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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 111.071111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees.—(1) Any county, municipality, political subdivision, or agency of the state which has been excluded from participation in the Insurance Risk Management Trust Fund is authorized to expend available funds to pay:(a) Any final judgment, including damages, costs, and attorney’s fees, arising from a complaint for damages or injury suffered as a result of any act or omission of action of any officer, employee, or agent in a civil or civil rights lawsuit described in s. 111.07. If the civil action arises under s. 768.28 as a tort claim, the limitations and provisions of s. 768.28 governing payment shall apply. If the action is a civil rights action arising under 42 U.S.C. s. 1983, or similar federal statutes, payments for the full amount of the judgment may be made unless the officer, employee, or agent has been determined in the final judgment to have caused the harm intentionally. (b) Any compromise or settlement of any claim or litigation as described in paragraph (a), subject to the limitations set forth in that paragraph. (c) Any reimbursement required under s. 111.07 for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees when the county, municipality, political subdivision, or agency of the state has failed to provide an attorney and the defendant prevails. (2) For purposes of this section, a “final judgment” means a judgment upon completion of any appellate proceedings. (3) “Agency of the state” or “state agency,” as used in this section, includes an executive department, a constitutional officer, the Legislature, and the judicial branch. (4) This section is not intended to be a waiver of sovereign immunity or a waiver of any other defense or immunity to such lawsuits. History.—s. 2, ch. 79-139; ss. 2, 3, ch. 80-271.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 111.071
Total Results: 9
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
Our analysis is similar with respect to § 111.071 which provides for state payment of damage judgments
554 F. Supp. 347
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 1983 | Docket: 1196161
Cited 17 times | Published
under federal statutes such as 42 U.S.C. § 1983. § 111.071(1)(a), Fla.Stat. Consequently, the Court is unable
527 F. Supp. 1318
District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 1981 | Docket: 2269584
Cited 10 times | Published
as well as when read in pari materia with Section 111.071(1)(a), Florida Statutes, constitutes a waiver
662 F. Supp. 647, 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10598
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1987 | Docket: 938346
Cited 6 times | Published
.. to have caused the harm intentionally" Section 111.071(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1983)[63]. Shinholster
586 F. Supp. 216
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 1984 | Docket: 1505780
Cited 5 times | Published
Peter R. Palermo), that the language of Fla.Stat. § 111.071(1)(a), which had not as yet been codified, "clearly
891 So. 2d 1127, 2004 WL 3000971
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 2004 | Docket: 1349801
Cited 1 times | Published
City to pay the civil rights judgment under Section 111.071(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2003). The trial court
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 2024 | Docket: 68553282
Published
judgment against the two officers because
section 111.071(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), prohibits a
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 22, 2005 | Docket: 3255940
Published
compromise arises from the right to contract.8
Section 111.071, Florida Statutes, authorizes certain political
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 12, 1991 | Docket: 3256409
Published
against the county not authorized by law.
Section 111.071, F.S., provides in part as follows:
(1) Any
