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Florida Statute 112.656 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 112.656 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 112.656 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
112.656 Fiduciary duties; certain officials included as fiduciaries.
(1) A fiduciary shall discharge his or her duties with respect to a plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan. Investment decisions must comply with s. 112.662.
(2) Each retirement system or plan shall have one or more named fiduciaries with authority to control and manage the administration and operation of the retirement system or plan. However, the plan administrator, and any officer, trustee, and custodian, and any counsel, accountant, and actuary of the retirement system or plan who is employed on a full-time basis, shall be included as fiduciaries of such system or plan.
(3) A retirement system or plan may purchase insurance for its named fiduciary to cover liability or losses incurred by reason of act or omission of the fiduciary.
History.s. 18, ch. 79-183; s. 724, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2023-28.

Cases Citing F.S. 112.656

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1989).

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the scope of their official duties. 2. Section 112.656, F.S., which authorizes a retirement system
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...n operates shall provide that all assets of such retirement system or plan shall be held in trust by the board of trustees or, when an irrevocable trust does not exist, by the governmental entity,' in this case, the municipality. See s. 112.625 (5). Section 112.656 (2), F....
...an shall be held in trust by the governmental entity (state, municipality, or special district) or by a board of trustees, as provided by any future instrument or instruments, ordinance, or statute under which the retirement system or plan operates. Section 112.656 (2), F....

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