Florida Statute 30.2905 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 30
SHERIFFS

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F.S. 30.2905

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 such public or private employer of a deputy sheriff shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the deputy sheriff while performing services for that employer while off duty, including workers’ compensation benefits.

(b) However, for the workers’ compensation purposes of this section:

1. A deputy sheriff so employed who sustains an injury while enforcing the criminal, traffic, or penal laws of this state shall be regarded as working on duty.

2. The term “enforcing the criminal, traffic, or penal laws of this state” shall be interpreted to include, but is not limited to, providing security, patrol, or traffic direction for a private or public employer.

3. A sheriff may include the sheriff’s proportionate costs of workers’ compensation premiums for the off-duty deputy sheriffs providing such services.

(3) Deputy sheriffs employed during off-duty hours pursuant to the provisions of this section are exempt from the licensure requirements of chapter 493 for persons who watch or guard, patrol services, or private investigators.

History.—s. 5, ch. 91-174; s. 184, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 2010-175.

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Cases Citing Statute 30.2905

Total Results: 6

Blue Martini Kendall, LLC v. Miami Dade County Florida

816 F.3d 1343, 2016 WL 1055826

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 17, 2016 | Docket: 3045309

Cited 37 times | Published

The district court concluded that Fla. Stat. § 30.2905—which makes a private employer “responsible for

Peoples Gas System v. Posen Construction, Inc.

931 F.3d 1337

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 1, 2019 | Docket: 16001022

Cited 6 times | Published

D. Fla. 2013) (finding that Fla. Stat. § 30.2905 (2)(a), providing that any "public or private

Peoples Gas Sys. v. Posen Constr., Inc.

323 F. Supp. 3d 1362

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 2018 | Docket: 64319895

Cited 1 times | Published

obligation of indemnification, such as in Fla. Stat. § 30.2905, which provides: "Any such public or private employer

Martinez v. Miami-Dade County

32 F. Supp. 3d 1232, 2014 WL 3591595, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98709

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 21, 2014 | Docket: 64296115

Cited 1 times | Published

accordance with the provisions of Florida Statute, section 30.2905. (DE-109-1, Ex. B.) On October 11, 2012, Blue

Peoples Gas System, etc. v. Posen Construction, Inc., etc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2021 | Docket: 59974786

Published

the statute here. And, as the 6. See § 30.2905(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2011); § 607.0852, Fla. Stat

Martinez v. Miami-Dade County

975 F. Supp. 2d 1293, 2013 WL 5434159, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142776

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2013 | Docket: 65994622

Published

Blue Martini pursuant to Florida Statute, section 30.2905; and (3) Blue Martini’s failure to indemnify