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Chief Brian Lock West Melbourne Police Department 2290 Minton Road West Melbourne, Florida 32904

Dear Chief Lock:

You ask the following question:

Is a police officer employed by the city who is working off-duty for a private employer covered by the city's workers' compensation insurance?

Initially I would note that resolution of your inquiry involves the application of various legal principles to particular factual circumstances present in any given situation, thus requiring resolution of mixed questions of law and fact that this office is not empowered to determine. This opinion is necessarily…