Florida Statute 951.061 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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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Cases Citing Statute 951.061

Total Results: 8

Abusaid v. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

405 F.3d 1298, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 6341, 2005 WL 858296

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 15, 2005 | Docket: 213078

Cited 60 times | Published

maintenance of county jails.” Id. § 951.061(2); see also, e.g., id. § 30.60 (“A

McRae v. Douglas

644 So. 2d 1368, 1994 WL 531272

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1994 | Docket: 1672155

Cited 8 times | Published

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

Hufford v. Rodgers

912 F.2d 1338, 1990 WL 128215

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 25, 1990 | Docket: 66257858

Cited 7 times | Published

and setting of salaries of such personnel”); § 951.061, Fla.Stat. (1987) (county may designate the sheriff

Perry v. State

846 So. 2d 584, 2003 WL 1969095

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2003 | Docket: 713266

Cited 4 times | Published

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

Jeffrey Stanley v. Broward County Sheriff

843 F.3d 920, 41 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1457, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 22214, 2016 WL 7229745

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 14, 2016 | Docket: 4553005

Published

that position. See id. at § 951.061(1). This was not the case until § 951.061 was enacted in .1986; before

Dawes v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 28, 2014 | Docket: 60239630

Published

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

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 18, 1991 | Docket: 3257165

Published

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

Feldman v. Brescher

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 23, 1990 | Docket: 64650816

Published

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