Florida Statutes
Chapter 30 - Sheriffs
30.51 - Fees and Commissions.


(1) No bills shall be rendered to the county for any services, nor shall any fees, commissions, or other remuneration for official services as sheriff be paid by the board of county commissioners of any county to the sheriff of the county except as provided by this section. All fees, commissions and other remuneration provided by law for services other than criminal shall be charged by the said sheriff to other authorities and parties doing business with their offices, and shall be paid over to the county as provided in this section.
(2) The fees authorized, or a deposit sufficient to cover them, shall be collected in advance from the party who requests the service; provided, that services may be performed for any governmental agency or unit without advance payment, and the officer shall bill and collect the fees earned from such agency after the service is performed or when the amount due is determined.
(3) Deposits for fees shall be placed in a depository trust account. The officer who receives the deposit shall keep an account with the depositor, and shall withdraw monthly from the deposits the fees earned and shall remit them to the county fund or funds as provided by this section.
(4) Fees or commissions commingled when received with other official collections may be deposited with such other collections in the trust account or accounts and distributed to the county fund or funds at the time that the other collections, with which they were received, are distributed.
(5) All fees, commissions, or other funds collected by the sheriff for services rendered or performed by his or her office shall be remitted monthly to the county.
(6) No sheriff shall render to another county a bill for service of process in any criminal matter.
History.—s. 5, ch. 57-368; s. 1, ch. 59-365; s. 8, ch. 69-82; s. 190, ch. 95-147; s. 26, ch. 2001-266.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title V - Judicial Branch

Chapter 30 - Sheriffs

30.01 - Bond of Sheriffs; Small Counties.

30.02 - Bond of Sheriffs; Large Counties.

30.03 - Obligation of Sureties.

30.04 - Justification of Sureties.

30.05 - Surety Companies.

30.06 - Liability of Sureties.

30.07 - Deputy Sheriffs.

30.071 - Applicability and Scope of Act.

30.072 - Definitions.

30.073 - Appointment; Probation; Regular Appointment.

30.074 - Regular Appointee Status.

30.075 - Review Boards.

30.076 - Appeal.

30.077 - Conduct of Hearing.

30.078 - Continuation of Appointment After a Change in Sheriff.

30.079 - Effects of Act; No Property Interest or Expectancy in Office; Sheriff’s Authority.

30.09 - Qualification of Deputies; Special Deputies.

30.10 - Place of Office.

30.12 - Power to Appoint Sheriff.

30.14 - Succession of Office.

30.15 - Powers, Duties, and Obligations.

30.20 - False Return.

30.21 - Failure to Pay Over Money.

30.22 - When Sheriff May Accept Service.

30.231 - Sheriffs’ Fees for Service of Summons, Subpoenas, and Executions.

30.24 - Transportation and Return of Prisoners.

30.27 - Constructive Mileage Not to Be Charged.

30.29 - Sheriffs May Furnish Vital War Industries Guard Service Against Sabotage.

30.2905 - Program to Contract for Employment of Off-Duty Deputies for Security Services.

30.291 - Closing of Public Facilities Upon Threat of Violence.

30.30 - Writs, Process; Duties and Liabilities in Levying.

30.46 - Sheriffs; Motor Vehicles Color Combination; Badges; Simulation Prohibited; Penalties.

30.48 - Salaries.

30.49 - Budgets.

30.50 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses.

30.501 - Bailiffs’ Meals and Lodging.

30.51 - Fees and Commissions.

30.52 - Handling of Public Funds.

30.53 - Independence of Constitutional Officials.

30.555 - Liability Insurance.

30.56 - Release of Traffic Violator on Recognizance or Bond; Penalty for Failure to Appear.

30.60 - Establishment of Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs.