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Fort Myers Police Department in Fort Myers, Florida. This is a list of Law Enforcement Agencies in the state of Florida.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 373 law enforcement agencies employing 47,177 sworn police officers, about 222 for each 100,000 residents.
In 1967, the Florida Legislature merged the duties and responsibilities of several state criminal justice organizations to create the Bureau of Law Enforcement. Bringing together the resources of the Florida Sheriffs Bureau, the State Narcotics Bureau, and the law enforcement activities of the Anti-Bookie Squad of the Florida Attorney General's Office, the original Bureau of Law Enforcement ...
Per the State of Florida Constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current Sheriff is U.S. Marine Corps veteran Peyton C. Grinnell who was elected November, 2016 in the Lake County general election. [ 1 ]
The sheriff has a duty to enforce both the Florida Constitution and Florida state laws and statutes, and to provide for the security, safety and well-being of its citizens. This is accomplished through the delivery of law enforcement services, the operation of the county jail, and the provision of court security.
Florida law designates the prescribed colors as 'Florida Highway Patrol black and tan.' [26] Florida law makes it a misdemeanor crime to cause a vehicle or motorcycle to be the same or similar colors as prescribed by FHP. [26] [27] A 1998 Legislative review determined the paint added $657 to the purchase of each vehicle. Prior to the vehicles ...
TALLAHASSEE – Citizen oversight boards that review controversial actions by local police and corrections officers would be banned in the 21 Florida cities that now have them, under legislation ...
Florida law enforcement agencies began refusing to publicly release crime victims' names after voters passed a victims' rights constitutional amendment, but the state Supreme Court ruled on ...
In 1910, the Florida Sheriffs' Mutual Benefit Association changed names to become the Florida Sheriffs Association. Since then, FSA’s development of law enforcement, educational and charitable activities within the state, and engagement with citizens has helped transform it into one of the largest state law enforcement agencies in the nation.