30.07

Deputy sheriffs.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 50 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1944–2023 · leading case: Beard v. Hambrick
Beard v. Hambrick (1981) fla · cites it 13× “, § 30.07, Fla. Stat. (1979). As we noted in Talmadge , this range of litigation options was consistent with both the underlying purpose and discrete language of section 768.”
Furtado v. Yun Chung Law (2011) fladistctapp · cites it 5× “” § 30.07, Fla. Stat. (2006). While this statute can serve as a basis for liability, section 768.”
Brown v. Neumann (1999) ca11 · cites it 4× “Fla. Stat. § 30.07 . Under plaintiffs’ interpretation of this statute, the Deputy Sheriff is the Sheriffs alter ego and stands in the shoes of the Sheriff, and thus enjoys final policymaking authority to the same extent as does the Sheriff.”
Blackburn v. Brorein (1954) fla · cites it 7× “Justice Terrell, the Court said: "Section 30.07, Florida Statutes of 1941, F.”
Scott J. Israel, Sheriff v. Ron DeSantis, Governor (2019) fla · cites it 2× “Relatedly, section 30.07, Florida Statutes (2018), authorizes sheriffs to appoint deputies and makes sheriffs responsible for the deputies' neglect in office.”
Tramel v. Bass (1996) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “07, Florida Statutes, makes a sheriff "responsible" only for a deputy's negligence and default in execution of duty, but does not hold a sheriff liable for the intentional wrongdoing of a deputy. [5] We believe, however, that this argument *84 misses the point.”
McRae v. Douglas (1994) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “See § 30.07, Fla. Stat. A sheriff is not an "employing agency" under section 112.”
Coastal Florida Police Benev. Ass'n, Inc. v. Williams (2003) fla · cites it 2× “[2] Section 30.07, Florida Statutes (2002), states, "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.”
Ramer v. State (1988) fla · cites it 3× “07, Florida Statutes (1987), reads as follows: 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.”
Christopher Adcock v. Paul Baca (2005) ca11 · cites it 2× “Nonetheless, similar to Appellants’ “alter ego” argument in the present case, the Brown plaintiffs maintained that Fla. Stat. § 30.07 effectively conferred final decision-making authority directly on deputy sheriffs for Monell purposes.”
Murphy v. MacK (1978) fla · cites it 2× “) Section 30.07, Florida Statutes (1975), provides: "Deputy sheriffs.”
Jeffrey Stanley v. Broward County Sheriff (2016) ca11 “See Fla. Stat. § 30.07 . The sheriffs’ decisions in this regard are protected from state or county interference by statute: “The independence of the sheriffs shall be preserved concerning the purchase of supplies and equipment, selection of personnel, and [] hiring, firing, and…”
— 30.07(4) — 1 case
Puglia v. Nienhuis (2023) flmd
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