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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 111.07111.07 Defense of civil actions against public officers, employees, or agents.—Any agency of the state, or any county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state, is authorized to provide an attorney to defend any civil action arising from a complaint for damages or injury suffered as a result of any act or omission of action of any of its officers, employees, or agents for an act or omission arising out of and in the scope of his or her employment or function, unless, in the case of a tort action, the officer, employee, or agent acted in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. Defense of such civil action includes, but is not limited to, any civil rights lawsuit seeking relief personally against the officer, employee, or agent for an act or omission under color of state law, custom, or usage, wherein it is alleged that such officer, employee, or agent has deprived another person of rights secured under the Federal Constitution or laws. Legal representation of an officer, employee, or agent of a state agency may be provided by the Department of Legal Affairs. However, any attorney’s fees paid from public funds for any officer, employee, or agent who is found to be personally liable by virtue of acting outside the scope of his or her employment, or was acting in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property, may be recovered by the state, county, municipality, or political subdivision in a civil action against such officer, employee, or agent. If any agency of the state or any county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state is authorized pursuant to this section to provide an attorney to defend a civil action arising from a complaint for damages or injury suffered as a result of any act or omission of action of any of its officers, employees, or agents and fails to provide such attorney, such agency, county, municipality, or political subdivision shall reimburse any such defendant who prevails in the action for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-36; s. 1, ch. 79-139; s. 2, ch. 80-271; s. 55, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 83-183; s. 677, ch. 95-147.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 111.07
Total Results: 27
568 So. 2d 914, 15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 535, 1990 Fla. LEXIS 1339, 1990 WL 154237
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 1990 | Docket: 1659482
Cited 112 times | Published
the council members initiated the action and section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1981), under which they
779 F.2d 1509, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 21752
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 14, 1986 | Docket: 561117
Cited 95 times | Published
to defend actions against public officers. Section 111.07 provides:
Defense of civil actions against
468 So. 2d 929, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 195
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 4, 1985 | Docket: 1402614
Cited 32 times | Published
departs from the scope of his employment. See § 111.07, Fla. Stat. (1977). We therefore *933 turn now
381 So. 2d 698
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 14, 1980 | Docket: 1758146
Cited 28 times | Published
with other related statutes.[25] For example, section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1977), authorizes any agency
407 So. 2d 277
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1981 | Docket: 467489
Cited 15 times | Published
injury not remediable after final JUDGEMENT.
Section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1979) provides, in pertinent
437 So. 2d 242
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 15, 1983 | Docket: 1256516
Cited 12 times | Published
provided them with counsel under the authority of Section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1981), so that only the
560 So. 2d 1214, 1990 WL 27939
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 1990 | Docket: 1477157
Cited 11 times | Published
begin our analysis of this case by examining section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1985), the statute under
476 So. 2d 1342, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2319
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 8, 1985 | Docket: 1277553
Cited 11 times | Published
(this court upheld an award of fees pursuant to section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1983), in favor of the appellee
527 F. Supp. 1318
District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 1981 | Docket: 2269584
Cited 10 times | Published
Legislature in 1979 amended Section 111.07 and created Section 111.071. Section 111.07, Florida Statutes (Supp
474 So. 2d 392, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1992, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15556
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 1985 | Docket: 313447
Cited 6 times | Published
reimbursement of his attorney's fees under section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1983).[1] See generally
586 F. Supp. 216
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 1984 | Docket: 1505780
Cited 5 times | Published
Amendment sovereign immunity.
Florida Statute § 111.07, "Defense of Civil Actions Against Public Officers
544 So. 2d 230, 1989 WL 36153
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 1989 | Docket: 1301384
Cited 4 times | Published
Fort Walton Beach. The Councilmen sued under section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1981), for reimbursement
622 So. 2d 570, 1993 WL 288736
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 1993 | Docket: 1529017
Cited 3 times | Published
bringing this action to enforce their rights under F.S. 111.07."
[2] Case law approving an award of attorney's
841 So. 2d 612, 2003 WL 1723650
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 2, 2003 | Docket: 1234005
Cited 2 times | Published
fees paid under § 111.07, Florida Statutes[1], as individual application of § 111.07 is to be decided
946 So. 2d 1260, 2007 WL 187701
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 2007 | Docket: 1771537
Cited 1 times | Published
277, 279 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981) ("This statute [section 111.07, Florida Statutes (1979)] recognizes the common
891 So. 2d 1127, 2004 WL 3000971
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 2004 | Docket: 1349801
Cited 1 times | Published
intentional harm which satisfies the language of section 111.07(1)(a). It certainly meets the statutory intent
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 2022 | Docket: 63301697
Published
fee entitlement
to the council members under section 111.07, Florida Statutes, because
the statute allowed
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 23, 1989 | Docket: 3258142
Published
and occurred while serving a public purpose.
Section 111.07, F.S., provides in part that:
Any agency
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 12, 1989 | Docket: 3256246
Published
authority or its governing board.
QUESTION TWO
Section 111.07, F.S., authorizes the defense, under certain
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 9, 1989 | Docket: 3256812
Published
his or her official capacity.
QUESTION TWO
Section 111.07, F.S., provides in part that "[l]egal representation
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 21, 1987 | Docket: 3256293
Published
court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Section 111.07, F.S., would not appear to authorize provision
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 20, 1987 | Docket: 3256149
Published
examinations, investigations and autopsies.
Section 111.07, F.S., provides in pertinent part as follows:
464 So. 2d 236, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 511, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 12723
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 28, 1985 | Docket: 64610180
Published
procedure applies.
The statute in Nuzum is section 111.07.
Defense of civil actions against public officers
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 30, 1982 | Docket: 3256466
Published
Department of Natural Resources.
Question One (D)
Section 111.07, F.S., authorizes the defense, under certain
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 29, 1977 | Docket: 3257385
Published
legal representation to officers and employees. Section 111.07, F. S., authorizes agencies of the state, under
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 29, 1977 | Docket: 3257385
Published
legal representation to officers and employees. Section 111.07, F. S., authorizes agencies of the state, under
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 21, 1977 | Docket: 3258769
Published
1938); State v. Green, 116 So. 66 (1928).
Section 111.07, F. S., under certain circumstances, authorizes
