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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided September 5, 1990Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Frederick B. Karl County Attorney Hillsborough County Post Office Box 1110 Tampa, Florida 33601
Dear Mr. Karl:
You have asked for my opinion on the following question:
May Hillsborough County voluntarily expend public money to reimburse a public official or a county employee for reasonable legal expenses incurred in the successful defense of an ethics charge?
In sum:
Hillsborough County may voluntarily reimburse a public official or a county employee for reasonable legal expenses incurred in the successful defense of an ethics charge if the county determines that the ethics charge arose from…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Markham v. State, Dept. of RevenueDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Lomelo v. City of SunriseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Ellison v. ReidDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Chavez v. City of TampaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
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