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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided February 20, 1989Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. C. Dalton Bray Chief of Police Orange Park Police Department 331 Stowe Avenue Orange Park, Florida 32073 Attention: Lieutenant James H. Boivin

Dear Chief Bray:

You ask substantially the following questions:(1) Is a certified police officer a "public official" for purposes of the constitutional prohibition against dual officeholding in the absence of a requirement that police officers file financial disclosure forms as required of other public officials?(2) May a person in an administrative law enforcement position who has no arrest powers and no police certification also serve as a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Holloway v. SheatsSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  2. Curry v. HammondSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  3. Maudsley v. City of North LauderdaleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

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