Florida Statute 1012.26 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVIII
EARLY LEARNING-20 EDUCATION CODE

Chapter 1012
PERSONNEL

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F.S. 1012.26

1012.26 Legal services for employees; reimbursement for judgments in civil actions.—Each district school board may provide legal services for officers and employees of the school board who are charged with civil or criminal actions arising out of and in the course of the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities. The district school board shall provide for reimbursement of reasonable expenses for legal services for officers and employees of school boards who are charged with civil or criminal actions arising out of and in the course of the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities upon successful defense by the employee or officer. However, in any case in which the officer or employee pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty of any such action, the officer or employee shall reimburse the district school board for any legal services which the school board may have supplied pursuant to this section. A district school board may also reimburse an officer or employee of the school board for any judgment which may be entered against him or her in a civil action arising out of and in the course of the performance of his or her assigned duties and responsibilities. Each expenditure by a district school board for legal defense of an officer or employee, or for reimbursement pursuant to this section, shall be made at a public meeting with notice pursuant to s. 120.525(1). The provision of such legal services or reimbursement under the conditions described above is declared to be a district school purpose for which district school funds may be expended.

History.—s. 701, ch. 2002-387.

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Cases Citing Statute 1012.26

Total Results: 2

Silver v. Duval County School Board

92 So. 3d 237, 2012 WL 1959368, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 8790

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 2012 | Docket: 60310171

Published

I write only to clarify two things. First, section 1012.26, Florida Statutes, by its terms, does not require

Webb v. School Board of Escambia County

1 So. 3d 1189, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 946, 2009 WL 259227

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 5, 2009 | Docket: 60224673

Published

asserted a statutory claim for fees pursuant to section 1012.26, Florida Statutes (2007), as well as a common