| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary; |
| 3 | amending s. 321.24, F.S.; incorporating a definition of |
| 4 | "auxiliary law enforcement officer"; conforming text; |
| 5 | authorizing the director of the Florida Highway Patrol to |
| 6 | issue certain items to a retiring auxiliary officer; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 321.24, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is added to that |
| 13 | section, to read: |
| 14 | 321.24 Members of an auxiliary to Florida Highway |
| 15 | Patrol.-- |
| 16 | (1) The director of the Florida Highway Patrol is hereby |
| 17 | authorized to establish an auxiliary to the Florida Highway |
| 18 | Patrol to be composed of such persons who may volunteer to serve |
| 19 | as members of an auxiliary to the Florida Highway Patrol as |
| 20 | defined in s. 943.10(8). Such service to be without compensation |
| 21 | to the individual so volunteering. |
| 22 | (6) The director of the Florida Highway Patrol may present |
| 23 | to an officer who retires from the Florida Highway Patrol |
| 24 | Auxiliary after a minimum of 20 years of service one complete |
| 25 | uniform, including the badge worn by that officer; the officer's |
| 26 | service handgun, if one was issued as part of the officer's |
| 27 | equipment; and an identification card clearly marked "RETIRED." |
| 28 | Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 943.10, Florida |
| 29 | Statutes, reads: |
| 30 | 943.10 Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255.--The following |
| 31 | words and phrases as used in ss. 943.085-943.255 are defined as |
| 32 | follows: |
| 33 | (8) "Auxiliary law enforcement officer" means any person |
| 34 | employed or appointed, with or without compensation, who aids or |
| 35 | assists a full-time or part-time law enforcement officer and |
| 36 | who, while under the direct supervision of a full-time or part- |
| 37 | time law enforcement officer, has the authority to arrest and |
| 38 | perform law enforcement functions. |
| 39 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |