(1) A county may not impose a fee or seek reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for services provided by a first responder, including costs or expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for costs to contain or clean up hazardous materials in quantities reportable to the Florida State Warning Point at the Division of Emergency Management, and costs for transportation and treatment provided by air ambulance services or emergency medical services vehicles, as those terms are defined in s. 401.23.
(2) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also considered a first responder of the state or local government for purposes of this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-191; s. 123, ch. 2013-183; s. 6, ch. 2022-35.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter 125 - County Government
Part I - County Commissioners: Powers and Duties (Ss. 125.001-125.59)
125.001 - Board meetings; notice.
125.0101 - County may contract to provide services to municipalities and special districts.
125.0103 - Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures.
125.0104 - Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.
125.01045 - Prohibition of fees for first responder services.
125.01047 - Rules and ordinances relating to towing services.
125.0105 - Service fee for dishonored check.
125.01055 - Affordable housing.
125.0107 - Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.
125.0108 - Areas of critical state concern; tourist impact tax.
125.0109 - Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.
125.012 - Project facilities; general powers and duties.
125.013 - General obligation bonds; revenue bonds.
125.014 - Title designation of authority.
125.015 - Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.
125.0167 - Discretionary surtax on documents; adoption; application of revenue.
125.0168 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.
125.017 - Administrative agents.
125.018 - Rules and regulations.
125.019 - Exemption from taxation; immunity.
125.022 - Development permits and orders.
125.025 - County-municipality consolidated governments; additional powers.
125.029 - County park entrance fee discounts.
125.031 - Lease or lease-purchases of property for public purposes.
125.045 - County economic development powers.
125.15 - To sue and be sued in the name of county.
125.221 - Holding of court and meeting of grand jury; place other than courthouse.
125.222 - Auxiliary county offices, court proceedings.
125.271 - Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments.
125.325 - Loans to public agencies authorized.
125.3401 - Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by county.
125.35 - County authorized to sell real and personal property and to lease real property.
125.355 - Proposed purchase of real property by county; confidentiality of records; procedure.
125.37 - Exchange of county property.
125.379 - Disposition of county property for affordable housing.
125.38 - Sale of county property to United States, or state.
125.39 - Nonapplicability to county lands acquired for specific purposes.
125.411 - Conveyance of land by county.
125.421 - Telecommunications services.
125.488 - Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning temporary underground power panels.
125.561 - Amateur radio antennas; construction in conformance with federal requirements.
125.563 - Abatement of water pollution and shore erosion of inland lakes.
125.568 - Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping.
125.569 - Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for counties.
125.571 - Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.
125.5801 - Criminal history record checks for certain county employees and appointees.
125.581 - Certain local employment registration prohibited.
125.585 - Employee assistance programs; public records exemption.