bailiffs’ meals and lodging.—The sheriff may provide meals and lodging to bailiffs appointed by the sheriff who, by order of any court, provide security to sequestered juries.History.—s. 2, ch. 88-212.
FL Stat § 30.51 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.51 - Fees and Commissions.

30.51 Fees and commissions.—(1) No bills shall be rendered to the county for any services, nor shall any fees, commissions, or other remuneration for official services as sheriff be paid by the board of county commissioners of any county to the sheriff of the county except as provided by this section. All fees, commissions and other remuneration provided by law for services other than criminal shall be charged by the said sheriff to other authorities and parties doing business with their offices, and shall be paid over to the county as provided in this section.(2) The fees authorized, or a deposit sufficient to cover them, shall be collected in advance from the party who requests the service; provided, that services may be performed for any governmental agency or unit without advance payment, and the officer shall bill and collect the fees earned from such agency after the service is performed or when the amount due is determined.(3) Deposits for fees shall be placed in a depository trust account. The officer who receives the deposit shall keep an account with the depositor, and shall withdraw monthly from the deposits the fees earned and shall remit them to the county fund or funds as provided by this section.(4) Fees or commissions commingled when received with other official collections may be deposited with such other collections in the trust account or accounts and distributed to the county fund or funds at the time that the other collections, with which they were received, are distributed.(5) All fees, commissions, or other funds collected by the sheriff for services rendered or performed by his or her office shall be remitted monthly to the county.(6) No sheriff shall render to another county a bill for service of process in any criminal matter.History.—s. 5, ch. 57-368; s. 1, ch. 59-365; s. 8, ch. 69-82; s. 190, ch. 95-147; s. 26, ch. 2001-266.
FL Stat § 30.52 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.52 - Handling of Public Funds.

30.52 Handling of public funds.—The sheriff shall keep public funds in his or her custody, either in his or her office in an amount not in excess of the burglary, theft, and robbery insurance provided, the cost of which is hereby authorized as an expense of the office, or in a depository in an amount not in excess of the security provided pursuant to s. 658.60 and the regulations of the Department of Financial Services. The title of the depository accounts shall include the word “sheriff” and the name of the county, and withdrawals from the accounts shall be made by checks signed by the duly qualified and acting sheriff of the county, or his or her designated deputy or agent.History.—s. 6, ch. 57-368; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 147, ch. 80-260; s. 191, ch. 95-147; s. 92, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 30.53 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.53 - Independence of Constitutional Officials.

30.53 Independence of constitutional officials.—The independence of the sheriffs shall be preserved concerning the purchase of supplies and equipment, selection of personnel, and the hiring, firing, and setting of salaries of such personnel; provided that nothing herein contained shall restrict the establishment or operation of any civil service system or civil service board created pursuant to s. 14, Art. III, of the Constitution of Florida, provided, further that nothing contained in ss. 30.48-30.53 shall be construed to alter, modify or change in any manner any civil service system or board, state or local, now in existence or hereafter established.History.—s. 7, ch. 57-368; s. 36, ch. 69-216.
FL Stat § 30.555 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.555 - Liability Insurance.

30.555 Liability insurance.—The sheriff may obtain insurance to cover liability for damages arising out of claims for false arrests, false imprisonment, false or improper service of process, or other claims arising out of the performance of his or her duties or the duties of his or her deputies or employees and may pay the premiums for such insurance from funds appropriated for the necessary and regular expenses of office without specific appropriation or specification of expenses with respect thereto.History.—s. 1, ch. 88-103; s. 192, ch. 95-147.
FL Stat § 30.56 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.56 - Release of Traffic Violator on Recognizance or Bond; Penalty for Failure to Appear.

30.56 Release of traffic violator on recognizance or bond; penalty for failure to appear.—In all cases of arrest for traffic violations, by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff, the person arrested may in the discretion of such officer be released upon his or her own recognizance or upon bond provided said officer shall obtain from such person arrested a recognizance or, if deemed necessary, a cash bond or other sufficient security conditioned for his or her appearance before the proper tribunal of such county to answer the charge for which he or she has been arrested. Any person who is so arrested and released on his or her own recognizance by an officer and given a written summons to appear before the proper tribunal of such county to answer the charge for which arrested and who shall fail to appear or respond to such summons shall, in addition to the traffic violation charge, be guilty of a noncriminal traffic infraction subject to the penalty provided in s. 318.18(2).History.—s. 1, ch. 59-97; s. 14, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 72-244; s. 2, ch. 87-288; s. 193, ch. 95-147.Note.—Former s. 146.08.
FL Stat § 30.60 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 30 - Sheriffs|30.60 - Establishment of Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs.

130.60 Establishment of neighborhood crime watch programs.—A county sheriff or municipal police department may establish neighborhood crime watch programs within the county or municipality. The participants of a neighborhood crime watch program shall include, but need not be limited to, residents of the county or municipality and owners of businesses located within the county or municipality.History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-18.1Note.—Also published at s. 166.0485.
FL Stat § 34.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.011 - Jurisdiction in Landlord and Tenant Cases.

34.011 Jurisdiction in landlord and tenant cases.—(1) The county court shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the circuit court to consider landlord and tenant cases involving claims in amounts which are within its jurisdictional limitations. The county court may issue a temporary and permanent injunction where appropriate for violation of ss. 83.40 et seq.(2) The county court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings relating to the right of possession of real property and to the forcible or unlawful detention of lands and tenements, except that the circuit court also has jurisdiction if the amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional limits of the county court or the circuit court otherwise has jurisdiction as provided in s. 26.012. In cases transferred to the circuit court pursuant to Rule 1.170(j), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, or Rule 7.100(d), Florida Small Claims Rules, the demands of all parties shall be resolved by the circuit court.History.—s. 7, ch. 72-406; s. 2, ch. 74-209; s. 2, ch. 77-135; s. 1, ch. 91-181; s. 9, ch. 93-255.
FL Stat § 34.017 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.017 - Certification of Questions to District Court of Appeal.

34.017 Certification of questions to district court of appeal.—(1) A county court may certify a question to the district court of appeal in a final judgment that is appealable to the circuit court if the question may have statewide application, and:(a) Is of great public importance; or(b) Will affect the uniform administration of justice.(2) In the final judgment, the trial court shall:(a) Make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and(b) State concisely the question to be certified.(3) The decision to certify the question to the district court of appeal is within the sole discretion of the county court.(4) The district court of appeal has absolute discretion as to whether to answer a question certified by the county court.(a) If the district court agrees to answer the certified question, it shall decide all appealable issues that have been raised from the final judgment.(b) If the district court declines to answer the certified question, the case shall be transferred to the circuit court which has appellate jurisdiction.History.—s. 3, ch. 84-303; s. 6, ch. 2020-61.
FL Stat § 34.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.021 - Qualifications of County Court Judges.

34.021 Qualifications of county court judges.—(1) No person is eligible for election or appointment to the office of county court judge unless the person is, and has been for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing of the bar of Florida prior to qualifying for election to such office or submitting his or her name to the appropriate judicial nominating commission for appointment. However, a person is eligible for election or appointment to the office of county court judge in a county having a population of 40,000 or less if he or she is a member in good standing of the bar of Florida.(2) A county court judge is eligible to seek reelection or retention, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), if, on the first day of the qualification period for election to such office or a retention vote, such judge is actively serving in such office and is not under suspension or disqualification.(3) Any person who was a county court judge prior to July 1, 1978, in any county having a population of 40,000 or less, according to the last decennial census, and who has successfully completed a 3-year law training program approved by the Supreme Court for the training of county court judges who are not members of The Florida Bar is eligible to seek election or retention and to serve as a county court judge in any county having a population of 40,000 or less, the provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary notwithstanding.(4) Any county judge who is not a member of the bar, in any county having a population of 40,000 or less, according to the last decennial census, and who has successfully completed a law training program approved by the Supreme Court for the training of county court judges who are not members of The Florida Bar is entitled to serve as a county court judge in any county encompassed in the circuit in which the judge has been elected or retained in a retention vote, when assigned thereto.History.—s. 10, ch. 72-404; s. 1, ch. 78-346; s. 1, ch. 79-411; s. 1, ch. 83-166; s. 1, ch. 84-303; s. 194, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 99-355.
FL Stat § 34.022 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.022 - Number of County Court Judges for Each County.

34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.—The number of county court judges in each county shall be as follows:COUNTY     TOTAL(1) Alachua..........5(2) Baker..........1(3) Bay..........4(4) Bradford..........1(5) Brevard..........11(6) Broward..........32(7) Calhoun..........1(8) Charlotte..........3(9) Citrus..........3(10) Clay..........2(11) Collier..........6(12) Columbia..........1(13) DeSoto..........1(14) Dixie..........1(15) Duval..........17(16) Escambia..........5(17) Flagler..........2(18) Franklin..........1(19) Gadsden..........1(20) Gilchrist..........1(21) Glades..........1(22) Gulf..........1(23) Hamilton..........1(24) Hardee..........1(25) Hendry..........1(26) Hernando..........2(27) Highlands..........1(28) Hillsborough..........23(29) Holmes..........1(30) Indian River..........2(31) Jackson..........1(32) Jefferson..........1(33) Lafayette..........1(34) Lake..........3(35) Lee..........9(36) Leon..........5(37) Levy..........1(38) Liberty..........1(39) Madison..........1(40) Manatee..........4(41) Marion..........4(42) Martin..........3(43) Miami-Dade..........43(44) Monroe..........4(45) Nassau..........1(46) Okaloosa..........3(47) Okeechobee..........1(48) Orange..........19(49) Osceola..........4(50) Palm Beach..........19(51) Pasco..........7(52) Pinellas..........17(53) Polk..........10(54) Putnam..........2(55) St. Johns..........3(56) St. Lucie..........4(57) Santa Rosa..........2(58) Sarasota..........5(59) Seminole..........6(60) Sumter..........1(61) Suwannee..........1(62) Taylor..........1(63) Union..........1(64) Volusia..........10(65) Wakulla..........1(66) Walton..........1(67) Washington..........1History.—s. 1, ch. 72-406; s. 2, ch. 73-329; s. 19, ch. 73-333; s. 1, ch. 74-306; s. 2, ch. 76-175; s. 2, ch. 77-368; s. 2, ch. 78-168; s. 6, ch. 79-413; s. 3, ch. 80-164; s. 3, ch. 81-220; s. 3, ch. 82-238; s. 7, ch. 84-303; s. 2, ch. 85-218; s. 2, ch. 86-279; s. 2, ch. 87-89; s. 3, ch. 88-167; s. 2, ch. 89-290; s. 2, ch. 90-206; s. 2, ch. 93-63; s. 4, ch. 94-137; s. 2, ch. 95-351; s. 2, ch. 96-271; s. 2, ch. 97-257; ss. 3, 4, ch. 99-151; s. 2, ch. 2001-284; ss. 3, 4, ch. 2005-150; s. 2, ch. 2005-356; s. 2, ch. 2006-166; s. 3, ch. 2019-95; s. 2, ch. 2020-112; s. 2, ch. 2021-45.
FL Stat § 34.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.031 - Clerk.

34.031 Clerk.—The clerk of the circuit court shall be clerk of the county court unless otherwise provided by law.History.—s. 11, ch. 72-404.
FL Stat § 34.032 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.032 - Power of Clerk to Appoint Deputies.

34.032 Power of clerk to appoint deputies.—(1) With the concurrence of the chief circuit judge of the circuit, the clerk of the circuit court, in his or her capacity as clerk of the county court, may appoint a deputy clerk or clerks of the county court, for whose acts the clerk shall be liable, and the said deputies shall have and exercise each and every power of whatsoever nature and kind as the clerk may exercise as clerk of the county court, except the power to appoint a deputy or deputies.(2) Any deputy county court clerk appointed for the sole purpose of issuing arrest warrants for violation of chapter 316 or county or municipal ordinances triable in the county courts shall have and exercise only those powers of the clerk which are required to achieve such limited purpose, and those arrest warrants issued for violation of county or municipal ordinances shall be funded by the county or municipality which approved the ordinance.(3) Any municipal clerk or deputy municipal clerk appointed as a deputy clerk of the county court shall receive no additional compensation from the state or from any county but may be compensated for such warrant-issuing duties by his or her employing municipality. The limited appointment of any municipal clerk or deputy municipal clerk as a deputy clerk of the county court under this section shall not constitute any appointment to a new office, but rather shall be the conferring of additional powers and duties upon a municipal officer in order to implement revised Art. V of the State Constitution wherein the jurisdiction of municipal courts is transferred to the county courts. It is the expressed intent of the Legislature that the designation of any deputy clerk of the county court herein shall not create any new office but rather shall enlarge the duties and powers of municipal clerks and deputy municipal clerks as provided herein.(4) Nothing in this section shall limit the power to appoint under s. 28.06.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-297; s. 195, ch. 95-147; s. 51, ch. 2003-402.
FL Stat § 34.045 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 34 - County Courts|34.045 - Cost Recovery; Use of the County Court for Ordinance or Special Law Violations.

34.045 Cost recovery; use of the county court for ordinance or special law violations.—(1)(a) In lieu of payment of a filing fee under s. 34.041, a filing fee of $10 shall be paid by a county or municipality when filing a violation of a county or municipal ordinance or a violation of a special law in county court. This fee shall be paid to the clerk of the court for performing court-related functions. A county or municipality is not required to pay more than one filing fee for a single filing against a single defendant that contains multiple alleged violations. A filing fee, other than that imposed under this section, may not be assessed for initiating an enforcement proceeding in county court for a violation of a county or municipal code or ordinance or a violation of a special law. The filing fee shall not apply to instances in which a county or municipality has contracted with the state, or has been delegated by the state, responsibility for enforcing state operations, policies, or requirements under s. 125.69, s. 166.0415, or chapter 162.(b) No other filing fee may be assessed for filing the violation in county court. If a person contests the violation in court, the court shall assess $40 in costs against the nonprevailing party. The county or municipality shall be considered the prevailing party when there is a plea or finding of violation or guilt to any count or lesser included offense of the charge or companion case charges, regardless of adjudication. Costs recovered pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the clerk’s fine and forfeiture fund established pursuant to s. 142.01.(c) If the person does not contest the violation in court or if the county or municipality is the prevailing party, the court shall assess the person or nonprevailing party $10 for the filing fee provided in paragraph (a), which amount shall be forwarded to the county or municipality.(2) To offset costs incurred by the clerks of the court in performing court-related functions associated with the processing of violations of special laws and municipal ordinances, 10 percent of the total amount of fines paid to each municipality for special law or ordinance violations filed in county court shall be retained by the clerk of the court for deposit into the clerk’s fine and forfeiture fund established pursuant to s. 142.01, except for fines a portion of which the clerk of the court retains pursuant to any other provision of state law.History.—s. 33, ch. 2004-265; s. 22, ch. 2005-236.