Florida sheriff

Sheriff is an elected position in the state of Florida according to the state's constitution.

Election

Florida sheriffs serve four-year terms and are elected by the voters of their county.

Government responsibilities

Sheriffs have county-wide jurisdiction that includes incorporated as well as unincorporated areas. A sheriff appoints law enforcement officers whose duties are the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws.

Sheriffs execute writs, processes, warrants, and other papers directed to them, attend all terms of the circuit court and county court held in their counties, execute all orders of the boards of county commissioners of their counties, suppress tumults, riots, and unlawful assemblies in their counties with force and strong hand when necessary, apprehend, without warrant, any person disturbing the peace, and carry that person before the proper judicial officer, have authority to raise the power of the county and command any person to assist them, and perform any other duties the county calls them to perform.

Position overview

Sheriffs are the highest executive branch authority and are conservators of the peace in their counties.

Government sector lobbying

All Sheriffs and the Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department are active members of the Florida Sheriffs Association.

External links

• Florida Sheriffs Association (dead link)