§ 112.40 Disposition of order of suspension
§ 112.41 Contents of order of suspension; Senate select committee; special magistrate
§ 112.42 Period during which grounds may have occurred
§ 112.43 Prosecution of suspension before Senate
§ 112.44 Failure to prove charges; payment of attorney’s fees or salary
§ 112.45 Senate’s report; results of prosecution
§ 112.46 Period during which suspension will lie
§ 112.47 Hearing before Senate select committee; notice
§ 112.48 Suspension when Senate not in session
§ 112.49 Persons exercising powers and duties of county officers subject to suspension by Governor
§ 112.50 Governor to retain power to suspend public officers
§ 112.501 Municipal board members; suspension; removal
§ 112.51 Municipal officers; suspension; removal from office
§ 112.511 Members of special district governing bodies; suspension; removal from office
§ 112.52 Removal of a public official when a method is not otherwise provided

Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 112 > Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • registered mail: include certified mail with return receipt requested. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.