Maudsley v. City of North Lauderdale

KNOTT, JAMES R., Associate Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether a policeman requires certification under Sec. 23.069(2), Florida Statutes, to attain the status of an officer, as distinguished from an employee of a municipality, in an action for damages against the employer City. The lower court answered in the affirmative. We reverse.

The City of North Lauderdale, defendant below, hired plaintiff-appellant Frank Maudsley as a police officer in February 1971. Maudsley was never certified by the police standards board, a state agency, as required by the statute cited above. He…