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2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 29 - Court System Funding › 29.21 - Department of Management Services to Provide Assistance in Procuring Services.

29.21 Department of Management Services to provide assistance in procuring services.—In accordance with s. 287.042, the Department of Management Services may assist the Office of the State Courts Administrator and the Justice Administrative Commission with competitive solicitations for the procurement of state-funded services under this chapter. This may include assistance in the development and review of proposals in compliance with chapter 287, and rules adopted under that chapter.
History.—s. 99, ch. 2004-265; s. 4, ch. 2005-2.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 29 - Court System Funding › 29.22 - State Courts Revenue Trust Fund.

29.22 State Courts Revenue Trust Fund.—The State Courts Revenue Trust Fund is created within the state courts system. Moneys credited to the trust fund shall be used for the purpose of funding the activities of the state courts system.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-7; s. 2, ch. 2011-19.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 29 - Court System Funding › 29.23 - Salaries of Certain Positions in the Judicial Branch.

29.23 Salaries of certain positions in the judicial branch.—
(1) The salaries of justices, judges of the district courts of appeal, circuit judges, and county judges shall be fixed annually in the General Appropriations Act.
(2) The clerk and the marshal of the Supreme Court, or a clerk or marshal of a district court of appeal, shall be paid an annual salary to be determined in accordance with s. 25.382(3).
History.—s. 11, ch. 2014-182.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 29 - Court System Funding › 29.24 - Lactation Spaces in Courthouses.

29.24 Lactation spaces in courthouses.—
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by January 1, 2024, each county courthouse must provide at least one dedicated lactation space outside the confines of a restroom for members of the public to express breast milk or breastfeed in private. The space must:
(a) Be hygienic, clean and sanitary, and conducive to maintaining and preventing disease;
(b) Be shielded from public view;
(c) Be free from intrusion while occupied; and
(d) Contain an electrical outlet.
(2) The person responsible for the operation of the facility housing each district court of appeal may use state-appropriated funds or private funding to provide a lactation space as set forth in subsection (1).
(3) The requirements of subsection (1) do not apply to a courthouse if the person who is responsible for the operation of the courthouse determines that:
(a) New construction would be required to create the lactation space; and
(b) The courthouse does not contain a lactation space for employees which may be used by the members of the public and the courthouse does not have:
1. A space that could be repurposed as a lactation space open to the public; or
2. A space that could be made private at a reasonable cost using portable materials, contingent upon private funding being made available for those costs.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-88.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.01 - Bond of Sheriffs; Small Counties.

30.01 Bond of sheriffs; small counties.—In each county of the state having a population of 150,000 or less according to the last state census, the sheriff shall give bond as required by the board of county commissioners of the county, to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court and be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. When a sheriff is appointed to fill a vacancy, a bond may not be a prerequisite to succession in office; however, if the county commission requires a bond for the office of sheriff, the commission shall allow a period of 10 days after the effective date of the appointment in which the bond may be provided.
History.—ss. 1, 4, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1237; GS 1666; RGS 2871; CGL 4568; s. 1, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; ss. 10, 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 171, ch. 95-147; s. 14, ch. 95-312; s. 10, ch. 98-34.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.02 - Bond of Sheriffs; Large Counties.

30.02 Bond of sheriffs; large counties.—In each county in the state having a population in excess of 150,000 according to the last state census, the sheriff shall give bond as required by the board of county commissioners, to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court and be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. When a sheriff is appointed to fill a vacancy, a bond may not be a prerequisite to succession in office; however, if the county commission requires a bond for the office of sheriff, the commission shall allow a period of 10 days after the effective date of the appointment in which the bond may be provided.
History.—ss. 1, 4, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1237; GS 1666; RGS 2871; CGL 4568; s. 1, ch. 17754, 1937; ss. 10, 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 172, ch. 95-147; s. 15, ch. 95-312; s. 11, ch. 98-34.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.03 - Obligation of Sureties.

30.03 Obligation of sureties.—Each surety upon such bond may bind himself or herself for a specified sum, but the aggregate amount for which the sureties may bind themselves shall not be less than the penalty of the bond.
History.—s. 9, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1238; GS 1667; RGS 2872; CGL 4569; s. 2, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; s. 173, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.04 - Justification of Sureties.

30.04 Justification of sureties.—Each surety upon such bond shall make an affidavit that he or she is a resident of the county for which the officer is to be commissioned, and that the surety has sufficient visible property therein, unencumbered and not exempt from sale under legal process, to make good his or her bond.
History.—s. 10, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1239; GS 1668; RGS 2873; CGL 4570; s. 3, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; s. 174, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.05 - Surety Companies.

30.05 Surety companies.—The provisions of ss. 30.01-30.04, as to number of sureties, affidavits of residence and justification of same shall not apply to solvent surety companies authorized to do business and execute bonds in this state.
History.—s. 4, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1237; GS 1666; RGS 2871; CGL 4568; s. 4, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.06 - Liability of Sureties.

30.06 Liability of sureties.—The sureties, if any, are liable for all fines and amercements imposed upon the principal, or sheriff.
History.—s. 4, ch. 987, 1859; RS 1240; GS 1669; RGS 2874; CGL 4571; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; s. 12, ch. 98-34.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.07 - Deputy Sheriffs.

30.07 Deputy sheriffs.—Sheriffs may appoint deputies to act under them who shall have the same power as the sheriff appointing them, and for the neglect and default of whom in the execution of their office the sheriff shall be responsible.
History.—s. 4, ch. 1659, 1868; RS 1247; GS 1675; RGS 2881; CGL 4578.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.071 - Applicability and Scope of Act.

30.071 Applicability and scope of act.—
(1) This act applies to all deputy sheriffs, with the following exceptions:
(a) Deputy sheriffs in a county that, by special act of the Legislature, local charter, ordinance, or otherwise, has established rights and procedures for deputy sheriffs which are equivalent to or greater than those prescribed by this act.
(b) Deputy sheriffs in a county that, by special act of the Legislature, local charter, ordinance, or otherwise, has established a civil or career service system which grants collective bargaining rights for deputy sheriffs, including, but not limited to, deputy sheriffs in the following counties: Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Escambia, and Volusia.
(c) Special deputy sheriffs appointed under s. 30.09(4).
(d) Members of a sheriff’s posse or reserve unit.
(e) Part-time deputy sheriffs.
(2) This act does not grant to deputy sheriffs the right of collective bargaining.
(3) This act does not change the alter ego relationship which exists between a deputy sheriff and the appointing sheriff.
History.—s. 2, ch. 94-143; s. 10, ch. 2008-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.072 - Definitions.

30.072 Definitions.—As used in this act, the term:
(1) “Actual, continuous service” means the time during which a deputy sheriff performs the duties and responsibilities of the position to which she or he is appointed.
(2) “Deputy sheriff” means a law enforcement officer appointed by the sheriff and certified under chapter 943. The term does not include a person who performs managerial, confidential, or policymaking duties. Managerial, confidential, and policymaking appointees who are not covered by this act include the undersheriff, chief deputy, director, legal advisor, sheriff’s personal secretary or administrative assistant, or members of the sheriff’s personal staff who report to or work under the direct supervision of the sheriff or who assist the sheriff in the formulation of general or special orders or in the preparation of the fiscal year budget, or appointees whose duties primarily involve the management or operation of the sheriff’s office or a department or subdivision of that office.
(3) “Probation” means a period of actual, continuous service following initial employment or following a promotion from a regular appointment.
(4) “Regular appointment” means the employment status of a deputy sheriff who has satisfactorily completed probation.
(5) “Sheriff” means the constitutional officer elected in accordance with this chapter.
History.—s. 3, ch. 94-143; s. 1325, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.073 - Appointment; Probation; Regular Appointment.

30.073 Appointment; probation; regular appointment.—
(1) A sheriff has exclusive power to appoint a deputy sheriff. However, a person may not be appointed as a deputy sheriff unless the person meets all qualifications set out in the Florida Statutes.
(2)(a) A person’s appointment as a deputy sheriff is not a regular appointment until the person has satisfactorily completed 12 consecutive months of probation.
(b) A deputy sheriff’s promotion to a higher rank within the agency is not a regular appointment to that rank until the deputy sheriff has satisfactorily completed 6 consecutive months of probation.
(c) If a deputy sheriff is unable to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position to which he or she is appointed or promoted due to a nonservice-connected disability or other justifiable cause, the period of probation may be extended by the amount of time the deputy sheriff is unable to perform his or her duties.
(3) At any time, the sheriff may terminate, with or without cause, the appointment or promotion of a deputy sheriff who has not completed probation.
(a) An appointment is terminated upon the receipt by the deputy sheriff of written notice, signed by the sheriff, advising the deputy sheriff of his or her termination from appointment.
(b) A promotion is terminated upon the receipt by the deputy sheriff of a written notice, signed by the sheriff, advising the deputy sheriff of his or her return to his or her previous regular appointment.
(4) A deputy sheriff who satisfactorily completes probation is considered regularly appointed to his or her position and is entitled to all the rights and privileges set forth in this act.
(5) A deputy sheriff covered by ss. 30.071-30.079, other than the undersheriff or chief deputy, who is regularly appointed to his or her position may not be terminated for lawful off-duty political activity or for a discriminatory reason.
History.—s. 4, ch. 94-143; s. 1326, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 95-155.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.074 - Regular Appointee Status.

30.074 Regular appointee status.—When a deputy sheriff to whom the provisions of this act apply has served for a period of 1 calendar year, such deputy sheriff shall have attained regular deputy status in the office of the sheriff. Any deputy who is required to serve a probationary period attendant to a promotion shall retain regular status in the office of the sheriff, but may be returned to his or her prior rank during such probationary period without the right of appeal.
History.—s. 5, ch. 94-143; s. 1327, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.078 - Continuation of Appointment After a Change in Sheriff.

30.078 Continuation of appointment after a change in sheriff.—When a newly elected or appointed sheriff assumes office, the incoming sheriff may not terminate the employment of any deputy sheriff covered by ss. 30.071-30.079 for lawful off-duty political activity or for a discriminatory reason. The incoming sheriff may replace deputy sheriffs assigned to managerial, confidential, or policymaking positions or part-time deputy sheriffs.
History.—s. 9, ch. 94-143; s. 4, ch. 95-155.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.079 - Effects of Act; No Property Interest or Expectancy in Office; Sheriff’s Authority.

30.079 Effects of act; no property interest or expectancy in office; sheriff’s authority.—The provisions of this act shall not be construed to provide deputy sheriffs with a property interest or expectancy of continued appointment as a deputy sheriff, nor shall these provisions serve as a limitation of the sheriff’s authority as a constitutional officer to determine unilaterally the purpose of the office or department, to such standards of service to be offered to the public, and to exercise control and discretion over the organization and operations of the sheriff’s office or department.
History.—s. 10, ch. 94-143.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.10 - Place of Office.

30.10 Place of office.—The place of office of every sheriff shall be at the county seat of the county.
History.—s. 3, Feb. 12, 1834; RS 1248; GS 1676; RGS 2884; CGL 4581.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.12 - Power to Appoint Sheriff.

30.12 Power to appoint sheriff.—If any sheriff in the state fails to attend, in person or by deputy, the circuit court or county court of the county, from sickness, death, or other cause, the judge attending the court may appoint an interim sheriff, who shall assume all the responsibilities, perform all the duties, and receive the same compensation as if he or she had been duly appointed sheriff for only the term of nonattendance and no longer.
History.—s. 1, ch. 1394, 1863; RS 1243; GS 1672; RGS 2877; CGL 4574; s. 3, ch. 22790, 1945; s. 4, ch. 73-334; s. 177, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 2013-25.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.14 - Succession of Office.

30.14 Succession of office.—
(1) Upon the expiration of the term of office, the sheriff shall deliver to his or her successor in office, taking a receipt for the same, the following:
(a) All such writs and processes as shall remain in his or her hands unexecuted; and
(b) All persons who are held in confinement by legal process, with the warrants, indictments, or causes of such confinement.
(2)(a) Upon the death of any sheriff, the executors, administrators, or other representatives shall deliver by hand, taking a receipt for the same, all papers and documents which relate to official duties and which were in the possession of and belonging to such decedent as sheriff.
(b) If the successor as sheriff should not be qualified in due time to serve or execute the process of the court, the chief deputy of such deceased sheriff shall be appointed by an order from the judge of the circuit court to fulfill the responsibilities and requirements of subsection (1) until such time as a successor is qualified.
(3) The succeeding sheriff, or the chief deputy pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), shall sell and carry into effect any levy made by a predecessor in office in like manner as the former sheriff could have done had he or she continued therein, and shall make titles to the purchaser for all the property sold under execution or other process and not conveyed by any predecessor.
(4) In any case in which an incumbent sheriff neglects or refuses to turn over such process in the manner aforesaid, such person shall be liable to make such satisfaction by damage and costs to the party aggrieved as he or she shall sustain by reason of such neglect or refusal.
History.—s. 16, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 1254; GS 1682; RGS 2890; CGL 4587; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 1, ch. 87-288; s. 178, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.20 - False Return.

30.20 False return.—For every false return, the sheriff shall forfeit and pay $500, one moiety thereof to the party aggrieved, and the other moiety to him or her who will sue for the same, to be recovered with costs by action of debt; and the said sheriff shall be further liable to an action of the party aggrieved.
History.—s. 2, ch. 997, 1859; RS 1251; GS 1679; RGS 2887; CGL 4584; s. 181, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.21 - Failure to Pay Over Money.

30.21 Failure to pay over money.—If any sheriff fails to collect or pay over fines, fees, costs, or other moneys adjudged to the state which he or she has been by proper process directed to collect, the sheriff forfeits his or her commissions and also is liable for a fine of $50, to be recovered by motion before the circuit court, after 10 days’ notice, and the sheriff’s sureties, if any, are also liable for the amount of such moneys upon his or her bond as sheriff.
History.—s. 9, ch. 217, 1849; RS 1252; GS 1680; RGS 2888; CGL 4585; s. 182, ch. 95-147; s. 14, ch. 98-34.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.22 - When Sheriff May Accept Service.

30.22 When sheriff may accept service.—Sheriffs, when sued in their official capacity, may accept service, and when so sued with others may serve their codefendants and receive the fees allowed by law, except no fees shall be allowed for acceptance of service.
History.—s. 1, ch. 4411, 1895; GS 1674; RGS 2879; CGL 4576; s. 6, ch. 22790, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.24 - Transportation and Return of Prisoners.

30.24 Transportation and return of prisoners.—
(1) The sheriff of any county of the state, when required to go beyond the limits of this state to bring back a prisoner charged with any offense or who has been convicted of any crime in this state and has escaped, shall receive the actual and necessary expense on account of returning the prisoner to the state. Travel under this subsection is exempt from the provisions of s. 112.061.
(2)(a) The sheriff of each county of the state is authorized to contract with private transport companies for the transportation of prisoners both within and beyond the limits of this state. Each prisoner shall be delivered to the transport company by a sheriff or other proper law enforcement official for transportation and then delivered by the same transport company to the proper sheriff or other law enforcement official upon arriving at the point of destination.
(b) Any company transporting a prisoner pursuant to this section shall be considered an independent contractor and shall be solely liable for the prisoner while the prisoner is in the custody of the company. Any transport company contracting with a sheriff for the transportation of prisoners as provided for in this section shall be insured and shall provide no less than $100,000 in liability insurance with respect to the transporting of the prisoners.
(c) Personnel employed by any transport company for the transportation of prisoners as provided for in this section are specifically exempted from:
1. Any requirements of being appointed as deputy sheriffs.
2. Providing bond.
3. Meeting requirements and training as provided by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for law enforcement and correctional officers.
History.—s. 1, ch. 5407, 1905; ss. 2, 5, ch. 7886, 1919; RGS 2893; s. 2, ch. 10091, 1925; CGL 4591; s. 2, ch. 20943, 1941; s. 1, ch. 77-154; s. 1, ch. 81-176; s. 4, ch. 83-167; s. 183, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.27 - Constructive Mileage Not to Be Charged.

30.27 Constructive mileage not to be charged.—No sheriff or coroner shall charge constructive mileage. The mileage charged for must be actually traveled by the nearest and most direct route by the public highway.
History.—s. 2, ch. 3106, 1879; RS 1256; GS 1684; RGS 2894; CGL 4592; s. 4, ch. 73-334.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.29 - Sheriffs May Furnish Vital War Industries Guard Service Against Sabotage.

30.29 Sheriffs may furnish vital war industries guard service against sabotage.—
(1) The sheriffs of the respective counties of the state be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to furnish adequate guard service to vital war industries if requested to so do by such industries; provided, such industries reimburse said sheriffs the actual cost of such guard service; that the furnishing of guard service by said sheriffs to vital war industries is and shall be an official act of the various sheriffs and said guards shall be deemed to be in the employ of the various sheriffs as an instrumentality of the state.
(2) Such guards shall be regular or special deputy sheriffs, residents of the state, citizens of the United States, and bonded, with no prior criminal record, and shall be always under the control of the respective sheriffs who employ said guards. All orders to said guards shall emanate from the respective sheriffs; provided, however, that industry shall have the right to supervise said guards and make recommendations in connection with the guarding of its property to said sheriffs.
(3) The term “industry,” as used in this section, shall be construed to include any person, firm, or corporation engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or furnishing of any materials, equipment, commodities, or services which contribute to the prosecution of the war effort.
(4) The said guards employed by the various sheriffs hereunder shall be acceptable to the particular industry involved at all times and shall receive such pay as is agreeable to the sheriff, industry, and the guard to be employed.
(5) All guards heretofore employed by sheriffs and used in connection with the guarding of industry, shall be deemed to have been employed according to the terms and conditions of this section and the employment by the various sheriffs in this connection is hereby ratified, confirmed, and held to be employment in their official capacities as an instrumentality of the state.
(6) The powers given to the various sheriffs of the various counties of this state herein shall not be deemed to be limiting the powers of the sheriffs already existing but shall be deemed to be cumulative.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, ch. 21798, 1943.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.2905 - Program to Contract for Employment of Off-Duty Deputies for Security Services.

30.2905 Program to contract for employment of off-duty deputies for security services.—
(1) A sheriff may operate or administer a program to contract for the employment of sheriff’s deputies, during off-duty hours, for public or private security services.
(2)(a) Any such public or private employer of a deputy sheriff shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the deputy sheriff while performing services for that employer while off duty, including workers’ compensation benefits.
(b) However, for the workers’ compensation purposes of this section:
1. A deputy sheriff so employed who sustains an injury while enforcing the criminal, traffic, or penal laws of this state shall be regarded as working on duty.
2. The term “enforcing the criminal, traffic, or penal laws of this state” shall be interpreted to include, but is not limited to, providing security, patrol, or traffic direction for a private or public employer.
3. A sheriff may include the sheriff’s proportionate costs of workers’ compensation premiums for the off-duty deputy sheriffs providing such services.
(3) Deputy sheriffs employed during off-duty hours pursuant to the provisions of this section are exempt from the licensure requirements of chapter 493 for persons who watch or guard, patrol services, or private investigators.
History.—s. 5, ch. 91-174; s. 184, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 2010-175.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.291 - Closing of Public Facilities Upon Threat of Violence.

30.291 Closing of public facilities upon threat of violence.—
(1) The sheriff of any county of the state is hereby authorized to temporarily close any public beach, park, or other public recreation facility within the sheriff’s jurisdiction when in his or her discretion conditions exist which present a clear and present or probable threat of violence, danger, or disorder, or at any time a disorderly situation exists which in the sheriff’s opinion warrants such action.
(2) The power of the sheriff in exercising the authority conferred herein shall be full, complete and plenary.
(3) Any public recreation facility closed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be reopened by the sheriff when the conditions upon which such closing was predicated have abated.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 59-377; s. 185, ch. 95-147.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 State Constitution, 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title V - Judicial Branch › Chapter 30 - Sheriffs › 30.60 - Establishment of Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs.

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30.60 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.
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Note.—Also published at s. 166.0485.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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..........4
(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..........1
History.—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; s. 3, ch. 2022-163.
2023 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.