Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...rch warrant. The circuit court considered these facts as well as counsels' argument and suppressed the evidence on the ground that the Tampa police officers were acting outside of their territorial jurisdiction without any lawful authority to do so. Section 23.1225 authorizes three types of mutual aid agreements: a voluntary cooperation written agreement between two or more law enforcement agencies, a requested operational assistance written agreement, and a combination of the two....

...Here, the State contends that the first type of mutual aid agreement, a voluntary cooperation agreement between the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department and the Tampa Police Department, supports the Tampa police detective's seizure of property outside the city limits. A mutual aid agreement authorized by section 23.1225(1)(a) permits "voluntary cooperation and assistance of a routine law enforcement nature across jurisdictional lines." The statute explicitly recognizes the propriety of such activities as "establishing a joint city-county task force o...

...[3] The Mutual Aid Agreement entered into by the different law enforcement agencies in Broward County provides, in its preamble: The undersigned Governmental Entities in Broward County, Florida together establish this mutual aid agreement pursuant to Section 23.1225(1), (2), Florida Statute, known as the Florida Mutual Aid Act....

...At the hearing on the motion, the State presented the testimony of the Miami Shores police detective and introduced a copy of the Addendum to Joint Declaration to Mutual Aid Agreement executed by several Miami-Dade County municipalities, including the City of Miami Shores and the City of Miami, pursuant to section 23.1225, Florida Statutes (2000)....

...2d DCA 2001) (stating that an officer, by investigating a crime outside his jurisdiction, was acting improperly "unless saved by the voluntary cooperation agreement"). Specifically, the Florida Mutual Aid Act authorizes two or more law enforcement agencies operating in Florida to enter into a "mutual aid agreement." § 23.1225(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). One type of agreement is a "voluntary cooperation written agreement," which "permits voluntary cooperation and assistance of a routine law enforcement nature across jurisdictional lines." Id. § 23.1225(1)(a)....

...NOTES [1] The Mutual Aid Agreement for Voluntary Cooperation and Operational Assistance entered into by the City of Coconut Creek and the City of Margate states in pertinent part: The undersigned Governmental Entities in Broward County, Florida, together establish this mutual aid agreement pursuant to Section 23.1225(1), (2), Florida Statute[s], known as the Florida Mutual Aid Act....

...r Appellants could bring its action against any of the member agencies. [4] AFFIRMED. TORPY and LAWSON, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] The Agreement was dated February 8, 1996. This type of mutual aid agreement is specifically authorized by the Legislature. § 23.1225(1)(a), Fla....

...nty, the Sheriff of Osceola County, the Orlando Police Department, the Winter Park Police Department, the Apopka Police Department, and the Ocoee Police Department. [3] The agency members would be ascertained by a review of the Mutual Aid Agreement. Section 23.1225(4) requires that a copy of a mutual aid agreement must be filed with the Department of Law Enforcement. [4] During oral argument, counsel for the State Attorney's Office acknowledged that an action to obtain MBI's public records could be brought against either the State Attorney's Office or the Orange County Sheriff (Lt. Campbell's employer). Section 23.1225(1)(a) requires a mutual aid agreement to designate the agency or entity that shall bear liability arising from acts undertaken under the agreement.

across jurisdictional lines as provided in section 23.1225(1)(a), Florida Statutes.5 The agreement authorized

of the United States or its territories."7 Section 23.1225(1)(a), Florida Statutes, defines one type of

requirements for operational assistance agreements. § 23.1225(5), Fla. Stat. (2013).

duties inside the employee's jurisdiction."5 Section 23.1225, Florida Statutes, defines the term "mutual

be effected `as otherwise provided by law.' Section 23.1225(1), F.S., provides for: (1) A voluntary

performing such duties within their jurisdiction. Section 23.1225(1), Florida Statutes (1996 Supplement), provides

McDougall: You ask the following question: Does section 23.1225(3), Florida Statutes, require the Sheriff to

agreements between Florida law enforcement agencies); § 23.1225(l)(a) (permitting “voluntary cooperation and assistance

purposes of the contraband forfeiture act. Section 23.1225, Florida Statutes, describes the types of agreements

performing such duties within their jurisdiction. Section 23.1225(1), Florida Statutes, provides that the term

...In conjunction with the requirement in the Mutual Aid Act that any agreement "specify the nature of the law enforcement assistance to be rendered," the agreement at issue discretely limits the police departments to certain instances where they can receive and extend mutual aid. See Fla. Stat. § 23.1225(1)(a); (D.E....

...The Mutual Aid Act also defines a mutual aid agreement as "a voluntary cooperation written agreement between two or more law enforcement agencies, which agreement permits voluntary cooperation and assistance of a routine law enforcement nature across jurisdictional lines." Fla. Stat. § 23.1225(1)(a)....

performing such duties within their jurisdiction. Section 23.1225(1), Florida Statutes, provides that the term

of the United States or its territories."3 Section 23.1225, Florida Statutes, defines the term "mutual