Florida Statutes
Chapter 683 - Legal Holidays; Special Observances
683.11 - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month.


(1) May 1 of each year is hereby designated as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.”
(2) The month of May of each year is hereby designated as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Month.”
(3) The Governor and the mayor of each municipality may issue annually a proclamation designating May 1 as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” and the month of May as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Month” and urging all civic, fraternal, and religious organizations and public and private educational institutions to recognize and observe this occasion through appropriate programs, meetings, services, or celebrations in which state, county, and local law enforcement officers are invited to participate.
History.—s. 1, ch. 72-322; s. 5, ch. 2022-23.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations

Chapter 683 - Legal Holidays; Special Observances

683.01 - Legal Holidays.

683.02 - Meaning of Term “Legal Holidays” as Used in Contracts.

683.04 - Arbor Day.

683.05 - Pan-American Day.

683.06 - Pascua Florida Day.

683.08 - Gasparilla Day, Legal Holiday in Hillsborough County.

683.09 - Desoto Day, Legal Holiday in Manatee County.

683.10 - Grandparents’ and Family Caregivers’ Day.

683.11 - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month.

683.115 - Law Enforcement Memorial Day.

683.12 - Parade Day, Hillsborough County.

683.13 - State Observance of National Day of Mourning.

683.14 - Patriots’ Day.

683.145 - I Am an American Day.

683.1455 - American Founders’ Month.

683.146 - Purple Heart Day.

683.147 - Medal of Honor Day.

683.15 - Teacher’s Day.

683.16 - Retired Teachers’ Day.

683.17 - Parents’ and Children’s Day.

683.18 - Save the Florida Panther Day.

683.185 - Everglades Day.

683.19 - Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday; Designation as Legal Holiday by Chief Circuit Judges.

683.195 - Florida Jewish History Month.

683.21 - Juneteenth Day.

683.22 - Law Day and Law Week.

683.23 - Florida Missing Children’s Day.

683.231 - Citizen Support Organization for Florida Missing Children’s Day.

683.24 - Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Day.

683.25 - Bill of Rights Day.

683.26 - Ronald Reagan Day.

683.325 - Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.

683.33 - Three Kings Day.

683.331 - Child Welfare Professionals Recognition Day.

683.332 - Ronshay Dugans Act.

683.333 - Foster Family Appreciation Week.

683.334 - Victims of Communism Day.

683.3341 - Responsible Fatherhood Month.