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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 34
COUNTY COURTS

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34.07 Sheriff to be executive officer.—The sheriff of the county shall serve and execute all civil and criminal processes of said court and do and perform all duties in and about said court, which are required to be performed by an executive officer.

History.—s. 12, ch. 3730, 1887; RS 1575, 2838; GS 2037, 3896; RGS 3329, 5993; CGL 5173, 8287.

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Robert H. Morast v. T. Bertram Lance, 807 F.2d 926 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 110 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1230, 101 A.L.R. Fed. 361, 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 1016

see 12 U.S.C. § 24 (Fifth); O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1 (1981), he had no constitutionally protected

Mary D. Tipton v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Com., 872 F.2d 1491 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 64 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 4 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 721, 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 6631, 50 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39, 028, 49 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1490, 1989 WL 42393

2 1. Salary Per Annum O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1 provides as follows: If a contract of employment

James A. Warren v. Dave Crawford, 927 F.2d 559 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 63 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 4796, 1991 WL 30086

2d 316 (1973); see also Ga.Code Ann. § 34-7-1 (1988). Moreover, a public employee generally

Michael W. Nolin v. Douglas Cnty., Earl D. Lee, 903 F.2d 1546 (11th Cir. 1990).

Cited 50 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 16 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1445, 30 Fed. R. Serv. 641, 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 10160, 1990 WL 76486

property interest in continued employment. Section 34-7-1 of the Official Code of Georgia provides:

Peterson v. Atlanta Hous. Auth., 998 F.2d 904 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 46 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 26 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1040, 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 20982

employment will be considered "at will," see O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1 (1992),13 its impact is undercut by the lack

Lafayette Brown, Jr. v. Georgia Dep't of Revenue, Harry White, 881 F.2d 1018 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 30 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 14 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 514, 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 12594, 1989 WL 88358

contract to the hospital in violation of O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1.” Id. at 589, 359 S.E.2d at 450. Wofford and

H&r Block E. Enter., Inc. v. Morris, 606 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 13 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 30 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1257, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 9989, 2010 WL 1947011

Supp.2d 1358, 1376 (N.D.Ga.1998) (citing O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1). The district court did not err by granting

Doe v. Fulton-DeKalb Hosp. Auth., 628 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 7 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 26412, 2010 WL 5392746

them after knowledge of incompetency." O.C.G.A. § 34-7-20.[28] "The appellate courts [of Georgia] have

Reilly v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., 181 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1999 CCH OSHD 31, 868, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 16539, 80 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 778

“terminated at will by either party,” Ga.Code Ann. § 34-7-1, informs or . affects our analysis of this issue

Reilly v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., 181 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1999 WL 506716

wrongful termination. Id. See also Ga.Code. Ann. § 34-7-1 (providing that "[a]n indefinite hiring

Richard Reilly v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., Alcan Aluminum Ltd., 221 F.3d 1170 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 18975, 79 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40, 253, 2000 WL 1099171

termination. Id. See also Ga.Code. Ann. § 34-7-1 (providing that “[a]n indefinite hiring may be

Peterson v. Atlanta Hous. Auth., 998 F.2d 904 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1993 WL 290930

employment will be considered “at will,” see O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1 (1992),13 its impact is undercut by the lack

Reilly v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., 181 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

wrongful termination. Id. See also Ga. Code. Ann. § 34-7-1 (providing that “[a]n indefinite hiring may be

Noble Prestige Ltd. v. Craig Thomas Galle (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: May 16, 2023

Commercial Code: Practitioner Treatise Se- ries § 34:7 (6th ed. 2023); accord 51 Am. Jur. 2d Liens § 79

Adams v. Bainbridge-Decatur Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 888 F.2d 1356 (11th Cir. 1989).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

without due process of law.22 Pursuant to O.C. G.A. § 34-7-1, the court found that an indefinite hiring in

Meier v. State, 912 So. 2d 1277 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 17219, 2005 WL 2863051

Fla., Code of Ordinances (1994). . See art. I, § 34-7, Pasco County, Fla., Code of Ordinances (1994)

Wofford v. Glynn Brunswick Mem'l Hosp., 864 F.2d 117 (11th Cir. 1989).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

be terminated at will by either party, O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1, and an employer may discharge an at-will employee

Fox v. Fratello, 308 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14546

the applicable provisions of the city code. Section 34.07(6) thereof provides for the public hearing aforesaid

Jane Doe No. 1 v. Fulton-Dekalb Hosp. Auth. (11th Cir. 2010).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

25 knowledge of incompetency.” O.C.G.A. § 34-7-20.28 “The appellate courts [of Georgia] have

Knight v. Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Jud. Circuit, 235 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

of the circuit court of the county.” See also § 34.07, Fla. Stat. (2016) (sheriff also executive officer

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