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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided March 22, 1979Published

1Opinion of the Court

Joan Heggen Secretary Department of Community Affairs Tallahassee

QUESTIONS:

1. Is a county or city responsible for reimbursing its veteran service officer's travel expenses when the service officer attends training refresher courses sponsored by the Division of Veterans' Affairs?

2. If the answer to the above question is yes, what penalty may be applied if the county or city refuses to pay the travel expenses?

SUMMARY:

A county or a municipality cannot be compelled by the Division of Veterans' Affairs to pay the per diem and travel expenses of its veteran service officers incurred in attending…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Florida Tallow Corporation v. BryanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  2. White v. MeansDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  3. Grimes v. American Motorists Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. Youngblood v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1977

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