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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES
Chapter 354
SPECIAL OFFICERS FOR CARRIERS
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CHAPTER 354
CHAPTER 354
SPECIAL OFFICERS FOR CARRIERS
354.01 Special officers.
354.02 Powers.
354.03 Bond.
354.04 Compensation.
354.05 Term of office; removal.
354.07 Suit for damages on bond.
354.01 Special officers.—A railroad police officer who has met the law enforcement officer qualifications and training requirements of ss. 943.13 and 943.135(1) shall be recognized as a special officer for the protection and safety of any railroad or other common carrier doing business in this state; its passengers and employees; and the property of such carrier, passengers, and employees. A special officer is not considered a law enforcement officer except for purposes of ss. 943.085-943.255. A Class I, Class II, or Class III railroad shall be considered an employing agency for purposes of ss. 943.10, 943.13, and 943.135(1) and shall pay all costs associated with the training and continuing education of employed special officers.
History.—s. 1, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6653; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 13, 15, ch. 82-90; s. 13, ch. 83-167; s. 28, ch. 84-258; s. 1, ch. 84-326; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; ss. 144, 145, ch. 99-13; s. 1, ch. 2013-114; s. 18, ch. 2023-197.
354.02 Powers.—Throughout every county in which the common carrier for which he or she is employed does business, operates, or owns property, a special officer may arrest a person who has violated any law on such carrier’s property, whether the arrest occurs on or off such carrier’s property, under the same conditions under which a deputy sheriff may by law make arrests, and may carry weapons for the reasonable purpose of his or her office.
History.—s. 2, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6654; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 541, ch. 95-148; s. 146, ch. 99-13; s. 19, ch. 2023-197.
354.03 Bond.—Before entering into the performance of his or her duties every such special officer shall enter into a good and sufficient bond payable to the Governor of Florida, and the Governor’s successors, in the penal sum of $5,000, with some surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties, and to pay any and all damage done by any illegal act committed by him or her, to be approved by the Department of Financial Services.
History.—s. 3, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6655; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 542, ch. 95-148; s. 146, ch. 99-13; s. 378, ch. 2003-261.
354.04 Compensation.—Such special officers shall not receive any fees or salary from the state or any county, but their compensation shall be agreed upon and paid by the carrier making such application.
History.—s. 4, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6656; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 146, ch. 99-13.
354.05 Term of office; removal.—The commission of a special officer shall continue so long as he or she is employed in such capacity by the railroad or other common carrier. However, a special officer may be removed at any time, in the manner and for the causes provided by law.
History.—s. 5, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6657; s. 1, ch. 63-57; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 13, 15, ch. 82-90; s. 29, ch. 84-258; s. 2, ch. 84-326; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 146, ch. 99-13; s. 20, ch. 2023-197.
354.07 Suit for damages on bond.—Any person whose person or property has been damaged by the wrongful act of such special officer may bring suit for the redress of such wrong on the bond of such officer. The remedy provided in this section is not exclusive of any remedy that otherwise may exist.
History.—s. 7, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6659; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 543, ch. 95-148; s. 146, ch. 99-13.

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Cases Citing Statute 354

Total Results: 20

State of Florida v. Mc Reynolds

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2025-01-22

Snippet: believed it." Lee v. State, 899 So. 2d 348, 354-55 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (quoting Light, 796 So. 2d

Henderson v. Gualtieri, Sheriff of Pinellas County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2025-01-17

Snippet: "); see also Sewell v. Blackman, 301 So. 3d 354, 358 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020) ("[I]n this case the

Taraneisha Burgess v. Quessie Campbell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2025-01-08

Snippet: contumacious.” Marcelus v. Aqua Fin., Inc., 337 So. 3d 352, 354 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (citation and internal quotation

Glaubius v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2025-01-03

Snippet: imposed under subsection (6). See Johnson v. State, 354 So. 3d 598, 600-01 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022) (remanding

Jackalynn Elizabeth D'Auria v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-27

Snippet: declaring a mistrial. State v. Jones, 321 So. 3d 354, 360 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021). Alternative remedies may

Young v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-20

Snippet: this opinion. See J.M.B. v. State, 776 So. 2d 353, 354 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) ("Cases may also be consolidated

Young v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-20

Snippet: this opinion. See J.M.B. v. State, 776 So. 2d 353, 354 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) ("Cases may also be consolidated

Roxana Quintana v. Rodriguez Family Investment Partnership, LLLP, Etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: (quoting Chakra 5, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach, 354 So. 3d 1126, 1129 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023)). The standard

Progressive Select Insurance Company v. Lloyd's of Shelton Auto Glass, L L C, A/A/O Bruce Farlow

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: dicta. See, e.g., Parsons v. Culp, 328 So. 3d 341, 354 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021) (Atkinson, J., concurring in part

Mooshie v. Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: Quality Assessors of Fla. v. S.-Owners Ins. Co., 354 So. 3d 569, 571 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) (explaining that

Baxter v. Baxter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: bigamous and void.” Wright v. Wright, 778 So. 2d 352, 354 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001) (citing Lambert v. Lambert, 524

Eli Wolf v. Exylena Williams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-25

Snippet: State, Dep’t of Rev. v. Zuckerman- Vernon Corp., 354 So. 2d 353, 358 (Fla. 1977) (“The 1977 Legislature’s

Danielle Murray v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-20

Snippet: the imposition of a $100 cost.” Johnson v. State, 354 So. 3d 547, 549 (Fla. 4th DCA 2023) (reversing “a

Gary Zaidman v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-08

Snippet: written judgment. See Davis v. State, 211 So. 3d 354, 354 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017) (“We remand only for correction

The State of Florida v. Alexander Vinokurov

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: illegal catch was in plain view. Cf. Miranda v. State, 354 So. 2d 411, 414 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). Reversed

North Broward Hospital District, Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc., and Naples Community Hospital, Inc., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: Coates v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 365 So. 3d 353, 354 (Fla. 2023) (“[t]he words of a governing text are

Wellington Gilbert v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: introduced at a prior hearing.” Dean, 294 So. 3d at 354. The State acknowledges Dean, but argues that

Thomas Van Lent v. the Everglades Foundation, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-30

Snippet: Whitby v. Infinity Radio, Inc., 961 So. 2d 349, 354 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). A. Indirect

Evans, Evans v. Gulf Landings Association, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-25

Snippet: 910 (Fla. 1995) (citing Mobil Oil Corp. v. Shevin, 354 So. 2d 372, 374 (Fla. 1977)). For the doctrine to

Onas E. Aliff, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Timothy Aliff v. Steven Weiss, M.D., P.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-16

Snippet: retroactive from 2014. By that time, Decedent had paid $354,629.85 towards the note. Litigation between the