Chapter 16 — Chapter 16
35 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General
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The Attorney General:(1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol.(2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time b…
Fla. Stat. § 16.015 Legal services; Department of Legal Affairs, other counsel
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The Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Attorney General may authorize other counsel where emergency circumstances exist and shall authorize other counsel when…
Fla. Stat. § 16.0155 Contingency fee agreements
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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” means the Department of Legal Affairs.(b) “Private attorney” means any private attorney or law firm.(2) The department may not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the Attorney General makes a …
Fla. Stat. § 16.016 Payment of per diem, mileage, and other expense
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Whenever the Department of Legal Affairs is called upon to represent any administrative agency or regulatory board, the agency or regulatory board so represented shall pay the per diem, mileage, and other reasonable expense of the representative of such department.
Fla. Stat. § 16.02 Appointment of person to act in case of disability of Attorney General
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In case of the disability of the Attorney General to perform any official duty devolving on him or her, by reason of interest or otherwise, the Governor or Attorney General of this state may appoint another person to perform such duty in the Attorney General’s stead.
Fla. Stat. § 16.061 Initiative petitions
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(1) The Attorney General shall, within 30 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of State, petition the Supreme Court, requesting an advisory opinion regarding the compliance of the text of the pr…
Fla. Stat. § 16.08 Superintendence and direction of state attorneys
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The Attorney General shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state attorneys of the several circuits as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and whenever requested by the state attorneys, shall give them her or his opinion upon any…
Fla. Stat. § 16.09 Regulations as to the reports of state attorneys
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The Attorney General shall prescribe the time and manner in which regular quarterly reports shall be made to him or her by state attorneys, and they shall comply with the Attorney General’s instructions in this respect.
Fla. Stat. § 16.52 Participation in preserving constitutional integrity of state
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(1) In order to provide for independent action and cooperative participation by the state in a program of concerted action among the states, and independent procedure to oppose any existing or proposed federal legislative encroachments upon constitutional state powers, it is here…
Fla. Stat. § 16.53 Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund
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(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund, from which the Legislature may appropriate funds for the purpose of funding investigation, prosecution, and enforcement by the Attorney General of the provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Cor…
Fla. Stat. § 16.535 Legal Services Trust Fund
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(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Services Trust Fund to be used by the Attorney General in providing legal services to agencies on a contractual basis.(2) State agencies contracting for legal services with the Department of Legal Affairs are authorized to make…
Fla. Stat. § 16.54 Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute; revolving trust fund
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(1) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, which shall be a comprehensive program of crime prevention training courses suitable for, and made available to, any interested person.(2) The department shall establish t…
Fla. Stat. § 16.555 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking
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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” shall mean the Department of Legal Affairs.(b) “Units of local government” shall mean the various city and county governments of the state.(c) “Crime Stoppers” shall mean members of the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers, …
Fla. Stat. § 16.556 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund
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The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund is created to be administered by the Department of Legal Affairs.
Fla. Stat. § 16.557 Crime stoppers organizations; disclosure of privileged communications or protected information; civil immunity; use
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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Crime stoppers organization” means a private not-for-profit organization that collects and expends donations for rewards to persons who report to the organization information concerning criminal activity, and forwards that information to…
Fla. Stat. § 16.56 Office of Statewide Prosecution
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(1) There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Statewide Prosecution. The office shall be a separate “budget entity” as that term is defined in chapter 216. The office may:(a) Investigate and prosecute the offenses of:1. Bribery, burglary, criminal usury, ex…
Fla. Stat. § 16.57 Office of Civil Rights
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There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Civil Rights. The office may investigate and initiate actions authorized by chapter 760. In investigating violations of constitutional and statutory rights under chapter 760, the Attorney General may administer oath…
Fla. Stat. § 16.59 Medicaid fraud control
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The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is created in the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate all violations of s. 409.920 and any criminal violations discovered during the course of those investigations. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit may refer any criminal violation so uncovere…
Fla. Stat. § 16.60 Public records mediation program within the Office of the Attorney General; creation; duties
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(1) As used in this section, “mediation” means a process whereby a neutral third person, called the mediator, acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is a formal, nonadversarial process that has the objective of helping the dis…
Fla. Stat. § 16.615 Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys
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(1) The Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys is established within the Department of Legal Affairs and shall consist of 19 members appointed as follows:(a) Two members of the Senate who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the President of the S…
Fla. Stat. § 16.617 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking; creation; membership; duties
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(1) CREATION.—There is created the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking within the Department of Legal Affairs. The council is created for the purpose of enhancing the development and coordination of state and local law enforcement and social services responses to fight commerc…
Fla. Stat. § 16.618 Direct-support organization
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(1) The Department of Legal Affairs shall establish a direct-support organization to provide assistance, funding, and support to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking and to assist in the fulfillment of the council’s purposes. The direct-support organization must be:(a) A Fl…
Fla. Stat. § 16.62 Recognition and awards
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In addition to expenditures separately authorized by law, the Department of Legal Affairs may expend no more than $20,000 annually to support costs associated with the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Recognition and Awards Program and the Victims Services Recognition and Awar…
Fla. Stat. § 16.63 Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program
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(1) The Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program is established within the Department of Legal Affairs. The purpose of the program is to compensate living persons who were confined to the Dozier School for Boys or the Okeechobee School at any time …
Fla. Stat. § 16.64 Applications for compensation through the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; public records exemption
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(1) Any names, dates of birth, driver license numbers, home addresses, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, or electronic mail addresses in an application submitted to the Department of Legal Affairs by a person seeking compensation through the Dozier School for Boys and Okeecho…
Fla. Stat. § 16.71 Florida Gaming Control Commission; creation; meetings; membership
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(1) CREATION; MEETINGS.—(a) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. The commission shall be a separate budget entity, and the commissioners shall ser…
Fla. Stat. § 16.711 Division of Gaming Enforcement; creation; duties
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(1) There is created within the Florida Gaming Control Commission a Division of Gaming Enforcement. The Division of Gaming Enforcement shall be considered a criminal justice agency as defined in s. 943.045.(2) The commissioners shall appoint a director of the Division of Gaming E…
Fla. Stat. § 16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations, duties, and responsibilities
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(1) The commission shall do all of the following:(a) Exercise all of the regulatory and executive powers of the state with respect to gambling, including, without limitation thereto, pari-mutuel wagering, cardrooms, slot machine facilities, oversight of gaming compacts executed b…
Fla. Stat. § 16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and employment restrictions
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(1) PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMISSION.—The following persons are ineligible for appointment to the commission:(a) A person who holds any office in a political party.(b) A person who within the previous 10 years has been convicted of or found guilty of or has pl…
Fla. Stat. § 16.714 Florida Gaming Control Commission background screening requirements; investigations by the Division of Gaming Enforcement
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(1) LEVEL 2 BACKGROUND SCREENINGS.—The Department of Law Enforcement shall, at the request of the Division of Gaming Enforcement, perform a level 2 background screening pursuant to chapter 435 on an employee of the division and on any other employee of the commission for which th…
Fla. Stat. § 16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications
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(1) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—(a) In addition to the provisions of part III of chapter 112, which are applicable to commissioners on and employees with the Florida Gaming Control Commission by virtue of their being public officers and public employees, the conduct of commissioners an…
Fla. Stat. § 16.716 Florida Gaming Control Commission public records and public meetings exemptions
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(1)(a) Any information obtained by the Florida Gaming Control Commission which is exempt or confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) or s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution shall retain its exempt or confidential and exempt status. The information may be released by the co…
Fla. Stat. § 16.717 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund
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(1) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within the Florida Gaming Control Commission. The commission may deposit into the trust fund receipts and revenues received as a result of federal criminal, administrative, or civil forfeiture proceedings and receipts and reve…
Fla. Stat. § 16.7175 Florida Gaming Control Commission; penalties for false oath or affirmation of applicants for licensure; licensees
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The commission may deny the application of, or suspend or revoke the license of, any person who submits an application for licensure upon which application the person has falsely sworn, in a signed oath or affirmation, to a material statement, including, but not limited to, the c…
Fla. Stat. § 16.718 Florida Gaming Control Commission; notification of applicants’ or licensees’ addresses and places of employment; service
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(1) Each applicant for a license with the commission and each licensee of the commission is responsible for notifying the commission in writing of the applicant’s or licensee’s current mailing address, e-mail address, and place of employment. An applicant’s failure to notify the …