Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 30.078 (2025)

Continuation of appointment after a change in sheriff.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: Maschmeier v. Scott, 508 F. Supp. 2d 1180 (M.D. Fla. 2007).
Maschmeier v. Scott, 508 F. Supp. 2d 1180 (M.D. Fla. 2007). · cites it 5× “Plaintiffs argument that the likely primary reason that the Eleventh Circuit declined to grant an en banc rehearing in Cutcliffe is because of the then recent enactment of Fla. Stat. § 30.078 is unlikely. In a case decided six years after Cutcliffe and based on Florida law, the…”
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