Florida Statutes Part V - Suspension, Removal, Or Retirement Of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)

• 112.40 - Disposition Of Order Of Suspension.
  An order of suspension by the Governor, upon its execution, shall be delivered to the Department of State. The department shall forthwith deliver copies by...
• 112.41 - Contents Of Order Of Suspension; Senate Select Committee; Special Magistrate.
  (1) The order of the Governor, in suspending any officer pursuant to the provisions of s. 7, Art. IV of the State Constitution, shall specify facts...
• 112.42 - Period During Which Grounds May Have Occurred.
  The Governor may suspend any officer on any constitutional ground for such suspension that occurred during the existing term of the officer or during the...
• 112.43 - Prosecution Of Suspension Before Senate.
  All suspensions heard by the Senate, a select committee, or special magistrate in accordance with rules of the Senate shall be prosecuted by the Governor,...
• 112.44 - Failure To Prove Charges; Payment Of Attorney’s Fees Or Salary.
  In the event any officer suspended by the Governor shall not be removed by the Senate, the officer shall be reinstated, and the Senate may...
• 112.45 - Senate’s Report; Results Of Prosecution.
  (1) The Secretary of the Senate shall, as soon as reasonably possible following the action of the Senate, file with the Department of State a report...
• 112.46 - Period During Which Suspension Will Lie.
  Any officer subject to suspension by the Governor pursuant to the State Constitution shall be subject to such suspension from the date provided by law...
• 112.47 - Hearing Before Senate Select Committee; Notice.
  The Senate shall afford each suspended official a hearing before a select committee or special magistrate, and shall notify such suspended official of the time...
• 112.48 - Suspension When Senate Not In Session.
  The Governor may suspend any officer at any time, whether or not the Senate is in session. However, the Senate need not hear or determine...
• 112.49 - Persons Exercising Powers And Duties Of County Officers Subject To Suspension By Governor.
  In the administration of any city-county merger or city-county charter, or any such form of government which provides for the merging of the powers, duties,...
• 112.50 - Governor To Retain Power To Suspend Public Officers.
  Whenever any state, county, or municipal officer is made subject to suspension or removal by the terms of any statute or municipal charter, the power...
• 112.501 - Municipal Board Members; Suspension; Removal.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “municipal board member” is defined as any person who is appointed or confirmed by the governing body...
• 112.51 - Municipal Officers; Suspension; Removal From Office.
  (1) By executive order stating the grounds for the suspension and filed with the Secretary of State, the Governor may suspend from office any elected or...
• 112.511 - Members Of Special District Governing Bodies; Suspension; Removal From Office.
  (1) A member of the governing body of a special district, as defined in s. 189.012, who exercises the powers and duties of a state or...
• 112.52 - Removal Of A Public Official When A Method Is Not Otherwise Provided.
  (1) When a method for removal from office is not otherwise provided by the State Constitution or by law, the Governor may by executive order suspend...

Last modified: September 23, 2016