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Florida Statute 125.01045 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 125.01045 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 125.01045 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
125.01045 Prohibition of fees for first responder services.
(1) A county may not impose a fee or seek reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for services provided by a first responder, including costs or expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for costs to contain or clean up hazardous materials in quantities reportable to the Florida State Warning Point at the Division of Emergency Management, and costs for transportation and treatment provided by air ambulance services or emergency medical services vehicles, as those terms are defined in s. 401.23.
(2) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also considered a first responder of the state or local government for purposes of this section.
History.s. 1, ch. 2009-191; s. 123, ch. 2013-183; s. 6, ch. 2022-35.

Cases Citing F.S. 125.01045

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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-03., 253 So. 3d 995 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...conditions only or who later received an upgraded discharge under honorable conditions, notwithstanding any action by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on individuals discharged or released with other than honorable discharges. § 125.01045(2), Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

substantially the following question: Does section 125.01045, Florida Statutes, or section 166.0446, Florida

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