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.
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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). “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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