(1) The Secretary of the Senate shall, as soon as reasonably possible following the action of the Senate, file with the Department of State a report of the action of the Senate, including an order signed by the President and the Secretary specifying the action taken by the Senate. The action of the Senate shall become effective immediately upon the filing of the order with the Department of State, and the Department of State shall forthwith deliver copies of such order to the Governor, the officer involved, and the governing body of the county, district, or state, as the case may be. Any such order or any certified copy thereof, under the signature of the Secretary of State, may be recorded in the public records of any county in this state.
(2) The date of delivery of the order to the Department of State shall be the effective date of the removal or reinstatement, as the case may be, and, should the official be reinstated, he or she shall be entitled to reimbursement for such pay and emoluments of office from the date of suspension to that date, as though he or she had never been suspended, and the order of the Senate, or a certified copy thereof, shall constitute the authority of the county, district, or state, to make such payment for reimbursement.
History.—s. 6, ch. 69-277; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 714, ch. 95-147.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title X - Public Officers, Employees, and Records
Chapter 112 - Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions
Part V - Suspension, Removal, or Retirement of Public Officers (Ss. 112.40-112.52)
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.