Florida legal term
Employing agency in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Employing agency” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Employing agency” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Employing agency” means any agency or unit of government or any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof, or any agent thereof, which has constitutional or statutory authority to employ or appoint persons as officers. (Fla. Stat. § 943.10)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the correctional officer; duty of department
- Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the officer; duty of commission
- Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking; penalties
- Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief
- Officers’ minimum qualifications for employment or appointment
Related terms in the same statutes
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