Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 111.05 (2025)

Officer reinstated after suspension; back pay.

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111.05 Officer reinstated after suspension; back pay.An officer who is lawfully entitled to resume the duties of office after suspension by the Governor shall suffer no loss of salary or other compensation because of the suspension. Compensation which is unpaid because of the officer’s suspension is appropriated and shall be paid from the source and in the manner in which the compensation of the office is normally paid. If funds sufficient to pay the unpaid compensation are not available in the proper source, the deficit is appropriated and shall be paid from the general funds of the state or of the political subdivision under which the office exists, as the case may be.
History.s. 1, ch. 57-71; s. 675, ch. 95-147.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis, 125 F.4th 1361 (11th Cir. 2025).
Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis, 125 F.4th 1361 (11th Cir. 2025). “See Fla. Stat. § 111.05 . Section 111.05 states that “[a]n officer who is lawfully entitled to resume the duties of office after suspension by the Governor shall suffer no loss of salary or other compensation because of the sus- pension.”
Flack v. Graham, 453 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 1984). · cites it 2× “In addition, the rule offered by respondents may stimulate irresponsible persons to cling to office without a scintilla of title, in order to receive a salary in derogation of the de jure officeholder's legal rights.”
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