The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 321
HIGHWAY PATROL

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F.S. 321.24

321.24 Members of an auxiliary to Florida Highway Patrol.—

(1) The director of the Florida Highway Patrol is hereby authorized to establish an auxiliary to the Florida Highway Patrol to be composed of such persons who may volunteer to serve as members of an auxiliary to the Florida Highway Patrol as defined in s. 943.10(8).

(2) Members of an auxiliary serving with the Florida Highway Patrol shall at all times serve under the direction and supervision of the director and members of the Florida Highway Patrol. After approval by the director on an individual basis and after completion of a firearms course approved by the director, members of an auxiliary, while serving under the supervision and direction of the director, or a member of the Florida Highway Patrol, shall have the power to bear arms and make arrests. Members of an auxiliary shall have the same protection and immunities afforded regularly employed highway patrol officers, which shall be recognized by all courts having jurisdiction over offenses against the laws of this state.

(3) The director of the Florida Highway Patrol shall determine the fitness of persons to serve as members of an auxiliary, shall require their completion of a regularly prescribed course of study for members of an auxiliary as established and conducted by the Florida Highway Patrol. The total number of members of the auxiliary to the Florida Highway Patrol shall be limited to 5 times the total number of regularly employed highway patrol officers authorized by law.

(4) No member of the auxiliary shall be required to serve on any duty of and for said auxiliary without his or her consent thereto. The duties of the auxiliary shall be limited to assisting the Florida Highway Patrol in the performance of its regularly constituted duties.

(5) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any volunteer highway patrol troop surgeon appointed by the director of the Florida Highway Patrol and any volunteer licensed health professional appointed by the director of the Florida Highway Patrol to work under the medical direction of a highway patrol troop surgeon is considered an employee for purposes of s. 768.28(9).

(6) The director of the Florida Highway Patrol may present to an officer who retires from the Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary after a minimum of 20 years of service one complete uniform, including the badge worn by that officer; the officer’s service handgun, if one was issued as part of the officer’s equipment; and an identification card clearly marked “RETIRED.”

History.—ss. 1-4, ch. 57-96; s. 1, ch. 71-15; s. 392, ch. 95-148; s. 36, ch. 97-300; s. 24, ch. 2005-164; s. 1, ch. 2007-45.

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Amendments to 321.24

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 321.24

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 321.24.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

A. DRAHN, L. v. Co., 405 B.R. 470 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2009)

. . . See, e.g., Iowa Code § 321.50 (perfection of security interests in mobile homes); Iowa Code § 321.24 . . .

In MULDER v., 306 B.R. 265 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2004)

. . . Iowa Code §§ 321.18, 321.20, and 321.24 (1997). . . .

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY LLC, v. ZENITH GOLDLINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 264 F. Supp. 2d 753 (S.D. Ind. 2003)

. . . Indianapolis on July 26-27, 2001 one Burns Doane attorney submitted a travel voucher with a charge of $321.24 . . .

RIEHLE, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, BUREAU OF DRIVER IMPROVEMENT,, 684 So. 2d 823 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . The trial court relied upon reading this statute in pari materia with section 321.24(2), Florida Statutes . . . entrusts auxiliary Highway Patrol personnel with arrest powers, which is specifically contrary to section 321.24 . . .

In DeSCHAMP CENTRAL IOWA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION, v. DeSCHAMP, 44 B.R. 517 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 1984)

. . . the pickup because it did not perfect its lien by having it listed on the Title as is required by §§ 321.24 . . .

SHEFFIELD, v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, 356 So. 2d 353 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . establish an auxiliary to the Patrol as he, as Director, is specifically authorized to do by Section 321.24 . . .

SERVICE ARMAMENT CO. FOR ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NAVY ARMS CO. INC. v. THE UNITED STATES, 215 Ct. Cl. 199 (Ct. Cl. 1977)

. . . (b) Amounts claimed by plaintiff for the first quarter of 1969 except for $321.24 paid on March 20, 1972 . . .

SERVICE ARMAMENT CO. Co. v. UNITED STATES, 567 F.2d 377 (Ct. Cl. 1977)

. . . (b) Amounts claimed by plaintiff for the first quarter of 1969 except for $321.24 paid on March 20, 1972 . . .

G. v., 60 T.C. 17 (T.C. 1973)

. . . petitioners’ Federal income taxes, as follows: Taxable year 1967 _ 1968 _ 1969 _ 1970 - Deficiency $321.24 . . .

FEDERATED MUTUAL IMPLEMENT HARDWARE INSURANCE CO. v. A. ROUSE, M. C., 133 F. Supp. 226 (N.D. Iowa 1955)

. . . Section 7 of the Act, Iowa Code 1954, Section 321.24, I.C.A. provides, in part, as follows: “* * * certificate . . .