Sheriffs may appoint deputies to act under them who shall have the same power as the sheriff appointing them, and for the neglect and default of whom in the execution of their office the sheriff shall be responsible.
Fla. Stat. § 30.07
Deputy sheriffs
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Tanner v. McCall (1980)
Most recently applied in Jeffrey Stanley v. Broward County Sheriff (December 2016)
History.--s. 4, ch. 1659, 1868; RS 1247; GS 1675; RGS 2881; CGL 4578.
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