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1997 Florida Statutes
Accountability and liability of board members.
455.541 Accountability and liability of board members.--
(1) Each board member shall be accountable to the Governor for the proper performance of duties as a member of the board. The Governor shall investigate any legally sufficient complaint or unfavorable written report received by the Governor or by the department or a board concerning the actions of the board or its individual members. The Governor may suspend from office any board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform his official duties, or commission of a felony.
(2) Each board member and each former board member serving on a probable cause panel shall be exempt from civil liability for any act or omission when acting in the member's official capacity, and the department or the Department of Legal Affairs shall defend any such member in any action against any board or member of a board arising from any such act or omission. In addition, the department or the Department of Legal Affairs may defend the member's company or business in any action against the company or business if the department or the Department of Legal Affairs determines that the actions from which the suit arises are actions taken by the member in the member's official capacity and were not beyond the member's statutory authority. In providing such defense, the department or the Department of Legal Affairs may employ or utilize the legal services of outside counsel.
History.--s. 45, ch. 97-261.