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Florida Statute 112.81 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS
Chapter 112
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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F.S. 112.81
112.81 Definitions.—As used in this part:
(1) “Administrative proceeding” means any nonjudicial hearing which may result in the recommendation, approval, or order of disciplinary action against, or suspension or discharge of, a firefighter.
(2) “Employing agency” means any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof, including authorities and special districts, which employs firefighters.
(3) “Firefighter” means a person who is certified in compliance with s. 633.408 and who is employed solely within the fire department or public safety department of an employing agency as a full-time firefighter whose primary responsibility is the prevention and extinguishment of fires; the protection of life and property; and the enforcement of municipal, county, and state fire prevention codes and laws pertaining to the prevention and control of fires.
(4) “Formal investigation” means the process of investigation ordered by supervisory or management personnel, to determine if the firefighter should be disciplined, reprimanded, suspended, or removed, during which the questioning of a firefighter is conducted for the purpose of gathering evidence of misconduct.
(5) “Informal inquiry” means a meeting by supervisory or management personnel with a firefighter about whom an allegation of misconduct has come to the attention of such supervisory or management personnel, the purpose of which meeting is to mediate a complaint or discuss the facts to determine whether a formal investigation should be commenced. The term does not include routine work-related discussions, such as safety sessions or normal operational fire debriefings.
(6) “Interrogation” means the questioning of a firefighter by an employing agency in connection with a formal investigation or an administrative proceeding but does not include arbitration or civil service proceedings. The term does not include questioning during an informal inquiry.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-6; s. 118, ch. 2013-183; s. 1, ch. 2022-110.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 112.81
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 112.81.

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Cases Citing Statute 112.81

Total Results: 8

Curtis v. City of West Palm Beach

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-06-22

Citation: 82 So. 3d 894, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 9604, 2011 WL 2462745

Snippet: the Firefighter’s Bill of Rights (FBR), section 112.81, Florida Statutes (2007), et. seq. We affirm the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2004-03-24

Snippet: act or general act of local application, section 112.081, Florida Statutes, is neither, and therefore could

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

Snippet: of the "Firefighters' Bill of Rights."13 Section 112.81(6), Florida Statutes, defines an "[i]nterrogation"

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-01-16

Snippet: cost.6 The section title or heading to section 112.081, Florida Statutes, itself states that the statute

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1989-10-10

Snippet: similar to the Policemen's Bill of Rights.2 Section 112.81(1), F.S., defines "[f]irefighter" for purposes

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-01-03

Snippet: participate in a county's insurance program under s. 112.081, F. S., only if on July 1, 1967, he was participating

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-12-20

Snippet: the designated types of group insurance. Section 112.081, F. S. (1976 Supp.), in pertinent part authorizes

South Atlantic Steamship Co. of Delaware v. Tutson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1939-07-21

Citation: 190 So. 675, 139 Fla. 405, 1939 Fla. LEXIS 1681

Snippet: courts. See Trustees I. I. Fund v. Bailey, 10 Fla. 112, 81 Am. Dec. 194; Trustees I. I. Fund v. St. Johns