Florida Statute 125.581 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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F.S. 125.581

¹125.581 Certain local employment registration prohibited.—

(1) Except as authorized by law, no county or municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, or other action which requires the registration or background screening of any individual engaged in or applying for a specific type or category of employment in the county or municipality or requires the carrying of an identification card issued as a result of such registration or screening, whether or not such requirement is based upon the residency of the person. However, an ordinance that regulates any business, institution, association, profession, or occupation by requiring background screening, which may include proof of certain skills, knowledge, or moral character, is not prohibited by this section, provided that such regulation:

(a) Is not preempted to the state or is not otherwise prohibited by law;

(b) Is a valid exercise of the police power;

(d) Does not unfairly discriminate against any class of individuals.

(2) This act shall not be construed to prohibit any employer, including a local government, from investigating the background of employees or prospective employees or from requiring employees to carry an identification card or registration card.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 86-259.

¹Note.—Also published at s. 166.0443.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 125.581

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1991-09-12T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Legislature enacted s. 125.581, F.S.5 Accordingly, it is my opinion that s. 125.581, F.S., would prohibit…identification card during work hours? SUMMARY: Section 125.581, F.S., prohibits the county from adopting an ordinance…required to carry during working hours. Section 125.581, F.S., provides: (1) Except as authorized …subject to such regulation are not enumerated in s. 125.581, F.S., yet the Legislature in the preamble to its… Session, two bills were introduced to amend s.125.581, F.S., to allow ordinances which require the carrying