Florida Statutes Title V Chapter 30 - Sheriffs

• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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;...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 30.075 - Review Boards.
  (1) Each sheriff shall establish a review board to review, pursuant to appeals taken under ss. 30.071-30.079, terminations taken by the sheriff against regularly appointed deputy...
• 30.076 - Appeal.
  (1) The sheriff may not terminate a regularly appointed deputy sheriff for exercising lawful off-duty political rights.(2) The review board shall be utilized to make the determination...
• 30.077 - Conduct Of Hearing.
  A review board shall determine the truth while maintaining an atmosphere of fundamental fairness.History.—s. 8, ch. 94-143.
• 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...
• 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...
• 30.09 - Qualification Of Deputies; Special Deputies.
  (1) BOND, SURETIES, PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES.—(a) Each deputy sheriff who is appointed shall give bond as required by the board of county commissioners. The amount of the...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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,...
• 30.15 - Powers, Duties, And Obligations.
  (1) Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or by deputy, shall:(a) Execute all process of the Supreme Court, circuit courts, county courts, and boards of county...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 30.231 - Sheriffs’ Fees For Service Of Summons, Subpoenas, And Executions.
  (1) The sheriffs of all counties of the state in civil cases shall charge fixed, nonrefundable fees for service of process, according to the following schedule:(a) All...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 30.30 - Writs, Process; Duties And Liabilities In Levying.
  (1) Whenever any writ, issuing out of any court of this state, shall be delivered to a sheriff, commanding the sheriff to levy upon property specifically...
• 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...
• 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;...
• 30.49 - Budgets.
  (1) Pursuant to s. 129.03(2), each sheriff shall annually prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners a proposed budget for carrying out the powers,...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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...
• 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...

Last modified: September 23, 2016