Florida Statute 30.53 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
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Chapter 30
SHERIFFS

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F.S. 30.53

30.53 Independence of constitutional officials.—The independence of the sheriffs, including a sheriff in a consolidated government, consolidated pursuant to s. 3 or s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution or s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, shall be preserved concerning the purchase and procurement of supplies and equipment, selection of personnel, and the hiring, firing, and setting of salaries of such personnel; provided that nothing herein contained shall restrict the establishment or operation of any civil service system or civil service board created pursuant to s. 14, Art. III of the State Constitution; provided further that nothing contained in ss. 30.48-30.53 shall be construed to alter, modify, or change in any manner any civil service system or board, state or local, now in existence or hereafter established.

History.—s. 7, ch. 57-368; s. 36, ch. 69-216; s. 2, ch. 2024-120.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 30.53

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Cases Citing Statute 30.53

Total Results: 20

Alachua County, etc. v. Clovis Watson, Jr., etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-01-26T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: More to the point at issue here, section 30.53, entitled “Independence of constitutional officials…further that nothing contained in ss. 30.48-30.53 shall be construed to alter, modify or change …, now in existence or hereafter established. § 30.53. - 12 - …. Its decision rested on three points: section 30.53 preserves sheriffs’ independence; the “lame duck…selected by the Legislature also preserve. See § 30.53. Yet the Sheriff’s independence as a constitutional

Alachua County, a charter county and political subdivision of the State of Florida v. Sadie Darnell, in her official capacity as Sheriff of Alachua County, Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-09-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: constitutional officer. Art. VIII, § 1(d), Fla. Const.; § 30.53, Fla. Stat. (2018). Section 30.49, Florida Statutes…following three arguments. First, section 30.53, Florida Statutes (2018), explicitly preserves the…violate the precept established by F.S. Section 30.53 and, in practical effect, gain nothing for the

Demings v. Orange County Citizens Review Board

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-05-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 15 So. 3d 604, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 6554, 2009 WL 1490778

Snippet: dispose of complaints against his personnel. Section 30.53, Florida Statutes, also preserves the Sheriff'

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2006-07-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: from the counties in making purchases. Section 30.53, Florida Statutes provides: "The independence…appears that the Legislature, by enacting section 30.53, Florida Statutes, has assured the sheriffs'… use of a lease-purchase agreement, and section 30.53, Florida Statutes, does grant the sheriff the discretion…commission. In light of the provisions of section 30.53, Florida Statutes, giving the sheriffs independence

Brenner v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 929 So. 2d 630, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 7042

Snippet: 443.1216(4)(c)4„ Fla. Stat. (2003); see ch.2003-36, §§ 30, 53, Laws of Fla. . Apparently no issue was made

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1996-01-25T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 102 So.2d 574 (Fla. 1958). 7 See generally, s. 30.53, Fla. Stat., providing for the independence of the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1995-11-06T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Chapter 61-102, Laws of Florida. 6 And see, s. 30.53, Fla. Stat. (1993), providing that the independence

McRae v. Douglas

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-09-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 644 So. 2d 1368

Snippet: officers, are "at will" employees. Section 30.53, Florida Statutes, provides: The independence of…provided, further that nothing contained in § 30.48-30.53 shall be construed to alter, modify or change in…for employees of the sheriff pursuant to section 30.53, Florida Statutes. Stough at 1530. See Morris v.

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1994-08-23T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: appellant and the sheriff."2 (e.s.) While section 30.53, Florida Statutes, preserves the independence of

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1993-12-16T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: officer of the county."2 Further, section 30.53, Florida Statutes, specifically provides that "

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1993-02-16T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: setting of salaries" (e.s.) by virtue of s. 30.53, F.S., provided, however, that nothing herein contained…provided, further that nothing contained in ss.30.48-30.53 shall be construed to alter, modify or change in…and would violate the precept established by s. 30.53, F.S., which preserves the independence of the sheriff…advised that sheriffs, under the authority of s. 30.53, F.S., and in the absence of a civil service system

O'Loughlin v. Pinchback

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-05-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 579 So. 2d 788

Snippet: Pinchback served at the will of the sheriff. Section 30.53, Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent part: The

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1988-08-02T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: considered that similar language contained in s. 30.53, F.S., providing for the sheriffs' independence

Wilkerson v. Butterworth

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-08-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 492 So. 2d 1169

Snippet: officer for failure of law enforcement. Section 30.53, Florida Statutes (1981); Tanner v. McCall, 625

Florida Waterworks v. FLORIDA PUB. SER. COM'N

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-07-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 473 So. 2d 237

Snippet: (4) (performance under agreements). 7. Rules 25-30.53 and 25-30.545 (collection of expenses and recovery

Brevard County v. Miller

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-07-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 452 So. 2d 1104

Snippet: officer for failure of law enforcement. *1107 Section 30.53, Florida Statutes (1981); Tanner v. McCall, 625

Szell v. Lámar

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-05-26T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 414 So. 2d 276

Snippet: officer for failure of law enforcement. Section 30.53, Florida Statutes (1981); Tanner v. McCall, 625

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1981-12-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Weitzenfeld v. Dierks, 312 So.2d 194 (Fla. 1975); s. 30.53, F.S. Property is defined for purposes of ch. 274…definition's amendment, this office, based on s. 30.53, F.S., concluded `that the sheriff, in keeping with…was based on the provisions of Florida Statute s. 30.53, F.S. This statute in pertinent part provides that…office and violate the precept established by s. 30.53, F.S., which preserves the independence of the sheriff

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1979-07-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: office and violate the precept established by s. 30.53, F. S., which preserves the independence of the

Ison v. Zimmerman

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1979-05-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 372 So. 2d 431

Snippet: elected or appointed by the governor." Section 30.53, Florida Statutes (1977), reads: *435 Independence…further that nothing contained in sections 30.48-30.53 shall be construed to alter, modify, or change in…and (2) the clear legislative intent in section 30.53, with its specific exception to the independence