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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided September 19, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Robert Michael Eschenfelder St. Petersburg Assistant City Attorney Post Office Box 2842 St. Petersburg, Florida 33731-2842

Dear Mr. Eschenfelder:

You have asked substantially the following question:

Can a municipality create a citizens' board to investigate and make findings regarding a complaint filed against a law enforcement officer under Part VI, Chapter 112, Florida Statutes?

In sum:

The process for reviewing complaints against law enforcement officers established in Part VI, Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, makes no provision for public involvement until such time as the law enforcement…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ragucci v. City of PlantationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  2. Mesa v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. Ujcic v. City of ApopkaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Longo v. City of Hallandale, Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County1975

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