Florida Statute 951.061 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 951
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS

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F.S. 951.061

951.061 Designation of sheriff as chief correctional officer; duties.—

(1) Upon adoption of an ordinance by a majority of the county commission, the sheriff may be designated the chief correctional officer of the county correctional system, and the sheriff shall appoint such officers as he or she deems necessary.

(2) If designated, the sheriff or his or her designee shall enforce all existing state law concerning the operation and maintenance of county jails.

(3) The salaries for county correctional officers shall be paid from the general revenue fund of the county and shall be included by the sheriff, if designated as chief correctional officer of the county, in his or her proposed budget of expenditures for the maintenance and operation of the county correctional system as provided in s. 30.49.

History.—s. 3, ch. 86-183; s. 30, ch. 96-312; s. 1879, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 951.061

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 951.061.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 951.061

Total Results: 5

Dawes v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-02-28

Citation: 135 So. 3d 420, 2014 WL 773119, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3223

Snippet: controlled and operated by the sheriff. See § 951.061, Fla. Stat. (2011). Moreover, because Florida defines

Perry v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-04-30

Citation: 846 So. 2d 584, 2003 WL 1969095

Snippet: arguing, the state points out that, under section 951.061, Florida Statutes, the sheriff is designated as

McRae v. Douglas

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-09-30

Citation: 644 So. 2d 1368, 1994 WL 531272

Snippet: sheriff authority to appoint deputies, and section 951.061, Florida Statutes, similarly gives the sheriff

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1991-04-18

Snippet: correctional officer of the county pursuant to section 951.061, Florida Statutes, may the county commission designate

Feldman v. Brescher

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-05-23

Citation: 561 So. 2d 1271, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 3529, 1990 WL 67305

Snippet: correctional officer of the county correctional system. § 951.061(1), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1986).