Florida Statute 112.535 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 112
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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112.535 Construction.—The provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, shall not be construed to restrict or otherwise limit the discretion of the sheriff to take any disciplinary action, without limitation, against a deputy sheriff, including the demotion, reprimand, suspension, or dismissal thereof, nor to limit the right of the sheriff to appoint deputy sheriffs or to withdraw their appointment as provided in chapter 30. Neither shall the provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, be construed to grant collective bargaining rights to deputy sheriffs or to provide them with a property interest or continued expectancy in their appointment as a deputy sheriff.

History.—s. 6, ch. 93-19.

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Coastal Florida Police Benev. Ass'n, Inc. v. Williams, 838 So. 2d 543 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2003 WL 193464

...to all deputy sheriffs, but local entities may do so if they please. To the extent that is not sufficiently clear, section 30.071(2) unambiguously states, "This act does not grant to deputy sheriffs the right of collective bargaining." In addition, section 112.535, Florida Statutes (2002), provides: The provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, shall not be construed to restrict or otherwise limit the discretion of the sheriff to take any disciplinary action, without limitation, against a d...

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Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Dade Cnty. Police Benevolent Assoc., 154 So. 3d 373 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 6612901, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19300

...(2012) (providing that complaints filed against law enforcement officers are confidential until either the investigation is concluded with a finding “not to proceed with disciplinary action or to file charges” or concluded with a finding “to proceed with disciplinary action or to file charges”); §112.535, Fla....

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Brown v. Wheeler, 669 So. 2d 318 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 2332, 1996 WL 106345

...as a deputy sheriff pursuant to s. 30.07. § 112.531, Fla.Stat. (1993). Interestingly, while section 112.531 added deputy sheriffs within its purview, other relevant sections specifically excluded this class of law enforcement officers. For example, section 112.535, labeled “Construction,” specifically states that [t]he provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, shall not be construed to restrict or otherwise limit the discretion of the sheriff to take any disciplinary action, without lim...

...ter 30. Neither shall the provisions of chapter 93-19, Laws of Florida, be construed to grant collective bargaining rights to deputy sheriffs or to provide them with a property interest or continued expectancy in their appointment as deputy sheriff. § 112.535, Fla.Stat....

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