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Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 112
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 112.531

112.531 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Brady identification system” means a list or identification, in whatever form, of the name or names of law enforcement officers or correctional officers about whom a prosecuting agency is in possession of impeachment evidence as defined by court decision, statute, or rule.

(2) “Correctional officer” means any person, other than a warden, who is appointed or employed full time or part time by the state or any political subdivision thereof whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, or control of inmates within a correctional institution; and includes correctional probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(3). However, the term “correctional officer” does not include any secretarial, clerical, or professionally trained personnel.

(3) “Law enforcement officer” means any person, other than a chief of police, who is employed full time or part time by any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof and whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state; and includes any person who is appointed by the sheriff as a deputy sheriff under s. 30.07.

(4) “Prosecuting agency” means the Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, the statewide prosecutor or an assistant statewide prosecutor, a state attorney or an assistant state attorney, a city or county attorney, a special prosecutor, or any other person or entity charged with the prosecution of a criminal case.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-274; s. 1, ch. 75-41; s. 34, ch. 77-104; s. 1, ch. 82-156; s. 1, ch. 89-223; s. 1, ch. 93-19; s. 3, ch. 2000-161; s. 2, ch. 2020-104; s. 1, ch. 2023-230.

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Amendments to 112.531

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 112.531

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 112.531.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 112.531

Total Results: 20

D'agastino v. the City of Miami

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-16

Citation: 189 So. 3d 236, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 4024, 2016 WL 1051850

Snippet: enforcement officers 'while under investigation. Section 112.531(1) defines a “law enforcement officer” as: [A]ny

Finkelstein v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-26

Citation: 157 So. 3d 1085, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2704, 2015 WL 798162

Snippet: penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state.” §§ 112.531(1); 316.1906(l)(d)l.; 943.10(1), Fla. Stat. This

Miami-Dade County v. Dade County Police Benevolent Assoc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-24

Citation: 154 So. 3d 373, 2014 WL 6612901, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19300

Snippet: Police Officers’ Bill of Rights (“PBR”) (sections 112.531 through 122.535 of the Florida Statutes) precludes

Fraternal Order of Police, Gator, etc. v. City of Gainesville, Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-09-22

Citation: 148 So. 3d 798, 2014 WL 4695131

Snippet: of the duties imposed by Sections 112.531 to 112.533. Thus, where an officer

McQuade v. Florida Department of Corrections

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-11-30

Citation: 51 So. 3d 489, 31 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1009, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18677, 2010 WL 4829816

Snippet: the proposition that “all of part VI, section 112.531, et seq., deals specifically with investigations

Demings v. Orange County Citizens Review Board

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-05-29

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

Snippet: exempted from the chapter 112 investigation. See § 112.531(1), Fla. Stat. (2008). Accordingly, from our reading

Timoney v. City of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-09-03

Citation: 990 So. 2d 614, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 13452, 2008 WL 4058028

Snippet: pertinent portions of Chapter 112 are sections 112.531 and 112.532, Florida Statutes (2007). Section 112

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2008-06-13

Snippet: 403 F.3d 1208 (11th Cir., Fla. 2005). 2 See, s. 112.531(2), Fla. Stat., which defines "Correctional officer"

Ward v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-09-19

Citation: 965 So. 2d 308, 2007 WL 2710748

Snippet: designated by the Department of Corrections"); § 112.531(1), Fla. Stat. (2002) (defining "law enforcement

Mullins v. Department of Law Enforcement

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-12-01

Citation: 942 So. 2d 998, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 20052, 2006 WL 3452570

Snippet: the Sanford Police Department, violated section 112.531, Florida Statutes, the Police Officer's Bill of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-12-15

Snippet: or correctional officer, as defined in section 112.531(1) and (2), Florida Statutes, is under investigation

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-09-25

Snippet: "law enforcement officer" is defined in section 112.531(1), Florida Statutes, to mean "any person, other

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-08-21

Snippet: Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tgh 1 Sections 112.531 through 112.534, Fla. Stat. 2 See, e.g., Mesa v

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-05-11

Snippet: where a police officer, as defined in section 112.531(1), Florida Statutes, is accused of violating the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-03-13

Snippet: office concluded that while nothing in sections 112.531-112.534, Florida Statutes, precluded an agency

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2000-11-13

Snippet: office concluded that while nothing in sections 112.531-112.534, Florida Statutes, precluded an agency

Department of Revenue v. Novoa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-10-12

Citation: 745 So. 2d 378, 1999 WL 821070

Snippet: Police Officer's Bill of Rights enacted in sections 112.531 through 112.535, Florida Statutes. We concluded

Davis v. Pinellas County Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-12-16

Citation: 743 So. 2d 540, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 15687, 1998 WL 873047

Snippet: under the Police Officers’ Bill of Rights, section 112.531-.535, Florida Statutes (1997), concerning legal

Department of Highway Safety v. Schluter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-12-31

Citation: 705 So. 2d 81, 1997 WL 795701

Snippet: Officer's Bill of Rights, codified at sections 112.531 through 112.535, Florida Statutes (1995), highway

Hinn v. Beary

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-10-10

Citation: 701 So. 2d 579, 1997 WL 627537

Snippet: Bill of Rights" ("the Bill of Rights") (sections 112.531-112.535, Florida Statutes (1995)). Hinn contends